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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1927
Page
8
The notice states Marte Aiken Publishing Co printed weekly issues at $2.00 yearly in advance. Walter E. Duncan serves as President and Editor and the publication is entered as second class matter at the Aiken post office in 1915 under federal law.
Gee McGee surveys a murky 1920s political field. Coolidge is favored in the West while Al Smith courts Illinois Ontario Detroit and Quebec voters. Reed of Missouri edges toward a Ford-Sapiro backed bid with socialist leanings. Lowden is a heavyweight yet less famous than Smith among Catholics. Cole Blease’s future is unclear amid cross party appeal and shifting alliances.
The public is told it makes little difference who is elected president as major industries and financial powers will continue to own and run the state. The speaker compares public action to buying a tiny amount of radium, about 30 cents worth.
During June many schools graduate students and send them into life. Educators focus on physical and moral development as well as minds, hoping new citizens uphold liberty and resist domestic enemies. The piece warns wealth can mislead and stresses duty to republic and founding ideals.
The text argues emissaries seek political influence for power rather than public welfare or civilization. It claims they do not promote good citizenship or law obedience, nor conservation of national resources, and they fail to support industry leaders who supposedly ensure prosperity and happiness.
A satirical essay debates defining drunkenness amid rising auto accidents. It describes how courts rely on observation while science proposes blood tests or breath analysis with thresholds from 1 to over 5 mg per cc, noting variability and adulterated liquor.
The piece argues liberty conflicts with New York tenement laws banning breakfast preparation in apartments. It highlights high rents and crowded rooms, with 110 tenements housing thousands of families. It notes about 75 percent have kitchenettes but must stop home meals, urging tenants to eat at restaurants under hotel and fire safety pressure.
The National Industrial Conference Board reports 1925 total government expenditures at 11.124 billion dollars, up over 300 percent from 1923. Per capita spending runs 111.24 dollars, with about 445 dollars per nation’s 25 million families, and 80 percent of people renters bearing taxes through rents. Municipal costs rise while federal per capita drops.
The piece notes a dilemma where consumers may buy on installments but lack the necessary coin of the realm to complete payments. It underscores the tension between credit access and real purchasing power.
The article argues that the past year brought wide debate and experimentation in college life with more liberty of thought and practice. It notes removal of compulsory chapel, greater student and faculty dialogue on religious and moral education, and a view that theology is an essential, fourth dimension of a balanced curriculum.
Aesop’s lines offer guidance on gratitude courage and virtue. They warn that appearances deceive and power corrupts while practical sense beats indulgence and tyranny. The collection urges prudence patience and inner worth over boastful show.
Reports from China indicate all Associations remain open and only ten of forty American secretaries have left posts. Four hundred associations exist in China with less than fifty receiving aid from headquarters. Dr C G Abbott of the Smithsonian cites thirty billion stars, acknowledging possible error.
Notice announces final discharge and accounting. M G Satcher guardian will present final return as administrator of the estates of Clarence Stilwer and Sadie Mae Johnson, minors, to the Probate Judge in Aiken County on July 9 1927. A second notice states the undersigned will file final accounting as administrator of W W Satcher deceased on July 9 1927 and apply for letters of dismission.
Walter Plunkett City Council member spoke on city affairs at the Aiken Hotel luncheon. He urged draining the lower town area and considered opening the Newberry street swimming pool for children. Charles Stulbs, visiting Augusta Kiwanian, offered remarks.
A reader writes to Earle Mobley praising the Carolina Black Diamond Orchestra as unquestionably the best in the entire Southeast this year, reflecting strong regional acclaim for the ensemble.
A roster lists residents and land holdings with plot numbers and building counts. Notable entries include Agnes L. Boyleston with 383 acres and 5 buildings at Rocky Spring, and R. M. Mixon with 620 acres and 4 buildings at Windsor.
State of South Carolina Aiken County announces a master's sale in the Court of Common Pleas. J D Woodward Jr treasurer of Aiken County is the party authorizing the sale under court authority.
The Court of Common Pleas order dated September 24 1926 directs a public sale in front of Aiken Court House on July 3 1927 for a parcel in Aiken City bounded by Park Avenue Union Street Southern Railway and Mrs E M Richardson. Cash terms with deed and stamps. a $250 deposit required or bid void. sold at bidder’s risk. Edward S Croft Master for Aiken County officiates.
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