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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1922
Page
1
The U S senate voted 47 to 22 for the 4 billion dollar soldiers bonus bill and sent it to conference. Debate lasted four hours with party lines erased and applause in the galleries.
Forage crop specialist Mr. H. L. Jeffords will visit Abbeville County September 7 and 8 to present on alfalfa clovers vetch and rye. County Agent C Lee Gowan arranged talks at Antreville Thursday 3:00 pm Abbeville Friday 1:00 pm and Due West Friday 3:00 pm. Farmers invited to attend with questions on growing forage crops.
Walter Duncan the comptroller general ordered a postponement of taxes until September 15 with Governor Harvey concurring. The move suspends tax executions and grants taxpayers until that date to settle without penalties as the state must meet obligations then.
Announcement from J J Fain editor that the Herald Publishing company is sold to A W Huckle of Lexington. He will assume charge September 1. The Evening Herald began in 1921 and the Rock Hill Herald will merge with the daily paper under new ownership.
Charlotte reports growing fuel scarcity may force shutdowns in two Carolinas’ textile mills within weeks. Hydroelectric powered plants largely avoid coal limits, but widespread coal shortages risk curtailing operations. Lancaster Cotton Mills in South Carolina is the only plant yet closed, employing about 1,500 workers.
Dr L T Hill returns home ten years younger after Johns Hopkins surgery. He was at his office this morning fitting glasses and examining patients. He plans to confine to office practice and be available daily during office hours. Friends praise his rapid, complete recovery.
Chicago police prepared for a roundup of radicals after evidence of plots to wreck trains surfaced and three men C A Lagham J J Boyle and Frank R Hartman were arrested. Investigators link the alleged plan to dynamite the Western Express with a Michigan Central express wreck near Gary Indiana where four men face murder charges.
Sheriff McLane moved Lucinda Robinson from Rock Spring to the asylum this morning. Harriett Perrin, an elderly former slave, remains jailed awaiting approval of her papers.
County Treasurer Cheatham announced a telegram from the Comptroller General extending tax due date to September 15 with no extra penalty. This grants two weeks of grace for those in arrears. after September 15 the taxes will be turned over to the Sheriff for collection.
Mr. Doyle Hendricks farm manager for the Rosenberg Mercantile Company left today for his home in Gaffney to spend his vacation. He is visiting Mr. and Mrs. George White and Mrs. Wright and children are noted in Laurens today.
Frank B. DuPre was executed by hanging in Atlanta at 2 p.m. for the murder of Irby C. Walker, a Pinkerton detective. The crime occurred when DuPre, posing as a diamond buyer, attempted a robbery at an Atlanta jewelry store, injuring City Comptroller West in the ensuing struggle. DuPre, 18? years old, had ties to Abbeville. his body to be returned home for burial.
Union officials negotiating with operators in Philadelphia accepted the proposed settlement from Tuesday nights conference. Reports from official circles in Washington say hopes rise that operators will also approve the plan soon. Details of discussions were not released and officials cautioned only that they are confident the outcome will be favorable.
Col Don Scott announced 500 troops brought in ten days ago would be moved tomorrow as strikers and civil authorities assured they could control the situation. National guardsmen in Salisbury for two weeks will be withdrawn by noon Thursday following the governor’s orders. Absolute quiet prevails in the Spencer strike area and the removal is deemed unnecessary.
Mrs. George C. Gambrell learned of her mother Mrs Meadows death in Cusseta Alabama. Mr and Mrs Gambrell and Mrs E J Adair of Clinton left immediately by Seaboard for Cusseta to attend the funeral there tomorrow. Abbeville friends mourn the loss.
James Coleman leaves Tuesday to join Clemson as a senior and will manage the football team this season. He travels early to organize equipment, schedules, and prep work for the Tigers.
The item notes Labor Day on Monday September the fifth as a national holiday. It mentions Western markets generally rise and the local office will operate with special holiday hours.
T Kirby Smith a mail clerk between Abbeville and Atlanta was operated on for appendicitis in an Atlanta hospital Monday. He came from Mr Carmel his mother Miss Brock from near Donalds and is well known through Abbeville County. Friends report he is improving after the operation.
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