Cotton Campaign Nears Quota Signups in Easley
County Agent Bowen reports the Easley meeting yielded over 400 signed bales and merchants will close shops next Tuesday afternoon to tour the county and boost cotton pledges. A Pickens county tour leads to a 4 p.m. meeting in Pickens Saturday with a Texas farmer and brass band.
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Bowen
the Sentinel
Easley
Pickens County
Pickens
South Carolina
Pickeng County
Marriages reported from Easley and Central area
A stream of local weddings includes E W Brazeale and Irene Newton at Grace Methodist Easley with Rev Diggs officiating. Other couples tied the knot in Easley and Central venues on dates in April, with multiple ministers named and couples listed by their families.
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E. W. Brazeale
Irene Newton
J. C. Diggs
Grace Methodist Church
M. W. Newton
Pickens
Brazeale
Here
Lillie Maud McCombs
J. A. McCombs
Near
Easley
E. B. (“Bing”) Sheriff
N. A. Christopher
Gertrude Wilson
Jd. E. Coward
W. Everett Taylor
H. Sheriff
Nora Robinson
C F Grandy Dead In Columbus Contractor Passes
C F Grandy known contractor of Pickens county died at his home in Columbus Georgia on April 6. His body was returned to Williston for burial, his parents were from Williston. He was forty eight and survived by four sons. He was a first cousin of the Grandys of Pickens.
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C. Prank Grandy
Columbus
Williston
Grandy
Pickens County
Pickens
Glenwood
Grandys
Local Easter events and community notes
J N Morgan paints store frontages enhancing appearances. Methodist church held Easter music. Prof Ernest Goodwin spoke at District Sunday School convention at Salem church above Pickens. Mrs J H Lawrence died last Monday and was buried at Lawrence chapel cemetery Tuesday. H J Seabern recovering from flu. Mrs John W Kelley improving. Cotton cooperative marketing info available from J H Ramseur IP B Morgan EK L Henderson. Betty Gaines supervised Easter egg hunt for Methodist Junior Missionary Society. Mrs C J Tarrant, Mrs Hetty Duckett, and Miss Mary Goodwin gave eye hunts with prizes to top egg finders Frances Henderson, Frank Douthit, Nellie Henderson. John Goodwin placed third at county oratorical contest in Liberty.
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J. N. Morgan
Methodist Church
Ernest Goodwin
Salem Church
Pickens
Goodwin
J. H. Lawrence
Lawrence Chapel
H. J. Seabern
John W. Kelley
Cotton Cooperative Marketing Association
J. H. Ramseur
B. Morgan
L. Henderson
Betty Gaines
Methodist Junior Missionary Society
C. J. Tarrant
Hetty Duckett
Mary Goodwin
Tarrant
Frances Henderson
Duckett
Frank Douthit
Miss Goodwin
Nellie Henderson
John Goodwin
Liberty
State Board to Hold Regular Teachers Exam at Pickens
The regular spring teachers examination set by the State Board of Education will be at Pickens courthouse on Friday May 12 and Saturday May 13 starting at 9 a.m. Primary licenses cover grades one through three with subjects listed. high school certificates to follow. A primary certificate authorizes teaching in first five grades. a general elementary certificate covers first nine grades. I V Clayton, Supt. of Ed.
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State Board of Education
Pickens Court House
South Carolina
United States
V. Clayton
Democratic Club Meetings Set For Fourth Saturday In April
President W E Findley, county chairman, calls all Pickens county Democratic clubs to hold annual meetings on the fourth Saturday in April to reorganize. If clubs fail to meet, the county committee may fix a date with two weeks notice.
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Pickens County
Toecher
W. ES. Findley
Liberty and Easley Lead Pickens County Reading and Oratory
Liberty high school won the reading contest with Eunice Boggs taking first place while Easley captured the oratory title with M B Wyatt earning first place Six Mile Academy’s Bertha Jolly won second in reading and Glenn Sisk from Calhoun Clemson placed second in oratory Judges were Professors Ross and Gardiner of Furman and Warren of Greenville High School The event drew a large audience in Liberty High School auditorium Wednesday night
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Liberty
Easley High School
Pickens County High School
Liberty High School
Eunice Boggs
M. B. Wyatt
Easley
Bertha Jolly
Six Mile Academy
Reading
Glenn Sisk
Calhoun-Clemson
Ross
Furman
Gardiner
Warren
Greenville High School
Hudson Announces Candidacy for Pickens Probate Judge
R A Hudson declares self as Democratic candidate for Probate Judge of Pickens County subject to party rules in the upcoming primary.
