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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1928
Page
8
A column of notices and local items lists The Gift Shop advertising discounts on hooked rugs and a note about brass and boudoir lamps. It mentions Harold McHurray and Mrs Nettie Robinson as part of a sequence of local names and events from Aiken. Final notice states Nettie Robinson as administratrix seeking discharge after probate.
Godfrey Wheeler, administrator, requests final discharge at his Aiken County office on May 19 at 11 a.m. for the estate of Mrs. M. E. Wheeler deceased, and will seek discharge at that time.
A Greek physician warns constipation causes misery but Rexall Orderlies offer fast relief. The tablet draws water to soften waste and promotes a gentle natural movement overnight. Chew one at night for a bright next day. 24 for 26c at Rexall Drug Store.
A collage of social notes from Aiken and nearby towns includes visitors and gatherings at Ye Four Leaf Clover Shoppe with gifts for graduation and Mother's Day. Mrs. W. W. McDill and Mrs. Jean McDill visited in Aiken, and Mrs. W. H. Orvin hosted her daughter. Also noted are a Mother’s Day service speaker, Edward Croft Chapter meeting, and various local happenings from baptisms to accidents and hospital visits.
The Democratic executive committee of Aiken County will meet Monday morning at 1 o'clock in the magistrate D. W. Gaston Jr. county chairman's courthouse office to transact important business. Aiken County's tax assessment for the year totals 550,449 with 498,544 collected, per Comptroller General A J Beattie.
Mrs Walter Duncan sold to Ter Harry Wilds a lot in the newly opened Highland Park extension. The parcel fronts 175 feet and runs about 500 feet deep, adjoining Dr Wilds property and the Duncan home place in the rear. The deal was described as direct and satisfactory.
At the state convention leaders including former Governor Evans and Colonel Brown feud over whether to instruct against wet national candidates and to amend Rule 32 on pledges. Mrs. Leroy Springs undecided, with citizenship questions looming if she seeks reelection. Delegation talks focus on districts and veterans, amid broader party unity tensions ahead of the Houston convention.
Fragmentary text lists names Rosa Thenacers and Hitchcock 18 with dates and claims. No coherent event or positions shown. Arkansas reference and scattered phrases indicate a damaged item with uncertain candidate details.
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