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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1929
Page
2
The document outlines residential and commercial rate structures for Aiken power service, detailing flat monthly charges, per kilowatt hour meter rates, and added charges for high connected load. It specifies eligibility, meter arrangements, and discounts for prompt payment, with emphasis on cooking and refrigeration use and limitations on certain equipment.
Forty two year old Frau Alfred Voellner of Dem qam Germany has eighteen children under nine, born in four sets of quadruplets in 1923 1925 1927 and 1929. Ten boys and eight girls survive, with a boy in 1920 and a girl in 1922.
A Norwegian engineer claims a process to impregnate wood to render it fire proof. A timber building near Oslo reportedly resisted burning, promising safer homes and lower insurance. If affordable, this could revolutionize construction and fire safety.
Old legal papers dating from 1698 to 1850 were discovered in a Charleston cellar beneath a house owned by Dr. Arthur Aimar. A hidden tin box contained indentures wills and parchments, many written in old English script with seals of wax. The collection covers Colleton County plantations and city tracts, offering historians insight into colonial pedigrees and local history.
A South Carolina Natural Resources Commission report details statewide fruits vegetables and dairy products examined by Charleston laboratories highlighting high iodine levels and goiter prevention findings. The commission promotes a new Ishet label to brand South Carolina products as Bernard M Baruch to address regional health impacts while expanding markets.
Herbert Walker Powell died at his Graniteville home last Friday morning. Survived by wife Ida Yaun Powell, three daughters Mrs. Sidney Steele of Lexington, Mrs. M. O. Faulkner, Miss Mattie Powell. four sons Earle Powell of Elberton, Rufus Powell of Abbeville, Lee Powell of Lexington, Willie Powell of Sumter. one sister Mrs. Mattie Gibbs of Lexington. Funeral Saturday at residence with Rev. Tebow officiating. interment Graniteville cemetery. Knights of Pritans of which he belonged, at graveside.
A reflective aphorism contrasts preparing for immortality with living bravely and faithfully. It notes most perjury in the world goes toward tombstones, underscoring a critique of posthumous pomp and false witness.
South Carolina Civic League and Student Club promote the Student Loan Fund aiding girls to attend college with zero interest. A benefit card party and moving picture screenings at Mrs. Walter Duncan’s home on May 1 and 2 aim to raise funds. Speakers include district officers of the Daughters of America and local council members, with a large supper served to delegates.
Lost and for sale notices include a Sealyham Terrier and a Beagle with description and a reward to Miss Florence Drinkwater. Also for sale are pure Red White Rocks chickens at 15 dollars each, with contact Mrs Paul MoTankinson in Aiken South Carolina. A sheriff's sale notice in Aiken County announces the levy on a Six Cylinder Studebaker Touring Car under a 1920 execution with sale date May 6, 1929 at the courthouse steps.
A fashion brief discusses light velour coats in pastel shades with fur trims and matching hats, noting popular sun tan colors in hosiery and accessories. The text also details two masters sales in Aiken County, South Carolina, listing multiple parcels of land with specific lot descriptions and sale terms.
In the Court of Common Pleas of Aiken County South Carolina Edward S. Croft Master for Aiken County announces a public outcry sale on Monday May 8 1929 at the House at Aiken to satisfy an order in the case Fleming versus Heard. The property is ten acres near Belvedere bounded by a thirty foot street and two rail lines with boundaries described as north by a street east by J Cary Lamar south by North Augusta Land Co west by a twenty five foot street. Purchaser pays deed stamps and must deposit 200 dollars to bid. bid forfeiture and resale apply.
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