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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1929
Page
2
An OCR fragment blends jokes by Will Rogers with commentary on capital punishment in Britain, a diesel motor breakthrough by Redolph Kawlikowski in Goerlitz, and a contest for ad writers. It mentions pulverized coal fuels, dried cornstalks as engine feed, and a prize for an essay on Why Go to Clutch, all in a mosaic of uncertain dates and places.
A Saturday holiday in Washington turned into a mass liquor distribution at several embassies and legations with wine and whiskey for over 1.26 million people. The Baltimore bound shipments from the Japanese embassy and Albanian legation were delayed, and a misread escort entry led to a minor precinct incident involving a police officer and cautioned credentials.
The readable bits show an unnamed driver being scolded for speeding and an offhand remark about embassy liquor being good. The text is fragmentary and lacks clear actors or events beyond a reprimand and casual praise of liquor.
H Presley Johnson of Montmorenci dies at University Hospital yesterday morning. Survived by wife Minnie and 6 daughters, including Bernice and Gladys Johnson, and 2 stepsons James Wade and Martin Tyler. Also 21 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Funeral at Mt Beulah Baptist Church with Rev J H Owens and Rev J G Huggins. interment in churchyard.
June bugs are set to emerge this spring as part of their three year life cycle. An abundance could signal many grubworms next year harming crops like corn, timothy, strawberries, beans, and potatoes. The beetles can strip leaves from trees on large timber tracts. Entomologists offer no abundance predictions but expect continued high numbers in infested areas. The affected region spans Minnesota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York.
Elma Jones, 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joe Jones of Graniteville, tried to end her life Saturday afternoon with a pistol in front of her mother. The shot struck her abdomen. after an operation Monday morning in Aiken County Hospital she is resting comfortably and expected to recover.
John L Dawson, 64, died yesterday morning at his residence after a prolonged illness. A prominent and respected businessman of Aiken, he is survived by one sister in Columbia. Funeral services will be held this morning at 11 o'clock at the Episcopal Church.
The text notes Friday with his parents and states he went to Camden where on Sunday he filled the pulpit of the First Baptist Church, indicating a speaking engagement or pastoral duty in Camden.
Pure bred White Rocks eggs hatched at $1.25 per fifteen delivered. Also rare BOXWOOD plants 40 to 50 inches high and 25 to 36 inches wide, over 60 years old, $500 for the lot. Lost police dog named King or Duncan. reward offered. Contact Aiken Standard office.
A terse reflection notes that the happiest man is the one who finds more fun in his labor than in leisure activities like golf, tennis, or driving the latest car model, suggesting fulfillment comes from work itself rather than luxury.
Mabel Gardner has applied to me for appointment as administratrix of the estate of J A M Gardner deceased. Creditors and interested parties are admonished to show cause at the Court House in Aiken on Monday May 13 1929 why she should not be appointed administratrix. Probate Judge George R Weeb of Aiken County South Carolina.
Fragmentary report notes Ed' Petty of Augwitts involved in a murder and the wounding of Geo Reeves Scoggins in Augusta on a Saturday night. Mentions Cason on the Edgefield Road and a print shop refrain urging to let us do your job printing.
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