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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1929
Page
4
The bericht details a business led effort to raise funds for a new commercial hotel in Aiken. A campaign financing fund is to be pledged with a meeting planned for Wednesday night. The Hockenburg System will be notified and the actual campaign will start within the next day or two.
Carolina Playmakers demonstrated their worth by adapting quickly to emergencies during a northern tour. After Lourillie Thompson was injured in a car wreck, the cast replaced him in Paul Green's Quare Medicine for a WABC broadcast. They then revised the show to fit new actors and pursued further engagements in New Haven and Hampton, concluding with a strong Hampton reception before planning a southern run starting February 15 at Aiken Theatre.
Broadwater and his young son were walking when an automobile approached. Broadwater stepped into the road to rescue the child and was struck, dying from a broken neck and other injuries. Miss Miller, driving the car, accompanied by two young men, fled the scene but later disclosed the car’s number. Eyewitnesses reported speeds from 20 to 40 mph. A coroner's inquest found the death a mischance, yet Judge Rice set bond at 1000 dollars and a murder indictment was considered.
The city council approved an ordinance restricting parking on the north side of Curve Street and limiting the south side to 30 minutes. The measure aims to improve traffic and safety along the busy corridor, with enforcement to begin soon.
After being acquitted on charges related to a murder near Bamberg in September, W Pate was re-arrested Friday morning on a new assault and battery with intent to kill charge. Sheriff Hardwin arrested him. bond was set and he sought refuge with brother E M Pate in Greenville while trial continued.
The federal court in Charleston completed several criminal pleas with defendants pleading guilty and receiving sentences. Civil and equity cases were carried over to the next term due to the absence of some lawyers.
A Fox News Reel camerman visited yesterday and filmed the drag hunt in Hitchcock Woods. He plans to return later in the season for more footage. Fox Movietone cameramen are expected next week to film several segments. Mrs Joe Harris and her children from Spartanburg are visiting Mrs Harris parents, Mr and Mrs Henry N Schroder.
TAD ETC VTOR IS VISITOR AT LANGLEY and references to Charles W. Clark purchasing property on 2 Street from WLTL. The brief notes a record preview, winter ham imagery, and Florence Street resident Mrs Albert Meaittes, with Florence M. Laird and Mrs. Fox. Willcox departs for St Augustine, Fla. for several weeks.
Cap tain Thomas Washington Coward born in Barnwell County in 1892 and long an Aiken resident celebrated his 97th birthday. He recalled Civil War era memories, service in the Seventeenth Regiment, and stories of wartime. He spoke of Lincoln, battles, and local sentiment during the era.
A garbled OCR fragment outlines a civic cleanliness initiative with scattered names and places. The legible parts mention a mayoral or council context, a named location, and references to organizations, but specific actions and dates are obscured. The fragment remains too unclear for precise facts.
Ty Wodlecter of the Pyterns offers an Athen Maren Qo asi 2 teaser service to assist with federal tax returns. The notice indicates he makes tax returns.
The First National Bank of Wagener in this county, led by former Lieutenant Governor B. B. Jackson, failed to open Saturday morning. Officials had tried to have the Bank of Western Carolina take over Wagener’s bank, but negotiations did not materialize. The December 31 1928 statement showed total resources of 171 891.69 with 163 010 in loans and discounts, deposits 70 682.78, capital 50 000, cashier W P Williams. If figures changed since January 1, they were not believed to be material.
At a Kiwanis meeting L S Moody of the Augusta Chamber of Commerce and Ben Pierce and J Frank Carswell urged Aiken to join the newly organized Route 1 advertising fund. They pledged $150 to promote the route through ads and billboards, aiming to counter Coastal Highway promotion and involve city council in supporting the effort.
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