Aiken branch to pay 25 percent dividend to depositors
Depositors of the Aiken branch of American Bank & Trust Company will receive a 25 percent dividend as soon as checks are prepared, about 8 500 dollars to be shared by roughly 250 depositors. Court approval came from Judge Hayne F. Rice, with further dividends expected by early fall and full repayment anticipated during autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
American Bank & Trust Company
Columbia
H. ©. Leaman
Hayne F. Rice
Columbia Bank
Mr. Ing
Seaman
Aiken- American Bank & Trust Co
Aiken Girl Attends Lindbergh Reception in New York
Miss Adelaide Henderson of Aiken attended a New York reception for Captain Charles A. Lindbergh held at a Glen Head Long Island estate. Hosted by Clarence I Mackay, president of the Postal Telegraph Company, the event drew over two hundred notable guests from society and finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelaide Henderson
Aiken
P. F. Henderson
Hope Iselin
Iselin
Glen Head
Long Island
Charles A. Lindbergh
New York
Paris
Aeronautic
Clarence I Mackay
Postal Telegraph Company
Mrs. Lou M. Silverthorne in Waynesville for summer
Mrs. Lou M. Silverthorne is spending the summer in Waynesville North Carolina. Local residents note her residence and seasonal visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou M. Silverthorne
Waynesville, N. C
First Carolina Melons Hit Williston Market
Anderson Robinson, a colored farmer of Route 2 Williston Barnwell County, sold two ripe South Carolina watermelons weighing 20 and 15 pounds in Williston. From a seven acre field he expects to pick at least five hundred ripe melons this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Anderson. Robinson
Barnwell County
South Carolina
Cooperative marketing drive outlined by SC farm leaders
A Tuesday meeting of farmers and businessmen launched an intensive drive for cooperative marketing. Audrey Ward opened session, with D W Watkins citing government support and plans to study Denmark’s system. George Prince and George Leitner discussed grading and spinner priorities. Alfred Scarborough presented seven key points of the SC Cotton Growers Cooperative Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Scarborough
South Carolina Cotton Growers Cooperative Association
Hotel Aiken
Audrey H. Ward
D. W. Watkins
Clemson Extension Department
Cotton Association
Watkins
South Carolina
Denmark
Mr. Watkins
George H. Prince
Prince
George H. Leitner
Graniteville Mill
Leitner
South Carolina Cotton Growers’ Cooperative Association
Widow of Capt Hankinson Dies at White Pond Home
Mrs Aivie Davis Hankinson widow of Capt John N Hankinson dies at age 80 at her White Pond home after a lingering illness. She leaves four sons John N J Davis Perry and Paul Hankinson two sisters and a brother, plus grandchildren. Funeral held at White Pond residence with burial in family ground beside her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hankinson
John N. Hankinson
White Pond
J. Davis Hankinson
Aiken
Perry
Paul Hankinson
F. B. Glover
Vidalia
Julia Davis
Millen
Nathaniel Davis
The
Baptist Church
Duke Endowment Provides Aid to Aiken Sanitarium
The Duke Endowment Fund donates 1540 to the Aiken Sanitarium to support eight young men for a season of care. The gift arrives after the sanitarium presented its needs to the fund managers, aiding expenses for patients in fighting the white plague and reflecting North Carolina philanthropy benefiting Aiken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Endowment Fund
Aiken Sanitarium
Aiken
Great
North Carolina Philantrophist
Hitchcock Stables in Aiken Destroyed by Fire
Fire in Aiken last Friday afternoon destroyed the two story Black stables owned by Thomas Hitchcock of Aiken and Westbury New York. Damage estimated at about 5000 dollars. Aiken volunteer fire department saved adjacent property belonging to Everett L. Crawford of New York. Cause undetermined and the property was partly insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken
Thomas Hitchcock
Westbury
N. Y
Everett L. Crawford
New York
Grand Jury backs new Court House for Aiken County
The Aiken County Grand Jury reports remodeling the old building would cost 55000 to 50000 dollars, favoring razing it and erecting a modern Court House at about 100000 dollars. Delegates will visit York to study recent courthouse designs and ideas. The plan aims to relieve cramped offices and serve county government more effectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken County
Grand Jury
Court of Common Pleas
Hayne F. Rice
Willis Irwin
Augusta
Aiken
York
Stolen Car Recovered Near Camden Sunday
The car stolen last Friday from Aiken streets’ superintendent Gary M. Gordon was recovered near Camden. Chief Kibler, ratified that day by Camden authorities, found the thief and the vehicle after tracing the license and an envelope bearing Gordon’s name. Another car stolen in Augusta was found abandoned near Columbia.
