Schools Get Aid for New Houses in South Carolina
Dispatched from Columbia, the 1917 18 school year saw 78 buildings in 29 counties receive 20526 in state building aid. J I Swearingen announced warrants mailed to county treasurers and copies to county superintendents. The report notes a surge in consolidated country schools, with Clemson blueprints standard, and warns against poor architecture as war costs rise. The Baptist Hospital plans a new plant at Hampton and Marion or Taylor and Marion, with nurses home additions and 6000 for free charity care, while trustees mourn Charles F E Danner of Beaufort and elect W R Eve Jr to succeed him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. I. Swearingen
Swearingen
State Department of Education
Anderson
Clinton
State Board of Education
Clemson College
Board of Trustees
Baptist Hospital
The
J L. Bristow
Hampton and
Marion Streets
Taylor and
Upo
Bristow
Charles Fe, Danner
Beaufort
W. R. Eve, Jr
Danner
Marlboro County Guernsey Breeders Plan Bennettville Auction
Marlboro County Guernsey Breeders Association will hold a public sale of registered Guernsey heifers mostly imported at Bennettsville at noon on June 18. County agent S. K M. Evans organized the breeders and a Guernsey Bull Association with Clemson College dairy adviser D. W. Watkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlboro County
Guernsey Breeders’ Association
Bennettsville
S. K M. Evans
D. W. Watkins
Clemson College
Breeders’ Association
Guernsey Bull Association
Miarthboro County
Marlhor County
Colton
Guernsey
Eight Nurses Graduate From South Carolina Training School
The South Carolina Baptist Training School for Nurses held commencement at the First Baptist Church in Columbia. Eight graduates received diplomas. an address was given by Rev. George J Davis. Diplomas were presented by Lieut. Gov. Andrew J. Lesthen and medals by Dr. C. A. Freed. Graduates include Annie Belle Blakely, Frances Duff, Lily Hardin, Kittie Hood, Lillie Jennings, Pearle Lindler, Margaret Miller, and Florence Thayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina Baptist Training School For Nurses
First Baptist Church, Columbia
Louis J. Bristow
Hampton Avenue
George J Davis
Baptist Church of
Kittie Hood
Withurnsboro
Lillie Jennings
Greenwood
Pearle Lindler
Columbia
Margaret Miller
Jefferson
Florence Thayer
Columb
South Carolina Underwriters Plan Big Annual Meeting
The twentieth annual meeting of the South Carolina Underwriters Association will be in Columbia on June 12 with a large attendance expected. Noted speakers include Ik. M. Allen of Helena Ark and Chauncey S. Miller of New York. W. A. McSwain SC insurance commissioner also speaks. An automobile trip through Camp Jackson will entertain visitors. Officers are A. G. Furman president and Simpson I Cannon secretary treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina Underwriters’ Association
Columbia
Ik. M. Allen
Ifelena
Ark
South Carolina
August Kohn
John W. Lillard
James A. Cathcart
David G. Hmison
George L. Dial
Simpson F. Cannon
South Carolina Association
Camp Jackson
Tragedy at State Hospital Ward Fire Causes Little Hope
Seventeen patients died when the eleventh ward at the State Hospital for the Insane burned at 3 o'clock. Two others were seriously burned, with 45 occupants in the ward. Inquest findings point to possible defective wiring and stress that no blame attached to staff. Fire origin undetermined, but ceiling area along wiring favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
State Hospital For the Insane
Scott
Williams
Columbia Fire Department
State Electrician
South Carolina Responds Generously to Red Cross War Fund
Governor Manning lauds South Carolina for a generous Red Cross drive with strong civic support and no state collections. John L. McLaurin urges continued war effort including Liberty loans and War Savings Stamps as the nation plans for a long conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Red Cross
South Carolina
Manning
Red Cross War Fund
American Red Cross War Council
John L. McLaurin
Johnl. McLaurin
France
America
Germany
Kaiser
Prussia
Thousands Gather at Camp Sevier Greenville Arrival Soon
More than 8 000 selectmen 3 800 from Alabama and 1 300 from New York City will reach Camp Sevier within a week. Officers from the Eighty first Division are dispatched to supervise arrival trains as Maj L E Shucker 321st Infantry Maj H Fitzgerald 322nd Infantry Maj C A Collett 323rd Infantry Maj Cc G Roebuck 324th Infantry and Maj A F E Legare National Guard command five battalions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Sevier
