Aiken Works to Restore Southern Railway Line
The Southern Railway System has let a contract and started work to restore the Aiken to Warrenville roadbed, with plans to reuse the line through Aiken. The idle track has harmed traffic and drainage, and officials hope the restoration will aid local industry and economy.
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Southern Railway System
Aiken
Williamsburg Street
Warrenville
Hamburg
City of
Charleston
Letters to the editor urge county action on poll poster litter
The Ceréus Gardeners send a letter to the County Commission urging legislation to bar campaign posters from utility poles in Aiken County. They propose using prisoners at the County Stockade to remove posters and seek policies to keep the area clean.
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County Commission
Graybear
Aiken County
Cereus
Harold C. Morris
Pres
Ceréus Gardeners
Aiken to Pave Hayne and Laurens Streets in 1929
Elroy G. Smith announced at the Kiwanis Club that Hayne Avenue and one side of Laurens Street would be paved, with Richland Avenue opened to traffic within a week. Short Street between Park and Hayne Avenues will also be paved, featuring a 20 foot central slab and no curb and gutter work.
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Dorothy Macdowell
Kiwanis Club
Aiken
Elroy G. Smith
Hayne Avenue
Laurens Street
Richland Avenue
Hospital
York Street
Short Street
Park Avenue
What Keeps The Magic Kingdom Magic
Walt Disney World relies on a vast team beyond its founder to sustain its magic. The article highlights workers in costumes, technicians, painters, and staff who keep exhibits pristine and performances seamless, ensuring the Hall of Presidents and other attractions feel alive. Through nightly care and personal dedication, each individual preserves the fantasy.
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Paul Harvey
Disney World
Orlando
Fla
Walt Disney
Angel
Main Street
Haunted Mansion
Hall of Presidents
George Washington
Richard Nixon
Millard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
William Harrison
Chester Arthur
Bermuda Paradise Lost or Paradise Pending
A critical portrait of Bermuda as a peaceful yet evolving society shaped by offshore finance and British rule. The piece weighs economic gains from international firms against political limits of a one party system and rising discontent among laborists and Bermudians. It warns about imitation and social tensions under a paradise image.
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Holmes Alexander
Bermuda
John Milton
Nature
Caribbean
United Bermuda Party
U.S. State Department
Britain
Ocean
Jumping To Conclusions From a wry column of observational humor
A humorous meditation on stereotypes and social quirks. The narrator riffs on reputation over money, professional types, looks, and gendered habits. Observations span lawyers, police, shoplifters, animal comparisons, breaded veal cutlets, and how women cope with overthinking and hairdressers.
From Doubt to Faith A Call to Recommit
A reader struggles after embracing atheism, trading religious joy for misery. The author contrasts religion and gospel faith, notes Edison and Ford quotes, and urges a recommitment to belief, arguing faith offers a personal relationship with God and meaning.
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Aiken, $.C
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
Washington
Transportation
Volpe
Air Transport Association
U. S
Yesteryear
Bermudians
English Channel Islands
Bahamas
The
Angels of Paradise
Hal Boyle
Mother
Citizen Smith
Olemple
Ana
Te Beane
Billy Graham
O.K
Jesus Christ
Thomas Edison
Leighton Ford
God
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