Farm Bureau buyers seek hogs and livestock upgrades
The State Bureau of Marketing reports growing demand for farm products direct to consumers and cites a Virginia meat company seeking hog raisers. A Richmond ham packing plant plans to expand to year round cattle sheep and hog intake by October. The bureau lists unfilled wants including pure bred rams goats seed hogs and farm equipment with barter and cash offers across numerous commodities and trades.
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State Bureau of Marketing
Bureau
Virginia Meat
South
Richmond
Carolinas
Mr Peater Reflects On Downtown Observation
A Kansas City Star reader quotes P. G. Poster describing a young woman in town who scolds a small dog. He admits back home he frets yet justifies her behavior after considering the alternative. The anecdote captures street life dialogue.
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Mr. Peater
P. G. Poster
Kansas City Star
The Romans and Their Aqueducts as Art
A comment on how ancient Romans, despite being an artistic people, would be surprised to see the imperfect remains of their aqueducts judged as art by modern observers. The remark shifts from cost in slaves to contemporary fascination with ruins as artifacts.
Woman Defends Sacred Rights Against Husband Critique
A Topeka State Capital column notes a woman will not allow her husband to criticize her friends, calling it an invasion of her sacred rights. The remark reflects themes of personal autonomy and marital boundaries in early 20th century discourse.
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Topeka
Houses for Mill Work: Judson Plan Aids Home Ownership
Judson mill in Greenville offers employees low cost lots near the Piedmont Northern line with 7 percent interest, up to 1000 for a house and six years to pay. Fourteen of about 30 lots are sold, with four houses already erected, minimum house cost 650, and a welfare effort including two workers and outdoor programs to boost community well being.
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Greenville
Judson Mill
Piedmont & Northern
Judson Mill Village
National Guard Inspection Set by Adjutant General
Orders from the adjutant general call a careful inspection of the National Guard units from April 17 to May 2 led by Gen. Wm. W. Moore. The review covers government property, books and records, finances, drill, discipline, and readiness for active service. Companies missing 75 percent of enlisted strength face disbandment under state law.
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Columbia
Adjutant General
National Guard
Wm. W. Moore
Teach Indians Better Way Rock Hill Baptist Fund Drive
The Baptist Women committee in Rock Hill raised about $126 from a tag day to support a Baptist church on the Catawba Indian reservation. The total now nears half of the $1,000 goal for the modest building.
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Rock Hill
Committee of Women of the Baptist Churches of
District Convention of the Baptist Woman’s Missionary Societies
Cadets to Camp in Anderson This April
Clemson College President Riggs announces the cadet corps of 760 will encamp in Anderson for the week starting April 24. Commandant Jones has inspected the Greenville Street site and deemed it ideal for the operation.
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Anderson
Riggs
Clemson College
Corps of Cadets
Jones
Greenville Street
Charleston Loss in Fight Over Navy Yard Deepening Funds
Washington defeats Charleston in the house vote on a $175,000 appropriation to deepen the approach to the navy yard. Rep Whaley and Rep Lever led a strong plea with South Carolina delegation support, but the measure failed.
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Charleston
Washington
Navy Yard
Representative Whaley
Lever
South Carolina
Congress appoints naval aide to Paris ambassador
Washington report says Congressman Ragsdale secured Ed ward B Wheeler of Marion as naval aide to Ambassador Sharp in Paris. Wheeler’s appointment follows his service record and local backing.
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Charleston
Washington
Ragsdale
Edward B. Wheeler
Marion
Ambassador Sharp
Paris
South Carolina News Summary and Local Contracts
A. G. Smith of the US Office of Farm Management near completion of a 15 month cotton cost study in South Carolina with a national report due next week. Sumter awards 225000 dollars for street paving while Governor Manning tours Kershaw, Lee and Sumter counties. A.M.C.A. campaign features six Southeastern entities. Manning appoints Lee county township assessors C L Stuckey W R DuBose T C Roberson and A D McCoy. Orangeburg State Colored College trustees plan dormitory replacements.
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A. G. Smith
United States Office of Farm Management
South Carolina
National Department of Agriculture
Anderson
Orangeburg
Sumter
Manning
Kershaw, Lee
Columbia
Gains in State Deposits Outpace Last Year Across Banks
A Columbia dispatch reports South Carolina banks show deposits up more than 20 percent from a year earlier, totaling 45.26 million with loans and resources rising by over 4.5 million while the number of banks declined by 10 percent.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Ivy M. Mauldin
Pickens
Examiner Mauldin
New Board To Avert Strikes Appointed
Governor Manning names John Adger Law of Spartanburg and John Lee Davis of Columbia to the state board of conciliation. Law serves six years as an employer representative for an incorporated company and heads Saxon mills. Davis, 30, a union organizer and former Typographical union president, gets four years. A third member will be jointly chosen and cannot be a company employee or union member.
