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Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1910
Page
4
Weather across the South devastates cotton fields damaging acres and cutting yields. Estimates place total crop losses in the millions, with Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana hardest hit. Market reports show sharp price moves as traders react to expectations of reduced fiber supply.
Fragmented readable lines describe a prom or convention event at Andersen, mentions students, teachers, and local figures. Details are garbled with many misspellings, making precise names, places, and outcomes difficult to confirm.
A violent stabbing in Albina Scottsboro April 24 leaves 3 year old Jon Newall deaf and Joe Hooks fatally wounded. The assailants, described as a desperate group, killed Newall and stabbed multiple others before fleeing. The elder Newall was buried. hospital care continues for others as police investigate the bloody incident.
Fragmented notes report a U S Supreme Court appointment referenced by Governor Vinighies and Mitchel Gacy with unclear details. The piece also mentions a fatal cottage fire killing Mrs Jonny Miner and five children, with Mr Miner narrowly saving a baby, alongside scattered college and convention references from New Kerry College and other entities.
A garbled set of words resembling a historical newspaper fragment. Contains no coherent events, names, or dates to identify a specific report or summary.
Mr Holland reports the Oconee demonstration program, started March 1, with 84 demonstrators and 650 miles traveled by April. Under De S. A. Knapp of Washington DC and Ira W. Williams of Columbia, plans include seed bed prep and selection, intensive cultivation, and use of commercial fertilizer. A May Growers Association meeting at Oconee is planned to share progress and best practices.
Notice from Oconee County South Carolina that a special election will be held at Long Creek school house on Saturday May 7 to decide on a two mill tax levy for school purposes. Voters may cast ballots for or against the levy and must follow general election conduct. Election officials are named and the notice is dated April 2.
Notice states that the County Board of Education of Oconee County South Carolina will hold a special election on a Saturday in May 1940 to vote on a two mill levy for school purposes within Neville school district. Voters will cast ballots marked yes or no on the proposed levy and the election will be conducted as provided by law. The trustees Abbott, Abbott, or others are named in the notice.
A damaged notice fragment mentions a trade offer and a storage or shipping motive. It references an address in Ow ingh l amto and a Town in New York alongside a Wal Data seal and a redite Mio, with unclear spelling and names. The readable elements suggest a vague commercial notice about a test offer and storage considerations.
J P Marvell petitions the Court of Probate for Letters of Administration on the estate of B M Crawford, deceased. The notice requires all creditors and heirs to appear at Walhalla Court House in Oconee County, South Carolina, on the 0th day of May at 10 oclock in the forenoon to show cause why administration should not be granted. D A Smith, Judge of Probate, publishes this notice on May 27 in the Keowee Courier.
Richmond April 2 The 11-year-old Barnwell Aiken son of Congressman Wyatt Aiken vanished while traveling with his secretary to Washington. Witnesses report he left the sleeper at Malin Street station and disappeared into Richmond. Detectives and authorities pursue clues as a nationwide search unfolds.
Feral News from Poplar area reports community events from April including visitors to the Moser and Colley households, a pony show, and a Sunday gathering. It notes the death of Normien Adie from consumption, a sermon service led by Bond Me, and local discussions about cemetery maintenance led by W. L. Dodd.
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