Secretary Hester Reports 1921 22 Cotton Crop Totals
New Orleans Aug 6 Secretary Hester released the annual cotton crop report showing a total commercial crop of 11 853 183 bales for 1921 22, up 275 815 from 1920 21 and down 790 047 from 1919 20. It notes Texas is 942 000 bales under last year with other states and Atlantic states showing gains and favorable grade quality. The report gives export totals 6 322 470 bales to foreign ports and total U S consumption around 6 592 000 bales including foreign growth.
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Atlantic States
New Orleans
Hester
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Missouri
Arizona
California
Kansas
New Mexico
Atlantic
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Kentucky
Virginia
South
Noth
Clemson Cadet Wins Abbeville County Scholarship
John Klugh, a Clemson cadet, won the Abbeville County scholarship to Clemson in the recent examination. He passed the test a week after recovering from a prolonged fever.
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John Klugh
Abbeville
Clemson
John
Florida Visitors Plan Auto Trip to See Local Hosts
Mr and Mrs. W. H. Phillips and Dr. A Brammette of Tampa are expected in a few days to visit Major and Mrs. J. D. Fulp. They will travel by automobile.
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W. H. Phillips
Dr. A. ©. Brammette
Tampa, Fla
J. D. Fulp
Greenville Visitor Miss Kate Perrin Calls On Mrs White
Miss Kate Perrin of Greenville visits the city to spend time with Mrs T G White and to revisit her old home each summer, a source of pleasure to her friends.
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Kate Perrin
Greenville
City
T. G. White
Perrin
Senate Rejects Tariff Inquiry Amid Debate
Washington August 5 The Senate debated the Gooding resolution calling for investigation into senators newspapers and others with ties to the tariff bill. Debate featured charges about Frank A Munsey and conflicts between Lenroot and other senators. Final consent for a August 17 vote was blocked by Lenroot while committee amendments on paper and books were completed.
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Washington
Senate
Gooding
Caraway
Arkansas
Thaho
Frank A. Munsey
New York Herald
Europe
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Kon
Mississippi
Seinster Harrison
McCumber
North Dakota
Simmons
North Carolina
Walsh
Montana
Fire on Ellis Avenue causes heavy damage
Allen Long's residence on Ellis Avenue burned Friday night with about half the structure damaged by fire and water. No insurance on the dwelling. furniture insured. Alarm sounded around 11 o'clock. fire department responded quickly and prevented spread in a thickly settled wood dwelling area.
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Allen Long
Ellis Avenue
Mayor Court Fines Turn Up In Scarlet Fever Case
In the mayor's court on Saturday a driver was fined for an automobile ordinance violation. Jones Miller Stack faced a one dollar case as well. At the home session this morning two cases involved grandparents Mr and Mrs Jones with disorderly conduct. One defendant named Miller on Wardlaw street received a ten dollar fine and another twenty dollar fine. A visitor from Monroe North Carolina to Abbeville for the last month shows improvement today.
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Mars
Jones Miller Stack
Jones
F. Miller
Wardlaw Street
Abbeville
Monroe
N. C
Illinois Miners Propose Arbitration Over Resuming Work
Illinois coal operators refused to attend a Cleveland conference called by John L. Lewis and instead offered to resume operations immediately under the wage scale through March 31, 1923. They proposed an arbitration board including Harding appointees to set wage terms for two years beginning April 1, 1923.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ito
Union
Cleveland
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Frank Farrington
Illinois Miners’ Union
United States
Farrington
Harding
Lewis
Ilinois
Iliois
Board of Health OKs Klugh's Park Pool Opening
The Board of Health met in the Council Chambers and ordered the Hospital Auxiliary to open the Klugh's Park swimming pool to the public next Thursday afternoon. Members include Dr. Power Pressly Morse Haigler Hill. Lights will stay on until 10 at night. a canoe is added as an attraction.
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Board of Health
Klugh’s Park
J. R. Power
J. E Pressly
Joel S. Morse
C. A. Haigler
J.C. Hill
Pregsly
Dr. Hill
Joel 5S. Morse
Registration Books Open At Various Precincts
Registration books will be open at the following precincts on the listed dates Due West August 21 Donalds August 1 22 Calhoun Falls August 23 Lowe s desville August 24 Abbeville Cotton Mill August 23 Abbeville August 26
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Due West
Donalds
Calhoun Falls
Lowedesville
Abbeville
Seeing the City Col McKee and party visit Spartanburg
Col John McKee Mrs T J as Miss Fannie Stark Miss Vic Howie and Davis Kerr traveled to Spartanburg today by a dirt road route.
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John McKee
T. J
Fannie Stark
Vic Howie
Davis Kerr
Spartanburg
Commission waits for today’s meeting
Washington reports President Harding may withhold appointment of a federal coal dispute commission until after Monday’s Cleveland conference between miners and operators. Officials expect congressional action to hinge on that outcome as orders expand priority coal distribution while regional committees prepare to move supplies to designated consumers. Car loadings show modest improvement.
