Cross-Examination of Admiral Sims Continued
Washington March 23 Senate committee hearing on naval war conduct resumes as Rear Admiral Sims disputes delays and shortfalls in convoy deployment. He says convoy system marked a turning point and criticizes U S delays that allegedly cost ships lives and time while Senator Pittman presses for evidence.
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Washington
Sims
Senate
Navy
Pittman
Nevada
Trammell
Florida
United States
France
Pershing
Abbeville Beats Greenwood in Dual Meet Basketball
Abbeville High School teams defeated Greenwood 20 to 17 for the boys and 18 to 0 for the girls. Ada Faulkner led girls with strong shooting along with Margaret Swetenberg and Victoria Howie. Billy Long led boys scoring and Fatty Galloway and Skinny Moore starred on defense and floor play amid a large crowd.
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Greenwood
Abbeville High School
Abbeville
Ada Faulkner
Margaret Swetenberg
Carrie Hawthorne
Victoria Howie
Billy Long
Fatty Galloway
Skinny Moore
Chester Board Meeting Sees Resignations Amid Tense Session
A Chester elected schools board meeting on Thursday handled resignations by Miss Mary Hill of Abbeville and Miss Mary Pether Stsone as part of a swift agenda. The discussion touched on implications for school leadership and future plans for district governance.
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Chester
Mary Hill
Abbeville
Mary Pether
Pullman Berths To Cost 20 Per Cent More
The Pullman Company has permission from the Interstate Commerce Commission to file higher berth rates about 20 percent. Rates for standard lower berths would rise to at least $2 and seats to 50 cents. Protests must be filed within thirty days. if none, the increases may be granted.
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Ly Associated Press
Washington
Marcell
Pullman Company
Interstate Commerce Ommission
Viscount Grey Eyes Restored After Harvin Dental Surgery
Washington dispatch reports Viscount Grey nearly blinded during his U S trip was saved by dentist Dr Arthur L Harvin in collaboration with Dr William H Wilmer. An abscessed molar and jaw bone necrosis were treated, improving sight within weeks and allowing Grey to resume political duties. The case underlines the link between dental health and eye function and notes Grey’s ongoing recovery.
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Arthur L. Harvin
Washington
Abbeville
Viscount Grey
New York
United States
William Holland Wilmer
Arthur le Grande Harvin
Willmer
England
Wilmer
Harvin
Democratic election cotton mill to build YMCA building
The Abbeville Cotton Mills bought a South Main Street lot from Mrs. J. G. Edwards for 2500 dollars and plans a YMCA building over a gulley to save excavation. A fully adequate plant will be built with an experienced YMCA man to lead community work among mill workers and their families. The Democratic primary Tuesday named J. Allen Long for Public Works Commissioner over W. M. Barnwell. mayor and aldermen race results listed.
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Abbeville Cotton Mills
J. G. Edwards
Nce
Jennie Boyd
Newberry Ford Senate recount faces long road
Washington reports two big items with Michigan politics and railroad finance. The Senate plans a recount of Ford Newberry ballots, with ten boards and about 400000 ballots collected by twenty deputies over ~30 days, starting after assembling ballots in Washington. Meanwhile experts contest using investment accounts as a railroad valuation base, insisting rate increases be based on traffic borne by rail lines.
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Senate Committee
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
John B. Benton
Gener
Association of State Commissioners
Benton
Congress
Senate
Michigan
Senate Privileges and Elections
Watson
List of jurors named for Gossett trial in April
The petit jurors chosen for the April term of the Court of General Sessions to try Kenneth and John Gossett for criminal assault were announced. The roster includes Q W Sims J P Gibert E S Martin J A Shaw R C Parnell W B Hill Earl Murdock N B Sutherland L Bow en R H Purdy RB R Tolbert J F Gray C C Kay J T Bigby T O Price J W Powell Q T Bradberry J A Ramey C M Kay R F McCord Z P Willson D E Nickles J Q O Cann Paul Link R S Ellis M G Sherard G E Link W J Milford J D Mundy W J McKee C Lamar Richey W D Wilson A L Gilliam Walter B Wilson Carl McCurry W A King
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Exra
Court of General Sessions
Kenneth and
John Gossett
Q. W. Sims
J. P. Gibert
E. S. Martin
J. A. Shaw
R. C. Parnell
W. B. Hill
Earl Murdock
N. B. Sutherland
L. Bbowen
R. H. Purdy
RB. R. Tolbert
J. F. Gray
C. C. Kay
J.T. Bigby
T. O. Price
J. W. Powell
Q. T. Bradberry
J. A. Ramey
C. M. Kay
R. F. McCord
Z. P. Willson
D. E. Nickles
J. Q O. Cann
Paul Link
R. S. Ellis
M. G. Sherard
G. E. Link
W. J. Milford
J.D. Mundy
W. J. McKee
C. Lamar Richey
W. D. Wilson
A. L. Gilliam
Walter B. Wilson
Carl McCurry
W. A. King
Reach Agreement On Removal Of American Dead
In Washington a conference between French and American representatives reached a preliminary agreement. Americans killed in France may be removed to the United States as soon as arrangements are completed, with the Wyvernmont advocates seeking approval. The decision was transmitted to Chairman Porter of the House Foreign Affairs Committee for consideration by the State Department.
