Thieves Strike New York Racket Store for Dry Goods
Robbery at the New York Racket Store owned by M Godfrey leaves apparel shoes a tailor made suit and a yellow suitcase missing. Only 50 cents in cash taken. Merchandise valued at over one hundred dollars found along railroad tracks. Bloodhounds used but trail not found. No arrests reported as police continue investigations.
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Aeree Peemahy
New York
M. Godfrey
Powell
M. Frey
Roberies
E. L. Powell
Morrisville Folks Share News and Weekend Visits
Morrisville readers report social visits as Mrs. J Haddy and Mr and Mrs Ilea attend gatherings. E W Sports returns from an outing with H Long. Families prepare to carry tobacco to Andrews this week.
M C Women Appeal To the Legislators
Letters from Miss Gertrude Weil and Mrs. T P Jermain deny knowledge of or participation in a plan to raise 10000 for suffrage ratification. They refute claims of imported workers aiding the effort and urge legislators to ratify the Anthony amendment in the name of North Carolina women.
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Raleigh
Gertrude Weil
North Carolina
Washington
Woman's Party
Women of
Rest Room Open for Lake City Women by Local Groups
A women’s rest room opens in Lake City run by the Red Cross with the Lake City Auxiliary of the Chamber of Commerce and the Progressive Twenty Club. After tobacco season a permanent facility will be built. Open to any woman after 8 am with no charge, staffed weekly by Mrs Tyner and Mrs Parker in the first week.
Traditions Stay March of Progress From The Columbia State
An editorial argues that traditions yield to progress in education and women's rights. It cites summer schooling, faster educational paths, and expanding roles for women in public life, noting wage gaps and legal inequalities persist. The piece links child labor, suffrage, taxation, and governance to broader social change.
Story Hour Attended by Children and Mothers in Andrews
The Twentieth Century Mothers' Club of Andrews hosted its first story hour at the school house last Friday at 6:00 with about twenty five children and many mothers. Music by Mrs Hanks and Mrs Spradley accompanied singing and games led by Mrs H Oswald. Future story hours are set for the fourth Friday each month at 5 p m and the club’s regular meeting will be held the first Friday in August at 5 p m.
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Columbia
Charles of
Englad
Oxford
Cambridge
England
North Carolina
Mothers’ Club of
Andrews
Elesenoye
Hanks
Spradley
Mothers’ Club
Efforts Fall as Johnson Seeks Bail in Mann Act Case
Jack Johnson former heavyweight champion remains in Joliet prison as his lawyers press for bail pending appeal and a new trial. They seek to have federal Judge Carpenter hear the motion but Carpenter is ill. Judge Alschuler defers, noting the case needs Carpenter’s attention.
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Chicago
Jack Johnson
Alschuler
Circuit Court of Appeal
Johnson
Joliet, Til
Joliet
Alschler
Carpenter
War department to flood market with canned meats
Washington July 21 the war department will place millions of dollars worth of canned meats in the market at prices well below prewar quotations for domestic use. Meats such as canned corn beef beef hash roast beef and onion will be distributed nationwide through wholesale and retail stores with 60 000 postmasters 5 000 bankers and mayors aiding the effort.
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Washington
War Department
Division of Sales
Harmony Section News Briefs and Social Visit Notes
Mrs E Freeman has been very ill the past week. Mr and Mrs W J Taylor visited Mr and Mrs CG A Terry Sunday afternoon. Blackie Altman and Le Grande Brockin were guests of Misses Lucille and Mammie McConnell Sunday afternoon. Robert Camlin’s tobacco barn burned last Tuesday, barn full of tobacco. Katherine Howard visited Dorothy Terry briefly Sunday.
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The
Andrews
E. Freeman
W. J. Taylor
Moe
CG. A
Terry
Blackie Altman
le Grande Brockin
Lucille
Mammie McConnell
Robert Camlin
Katherine Howard
Dorothy Terry
Reward Offered for Oak Grove Horse Shooting Victim
Oak Grove residents post a fifty dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of the person who shot Mr. Rufus Martin’s horse, valued at 300 dollars, in Martins stable last Thursday night. The horse died after hours of suffering, and the community vows to curb vandalism amid recent local crimes.
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Oak Grove
Rufus Martin
Martin
Ample Rainfall Boosts Crop Prospects Across Regions
A weather synopsis by Richard H. Sullivan reports general rainfall benefiting corn sweet potatoes peanuts and pastures. Some northern counties still need rain while grass accumulates in northwestern areas. Cotton and early corn show strong growth though excessive rain affects some areas. tobacco cowpeas peanuts and cane look promising while rice and vegetables need moisture.
