Jones warns highway bonds must be right and transparent
C. E. Jones new State Highway Commission chairman demands strict adherence to the bonding act of March 14 1927 and declares that contracts must be above board not just legally compliant. He warns against favoritism toward surety companies and instructs Chief Commissioner Ben Sawyer to issue clear notices to contractors with full bond bidder details.
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State Highway Department
Sam McGowan
C. BE. Jones
Commission
Jones
Mr. Jones
Ben Sawyer
Highway Department
Anagent
Department
Admiral McGowan
Sale Notice in Aiken County Real Estate Case
Court of Common Pleas in Aiken County announces a public sale by order dated May 19 1927. The 34 acre tract in Aiken bounded by A H Jackson Mildred Gunter Woods H S Jackson and F H Jackson will be offered June 6 1927 at the courthouse with cash payment and 100 earnest money required. Master for Aiken County South Carolina 1927.
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W. D. Jackson
A. H. Jackson
Batesburg Fertilizer Company
Dedendants
Court of Common Pleas
Aiken
S. C
County of
State of
South Carolina
F. H. Jackson
Mildred Gunter Woods
Dr. Almond Gunter
H. 5. Jackson
A Demon's Revenge at Bath Michigan School Tragedy
A 500 resident Bath village tale reports a former school treasurer who rigged a dynamite mine in the basement killing 43 children and injuring many as he destroyed his home and the school. The principal died while trying to stop the plot with a mortgage foreclosure motive noted. The piece cites national income figures for 1926 and discusses law versus moral reform.
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Bath
Mich
United States War Monuments Oversea Plans Revealed
The American Battle Monuments Commission outlined plans to erect major and minor memorials in Europe and beyond to honor American forces in World War I. Key sites include Montfaucon Meuse Argonne, Mont Sec St Mihiel and Chateau Thierry with additional honors for supply, navy, and allied efforts. A final official guidebook and preserved battlefield sites accompany the project.
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A. E.F
Battle Monuments Commission
Montfaucon
Mont Lec
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Mont Sec
America
Paris
Dy Sons
Suissons
Marne
Aisne
Sant Yuthy
Courteau
Chateau- Thierry
Marne Valley
Montfaucon Mont Sec
Chateau-Thierry
England
Brest
Atlantic
France
Gibraltar
Corfu
Greece
Ponta Delgada
Azores
Rome
Legionnaires
Ari Rother ii
Ips
Unite
Commission
Europe
Congress
American Battle Monuments Commission’s Reverent Duty
The commission explains its role in carrying out the sacred duty to honor veterans of the World War with accuracy, modesty, and reverence. It frames the work as a responsibility of the American people and the veterans themselves.
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American Battle Monuments Commission
Watch Your Child Warns Readership
Public safety warning urges vigilance for children with grim statistic from the New Haven Journal-Courier noting 246 children under fifteen killed and seven thousand injured daily nationwide last year.
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New Haven Journal-Courier
Chicago mayor-elect vows purge of crooks gangsters and bootleggers
The Chicago mayor-elect Mr Thompson declares a determined crackdown on organized crime and bootleggers, signaling a forceful shift in city policy and law enforcement priorities.
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Thompson
Chicago
New Bedford Evening Standard
University of South Carolina Announces Vacant Scholarships
The University of South Carolina will hold examinations for vacant scholarships and new student adhesion at the County Courthouse on Friday July 1927 at 9 o'clock. Scholarships worth $100 plus free tuition and term fees are available. applicants must be at least 6 years old and should write to the President for an application. Contact D. M. Douglas, President, Columbia.
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University _ of South Caroline
County Court House
O'Eloele
Dillon Near
Perry
Edpcleield
Pickens
Spartanburg
Florent
York Georgetown
Ted Wath
Taty Oh
Szholashy
HetsGahin
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Herbert E. Gyles
Aiken, South Carolina
Claude E. Sawyer
Croft Building
R. L. Gunter
M. A. Wilder
Gunter and
Wilder
Attorneys At Law Bank of Western Carolina Building
State
United State
Highway Commission
C. £. Jones
State Highway Commission
G. A. Milner
Farmers & Merchants Bank
L. L. Toney Merchant Tailor
East Hayne Ave
Aiken, S. C
Bailie Furniture Co
Augusta
Broad Street Wall
Oslo
W. B. Toole
Augusta, Ga
Burckhalter
Edward S. Croft
Aiken County
5. C
Central National Farm Loan Association
Sec
Treas
Chichesters Pills
Chi-Chesters
Chi-Chestiers
Fusixa
United States
John J. Pershing
American Legion Monthly
Act of Congress
War Department
Blanc Mont Ridge
Champagne
Bony
Canal Tunnel
St. Quentin
Bellicourt
Ypres
Mount Kemmel
Belgium
Cantigny
Audenarde
Service of
Tours
Chaumont
1St Army
Souilly
University OF South Carolina
D. M. Douglas
Columbia
Lama Gilty
McCormick & Co
Baltimore
Bee Brand
Cardus
Selma Meissner
Harrison Ave
Beaumont
Texas
Reed
Based
Iene
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