Col Asbury Coward Yorkville leader dies at 89
Col. Asbury Coward, veteran soldier and educator born September 19, 1835, died April 28 at his daughter's home in Rock Hill. He led Kings Mountain Military School in Yorkville, served as South Carolina state superintendent of public instruction, and later as superintendent of the Citadel. He fought in the Civil War, was praised by Gen. Robert E. Lee, and spent years shaping education and military training until retirement. He is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. another son predeceased him.
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Yorkville
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Col
Asbury Coward
Paul R. Bratton
Oakland Avenue
Quimby Plantation
Charleston
Col. Coward
Citadel
Gen
Micah. Jenkins
Kings Mountain Academy
Major
Jenkins
Kings Mountain
Fifth
South Carolina Volunteers
Robert E. Lee
Sharpsburg
Virginia
Glorious Fifth South Carolina
Appomattox
Coward
Jefferson Hotel
Columbia
Yorkviles
Mrs. Coward
Legislative department appropriation for South Carolina
The total appropriation for the Legislative department of the State government of South Carolina this year was $157,601.
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Legislative Department
State Government of
South Carolina
Protect the Birds to Save Crops Says USDA Slogan
The Department of Agriculture urges Americans to protect wild birds to curb insect damage and save the $1.6 billion yearly loss from pests. It recommends nest boxes, shelter, water, and removing threats like cats, air rifles, and careless behavior during nesting season. Roosevelt quote underscores duty to protect birds.
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P. H. McGowan
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Nature
Roosevelt
Department of Agriculture
Martyr to Duty Warns on Liquor Raid Near Monetta
An editorial tribute to Sheriff Hervard of Aiken County on a liquor raid targets racial tension and public safety. The piece urges careful consideration of road-building safety measures this season, noting the public has a stake in lives and poverty amid ongoing enforcement.
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Sherif Hervard
Aiken County
Cain
Monetta
Public Demanding Safer Highways
The public urges safer permanent roads for all districts. Experts favor plain concrete surfaces for solid footing and anti skid performance, especially when wet, to reduce skidding and improve braking. Public oversight stresses road design as vital to life and property.
Commencement Play List From University of South Carolina Extension
The Extension Library offers free material for Commencement observance upon request. Suggested plays include Royalty Plays Backbone The Old Dodger Getting Sven with Reggie In Search of Carolyn Now Aunt Billie from Texas What Can We Do With Aunt Salty The Same Old Sally A Commencement Diemma The Mock Commencement Oh Hamlet Oh Hamlet Where Have You Been The Fickle Professor.
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Extension Library
University of South Carolina
Dodger
Sven
Reggie
Carolyn
Royalty
Aunt Billie
Texas
Aunt Salty
Sally
Historic gavel from Wallace Mouse recalled in Chronicle
Mrs Helen Nicholson showed a rare gavel to the Chronicle man. The piece was sent by her mother Mrs John C Sheppard from a relative in the State. It commemorates W H Wallace and the 1876 redeemer era in South Carolina with Wade Hampton as governor.
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Edgeheid Chrowiete
Helen $. Nicholson
Chronicle Man
John C. Sheppard
Wallace
W. H. Wallace
Sheppard
South Carolina
Wade Hampton
Law Fades the Rage After Sheriff Slaying in Aiken County
In Aiken County South Carolina last Saturday a sheriff was shot and killed during a raid on a moonshine operation. Deputies were wounded and a deputy sheriff Nellie Robinson urged the crowd to let the law take its course. Vowing justice, the piece commends restraint and calls for legal proceedings over lynching, noting prisoners were moved to Columbia for precaution and praising Aiken County’s composure.
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Augusta Caronate
Aiken County
S. C
Howard
Soward
Sta.ed
Nellie Robinson
Aiken
Ead
Uic Square
Nettie Robinson
Columbia
Herin
Illinois
East St. Louis
D. C
Augusta
South
New York World
Chicago Haily Tribune
Veteran 84 Waits for South Carolina Pension at Court
Tinch Childress, an 84 year old Greer area veteran, walked to Greenville to claim his annual state pension. Seeing no funds, he calmly sat in the courthouse and said he would stay until the money arrives, noting it might come this week or in the next few days.
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Tinch Childress
Greer
Greenville County
Greenville
South Carolina
Waste of school appropriations due to irregular attendance
The state superintendent of education reports a large waste of school funds in Carolina caused by irregular attendance. Lack of compulsory attendance law cited as the key reason for many children missing school.
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Carolina
State Superintendent of Education
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