45 More Left for the Army From Pickens County list
A transfer list shows 45 Pickens county men heading to Camp Jackson Tuesday morning. Names include John Miles Taylor Easley Edgar McQueen Easley Walker Mull Easley Furman Waldrop George Farr Dacusville R-2 and many others from Easley Central Liberty Bailey and surrounding areas.
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Pickens County
Camp Jackson
John Miles Taylor
Easley
Edgar Washington McQueen
Walker L. Mull
Ernest Walker Cartee
Furman D. Waldrop
Pickens
George W. Farr
Dacusville
Herbert Hayward Reese
Greeley Holcombe
Central
Clinton Dobson
Boon Carey
William Bruce Lewis
Walter Reese
James McCombs
Preston Bolding
Liberty
Morris Frank Knox
Frank Wakeaster
Forest Edwards Dodgens
Jesse Gillespie Not Dead. Local Letter Confirms Wounded
A Sentinel letter from Mrs. Hester Pinson of Central route 2 relays that Corporal Jesse D. Gillespie of the 28th Infantry Co. K, previously reported killed in France on May 27, 1918, is now listed as wounded with a broken leg and badly wounded hand. The message cites the war department and a division commander.
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Jesse D. Gillespie
Pickens County
France
the Sentinel
Hester Pinson
War Department
28Th Inf
Pioneer Pickens County citizen Silas Hinkle Sr. dies
Silas Hinkle Sr. died Monday afternoon at his son in law J W Langstons home in Pickens after five months illness. Dropsy was the cause. He was eighty four years old and survived by eight children. Funeral services were held at Mt Carmel in Oconee county and he was buried beside his wife.
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Silas Hinkle
J. W. Langston
Pickens
Hinkle
Pickens County
C. E. Thomas
P. G. Bowie
J. T
S. D. Hinkle
Florida
Lula Hinkle
W. SH. Langston
Greenville
Mt. Carmel
Oconee County
County Singing Convention at Mount Tabor Church
Pickens County Township Singing convention will meet at Mount Tabor church nine miles north of Easley on September 21 and 22. Leaders include Professors McD Weams Rome Ga Geo W Seaborn Asheville NC Ron Grisham E I Faircloth and others. Delegates urged from every church and Sunday school with baskets for expenses. R M Bolding presiding, chapman treasurer. Family notes a sick baby near Easley.
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Pickens County
Mount Tabor Church
Easley
McD. Weams
Rome
Geo, W. Seaborn
Asheville
N. C
Ron. Grisham
E. I. Faircloth
Greenville
Geo. B. Wigington
Anderson
R. M. Bolding
C. Chapman, Lee
Treas
Military registration list for Pickens County youths
A state list shows 46 young men in Pickens County who turned 21 since June 5 and registered on August 24 as liable for military service. Names include Barnet Osborne Williams Easley and Quinee Burgess Pickens among white registrants and Walter Ferguson Pickens and Furman Blyth Pickens among colored registrants with districts and local towns noted.
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Pickens County
Maynard School Honor Roll by Grade List
A historical Maynard School honor roll shows students by grade from First through Eighth. Names include Fay Folger Sara Brock Sallie Childress Mary Brumley T M Looper Minnie Brock Florine Fendley Nathaniel Smith Edin Brum ley Ruby Hendriccks B F Jennings Ben Ligon Clyde Looper Waco Freeman Ralph Smith Attice Jennings Montez Smith George Williams Pearl Williams Iola Freeman Floyd Julian James Looper Luther Jennings Ernest Ward Tollie Wood Bristow Kanks Clifton Smith Harrison Williams Viola Childress Lillian Looper Ruth Whitmire Frank Clark Pleas Julian Bill Brumley Kate Looper Herman Ligon Milton Ligon Rupert Freeman Fay Williams Bessie Chappell Mary Folger Wesley Mattie Childress Sonie Brock Etta Conley Alpha Childress Olive Childress Clarence Looper Claude Looper Anna Belle Looper Floyd Banks Walter Folger Mary Lee Wood Ethel Chappell Ruth Looper Mattie Bowen Eva Farmer Assistant Principal.
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Fay Folger
Sara Brock
Sallie Childress
Mary Brumley
T. M. Looper
Minnie Brock
Florine Fendley
Nathaniel Smith
Edin Brumley
Ruby Hendriccks
B. F. Jennings
Ben Ligon
Clyde Looper
Waco Freeman
Ralph Smith
Attice Jennings
Montez Smith
George Williams
Pearl Williams
Iola Freeman
Floyd Julian
James Looper
Luther Jennings
Ernest Ward
Tollie Wood
Bristow Kanks
Clifton Smith
Harrison Williams
Viola Childress
Lillian Looper
Ruth Whitmire
Frank Clark
Pleas Julian
Bill Brumley
Kate Looper
Herman Ligon
Milton Ligon
Rupert Freeman
Fay Williams
Bessie Chappell
Mary Folger
Wesley Mattie Childress
Sonie Brock
Etta Conley
Alpha Childress
Olive Childress
Clarence Looper
Claude Looper
Anna Belle Looper
Floyd Banks
Walter Folger
Mary Lee Wood
Ethel Chappell
Ruth Looper
Mattie Bowen
Eva Farmer
State officers second race slate announced
In the second race for state officers the United States Senate short term candidates are Peeples and Pollock. For Attorney General the contenders are Sapp and Wolfe. For Commissioner of Agriculture Garri son and Harris. For Railroad Commissioner the candidates are Richardson and Arnold.
