Magistrate election bill opposed by Collins and Fulmer
In the State House debate, Rep. Collins and Rep. Fulmer propose electing magistrates by popular vote, amending the state constitution. Critics argue it removes checks by senators and the governor and could lead to unconstitutional outcomes while calling for abolition of the office.
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Aiken County
Zack Fulmer
Cecil Collins
House of Representatives
Senate
Collins-Fulmer
South Carolina
Collins
Fulmer
Laugh A Little Humor Key to Surviving Teaching Career
National Teacher of the Year John Ensworth of Oregon says a good sense of humor helps teachers endure and enjoy education. He notes plans fail and detours occur, and laughing at oneself eases stress, a view echoed by columnist Dr. Max Rafferty on limits to humor in modern writing.
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John I’nsworth
Oregon
Ensworth
Max Rafferty
Dr. Rafferty
Artificial insemination advances spark world meat supply debate
The article reports on a 1938 breakthrough in bovine ova transfer announced at a symposium in Minneapolis. It describes how fertilized eggs from superior cows can be placed into other cows to produce more or larger offspring, raising implications for global food supply and prompting ethical questions about human application.
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Minneapolis
Minn
United States
U.S
International Cryo- Biological Services of
St. Paul, Minn
Nile Valley
Energy Crisis and ERA Letters Stir City Readers
A reader scolds energy waste in New York apartments while praising Daylight Saving Time and condemns ERA as harmful. The letter argues high costs in Manhattan and rewiring issues in older buildings, then endorses lawmakers who tabled ERA, asserting its threat to women's roles and reliance on male politicians.
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Manhattan
Be Kind to Animals Week Advocated by Readers
A letter urges recognition of Be Kind to Animals Week the first full week in May. The author cites The American Humane Association and local agencies and notes kindness to animals teaches responsibility and human-animal interdependence.
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Vance
American Humane Association
Readers invited to send letters to the Aiken Standard
The Aiken Standard invites signed letters for publication with full mailing addresses. Anonymous letters are rejected and pen names are not allowed. Letters must be legible and may be edited for space clarity taste and libel.
Reverence for all life and human exceptionalism
The writer contrasts belief in a compassionate God with the claim that only humans have souls. They cite Schweitzer on reverence for life and Genesis on humanity in God's image, noting the wide gap between humans and animals, while praising concern for life at every level and warning against societal decadence.
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Albert Schweitzer
C.W.S
Fido
Christ
Watergates and the Devil in a Presidential Defense
A courtroom scene recalls Dr. Faustus as Sandy Hamilton testifies about 1788 skulduggery to fix Washington’s Electoral votes. He argues Adams and Marshall conspired with Federalist judges to hobble Jefferson in 1801. The defense equates political deceit with war and claims Nixon’s innocence.
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Stephen Vincent Benet
Dan
Faustus
Prince of Darkness
Helen of Troy
Hell
Benet
Dan’t Webster
Sandy Hamilton
Richard Nixon
George Washington
Nixon
Washington
Jay
Harrison
Hancock
Rutledge
Clinton
Huntington
Milton
Armstrong
Telfair
Lincoln
John Adams
Sandy
Cherry Tree George
Adams
Jefferson
Senate
John Marshall
Supreme Court
Marshall
Aiken in 1923: polo growth and new colored school plans
In fall 1923 Aiken saw polo expansion with the Aiken Polo Club acquiring land for a permanent holding and four more polo fields. Plans advanced for a $20,000 school for colored children to span an entire city block near Scho Field. The Aiken Cottages and Sanitarium entered its 26th season, founded by Dr. C F McCahan and Miss Loring to aid tubercular young men, with Nettie Bargmann as chief nurse.
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Aiken
Schofield
Aiken Polo Club
Schofield Normal and Industrial School
Abbeville
Kershaw
Sumter
W.H. Barnard
Aiken Cottages and Sanitarium
Charles F. McCahan
Louisa P. Loring
Prides Crossing
Nettie Bargmann
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Aiken, S.C
Samuel A. Cothran
Robert D. Cathcart
Paul Harvey
Harvey
Missouri
By Richard L. Stern
Jean Neal
Frederick
ERA
Equal Rights
W.K. Leonard
Nancy Lemar
Lea
Gue
Aiken County Hospital
T.D. Tavelle
Billy Graham
By Holmes Alexander
White House
George McGovern
Thomas Jefferson
Citizen Smith
Yesteryear
Dorothy Macdowell
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