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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1928
Page
10
A mass of visitors and entertainers gather in Cordele and surrounding South Carolina towns. Families travel to Charleston Myrtle Beach and Columbia for visits, jobs, and summer stays, while local residents host guests from Anderson Summerville Florence Abbeville and Graniteville.
Miss Annié Laurie Brodie daughter of Mr and Mrs M L Brodie Sr of Wagener married Wednesday July 18 at 11 o clock at her home The ceremony was led by Rev J N Tolat of Springfield The bridal party entered to Lohengrin and wore orchid georgette The bridegroom attended by his brother Winn Blanton of Columbia The bride wore tan chiffon with pink Columbia roses They plan a trip to Washington DC then reside in Orangeburg after August 1 Miss Thelma Cook provided music and flowers were from ferns Shasta daisies
Miss Gladys Bush hosted a Friday prom gathering at her Ellenton residence in honor of Miss Ruby and Miss Jewell Bedenbrugh of Prosperity visiting their aunt Mex A. B. Wise. Punch was served and about thirty young people attended.
Farmers in the Jackson section harvest and cure their tobacco with high school girls helping in the work. Cure nights feature chicken stews, wiener roasts, and marshmallow toasts as the crop turns out well. Encouraged by early results, growers plan a larger acreage next year.
Tuesday afternoon the circles of the Baptist churchs W M S met with the Babe Patterson and Mrs Leon Molloy circle Edwards McLean with Mrs Cushman and the Bostick Lake circle with Mrs J F Williams all hosting meetings in turn
The Aiken Democratic club closes its rails and prohibits late entrants from listing names for the upcoming primaries. Members not previewing in time will be barred from voting in the party’s primary election.
A distorted report explains absent voters may cast ballots by mail in the August Democratic primary. Voters must apply through club committees and mail ballots with correct postage and registration to the address provided by the party.
The article details mail voting with a voucher on the return envelope, requiring witness attestation that the ballot was opened and marked in the voter's presence, and that voting was done without assistance. It covers enrollment, mailing, and postmark procedures, plus a note on newspaper delivery by airplane and cost concerns.
A movement proposes a bloc of representatives from several states to enforce constitutional reapportionment. Both parties ignore the question in their platforms and plan a filibuster against all other measures until reapportionment is achieved. Public interest appears weak as constitutional provisions have lost force and fail to engage society.
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