Wood Leads Field With 145 Delegates
Chicago May 20 Uninstructed delegates and those casting first allotments will dominate the Republican National Convention. Major Gen Leonard Wood holds 145 delegates instructed for him while 913 delegates have been chosen overall and 104 contests are pending before the credentials committee May 31.
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Chicago
Oregon
Texas
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Leonard Wood
Hiram Johnson
California
Frank O Lowden
Illinois
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Pritchard
North Carolina
Miles Poindexter
County Highway Commission Shifts Meeting Schedule
The County Highway Commission met on Thursday instead of Friday as announced. J. S. Stark was reelected permanent chairman and W. A. Stevenson named secretary. A meeting is set for next Friday to select an engineer as several applicants seek the post.
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County Highway Commission
J. S. Stark
W. A. Stevenson
Presbyterian contributions set per capita record
Spartanburg telegram reports the 4 Southern Presbyterian Church raised 10.98 dollars per member for church extension, the highest per capita total ever recorded. The committee on systematic beneficences and stewardship met to plan expanded missions and activities.
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Spartanburg
Southern Presbyterian Church
Welcome visitors visit local home
Mrs L W Perrin and Mrs Belle Slethn arrived from Yorkville on Thursday to visit Mrs Gordon White. Perrin spent the winter in Yorkville and friends welcome her home while Mrs Alston is always a welcome visitor.
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L. W. Perrin
Belle Slethn
Yorkville
Gordon White
Perrin
Mrs. Alston
Support for Wilson in Michigan Democratic convention
Grand Rapids May 20 supporters of the league of nations and the Versailles treaty without amendment pledged in resolutions adopted by the Michigan state Democratic convention. Thirty uninstructed delegates to the San Francisco convention were chosen. The convention closed after debate over prohibition. a proposed amendment for permanent prohibition failed.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
League of Nations
Wilson
San Francisco
Herbert Hoover
President to urge reconstruction aims in address to Congress
Democratic leaders expect President Wilson to send a message to Congress charging Republicans with failing to enact reconstruction legislation and to cut living costs. They predict the address will arrive as the summer recess plans are set, timing it near the Republican convention to maximize political impact. The letter may also note the nation’s finances and railroad affairs.
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Washington
Wilson
Congress
Recommend Four and Half Million Budget
Spartanburg May 20 The committee on systematic beneficence and stewardship of the Southern Presbyterian church resolves to recommend to the general assembly meeting in Charlotte N C a four million dollar budget for church benevolences for 1921 and 1922 The $4 000 000 sum will be prorated among the sixteen southern synods and the committee adopts a year long program of church activities with monthly special work.
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Spartanburg
Southern Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
Charlotte
N. C
Not Expected to Live: Abbeville Resident Elizabeth Shillito
Mrs. Elizabeth Shillito, one of Abbeville's oldest residents, has been gravely ill at her daughter Mrs Wo C Dupre's home on South Main Street for a week. At press time she was not expected to live but a short while, and many friends here lament her precarious condition.
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Elizabeth Shillito
Abbeville
Wo C. Dupre
South Main Street
Young prodigy June Roscoe performs in Abbeville recital
Mrs. Roscoe returned from Anderson where her eleven year old daughter June Roscoe, a musician of rare gift, gave a recital at Anderson College. Abbeville residents anticipated her appearance with interest after her prior recitals in many towns.
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Mra
Roscoe
Anderson
June Roscoe
Anderson College
June
Abbeville
Price Cutting Sweeps Country Merchants Announce Reductions
Chicago dispatch reports a nationwide wave of price reductions in wearing apparel and related goods. Stores in many cities cut 20 to 40 percent on men's and women's clothing and shoes as banks press credit deflation and market oversupply. Some merchants warn the cuts may not hold, while others note wider spread to other lines including dental work in Omaha.
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Chicago
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Omaha
Today
Newark Clothing
Ennecot
Milwaukee
Railroads Unite to Relocate Thousands of Empty Cars
On May 20 Washington reports railroads aligned to move thousands of empty freight cars to ease jams at major terminals. The plan aims to clear lines of empty equipment as a first step toward broader traffic relief directed by the state commerce commission. Executives told the commission the relocation could finish within 30 days.
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Washington
Tnt State Commerce Commission
OH Ward
Padgett Arrested on Assault Charge After Liquor Found
Sam Padgett, arrested by Deputy Sheriff Cannon on an assault and battery warrant, faced additional liquor charges when a quantity was found at his home. He was brought before Magistrate Hollingsworth and bond was set for the next court term.
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Sam Padgett
Thorsilly
Cannon
Padgett
Hollings
Worth
Lebanon Church Absent Sermon Due to General Assembly
The pastor is in Charlotte tending the General Assembly meeting so no preaching will occur at Lebanon Church next Sabbath.
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Charlotte
General Assembly
Lebanon Church
Henry Blount Buys House on Bowie Street
Henry Blount purchases the residence on Bowie Street that had been occupied by T. S. Calhoun, finalizing the transaction and transfer of ownership.
