Georgia and Carolinas poised for record winter boom in travel and trade
The article notes a surge of northern investors and vacationers moving toward Georgia, the Carolinas, and parts of South Carolina and Florida. It highlights booming transport links, growing textile and agricultural sectors, expanding harbors, and rising land values as winter tourism and commercial development accelerate. It cites Aiken Augusta and Summerville as key winter tourist magnets with hotels nearing capacity.
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Carolina
South Carolina
Piedmont
Georgia
Macon
Florida
Carolinas
Aiken
Augusta
Summerville
Mrs Duncan Tied To Diloach Tours In Florida Trip
Miss Kate Cullum of Batesburg runs Hollywood office at Aiken and is linked with Mrs Walter Duncan. Mrs Duncan plans a Florida trip in about two weeks for a party already arranging to join at a $35 price. Information available from Hollywood office beside Laird's Inc next to the Bank and Trust Co, Telephone 157 W.
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Kate Cullum
Batesburg
Hollywood
Aiken
Waltern
Duncan
Florida
Laird’s Inc
Rncan Bank and Trust Co
Laymen to Meet in Baptist Association Gathering
A Baptist Laymen's Association plans a meeting Sunday afternoon at Levels o'clock, inviting members to attend.
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Baptist Laymen’s Association
Levels
Betser Baby Week Visits Aiken Area For Free Health Checks
Dr Bath of Columbia will examine children at the county baby clinic in Aiken on September 25. Betser Baby Week runs next week with welfare truck stops at White Pond Depot Talethi Tohnsons Store Ellenton Mays Store Burnetts Store Wagener School House Perry Depe Salley Sc Jackson School House and other locations, offering free services.
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Bath
Columbia
Aiken
Dotterer
Betser
Aoe Vaucluse
Graniteville
Warrenville
Langley
Bath Clear
Dam Breaches at Bath Mill Pond Cause Heavy Loss
Early Monday the mill dam at Bath failed in two places, the larger about 50 feet wide, releasing water from the Bath pond and flooding the mill. Reported prior releases from Langley pond increased pressure on Bath dam. Many fish were gathered as waters receded and local bathing clubs at the pondfront were stranded.
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Bath
Langley Pond
Bath Pond
Langley
Rally Day Program at First Baptist Sunday School
Sunday features Rally Day with music by orchestra and performances from Brown and Mes Brown classes Parum Baptist church Twenty twenty third Psalm Johnson class quotation McCullough class duet McLean class reading Junior Roger Williams class violin solo Triple L Philathea class piano solo Senior Roger Williams class quotation Philathea class Philathea platform Mrs class quotation Address by Pastor Rev P J McLean D D
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First Baptist Church
Mes
Brown
Johnson
First Baptist Sunday
J. T. Shuler
Miss Toole
Mrs. Clarke
Mr. Johnson
McCullough
Mrs. McLean
Roger Williams
Fly
P. J. McLean
Labor Day at Graniteville Barbecue and Baseball
Graniteville Council No 203 Jr O U A M held a Labor Day barbecue at Gregg Park with about 500 attendees including Governor McLeod who spoke on Citizenship. Edgar L Couch MC and George Leitner welcomed the crowd. Mrs T T Cushman spoke on Daughters of America principles. Dwight Deas discussed Our Orphan Home. Clearwater band played. Graniteville beat Kia Mill 5 to 4 in the afternoon.
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Graniteville Council No. 203
Gregg Park
McLeod
Edgar L. Couch
George Leitner
T. T. Cushman
Emily Geiger Council
Aiken
The
Daughters of America
Dwight Deas
Georgia
Our Orphan Home
Clearwater Band
Graniteville
Kiae Mill
Augusta
Sccfe
South Carolina Faces Large Interest Costs on State Debt
South Carolina plans for the current year show interest on borrowed funds totaling about 359 381 85 dollars. The state borrowed 5 million dollars in anticipation of 1925 tax collections, with interest on the debt estimated at 137 082 73 dollars. Bonded debt incurs 222 299 22 dollars annually.
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South Carolina
T. Carter
6 0 1 Law Is Explained To School Trustees
About a hundred trustees from across the county gathered in Aiken on Monday to hear Powers W Bethea of the State Superintendent of Education explain the 6 1 school law now in effect in South Carolina The meeting at the courthouse was presided by County Superintendent Cecil H Seigler Bethea praised close ties with the county board and urged support for compulsory education The event also featured Miss Mattie Thomas and Miss Blanche Bailey along with C Lee Gowan discussing school improvement and demonstration programs A social hour and refreshments followed the business session
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Aiken
Powers W. Bethea
State Superotendent of
South Carolina
Court House
Cecil H. Seigler
Beathea
Bethea
Mattie Thomas
South Carolina School Improvement Association
Miss Thomas
Blanche Bailey
New County
C. Lee Gowan
Young Graniteville Boy Breaks Leg in Accident
Earle Gulledge Jr., son of Mr and Mrs Earle Gulledge, Graniteville, fell Monday afternoon and broke a leg. He received treatment from Dr S A Morrall and is resting well.
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Earle Gulledge, Jr
Earle Gulledge
Graniteville
S. A. Morrall
Fontaine Family Visiting in Charleston
Mrs. F. O. Fontaine and her children are visiting Charleston, enjoying time with relatives and sightseeing around the city.
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F. O. Fontaine
Charleston
Public Barbecue Monday To Celebrate Colored School Opening
Aiken prepares a public barbecue Monday for the opening and inspection of the new colored school building. The brick, steam heated facility seats 350 and includes eight classrooms a domestic science room a library and an auditorium. The $31 453 75 lot and building were funded by a $425 000 bond issue with furnishings raised by the local Black community leaving about 2000 needed of 3500.
