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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1929

Page

5

Looking Ahead Politically to 1930 Campaign in SC

A Columbia Record report links Col Edgar A Brown and Dowell E Patterson to looming gubernatorial bids. Brown refutes unauthorized remarks while Patterson denies candidacy. speculation swirls around Byrnes, Stones, Sapp, and others. The piece notes past campaigns and hints next year may see heightened political activity across South Carolina.

Columbia Columbia Record Edgar A. Brown Bothwell County Dowell E. Patterson Charleston South Carolina Col. Brown Record United States League of Nations United States Senate Gov Brown

Council Opposes New Power Company Rates in Aiken

Aiken City Council at its regular meeting voiced opposition to the South Carolina Power Company’s new rate schedule. A resolution was approved demanding authority for the rate changes. The body also terminated the lease of J. H. Welborn to the Opera House and referred a petition on Hayne Avenue drainage to the street committee for immediate action. A motociclete deliveryman from Platts Drug Store reported a fall and sought action, but the fire department investigation found no culpability. The June 1 balance was $2,018.08 with receipts and expenditures listed.

Aiken City South Carolina Power Company Power Company Council J. H. Welborn Aiken Opera House J. R. DuBose Herman Huhn QO. B. Hutson Hayne Avenue LaGrange Scott Platt Dantages Toltows

Chamber of Commerce Issues The Bulletin

The Athien Chamber publishes The Bulletin with notices on street paving and civic concerns. President Tierman L Hatin heads the board with Ernest DL Alen secretary and directors Andersen Ashhuret Wahn Stafers Lorenz Holley Verenes. Diane McDaniel of Norcross is guest of Helen Satcher in Graniteville. she is a faculty member at the Aiken Institute.

Hernan Ht Tien Tretlorson Aten Daninan Coops Henes Vis Atken Tierman Tl. Hatin Atken Chamber Ernest DL. Alen C. BR. Andersen John W. Ashhuret Flerman HH. Wahn Ernest R. Stafers A. RK. Lorenz Leon S. Holley Janie Verenes Diane McDaniel Norcross Graniteville Helen Satcher McTtaniel Aiken Institute

Aiken Bond Issue Expenditure Plan and Outcomes

The article reports a 32400000 bond authorization approved by Aiken voters to fund a main sewer line expansion, eastern and southern storm drainage, street paving linking to State Highways, and retirement of short term notes for permanent improvements. It notes bond market weakness and uneven bid prices, with limited realized value upon sale, and details incomplete execution of planned works and remaining unmet goals.

Fies Aiken Sand River Fiscity Rubinsemitumphoy Co Southern Bank of Atlanta South Carolina Agen Uim Gover Y Net Vaviren Amd York Sectien Et Aken Pieter

Costs of Prohibition Nine Years After National Policy

An official release reports prohibition has cost 141 million dollars over nine years while fines penalties and taxes amount to 480 million. The numbers exclude DOJ prosecutions for liquor law violators.

IM. Dersn Darin Department of Justice

Rafe King Is Sentenced to Death in Chester Murder Case

Chester South Carolina news reports jurors convicted Rafe King Jr. of first degree murder in the slaying of his wife Faye King. King was sentenced to death for the Sharon County incident, with the verdict reached after a brief three-ballot deliberation. The defense claimed possible self harm but the jury rejected mercy.

Chester, S. C Kafe F. King, Jr Faye King King Andre Henry Sharon York County Wes Mertung Fist

Makes Second Attempt To Commit Death By Own Action

Miss Ting Jones, 15, of Graniteville, is held in guard after a second attempt to end her life by self harm at Plat Hoek near Granite. She had previously tried to kill herself months earlier, but her mother prevented the act. The pistol she used was knocked away, leaving her heart exposed to danger.

Cris Plat Hoek Granite Ting Jones Mir

Trolley line ends as Augusta Aiken interurban fades

The Augusta Aiken interurban line, once a regional link, ends its operation with the last streetcar departing Aiken at 11 p.m. Sunday under South Carolina Railroad Commission orders. A bus line will replace it, signaling the rise of automobiles in the corridor.

Augusta-Aiken Augusta- Aiken Aiken Augusta Innbeene Augusta-Aiken Railway Company Amialeas Ientiis South Cyrafina Power Company Parse Crech Valles Aloost Here Halrand Atre Waegud

Heat victory reported in unclear local note

A fragmented OCR item mentions a heat win and various names and places in garbled form. Key entities include heat teams and potential affiliations, with uncertain details and multiple stray words. The readable core indicates a victory event but lacks coherent dates or locations.

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