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Henry Blount
Bowie Street
T. S. Calhoun
Bankers Trigger Liquidation Wave Hits Securities Market
May 20 report shows a Fed supported price cutting wave causing widespread liquidation in stocks and bonds led by standard railroad and industrial issues. Despite volatility prices rallied as Liberty bonds and Victory notes gained, while bankers warn the move reflects broader credit strain and a firmer market footing for some securities.
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New York
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve’ Board
Reading
Wall Street
Bankers call end to inflationary price lending
Kansas City May 20. Richard S. Hawes president of the American Bankers Association told the Missouri Bankers Association convention that bankers are determined there shall be no more 26 shoes and 150 clothes. He urged bankers to refrain from lending money for speculation in food and land.
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Kansas City
Richard S. Hawes
St. Louis
American Bankers' Association
Missouri Bankers’ Association
Bonds to Be Bought by Treasury on Farm Land Banks
The house bill would authorize the secretary of the treasury to purchase 26 million dollars of farm land bank bonds, while the senate substituted a clause for 64 million dollars. The move aims to aid farmers in borrowing from land banks pending Supreme Court ruling on the farm loan act’s constitutionality.
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Washington
House
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Wuld
Supreme Court
Man Sentenced to Seven Years on Chain Gang
Harvey Robinson, a Black man, was sent to the chain gang for seven years after conviction in Harden Fuller case. He had appealed on bond but withdrew after threats. Bondholders removed his bond and he was placed into custody to begin serving the term.
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Harvey Robinson
Harden Fuller
J M Anderson Buys Greenwood Home on Grace Street
J M Anderson purchases a residence in Greenwood on Grace Street and plans to move there September 1st. The property is the main item, with the move date and street location provided in the readable text.
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J. M. Anderson
Yeanwood
Grace Street
Tons of Sugar Come to Charleston in Big Cargo Arrival
The steamship Decatur Bridge arrived from New York with 3 009 tons of sugar, easing a weeks long shortage. Charleston and interior points will receive a large share as distribution begins to restore normal retail conditions. The Charleston Shipping Company handled the cargo consigned to the Carolina Company, with about 1 000 tons of additional freight aboard.
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Charleston
Decatur Bridge
New York
Charleston Shipping Company
Carolina Company
Radical price cuts hit Indiana clothing lines
In Indianapolis on May 20 radical reductions sweep men's shirts and suits with prices cut 20 to 80 percent. Silk shirts drop to 4.97 dollars in one reputable store. Women and children’s wear also discounted. Terre Haute store cuts 2 percent on all men’s and boys’ garments and shoes.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Terre Haute
Stock dividend tax wins by one vote
Washington May 20 The ten per cent stock dividend tax retroactive to March 15 was approved today by the House Ways and Means Committee as part of financing soldier relief. The vote margin triggered a heated debate and a delay in the favorable report, with opponents seeking reconsideration.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Democratic Committee
Home Talent Show by Roscoe Rehearses Youth for Civic Fund
Mr. Roscoe trains young performers for a home talent show at the opera house on June 2. Proceeds benefit the Civic Club hospital fund and circle improvement project in front of the Star building. The program includes minstrel, cabaret, and other high class numbers.
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Roscoe
Opera House
Beneft
Civic Club
de Uegd
Stari House
Abbeville
Exports and Imports Fell Off in April Trade
Washington reports April trade declined with exports dropping by 15 million dollars and imports down 30 million compared with March figures, per the Department of Commerce announcement.
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Washington
Mports
Department of Commerce
Picnic Excitement Sweeps School Grades
Seventh graders spent last Saturday at Calhoun's Mill for a school picnic. Sixth graders plan to picnic tomorrow, continuing the school event with outdoor fun and group activities.
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Calhoun's Mill
Efforts To Agree On New Army Bill In Conference
Washington May 20 Efforts to reach agreement on the army organization bill will resume tomorrow as House and Senate conferees meet. The Senate refused to recede from amendments including National Guard provisions and sent the bill back to conference amid Labor protest over possible industrial concentration in a national emergency. Senator Thus, as Democrat of Colorado, and Wadsworth defended the measure against state opposition to federalizing guard units.
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Washington
Army Organization
House
National Guard
Senate
Wadsworth
Senate Military Committee
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Co Ghairman
Thusvas
Emocror
Colorado
Wadfworth
Erskine College and Seminary Commencement Schedule
The Erskine College and Erskine Theological Seminary commence with events May 29 to June 1 1945. Graduations for the theological seminary and Erskine Seniors occur, with an anniversary address by Governor R A Cooper and alumni luncheon notices. Reunions and banquets follow, with reservations coordinated by the alumni committee.
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Erskine College
Erskine Theological Seminary
Theological Seminnary
Semon
Guv. R. A. Cooper
Erskine
Edgar Long
L. C. Galloway
E. L. Teil
Commercial aviation grows quickly in France in 1920
The government air navigation service reports rapid development of commercial aviation in France. The briefing covers activities in the first three months of 1920 and notes expansion across the sector.
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France
Air Navigaton Service
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