Stockholders Meeting Aiken Realty Company February 2 1925
A meeting of the stockholders of the Aiken Realty Company is scheduled for Monday February 2 1925 at 12 noon in the office of secretary E P Henderson 1032 Laurens Street. The agenda includes consideration of increasing capital stock from 60000 to 100006 dollars and voting on related matters. By order Board of Directors Mrs L B Hitchcock President appears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken Realty Company
E. P. Henderson
Laurens Street
Money in land again proves sound investment
A Brooklyn policeman John I. Baird bought 100 acres near Melbourne Florida about 35 years ago for a pittance. The land is now valued near 2 million dollars, changing his widow Helen and her four children from poverty to wealth. The case underscores faith in real estate as a path to prosperity.
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New York
N. Y
United States
John I. Baird
Brooklyn
Indian River
Melbourne
Florida
John Baird
Edward Baird
Helen Baird
Baird
John Ira Baird
Connecticut
Helen
Emma
Paird
The Captain and the Engineer Trade Roles Aboard
A captain and an engineer aboard swap jobs to see who prefers which duty. The engineer drives the wheel while the captain struggles below deck, admitting he cannot steer. The engineer quips that the ship is aground, illustrating the moral that role expectations shape competence.
Mall's Catarrh Medicine Uses and Components
Hall's Catarrh Medicine has been used successfully in treating catarrh. Mall's Catarrh Medicine consists of an ointment for local relief and a tonic medicine that acts through the blood and mucous membranes to reduce inflammation. Sold by druggists everywhere and by Cheney & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall
Fe J
Cheney
State Highway Department Outlines 16 Year Plan for Highways and Bridges
The State Highway Commission outlines a 16 year program to build 2 956 miles of hand surf highways and 1 800 miles of earth roads by 1931 with annual 260 to 300 mile targets. A nine year bridge program totals 36 5 million dollars with 1925 and subsequent annual appropriations. Federal aid totals 16 million with motor vehicle licenses and gas taxes contributing 58 300 000 each. 1924 surveys totaled 690 miles of roads and bridge work. 428 miles were constructed that year, 125 miles by counties without state aid. Federal aid claimed exceeded 1 189 000. South Carolina has received over six million dollars since the act. Maintenance ended the year with 3 461 miles, cost 1 295 000 at 418.35 per mile. construction supervised cost 3 975 148 28. Signs procured and erected cost 13 457. a testing laboratory operated at 9 950 for road material testing.
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South Carolina
State High Commission
Highway Department
State Highway Department
Partial Equalization Contradicts Tax Policy View
Greenview News comments that the Legislature allows only partial equalization of assessments by the South Carolina Tax Commission, calling it a contradiction and arguing it creates injustices that cannot be cured.
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Charleston News and Courier
South Carolina Tax Commission
Greenvir News
Cas
Cooper named for Federal Farm Loan post
Robert A Cooper former Governor of South Carolina has been nominated by the President for reapportionment to the Federal Farm Loan. Asbury Wessinger of Lexington a 14 year old boy has been found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his aunt last September. Spartanburg Post of the American Legion reports 437 members claiming to be the largest in the state.
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Robert A Cooper
South Carolina
Reap Nement
Federal Farm Loan
Asbury Wessinger
Lexington
Spartanburg
the American Legion
Representative Davenport Proposes 30 Day Mill Shutdown Notice
Greenville lawmaker F. Scott Davenport announces a bill to require cotton and woolen mills to give employers 30 days notice before any shutdown lasting more than three days. The proposal aims to protect workers and provide time for adjustment.
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F. Scott Davenport
Greenville
South Carolinians Nominated for Interstate Commerce post
Proposed ICC appointees include Senator N B Dial former Attorney General Samuel M Wolfe and Frank W Shealy who sits on the State Railroad Commission.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
N. B. Dial
Samuel M. Wolfe
State Railroad Commission
McKissick Reappointed To John de la Howe Board
Mrs A Foster McKissick of Greenville is reappointed by Governor McLeod to the John de la Howe Industrial School board. President Coolidge signs order renaming Camp Jackson as Jackson National Forest.
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A. Foster McKissick
Greenville
McLeod
John de la Howe
Coolidge
Camp Jackson National Forest
The
Jackson National Forest
Three Hester Brothers Sentenced to Death
Jerry Charlie and Claude Hester of Greenville were sentenced by Judge Hayne F. Rice to die in the electric chair on February 27 for the murder and robbery of J. Ed Thackston in Montague on December 20, 1924.
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Jerry
Charlie
Claude Hester
Greenville
Hayne F. Rice
J. Ed Thackston
Montague
Arnold retires after long state railroad post
H. H. Arnold of Spartanburg retires from the State Railroad Commission a position he has held since 1918.
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H. H. Arnold
Spartanburg
State Railroad Commission
Georgetown Senator Proposes Bridges Over Sam Pit and Santee
Senator Ward of Georgetown introduces a bill to authorize construction of bridges over the Sam pit and Santee rivers in Georgetown county. County commissioners would cooperate with the State Highway Department on the project.
