Lever Renominates for House After Senate Withdrawal
A. F. Lever withdraws from the South Carolina senate race and announces for re election to the House of Representatives. He cites a presidential letter urging loyalty to the war effort and his duty in Congress as justification for remaining in the House. The piece also covers state aid to schools for 1917 18 and a call to fix cotton prices at a June 24 meeting of the South Carolina Cotton Marketing Organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Congress
Lever
White House
Washington
South Carolina
W. G. Smith
Sixth
Carolina Marketing Organization
South Carolina Colton Marketing Organization
House of Representatives
Columbia
War and Public Utilities Drive War Bond Push
Tri-State Water and Light Association members endorse government war measures and urge thrift stamp sales through member offices. Letters from President Wilson and war savings leaders praise conservation and Liberty bonds. J Crim Mixson returns to Columbia to face charges over city treasury shortfalls as Camp Sevier expands with new barracks and railway sidings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
War Savings Committee
A. J. Sproles
Greenwood
Woodrow Wilson
Tri-State Water and Light Association
New Enterprises Authorized and Wartime Campaigns Noted
The International Truck Company of Charleston is authorized with 5000 capital stock and listed local petitioners. Johnston Motor Sales of Johnston charters at 2500. officers named. The National Livery Company of Charleston seeks 1000 capital. Leckle & Company proposes a name change. Du Pont agents criticized for moving labor. war savings campaign starts statewide with active committees. Lexington county plans mass meeting at Irmo. Raymond Harris mentioned as petty officer in military recruiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Truck Company of
Charleston
W. Banks Dove
W. A. O'Hagan
John C. Slattery
H. Lee Harvey
DD. A. Brockington
Johnston Motor Sales Company
Johnston
Columbia
Lexington County
Irmo
Raymond Harris
Maral
Red Cross Seeks 100 Workers for Y M C A Transport
The Red Triangle drives to recruit 100 men in Alabama Georgia Mississippi Tennessee Florida North Carolina and South Carolina by September 1 for transport service. The effort aims to fix the missing link in the Y M C A network for troops in khaki and navy. War work council notes success in test cases and the War Department asks continued efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Red Triangle
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
War Work Council
War Department
Senate and State Campaigns Open Across South Carolina
Candidates for the United States Senate and State offices began tours with a kickoff at Winnsboro for the senate and Barnwell for State offices. Pledges for senate State offices and congress were filed. The State Democratic executive committee met at noon in the capitol library to finalize campaign openings. Both campaigns close Friday August 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Winnsboro
Barnwell
Senate
Congress
State Democratic Executive Committee
Soldiers Barred From Two Towns At Camp Wadsworth
Orders issued at Camp Wadsworth prohibit soldiers from visiting Union and Pacolet due to conditions in those towns. Civil authorities in both locales are said to be lenient on wrongdoing, with little action to curb issues as soldiers have previously ventured into neighboring towns to buy strong goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wadsworth
Union
Pacolet
Pearson versus Piedmont & Northern Railroad Verdict
In Spartanburg the general sessions court returned a verdict for T. P. Pearson against Piedmont & Northern Railroad for 12 000 dollars on a death claim arising from an accident that killed Samuel I Pearson a young civil engineer on the Piedmont and Northern line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartanburg
T. P. Pearson
Piedmont & Northern Railroad
Court of General Sessions
Spartanburg County
Samuel I. Pearson
Piedmont and Northern
Old metal for war stamps drives home front effort
Mrs Frank Al Vainderup smashes heirlooms of gold and silver at a New York metal market. After pounding the items they are melted and converted into War Savings stamps, with the government sending the owner bullion value in War Savings stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Tayloe
Virginia
Madison
Ghent
Noble Newport Potts
Daughters of 1812
Mary Olivia Simpson Yeatman
Mary Neilson Jackson
Charlotte Pendleton
J. Estelle Richardson
Rachel Polkinhorn
Kite Kenney Kenry
Virginian
Byrd Jones
Mary Pungerford
Frank al Vainderup
Husbo
Ison
Dollira
Sam
New York City
Ashe
Waar Savings
Onele Sam
A Poet's Inspiration by a Painter's Visit
Sir Joshua Reynolds, a friend of Goldsmith, discovered him writing The Traveler. He overheard Goldsmith delivering a sermon like discourse as a dog bounced on its hind legs behind him. Reynolds noted the ink on The Traveler still wet, suggesting a dog can inspire a poet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Joshua Reynolds
Goldsmith
Sir Joshua
Feetaeine
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A. F. Lever
Mr. Lever
Anderson
Berkeley
Chesterfield
Colleton
Darlington
Thilion
Florence
Greenville
Hampton
Horry
Kershaw
Lancaster
Lee
Lexington
Marion
Newberry
Oconee
Orangeburg
Pickens
Saluda
Eee
Tanbure
Williamsburg
Tri- State Water and Light Association
Atlanta
Olumbia
Charlotte
Macon
J. Crim Mixson
Richardson
Jacksonville
Mixson
Camp Johnston
Blalock
W. A. Coleman
Tie
Camp Sevier
Mesa
DuPont
A. B. Jordan
Ragsdale
Department
DuPonts
Cantigny
Real Daughters OF the War OF
West Front
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