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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1927
Page
5
Aiken residents travel to Osterville and East Hampton for summer. Local meetings include Baptist missionary circles and school closing exercises. Jurors and court activity unfold in Charleston. Births, graduations, and social visits mark a busy week in the community.
Earle Mobley to spend the weekend in Charleston. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Toole move from Chester to Aiken and Mr. Toole will farm this year. Mrs. Augusta F. Fly returns to Aiken with Mrs. Alice Mitchell visiting Memphis earlier. Dr. and Mrs. Harold H. Quattlebaum to attend the South Carolina Pharmaceutical Association convention in Myrtle Beach June 8 and 9. Aiken Kiwanians showcased a minstrel at the Darlington district meeting, earning second honors. Miss Ethel Shuler, Olympia school teacher in Columbia, expected home this week for summer vacation. E. B. Jackson of Wagener visited Aiken yesterday.
Mr. Henderson reflects optimism about future business while Charles Vieth reports satisfactory activity. The text notes that discussions of hard times are largely talk, implying confidence in economic conditions continuing to improve.
A revival meeting is in progress at Madison between Graniteville and Warrenville. Rev A B Ferguson Jr preaches and the plain Gospel draws crowds. Evening services at 7 50 and Sunday sermons at St John Methodist Graniteville with topics The Greatest Thing in The World and The Well-filled Lamp.
Alex Carswell calls a Monday night meeting for all interested in Aiken baseball. Last year the team was absent due to campers. A fence around the diamond needs rebuilding and Eustis Park serves as a field for fall football and spring events.
Special to The Standard New York May 20 Thomas F. E. Platt enlists in the Regular Army and sails aboard the Chateau Thierry with a 14,000 mile voyage to join the American garrison at Tientsin China His father William L Platt resides at Bath Maine
The Benton Baptist Fundation annual picnic at Ellenton drew the largest crowd yet with attendees from the Methodist and Christian groups. Rev Hammond opened with prayer before W B Cagsels introduced speaker Hon John F Williams a state senator from Aiken County who urged Bible teaching and Sunday school work. A ceremony at Magistrate Raborn's residence united Miss Pesarlee Cook of Wagoner and Paul Wright in marriage.
The Kitchings Mill School closed a successful term with an all day picnic on May 20. A morning program featured music and an address by A. H. Ward. the afternoon hosted a comic women versus men baseball in costumes with humorous play and a final 18 to 9 score for the women.
Henry H Hf Tryon extension forester was selected Wednesday to head a new state forestry commission formed by the General Assembly this year. The appointment honors his pivotal role in establishing state forestry and marks official recognition of his efforts. Horace Le Tilghman of Marton was named chairman of the commission at the Columbia meeting.
Harry Ludlow president and Ernest L. Allen secretary of the Aiken Chamber will join statewide Chamber officers and service club leaders in Columbia this morning to discuss taxation. Local Kiwanis officers have been invited and may attend.
Funeral services for Mrs Emmeline Plunkett were held at Clearwater Baptist Church with Rev J Donds officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Survived by daughters Mrs Charles Leigh Mrs Willie Rogers Mrs Mixactin Plunkett Mrs Mariz Counter Miss Ivy Plunkett Mrs Susan Wright and her son George Pinkett.
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