Verdict Denied by Special Judge in Southard Case Trial
The court denied a directed verdict after Southard moved at 11 oclock yesterday as Judge Lanham presided. Testimony from Constable Fallon and Sheriff Howard related liquor findings and the Lowman case, with jurors and venue considerations noted. The trial, held under special term of court, referenced the 1925 sheriff shooting and involved defendants Long and Lowman facing life imprisonment.
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Lanham
Kate
Southard
Fallon
Magis
Thornton Jones
Monet
Warner
Hi.lowar
Aiken
Bertha Low
Spartan
Supreme Court
Down
Howard
R. D. Foreman
J. M. Brown
A. B. Williamson
L. Foreman
P. T. Cullaman
A. J. Key
B. A. Alex- BH
Samuels
J. G. Bates
Moby
Dea
Spartanburg
Bankers Press Special Session To Stabilize Cotton Prices
Governor McLeod and bankers and farmers favor a 1924 style special session of the State Bankers Association to finance warehoused cotton receipts and push acreage reduction. The plan, called the Sumter plan, aims to 20 percent financing at under six percent interest, promote grain sowing, and increase cotton goods use while awaiting market stabilization. Rivers cites 1,388 cotton warehouses and 170 grain warehouses ready to receive cotton and issue secure receipts.
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Columbia
McLeod
State Bankers Association
General Assembly
Blease
Whitfield
Mississippi
J. C. Rivers
Texas
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Lynching of Three Lowman Suspects Near Monetta
A mob abducted Clarence Lowman, Bertha Lowman, and Desmond Lowman from the Aiken County jail between 3 and 4 am and shot them dead near Monetta on April 25, 1925. Sheriff Nellie Robinson and jailer Rupert Taylor faced the assault. the mob also damaged the jail and a window. An inquest and grand jury were planned to investigate the lynching.
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Howard
Columbia Highway
Clarduewmat
Bertha Lowenceimiam
Demmond Lowman
Sherif H. H. Howard
Monetta
Aiken County
Lowman
Samuel T. Lanham
Spartanburg
Desmond Lowman
Pine Ridge
Clarence How
Clarence Lowman
Rupert Taylor
Nellie Robinson
Robinson
Hallman Lumber Mill
Frederick
Gran Jury
New Governor Vows Strict Enforcement of Liquor Laws
The new governor pledges vigorous enforcement of all state liquor laws. He states drinking by officers is intolerable and will question applicants on adherence to these conditions before appointment.
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Orr
Aiken Farmers Debate Tobacco With Railway Offer
The Aiken agricultural club met with E. E. Woodward presiding to discuss locating a Charleston pickle plant and a tobacco program. Members debated growing tobacco on light sandy soil, citing local profits and the need for a warehouse to avoid shipping to Florence or Georgia.
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Aiken
W. A. Whitlock, Jr
Perry W. Townsend
D. M. George
G. Lee Gowan
George Webb
Exchange Club
Georgia
Webb
Pe Dee
Pee Dee
Florence
W. C. Smith
Williston
J. T. Schuler
Henry P. Duches
H. C. Hahn
W. A. Whitlock
Undiplomatic Exchange Between Colonel Brown and Cousin Sandy
A public feud from the 1928 South Carolina primary includes letters from Edgar A. Brown Barnwell to B J McLeod and Brown's sharp reply. Brown defends his Senate candidacy and accuses opponent supporters of misrepresenting him, citing his exposure of the Cotton Growers Co operative Marketing Association.
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Brown
Sandy
B. J. McLeod Wi Ve
Edgar A. Brown
Barnwell
South Carolina
Veneer Plant at Ellenton Expands Banana Case Supply
Ellenton hosts a Leigh Banana Case plant with about 800 workers in steel buildings and concrete floors to produce crate stock for 25 company factories from Boston to Denver. The Chicago firm owns 25 000 acres along the Savannah River bottoms and supplies the consuming trade through its distribution network. A housing program provides living quarters with utilities, while management reports a Negro labor shortage as a current issue.
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Ellenton
South Carolin
Leigh Banana Case Company
Chicago
Savannah River
Boston
Denver
Winnipeg
Selma
Ala
Leigh
John W. Wess
Aiken Flower Show Set for First Week in November
The Annual Aiken Flower Show will be held during the first week in November with the exact date to be announced.
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Aiken
State Education Head Questions Law and Funding Gaps
State Superintendent Hope said the 6-0-1 law is misapplied and apportionment could save at least $500,000 if accurately calculated. He cited padded enrollments duplicate attendance and improper state aid to schools as the principal causes of waste and urged clearer enforcement by legislators.
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Hope
Greenville County
Greenville
State Department —of —Education
General Assembly
State Board of Education
W. G. Sirrine
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Aguignitures Club
Lokam SG
Resson
Yours
B. F. McLeod
Col. Brown
Yours Very Truly, Edgar A. Brown
Savannah
Rcusses Law
Sato Serlag Tar
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