Confederate Memorial Day Observed in Aiken with Veterans Honor
Confederate Memorial Day events in Aiken honored 11 veterans including the 79-year-old George Lybrand and 83-year-old captains William W Williams and J A M Gardner. Rev Pinkney Bouknight spoke on the Souths cause, praising soldiers and Confederacy women, with readings by Emily McCarter and a student quartet. A cross intended for Comrade Joseph Taylor was sent to his home due to illness.
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Aiken
Edward Croft
LL. D
Aiken Institute
Barnard E
E. B. Tyler
William W. Williams
William Green
J. A. M. Gardner
Joseph Seigler
J. W. Armattang
J. D. Rumley
W. J. Pride
Wardlaw Seigler
J. D. Carpenter
W. Jay McGarity
Pinkney L. Bouknight
St. John's Methodist Church
Secasion
Southland
South
Union
South Carolina
Washington
Lincoln
Charleston
Bouknight
Emily McCarter
Florence Hill
Mildred McCreary
Emily Jumper
Elizabeth Lowe
Massa
de Col
James
Edwin Kerr
Barnard E. Bee
Odd Fellows’ Hall
P. A. Emanuéh
Joseph Taylor
Wetherford Buys Phillips Residence in Corner Newberry Highland
W. H. Wetherford purchases the former W. L. Phillips residence at the corner of Newberry Street and Highland Avenue from Ren. F. Cumbee for 4500 dollars. The property has changed hands three times in the past week.
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W. H. Wetherford
W. L. Phillips
Newberry Street
Highland Avenue
Ren. F. Cumbee
Opportunity Schools Show Worth and Costs in South Carolina
The University Weekly News reports on state Opportunity Schools highlighting returning pupils, family support, and broad civic education. It notes diverse transport to sessions, housing, and the social effort behind adult learning, with plans for 1927 including expanded home economics and a Capitol trip to stress civics. The program costs about 11950 railroad fare, 1200 state share yearly, and 3200 funded by students and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoirupois
Anderson
National Capitol
Friends of Education
J. P. Gossett
South Carolina
University Weekly News
Ellenton Notes Cover Conventions Games and Visits
Wallace Cassels attended the Aiken associational Sunday school convention at Shaws Fork Baptist church and the Edisto convention at Wagener as a principal speaker. A Friday ball game between married and single men ended 10 to 460 in favor of the married men. Local church events included a chicken supper, a reunion picnic at Meyers Mill, and multiple church circles meeting in Ellenton. Several residents visited Augusta, Allendale, Greenwood, and Greenville, with many out of town guests and ongoing social activities noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace Cassels
Aiken
Shaws Fork Baptist Church
Edisto
Wagener
Ladies of the Baptist Church
Frank D. Bush
Ellenton
Meyers Mill
Ellenton C. of
C.s
Laura Jones
Mary Lawton
Mary Lawton Circle of the Baptist W. M. S
William Bush
Fred Brinkleys
Walter Hayes
Willie Duncan
Allendale
Adger Stokes
Inez Duches
Augusta
R. H. Harding
J. B. Bagnal
Jesse Harrell
Jessie May Harrell
Yarnville
Elmore Ashley
E. R. Buckingham
D. S. Nicholson
Denmark
E. C. Carpenter
Lake City
E. C. Croxton
Greenville
Dorothy McLeod
Gladys Bush
Edith Croxton
May Belle Jenness
Fairfax
Lucille Jenness
Kenneth Ellis
Swainsboro
Ellis
Gladys Owens
Talatha
W. A. Hayes
Wallace Cassel
Jesse Hammond
Matolek
Leon Coward
Fred Brinkley
J. Julien Bush
Barnwell
L. X. Owens
May Owens
Nancy Owens
Dunbarton
A. A. Foreman
Silverton
B. M. Foreman
H. C. Fanning
Springfield
Hal Buford
Emma Buford
F. M. Youngblood
Greenwood
Will Hahn
Fatch Sweat
Hilma Rice
Meyer’s Mill
A. P
Social Roundup Highlights Augusta Visits and Meetings
Mrs Harrell Bagnal and Mrs Willie Duncan spent Tuesday in Augusta with Mrs Wise visiting her aunt Mrs Elmore Ashley. Miss Belle Bagnal visits Sumter relatives while Miss Elizabeth Miller stays with her aunt Mrs Ike Morris in Augusta. Stephen Harley hosts a fish supper for Miss Mary Quarles of Allendale. Bankers association meeting in Beaufort draws H Fanning and C M Turner. Ellenton Masons attend Dunbarton Lodge with Charleston grand master speaker Cristberg.
