New Hotel Project Prompts Aiken Community Spirit
The Aiken Standard salutes a community effort to fund and build a new commercial hotel. It argues the project boosts local pride, economy, and future achievements, stressing proper site selection and ground floor revenue potential as crucial for financial and social success. It praises Mayor Henderson and campaign participants while noting the $85,000 raised and the risk of poor location undermining the effort.
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Aiken
Guage
Asx
Henderson
Recalcitrant And Unre Constructed Hoover Debate
A Fort Mill Times editor ridicules Hoover criticism while Cherokee and Gaffney papers defend the president elect. The piece argues sixteen million voters opposed Hoover yet the Times editor pushes for anti administration bias. It cites police reports on saloon closures under Jones Walker to illustrate law enforcement struggles.
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Keowee Courier
Fort Mill
Hoover
Cherokee Times
Gaffney
Cherokee
Far Mill Times
Harding
Mr. Coolidge
Mr. Hoover
The
Courier
Fort Mil
Chicago
St. Louis
Father Ford Celebrates 25th Priestly Anniversary
Rev. Father Louis Forde, pastor of Maryhelp Catholic church, marked twenty fifth years of holy orders with a Mass at his home parish in Columbia. Peter's choir provided music, and guests attended. A reception hosted by his nephew and niece, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Fisher, followed at their Columbia home.
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Louis Forde
A.G. Fisher
Columbia
Ellenton Citizen Dies While Fishing
William Ashley Bailey, 39, a prominent farmer, died suddenly Saturday afternoon from apoplexy while fishing on Four Mile Creek near Ellenton. Funeral services were held at the graveside in Ellenton Cemetery Sunday afternoon. Survived by widow Salome Bailey, four children William A. Bailey Jr, May Bailey, Josephine Bailey, Evelyn Bailey, two brothers Hugo and Claude, stepmother Mrs Russell Bailey, half-brother Dr Lucas Bailey, two sisters Mrs D C Busch and Mrs Edna Pick.
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William. Ashley Bailey
Four-Mile Creek
Ellenton
Bailey
Salome Bailey
William A. Bailey, Jr
May Bailey
Josephine Bailey
Evelyn Bailey
Hugo Bailey
Claude Bailey
Russsell. Bailey
Lucas .Bailey
D. C. Busch
Edna Pick
Commercial Flyer Returns
Lt Holger Horrs, editor of the American Aviator, visiting Aiken after wintering with the late Ray Barlow who died in January’s crash at Gaston Field. Horrs plans several weeks here flying a Waco plane and offering instruction to local youths. Parachutist Eric Lingdren will soon join Horrs in Aiken.
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Holger. Horrs
Amercian Aviator Magazine
Ray Barlow
Gaston Field
Aiken
Florida
Hoiriis
Eric Lingdren
Li Hoiriis
Resolutions On the Death of Mrs J Felder Seigler
A Baptist church women's auxiliary honors long time member Mrs J Felder Seigler with resolutions noting fifty years of faithful labor and offering sympathy to relatives, plus a memorial page and newspaper notices. Also an Orangeburg Aiken county bridge project bids notice requests sealed bids by April 25 1929 for a reinforced concrete culvert near Salley S C.
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J. F. Seigler
First Baptist Church
Toxa
Ceck
Seibel
Clark Georgia M. Anders Mignon Pinckney
Orangeburg
S.C
Aiken County Highway Commission
Aiken
S. C
Salley Road
Orangeburg Aiken line concrete project bids sought
The notice details N64 cu yds of class A concrete 10 000 pounds of reinforcing steel 115 cu yds wet excavation and 46 cu yds Argoxe excavation with timber mats. Clearing and grubbing paid by contractor. Plans and proposals available at Orangeburg County Highway Commission office. Bid bond of 100 dollars required. Right to reject bids reserved. Dated 4 12 31. S J McCoy chairman.
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Orangeburg-Aiken County
S.C. Highway Department
Orangebur
Summons for relief in Willcox Emmett case in S C
The State of South Carolina summons defendants Albert S Willcox doing business as Willcox s Hilda C Emmott and Southern Railway Company to answer the complaint. They must serve their answer within twenty days after service to the subscriber at Aiken South Carolina, or the plaintiff will seek court relief. Attorney for plaintiff is in Aiken. Dated March 16 1929. To non-resident defendant Hilda C Emmett please take notice.
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South Carolina
of Aiken
Court of Common Pleas
National: Loan and Exchange Bank of Columbia
Aiken
S. C
Wagener
County of
Pickens Street
Railroad Ave
Bank of Wagener
Railroad Avenue
Rene of
O. N. Ott
O. N
Aiken County
County of Aiken
Albert S. Willcox
Willcox
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Aiken Publishing
Ita
Father Ford
Bo Moseley
Edgeeld Avenue
Aiken S.C
Gray
Barnwell Avenue
McNess
Jay
Furst & Thomas
Freeport
P.O
Paul M. Hankinson
8. C
Abercrombie & Fitch
Claudia Phelps
Florence
S. J. McCoy
Holly Hill
Wen Aker
L. G. Boone
Farmers Supply. Co
Gale
Yresuia
Edward S. Groft
Hilda C. Emmott
Herbert E. Gyles
A&p
City of Aiken
Frank P. Henderson
Henry Busch
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