Adjutant General Moore Dies After Hospital Operation
Brig. Gen. William Woodbury Moore, adjutant general of South Carolina, died at Columbia hospital from diabetic trouble after an operation to remove a carbuncle from his neck. He had led the National Guard’s postwar reorganization and just helped form a complete infantry regiment before his death.
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Columbia
William Woodbury Moore
South Carolina
Columbia Hospital
Moore
General Moore
National Guard
South Carolina National Guard
Frying Size Chicken Precipitates Shooting At Laurens
Laurens June 15 Joel Blackwell a Tumbling Shoals farmer is held on assault and battery with intent to kill after shooting his brother Frank Blackwell in the thigh at their home following a dispute over a stolen chicken. The men, sons of Jimmie D. Blackwell, were living and farming together. the weapon discharge may have been intentional or accidental as the case goes to general sessions.
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Laurens
Joel Blackwell
Tumbling Shoals
Sullivan Township
Court of General Sessions
Frank Blackwell
Blackwwll’s
Frank
Joel
Jimmie D. Blackwell
Hughes Rebukes Colonel Harvey at Brown Alumni Meeting
Providence June 15 Secretary of State Charles E Hughes urged Brown alumni that America should not mix with foreign rivalries yet must address world economic problems. He praised the nation’s wartime unity and liberty, denounced tyranny, and affirmed a straightforward diplomacy based on candid discussion of issues with all nations.
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Brown University
Providence
R. I
Charles E. Hughes
America
Europe
Abbeville Bible Society Plans July Annual Meeting
The Abbeville District Bible Society board outlined plans for the annual meeting set for July 27 at Shiloh Methodist church. It notes this is only the second time the gathering has been held away from Abbeville, with last year in Due West, and lists current officers and directors. The society describes itself as among the oldest such organizations, distributing Bibles locally and internationally, with the national body and auxiliaries translating and giving away thousands of copies yearly.
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Abbeville
F. ¥. Uressly
R.S. Galloway
J. Allen Smith
G. Thomson
Abbeville District Society
New York Society
National Society
Controversy Over President Harding Nominations
Washington June 16 Senators Lodge and Willis clash with the White House over recent Harding appointments. Pro f Julius Klein of Harvard is balked for director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, with Senate action deferred. Willis opposes Charles H Nauts for collector of internal revenue in the Tenth Ohio District and has filed a memo with the Senate finance committee. Linney, North Carolina Republican chairman, seeks Federal District Attorney post but faces administration opposition over an alleged anti negro vote letter.
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Washington
Lodge
Massachusetts
Willis
Ohio
Harding
Chicago
Ledge
Julius Klein
Harvard University
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Senate Commerce Committee
Klein
Hoover
Senate
Charles H. Nants
Toledo
Senator Lodge
White House
Mr. Nauts
Nauts
Senate Finance Committee
Walter F. Brown
Frank A. Linney
North Carolina
Death of A J Gilleland At Atlanta, Former Seaboard Shop Head
News arrived in Abbeville of the death of A J Gilleland at his Atlanta home after illnesses. He once led the car repair shop at Seaboard Shops here and had been ill for months. He leaves two sons and two daughters, Mrs Ben Cason and Mrs Ruth Fisher of Atlanta, Guy Gilleland of Hamlet, NC, and Roy Gilleland, manager of the Co operative Mercantile Co of Abbeville. Roy and Mrs Roy Gilleland departed for Atlanta this morning.
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Abbeville
A.J. Gilleland
Atlanta
Seaboard
Gilleland
Ben Cason
Ruth Fisher
Guy Gilleland
Hamlet
N. C
Roy Gilleland
Co-operative Mercantile Company
Captain Eason Hurt In Freight Train Accident
Captain Bill Eason narrowly escaped serious injuries at Elberton this morning while boarding a moving freight train. Darkness and a misstep caused him to fall under the cab. no bones were broken but he suffered serious bruises to his legs and lost most of his clothing. He will need rest for a period.
