Azores Population Stable at About 245000
The Azores population remains around 245000, showing little change over the last century and a slight overall decline.
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Newspaper
Andrews News
Location
Andrews, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
3
The Azores population remains around 245000, showing little change over the last century and a slight overall decline.
A compact quotation highlighting that even mighty natural forces pale before the judgment of the people. It contrasts thunder lightning and earthquakes with democratic decidement and the power of collective discernment.
In Marion on Friday night the chamber of commerce reorganized with three women—Miss Lena Montgomery Mrs Frank Watson and Miss Mabel Montgomery—elected to the directorate likely the first such appointments in South Carolina. D O Anderson is president and E R Hughes is vice president. The coming year places three women on the board alongside several men as the secretary outlines a feminine-led program. The notice also includes a Christmas request from a Marion child seeking various gifts.
A year 1920 letter from Edna Owens requests a tea set, a piano for her doll, another doll, candies and fruit. She mentions keeping her previous doll and adds she will let others write to Santa too.
A collage of short quotations and notices from 1920s periodicals. Includes a humorous remark on paying a tailor fairly, a traveler’s remark about the ocean on a homeward voyage, a wartime-era slang line about Uncle Samuel, and a nurse training advertisement inviting young women with high school education to enroll starting January 1, 1921 with a salary and living expenses.
Government taxes collected in October rose about 16.35 million from a year earlier, totaling 199.67 million compared with 183.29 million in October 1918, according to the bureau of internal revenue.
Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the Stock Holders of the Farmers and Merchants Bank will be held in its banking rooms in the town of Andrews Georgetown County South Carolina on Tuesday January 11 1921 at 4 o'clock PM. The meeting is for electing officers for ensuing year and other business. D L Moyd President E Van Andersen Cashier.
An old advertisement notes RAT SNAP product for rat control with a testimonial about catching six rats in a week. It lists three sizes 35c, 65c, and 1.25 dollars and credits Hogans Drug Co and Tuten Hardware Co as sellers.
Land sale notice lists 250 acres mostly timber two miles south of Trio and half mile from a three room schoolhouse. Owner L Miller Millersburg Ohio appeals to buyers to avoid middlemen. Also Gillie Cox Farm 199 acres on County Line Road to be sold at public auction before the court in January. Includes one dwelling two tobacco barns and outbuildings. Mrs M Cox St Chg invites farm buyers to participate.
Governor Cooper reports South Carolina has record corn, hogs, hay, syrup and canned goods with a strong economic base. He notes a 42,500,000 bushel corn crop, 1,100,000 hogs, and potential pork output of 270 pounds per family, plus improved labor and lower fertilizer costs to ease farmers’ finances.
A parable tells of a Western Asian king known as the Great Doctor and Teacher who gave all to others. Generations later his birthday becomes a holiday yet celebrants neglect his spirit, indulging in feast and drink while the King suffers, and onlookers question if the celebrations honor him.
Boston reports the schoolhouse commission spent 44100 to maintain desks and chairs this year. Chairman Joseph P. Lomasney said a boy who wore out three pairs of pants in three months on chairs was blamed on the boy, not the chair, with the chair sandpapered at the father's request.
A representative of Ocean Leather Co of Newark New Jersey Mr A F Greenburg is in the city to promote expanding the shark leather industry The firm already operates plants in Florida Morehead City North Carolina and Newark and may locate another plant along the Atlantic Coast The new process leather aims to revolutionize the industry producing various grades for heavy commercial uses upholstery gloves and shoes
The Andrews News seeks regular correspondents from all regions to provide births deaths fires crop conditions and other local happenings. Send news with stamps and stationery for printing and potential payment. Letters to the editor welcome for home paper correspondence.
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