One Hundred Men Called For August 16 Examination
In an effort to secure Pickens county’s army quota by September 1, 100 additional men were summoned for examination. The list includes William Richard Lenhardt, John T. Davis, Walter Cannon, Domer Reeves Foreman Butler, Mahlon Thomas Birch, Charlie Perry Pace, and many others, totaling one hundred names.
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Pickens County
William Richard Lenhardt
John T. Davis Walter Cannon Domer Reeves Foreman Butler Mahlon Thomas Birch
Charlie Perry Pace Charlie Vardry Foster
Lawrence Gilaspie
James Madison Stephens Yoo Nix Terrell Sweet William Oscar Hawkins Fra
Grover and Pitts
Hampton Patterson Andrew Jaydie McColuim
Arthur Fletcher Stewart John Samuel Wilson, Jr
Casper West
John Wesley Cater
B. Anderson
George Graves
John I. Gilstrap
Claude Moore Walter Gassaway
Ramseur Shett Thomas George Charley Israel John Perry Waters
William Guess Walter Thomas Hester Gwin
Clifton King Press
Oliver Holcombe
Rank Jackson Lawrence Clifton Dillard Samuel Clive Higgins Ibbe
Isaiah Sweet
Ollie Casker Smith
John Hampton Phillips Rank Ioster
Pickens County Organizes Boy Scouts with 22 Enrolled
Clayton, Pickens County Superintendent of Education, organizes the Pickens Boy Scouts with twenty two members enrolled. Officers include I P Clayton as scout master Theo Smith leader of Whipperwill Patrol Ralph Parsons leader of Bob White Patrol and Charlie Cureton Jr scout scribe. The troop plans weekly meetings and upcoming hikes plus a baseball team.
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Clayton
Boy Scouts of
Pickens
I’. V. Clayton
Theo Smith
Whipperwill
Ralph Parsons
Bob White
Charlie Cureton
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
T. J. Mauldin
F. 5. Porter
J. V. Carey
B.C. Robinson
Leon Robinson
David Lynn
Charlie Cureton, Jr
Martin Yongue
Robert Roark
Donald Roark
Ernest Craig
Geese Yongue
Vern Jones
Rnest Fink
Norman Yongue
Roy Herd
Ben Joon
Harvey la Boon
B. Grifia
Lon Bivens
Austin Nealey
Claud Alesler
Joe Robinson
Remembered Ye Editor and local gifts received
The editor recalls readers bringing fruit and produce as tokens of appreciation. J D Simmons delivered a basket of luscious fruit, A A Pace provided water-pround meal and flour, and IL Gravely offered jelly apples. The note honors these neighbors and nostalgia for early newspaper days.
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J.D. Simmons
A. A. Pace
IL. D. Gravely
Hobbs Henderson Co Leaves Pickens Store for Greenville Transfer
Hobbs Henderson Co ends its Pickens store after two years selling stock to a Greenville mill store and closing this week. Bivens Co will open a dry goods room in the vacated space. Earle Seaborn moves from the U N Go store to Central to manage a larger general store for the same firm. He says the local business was good but a larger field awaits him at Central. Community regret accompanies his departure.
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Hobbs-Henderson Co
Pickens
Greenville
Bivens & Co
Earle Seaborn
U.N. Go
Central
Mr. Seaborn
Robert L Ambler Dead in Greenville After Illness
Robert L. Ambler died Thursday night at Greenville hospital after several weeks of illness. A resident of Greenville for 30 years, he is survived by his son Hagood Ambler, a sister Mrs. Barrett of Washington D C, two brothers James L. Ambler and William H. Ambler of Pickens county, and many relatives. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. K E Hodges and the body laid to rest at Hagood burying ground above Pickens Friday.
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Robert L. Ambler
Jamesl. Ambler
Pickens County
Greenville
Pickens
KE. T. Hodges
Death of Alvy Griffin in Dacusville area
Alvy Griffin, a well known Dacusville citizen, died at his home near Dacusville on the 30th from paralysis at about age 64. He leaves a wife and several grown children, one son serving in the United States Army. Funeral and interment were held at Dacusville the following day. Griffin was a member of the Dacusville Methodist church and regarded as an honest, Christian man in the community.
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Easley Progress
Alvy Griffin
Dacusvillle
Dacusville
United States Army
Griffin
Bridges of Pickens County Deserve Fixes Now
Pickens Sentinel columnist laments the county’s bridges as the worst in the state. He cites multiple unsafe crossings, including a bridge near the Alice cotton mill and one near Mr. Robinson’s home, warning that delays threaten lives and insurance may not cover accidents.
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Pickens County
Oconee County
Pickens
Liberty
Alice
Greenville County
Dogrone
Right to assemble urged amid county mass meetings
Mr. Gilstrap defends constitutional right to peaceable assembly against suppression by editors. He cites the Constitution and Amendment on press freedom and assembly, says no treason by attending meetings, and notes law officers at Cedar Rock event guiding lawful conduct. He warns dictatorship risks if rights are curtailed.
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Sentinel
Congress
Cedar Rock
Law
Mile Creek Farmers Organize
At a Mile Creek community meeting held at the church house last Saturday a Farmers Club was organized with L. W. Nations as chairman. W. J. Pickens and L. A. Nations spoke on promoting local welfare. A similar club has formed at Cedar Rock.
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Mile Creek
L. W. Nations
W. J. Pickens
L. A. Nations
Cedar Rock
Minstrel Program At Pickens School House Benefit
A short minstrel program to aid the Red Cross at the Pickens school house Friday night. Acts include a minstrel with songs monologues and a playlet titled The Exemption Board, buck dancing, followed by a Polk dance tableaux and a flag drill. Music furnished by the Pickens Mill Band.
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Red Cross
Pickens School
America
Pickens Mill Band
Germans Belittle American Troops Now and Soon
A leaked German briefing mocks American troops and urges home fronts to stay strong. It endorses Acid Iron Mineral as a health aid and claims it speeds recovery and boosts energy for industry and war effort. Subscription offer for The Sentinel included.
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Germany
Ady
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