State Campaign Itinerary Boarded for Democratic Drive
A subcommittee of the State Democratic executive committee prepared the itinerary for the State campaign. It lists campaign stops from June 18 in Sumter to August 22 in Greenville with a one week recess starting July 26 and a June 17 deadline for pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Sumter
Greenville
John Gary Evans
Spartanburg
Richard S. Manning
W. F. Stevenson
Cheraw
Veterans of the Mexican War Highlight Pickens County Hero
The article honors James A. McKee and Captain Matthew B. Stanley, two surviving Mexican War veterans in South Carolina. It recounts McKee's 1846 enlistment, voyage from Abbeville to Vera Cruz, and battles from Contreras to Chapultepec, including Scott’s 1847 capture of Mexico City. It notes McKee’s long service, family life, and a late-life community tribute, ending with a local peach orchard aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. McKee
This County
South Carolina
South
Pickens County
Keowee River
Mathew B. Stanley
Marion County
McKee
Abbeville County
Company
Abbeville
J. Foster Marshall
Charleston
Palmetto
Capt. Marshall
Red Hills
Scott
Mexico
Quitman
Puebla
San Augustin
Stanley
Uni
Contreras
Pierce B. Butler
Worth
Dickinson
Churubusco
Augustus
Palmetto Regiment
New York
Shield
Col. Butler
Pierce Butler
Meashan
Col. Gladden
Garita de Belen
San Cosmo
Twiggs
Don Jose
Gen
Shields
Capt
Fairfield
Darlington County
Emily E. Perry
Rexall Orderlies Promise Money Back Guarantee
An advertisement offers Rexall Orderlies with a money back guarantee if they do not provide immediate relief from constipation. It touts safety for all ages, describes mild action and lack of common side effects, and lists three package sizes 12, 36, and 50 tablets with prices. The Rexall Store at Pickens is specified as the sole local outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rexall
Rexali Orderlies
Pickens
Pickens Drug Company
Crow Creek News Update From June Rain and Family Visit
June rainfall hinders farm work with cotton thinning lagging. Wheat is poor though oats look good. Mr. and Mrs J N Grant visited son C B Grant in Branchville last week, enjoying the trip. On the 3rd of the month Mr J W Grant was seen walking with a broad smile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Grant
C. B. Grant
Branchville
J. W. Grant
Names of Company H Fourth South Carolina Volunteers
Through Captain J A Griffin the roll of Company H Fourth South Carolina Regiment volunteers is published. The list names officers sergeants and privates including Griffin Massingale Massingill Shields Hagood Hunt Alexander Braswell Black Brown Burgess Banks Corbin Craig Chapman Erwin Field Ferguson Griffin Hunt Hendricks Medlin Mosley Morgan Lawson Lewis Morgan Singleton Lynch Freeman Moore etc with numerous other enlisted men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Y. H. Griffin
Fourth Regiment of
South Carolina
J. A. Griffin
Allgod
Joel F Alexander
H A Braswell
T P Black
J H Brown
WS Burgess
F M Banks
R A Corbin
Wm Craig
WS Chapman
Philip Erwin
J B Field
J H Ferguson
E A
D) Ferguson
W M Griffin
R T Hunt
R F Hendricks
Matthew Hill
T W
Memorial Address Critiques Governor Hopeful at Easley
At Easley memorial exercises on June 3 Hon. J. E. Breazeale of Anderson called out political self interest in the governor race. He linked Jefferson Davis ideals to current politics and urged a leader who is honest and just to all, noting desertion by friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easley
J. E. Breazeale
Anderson
Blease
Soldiers and Daughters of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Winthrop College Scholarship Exam Set for July Fifth
The Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Examination will be at the County Courthouse on Friday July 5 at 9 a.m. Applicants must be at least fifteen. Scholarships worth 100 dollars and free tuition will be awarded to top averages if vacancies remain after July 5. Apply to President Johnson for examination blanks. The next session begins September 18, 1932 in Rock Hill South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop College
County Court House
Johnson
D. B. Johnson
Rock Hill
S. C
Blease Plans Warrants Against Felder While Felder Heads South
Gov. Blease says he will have Greenville Spartanburg and other counties watch trains and arrest Tom Felder as he passes through the state on his way to the Baltimore Democratic Convention. He told reporters of a letter seeking a warrant and said he would seek Maryland requisition for Felder's return. Three warrants exist, including one from Newberry issued after a grand jury returned no bill last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Blease
Greenville
Spartanburg
Thomas B. Felder
Baltimore
Georgia
Tom Felder
Atlanta
Felder
Maryland
Newberry
Revenue officers raid mountains near Greenville County
United States revenue officers conducted a raid in the mountains of upper Greenville County last week. Four stills were cut on the trip and about 1500 gallons of beer and six gallons of whiskey were destroyed. Stills were found near Jones Gap road Table Rock Cove three miles west of River View and two miles west of Marietta. The beer and whiskey were at the fourth still. Officers Merrick Corn and Campbell started from Greenville and split at Riverview with Merrick proceeding to Pickens County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Revenue
Cers
Greenville County
Jones Gap Road
Table Rock Cove
Riverview
Marietta
Merrick
Corn
Campbell
Greenville
Pickens County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Campaics
Bennettsville
Chesterfield
Florence
Dillon
Marion
Conway
Georgetown
Kingstree
Manning
Moncks
Chester
Winnsboro
Lexington
Saluda
Edgefield
Aiken
Camden
Lancaster
Yorkville
Gaffney
Union
Laurens
Greenwood
Walhalla
Capt. McKee
United States
Augusta
Montgomery
Ala
Mobile
Pierce M. Builer
Washington
Island of Lopes
Vera Cruz
Columbia State
Matthew B. Stanley
Persifer F. Smith
Belen Gate
Montezumas
Chapultepec
Sam McGowan
Belen
McGowan
Copanies
Gladden
Manigault
Capt. Manigauit
Selleck
Abbeville Company
Steen
General Scott
Welsh
Reid
Mayne Reid
New York Regiment
San Angel
Popocatepetl
Grant
Peaches
Crow Creek News
R Y H Griffin
Joseph Massingale
Joseph Massingill Wurt
W T Shield
O H C Smith
Thomas P Looper
J H Hagood
J H Hunt
Jaim
Ison
John Brown
Duckett
Cauly
Freeman
Hester
Gill
Hide
M Hays
Ben Hays
Harris
Hendricks
Holder
Hughes DS
Lewis John Lesley
Alfred McCrary
D McJunkin
Robert McJunkin
H Morgan
Duke Owens
George Owens
Phillips
Rackley
H Rackley
Marcus Kaper
Lewis Taylor
C M Williams
Wm Whitmire
W M Williams
T A ~ Williams
J H
D) Williams
P H Williams
G M Williams
J F Williams
JS Young
Cyrus Young
Blease and Felder
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!