South Carolina Highways Appointments and Road Bond Boom
Governor Manning names Charles O Hearon and J Mon roe Johnson to the State Highway Commission joining the heads of engineering at The Citadel University of South Carolina and Clemson College. The article notes a statewide push for good roads with bond issues totaling over 2.3 million across Spartanburg Pickens and McCormick counties and lists planned elections and commission structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Manning
Charles O. Hearon
The
Herald
Spartanburg
J. Monroe Johnson
Marion
State Highway Commission
General Assembly
Citadel
University of South Carolina
Clemson College
Johnson
Pee Dee
South Carolina
Johnson Engineers
South Carolina National Guard
Hearon
Spartanburg Herald
Piedmont
Hendersonville
Spartanburg County
Greenville
Mountain
Palmetto
Pickens County
McCormick
Baby
Greenville County
Pickens
Highway Commission
McCormick County
J. J. Dorn
W. D. Morrah
T. A. Dowtin
Albert Gilbert
J. I. Lyon
Beaufort
Charleston
Cherokee
Chester
Colleton
Laurens
Union
Moore reports March 14 arrival for Second regiment
Adjutant General W. W. Moore, back from a weeklong illness, projects the Second regiment will reach Columbia on the morning of March 14 if they depart March 10 as planned. He also expects an entertainment in Columbia on March 16 and notes a $15,000 maintenance increase in recent military funding.
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W. W. Moore
Moore
Comptroller General's Office
General Assembly
Governor Signs Fisheries Regulation Act
Governor approves bill from the last legislature to regulate catching and shipping shellfish and to create a state board of fisheries. The board has three members for three years with a chairman earning 1800 dollars and two members at four dollars a day plus expenses. A tax funds the board, four inspectors will enforce provisions with salaries of 75 and 60 dollars monthly.
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Manning
State Board of Fisheries
Senate
G. K. Laney
Pps
Fisheries Board
Board of Fisheries
Governor Appoints Delegates to National Child Labor Convention
Governor Manning names delegates for the 13th national convention on child labor to be held in Baltimore March 23 to 26. South Carolina will be represented by D. D. Wallace, Miss Louisa Poppenheim, J. B. McDonald, Mrs. A. C. Ligon, Rt. Rev. W. A. Guerry, and the Rev. % T. Cody.
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Manning
Baltimore
D. D. Wallace
Spartanburg
Louisa Poppenheim
Charleston
J. &. McDonald
Winnsboro
A. C
Ligon
Orangesburg
W. A. Guerry
T. Cody
Greenville
Strengthen Child Labor Law Aligns With Federal Standards
The legislature amended the state child labor law to conform with federal provisions prohibiting interstate commerce in goods manufactured by workers under 16. Children 14 to 16 may be employed under exceptions. The federal law takes effect September 1, 1917 and covers mills factories mines and quarries.
Acts Signed by Governor Creates Several Corporations
The Creaw Colton Mills, capital 200000, commission and petitioners G. W. Duvall T. A. McManus Edwin Malloy all of Cheraw. Carolina Brick company of Florence capital stock 4000, incorporators Lincoln S. Morrison D. A. Layton J. W. Moore. United States Tin company commissioned to dig tin and minerals in NC and SC, corporators B. L. Simmons P. M. Rea William P. Cornell A. McC Parker. Consolidation charter for Lexington Dispatch and Lexington News, capital 2500, directors Godfrey M. Harman Samuel J. Leaphart C. W Leaphart.
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Creaw Colton Mills
Creaw
G. W. Duvall
T. A. McManus
Edwin Malloy
Cheraw
Carolina Brick Company of
Florence
Lincoln S. Morrison
D. A. Layton
J. W. Moore
United States Tin Company
North
South Carolina
B. L. Simmons
P. M. Rea
William P. Cornell
A. McC Parker
Lexington Dispatch
Lexington News
Lexington County
Godfrey M. Harman
Samuel J. Leaphart
C. W Leaphart
Manning Faults Senators Over Armed Neutrality Block
Gov. Manning criticizes a small group of senators for blocking the armed neutrality bill claiming their action would have ruined the inauguration. He declares the nation and South Carolina behind the president in the international crisis and vows full support if war comes. He calls the 11 senators self serving and expects accountability.
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Columbia
R. L. Manning
United States
South Carolina
Lexington Peanut Club Organizes For Free Threshing
Judge C. M. Efird organizes a Lexington peanut club with wide support. Each member receives free threshing for their crop, as pledges reach toward 50 acres. The club will plant Spanish peanuts, reputed for high yield and marketability, with bulk seed purchases planned to minimize costs.
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Lexington
Peanut
C. M. Efird
Judge Efird
Two Get Sentence of Death in Jasper County
Aleas Cooler and Will Davis were found guilty of murdering W. D. Thomas, a wood rider for the Okeetee club, shot in the woods on December 23. The jury deliberated four hours before returning the verdict. Judge Moore imposed the death penalty for April 6 after denying a motion for a new trial.
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Ridgeland
W. D. Thomas
Jasper County
Aleas Cooler
Will Davis
Moore
Okeetee Club
Tie
Cooler
Davis
Schools Plant Trees in Cherokee County
Miss Mary Barrat, the canning club agent, inspires schools to beautify grounds by planting trees. Robbles school pioneers with magnolias and umbrella trees, aided by two devoted teachers driving neighborhood development.
