Aiken County Woman Heads State Council of Farm Women
Mrs. E L McElmurray of Beach Island was elected president of the State Council of Farm Women at the sixth annual meeting at Winthrop College. She succeeds Mrs L C Chappell of Richland County and had served as state council vice president. The program highlighted highway beautification efforts with reports from county chairmen and remarks by visiting speakers including Mrs Christine South Gee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. W. McElmurray
Beech Island
Winthrop College
E. L. McElmurray
Beach Island
Aiken
Rs. Landrum Sellers
Spartanburg County
L. C. Chappell
Chappell
Paving Bidlets for Aiken Augusta Highway At Langley
The State Highway Department opened bids on several projects including the Aiken to Langley eight mile paving with plain concrete. Low bidder was Wm. F. Bowe of Augusta at 210,797.07 for 7.841 miles. No contract yet. Croft will review before awards.
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State Highway Department
Aiken-Augusta
Aiken
Langley
Wm. F. Bowe
Augusta
Clearwater
Savannah River
George W. Croft
Bowe
Aiken- Augusta
State Candidates Hearings Set for Tomorrow at Court House
Tomorrow at 11 o clock the court house hosts nine gubernatorial candidates and candidates for lieutenant governor and commissioner of agriculture. D W Gaston Jr presides. Governors receive twenty minutes each followed by ten minute slots for lieutenant governor and agriculture candidates. Names include McMahan Nance Cutts Peoples Richards Blackwood Duncan Jackson Laney Shepard Butler Shealy Pearman McAdams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Gaston, Jr
John J. McMahan
Columbia
Carroll D. Nance
Laurens
D. A. G. Cutts
Greenwood
Thomas H. Peoples
John C. Richards
Kershaw
J. C. Blackwood
Spartanburg
John T. Duncan
E. B. Jackson
Wagener
George K. Laney
Chesterfield
James O. Sheppard
Edgefield
Bothwell Butler
Gaffney
Richland
B. J. Pearman
Anderson
R. H. McAdams
Due West
Mrs. D K Gantt Dies After Short Illness
Mrs. D K Gantt of Wagener died after a brief illness last Saturday afternoon. She was held in high esteem by many in the community and her passing brought sorrow to her friends and neighbors.
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D. K. Gantt
Wagener
Candidates for Governor Heard at Lexington
In the historic court room where Jim Tillman was acquitted, nine gubernatorial candidates spoke outlining tax reform, nuisance taxes, and a return to constitutional government. They debated direct and indirect property taxation, revaluation, and increased school funding amid calls to curb state government agencies and promote law enforcement.
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Lexington
Jim Tillman
Gonzales
Tax Commission
I. C. Blackwood
Spartanburg
Blackwood
Mr. Blackwood
South Carolina
Mr. Jackson
Jackson
George&. Laney
Chesterfield
Laney
Marion
State Senate
John J. McMahan
McMahan
Nance
Gross
House
Ways and Means Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Carroll D. Nance
Laurens
Sam
Citadel
D. A. G. Curtif Greerwood
Mr. Peeples
Highway Department
Peeples
Mr.Nance
War and Means Committee
John G. Richard Kershaw
Richard
Mr Richards
Richards
Graniteville Honors William Gregg Founder’s Memory
Graniteville unveiled a fourteen foot marble monument to William Gregg pioneer of Southern industry and education reform. The ceremony featured Dr J W Speaks and Graniteville officials with inscriptions praising Gregg as founder and benefactor.
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William Gregg
Graniteville
Marianne
C. &. Tebow
J. W. Speaks
Spartanburg
Lanier Kransen
Graniteville Manufacturing Company
G. H. Leitner
Gregg
Methodist
Alcock
Tompkins
South Carolina
Mitchell
Koln
Grege
Tax Critics Question 20 Percent Rate
The discussion questions a 20 percent tax as ruinous and unjustifiable. Proponents argue necessity drives revenue while opponents warn of heavy burdens, market distortion, and reduced investment.
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State Council
Aiken County
Thomas H. Peeples
John G. Richards
Edmund B. Jackson
Otis C. Fulmer
John Duncan
Maurice Jackson
Wagener and Salley
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