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Richard H. Sullivan
Columbia
Mrs. Manning Elected National Democratic Committee Member
Mrs. R. I. Manning of Columbia was elected a national committee woman at the national democratic convention in San Francisco. The convention adopted a resolution urging states to elect a woman to the national committee, and South Carolina's delegation, meeting upon return to Columbia, nominated and elected Mrs. Manning.
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R. I. Manning
Columbia
San Francisco
South Carolina
Manning
Anderson Youth to Compete in Antwerp Olympic Games
Special to the State from Anderson July 21 Tom Campbell an Anderson boy sails to Antwerp to run in the track meet for the world championship He has won meets in Boston and New York and earned a place in the Olympic series He is brother to Le Roy Campbell who also rose to prominence in track before him.
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Anderson
Tom Campbell
Antwerp
Boston
New York
LeRoy Campbell
Chicago University
Weekend Socials and Church Notices From Big Dam Swamp
Local notes report visits among residents including D S Avant at M F Herring and Robbie Browder with Miss McGee. Daisy McGee returns from Lake City. Church at Black River set for second Sunday in August with a preceding Saturday service. Social calls noted among Powell, Benton, Haselden families and others.
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Andrews News
M. C. Powell
D. S. Avant
M. F. Herring
Robbie Browder
Miss McGee
Georgia Casselman
Leland Evans
Daisy McGee
Hammie Smith
Lake City
S. C
James Benton
Eva Powell
Black River Church
Messrs
Henry Long
Herbert Taylor
W. B. Haselden
Murry
Dallas Powell
Andrews
George Benton
W. B. Haseldens
Greatest Tax Bill Collected in Years
The nation’s greatest tax bill of 5 410 284 874 was collected in the fiscal year ending June 30. Income taxes and excess profits taxes totaled 3 944 555 730 and miscellaneous revenues rose to 1 465 729 136. Southern state receipts ranged from Alabama at 29 560 235 to North Carolina at 169 206 007 and Virginia at 69 312 348.
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Washington
Alabama
Mississippi
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennesseee
Virginia
Severe Thunderstorm Hits Andrews Area
A strong thunderstorm swept through the section last Sunday causing local disruption. Farmers report most tobacco curing is finished as conditions improve and residents recount personal visits and Sunday activities at nearby homes and chapels.
Sea Side Team Wins Georgetown Defeats Darlington in First Game
Georgetown opened the series with a 13 to 10 win over Darlington this afternoon. Keying Georgetown were Pyatt’s batting Hughes’ pitching and Carraway’s fielding. Batteries Georgetown Hughes and Ratchford Darlington Tuntal Moyer and Brown.
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Georgetown
Darlington
Pyatt
Hughes
Carraway
Ratchford
Darlington Tuntal
Moyer
Brown
Whiskey seized in Toledo three-car shipment from Kentucky
Federal prohibitions agents report three carloads of whiskey valued at 800000 were seized in Toledo. The cars originated from the William Gaines distillery in Green Creek Kentucky and were consigned to Boevin and Wilson Co in Montreal Canada.
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Toledo
William Gainnes
Green Creek
Boevin and Wilson Co
Montreal
Canada
Four commandments to guide southern cotton farmers
Commissioner B Harris urges farmers to diversify crops, organize with merchants and bankers, build warehouses, and create a cotton fund to loan against cotton. The aim is to stabilize prices, back the cotton industry with negotiable receipts, and form a regional cotton bank to shield farmers from loan calls and bear speculation.
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B. Harris
Commissioner of Agriculture
American Cotton Association
South
From Printer to Presidential Nominee Jimmy Cox of Ohio
A concise portrait traces Jimmy Cox from a printer's devil in 1889 to three terms as Ohio governor. It notes his rising national prominence, Democratic consideration for the presidency, and a timeline of key career milestones including terms as governor and a 1920 San Francisco nomination mention.
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Cox
Ohio
Nick
Jimmy’ Cox
United Press
Jacksonburg
Dayton
Dayton Daily News
Springfield Paper
News League of Ohio
Frank B. Willis
Willis
San Francisco
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Dewey Eaddy
Charlie Sports
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Story Hour
Harmony Section
Mr. Martin
National Committee
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Anderson Summer School
J. R. Martin
Della
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M. D. Newton
Gourdines
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