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Ward
Georgetown
Sampit
Santee Rivers
Georgetown County
State Highway Department
Fairfield County Seeks 3606 Budget Allocation for Education Survey
A Fairfield County citizens meeting asks the county delegation to include a 3606 dollar appropriation in the budget to fund an educational survey across the county. The move aims to gauge local schooling needs and guide future policy decisions.
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Fairfield County
Dillon Warehouse Formed With Capital of Fifty Hoo
The Dillon Warehouse company has been organized with a capital of fifty Hoo dollars. It plans to engage in storage and distribution, listing initial directors and a stated aim to expand regional services within the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon Warehouse Company
Bamberg Attorney Carter Elected to Unexpired Senate Term
J. F. Carter, a Bamberg attorney, wins election to fill the unexpired term of the late Senator Black, securing the vacancy in the state senate.
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J. F. Carter
Bamberg
Senator Black
Dorchester County Confederate Veteran Capt Howell Dies
Capt John J Howell a Confederate veteran and former head of Education of Dorchester county died in Augusta Georgia on January 25 The National Bank of Newberry announces plans to enlarge its present quarters to accommodate growing business.
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John J. Howell
Dorchester County
Augusta
The
National Bank of Newberry
Train derailment injures two men in Columbia to Greenville run
Engineer J. W. Leitzey and fireman A. C. Cobb were seriously hurt January 23 when train No. 17 traveling from Columbia to Greenville derailed after striking a pile of solidified concrete on the track.
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J. W. Leitzey
A. C. Cobb
Columbia
Greenville
Bank of Abbeville Reopens Plans Fail, Receiver Appointed
The National Bank of Abbeville will enter liquidation under a receiver as reopening plans have collapsed. George W. Daniel, a leading Darlington businessman, died suddenly Monday morning. University of South Carolina President W D Melton reported 1147 students enrolled as of December 1924.
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National Bank of Abbeville
George W. Daniel
Darlington
W. D. Melton
The
University of South Carolina
University
Warren Named Attorney General by President Coolidge
Charles Beecher Warren of Michigan former U S ambassador to Japan is named attorney general by President Coolidge to succeed Harlan F Stone who becomes a Supreme Court justice.
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Charles Beecher Warren
Michigan
U. S
Japan
President Coolidge
Harlan F. Stone
U.S. Supreme Court
Local figures called to testify in Means Felder case in New York
Mayor W A Coleman August Kohn F H Weston and Senator Je N Bleas e summoned to New York as charmeter witnesses in the Gaston Means and Thos Felder case. Rameey Confederate veteran of Laurens died Saturday. Fire ruined the Outlet Sales Co store in Newberry Sunday night. State Board of Education names Washington Green Pringle Florence Mims and Dr S A Derrick as members. Clemson June commencement address to be given by University of Florida President A A Morthrap. General Assembly farm bloc forms with 44 members led by R H McAdams Abbeville as chair and J Ivy Humphrey Florence as secretary.
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W. A. Coleman
August Kohn
F. H. Weston
Je N. Blease
New York
Charmeter
Gaston Means
Thos. Felder
Annourte
Mies
Washington Green Pringle
Charleston
Florence Mims
Edgefield
S. & Derrick
Newberry
State Board of Education
R. H. McAdams
Abbeville
J. Ivy Humphrey
Florence
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Aiken
8. C
Board of Directors
L. BE. Hitchcook
Der
J. BE. Stansfield
Farmers & Merchants Bank Bldg
E. Holbrook Wyman
Western Carolina Bank
University of
Pennsylvania
Rich and Bley
Thee
Chipchase Riding School
D. W. Gaston, JR
First National Bank
Edward
Croft
Herbert E. Gyles
R. L. Gunter
Western Carolina Bank Bldg
Aiken, South Carolina
Claude E. Sawyer
G. A. Milner
J. Res
J Warmers & Merchants Bank
South Caroline
Hendersons & Salley
Tsetive
H. J. Ray
Warmers & Merchants Bank Bldg
Palmetto Engineering CO
Laurence H. McCullough
Roeom 19
Bank of Western Carolina
Aiken, S. C
J. W. Ashhurst
Robert Fuller
Covumeus
Oxo
State News
Thos. P. Cothran
Columbia Means
Herbert Bradley
Poinsett
Buick
Julius E. Carey
Europe
Palestine
Nile
Egypt
United States Shippin Board
Port Utilities Commission
Blue Ridge Power Company
Spartandbure
Lake Lure
Chimney Rock
Samne
Rameey
Laurens County
A. A. Morthrap
University of Florida
Clemson College
Antesbeile Carburetor
Controd
Clowe-Coleman Company, Inc
Southern Welding Company
Broad Street
Schofield School Laundry
Sumter Street
Miss Lanbon
Schofield
Farmers & Merchants Bank
C.H. McLaughlin
Nio
Aiken Pressing Club
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