Local items briefly told in town this week
Mr L D Smith of Morrisville visited town on business. College rowers Misses Bannister Moyd Thelma Marshall and Grace Parsons returned to Winthrop Clemson Columbia College after holidays. Claire Steele visiting. McKnight Bailey of Clemson spent holidays here. Tom Camlin injured hand at McClouds Florence. W D Palmer Jr returned to Key West after holidays. Oyster roast hosted by W D Palmer at the Palmer Hotel. Mrs H H Thompson of Chase City Va visiting W D Moore family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Bannister
Iva Moyd
Ruth Rowers
Winthrop College
Grace Parsons
Thelma Marshall
Coker
Ivan Flowers
Columbia College
Tom‘Camlin
McClouds Infirmary
Florence
W. D. Palmer Jr
Key West, Fla
Georgetown Weekend Visit by Miss Outlaw and Mr Ball
Miss Alice Outlaw and Mr Percy Ball of the News Start spent last weekend in Georgetown visiting friends and relatives. R Isreal of the Andrews Bargain House plans a Saturday departure for New York to engage in sensory goods business and to spend about four months in Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Outlaw
Percy Ball
The
News Start
Georgetown
R. Isreal
Andrews Bargain House
New York
Hel
Andrews
Sosae
Richardson Named Manager for Andrews Bargain Co
B Richardson will manage the Andrews Bargain firm and invites friends to call when needing leather shoes tailor made clothes toe crest shirts and ladies ready to wear goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Richardson
Andrews
Birthday Party entertainment for Miss Sadie Palmer youngsters
Miss Sadie Palmer hosted a Saturday afternoon birthday fete for a group of children. Guests included Fannie Shipley and several other little friends, with Mrs. H D Oswald, Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. P D Clemens organizing games and music. Afterward, they dined on jello with whipped cream fruit candies and cake, served by Mrs. King, Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Morgan, then rode through town in a truck before returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Palmer
Fannie Shipley
Coker King
Fay Slattery
Ellanor Parsons
Florence Isokreit
Gladys Speight
Virginia Godfrey
Helen King
Mary Clift
Ethel Keilehan
Evelyn Ballenberger
Louise Peace
Cercrude Porver
Margaret Harrs
Louise Hart
Mary Clement
Basil Barrineau
Zim King Jr
William Jenkins
John He
Successful Boll Weevil Meeting in Georgetown
A boll weevil meeting was held in Georgetown at City Hall last Thursday January 8 conducted by Clemson College Extension Division. Eight Clemson experts spoke on marketing livestock boll weevil control and pest combat alongside an experienced farmer with long cotton experience. Attendees included Mr. G. v. Harrelson and D. L. Mod with Andrews noted. A formal program will be published in next week’s News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Clemson College
G. v. Harrelson
D. L. Mod
Andrews
Free tobacco seed given to tobacco planters in Andrews
A shipment of tobacco seed was delivered to the Andrews area last week and is being distributed by the Bank of Andrews and the Farmers and Merchants Bank. Messrs Irby and Thoasd of the Old Warehouse and White of the Brick Warehouse are providing the seed free to tobacco planters, urging planting this season as seed beds will be in high demand next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
Bank of Andrews
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Irby
Williamsburg Prepares for Pest Weevil Diversification push
Williamsburg County lin e with Clemson experts plans for boll weevil defense by shifting from cotton to tobacco and diversifying crops. A $100000 marketing association and warehouses support sweet potatoes and ribbon cane. Farmers discuss early cotton, hedges, ditch banks, potato houses, and curing. The meeting heads to Georgetown tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kings
Tee
Williamsburg
JL. Thomas
Clemson College
Berkeley
H. S. McConnell
Riverre
McConnell
Cudieree
E. Hall
Cleveland
Wesser
Jorge Ey
Prince
J. B. Parker
Guernsey
F. L. Harkly
South Carolina
A Cardwell
J. C. Graham
Kingstree
Beaufort
Jasper
Georgia
Georgetown
War Loan Drive Promotes Thrift in Fifth District
Richmond announces vigorous 1920 program by the War Loan Organization in the Fifth Federal Reserve District, urging spending discipline and saving through Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps. It highlights school savings societies and women’s groups promoting budgeting and prudent investing while stressing thrift over waste.
