Second race for governor between Blease and McLeod in early returns
In early statewide returns from all counties the race shows Cole L. Blease leading Thomas G. McLeod by 4 784 with Blease at 55 856 to McLeod 51 072 and other candidates drawing smaller shares. Lieutenant governor and other statewide offices show Jackson, Dove, Duncan, Wolfe, Harris and Craig leading various opponents in the incomplete tallies. Swearingen leads Hope for state superintendent as votes trickle in.
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McLeod
Jackson
B. Harris
Walter
Duncan
Dove
Ty Cole L. Blease
Thomas G. McLeod
Bishopville
Laney
Coleman
Cantey
E. B. Jackson
Adams
Owens
W. Banks Dove
James C Dozier
York
Dosier
Walter E. Duncan
T. Hagood Gooding
Gooding
S. M. Wolfe
Harold Eubanks
D. M. Winter
Wolfe
Eubanks
Winter
George W. Wightman
Commissioner of Agriculture
Harris
Wightman
R. E. Craig
T. E. Marshall
Craig
Marshall
John E. Swearingen
J. H. Hope
Bessie Rodgers Drake
Swearingen
Hope
Drake
E. B. Wallace
C. H. Seigler
O. D. Seay
Government to Own Post Office Buildings Aims to Cut Costs
Postmaster General Work proposed federal ownership of post office buildings in all towns without owned property. President Harding approved, citing potential savings of about 500 million dollars over ten years. The plan targets rental profiteering and seeks immediate legislation for a national postal building program.
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Washington
United States
Congress
Harding
Scarlet fever hits two local families in quiet neighborhood
Little Francis Owen son of Mr and Mrs W E Owen has scarlet fever and next door neighbor Miss Margaret Flynn daughter of Mr and Mrs George Flynn is also ill. The afternoon report says both are progressing well with no serious trouble anticipated.
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Francis Owen
W. E. Owen
Margaret Flynn
George Flynn
Cotton Market Quotes 23 Cents On Local Trade
Local market reports put cotton at 23 cents per unit today amid cautious trade. Futures section lists a silent closure for Oct Dec Jan and March contracts with no additional figures available.
Roads in South Being Improved Across Dixie
South states pour 40 million dollars into highway upgrades this summer to boost tourist routes. Tennessee spends 883 thousand with a 175 million bond vote planned, Alabama adds about 5 million, Georgia 780 thousand, Kentucky 870 thousand, and contracts in Louisiana Mississippi North Carolina and South Carolina total hundreds of thousands to millions. Florida improves Dixie highways from Jacksonville to Miami featuring widening and railroad crossing removal as work continues. Travel on southern roads rises with construction using existing routes during progress.
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State Food Roads Association
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Mississippi
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South Carolina
Florida
Jacksonville
Miami
Abbeville County Primary Yields No Clear House Majority
In Abbeville County a quiet Democratic primary produced no majority for the House of Representatives as Brownlee McAdams Ashley and Harris face a potential second race. Judge Miller won renomination for Probate. Cheatham was renominated for County Treasurer. Sandley trails for Auditor, likely forcing a runoff with Power. McComb defeated Hollingsworth for Magistrate.
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Abbeville
House of Representatives
Messrs. Brownlee
McAdams
Ashley
Harris
Jones F. Miller
W. D. Wilkinson
R. B. Cheatham
Frank B. Jones
Mary L. Evans
Richard Sandley
W. L Power
Local races feature probate, legislature across counties
Greenwood County renominates John F. Wideman for Judge of Probate over D. B. Johnson. Lloyd B. Harrison Lyn 3 King and R. E. McCaslan seek the legislature. In McCormick County Dr. Ross G. Killingsworth wins the House seat by 10 votes over Thomas M. Ross. L. G. Bell is renominated for Judge of Probate. Anderson County sees Senator T. Frank Watkins in a second renomination bid against Rufus Fant Jr, while Joe M. H. Ashley misses the second race and Carrie T. Patrick loses in Anderson County legislature race.
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Greenwood County
John F. Wideman
D. B. Johnson
Lloyd B. Harrison
Lyn
King
R. E. McCaslan
McCormick County
Ross G. Killingsworth
Thomas M. Ross
House of Representatives
L. G. Bell
Anderson County
T. Frank Watkins
Rufus Fant
Joe M. H. Ashley
Mra
Carrie T. Patrick
Abbeville girl wins Winthrop scholarship announces awards
Miss Ada Faulkner is awarded a scholarship to Winthrop College this year by the Abbeville County announcement from the State Department of Education. The scholarship committee also recommends extending scholarships held by Miss Myra Williams and Miss Anne Sherard Wilson for another year.
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Ada Faulkner
Winthrop College
Abbeville
State Department of Education
Misa Myra Williams
Anne Sherard Wilson
Coal Shortage Threatens South Carolina Mills
Greenville reports mills have coal to keep running briefly but coal supply is tightening statewide. Engineers say highway improvements cut freight costs, yet mills fear shutdowns within days. Georgia mills face similar cuts with most plants relying on dwindling coal stocks and urging immediate relief.
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Caster Cotton Mill
Arkwright Mills
J. W. Arrington
Arti
Eke
Arrington
South Carolina
Spartanburg
Frank Shealy
South Carolina Railroad Commission
Shealy
Shealey
Washington
Georgia
Atlanta
John W. Yopp
Georgian Manufacturer's Association
Yopp
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