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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1921
Page
2
A summer school session outlines an early course on women's roles in government. It covers stages of government, procedures, and legislative processes, with emphasis on political participation and anti fraud measures. The material discusses state and national committees, campaigns, and how women can become effective civic actors within party structures.
G W Stegall a Pickens county resident died May 3 at his daughter Mrs R A Duncan’s home after a short illness. He was 64 years old, twice married, survived by four sons and three daughters, and was a devout Christian and Confederate veteran. Funeral at Rock Springs church conducted by Rev J T Wrenn. Pallbearers were grandsons Willie Duncan Loyd Duncan Tillman Ruben William Stegall and Wister Jennings.
Village column from Liberty Route Three reports church service at Golden Creek Baptist and Sunday school updates. Notices mention deaths, engagements, marriages, illnesses, and local visits, with updates on Norris and Sandy communities and school closing plans for May 20th.
The event invites everyone to attend a church fundraiser on the lawn. Boys are urged to bring a girl and money while girls vie for the prettiest and most popular title and a cake prize. Proceeds benefit the Epworth League benevolence fund.
Archer Wall Douglas notes in The Nation's Business monthly review that business is improving but not yet running in high. Local notes report Mother's Day success at Fairview with visits from Mrs. Belle Richey and others, along with garden crops listed and farmers facing blue cotton prospects.
A sweeping wartime era miscellany notes Allied diplomacy in Upper Silesia and Gallipoli, Greek Turkish waters, and Polish insurgent tensions. It covers British and American political moves, naval spending, tax reform talk, and various appointments, with mentions of Briand, Brant, and Senator Newberry amid Paris, London, and Washington reports.
City property in Greenville Easley and Seneca improves with Bruce Pickens South Carolina offices over Keowee Bank.
An ad states a price reduction to 750.06 dollars delivered in Pickens County for the Model 480 Touring Car. It claims no further cuts this year and directs inquiries to Barr care in Fasley, S.C.
A short ad warns that constipation can cause appendicitis and promotes Chamberlain Tablets as a gentle, easy way to keep bowels regular. The copy stresses the seriousness of the condition and the product as a solution.
Washington notes insistence on national mourning as Chief Justice Edward Douglas White nears death following recent surgery. President Harding conveys condolences to the White family while medical staff assess his condition amid a wave of national grief.
The sixty first Southern Presbyterian general assembly in St Louis delayed action on proposed creeds to next year. The national air association plans to protest railroads preferences in transporting coal mine contracts. A Louisville Nashville wreck left one dead and others injured near Solway Tennessee. A 10.5 million dollar budget for Southern Presbyterian beneficences and missions was approved. Franklin K Lane former interior secretary died in Rochester Minnesota after gallstone surgery. A Wall Street bomb plot suspect was detained in New York City a federal warrant shows. Emma Bergdoll was sentenced in Atlanta to one year and one day in prison plus fines for conspiring to aid her sons to desert the U S Army.
Governor Morgan proclaims martial law in Mingo County as insurrection and riot spread across coal communities. He says armed bands have burned buildings and damaged trains along the Norfolk and Western line, with lives lost and property destroyed, and that local authorities can no longer enforce order.
Damage to fruit from freezes in parts of the country has not caused a general shortage, the department of agriculture says. California cherries and Georgia peaches are already arriving in markets.
Thefis of spare parts from automobiles have become numerous and insurance companies in the South have stopped issuing policies on spare parts and spotlights, according to an announcement.
Fire leads to the destruction of the First Methodist Protestant church and damages a two story brick building housing two mercantile establishments in East Tiverpool. Estimated loss set at $150,000. Authorities investigate the blaze ongoing.
Washington obituary notes the death of Ashley Mulgrave Gould associate justice of the Territorial Supreme Court after a brief illness. The piece mentions Justice Gould presiding over trials in the Arnstein cases and other case files.
Mexico City department of Army and Navy outlines a naval building plan costing 100 million dollars, to be spent over ten years, seeking approval for the project.
Montgomery officials announced the death of Randolph Candler, bookkeeper for Exchange National Bank, after a defalcation totaling 238540.72 dollars. The bank directors disclosed the loss and the manner of his death on May 7.
A man labeled a slacker was taken into custody in the guardhouse at Camp Grant after his name appeared on the War Department list. The arrest follows the publication of the slacker list.
The senate committee on agriculture ordered a favorable report on the Lenroot Strong resolution authorizing a general survey of agriculture and related matters.
The first annual convention of the National Disabled Vets’ League will be held here from June 20 to June 25, with the event announced to attendees.
Settlement talks between the Clothing Manufacturers' Association and about 40 000 Amalgamated Cloth Workers on strike since December are expected to succeed. Kilpathick driven insane. Warsaw captain Emmett Ki uick of Uniontown Alabama reportedly insane in Moscow prison after alleged brutality. Linney supports a letter to the Senate on the North Carolina case with Frank Tinney taking responsibility.
Washington reports considerable replanting of cotton in the South Kansas region due to cool and wet spring conditions. Agricultural officials announce that recent weather disrupted germination and stands requiring restaking of fields and reseeding.
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