Liberty Bond Plea Urges Churches and Schools to Help
Gov. Richard Manning issues an executive proclamation urging ministers teachers and traveling salesmen to promote Liberty Loan bonds. He asks church sermons June 3 and school programs to encourage youth and workers to invest. The move aims to foster thrift and support for democracy as South Carolina fields new volunteers. Guard staff readiness noted with officers to be called into federal service and stationed at a major camp around September 1.
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Columbia
Liberty Loan
Richard S. Manning
Commonwealth
Central Committee
Richard I. Manning
South Carolina
Watson Opposes Higher Fertilizer Rates
Commissioner Watson of the state department of agriculture urged the Interstate Commerce Commission not to raise rates on fertilizers and fertilizing materials. He warned that in the South agriculture relies largely on these materials and any cost increase would hurt efforts to boost food and feed crop production.
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Watson
State Department of Agriculture
Interstate Commerce Commission
South
New Enterprises Chartered In South Carolina
The Santee River Ferry Company of Manning is chartered with capital of 5000 dollars. Officers include J K Boredin as president and WHF ricks as secretary and treasurer. The Whitestone Mineral Springs Company is authorized with 50000 dollars capital and petitioners A, B, and A S Calvert. The Quality Ice Cream Company of Spartanburg is started with 20000 dollars capital and petitioners Arch BG Calvert, J W Allen and IF C Walter.
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Santee River Ferry Company
Manning
J. K. Boredin
WH F Tricks
Whitestone Mineral Springs Company
A. S. Calvert
Quality Ice Cream Company of
Spartanburg
Arch BG. Calvert
J. W. Allen
C. Walter
Food Supply For Only Weeks Warns Of Shortages
Col E J Watson commissioner of agriculture reports a statewide survey across 700 locations showing staple foods would run out in three to four weeks. Corn and flour stocks would deplete in three weeks and two and a half weeks respectively, meat in a fort night, bacon two and a half weeks, hams three weeks, lard seven weeks, butter two weeks, with sugar lasting seven weeks.
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Col. E. J. Watson
USC Engineer Commissioned as Captain Heads to Texas
M Goode Holmes head of the engineering department at the University of South Carolina has been ordered to report at Fort Sam Houston Texas as a captain in the officers reserve corps after leaving Columbia Friday He will be stationed in the Big Bend district Marfa Texas Other faculty members have joined the service Pross Potts and Bradley are at Fort Oglethorpe Georgia and Dr Reed Smith is in Washington with the intercollegiate intelligence department coordinating college men for military service.
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M. Goode Holmes
University of South Carolina
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Holmes
Columbia
Big Bend
Marfa
Tex
Pross, Potts and Bradley
Fort Oglethorpe
Reed Smith
Washington
Intercollegiate Intelligence Department
Cherokee Highway Engineer To Visit Gaffney Soon
Cherokee county highway commission will bring in a state engineer to lay out a highway between Grover North Carolina and the Spartanburg county line. The engineer will be sent by the state commission. Selection of a permanent engineer was deferred to the next meeting. Bonds of the chairman and secretary were accepted and filed, and road work will start soon.
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Cherokee
Cherokee County Highway Commission
Gaffney
Grover, N. C
Spartanburg
State Highway Commission
Commission
Officers Assigned to Musketry School Training at Fort Sill
Maj. G Heyward Mahon Jr First Infantry Greenville and Maj. James W Bradford Second Infantry Sumter were designated by Adjt Gen Moore for training at the school of musketry Fort Sill Oklahoma. The program aims to prepare them as instructors in rifle machine gun and grenade training and will conclude August 1.
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G. Heyward Mahon, Jr
Greenville
James W. Bradford
Sumter
Adjt
Moore
Fort Sill
Oklo
War price surge hits South Carolina roughage markets
War prices prevail in roughage markets across South Carolina as scarcity intensifies demand later in the season. Peavines fetch around 20 dollars a ton while alfalfa remains scarce and sells for 25 to 30 dollars. Oat straw lists at 10 dollars and cottonseed hulls at 20 dollars, with statewide supplies very low.
