Government to Retain Control of Rail Policy
Washington reports that with Congress failing to pass the 750 million railroad appropriation the administration will press railroads to borrow needed funds. Hines touted cooperation from the railroad system the Treasury and the War Finance Corporation as options. Glass warned against open market loans if the fund fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Railroad Administration
Congress
Treasury Department
War Finance Corporation
Hines
Governors and Mayors’ Reconstruction
White House
Glass
Senate
Railways
Annual Meeting of Abbeville Insurance and Trust Company
Stockholders met Tuesday night with President J. S. Stark presiding. Peebles reported good business. Eight percent dividend declared with an equal extra dividend, payable April 1. Old board of directors and officers including Stark, White, and Peebles were re elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abbeville Insurance and Trust Company
J. S. Stark
Peebles
J. 8. Stark
W. H. White
W- L. Peebles
Neuffer couple returns from New York trip by boat
Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Neuffer completed a two week stay in New York visiting sights and traveling back to Norfolk by boat. While in Norfolk they attended a lecture by former Tennessee Governor Patterson on prohibition before boarding the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Neuffer
New York
Big City
Norfolk
Patterson
Tennessee
Home From France William Bell Returns to Gaffney
William Bell, fresh from service in France and on the Border, spent a day in Abbeville with his aunt Mrs. J G Edwards. He has just mustered out and will return to Gaffney where his old job awaits, now as head bookkeeper for a reputable firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Bell
Abbeville
J. G. Edwards
France
Gaffney
Petit jurors for Machh Term court convening March 24 1919
The First Week sessions of the Machh Term Court Common Pleas will convene on March 24 1919 with Judge Geo E Prince presiding. Jurors listed include C A Suber B A Campbell R D Branyan J J McKee J E Sutherland J T Poore F W Aldrick A L Bass B Seawright J R Wilson R H Carwile R L Pettigrew Lindsay Link R C Parnell J E Bishop J R Link F S Hutchison W W Wilson M B Phillips R Hagan J H Sherard R K O Hawthorn R O Nickles L C Parker M Lanier A M Milford M Winn M W Gambrell J A Hodge J G Baskin J N Gordon R R Tolbert C G McAllister C Todd H H Able R L Mabry Jr
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Suber
B. A. Campbell
R. D. Branyan
J. J. McKee
J. E. Sutherland
J. T. Poore
F. W. Aldrick
A. L. Bass
B. ©. Seawright
J. R. Wilson
R. H. Carwile
R. L. Pettigrew
Lindsay Link
R. C. Parnell
J. E. Bishop
J. R. Link
F. S. Hutchison
W. W. Wilson
M. B. Phillips
R. ©. Hagan
J. H. Sherard
RK. 0. Hawthorn
R. O. Nickles
L. C. Parker
M. Lanier
A. M. Milford
Buying Homes and Lands in Fort Pickens Area
Mr T G White for owners sells a Pick ens Street cottage once occupied by Mr Blount to Mr H A Benton who will move in soon. Mr and Mrs Blount take apartments with Mrs J D Miller. Mr Jones F Miller buys a Wardlaw Street cottage from Dr F E Harrison, to reside there. Mr E H Hughes buys ten acres bottom land in Fort Pickens to convert to a truck farm. McKenzie and Johnson buy Walker tract for seventy five dollars per acre for the White estate. Curtie Ayers and H H Ayers buy the Walnut Street residence from Dessie D Pressly. Shaw family moves to Greenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. White
Pickens Street
Mr. Blount
H. A. Benton
Mrs. Blount
J. D. Miller
Jones F. Miller
F. E. Harrison
Wardlaw Street
Louis Smith
Laval Miller
Lieut Boyce Wideman Returns After Army Service
Lieut Boyce Wideman comes home after long service in the Army and visits Abbeville area friends. He spent Tuesday with Mrs J C Klugh and recalls his English front experiences. He was at sea during the Orr meeting in Abbeville and was spared without a scratch after special prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lieut
Boyce Wideman
Abbeville
J. C. Klugh
Wideman
President Wilson Sails Again For France
President Wilson sails aboard the George Washington for a second peace conference voyage to Paris. The transport, escorted by a warship and five destroyers, leaves Sandy Hook with a dawn salute from Forts Hamilton Wadsworth and Hancock. Spectators cheer as New York and Staten Island wave farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George Washington
President Wilson
France
Sandy Hook
Hoboken
Hamilton
Wadsworth
Hancock
Lower Bay
Staten Island
Narrows
Pension pensions for 1919 to be paid April tenth
Comptroller General Osborne announces that pensions for 1919 will be paid about April 10 as usual. Despite extra legislative appropriations for veterans, his office will disburse the same pension amounts. The remaining intestinal appropriation will fund the new pension commission created by the legislature and its payments will be made by that body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osborne
Inneste
Pension Commission
Miss Lizzie Nance to Move From Abbeville to Due West
Miss Lizzie Nance was in Due West this week to oversee a room and will soon relocate there to make her home. She will be greatly missed by friends and especially by members of the A. R. P. church, where she has supported their enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie Nance
Due West
Abbeville
A. R. P. Church
Visitors From Anderson Hire New Bookkeeper
Mrs H A Benton has accepted Thompkine Ramey for the Water and Light Company bookkeeper post. Ben Greene and his parents visited, while Jon Benton brings extensive experience and is praised as well qualified. Commissioners secure capable office leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. B. Greene
Ben
H. A. Benton
Thompkine Ramey
Water and Light Company
Ben- Hood
Jon
Lawyers Witnesses Hear Towne Damages Case Suitcase
In Lawrenceville Georgia this week Messrs D A Rogers Roy Gilleland James Patton and James Woodhurst testified in a fifty thousand dollar damage case related to damaged machinery. The matter has lingered in court since 1917.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D A. Rogers
Roy Gilleland
James Patton
James Woodhurst
Lawrenceville
A Ford Book-keeper Moves to New Position
Miss Ruth Woodhurst resigns from her Water Ford bookkeeping post and accepts a new Ford man role. Friends extend best wishes for her success in the new position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Woodhurst
Ford
Lieut Bonner Offered Post At Charlotte School
Lieut James Neel Bonner recently returned from France has been offered a position at the Baird School for Boys in Charlotte and is understood to accept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Neel Bonner
France
Baird, School For Boys
Charlotte
War Congress Ends Amid Stormy Scenes and Filibuster
Washington reports the Sixty-fifth Congress ends after a bitter clash between President Wilson and Senate Republicans over the league of nations. A 26 hour filibuster blocked key appropriation bills including railroad funds and military budgets. Wilson refuses an extra session and predicts amendments in Paris. Congress adjourns as bipartisan blame over league and reform fights persists.