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Washington
Harding
Cleveland
Borah
Repubican
Idaho
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Central Disribution Committee
Visit by Aiken Ladies Scheduled for Clover Hill
Mrs Lydia Seigler and her daughter Mrs Horace Holly and Miss Sue Timmerman of Aiken are expected next week to visit Mrs W C Cromer at Clover Hill.
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Lydia Seigler
Horace Holly
Sue Timmerman
Aiken
W. C. Cromer
Clover Hill
Candidates for Congress Third District Speak to Democrats
Three candidates Sherard Dominick and McCrary spoke at the City Hall Saturday before about three hundred assembled Democrats. County Chairman J Howard Moore presided. The speakers defended records during a routine campaign meeting. They then traveled from Abbeville to Due West for additional remarks.
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Messrs
Sherard
Dominick
McCrary
Congress
Third
J. Howard Moore
McGravy
McCravy
Abbeville
Due West
Rip to the Mountains Trip North Carolina Visit
Mr and Mrs Walter McCord depart by car for a mountain tour in North Carolina visiting Hendersonville Asheville and Waynesville for about ten days to two weeks.
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Walter
Atlanta Visitor Visits Relatives in City
Mrs. J. B. White of Atlanta stays with Mrs. W. H. White this afternoon and will visit for some time among their relatives in the city.
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J. B. White
Atlanta
W. H. White
Summer School Opens With Forty Pupils Enrolled
Summer school opened at the graded school with about 40 pupils enrolled for four subjects maximum ten dollars per pupil. Four to ten grades represented. Supt J D Fulp and teachers Annie Hill and Rebecca Jones begin instruction. Enrollment continues through Wednesday for credit and classes commence promptly.
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Supt
J.D. Fulp
Annie Hill
Rebecca Jones
Marwick Named Executive Secretary at Abbeville Mills
New YMCA worker A. R. Marwick, formerly with Aragon Mills at Rock Hill, becomes executive secretary of the Board of Operatives at Abbeville Cotton Mills. He arrives with wife and two daughters, will reside beside the new building in the old Community House, and will announce public entertainments and meetings in the Press and Banner.
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A. R. Marwick
Aragon Mills
Rock Hill
Abbeville
Explosive Found Under Locomotive in North Carolina
Twenty pounds of explosive were found under a disabled Seaboard Air Line engine at Manly informed by Sheriff Blue of Moore County. The blast was intended to detonate with the engine’s movement after an assault by 25 masked men on five new workers and a guard. Governor Morrison offered a 400 dollar reward for each suspect. No serious injuries were reported.
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Southern Pines
N. C
Seaboard Air Line
Manly
Blue
Moore County
Morrison
Heflin assails Governor Harding over deflation links
Senator Heflin of Alabama charged Governor Harding of the federal reserve board with speculating in cotton during the 1920 deflation era. He pledged to fight any reappointment, alleging press complicity and Wall Street backing while calling for public disclosures of related documents and a $100,000 offered post.
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Washington
Harding
Federal Reserve Board
Senate
Heflin
Alabama
Senator Hefling
Wall Street
Senator Heflin
New York Reserve Bank
William Boyce Thompson
New Farm Demonstration Agent Named for Abbeville County
Mr Lee Gowan of Gastonia North Carolina is appointed Farm Demonstration Agent for Abbeville County succeeding Wayne G McGowan who recently resigned He has served four years in Gastonia and will move his family to Abbeville once arrangements are in place His office will be in the Municipal Building
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Lee Gowan
Gastonia
N. C
Mr. McGowan
Abbeville County
Wayne G. McGowan
Gowan
Abbeville
Peddling peaches leads to road scam arrest in Atlanta
T D Ferguson and C D Prince captured Butler McBride in Abbeville with two gallons of whiskey and a sack of peaches while posing as peach peddlers from the Stackhouse and Nelson families. They await hearing in jail as Dr and Mrs Nickles travel through Hartwell and Haley's Ferry noting the roads are dandy.
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T. D. Ferguson
C. D. Prince
Butler McBride
Abbeville
J. M. Stackhouse
C. F. Nelson
Ho Janta
J. B. Nickles
Hartwell and
Haley's Ferry
Cotton Market Steady as 2112 Cent Quote Not Sold
Local market quotes cotton at 2112 cents per pound, but no sale completed today. Futures closed with March at 2112 cents Saturday on the board.
Campers Join Hendersonville Trip With Garner Party
Miss Ruth Howie and Miss Edna Bradley left Sunday for Hendersonville to join Mrs. Maurice Garner of Union. Russell Thomson drove and W. W. Bradley served as chaperone during the journey with the camping party.
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Ruth Howie
Edna Bradley
Hendersonville
Maurice Garner
Union
Russell Thomson
W. W. Bradley
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Allen
Llinois
NEW Y. M. C. A. Worker
Federal Reserve
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