Tax Commission Seeks Higher Aiken Assessments in April
The South Carolina Tax Commission plans to meet Aiken township boards on April 13 with commissioners from Columbia to push 42 percent assessment of true market value. Local auditor Haskell C. Jordan was instructed to call meetings and enforce higher valuations, amid questions of commission authority over township assessors and fairness across counties.
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South Carolina
Cormisson
Haskell C. Jordan
Tax Commission
Aiken
Columbia
Aiken County
Mercantile Stocks Bank
Southern Railway Co
Abbeville
Allendale
Anderson
Bamberg
Barnwell
Calhoun
Cherokee
Dorchester
Fairfield
Greenville
Lanccaster
Lexington
Newberry
Oconee
Orangeburs
Richland
Saluda
Spartanburg
Sumter
Genera
Township Board of Assessors
Presbyterian Women Gather in Aiken
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church will host the Congaree Presbyterial on April 15 and 16. About 150 delegates from all churches within the Presbytery are expected for a large gathering with a busy program and noted speakers.
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Presbyterian
Aiken
Congaree Presbyterial
Woman's Auxiliary
The
Presbyterian Church
Aiken Boys Distinguish Themselves at Princeton
Two Aiken youths, Barlow Henderson and Hazeltine Ray, excel at Princeton University as part of a class of about 400. Sixteen earn first honors while Henderson and Ray join sixty others in the general honor designation. They return home for Easter and receive congratulations from friends.
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Aiken
Barlow Henderson
Hazeltine Ray
Princeton University
Princeton
Messrs Henderson
Ray
Tonsil and Adenoid Clinic at Aiken Hospital
Aiken County Health Department requested use of the hospital building for two days in late April or early May for a tonsil and adenoid clinic with about fifty patients to be treated. The Aiken Hospital Board granted the request. Dr Certél of Augusta will supervise the surgical work.
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Aiken County Health Department
Aiken Hospital Board
Certél
Augusta
Architect Benjamin H. Marshall Plans Belvedere Hotel Colony
Benjamin H. Marshall, Chicago architect and hotel builder, is in Augusta with his family for a two to three week stay at the Bon Air Vanderbilt Hotel. He is preparing plans for a large tourist hotel and bungalow colony near Belvedere, with projected costs between six and ten million dollars. He will not disclose full plans until actual work starts, and the project will include a hotel golf courses and a polo field.
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Benjamin H. Marshail
Chicago
Belvedere
Augusta
Augusta Aiken Electric Railway Changes Ownership
Atlanta March 26 The Augusta Aiken Electric Railway company has been approved by the secretary of state to transfer from a South Carolina to a Georgia organization. The street railway runs between Augusta Georgia and Aiken South Carolina. The company, capitalized at 4 500 000, had operated under a South Carolina charter since 1906.
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Atlanta
Augusta-Aiken Electric Railway Company
South Carolina
Georgia
Augusta
Aiken
S. C
Gasoline Tax Revenue Highlighted for Aiken County
Aiken County received 3087.04 dollars of the states 130413.05 dollars gasoline tax take for February. The tax is five cents per gallon and funds state programs.
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Aiken Couty
Legislature Fixes State Levy At Five Mills This Year
The Legislature set the state levy at 5 mills for the current year but warned that raising assessments to 42 percent of actual value could raise taxes. Tax Commission plans a thorough review in Aiken on April 13, with citizens expected to protest any increase.
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Tax Commission
Aiken
Chairs of Rare Historic Value from Annapolis Capitol
Four chairs of rare historic value owned by Mrs. L. W. Boykin of Aiken trace to the Maryland capitol in Annapolis where George Washington resigned his commission. The chairs, mahogany with cane backs and seats, once served in the president’s room and are preserved in the new capitol building shrine in Annapolis.
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L. W. Boykin
Aiken
Annapolis
New Health Officer Named for Aiken County
Dr. W. G. Bodie of Wagener is appointed Health Officer for Aiken County and will head the Aiken Health Unit replacing Dr. C. H. Farmer. Bodie, a former Aiken resident, trained at Emory College and South Carolina Medical College, served as Navy surgeon, and has practiced in Wagener. Marin B. Howard remains Sanitary Inspector.
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C. H. Farmer
Jacksonville
Fla
W. G. Bodie
Wagener
Aiken County
Aiken
Bodie
Saluda County
Emory College
South Carolina Medical College
Charleston
Riverside Hospital
United States Naval Medical School
Washington
Navy
William Stevens
Board of Commissioners
Court House
Virginia Cook
Wagoner
Winthrop College
Marin B
Howard
Mrs Jane Jones Dies At Advanced Age
Mrs Jane Jones aged in her first year died Monday night at the home of her daughter in law Mrs W P Dunbar in the lower part of town. She was a lifelong Christian woman with many friends. She is survived by two grandsons and a step daughter Mrs Mary Anne Barton. Funeral held Tuesday at Mrs Dunbar home and burial at Levels Church cemetery conducted by Rev Bouknight in the pastor's absence.
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Jane Jones
W. P. Dunbar
Jones
Dunbar
Charles Jones
Aiken
Mary Anne Barton
Levels
Found Dead in Bed in Warrenville Home
Mrs Norah Sizemore aged resident of Warrenville was found dead in bed Wednesday morning by her daughters who returned from night work at the mill. She had been in poor health. Last week a car load of poultry shipped from Perry and Wagener netted the shippers 1 15.07. There were 5537 pounds of poultry.
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Norah Sizemore
Warrenville
Perry
Wagener
Henderson Leads City Council Special Primary Vote
In yesterday's special primary two hundred ninety eight ballots were cast to nominate two council members. Frank P. Henderson topped the list with 152 votes while B. T. Duches trailed with 12 votes.