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Augusta
Harrell Bagnal
Willie Duncan
Dunbar Wise
Wise
Elmore Ashley
Basil Brinkley
Leila Wilder
Pleasant Lane
8. C
Belle Bagnal
Sumter
Elizabeth Miller
Ike Morris
Stephen Harley
Friends
Mary Quarles
Allendale
H. ©. Fanning
C. M. Turner
Bankers’ Association
Beaufort
Dunbarton
Chritsberg
Charleston
South Carolina
Ellenton
J. A. Stokes
D. Ish
W. D. Bush
J. B. Smith
H. C. Fanning
A. B. Crosby
G Youngblood
W. D. Harley
T. S. Dunbar
Dr McLean to Speak at First Baptist on Action Not Argument
Dr McLean will address Sunday morning at the First Baptist church on deciding the question Action not argument. Sunday school 9.45 a m B Y P U 7 p m Evening worship 8 o clock followed by a long service. Kipling on Lrenvoi sermon An impossible neutrality. The night service lasts one hour. Wednesday night 8. Roger Williams class men lead service. Cordial welcome to all.
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McLean
First Baptist Church
Kipling
Roger Williams
Chevrolet Sales Smash All Records in March
Chevrolet Motor Company reports March output of 107,900 cars, a daily average of 4,316 and a new 5,075 car daily record on March 31. First quarter 1927 production reached 267,393, up 64.1 percent from 1926 and 197.5 percent from 1925, with 32,142 employees, a 48.3 percent rise year over year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chevrolet Motor Company
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor
Memorial Day Observed in Ellenton at School Auditorium
Memorial Day program held Monday afternoon at the Ellenton school auditorium. Mrs. E R Buckingham presided. E C Croxton led the devotional with Romans chapter twelve. Little Misses Carrie Gene Ashley and Imogene Thames read pieces. Speaker J Julien Bush of Barnwell delivered an appropriate address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Buckingham
E. C. Croxton
Carrie Gene Ashley
Imogene Thames
J. Julien Bush
Barnwell
Isabella Holloway Dies at Graniteville
Mrs. Isabella Holloway aged 34 died at an infirmary in Augusta Sunday night at 9 30 Funeral services were held at the Clearwater residence Tuesday at 11 o clock with Rev O A Sutton officiating Interment was in Warrenville She is survived by one son Ernest Holloway three daughters Bessie Mae and Louella two names omitted parents Mr and Mrs W A Cobb of Warrenville four brothers and four sisters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella Holloway
Augusta
Clearwater
O. A. Sutton
Warrenville
Glover Aiken Agent Joins Campaign for Calcium Nitrate
Dr. A M Smith agricultural field man for the importers spent Friday May 6 in Aiken with Mr P B Glover who has been appointed distributor for a new nitrate product. An Atlanta office error misstated that Hahn and Co sold the fertilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Smith
Aiken
P. B. Glover
Atlanta
Hahn and Co
Illness of Mrs Harley Reverberates Through Williston Families
Mrs. Harley of Williston is ill at the home of her daughter Mrs. J C Thomas in town. The condition prompts concern among the Thomas and Wise families, with Mrs. Harley being mother to both women.
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Aiken Institute Auditorium
P. L. Bouknight
Spearker
Ford
Jay-Mac Chevrolet Co
Opportunity School
Graniteville
Glover
Coca-Cola
Saturday Evening Post
Literary Digest
Liberty
Collier's Weekly
Life
Coca-Cola Company
Aiken Coca-Cola Bottling Company
H. G. Anderson
Park Ave
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