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Pickens County
R. A. Hudson
Sunday School Day at Salem Church on Pickens Circuit
A Sunday school day is set at Salem church on the Pickens circuit for the fifth Sunday in April. The program includes a morning session and an afternoon of speakers. The public is invited to attend the services.
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Salem Church
Pickens Circuit
Hagood School
Rule Cannon
Cannon
Liberty Wins Pickens County Track Meet at Clemson
Liberty high school captured the annual Pickens county track meet at Clemson College by 24 to 23 2 3 to 23 1 3. Calhoun was third and Easley fourth as individual stars O Dell of Liberty led with 17 points and Newman of Calhoun broke state records in the half mile and 440 yard dash.
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Liberty High School
Pickens
Clemson College
Clemson- Celhoun
Liberty
Calhoun
Clemson
Central
Fasley
Newman
Gyo
Adams
O' Dell
Klough
O'Dell
Clayton
Goodwin
Allrood
Newnman
Cox
Easley
Jones
Allgeed
Blum
Alleood
Palmer
Confederate Cross of Honor applications urged for veterans
The Pickens Chapter U D C asks all Confederate veterans lacking a Cross of Honor or who lost theirs to apply to the chapter president by May 1. Crosses will be awarded or reissued at a ceremony on June 3. Veterans are reminded to renew this week.
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Pickens
Bestovyal
Women urged to join Pickens County Democratic meetings
Mrs. Andie Gaines Williams urges women age 21 and over in Pickens County to attend the April 22 precinct meetings to elect delegates for the county convention on May 1 and to ensure women are fairly represented at all levels from county to national committees. The message underscores the 19th Amendment and current party reforms requiring balanced male and female representation.
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Democratic Party
Julian Bo Salley
Aiken
South Carolina
Andie Gaines Williams
South Carolina League of Women Voters
Rumor Silent on Evans Run for Governor Race
The Sentinel notes persistent rumors that ex governor John Gary Evans of Spartandure may enter the governor race this year. So far announced candidates are ex-Governor Blease Andrew J Bethan and William A Coleman of Union. Strong pressure targets Swearingen and Henry C Tillman to run. Tillman, son of the late Senator Ben Tillman, is a likely favorite in Pickens.
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John Gary Evans
Spartandure
Blease
Andrew J Bethan
William A Coleman
Union
Swearingen
Henry C. Tillman
Greenwood
Tillman
Ben Tillman
Sentinel Blease
Pickens
Glenwood Tops Pickens in Opening Textile League Clash
Glenwood defeated Pickens in Mickens 14 to 6 as the Pickens County Textile league opened. Liberty beat Central 11 to 5 on the Liberty diamond. No report from Easley Alice game.
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Pickens
Glenwood
Mickens
Liberty
Central
Pickens County singing conventions schedule events
Local church meetings are set with Enon and Bethlehem churches for the upcoming fifth Sunday and next Saturday to Sunday. W J Edwards of Claxton visits Pickens praising the town. The Sentinel offers engraved stationery samples as an engraver agent. Twelve Mile and Hagood schools held closing activities with praise for teachers and superintendent Cannon.
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Pickens County
Enon Church
Birth of Lillian Valetta Harper in Pickens
A daughter, Lillian Valetta, was born April 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Harper of Pickens route 5. Neighbors note the father looks ten years younger as the newborn fills the home with happiness and music.
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Harvey Harper
Pickens
Route 5
Lillian Valetta
Harper
Angel
Shifters Lodge Organized in Pickens as Weather Sours
Fol ger Hendricks & Co records show only twenty clear days in the first quarter: six in January seven in February seven in March. Greenville organizer L W Creiz helped form a Pickens lodge in hours. The Lyric Theatre Easley offers free screenings of Good bye Boll Weevil and Sweet Potatoes from Planting Stories House to Market with Clemson expert Prof Brielwell present Friday at 11 o clock. no charge to farmers.
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Folger, Hendricks & Co
Lyric Theatre
Easley
Brielwell
Clemson College
Pickens County
Rov. Hudson Leads County Race With Formal Candidacy
Rov R A Hudson, a penal beptiot minister, becomes the first Pick ens county resident to formally announce a campaign for public office this year. The notice signals a notable start to the race, with Hudson described as a formidable challenger and Polson also announcing candidacy for probate judge, likely stirring countywide interest.
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Rov
Transylvania County road talks advance toward Pickens
Road commissioners from Transylvania county North Carolina will meet with Supervisor McKinney in Pickens to discuss the Pickens portion of the highway. Work on the Pickens section progresses satisfactorily and Transylvania county plans to begin operations on the North Carolina side soon. Just over eight miles remain in Pickens county with a completion contract to be let within the next week or two.
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Transylvania County
N.C
Pickens
McKinney
North Carolina
Pickens County
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