Greenville
Alabama
New York City
Eighty-first Division
L. E. Shucker
321St
H. Fitzgerald
322Nd Infantry
C. A. Collett
323Rd
Cc. G. Roebuck
324Th Infantry
Maj
A. FE. Legare
National Guard
Coroner Reaches Gaffney Inquest For Alive Man
Coroner Allison of Cherokee County arrived with Deputy Sheriff Watkins after a late night notice that Wylie had died of heart disease. He found the man alive and near death, but the coroner left disappointed after a long trip for nothing, planning to bury him if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaffney
Allison
Cherokee County
Wylie
Watkins
Boiler Explosion Kills Five at Little River Mill
A boiler explosion at the Hammer Lumber Company mill near Little River, 25 miles east of Conway, killed five workers and wounded several others. The deceased are John Lewis Jr, Jim Osburn, William Randall, Robert Vaught, and an unidentified African American worker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Little River
Here
Hammer Lumber Company
John Lewis, Jr
Jim Osburn
William Randall Robert Vaught
Greenville to vote on $1 million bond issue
At a special meeting Greenville city council set July 2 for an election to issue $1,000,000 in 40 year bonds. Of this, $800,000 would buy the Paris Mountain Water Company plant and property and $200,000 would fund improvements and enlargements to the system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Paris Mountain Water Company
J. ©. Swearingen
Waahlnston
War Department
South Carolina
Department of the Judge Advocate General
Mendel J. Smith
Camp Jackson
Judas Bargain And Betrayal In The Last Passover
The lesson outlines Judas Iscariot’s greed leading to betrayal of Jesus during the Last Supper. It covers Jesus’ preparation for the Passover, the foretold betrayal, institution of the Lord’s Supper, disciples’ cowardice, Peter’s denial, Agony in Gethsemane, Jesus before the Sanhedrin, and Peter’s three denials.
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Judas
St. II
Jesus
Tom
Christ
Thiatoaon
Galilee
Peter
Gethsemane
Jines
Dela
Henry
Wil
Lord
Judae
Freezone Corn Remover Ad and Russian Censorship Note
An advertisement touts Freezone for quick, painless corn removal with inexpensive, small bottles from drugstores. It is followed by a brief historical note on Russian censorship, referencing Mazeppa and Count Shtrinsky and the period's press restrictions in Paris and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Mazeppa
Paris
Count Sehtrinsky
London Globe
Tetterine Promises Clear Complexion for Southern Women
A southern advertiser extols Tetterine as invaluable for clearing blotches and itching patches, claiming it softens skin and treats eczema. The ad notes it sells price 50e through druggists or by mail from Shuptrine Co. Savannah GA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shuptrine Go
Savannah
Advy
Two-Ounce Bread Ration Discussed in Dialog
Dialogue over wartime bread allotments reveals two-ounce ration and a square two inch piece described by Dobbs and Mobbe in a Boston Transcript exchange. The exchange underscores scarcity and personal adaptation during shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobbs
Boston ‘Transcript
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Farmers’ Ginning Company
Cartersville
Morence County
A. H. Haskins
N. Duncan McNeill
Timmonsville
New Enterprises
Roll Rite Manufacturing Company of
Charleston
W. Banks Dove
George R. Mishburne
J. C. Lamb
Ailien Oe
Bamberg
Branwell
Calhoun
Cherokee
Colleton
Dillon Deen Wee
Dorchester
Edgefield
Florence
Hampton
Horry
Kershaw Eeeneee
Laurens Sae
Lee Eben Bee
Lexington Ee
McCormick
Marion
Marlboro
Orangeburg
Lee Shee Eee
Pickens See
Sale of
Herbert Sneed
Fort Moultrie
Marlon
J. W. Brock
Seneca
Willie Boyter
Moore
Jake Bell
Aiken
H. H. Free
Blackville
J. B. Greer
Greer
J. R. Green
Spartanburg
Rufust Hewitt
Agner
Henry Lamb
Ridgeland
L. M. Lewie
Albert McSwain
Vaucluse
John Owensey
KH. L. Sillman
Williamston
J. C. Todd
Carolina
Sevier
B. B. Kitazwatior
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Teachimus
Luk
John
Cincinnati
Adv
Fletcher
Chile
Bell Island
Newfoundhind
Mary Johnson
NOAH
Noah Products Corp
Richmond
Daisy Fly Killer
Prapald
Harold Somes
DE Kalb Ave
Crooklyn
Cuticura
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