Five Million Dollar Insurance Firm Chooses Charleston
The Peoples Trust Company of America was granted a Charleston charter with capital of 5.48 million dollars. Joseph Grandahl of New York will head the firm, moving to Charleston to run the general insurance operation, with 2.175 million dollars paid in. The company promises 5 million dollars in premiums upon starting business, shifting insurance flows to South Carolina from other states.
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South Carolina
Peoples Trust Company of America
Secretary of State
Charleston
Joseph Grandahl
New York
Grondahl
New Jersey
General Insurance
Grondhal
South
Deeds Delivered for Santee River Bridge Project
W King McDowell as chairman of the Santee Commission delivered deeds to Sam McGowan Chief Highway Commissioner in Charleston. The documents cover the right of way and other aspects of the state highway project.
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Santee River
W. King McDowell
Santee Commission
Sam McGowan
Charleston
Confederate Relics In Charleston Market Hall Display
A relic room of the Daughters of the Confederacy above the Old Market on Market Street houses a varied collection from the Civil War era. Flags, swords, cannons, and documents include a Fort Sumter flag from the Palmetto Guard, a Bonnie Blue flag, Beauregard battle flag, Dixie copies, and a desk piece tied to Fort Sumter. The collection, gathered by former Fire Chief C. G. Marpenhoff, also features Santo and family items, Gettys, and notable portraits including Dr Simons and Father Abram Ryan.
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Cua
Daughters of the Confederacy
Market Street
Fort Sumter
Anderson
Palmetto Guard
South Carolina
Georgia
United States
United Nation
Charleston
Beauregard
Manassas
Dixie
Barnard E. Bee
Jackson
James Connor
Orly
Union
Dary Courier
Tate Courier
C. G. Marpenhoff
Simons
Charleston Werc
London
Columbia
Sherman
Yates Snowden
Wade Hampton
Judge Glover
C. Irvine Walker
Washington Light Infantry
Sumter
Abram Ryan
Rose Della Torre
Ryan
South Carolina Makes Strong Auto Purchases Despite Hard Times
The Progressive Farmer’s annual auto count shows South Carolina ranking seventh in cars bought in 1924 with 30 569, surpassing Georgia Alabama Kentucky and Arkansas and approaching North Carolina. The report notes the South generally is buying automobiles, with SC purchasing a fair share of higher priced models.
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Canareston News Axe Courier
South Carolina
Raleigh
Georgia
Alabama
Kentucky
Arkansas
Tennessee
North Carolina
South
State
Texas
North Caroline
Virginia
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Cuches
Long Advises Farmers to Visit Coker's Farm
Dr. W. W. Long of Clemson College Extension Service urges South Carolina farmers to visit D. R. Coker's Hartsville farm to see seed breeding processes and experiments. He also recommends the bull weevil station and laboratory in Florence for firsthand information on control methods and other agricultural projects.
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W. W. Long
Clemson College Extension Service
Freeman
Tue Pee Dee Advocate
D. R. Coker
Hartsville
Florence
Coker
Salaried Employes Decrease in South Carolina 1914 to 1924
Salaried employes in South Carolina fell 1.9 percent over the decade 1914 to 1924. The 1924 figure was 3,089, up from 3,029 in 1914, reflecting a modest rise within the period.
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South Carolina
Cat Crop Ranked Third in Importance in Bulletin
A printed bulletin from the Department of Agriculture claims the cat crop ranks third in importance and that cats are a major horse feed and that 3 percent is used for human consumption. It notes diseases like loose and covered smuts and crown rust, and discusses wild, tame, broken, and wilted cats along with main U S varieties. An insertion error turned cats into cats, delaying distribution.
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United States
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Bailey
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Old Line Legal Reserve Company
Long
Department of Agriculture
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Woodrow
St. Columbia
the Colonia Hotel
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Clemson
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Clarendon
Colleton
Darlington
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Georgetown
Greenville
Horry
Jasper
Lexington
Marlboro
Newberry
Orangeburg
Williamsburg
Citadel
War Department
Col. O. J. Bond
the Citadel
Charleston, S. C
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