Constable Seizes 40-Gallon Copper Still in Jeff Bowman's Pasture
Constable J. M. Huckabee and eight year old Joe Turner III captured a 40 gallon copper still hidden in brush on Jeff Bowman's pasture near Lowndesville. Two mash barrels were destroyed, and the boy earns praise for locating the site. No operators were present at the time. The revenue reward does not apply as Huckabee is a state officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huckabee
Jeff
Bow
Man's Pasture
Joe
J. M. Huckabee
Lowndesville
Jeff Bowman
Little Joe Turner, Jr
Martin Boles Place
Nance and Minn
Joe Turner
Department of Internal Revenue
Abbeville Coca-Cola Plant Boasts High Tech Operations
The Abbeville Coca-Cola Plant on East Lane Street showcases modern, mechanized bottling with minimal human handling. Bottles are cleaned by acid wash and rinsed, then filled at high speed by Herbert Whaley and Gilbert Nabers ensuring sanitation and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville
Coca- Cola
East Lane Street
Link
Herbert Whaley
Herbert
Miss Turner
Gilbert Nabers
Gilbert
Her_bert
Coca-Cola
Kinards S C Tops Southern Growth In Ten Years
Kinards in Newberry County South Carolina posts 819.8 percent growth from 166 in 1910 to 11 527 in 1920, the largest rate for any southern town with a population over 1 000 in the fourteenth census. Townley Alabama and Miami Florida follow in growth rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry
Washington
Kinards
Newberry County
S. C
Townley
Ala
Miami
Fla
Revival at Sharon Opens With Weeklong Services
Revival begins Sunday at Sharon with four o clock services. Rev James E Ellis of Emory University preaches. singing led by the pastor. Meeting runs through August 15 with two daily services after Sunday at 11 am and 8 pm. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharon
James E. Ellis
Emory University
Orrs Rifles Reunion at Beulah and Due West
Protracted services begin Sunday August 8 at Beulah. The Orrs Regiment of Rifles holds its annual reunion at Due West August 18 and 19 with Due West hospitality extended to veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah
Orr's Regigement of Rifles
Due West
A. R. Ellis
Candidates For Congress Heard Here Today
The Third District congress candidates and Eighth Judicial Circuit solicitor candidates spoke at the courthouse at noon. About 300 attended the event, with 50+ exiting after the second speech. Speakers praised records with brief exchanges and no harsh attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Eighth Judicial Circuit
Court House
J. H. Moore
Wm. P. Greene
Bradley
Dominick
W. W. Bradley
Wilson
Local man opens new jewelry store in Abbeville
Frank E. Harrison Jr. opened a jewelry shop in the room below the National Bank of Abbeville on the square. The attractive store features handsome fixtures and a focus on reliable high quality goods. Harrison, the eldest son of Dr. F. E. Harrison, is an Abbeville native with many friends countywide who wish him success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Harrison, Jr
National Bank of Abbeville
Mr. Harrison
F. E. Harrison
Farmers Bank
Abbeville
Britain prepares to intervene for Poland mobilizes navy
A cotton wire dispatch from McDowell & Co. reports Great Britain preparing to intervene for Poland and mobilize the navy on a war footing with the government considering calling volunteers. The Evening News confirms the plan as a major diplomatic and military step amid regional tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell & Co
Great Britain
Poland
Evening News
Caiting
Lineman Henry Walker Jr Killed by Falling Pole Near Watts Station
Henry Walker Jr a lineman for Southern Union Co died from skull fracture after a telegraph pole fell and pinned his head to the ground near Watts station. He never regained consciousness and died at the county hospital after the noon hour. Funeral arrangements and transport to Merry Mount, N C are noted with his father Henry Walker Sr informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tata
Watts
Henry Walker, Jr
Stern Union Co
Counity Hospital
Henry Walker
Merry Mount
Mount
N. C
Seaboard
Duel Ends With Negro Shot Near Seaboard Shops
In a pistol duel at the home of Rosa Williams on the Warrenton road near the Seaboard shops, Henry Jackson was shot in the stomach and intestines and is in critical condition at the County Hospital. Dock Williams fled on a southbound freight train and remains at large. The dispute centered on a dusky maiden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Williams
Hite
Henrry Jackson
Ross Williams
Jackson
Dock Williams
City Street Force
Henry Jackson
Rosa Williams
Warrentons Road
Seaboard
Dock
Anxiety in London Over Russo Polish Outlook
British officials warn that the Russo Polish crisis looms like 1914. Diplomats fear Bolshevik advance into Poland could trigger allied intervention. An emphasis on blockade weapons and Polish relief supplies is discussed as a possible course if the corridor to Danzig is threatened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
Russia
Poland
Earl Curzon
George Tebitcherin
Warsaw
Danzig
Children Sail From San Francisco on Red Cross Ship
A Japanese liner Yomei Mar with 782 refugee Russian children aboard left San Francisco Bay for the Panama Canal. The voyage is the second leg of their journey from Siberia to Petrograd, organized by the American Red Cross as the Children’s Ark. The group arrived in the city for a three day stay with local Red Cross chapters. Many children are claimed to be direct offspring of nobility who were separated from parents during World War I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Siberia
Petrograd
American Red Cross
San Francisco Bay
Panama Canal
Red Cross
Census Statistics from Washington Report
Census figures show Streator Illinois 14 779 residents up 526 to 3 7 percent Asbury Park New Jersey 12 400 up 2 250 to 22 2 percent Santa Ana California 16 485 up 7 056 to 83 7 percent North Tonawanda New York 15 482 up 3 527 to 29 5 percent
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Washington
Ford overturns on South Main Street near Dr Penney home
A Ford driven by Jack Gregg of Atlantic Coast Realty Co. overturned on South Main Street near Capt. Jack Perrin’s home. Gregg, with Miss Mary Bruce and another young lady, tried to stop before a paving mixer, veered onto the embankment, flipping the car but injuring none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Virginia
South Main Street
Dr. Penney
Jack Gregg
Schwartiscng
Atlantic Coast Realty Co
Petersburg
Greenville
N. C
Jack Perrin
Gregg
Mary Bruce
Campaign meeting at Barmore Springs in Donalds planned
Mr. R L Barmore of Donalds announces a campaign meeting for county offices to be held at Barmore Springs near the city. Attendees include J T Clinkscales and John T Donalds with Stokes of Monterey passing through on a trip to the North Carolina mountains. They plan visits to Hendersonville Asheville Waynesville and Charlotte during January through December 1947. Rev Edgar Kerr of Newberry visits Diland and Mrs A Milford is noted in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Barmore
Donalds J
Donalds
Edgar Kerr
Newberry
Diland
Milford
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Orr's Rifles
Moore
Fred H. Dominick
American Legion
Vetera
T. Frank McCord
Greenwood
McCord
Hodges
Howard Moore
H. S. Blackwell
Tlaurens
Blackwell
Abbeville County
Old Abbeville
Smith
Savannah
Third Judicial District
Ple
England
Henry Dominick of
Newebury
Mr. J
Ashley
Jacksonville
Fila
Josephine Barnwell
E. A. DeWitt Hall
Thompson
Pell City
Outlook
Ord
Barmore Springs
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