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South Carolina
Beef cattle scarcity and rising prices in South Carolina markets
Beef cattle are exceedingly scarce in South Carolina markets and the few offered are in better condition due to improved pasturage. Prices range from 5 to 7 cents a pound. Hogs are slightly more plentiful with prices at 9 and 10 cents and even 12 cents. Wide variance exists in markets for dressed meats.
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South Carolina
Appointments to Naval Academy and West Point Named
Special from Washington Congressman Stevenson announces Annapolis appointments A B Rivers Mr Croghan Chesterfield County principal John D Palmer Ridgeway first alternate Frank W Lane Rock Hill second alternate exams June 27 Also two West Point vacancies filled Andra Bratton York principal Edgeworth principal J A Nelson first alternate
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Naval Academy
Washington
Stevenson
Annapolis
A. B. Rivers
Croghan
Chesterfield County
John D. Palmer
Ridgeway
Frank W. Lane
Rock Hill
West Point
Andra Bratton
York
Edgeworth
J. A. Nelson
Weekly World War Review Highlights In Europe And Americas
The week covers Russia's volatile front, renewed calls for volunteers in the United States, and Italy’s push toward Trieste. It notes German and Austrian fronts, French and British air superiority, and growing farm labor organization to support war needs. Tornadoes devastate central Illinois with heavy loss, while Brazil shifts neutrality policy.
Marketing Farm Products In Orangeburg South Carolina
Orangeburg forms South Carolina’s first marketing association to standardize farm produce sales. Dr. Long promotes a plan with an expert buyer based in Orangeburg to grade corn and other crops, supply bags, and pay top prices through a brokerage system while limiting costs.
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Orangeburg
South
South Carolina
W. W. Long
Court House
Nillers
United States plans long war and vast mobilization
The United States anticipates three to five more years of war and prepares on a massive scale. France and England to hold the west front, Italy to pin Austrian forces while the U.S. builds a National Army. A million men may go to France next year, another the following year if needed, with a vast supply-purchase commission under Baruch to aid the allies. Registration for ages twenty one to thirty is under way amid crackdowns on anti conscription activity.
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United States
America
France
England
Italy
Trieste
Trentino
Wilson
National Army
Texas
West Virginia
Secret Service
Chicago
New York
Roosevelt
Lancaster Orders Tin Cans for County Preparedness
Lancaster residents prepare for scarcity and war by stocking 45,000 tin cans ordered by the First National Bank, the Bank of Lancaster, and the Farmers Bank and Trust Company. About 50,000 cans are already in use locally for fruit preservation and garden storage.
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Lancaster
First National Bank
Bank of Lancaster
Farmers Bank and Trust Company
Tillman Undergoes Minor Arm Operation
Senator B. R. Tillman had a minor operation at a sanitarium to cover infected tissue on the arm. Dr Blackmun reports him in fine condition and comfortable and he expects a rapid recovery and a return to Washington in about a week.
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Atlanta
B. R. Tillman
Washington
Congress
Loen
Blackmun
South Carolina News Items Highlight College Service and Agriculture
Leave of absence is granted at the University of South Carolina for students volunteering in the Columbia ambulance corps. Dr Marcus B Heyman promoted to superintendent of Manhattan State Hospital Ward's Island New York the largest insane asylum. Wighty boys join Florence calf club as L L Baker notes plans for rapid statewide expansion. Crops look better nationwide tobacco promising cotton and corn in good stands. City mail delivery at St Matthews established June 1.
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University of South Carolina
Columbia
South Carolina
Marcus B. Heyman
Chester
Manhattan State Hospital
Ward's Island
N. Y
Florence County
L. L. Baker
St. Matthews
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Belgium
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Rizov
Austria
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Stockholm
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Cadorna
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Gortz
West Front
Admiralty
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Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Brazil
Department of Agriculture
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Conference Committee
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Edward W. Pickard
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