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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1928
Page
2
A speaker cites the vast annual travel of homemakers as they search rooms for clocks. He claims the distance equals sun to Earth and back and argues a clock in every room boosts efficiency and adds home appeal.
The Baptist church holds its quarterly Communion service next Sunday morning with all new members welcomed into full fellowship. Dr McLean will speak on The Church a Home for Our Souls. Sunday school is at 9 45 a m and evening activities follow with song service and a book sermon The Hell Hounds by John Masefield. Mid week service Wednesday night at 7 30.
A brief credit notice or column item credits J C Thomas with mention of Farmers and Merchants Bank. The small note indicates a financial institution and authorial attribution likely related to a local business or banking feature in the periodical.
The Camden Chronicle notes an agent of the South Carolina Tax Commission will assist 1927 income tax returns in Camden February 17 and 18. The Wateree Messenger reports nine prisoners, mostly young white men, with charges including robbery and bootlegging. The Yorkville Enquirer questions extra state funds for services and hospital needs. The Evening Herald cites University of South Carolina student affiliations, highlighting Baptist and Methodist majorities. Local commentary discusses highway taxation, road improvements, and resistance to broader tax hikes, with a call for a sane taxation system and reduced tax-collecting overhead. The Columbia State mentions itemizing school expenditures could reveal payroll conflicts, while the Williston Way debates itemization.
The Greenwood Index Journal endorses a proposal making it unlawful for any child under fifteen to drive an automobile on state highways. It argues the age should start higher, suggesting sixteen would be better due to youth risk and lack of experience in dangerous driving situations.
Henry Ford argues the United States wastes a large share of money through fires and gasoline consumption. He notes official figures show about 25 percent of money in circulation is burned annually plus 10 percent in junking cars valued at $500 each, totaling substantial loss.
In one case authorities quickly tried and sentenced a suspect within 48 hours of arrest. The other case uses the second man to probe potential mental complexities, suggesting possible delays in punishment.
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