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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1926
Page
4
The administrator of the estate of David Thomas at his office in Aiken will hold a final probate hearing on the 17th day of April 99286 at 11 a m. to seek final discharge. The notice is dated March 26 1926.
The column records Mrs. W. T. Pitkin hosting a surprise bridge party for Miss May Louise Curtis at Hayne Avenue. It notes arrivals and social visits by guests from Newton Center Massachusetts and Albany New York, plus lists many local gatherings and travelers visiting Aiken including Miss Futatie Salley from Maryland and the Tedcastle couple from Hyde Park Massachusetts.
Winthrop College activity notes a student at home for Spring holidays. Mr and Mrs Latimer of the Highway Department were guests at Mrs Laura Becks residence. George W Croft spent several days in Washington this week on Highway Department business.
The Langley-Bath High School graduating class staged the play An Early Bird at Bath on Saturday March 18 to a large appreciative audience. The cast included Cyrus B Kilbuck Raymond Edwards Tony Kilbuck Noland Parker Willie McKinney James Sense Bruce Ferguson Wallace Trowell John S Green Perry Allen Jessamine Lee Lorena Ford Mrs Van Dyne Miss Fannin Imogene McCarty Rosa Bella Beavers Odessa denings Leona Howard Jennie Sease Maxine Solomon and featured blackface performers Dan Cook and Mr Sam Richardson between acts.
Mrs M B Smith and Pauline visited Mrs L W Spradley in Gloverville on Wednesday. D W Allen left for Sarasota after a pleasant family visit. Mrs Fannie Cohen and Florence left for New York City after visiting relatives. Langley Burnt high school graduation class presented a play An Early Bird at the athletic hall Wednesday. Duncan Weeks of Aiken visited Wednesday. Miss Cornelia Center leaves Friday for Greer to stay with her parents. Mrs E L Kinard visits Columbia. J M Bryant's friends report he is improving rapidly. Miss Helen Jones visits relatives in North Augusta. Mildred Garvin visits her parents in Wagener.
The church has repaired and repainted its auditorium ahead of Sunday worship. Rev. P. L. Bouknight will speak on The Ideal Church at 11:15 a.m. and The Blackslider at 7:45 p.m. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. All ages have classes and friends are invited to attend. The previous Wednesday’s St Patrick’s Ball at Titanian Hall raised a substantial sum for the Catholic Church.
Next Wednesday March 31 Kiwanians from Augusta Columbia Charleston Greenwood Sumter and Newberry will gather in Aiken with their wives for a district event. Felix Harvey governor of the Carolinas District will speak as visiting clubs share five minute responses plus songs and stunts. A big barbecue is planned at the Agricultural Club hall at 1 pm followed by a round robin polo game at 3 pm featuring national champions now training at Aiken. Four silver cups will be awarded to the contest winners by the Aiken Kiwanis Club. The crowd is expected to be large.
Mrs Elizabeth Samuels McCary wife of B Claude Mévusry died in Madison on Tuesday morning after a lengthy illness She was 61 She leaves her husband a daughter Miss Daisey and three brothers Wade Walker Samuels of Aiken and Pinkney Samuels of Ware Shoals She was a Warrenville Baptist Church member.
Public auction at 11 oclock in the forenoon on April 5 1926 in front of the United States Post Office Building Aiken South Carolina for cash of a Ford Touring Automobile motor number 10691946946 forfeited to the United States in United States vs George McKie. United States Marshal SAM J LEAPHART.
Aiken voters must register by April 2 1926 to participate in the aldermen election. Citizens of the state two years and city residents six months qualify. certificate required. Visit Thorpe's Seed Store Shuler Block to obtain registration certificate. G W E Thorpe Supervisor. Henry Busch City Clerk March 23 1926.
J A M Gardner declares his candidacy for the office of Alderman in Aiken. He pledges to support the primary results and the eventual nominees and to dedicate himself to the city’s business affairs. The notice reflects multiple friends urging his entry and formal consent to run.
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