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Aiken
Rally Day Program at First Baptist Sunday School
Big rally day program scheduled for next Sunday at 9 45 AM with 100 percent class attendance goal. Superintendent J T Shuler leads opening. classes present reports in auditorium including Psalm recitals, quotations, songs and a Philathea platform address by Rev P J McLean.
Aiken Ranks Nineteenth in South Carolina
Aiken is the nineteenth city in size in South Carolina, with eighteen larger populations including Abbeville, Anderson, Charleston, Chester, Columbia, Darlington, Florence, Gatineau, Georgetown, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Newberry, Orangeburg, Rock Hill, Spartanburg, Sumter and Union.
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Aiken
South Carolina
Abbeville
Anderson
Charleston
Chester
Columbia
Darlington
Florence
Gatiney
Georgetown
Greenville
Greenwood
Laurens
Newberry
Orangeburg
Rock Hill
Spartanburg
Sumter
Union
Miss Emma Edgerton Heads to Charlotte to Teach Latin
Miss Emma Edgerton left Friday for Charlotte North Carolina where she will teach Latin in the graded school.
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Emma Edgerton
Charlotte
N.C
Greenville Man Ben Geer Elected Southern Bell Director
Ben E Geer of Greenville South Carolina was elected a director of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co at its Atlanta meeting on September 1 succeeding Epps Brown. Geer is a textile leader and banker with Furman University ties and civic roles including war fuel administrator for South Carolina.
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Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co
Atlanta
Ben E. Geer
Greenville
D. C
Epps Brown
Geer
South
Judson Cotton Mills
S. C
American Bank & Trust Co
Columbia National Bank of Columbia
Furman University
South Carolina
Col Watson No Longer Rides Across Country
For years Colonel R. B. Watson of Ridge Spring rode by horse to visit his son R. F. Watson, mayor of Greenville. This year, aged veteran travels by rail to Greenville, where his horse will be sent for riding the local mountain bridle trails.
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Col Watson
R. B. Watson
Ridge Spring
R. F. Watson
Greenville
Colonel Watson
Mountain City
Football Schedule Snapshot for Clemson and rivals
The schedule lists games at Clemson against Ky at Lexington and Fla at Clemson, with dates in Sept and Nov. It also shows Wofford at Spartanburg Citadel at Charleston Furman at Greenville and a U of C at Columbia and U of Ky at Lexington.
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Clemson
Auburn
Lexington
Columbia
Wofford
Spartanburg
U. of Fla
Citadel
Charleston
Furman
Greenville
W. P. Davis Dies after Illness in Columbia
W P Davis longtime Aiken resident and local insurance agent died Thursday morning at Baptist Hospital in Columbia after several months illness. Funeral services were held Thursday in Newberry.
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Aiken
Columbia
Mornig
the Baptist Hospital
W. P. Davis
James A. Jackson Improves at University Hospital
Reports from James A. Jacksons bedside indicate he is resting more comfortably. Friends and colleagues hope for continued recovery as he remains under hospital care.
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James A. Jackson
University Hospital
Aiken Institute Faculty Sets Preparatory Meeting for Monday
Tomorrow afternoon the Aiken Institute faculty meets to prepare for the opening of the schools on Monday. Opening exercises will be in the institute auditorium followed by classification of new pupils. McGarity urges vaccination of all pupils before opening. No exceptions to the rule. Pupils enrolling must attend the first day. Non resident tuition applies below high school.
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Aiken Institute
Institute Torium
Len
McGarity
Opportunity Pupil Expresses Thanks for Anderson Stay
Josie Fallaw of Wagener S C writes to Mrs Duncan thanking readers for the chance to attend the Opportunity School at Anderson a four week stay that shaped her life. She praises Miss Wilson Gray the teachers and the Christian hospitality she found there noting visits from pastors and the beauty of North Carolina scenery. She credits county supervisor Mrs Kennedy and the Student Club of Aiken for making the opportunity possible and wishes ongoing success to local education workers.
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Anderson
Deane
Wuateali
Pas
Cremson
John C. Calhoun
George Washington
Gray
North Carolina
IRS
Josie Fallaw
Wagener
Auto overturns injuring three near Bath
Otis Courtney of Aiken and Miss Gussie Poliakoff, students at Osborne's Business College of Augusta, were injured when the automobile driven by Courtney ran off the embankment near Bath and overturned while returning home to Aiken.
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Otis Courtney
Aiken
Osborne's
Business College of
Augusta
Gussie Poliakoff
Bath
Mir
Courtney
Miss Poliakutf
Aitken
Pa Nrul Moe
School Improvement Association Formed for Talatha-Hawthorpe area
A meeting at the old school house in Talatha section Tuesday night organized a School Improvement Association for the consolidated Talatha Hawthorpe Chilie Bell school. Miss Mattie Thomas of the State Department of Education praised cooperative community effort. County Superintendent Cecil Seigler spoke on optimism and progress toward a grammar school this year and a high school soon. Mrs. S. P. Kennedy contributed by her warm presence and encouragement.
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Talatha-Hawthorpe-Chilie Bell
Schol
Talatha
Mattie Thomas
State Department of Education
Thomas
Cecil Seigler
P. Kennedy
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Ida
Mion
North
Ates
Jackson
A. Ty
Baptist Sunday School
W. M. McGhee
Elliott Ball
Wilt Chavous
Aiken Branch
of Columbia
Ben Geer
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