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Washington
France
United States
Clemson Cadets Return to Books
Clemson College resumes third term with nearly all seniors and juniors present. About 20 lower-class students requested leave extensions due to illness or other causes. President Riggs greeted students at the chapel and optimism prevailed for strong term progress.
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Clemson College
Riggs
First Candidate J N Blum Seeks County Office
The first candidate to formally announce for county office is J. N. Blum. Blum formerly resided in the city and served for a time as constable for Daysieteate dye Hamipond, performing his duties capably.
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J. N. Blum
My. Blunt
Medie
Probyterian Church Rev Geuone Green Leads Sunday Service
At Probyterian Church the Rev HR Geuone Green led a Sunday service with a notable turnout. Parishioners gathered for worship as the minister preached on community, faith, and service amid a calm morning at the church.
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Suneay
Georgia Bank Case May Be Sent to Federal Court
In Atlanta Georgia, March 2, the state and federal jurisdiction fight between the Country Banks Association of Georgia and the Federal Reserve System’s par clearance rules opened in federal district court. A ruling on whether the case belongs in federal court could lead to dismissal of the sixth district Federal Reserve Bank’s motion. the injunction sought against the federal system’s universal par clearance rule is a test case drawing counsel from other states. The Georgia bankers previously obtained a temporary Fulton superior court injunction before transfer to federal courts.
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Atlanti
Georgia
Federal Reserve System
Fereral District Court
Beverly D. Evans
Uolrts
Sixth District Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Systems
Bankers of
Fulton Superior Court
W. D. Ellis
Colby Sworn in As State Secretary
Colby was sworn in as Secretary of State succeeding Robert Lansing who resigned six weeks ago. The oath was administered in the presence of Acting Secretary Polk. Passport issuing resumed after a ten day halt due to lack of signatory. Officials expect Under-Secretary Polk to resign to take a post, leaving the assistant secretary vacancy filled by William Phillips.
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Washington
Bainbridge Colby
Oflay
Robert Lansing
Polk
Lansing
Colby
Nany
Vm. Phillips
Netherlands
Tenants and Real Estate Men Battle Albany Fight
About eighteen hundred New York residents skipped work to testify before a legislative committee in Albany. Led by A J Hilly the tenants demanded court power to set fair rents while landlords warned the bills were unconstitutional and would halt construction. The groups traveled on separate trains and warned of danger of real Bolshevism if relief was denied.
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New York
Albany
A.J. Hilly
Cairman
Hylan
Hilly
Real Estate Een
Frank Gary to sail on Navy cruise abroad
Frank Gary, passing through Annapolis with credit to his home folks, will leave around April 1 for the Navy cruise arranged for all second year men. His ship will stop at English French and Italian ports before proceeding to Egypt. Ten days leave at Marseilles allows Gary to show cadets in London and Paris what a game sport from Abbeville can do.
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Frank Gary
Annapolis
Egypt
Marseilles
Frank
London
Paris
Abbeville
Hughes backs federal suffrage amendment reach all elections
In New York on March 23 the National American Woman Suffrage Association released an opinion from former Supreme Court Justice Charles E. Hughes. He says the Anthony amendment if ratified becomes part of the Constitution and invalidates state laws or constitutions that restrict suffrage by gender, applying to all elections, not just Senate and House races.
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New York
Charles EB. Hughes
United States Supreme Court
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Hughes
Anthony
Tam
House of Representatives
Railroad Wage Board Opens in Washington Session
The bipartisan Railroad Wage Board, chaired by E. P. Whiter of the Pennsylvania Railroad, will hear detailed union wage claims from about 2,190,990 workers. The first executive session produced a working agreement to handle minor issues first, aiming for steady progress toward a wage settlement since last August.
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Washington
E. P. Whiter
Pennsylvania Railroad
Navy crew to train in England for trans Atlantic R-38 flight
New York March 23. Thirty enlisted men from the Rockaway naval air station will sail for London to study at an English dirigible school. They prepare for a trans Atlantic flight with the R-38, sister ship of the R-24. Commander Louis H. Maxfield, recently in charge of lighter‑than‑air work in Washington and now in England, is named as probable commander of the American crew. British observers will accompany the airship crew.
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New York
United States Navy
Rockaway Naval Air Station
London
Naval
Louis H. Maxfield
Washington
England
Quarterly Meeting at Long Cane Church Called
A quarterly meeting of Long Cane Church officers is set for Saturday at 10 o'clock in the church. Sunday morning worship will be at 11:30 followed by a congregational meeting. Full attendance urged.
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Long Cane Church
News From Mrs Sherrard and Others In Atlanta Infirmary
The column reports Mrs Sherrard in the Noble Infirmary Atlanta for a week with improving health and pneumonia. It notes Mrs W C Sherrard and Mrs C D Brown also improving. Sherrard’s ill health saddens friends. she has served in church activities and the Daughters of the Confederacy.
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W. C. Sherrard
Noble Infirmary
Atlanta
Charlie Brown
C.D. Brown
Sherrard
Daughters of the Confederacy
Elberton Star Reports Cotton Price in Alberta
The Elberton Star notes cotton sold for 4 1/2 cents per pound in Alberta on Wednesday, indicating market activity and price levels for the commodity in that region. The report highlights a modest price point and regional trading activity affecting local merchants and growers.
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Elberton
Elberton Star
Alberta
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