Local and Personal items list regional visitors and plans
Mr C C Phillips spent days in North Carolina on business. Barr J Fay Pow visited Columbia on Wednesday. L M Edwards and C G Barr spent days in Columbia and Thursday respectively. I M Carraway and A J Woodcock were in Charleston on business. H L Smith Jr of Andrews visited Georgetown on Monday. Mrs G C Andes of Harrisingburg Va visits I M Edwards at Edwards Hotel. Morris & Co Chicago visitors J D Barrett and G E Stewart toured Georgetown. Col Holmes B Spring, formerly of Georgetown now in Greenville, praised local progress. Talks of a tobacco stemmery and redrying plant with North Carolina partners. more details forthcoming. Andrews residents N W Cooke and others visited for court. P C McClary of Friendfield Plantation also in town. M L Gonde of Snow Mill attended court. L F Rhem of Rhems in town Monday. Fire Dept buys more equipment. Chief Fritz Young announces roughly 4000 dollars of hose and gear to be added.
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Georgetown
North Carolina
Fritz Young
Georgetown votes for municipal electric plant as future promise
On March 23 Georgetown celebrated the vote for municipal ownership of the electric light plant. The decision signals lower cooking rates, suburban expansion, and potential incentives for manufacturers. Officials claim the plant will self-finance and pay for itself in under eight years, with unusually unanimous support from residents.
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Georgetown
Club No. 2
U S Civil Service Examinations for Georgetown Post Office
An open competitive examination by the U S Civil Service Commission for a clerk carrier at Georgetown South Carolina will be held on April 10 1920 at 9 00 a m Applications must be filed on the prescribed form available from the local representative or from the undersigned All applicants should obtain blanks and file promptly to allow time for corrections and to arrange the examination Each applicant will be required to submit to the examiner on the day
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
Georgetown
S. C
Commission
Secretary Legal Service Board
Examination Photograph Noted in Civil Service District
A fragment notes a photograph of an individual within two years in the Fifth Civil Service District of Atlanta Georgia. The terse item references examination procedures and district location without additional context.
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Itary Fifth Civil Service District
Atlanta
Oakley Plantation to Go at Auction
One of the region’s largest land sales will occur on March 30 as the 400 acre Oakley Plantation owned by Mr. C L Whits ton will be auctioned at public sale. The land near Georgetown along Sampurit and the Charleston road is divided into 5 to 50 acre parcels to be sold to the highest bidder.
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Oakley
C. L. Whitston
Georgetown
Sampurit
Charleston Road
Sampit River
South Carolina
Planters Tobacco Warehouse Organization Formed
Stockholders met to elect officers J M Powell president A P Johnson vice president W A Phillips secretary and treasurer Directors named J B Steele C C Phillips J M Powell P H Pow F A Bell M S Smith W H Phillips C G Barr A P Johnson Construction starts immediately with materials on order Contractor Thompson will rush work Mr T L Hutchings from Johnson City Tenn leases Hemingway warehouse and aims to make Georgetown a leading tobacco market in South Carolina
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Planters Tobacco Warehouse
J. M. Powell
A. P. Johnson
W. A. Phillips
Treas
New Enterprise
J. B. Steele
C. C. Phillips
P. H. Pow
F. A. Bell
M. S. Smith
W. H. Phillips
C. G. Barr
Fire destroys three Olanta buildings in early morning blaze
A morning fire in Olanta destroyed the Masonic building the Bristow store and the Willis home. The loss is estimated at 25 000 with only partial insurance coverage. Bristow and his family escaped as Mrs Bristow saved several children. Willis held 2000 on his residence and 500 on furniture.
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Willis
Eggs for sale Rhode Island Red and Plymouth hens
WANTS FOR SALE SINGLE COMB Rhode Island Red Eggs delivered by parcel post two dollars fifty cents per sitting two dollars at yard T C Bomar Georgetown South Carolina 3-18-41p Eggs For Sale White Plymouth Fisher strain Eggs for sale 18 price four dollars for 18 Phone 1602 A M Ferrelly Georgetown South Carolina
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Rhode Island
T. C. Bomar
Georgetown
S. C
Plymouth
A. M. Ferrelly
The Cotton Farmer and Food Production
Clemson College reports Governor Bickett of North Carolina backing a shift to food production for the South. He urges cotton growers to prioritize grain and other staples this year, saying self-sufficiency with corn and meat ensures cotton can be held long term. The message stresses a crate and smokehouse approach to survive market fluctuations.
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T. W. Bickett
North Carolina
South
American Cotton Association
Bickett
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Barr J. Fay
Columbia
Mr. L. M. Edwards
Esse
Mr. I. McG. Carraway
Charleston
A. J. Woodcock
H. L. Smith, Jr
Andrews
Mrs. G. C. Andes
Harrisingburg, Va
Mrs
I. M. Edwards
Edwards Hotel
Messrs
J. D. Barrett
G. E. Stewart
Morris & Co
Chicago, Ill
Holmes B. Spring
Greenville
N. W. Cooke
A. K. Parsons
W. H. Andrews
C. J. Levy
H. W. Medlin
J. H. White
B. L. Bryan
H. S. Clardy
M. B. Blakeley
A. J. West
Drs. D. O. DuBose
J. L. Hogan
P. C.,mcclary
Friendfield Plantation
City
M. L. Gonde
Snow Mill
L. F. Rhem
Rhems
U. S. Civil Service Examinations
Planters Tobacco Warehouse Organization
Olanta
Lanes
Clemson College
Merchants Bank
Georgetown, 8. C
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