County Exhibit Opens October 13 With Canning Prizes
Pickens county clubs announce prizes for a county exhibit at the courthouse on Saturday October 13. Both first and second year canning girls compete in tomato jars, ketchup, pickles, preserves, jellies, and vegetables with cash awards. A minstrel program at the school house Friday night features dances and drills by ladies.
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Pickens County
Court House
Canning Club
Irl
Winthrop
Over 300 Examined For Army Last Week
More than 800 men were examined in Pickens last Tuesday to Thursday for entry into the United States army. Forty nine passed the physical and did not claim exemption. Many who passed claimed exemption, but decisions are pending. About thirty-odd failed to appear and will be listed as passing and sent to the army. Pickens county must furnish 182 men by October, with reporting deadlines spread through September. Examinations were held at Keowee Pharmacy and led by Dr J J Valley, Dr Th J Jameson, and Dr JD Bearcen.
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Pickens
United States Army
Pickens County
Keowee
J. J. Valley
Th. J. Jameson
Massey
JD. Bear Cen
Central
Pickens County Honor Roll Names of Forty-Nine Inductees
The county lists forty nine young men who passed the army physical last week and did not claim exemption. They will be called into service around September fifth. The Sentinel will publish more names and details as they are obtained from the local selective service board. Careers of many listed include Clifton Adams Henry Babb Aine Bagwell illie Boggs Will Byrd Leon Allison Cantrell Roy Chapman Walter Couch Lunney Harrison Crow Eugene Grillin Elrod O C Ferguson Joseph Lloyd Ferguson I e o Gambrell Forrest Gordon James Rice Will Rosemond Walter Rosemond James Singleton Ben Winton Skelton William Smith Raymond Taylor Leland Waddy Taylor John Willis Henry Wallace Geo Werner Homer Winchester Ben Tillman Winchester Clarence Sullivan Sherman Lee Kvatt Jule Tag Kendricks Marcus Evans Hester Homer Till Furman Holloway James Lunter Wm Baskin George Jay McAdams Paul McDowell Bea lk Moore Tommy Oliver Sam Phillips Ernest Porter Ceaphus Ray
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the Sentinel
Clifton Adams
Henry Babb Aine M Bagwell
Illie Devoe Boggs
Will Byrd Leon Allison Cantrell
Roy Chapman
Verner
Guy Corbin Walter Bruce Couch
Lunney
Harrison Crow
Eugene Grillin Elrod O C Ferguson Joseph Lloyd Ferguson
I.eo Gambrell
Forrest Gordon Charlie Graham
Perry Field Grawley
James Melvin Rice
Will Rosemond
Walter Rosemond
James P Singleton
Ben Winton Skelton William Robert Smith John David Smith
Raymond ‘Taylor
Leland Waddy ‘Taylor
John Willis Henry Wallace Geo Herman Werner Homer Eugene Winchester
Ben ‘Tillman Winchester
Clarence Sullivan Sherman Lee Kvatt
Jule Tag ‘and
Ernest Olger Kendricks
Marcus Evans Hester Homer Till Furman Holloway
James Ilunter
Wm Baskin Lawrence Jacob Franklin
Looper
George
Jay McAdams
Paul McDow Lee McDowell
Bea Lk Moore
Tommy Oliver Sam William Phillips
Ernest Earle Porter
Ceaphus Corzel Ray
Ex Governor Blease to Speak at Pickens
Ex governor Cole Llease will address a farmers meeting at Pickens courthouse on Saturday August 25 at 10 am. Prominent speakers will discuss issues of importance to all the people. Admission is 1 cent. proceeds go to the Red Cross at a minstrel show Friday night.
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Blease
Pickens
Cole Llease
Pickens Court House
Bleuse
Red Cross
Happenings Along the Little Eastatoe community notes and events
The column reports a good spring for gardens with bumper corn prospects but weaker cotton, several washing rains and a recent damaging hail storm. It mentions Mrs. Mary I. Gilstrap’s illness, a July 26 marriage at Marty Chapman’s, an Antioch church meeting planned for August, and the Antioch school opening with staff changes. Local visitors, mail route changes, and community remarks follow.
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the Sentinel
Mary I. Gilstrap
John Ambrose Gilstrap
Marty Chapman
Crawford Whitire
Winnie Robertson
Blue Canebrake
Toxaway
A.T. Winchester
N. OP
Antioch Baptist Church
PP. Wuriypht
Wood
Sheriff
Antioch School
Jorafi
Huphes
Woodrul
Clare
May ¢Ilslap
Cemeher
Insterprol
Wolf Creat
Davis
Maknd
Spartanbiurgs
Atlanta
Wolf Creek
Cedar Rock
Poptoning
Perene Aucles
Morean
Seneos
Jack Walker
Alpharettta
Tommie
Walker
Milton County
S.C
L. B. Gravley
Mary Gravley
Pickens County natives named new army officers
Several Pickens county citizens have completed training at government camps and been appointed officers in the army. among them are William Joseph Hunter of Liberty named captain in infantry, Q R Chapman of Liberty as second lieutenant infantry, Paul Robinson of Easley as second lieutenant infantry, B Johnson of Easley as second lieutenant quartermaster corps, and Andrew F Bramlett appointed captain in the coast artillery.
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Pickens County
William Joseph Hunter
Liberty
Q. R. Chapman
Paul Robinson
Easley
B. Johnson
Andrew F Bramlett
Coast Artillery
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