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Bill Eason
Elberton
Abbeville County chain gang report criticizes gear yet praises humane care
H C Brearley of the State Board of Public Welfare filed a detailed evaluation of Abbeville County chain gang overseen by Foreman D E Newell. The score reaches 44 out of 1000 with strong notes on equipment defects, sanitation, and discipline while commending management for avoiding corporal punishment and providing attentive care.
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H.C. Brearley
State Board of Public Welfare
Abbeville County
Abbeville County Chain Gang
D. E. Newell
Orphanage Board Reelects Officers At Thornwell Meeting
Amos B. Morse returned from Clinton to attend Thornwell Orphanage board trustees annual meeting. Eighteen of twenty-five members from South Carolina, Georgia and Florida attended. Dr. L. Ross Lynn reported flourishing conditions and approval of his leadership, with officials reelected for another year.
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Amos B. Morse
Clinton
Thornwell Orphanage
L. Ross Lynn
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Lynn
Thornwell
Fire damages barn on Bowe Street
Firemen responded to a small roof blaze at D. Poliakoff's barn on Bowe Street. Damage described as slight with three state porters mentioned.
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D. Poliakoff
Bowe Street
Magazine Editor Questions Harding on Proposed Association
New York editor Hamilton Holt, who led a pro league Republican delegation to President Wilson, today released a letter urging President Harding to reveal the terms of a proposed Harding Association intended to supplant the Wilson League of Nations. Holt warns delay harms world welfare and risks American political dominance in 1922 and 1924.
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New York
Hamilton Holt
Wilson
Harding
Harding Association
Wilson League of Nations
Holt
America
Congress
League
Hole
League of Nations
Thirty One
Earth
Court of St. James's
Association of Nations
Lawyer Hubert Cox Admitted To Bar And Soon Wed
Hubert Cox has passed the bar and is admitted to practice. He spent time with family before his marriage to Miss Bessie Taylor of Columbia next Monday. They will live in Columbia after the wedding and he will practice law there.
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Hubert Cox
Cox
Bessie Taylor
Columbia
Mr. Cox
Melons Increase as Crop Data Report June 1
Saluda June 14 report by B B Hare agricultural statistician shows crop conditions June 1 for South Carolina. Wheat 80 percent of normal, oats 84, alfalfa 91, hay 85, cow peas 83, rye 86, cabbages 90, onions 91, peaches 52, pears 60, apples 65, watermelons 75, cantaloupes 70. Commercial melon acreage about 11 000 watermelons, 1200 cantaloupes, 1500 cucumbers. Barnwell leads shipping points list. state production totals: wheat 1 848 000 bushels, oats 455 700 acres up 6 percent, peaches hurt by April frosts, blight affecting apples and pears, cool nights delayed growth early year.
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B. B. Hare
Chhrge
Crop Reporting Service
South Carolina
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Barnwell County
Barnwell
Lena
Furman
Allendale
Gave
Kline
Denmark
Ulmet
Scotia
Sycamore
Fairfax
Estill
Luray
Barton
Dunbarton
Hattieville
Baldock
Appleton
Hilda
Olaf
Tillman
Chesterfield County
Judging of Butter Held Next Tuesday
County agent Miss Ruth Crowther announces the second judging in the butter contest will be at the courthouse Tuesday afternoon starting at 2:30. Winthrop dairying specialist Miss Elizabeth Forney will score and judge. Winners or unsold exhibits will be sold or returned. butter must be refrigerated until judging.
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Ruth Crowther
Court House
Elizabeth Forney
Winthrop
Reverend David Shepperson to fill Abbeville pulpit
The Rev. David Shepperson of Vuake Village Ark has been extended a call by the session to fill the vacant Abbeville Presbyterian church pulpit. He is a brother of the Rev. Flourney Shepperson who recently took the Chester pastorate. Though not yet accepted, it is expected he will.
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David Shepperson
Vuake Village
Ark
Abbeville Presbyterian Church
Pratt
Shepperson
Flourney Shepperson
Presbyterian Church
Chester
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Laurens Farmer
Brother
Hughes
Harvey
Bible Society
MR .Gilleland
Eason
Public Welfare Board
Lowndesville
Linbureh
Dune
McCullough
Fort Willian
On- Morse
Rotary Club
Wilson League
Lawyer
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