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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1928
Page
5
Notice is hereby given that by a 1913 board resolution a stockholders meeting is called at Henderson & Salley, Athens, South Carolina, on Monday June 12 at 11 A M. to consider increasing capital stock to fifty thousand shares and related matters.
Fragmentary text describes claims of forged letters to influence a governor's clemency decision. A woman swore she did not write the letters, while the solicitor urged mercy based on her affidavit. Historical context suggests political pressure and legal scrutiny around appeals for mercy.
The listing includes multiple defendants such as Mattie May Williams, Elta Hart, John Little, Frank Little, Dock Wright, Ernest Coleman, George Borum, Benjamin core Brent Mack, Willie Stockton, Raymond Robinson, Arthur Mima, Lee Preston Garvin, Ollie Woodward and others charged with crimes including assault with intent to kill, housebreaking, larceny, breach of trust, fraud, murder, assault with intent to ravish, and violation of prohibition law. The report catalogs names and alleged offenses in a dense OCR fragment.
Col. Brown, hose of representatives chairman of the state democratic executive committee, announced in Columbia that he will run to succeed former Governor John Gary Evans as an executive committeeman at the state democratic convention in the hall of the house of representatives on Wednesday May 16. The move revives national political interest in South Carolina with Evans seeking reelection as leader of the dry faction, while Brown vows to retain Rule 32 requiring pledges to support the party nominee. Evans predicts a strong Dry faction push against the rule at the Houston convention. Brown states he will champion retention of Rule 32 regardless of opposition. Evans later said he will not be a candidate for senate and Brown will be opposed by T. Frank Watkins of Anderson.
A call to old friends and new supporters to help prepare the Fall Flower Show. urging participation to ensure a strong, yearly display of chrysanthemums and related arrangements.
Prof Starkey and Extension live stock specialists report South Carolina farmers plan forage crops to raise hogs, soybeans, and barley or rye for grazing. Despite recent hog price lows, over 50 carloads have earned farmers well above a dollar per bushel for corn fed to hogs, with future hog numbers tied to corn.
Judge S W G Shipp issued an order denying a new trial in the case of E A Warner Baltazzi versus Mrs Amy McCormick over the sale of the pac e horse Baccus 2nd for 3500 dollars. The trial in Aiken previously yielded a verdict for the plaintiff and a new trial was requested. If reopened the defendant may appeal to the Supreme Court.
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