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Gary M. Gordon
Aiken Streets
Camden
Kibler
Chef Kibler
A. B
Miami
Ila
North Carolina
Camden Bridge
Highway Gang
Cook
Gordon
Kid Cookler
Cuthbert McCarty
Augusta
Columbia
Common Pleas Court Hears Bank Note Offset Claims
In sessions this week the Common Pleas court granted several judgments by default and heard two cases before Judge Rice. The Gaston Bank & Trust receivers claim a $1700 note against James Verenes with deposits by his minor daughter and other accounts offsetting the debt. A parallel suit against W L Mobley for $70 also contends minor deposits offset the note. Judge Rice reserved decision in both cases. Gunter & Wilder represent the bank receivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Pleas Court
Rice
Gaston Bank & Trust Company
James Verenes
Verenes Bros
Williams, Croft & Busbee
Verenes
Catherine Verenes
W. L. Mobley
Chafee Mobley
Mobley
Gunter & Wilder
World Wrong on Front Page Lynching Again
The Augusta Herald rebukes The New York World for sensational front page coverage of lynching in South Carolina. It reports how Ridge Spring Chief J M Adams and Sheriff Nellie Robinson captured a suspect after a gunfight, praised the officers, and calls for the paper to publish a full story with pictures of the brave lawmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augusta Herald
Sherif Robinson
Chief Adams
New York “World
South Carolina
Howard
Aiken County
Aiken
J. M. Adams
Ridge Spring
Nellie Robinson
Lowman
Sheriff Robinson
The
Herald
Confederate Veteran G W Hankinson Dies in Williston
G Whit Hankinson a Confederate veteran died Friday at his niece Mrs Mae Creech home near Williston after a long illness. Born Windsor section of Aiken County he joined the Confederate army at 17 and served about a year. A member of Pleasant Hill Baptist church for years funeral at the church conducted by Rev W R Davis. Survived by two brothers S H Hankinson White Pond and G L Hankinson Aiken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Whitfield Hankinson
Mae Creech
Williston
Mr. Hankinson
Windsor
Aiken County
Charleston
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Oliveros in New York Indicates Moves Ahead
L. M. C. Oliveros appears in New York amid reports of upcoming career moves and meetings with potential collaborators and sponsors exploring opportunities in the arts and business sectors.
Jackson Farmers Meet Holds Annual Barbecue Dinner
The Farmers' Agricultural Club held its annual meeting and barbecue on Saturday. A large membership attended with families and about two hundred guests from outside towns, totaling around five hundred enjoying the barbecue and basket dinner prepared by the Jackson Club members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Farmers’ Agricultural Club
Dackion Club
Miss Evamae Broughton Hospitalized for Operation
Miss Evamae Broughton of Blackville, formerly a county teacher, entered Baptist hospital Tuesday for an operation. She is well known throughout the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evamae Broughton
Blackville
Baptist Hospital
Swords Passed Across Generations In Local Will
Ovid C. Drummond's will leaves two historic swords to his Greenville nephew James D. Calmes One sword was carried by his father in the Confederate War and the other by his grandfather in the American Revolution The will was examined in Spartanburg probate court after Drummond died May 20 at age 70
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
Ovid C. Drummond
Switzer
James D. Calmes
Greenville
R. Burton Hicks
Drummond
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American Bank
H. C. Leaman
Lindbergh
Carolina
Spinner Cooperation
M. Hankinson
Aivie Davis Hankinson
White Pond Station
Ee Et
James L. Davis
Barnwell
Duke Endowment For Aiken Sanitarium
Hitchcock Stables
Court House
G. Whit Hankinson
S. H. Hankinson
G. L. Hankinson
L. M. C. Oliveros
Jackson Farmers Meet
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