Orangeburg Pastor Robbed? Whipping on Train Sparks Inquiry
On a Northbound Atlantic Coast Line train near Orangeburg the Rev. E M Lightfoot was attacked by Frank Demars a former local policeman. Demars struck Lightfoot with part of a buggy whip after a dispute over a letter claiming involvement in a coffin incident. The grand jury did not indict. Demars sought an explanation before Lightfoot left town. Lightfoot’s account awaits his return.
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Orangeburg
Atlantic Coast Line
Frank Demars
E. M. Lightfoot
Lightfoot
Baptist
New York
Demars
Demar
Newspaper ads prove best recruiting tool for navy
A Washington Herald report shows the Bureau of Navigation spent 50 to recruit sailors and found daily newspapers produced far higher returns than magazines. Ads under Help Wanted yielded 3.86 per recruit, while magazines averaged 15 to 65. The lesson: it pays to advertise in daily papers.
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Bureau of Navigation
Navy
Washington
D. C
Lawrence Mott Defends Scorching At New York Dinner
Auto mobilist Lawrence Mott condemns scorch ing and the scorcher at a New York dinner but argues against hasty condemnation. He recalls a Canadian railway anecdote where a man critiques a ham sandwich, prompting a waiter quip about the ticket.
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Lawrence Mott
New York
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Georgetown Daily Item CO
W. Rouse
Southaco
the Weather Bureau
Pat
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Moike
Sor
Prince Street
E. J Marcus
Iseman Drug Company
Georgetown, S. C
Carolina Hardware Co
Pittsburg
Georgetown Grocery Co
W.H. Robinson
Highmarket St
S. C
Dunmore
P. O. Box
D. L. Bills
FRONT
C.C
Carver’s Bay
Red Store
Hartnett & Day
IR & & SN Beaty
Civil
Georgetown, S.C
Union Mercantile Co
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W. W. Walker
Foxsworth Co
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Georgia
Virginia
Fulton Market
Nellie King
Bank of Georgetown
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D. J. Crowley
George Pollock
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