Aiken Winter Colony Prosperity Boosts Building Boom
The Augusta Herald notes Aiken’s strong fall prosperity driven by crops and a record winter colony building program. May to August activity totals $662,962 with large sums for winter homes and elite buyers like Charles W. Clark planning a $100,000 residence. Meantime, schools open October 15 signaling season start as real estate demand for land and exclusive properties remains high.
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W. A. Lufburrow
Augusta Herald
Aiken
Charles W. Clark
Copper King
New York
United States
America
Europe
Winter Colony
Queen of Winter Resorts
Vie
Watch Lost by Deputy Sheriff Beauford in Raid
Deputy Sheriff Beauford misplaced a 17 jewel gold-cased watch during a raid. He left it in his coat pocket at the sheriff's office and returned to find it missing, with no trace located since.
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Tillman Beauford
Beauford
Sten
Violence Averted After Attack Near Wagoner
A violent incident prompted a pursuit of a Black man near Wagoner after an attempted assault on a white farmer’s daughter. Police intervened, arresting William Brown and transporting him to Columbia to prevent lynching by a white mob. The community braces for upcoming school openings and staffing adjustments.
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William Brown
Wagoner
Iaw
Columbia
Windsor
Hopewell
Qakaweed
Wavener
W. J. Buster
Uie Posse
Kerenn Flake
Clsungany
New Do
Colombia
Sehr and Whetstone Win Clemson Scholarships
Aiken County students Hiebert Went of Aiken and Ga Vo Whetstone of Perry won Clemson College four year scholarships. The notices praise the welfare focus of the program and note optimistic harvest prospects with rising yields and improved farming revenue. Merchants report improving conditions and old debts may be wiped out this fall as agricultural recovery appears underway.
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Hiebert
Went
Aiken
Ga Vo Whetstone
Perry
Aiken County
Clemson College
Clemean
Pty Teputal Peesibla
Dbl
The
Salvation
Terearheaet
Vickers
Qld
Seoneral
the Sons of the Soil
Damage suit over child death after traffic incident
Norman Perry Hendy, age one, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lawton Ready of Jaungley, died from injuries after an Angus hospital stay following a collision through Clear Water on Cane City road. An attachment proceeding sought 20,600 with two weeks to acknowledge. Attorneys Pearlrett and Willingham represented the parent, while the child’s mother testified about the events surrounding the incident.
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Norman Perry Hendy
Mro
Lawton Ready
Jaungley
Clearwater
Cane
Hadi Pearrett
Willingham
Torney
Fragmented OCR scene with awaiting figures and prompts
Incoherent text fragment describes many named figures and items awaiting action or event, with references to Welcoming, leaders, and preparations. Multiple unfamiliar terms appear, suggesting OCR noise and scattered proper nouns without a clear narrative or dates.
Gaston Named Ways and Means Secretary
Gaston named as secretary of the Ways and Means after the vacancy created by the former secretary. The appointment followed actions by the committee and mentions Grohman McCoy Jett and Clemson College in connection with the vacancy.
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Gaston
Ways and Means
Equalites
Tepes
Roares
Grohman McCoy
Clemson College
Ghalien
Augusta permits and nearby profits drive August show
Augusta reports August building permits rising with about seventy thousand in local construction and around 140 thousand in adjacent areas. The piece highlights near proximity to a major market, noting profits tied to August activities and the broader economic impact on the region.
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Augusta
Guise
Adrien
Bartldtige
Cid
Athetl
Mayor Henderson and Family Return Home Tomorrow
Mayor Henderson and his family are expected to return home tomorrow from Hurope. The return marks a quiet end to their extended overseas trip, with officials confirming no further public engagements planned immediately.
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Henderson
Hurope
Warren Fair Burial Noted Friday
Fragmentary text records a burial for Warren Fair with garbled names and unclear details. The readable portions indicate a funeral event held Friday with accompanying notes that preserve little verifiable information.
South Carolina Rich In Its Farm Youth
A garbled early 20th century note highlights farm youths in South Carolina, reflecting rural education and agricultural work. Names and exact details are unclear, but the piece stresses youth involvement in farming and local school life within the state.
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South Carolina
County paving program has been completed
The article notes the county paving program is finished, with mention of funding and local impact. It references roadwork near schools and farm routes, highlighting improved access and potential upcoming maintenance. Details are fragmented but indicate completed projects and community effect.
En Banc Session to Rule on $65 Million Road Bond
South Carolina Supreme Court will convene in Columbia October 4 to decide the constitutionality of a $65,000,000 road bond act passed by the 1929 legislature. Five justices and 14 circuit judges will hear arguments on the bond plan and state district boundaries with a ruling expected after the hearing.
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Columbia
South Carolina Supreme Court
Richard C. Watts
Supreme Court
Pohis Gidlersustic
Arlecrut
Esuon
Richards
Asinger Road
wTeat
Brent
Caimpetayang Bay
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Aiken County Hospital
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Thomas Hitchcock, Sr
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Clemson
Albert T. Reid
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