South Carolina school building aid funds districts
During 1917 18, 73 buildings in 29 counties received 20526 dollars in state building aid. J E Swearingen announced warrants mailed to county treasurers and superintendents, with notes on new schoolhouses and war time construction limits. Clinton and Anderson cited for new high schools as districts plan consolidated country schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Swearingen
Swearingen
State Department of Education
Anderson
Clinton
State Board of Education
Clemson College
Board of Trustees
State Board
Roll Rite Manufacturing Company proposed in Charleston
The Roll Rite Manufacturing Company of Charleston is commissioned by W Banks Dove secretary of state with a proposed capital of 100000. The firm plans realty and agricultural product ventures and to manufacture tools motors parts and other articles. Petitioners are George R Fishburne and J C Lamb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roll Rite Manufacturing Company of
Charleston
W. Banks Dove
George R. Fishburne
J. C. Lamb
Marlboro County Guernsey Auction Set in Bennettsville
Under Marlboro County Guernsey Breeders Association a public auction of registered Guernsey heifers, mostly imported, will be held in Bennettsville at noon on June 18. County agent S E Evans led the campaign with Clemson College dairying agent D W Watkins, highlighting a line of bulls with high butter fat and widespread county herd placement. Marlboro County aims to be known as home to champion corn, cotton, and now Guernsey cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro County
Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Bennettsville
S. E. Evans
D. W. Watkins
Clemson College
Breeders’ Association
Guernsey Bull Association
Maribor County
Guernsey
Eight Nurses Graduate From South Carolina Baptist School
Eight young women received diplomas at the South Carolina Baptist Training School for Nurses in Columbia. The ceremony at First Baptist Church featured an address by Rev. George E Davis and diplomas presented by Lieut. Gov. Andrew J. Bethea, with medals to be given by Dr. C. A. Freed. Graduates include Annie Belle Blakely Spartanburg Frances Duff Gaffney Lily Hardin Chester Kittie Hood Wannsboro Lillie Jennings Greenwood Pearle Lindler Columbia Margaret Miller Jefferson and Florence Thayer Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E Davis
Baptist Church of
Kittie Hood
Wannsboro
Lillie Jennings
Greenwood
Pearle Lindler
Columbia
Margaret Miller
Jefferson
Florence Thayer
Columbie
Shark Attack Wounds Charleston Teenrescues by Sailors
Herbert Sneed of Charleston, a 16 year old lad, was attacked by a shark while in the surf near a beach. Sailors responded to his cries, rescuing him as he slipped unconscious. At Fort Moultrie hospital the wound on his foot was diagnosed as a shark bite and he is recovering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Sneed
Charleston
Fort Moultrie
Underwriters to Meet in South Carolina Convention
The twentieth annual meeting of the South Carolina Underwriters Association will be held in Columbia on June 12 with an unusually large attendance expected. Key speakers include B M Allen of Helena Arkansas president of the national association and Chauncey S Miller of New York secretary treasurer of the national association. William Dunbar of Atlanta manager of the Southeastern Underwriters Association and W A McSwain insurance commissioner of South Carolina will also address the gathering. A special Columbus committee coordinating arrangements includes August Kohn John W Lillard James A Cathcart David G Ellison and George L Dial. Simpson F Cannon reports expectations of record turnout and an automobile trip through Camp Jackson will be a feature. Officers are A G Furman president Lawrence M Pinckney vice president and Simpson F Cannon secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina Underwriters’ Association
Columbia
B. M. Allen
Helena
Ark
W. A. McSwain
South Carolina
August Kohn
John W. Lillard
James A. Cathcart
David G.ellison
George L. Dial
Simpson F. Cannon
South Carolina Association
Camp Jackson
Tragedy at State Hospital Ward Fire Leaves Seventeen Dead
Seventeen people burned to death when a single story ward at the State Hospital for the Insane was destroyed by fire at 3 o clock. Fifteen perished inside the building, two died later. Two patients are in a precarious condition. An inquest found no definite origin, possibly defective wiring, with staff deemed not at fault. The ward housed 45 patients and precautions included fireproof roofing and strict bans on matches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
State Hospital For the Insane
Scott
Williams
Columbia Fire Department
State Electrician
Thomas W. Baker
Marion
J. W. Brock
Seneca
Willie Boyter
Moore
Jake Bell
Aiken
H. H. Free
Blackville
J. B. Greer
Greer
J. R. Green
Spartanburg
Rufust Hewitt
Agner
Henry Lamb
Ridgeland
L. M. Lewie
Conway
Mbert McSwain
Vaucluse
