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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1926
Page
2
Mr. Hare argues 9,000,000 bales of cotton held in reserve could force Britain to cut rubber prices by over 50 percent and help pay the U S war debt. He notes higher cotton prices would support government policy and calls Bermuda musicians praised by major papers for negro spirituals.
A sequence of court sentences lists James Morgan and James Aultman fined for prohibition violations, Isiah Williams charged with housebreaking and larceny, and various defendants given months and fines. Other cases include moonshine charges, a driver accused of assault, and multiple sentences reduced during good behavior. The article notes a morning session at Rocky Shrine church with Rev Owens presiding.
J R Rearden of Graniteville was admitted to bail last week after shooting and wounding Gordon Bryant on Christmas Eve the bail set at 1000 dollars.
Notice of charter application to the South Carolina Secretary of State for The Edge wood Development Company set for January 20 1926 or soon after. Signatories include W W Coleman J D Prothro and B P Henderson. Also final return notice for Mary S Jackson estate by Administrator at the court house in Aiken February 9 at 11 A M.
A Sunday Catholic sermon affirmed the reality of Jesus as a man and Messiah. The speaker claimed two millennia of learned opinion support that Jesus was foretold, with prophecies noting his birth spot and Jewish lineage.
Rev. J. W. Miles of the Second Baptist Church in Aien asks the public for funds to complete the new church building. Work has progressed but initial funds are exhausted, though several white citizens have contributed.
Yesterday the Aiken Kiwanis hosted a Good Roads Day luncheon at the Hotel with E. Jones of Batesburg, a Highway Commission member, as guest of honor.
Deputy Arthur Shephard arrested two Black individuals, Mike Robisonsee and Ella Carter of Beech Island, on whiskey trafficking charges. They were jailed in Aiken after federal officers nabbed them, with warrants connected to Ed Andrews.
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