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War Loan Organization
Fifth Federal Reserve
Fifth
Federal Reserve District
Richmond
Albert 8. Johnstone
South Carolina
United States Treasury Department
Johnstone
War Loan
Federal Reserve
Treasury
Ste
Baltimore
Hardee argues against stock law in Georgetown County
M O Hardee writes to urge voters to oppose a stock law, saying fencing would force farmers to fence land and hinder cattle raisers. He claims free grass aids widows and orphans, criticizes voters who seek others' land for cattle, and warns against voting for “Monkey Rum” influenced opponents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews
M. O. Hardee
Hardee
Georgetown County
Georgetown
Mandy On
Grammer
Quebracho Bark Worth While In Leather Tanning Trade
Quebracho bark, a chief Argentine export, tans leather at least three times faster than oak or hemlock bark. In under ten years fortunes have been made investing in quebracho lands. Nearly 1,000,000 tons of wood or dry extract are shipped to the United States and Europe annually. Growth is slow and maturity may take about 1,000 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebracho
United States
Europe
South Carolina Children Embrace Thrift Education
South Carolina schoolchildren study thrift tied to Thrift Text Books from the War Loan Organization in Richmond. Students form savings societies and invest in Thrift and War Savings Stamps, earning dollars through odd jobs and household help, with pennies and nickels saved in teacher managed accounts.
Pile Up Your Dollars Against Grafter Sharpshooters
A wartime appeal urges saving with War Savings Stamps bought every payday. It warns that ordinary money is vulnerable to greed and theft, but stamps provide absolute safety, high interest, and full redemption when needed as a protective stack of savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Oakley
Little Jack Horner Counts Thrift Stamps in Corner
A playful verse variant features Little Jack Horner in a corner counting thrift stamps. He grins as he pastes them, remarking on the sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Horner
Andrews News Moves To New Main Street Facility
The Andrews News relocates its publishing plant to Main Street after installing more than $5,000 worth of new machinery. Limited by transportation delays, the four page edition follows Christmas with plans for an eight page issue next week. The move expands floor space and enhances job work capacity for letterheads and commercial printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrews News
Main Street
Andrews
Eastern Carolina Publishing Company
Warner Named Executive Secretary for South Carolina Tuberculosis Group
Philip B. Warner from Birmingham assumes the role of Executive Secretary for the South Carolina Tuberculosis Association, succeeding Mrs Chauncey Blackborg. Warner, a Tulane educated former minister and businessman, vows to boost the Palmetto State's tuberculosis fight and promote Columbia and state-wide efforts while Mrs Warner attends a national conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip B. Warner
Birmingham
Ala
Combia
Chauncey Blackborg
Columbia
Bercuirs
Warner
Connecticut
Louisiana
Tuberculosis Association
South Carolina
New England
Beverly Warner
New Orleans
Tulane University
Philadelphia
National Tuberculosis Association
Alabama
Chicago
Palmetto
Windy City
Miss Blackburn
Association
Poyaypurysh Saif
Embarrassing Moment at Evening Church Wedding
A reader recalls a mortifying scene at a church wedding where late seating forced an arrival near the front. The escort mistakenly thought the setting was a cinema, leaving the narrator flustered by misplaced attire and attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Phrase about men and principles in Dale News
A clipped quotation notes that some men fail by not dedicating time to real work and instead paying attention to their principles. The item reflects a moral stance from the publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalae News
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L. D. Smith
Morrisville
Miss Claire Steele
Messrs
Leurimore McKnight
Ben Bailey
Sarak
Elizabeth Bailey
Clear Water
S. C
Augusta Bailey
Hemingway, S.r
Holl
Palmer Hotel
W. D. Palmer
H. H. Thompson
Chase City
Mrs. W. D. Moore
This City
Ant
P Robly
Tate
Courtry
Carolina
Fifth Federal Reserve District
Palmetto State
Hfe
Uncle Sam
Wen
T. B. Work
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