John Owensey
Greenville
BE. L. Sillman
Williamston
J. C. Todd
Charleston
Walter White
Plum Branch
T. H. Wells
Mt. Carmel
J. B. Timmerman
Kirksey
Hector Logan
New Brookland
Thousands Arrive as Camp Sevier Prepares
More than 8 000 selectmen including 3 800 from Alabama and 1 300 from New York City will reach Camp Sevier in Greenville within a week. Officers from the Eighty first Division will oversee arrival trains. Maj. L. E. Shucker and Maj. C. H. Fitzgerald lead infantry units with five battalions commanded by Maj. C. A. Collett Maj. C. G. Roebuck and Maj. A. E B. Legare National Guard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sevier
Camp Sevier
Greenville
Alabama
New York City
Eighty-first Division
L. E. Shucker
321St
C. H. Fitzgerald
322Nd
C. A. Collett
323Rd
C. G. Roebuck
324Th Infantry
Maj
A. EB. Legare
National Guard
Coroner Finds Man Alive After Inquest Called
In Gaffney Coroner Allison and Deputy Sheriff Watkins were alerted to a Wylie death from heart disease and arrived at night to hold an inquest. They learned the man was alive and expected to die before morning, prompting a decision to return without burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaffney
Allison
Cherokee County
Wylie
Watkins
Yank Tells of Soldier Life in the Trenches
Sergeant Floyd M. Clark recounts the first American expeditionary force voyage to France and entry into the trenches. He describes the boot camp, transport by rail and ship, the Grosser trenches near Fritz lines, shelling, gas attacks, and his foot wound that led to the loss of his little toe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yank
France
Class for Deaf Women Seeks Red Cross Sewing Work
A newly formed Auxiliary of the Red Cross for the Hard of Hearing in Los Angeles hosts a sewing class in room 3800 Mason Building. Deaf women in the group make sponge wipes compresses and other surgical necessities for the Red Cross while communicating in plain sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason Building
Los Angeles
The
Red Cross
Freezone Corn Remedy Promise From Cincinnati Inventor
An advertisement touts Freezone for quick corn removal with painless results. It claims instant relief from hard and soft corns and callouses with a tiny bottle costing a few cents from any drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Adv
Mazeppas Revolt Censorship In Russia And Dance Trend
The piece notes that Russian censorship suppressed mentioning Mazeppa for centuries. It recalls that in 1852 a Paris fashion known as Mazeppa arose, and a Russian minister of instruction rebuked censorship chiefs for approving an article on the topic, as reported by the London Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Mazeppa
Czardom
Paris
Count Schirinsky
London Globe
Tetterine Promises Clear Complexion For Women
An advertisement touts Tetterine as invaluable for clearing blotches and itchy patches, claiming it softens skin and cures eczema. Sold by druggists or sent by mail for 50 cents from Shuptrine Co., Savannah, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Adv
Two Ounce Bread Ration Quip Cited in Debate
In a witty exchange Dobbs notes a two ounce bread ration, while Hobbs asks how that translates to a two inch square slice of his wife’s bread, reflecting ration era humor in the Boston Transcript.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobbs
Dobbs
Boston Transcript
ROVE S TAITHLESS Iron Tonic Aimed at Blood Health
An old time tonic claims to purify the blood and rouse the liver, drive out malaria, and strengthen the entire system for both adults and children. The ad promotes tonic benefits as a general health aid with no medical qualification.
Jealousy Drives Reckless Acts After Regretful Realization
A fragmented reflection notes jealousy as a force that spurs harmful deeds once repair becomes impossible. The text implies remorse follows the damage, warning against letting envy govern action.
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South, Carolina
Farmers’ Ginning Company
Cartersville
Florence County
A. H. Haskins
N. Duncan McNeill
Timmonsville
Baptist Hospital
J L. Bristow
Hampton and
Marion Streets
Taylor and
Upo
Bristow
Charles E. Danner
Beaufort
W. R. Eve, Jr
Danner
Bamberg
Branwell
Calhoun
Cherokee
Colleton
Harry Kershaw
Laurens
Lee
Williamsburg
York
New Enterprises
Sale of
South Carolina Baptist Training School For Nurses
First Baptist Church, Columbia
Louis J. Bristow
Hampton Avenue
Pershing
Floyd M. Clark
Forts McHenry
General Pershing
Fort Slocum
New York
Galveston
Twenty-second Infantry
Duck’ Smith
Merle C. Smith
Dubois
Pittsburgh
Duck
Europe
Thirty-fifth Regiment
Twenty-second
Eighteenth Regiment
San Francisco
Gettysburg
Syracuse
Hornell
N. Y
Iment
Duke
Fritzie
Fletcher
Bell Island
Newfoundland
Mary Johnson
Noah
N Oah Products Corp
Richmond
U.S. Pat
Absorbine, JR
W. F. Young
Temple St
Springfield
Mass
Daisy Fly Killer
Cuticura
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