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Frank P. Henderson
B. T. Duches
Kiwanians From Several Towns Attend Aiken Inter-Club Meet
Upwards of 125 Kiwanians from Columbia Augusta Charleston and Newberry attended a Wednesday inter-club meeting in Aiken. A barbecue dinner followed at the Aiken Agricultural Club. Felix Harvey of Kinston N C spoke on Kiwanis ideals. A planned photo game was canceled due to wet grounds.
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Columbia
Augusta
Charleston
Newberry
Aiken
Whitney Field
S'Eleeck
Aiken Kiwanis
Herman Hahn
Audley Ward
Guy H. Hulbert
Augusta Kiwanis Club
Gordon Kenner
J. M. Davis
H. D. Labs
Paul McMillan
Guy Hulbert
James Lynch
Florence
Kiwanis
Gov. Harvey
Monetta Team Beats Windsor On The Diamond
Monetta High School defeated Windsor High 7 to 3 last Wednesday afternoon in a fast baseball game. Quatthobaum pitched well and Monetta’s defense starred with an outstanding one hand stab by the second baseman. Windsor made errors in the third inning that fueled Monetta’s scoring. Spires kept Windsor’s hits scattered but was not at his best. Batteries: Windsor Spires Munday. Monetta Quatthobaum DuBose. Umpire Bell.
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Windsor
Monetta High School
Windsor High
Monetta
Quattlebaum
Williams
Spires
Smoak
Munday
Quatthobaum
DuBose
Bell
Live Oak Cottage Burns Second Time
Live Oak cottage owned by Thomas Hitchcock and rented by Mrs. Paul Abbott of New York burned for the second time last Friday afternoon from a flue. The roof was destroyed before firefighters could stop the blaze. The property was reportedly sold last week to Everett L. Crawford of New York with the deed due this Tuesday. the building was said to be insured.
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Thomas Hitchcock
Paul Abbott
New York
Hitchcock
Everett L. Crawford
New Residence to Be Built by Mrs Easterling
Mrs A P Easterling has let the contract to Byron Hair for a four bedroom four bath house with servants rooms on the lot beside Mrs J Davis Hankinson opposite the Highland Park Hotel Byron Hair the successful bidder. The contract price is about 13000 dollars.
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Mrs. Easterling
A. P. Easterling
J. Davis Hankinson
Highland Park Hotel
Byron Hair
Special Easter Service at Graniteville Church
Special Easter services will be held Sunday at 1 PM and 7 30 PM at St Johns Metnordist church Graniteville. Rev Ferguson will preach both services and lead a strong message. The choir will perform special music. Public invited.
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St. John’s
Warrenville
Aiken Winter Property Gains Demand in Real Estate
Aiken real estate shows strong winter demand with several recent sales. Eugene Grace bought Pebble Lodge for 28000 through Salley & Hall, likely for his daughter. Gouverneur Morris estate Let's Pretend sold furnished to Mrs. Austin Niblick for 35000. Mrs. John Converse bought the Williams site on Whiskey Road for about 7000. John Laird home on South Boundary sold via Salley & Hell to Frank V Burton of New York for about 11600.
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John Converse
Williams
Whiskey Road
South Boundary
John Laird
Salley & Hell
Frank V. Burton
New York
Mayflower Return Voyage Salutary or Not
New York report shows Irving S. Cobb arguing that the Mayflower should have made a round trip blaming European intolerance and Prohibition for eroding liberty. Augustus Thomas praised tolerance and criticized proposition laws as harmful to American liberty.
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New York
Rvin S. Cobb
National Democratic Club
Europe
Augustus Thomas
Assistance From Augusta Aiding Destructive Georgia Fire
Augusta fire department rendered great assistance in combating flames at the King building in the Georgia city during a thunder storm that raged as the fire threatened a major conflagration.
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Augusta
Ausen
Georgia City
Sheriff raid uncovers large distilling outfit near Scotts Bridge
Sheriff Robinson and deputies found a distilling plant near Scotts Bridge Tuesday evening. They destroyed the operation seizing 2 000 gallons of beer a 180 gallon still and eight fermenters. No arrests were made.
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Robinson
Scotts Bridge
War Histories Reveal Hidden Desk Bravery Decorations
A fragment suggests desk men earned bravery decorations in wartime, a facet often omitted from official histories. The piece hints at overlooked acts of courage behind logistics and administration.
Aiken Horse Show Delights Crowds For Hospital Drive
The 1926 Aiken Horse Show drew many visitors to Hitch cock woods for the benefit of the Aiken Hospital and Relief Association. Nearly $700 in gate receipts plus parking funds were raised as Major Max C. Fleischmann and others judged events from polo ponies to lead rein ponies.
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Hitchcock Woods
Aiken
Thomas Hitchcock
Hitchcock
Louis Beard
Capt. Loew
Harry Worcester Smith
St. George Bund
Basil Grant
Skiddy von Stadde
Max C. Fleischmann
Max C. Fleischman
Eugene G. Grace
Harry Payne Whitney
Thomas Ewing
All Steel
S. Bryce
W Gliston McCoy
Rainbow
J. Post
Catch Me
August F. Goodwin
Radiant
Augustus F. Goodwin
Max CC. Fleischmann
U. S. Glover
Chipchase
Averell Clark
Charles Ste
New York
Thomas E. Cottman
S. Tasker
Edwin Warfield
L. Todd
Hunter
Colotravan
Cavalier
Conister
Tasker
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Augusta-Aiken
W. G. Bodie of
Henderson
Dyches
Staubes
Gardner
Lowe
Mr. Henderson
Messrs
Agricultureal Club
Live Oak Cottage
Graniteville Church
Harvey M. Wiley
Wiley
Washington, D. C
Mayflower
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