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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1929

Page

5

Aiken County Crop Outlook Very Good

Aiken County farmers report a very good crop outlook despite unfavorable spring weather. Cotton remains the dominant crop with no clear acreage change from last year, while grain appears mixed and largely dependent on seed treatment. Weevil survival is a concern across coastal states, potentially impacting boll production this season.

Aiken County Mississippi Asparagus Son Yvontralld Abe Toankers Dart Neal Ny Heurgia Surentia Wiens

Hotel Tau Pin Capateres Vps Svoy Story Fragment

Fragmentary text describes a hotel and cafeteria amid garbled words and names. It mentions Miau Street and various nonsensical phrases with no clear events or dates. The readable content provides no coherent facts or identifiable entities to summarize meaningfully.

Reverend Forde Leaving Aiken for Charleston Chaplaincy

Reverend Forde, longtime pastor at Mary Cauthelie Church, has been sent to Charleston as chaplain for Francis Navier Infirmary. Caprice Theta will succeed him here. Forde, who came to Aiken from Santer, made many warm friends and devoted followers. The community regrets his departure and wishes him well.

No Civic League Meeting This Morning

The Civic League will not meet this morning as previously announced. Notices of the next meeting will be issued later.

Civic League

Lightning Trick Strikes Mrs Beale Home On Whiskey Road

A lightning strike hit a tall pine tree in Mrs. W G Beale's yard at The Point on Whiskey Road. The surge traveled along guide wires to an iron fence, up a radiator pipe and into the house blowing plaster, knocking Mrs Beale down but causing no injuries. Two servants in the garage were knocked over but unharmed.

W.G. Beale Whiskey Road Mrs. Beale

Local Power Rates Blame Higher Bills On Shifted Charges

A letter to the editor argues that recent South Carolina Power Company rate changes did not reduce bills in Aiken. The writer notes March usage of 2 KW hours cost $30, last month $15.60 for 141 KW hours, claiming a $120 increase despite lower consumption. They contend the new rates favor larger consumers and question the claimed reductions.

the Standard Standard Aiken South Carolina Power Ca Wenderson Cmirse Abun

Parity PROVTy GLOWS ENO APREN Incident and Record

A garbled report notes a violent incident at Wagener where Boyd Staley was shot by Tar Petersen after a prior dispute. Petersen is jailed. Staley is expected to recover from leg hand and shoulder wounds.

Negro Boyd Staley Tar Petersen Wagener Hems Staley Petersen

Six Cars Wrecked In Double Highway Collision Report

A court general sessions notice describes two separate wrecks Friday night on the Ashen Augusta and Edgefield roads near the city limits. The chaotic scene involved multiple drivers and vehicles with injuries reported and ongoing investigations by local authorities.

Ashen-Augusta Tve Edgefield

Fragments Suggest A Times and Temperatures Note

Unclear OCR text presents scattered phrases about temps and times with partial words. The readable bits hint at a note or memo style listing temperatures and sequences without clear subjects, dates, or entities. Content remains ambiguous and lacks identifiable people or organizations.

Herman H Hahn Heads Chamber of Commerce in year

Herman H Hahn was elected president of the Chamber of Commerce for the ensuing year. Ernest L Aten was re elected secretary and treasurer. The new board includes Ernest Hafers Leon Holley Julia Ashhurst Tanies Werenes Coco Anderson and A R Lorenz.

Hermand H. Hahn Nimboet Arken Ernest L. Aten Gma Ernest Hafers Leon §. Holley Julia W. Ashhurst Tanies ‘Werenes Coch Anderson A. RK

Wedding Shower Held For Mrs Laura Johnson

A wedding shower was held at the home of Mrs Laura Johnson on Pendleton Street last Saturday afternoon. Attendees included Sweeney and a group from local families.

Laura Johnson Pendleton Stret

Beate Warter Granted Vor Vergn May Proves Difficult

Fragmentary text mentions Beate Warter and a name Larsated treasurer with unclear context and dates. No coherent details of event, people, or organizations are discernible.

Warter Vor Vergn Beate

Two White Boys Held For Thefts

Two young white youths, A. B. Burnett, 17, and Joe Corley, 15, jailed after burglaries on Tuesday night. They targeted Hall's Pharmacy Hahn & Company Durban-Laird's Purban-Laird's and the Postal Telegraph, stealing cash, cigarettes, fountain pens, candy, and papers. Police linked Burnett to the crimes and recovered stolen items. initial charges tied to Pearl's robbery before broader burglaries were established.

A. B. Burnett Joe Corley Hall Hahn & Company Durban-Laird’s, Inc Postal Telegraph Company Halls Hahn's Purban-Laird’s, Inc Carly Anide Burnent Pearl Taterheir

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