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Washington
Wilson
Senate
League of Nations
Congress
America
Railroad Administration
Lodge
Paris
Capitol
France
Jone
Overman Committee
House Republican Committee On Committees
Legisltion
George Sondley Dead in Savannah Home
George Sondley died at his Savanna ny home on Sunday March 2, survived by his wife. He was a brother of Miss Jennie Sondley and Mrs. John Haddon of Due West, a nephew of the late W Tully Branch, and a printer by trade with past work at Press and Banner, the Medium, and the Presbyterian at Due West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sonilex
Ahsheville
Savannuty
Mr. Sondley
Jennie Sondley
John Haddon
Due West
W. Tully Branch
Press and Banner
Deaths Follow Eufaula Storm Rips Town
Four bodies recovered from the McRae building collapse after a tornado struck Eufaula Alabama. Insurance man B J Searcy, Rev W P Dickinson, optician Dr J L Adams, and two unidentified men are confirmed buried in debris. Rescue efforts continue amid darkness with few lines operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Optician
Eufaula
Ala
McRae
B. J. Searcy
W. P. Dickinson
F. Lawton
J. L. Adams
Benton Remains Trainmaster Amid Regional Reassignment
Following an earlier notice about Sauls becoming trainmaster for the Sea Board between Abbeville and Monroe, it is clarified that H A Benton continues in charge of trains between Atlanta and Monroe. Benton will now oversee the Atlanta to Abbeville segment while retaining his overall trainmaster role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sauls
Seaboard
Abbeville
Monroe
H. A. Benton
Atlanta
Captain Evans speaks at high school talk
Dr. John Evans, recently discharged, spoke to the eleventh grade at the High School last Tuesday. A Captain in the English Medical Corps, he recounted experiences from the Great War and his role in easing suffering of the sick and wounded. He now rests at his home near the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Evans
Evans
Miller visits Johnson City cousin of Col Kerry
Mr William Miller from Johnson City Tennessee is expected in the city for a few days with his cousin Col J D Kerry. He may meet the Set-back College faculty and make a few comerks if he grasps the game premises. He is a brother of Reed Miller the noted New York tenor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Miller
Johnson City
Tenn
Col
J. D. Kerry
Miller
Reed Miller
New York City
Question Settled at High School Debate
The League of Nations controversy was settled Thursday morning after full argument by James Coleman and Miss Helen Eakin for the League and Ralph Lyon and Miss Mary Hemphill Greene against it. Chief Justice Eugene B. Gary presided at the school authorities' request, delivering the decision against the proposed League.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
James Coleman
Helen Eakin
Ralph Lyon
Mary Hemphill Greene
Eugene B. Gary
Doctoring the Doctor Patient Treated for Earache
Dr. C. C. Gambrell traveled to Anderson on Wednesday seeking relief for an intense earache that had troubled him for about ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Gambrell
Anderson
Chain Gang in Town Probes Hay and Grain Wagon Load
A town report notes two large wagons rolled through city streets yesterday morning. One wagon carried hay and the other grain, as the chain gang presence drew attention from residents and local observers.
Opposition to Clark Grows in Democratic Ranks in Congress
Washington March 5 A split forms among Democrats in the upcoming Sixty sixth Congress over who should lead the party in the House with Champ Clark facing a sizable bloc. About seventy five members oppose him while thirty to forty more are wavering. R S Whaley of Charleston criticizes Clark as out of touch with the party and war measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Champ Clark
Clark
Whaley
R. S. Whaley
Charleston
Mr. Clark
Tam
Democratic Party
Democrats of the House
Dixie Land Company Opens City Hall Offices
The Dixie Land Company has opened offices on the second floor of City Hall, with Mr L M Tolbert in charge. Tolbert, enthusiastic and experienced, will handle the real estate business for the firm. Consult him if you have farm real estate to sell or buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Land Company
City Hall
L. M. Tolbert
Tolbert
D A R LECTURES AT COURT HOUSE ON WASHINGTON
The second lecture in the D A R series drew a large crowd at the Court House Monday night. Rev Mr Pratt gave an engaging talk illustrated with slides on George Washington. Next Monday’s topic will be Historic Spots in the Colonial States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
George Washington
Pratt
Sick babies of local families attend home care
The young son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Gilleland has been quite sick for several days, with Mr. Gilleland away from the road helping to care for him. The infant of Mr. and Mrs. James Woodhurst has also fallen ill recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Gilleland
Mr. Gilleland
James Woodhurst
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Petit Jurors
League
Pension Money
Bonner
SASS
March
George Sondley
MR. Benton
Capt Evans
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