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Spartanburg
John Lee Davis
Columbia
Manning
State Board of
General Assembly
Mr. Law
Mr. Davis
Messrs. Law and Davis
Law
Saxon Mills
Spartanburg County
Piedmont
Thomas Hart Law
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
Saxon Mill
Textile Institute
Davis
Newberry
International Typographical Union
American Federation of Labor
South Carolina Federation
South Carolina Federation of Labor
Columbia Railway, Gas and Electric Company
State awards $10,000 in public printing contracts
The joint committees on printing of the house and senate awarded contracts totaling about ten thousand dollars to ten South Carolina firms. Winners include R. L. Bryan Company of Columbia, The State Company of Columbia, DuPre Printing Company of Columbia, Carey Printing Company of Columbia, Sloan Printing Company of Columbia, Lutheran Board of Publication of Columbia, Peace Printing Company of Greenville, Oulla Printing Company of Anderson, Greenwood Index Printing Company of Greenwood, and the Dillon Herald Printing Company of Dillon.
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House
Senare
R. L. Bryan Company of
Columbia
State Company of Columbia
DuPre Printing Company of
Carey Printing Company
Sloan Printing Company of Columbia
Lutheran Board of Publication of Columbia
Peace Printing Company of
Greenville
Oulla Printing Company
Anderson
Greenwood Index Printing Company of
Greenwood
Dillon Herald Printing Company
Dillon
Florence County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Commissioned
The Florence County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company is commissioned by the secretary of state to conduct general fire insurance business. The petitioners include J. W. McCown, J. M. Matthews, L. A. McCall Jr, F. La. Howard, A. B. Hamer, B. Currin, J. K. Pettigrew, J. R. McKennie, D. I. Fraser, M. H. Purvis, W. H. Keith, S. J. Jeffords, and T. I. Burch. It is the fourth mutual fire insurance company commissioned since the anti-compact law.
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S. J. Jeffords
T. I. Burch
Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Insurance A Puzzle to Leaders
Gov. Manning said the insurance commissioner has failed to provide relief and the state warehouse commissioner may fail to secure insurance on cotton in state warehouses. John L. McLaurin urged a special session to authorize relief and Manning pledged swift action to remedy the situation.
Thirteen South Carolina insurance firms renew licenses
Thirteen of 93 stock fire insurance companies authorized last year to do business in South Carolina have renewed or given notice of renewing their licenses for the next year. The licenses run from April 1 for 12 months and cover firms such as Equitable of Charleston Palmetto of Sumter South Carolina of Columbia Southern Home of Charleston and others in Greensboro New Brunswick Newark Cincinnati Columbus and New York. The Germania of New York has paid fees but not signified intent to establish agencies yet.
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Palmetto
Sumter
Columbia
Southern Home
Southern
Greensboro
N. C
Southern Stock
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Newark
American Druggists
Cincinnati
Georgia
Columbus
Pacific
New York
The
Germania of
Germania
New Enterprises Authorized in State Charter Grants
A series of business charters and commissions were issued for South Carolina firms. Charleston Cement Products, capital 5000, petitioners Walter B. Wilbur and J J Murray. Finn Jewelry Co of Walterboro, capital 5000, officers a Finn president and Finn secretary treasurer. Yonce & Co Graniteville, capital 1000, petitioners G W Yonce and Mrs Cora P Yonce. Consolidated Garage Charleston, capital 10000, petitioners Hugo Jahnaz and I A Jahnz Jr.. Summerton Drug Company capital 32000, petitioners C V Du Bose and L W Carrigan. Fountain Island Jersey Bull Association, capital 1400, officers S L Sloan president and B J Sloan secretary treasurer. Johnston Times Co of Johnston Edgefield county, capital 5000, petitioners J R McGhee James G Holmes and O M McGhee. Carolina Tire Co of Columbia, capital 1000, petitioners J M Chapman and Ashley C Tobias Jr. Werence Tailoring Co capital 100, petitioners T M Stevenson president and M R McCown secretary treasurer.
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Charleston Cement Products Corporation
Walter B. Wilbur
J. J. Murray
Finn Jewelry Company
Walterboro
A. Finn
Finn
Yonce & Co
Graniteville
G. W. Yonce
Cora P. Yonce
Consolidated Garage
Charleston
Hugo Jahnaz
I. A. Jahnz, Jr
Summerton Drug Company
C. V. du. Bose
L. W. Carrigan
Fountain Ian Jersey Bull Association
S. L. Sloan
B. J. Sloan
Johnston Times Company
Johnston
Edgefield County
J. R. McGhee
James G. Holmes
O M. McGhee
Carolina Tire Company of Columbia
J. M. Chapman
Ashley C. Tobias Jr
Wages and Sanitation in Gorgas Address
Surgeon General Gorgas told church leaders in Washington that higher wages lift workers from poverty, improving living standards and reducing disease risk. He argued sanitation relies on people understanding and adopting right living, noting Havana wage increases improved conditions.
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Gorgas
United States Army
Washington
Havana
Women for Police Duty in Spokane Narrowed to Size Rules
Spokane's civil service commission debated what type of woman could be the best police officer and settled on broad limits: height from five feet to five feet ten inches, age between twenty five and thirty five, and weight from 115 to 200 pounds. Commissioner J M Corbett favors a “large queenly type” in female officers.
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Spokane
Civil Service Commission
J. M. Corbett
Handy Husband Discovers Grape Nuts Breakfast Ease
A husband volunteers to cook breakfast and serves Grape Nuts with cream, praising its convenience and health benefits after a five year stay in a hot country. The letter describes improved health for the couple and a similar outcome for a friend with indigestion, attributing gains to Grape Nuts and Postum. The note, from Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan, invites readers to send their own testimonials.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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