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Gaffney
Mary Barrat
Canning Club
Cherokee County
Robbles
Work For Convicts to Do. Columbia
State penitentiary prisoners will receive industrial work soon. Supt. A. K. Sanders plans employment for the inmates and will announce the chosen program in a few days. After the chair factory was abolished there has been no regular labor for the prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
State Penitentiary
A. K. Sanders
Windslash Storm Hits Lexington and Edmund Area
A severe wind, rain and hail storm struck the stretch between Lexington and the small town of Edmund, blowing poles and wires across roads and toppling large trees.
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Lexington
Edmund
Clemson College
Lancaster News
Senate
Cherokee County
Fourth annual state summer school for high school teachers
The University of South Carolina hosts the fourth annual state summer school for high school teachers from June 20 to July 19. The program offers courses in mathematics English history Latin modern languages and more with an enthusiastic faculty and frequent afternoon and evening lectures in Columbia.
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Columbia
University of South Carolina
McCorkle Retires After Long South Carolina Service
Chester born Paul G. McCorkle, retirement Sunday noon ends a notable eight day service in the Fifth district of the Sixty fourth congress. He rose from cotton buyer to manager for Col Springs offices, later losing sight in an 1905 horse accident yet continuing to run offices. He later returned to York to run health and accident insurance.
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Chester
Paul G. McCorkle
South Carolina
Mr. McCorkle
Yorkville
York
Kings Mountain Military School
Col. A. Coward
Latta Bros
Yen
Leroy Springs &On
Lancaster
Col. Springs
McCorkle
Rock Til
Charlotte
South
Tie
New Carlton Hosiery Mill Planned for Spartanburg
Spartanburg prepares for another mill as the Carlton Manufacturing Company with 29000 capital will be built near Main Street and start operations soon. The plant will produce hosiery underwear and mercerized goods with A B Calvert and A H W Hampton among the named figures in the commission process.
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Spartanburg
Main Street
A. B. Calvert
A. H W. Hampton
Masley and Pickens County Road Bond Plan
The recent legislature session authorized Pickens County to float 250000 in bonds for permanent road work. Commissioners appointed to oversee the project include St J Lenhardt near Easley, C Le Cureton near Pickens, and J C Bannister.
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Easley
Pickens
Masley
Pickens County
St. J. Lenhardt
C. le Cureton
J. C. Bannister
Lesson on Freedom from Sin in John Eight
A temperance-themed Bible lesson outlines Jesus as light of the world and freedom from sin. It notes Galilean ministry context, discusses slavery to sin, the path to liberty through abiding in Christ, and the authority of Jesus in contrast to the patriarchs. It cites John 8 12 31 37 58 and references Genesis and Abraham to explain Jesus as Jehovah before Nazareth.
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Jesus
Jerusalem
the Tabernacle
God
Jesus Christ
School of Christ
Christ's
Simes
Christ
Abraham
Sodom
Jehovah
Nazareth
Henhouse Winter Advice for Ventilation and Dry Roosts
The article emphasizes keeping farm poultry houses well ventilated and dry in winter. It advises sunlight hitting floors and roosts to aid drying and recommends practical measures to maintain healthy conditions for poultry.
Buying Foundation Stock
The note warns against unwise purchases in foundation stock and advises investing more to acquire a superior sire for long term gains. It emphasizes selecting quality genetics over minimal cost and promotes cautious, value driven breeding decisions.
Weight of Barbed Wire
A field note describes barbed wire weighing about a pound per rod, stating the length of a rod and the approximate mass per segment for practical use.
Hasty With His Gun. New Dentist in Frozen Dog Joke
A humorous exchange features Bronco Bill pressing a stranger about taking gas and a new dentist promising relief. The brief vignette centers on a tense moment turned comic as the dentist assures relief if gas is accepted.
Skinner Mfg Co Offers Free Cook Book For Macaroni Dishes
Few mothers realize how many dishes can be made with Skinner's Macaroni and Spaghetti. Skinner Mfg Co has prepared a free cook book with recipes for serving it in a hundred ways. Write Skinner Mfg Co Omaha Neb for a copy. All grocers sell Skinners Macaroni and Spaghetti.
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Skinner Mfg. Co
Omaha
Neb
Barber Recreates Held Pattern in Boston Shop
A man wearing a beard conceals his face while entering the Walker house barber shop in Boston. He asks for a shave claiming a past visit ten years ago and presents a photograph as the pattern for the barber, who proceeds to duplicate the style.
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Adai
Walker House
Boston
Rabbit Missing Sparks Family Hunt Across Town
Rob searches for a missing pet rabbit with help from Tarok's dog and a phymate. The boy asks his mother for permission to join, and they head toward the railroad where the dog is said to scent the tracks.
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Rob
Robo
Tarok
Not Attracted to Retirement Says Businessman
A dialogue between a businessman identified as Mr Growcher and an unnamed speaker shows resistance to retiring from business. The phrase "Some day you'll be rich enough to retire from business" contrasts with the reply "I should say not," highlighting commitment to work.
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Mr. Growcher
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NEW Highway Board
J M. Johnson
South Carolina Creamery Association
W. W. Long
State Farm
James M. McIntosh
Darlington Creamery
W. W. Fitzpartick
Long
McIntosh
J. C. W. Bischoff
A. E. Atkinson
Orangeburg
Gabriel Cannon
J. M. Burgess
Clemson College Creamery
Carlton Manufac
Turing Company
International Sunday School
B. O. Sellers
Moody Lible Institute
Western Newspaper Union
Blackman's
Blackman Stock Remedy Company
Chattanogga, Tennessee
Hasox Banco
Price Mat
Mirby Sees Company
Genuino
Nancy Hall
Triumph
Brooks County
Barwick
Georgia
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