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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 26, 1928

Page

5

Aiken Institute Faces Undefeated Park Team This Afternoon

Ehrhardt High hosts a strong Park squad that has not lost this season after defeating Walterboro last weekend. Hatton-Clifford leads Aiken Institute as they clash with a fast opponent. Last Friday the Jay Birds tied Richmond Academy 0 0 with Dick Dobbins suffering an ankle injury late in the game. Despite the setback Aiken showed grit and kept their goal line clean in five consecutive years.

Ehrhardt Aiken O’obock Eustis Walterboro Jocala Hatton- Clifford Augusta Sevral Richmond Academy Savannah Aiken Institute Jay-Birds Dick Dobbins

Local fair winners list diverse farm and craft prizes

The Kathewood P T A will host a musical at Kathewood school with proceeds for the school. Readers may enjoy a program, sold refreshments, and entries include prizes for best corn, wheat, peanuts, sugar cane, cotton stalks, pears, pecans, pumpkins, onions, peppers, tomatoes, poultry, rabbits, and various cooking and fancy work, with multiple winners named.

J. A. Johnson Claude Hankinson H. P. Johnson L. C Sadie Webb J. H. Owens Gotse Beane Leon Kneece J. IL. Cushman J. KH. Gustinan C. F. Beck J. Gay Aughes J. J. Moore Fred Woodward A. C. Bennett C. &. Whittle Cole Weeks Thelma Bates G. W. Byars Geo. Hall L. C. Sprawls le C. Sprawls Julia Prestott Plymouth Rocks A. . Banner Philip Sprawls Esther Nunn Norman Bennett J. B. Nunn Pinheard Cecil Bratvin J. G. Grice J. H. Cushman A. J. Brodie Allen Johnson Ethel Weodward Smoak Radcliffe Lillie Scott E. B. Watson Abbie Hitt Moseley C. .C. Whittle Hankinson May Johnson J. C. Johnson Ethel Woodward Fancy Work Annie Garland J.C. Johnson BE. W. Watson McCurry Rathwood P. T. A Kathewood School

Final Tribute Paid to DeVore in Edgefield

Final rites marked the burial of Fudge James William DeVore at the Roman Catholic cemetery. A large crowd from Edgefield and statewide legal circles attended the 11 o'clock service at the Catholic church officiated by Rev. George J Deitz with Rev. L. BE. Forde assisting. Prominent jurists and officials from nearby counties joined associates in paying respects to a distinguished Edgefield figure and former supreme court member. The obituary notes honorary pallbearers and mentions construction plans for a new Colonial style residence in Aiken by Frank Wheatley Co., with Scroggs & Ewing architects and details of the home’s cedar shingle roof and circular entrance.

Edgefield James William DeVore Lexington George Jdeitz L. BE. Forde C. Pentistone M. M. Moen J. K. Bonham W. H. Townsend Dayne F. Kiva J. Albrook Clerk of the Supreme John F. Williams J. FE. Croft John E. Stansfield Tom Loof Atken Solicitareros Bamh Sures Conteact Aiken Friva Hale Fields New York

Teague Named County Home Demonstration Agent

Miss Lucy Teague is appointed County Home Demonstration Agent, effective November 1. She is a graduate of Lander College and has pursued studies at Columbia University and the Universities of Tennessee and Georgia, with prior experience in county work and related programs.

Piva Haley Andrews Noapur Teague Marpre Tnncw la ‘Hools Lander Wlewe Columbia University Tennessee Georgia Tho Star

Tragedy and farming plans amid Aiken County notes

Local reports detail Col Harry D Calhoun urging Aiken County to form an Ediste Agricultural and Cattle Association unit to fund farmers with loans through the Intermediary Credit Association, backing a regional farming revival. A fatal accident on Chesterfield Street claims a child, with witnesses saying it was avoidable, while obituaries note May Stelling’s death. Local election plans outline November 6 polling logistics for presidential electors and a U S House race in the district.

Harryd. Calhoun Denmark Aiken County Ediste Agricultural and Cattle Association Aiken Lew Barnhill Ysan Old Dloighters Abr Jack Bard- WM Aiken Hospital Neem Dan Stellag Hafers Electric Company Pr. Crane Augusta Chesterfield Street Court House Mitler William ‘Turnbell Aes Carodina Sreord Fedeyatd Raesing

Henderson Seeks Second-Term Mayor Nomination

Frank P. Henderson, candidate for mayor, urges voters to enroll by meeting residency rules to join the Club Roll for the City Primary on November 5. Up-town residents must sign at J. W. Ashhurst Insurance Agency, downtown at Gulf Filling Station on Park Avenue across from the Court House. Only a few days remain, he warns.

City J. W. Ashhurst Gulf Filline Park Avenue Court House

Court General Sessions Opens Amid Murky Trials

The session opens with Judge Watts presiding as Willian Draticds and other defendants face murder charges in a district marked by racial tension. A local figure, Jacquitted, appears amid a wave of courtroom activity as trial proceedings unfold and community anxieties rise.

Alter Nimrod County Tenten Damaary Singh Alfred Aomerel Joel Greelint Bey Stini Coder Alew Planar Cyarris Brookes Aman Bning Ford Adrien Hospital Athorai

Merger fight delays Augusta-Aiken Power merger plan

A temporary injunction in Aiken enjoins binding merger votes for the Augusta Aiken Company to join a South Carolina Power group, while allowing a meeting to consider the proposal. Dissenting preferred stockholders claim the terms would deprive them of $84 in accrued dividends and other rights, amid alleged undervalued stock trades and legal risk.

Augusta-Aiken Railway and Electr . Corporation Aiken Hayne F. Rice Augusta-Aiken Company South Carolina Power Company Georgia-Carolia Power Company Edisto Public Service’ Company line Augusta+Aiken Company Southeastern Lights and Power Company North Augusta Rice The _wetibien Wade South Carolina Corhonhd Auguste Aiken Company Sanount Holdeas Whee Walliams Willian Weiidler Pesore Edgeneid

Fragmented OCR tale of wages and travel in a murky town

A garbled OCR passage mentions wage payments, travel, and local figures like a whaler and a council or committee. It references names, places, and events with many misspellings, creating a noisy snapshot of routine commerce and civic life.

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