Abbeville Prizes Contest Promises Big Rewards
The Press and Banner and Abbeville merchants launch a 90 day voting contest offering a $400 piano and many other prizes. Readers are urged to pick up nominating blanks and 25 vote coupons, with sponsors including Dargan-King Co and L. W. White Co. Also reports are given of the death of John Thomson Clinkscales and a political parole case involving R A Richey in Abbeville County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville
Publishers’ Music Company of Chicago
Press and Banner
Abbeville County
Leneritte Advertiser
Ous Conrent
Local residents and visitors noted in Abbeville area
Mr C. C Gadbrell attended the State board of health meeting in Columbia on Thursday. Mr W. It Crowther of Antreville visited Abbeville on Saturday. J. W. Carlisle of Lowndenville was in town Monday. Jim Hy civil, once a typeset operator for The Press and Banner and The Medium, departed Sunday for Mobile for a new post. Wishes go to Mr and Mrs McDavid for happiness in their new home. Visitors last week included Mr Charles Hirschmore and Miss Ethel Birchmore of Camden, en route to Georgia to visit relatives. Birchmore is owner and editor of The Water Messenger. They stayed with Mr and Mrs W. T. Walker.
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C. Gadbrell
State Board of Health
Columbia
W. It Crowther
Antreville
Abbeville
Press
Banner
J. W. Carlisle
Lowndenville
Jimn Hy
Civil
Sumiluy
Mobile
Methiid Tecom
Beng
Wateree Messenger
Mra
W. T. Walker
Fire chief solicits holiday fire prevention cooperation
Mr. J. V. Klein, chief of the fire department, asks The Peeees and Banner to publish department revisions and urges all citizens to cooperate in preventing fires during the holidays. Combustible material easily ignites from fireworks explosions and should be removed from premises in both residential and business areas. The call emphasizes timely action by property owners and housekeepers and cautions against careless handling of fireworks.
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J. V. Klein
Tillman Refuses Support and Access in Custody Dispute
A South Carolina conference reports Henry C Tillman and Mrs Lucy Dugas deadlocked over child support of Douscha and Lucy Frances Tillman. Tillman rejects monthly support, nurse accompaniment, and summer or Christmas custodial rules, while Mrs Dugas prohibits his entry to her home except under court orders. The case faces final Supreme Court action later today.
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Columbia
Henry C Tillman
B. R. Tillman, Jr
DePass
Lucy Frances Dugus
Supreme Court
Tillman
Douscha
Lucy Frances Tillman
esaTah
Auto accident suit seeks $5,000 in Abbeville
A lawsuit filed by Virginia Latimer through guardian Marion Latimer names Anderson and C as defendants for $5,000 over an automobile crash south of Abbeville on July 5. Miss Latimer aged 14, Beulah Armstrong, and Samuel Latimer were injured. Attorneys Moses Bornhem Watkins & Allen represent the plaintiffs. The collision involved a big car owned by Dr. T. O. Kirkpatrick and included Mrs. Kirkpatrick and others. Samuel Latimer was driving.
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Rexall
Abbeville
Anderson, & C
Virginia Tauimet
Marion Lathner
Anderson
South Carolina Baptist to Locate Sanitarium in State
A state Baptist committee named by the Baptist State convention to establish a sanitarium met in Columbia to decide location. Towns compete with inducements, with factors like railways, climate, physicians and accessibility weighing in. final choice expected at year end meeting.
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Colonia Hotel
Columbia
de Tember
Louis Bristow
Baptist State Convention
South Carolina
Baptist Convention
Abbeyville
W. H. Hunt
Abbeville
J. D
Governor Blease to Hear Emerson Clemency Case
Columbia dispatch reports Gov. Blease will hold a hearing on December 12 or soon after to consider executive clemency for Allen Emerson in the Anderson county case. He said no date is fixed and will hear both sides before deciding. Rumors of Christmas release have circulated amid strong interest locally.
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Columbia
Anderson Intelligencer
Leon M. Green
Abbeville County
Blease
Intelligencer
Emerson Cage
K. Smith
Anderson
Tommy’ Drake
Emerson
Anderson County
Siiss
Parole Issued for R A Richey in 1912 Plans Compliance
An error in a Peoples Bank notice is corrected naming G A Wisinska instead of G A Neufer. The defendant R A Richey is paroled to report to the South Carolina governor on November 28, 1913 for action deemed wise, with good behavior as a condition. parole dated December 12, 1912.
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News and Courier
Columbia
R. A
Richey
White
State Penitentiary
Biease
Abbeville County
R. 4. Richey
South Carolina
R. A. Richey
Opportunity for Carolina Farmers at Corn Exposition
South Carolina farmers are urged to attend and learn from the national corn exposition. State agent W L English emphasizes education beyond a mere display, detailing exhibit preparation, class limits, and entry rules for the 1913 event in Columbus. The piece outlines preliminary show dates January 9 10 1918 at the State fair grounds and lists eligible classes such as dent and flint corn, sweet corn, wheat, oats, barley, rye, cowpeas, soy beans, velvet beans, timothy, alfalfa, rice, buckwheat, flax seed, kafir corn, sorghum, broom corn, and more, plus prize structure and submission guidelines.
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W. L. English
South Carolina
Clemgon College
The
Bouth
Mls
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Cooperative
Clemson Agricultural Col Jlage
United States
Columbus
Lome
Janary
Santa letters from Waterloo and Augusta
A fragmented postcard collection shows children in Waterloo and Augusta sending Christmas requests to Santa. Items mentioned include books, toys, trains, dolls, fruits, and expressive wishes for travel and safety, with affectionate sign-offs from Aldred Anderson Peanel and Jamy.
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Waterloo
St. Nicholas
Augusta
Kandy
Rui
North Mole
Message from Louise Lindsay Fennell to Mrs. Santa Chats
A letter requests assorted gifts for a child including a tricycle doll items and playhouse along with fruit nuts and candy. The writer signs as Louise Lindsay Fennell and mentions Northland and Washers of love to you and Mrs. Santa Chats.
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Northland
Santa Chats
Louise Lindsay Fennell
Fireworks sale permits tied to insurance policies
Insurance Commissioner H McMaster warns fireworks dealers for Christmas to attach a special permit to fire insurance policies covering fireworks. Without the permit the policy becomes void and the insurer likely cannot recover in case of loss.
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H McMaster
Also Mentioned on This Page
Linkscales
Obermeyer & Sons
Dargan-King Co
L. W. White Co
A. Milford & Co
Parker & Reese
Hays
W. A. Calvert
J. 8. Cochran
DL. Poliakotl
Liberstes
Pamily
John Thomson Clinkscales
Monterey
Mr. Clinkscales
Sadie Nance
Clintseales
Janes
Clinkseales
B. R. Thomson
W. W. Smith
Greenville
H.C. Fennell
Melrose
James BP. Clinkeeles
C. C. Gumbrell
Board of Pardons
Door of Hope
Griffith
R . Jennings
A. B. Knowlton
James H. McIntosh
Rolfe E. Hughes
Wm. D. Simpson
City of Columbia
E. F. Warren
Jas A. Summersett
R. Mays Cleveland
R.A. Richey Nyon
Press and Tanner
Adilress
Allen Emerson
Peoples Bank
G. A. Wisinska
G. A. Neufer
Carolina
National Coin Association
Santa Claris
White's
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