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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1980
Page
5
A narrator recalls a teenager borrowing the car and bluffing with promises. He compares parenting to a high stakes poker game, noting the endless bluffs and the moment a child turns on the hose. The piece reflects on lessons learned, and the sobering memory of losing control.
A widow laments that after her husband’s death her three daughters cleaned out the house, disposing of clothes and belongings, though their aim was to spare her the task. She wanted to be consulted but stays quiet, hoping others learn from it. The easing of burden clashes with her right to choice.
Clara Yarian of Noble County Indiana crafts porcelain dolls as a longtime art teacher at Schofield Middle School. She explains the costly, 20 step process from porcelain blocks and molds to firing and painting faces, and will display and sell her dolls at Aiken's Makin with kits and custom orders for Christmas.
Frank and James Cain, traveling clowns from near Tampa, visited Eustis Park School to entertain students with balloon creatures and tricks ahead of the Deggeller Show at the Aiken County Jaycee Fair. The pair explained their promotional work and life on the road, noting clowns now mostly perform for crowds and schools.
Clown maker Frank Cain explains makeup defines clown type and warns costumes reflect tradition. His son James wears a white face with black and red trim while a heat visit to Aiken saw a practical misfit plaid outfit.
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