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United States Senate
Peeples
Pollock
Greenville Area Sees Campaigns For Fourth District
Congressman Nichols and Horace L. Bomar of Spartanburg announce a second bid in the fourth district. Greenville candidate D. B. Traxler finishes third. Countywide vote approves abolition of the rural police system.
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Nichols
Horace L. Bomar
Spartanburg
D. B. Traxler
Greenville
Greenville County
Revival Meeting at Creek Church This September
A revival meeting is announced for Creek church with sessions on Friday third Sunday in September at the pool. Edens and Cannan are named as teachers for the Pickens Mill School's next session in September.
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Creek Church
Pickens Mill
Edens and Cannan
Registration Notice for Men 18 to 45 in Pickens County
The notice directs all males aged 18 to 45 to register on September 12, 1918, from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Exceptions include those already registered under prior acts. Registration location is the nearest precinct, with Ki McCravey as Local Board Chairman for Pickens County South Carolina.
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Congress
Ki. P. McCravey
Pickens County
S. C
Our Boys in France Need Food From Home in 1919
The speaker notes 1918 fall wheat acreage rose by 3 067 000 acres with the South gaining 2 332 000 acres. They urge a larger 1919 crop for cotton and a big grain harvest next spring to feed troops, stressing low labor needs and better yields with good seed and fertilizers.
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France
Limited Service Men To Camp Greenleaf
List of limited service men called to report to Camp Greenleaf, Ga on September 5. George H. Werner of Central. Ervin S. Griffin Jr of Spartanburg. Andrew V. Hamilton of Masley. Clarence L. O'Dell of Easley. Ralph B. Hester of Pickens.
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Camp Greenleaf
George Herman Werner
Central
Ervin Smith Griffin, Jr
Spartanburg
Andrew Vincent Hamilton
Masley
Clarence L. O'Dell
Easley
Ralph Boggs Hester
Pickens
Pickens County to Seek Tax Levy Reduction
Pickens county legislative delegation plans early action to cut the levy due to higher assessment. W E Findley says the current levy overraises funds for county expenses and that the delegation will urge the legislature to reduce the levy. County commissioners reportedly hold the power to act.
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Pickens County
W.E. Findley
Memve
Regulations Regulating Sale of Flour Under New Rules
New food administration flour rules effective September 1 replace the A0-50 standard. Retailers must stock barley flour corn meal or corn flour and when selling wheat flour offer a blend of one pound substitutes to each four pounds of wheat flour. Consumers cannot be forced to take other substitutes and all substitutes must meet food administration standards. Some localities allow other substitutes which retailers may carry to meet demand.
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The
Food Administration
Ex Com Declares Official Election Results
The County Executive Committee met August 29, 1918 and officially declared the election held August 27, 1918. Elected on first ballot: W. Clarence Mann for House, J. B. Newbery reelected Probate Judge, and several magistrates. Second races set for September 10 with multiple candidates. Boxes and tickets ready by September 7. N A Christorner signs.
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W. Clarence Mann
House of Representatives
J. B. Newbery
Calhoun
P. S. MecCollum
Cateechee
George R. Campbell
Central
J. E. Bridges
Easley
J. M. Jamison
Hurricane
W. S. Gantt
Dacusville
L. S
Edens
Pickens
A.S. Porter
Pumpkintown
W. E. Edens
Eastatoe Township
P. G. Bowie
R. M. Lusk
Liberty Township
J. M. Garrett
John P. Smith
State Senate
Frank E. Alexander
J. H. Earle
N. A. Christorner
Sam UT. SoMirit
Official vote totals corrected for state candidates
The executive committee miscounted by duplicating the Holly Springs ballot box and omitting Central in last week’s Sentinel tally. The corrected official totals list Superintendent of Education Rector 1095 and Swearingen 1778 for state candidates, while county results were correct.
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Holly Springs
the Sentinel
Swearingen
Flour Substitutes Rules Acknowledged By Food Administrator
The notice outlines permitted flour substitutions including rye with two pounds rye to three pounds wheat, applies to all sales and exchanges to farmers, and allows Victory mixed flours meeting food administration standards to be sold without substitutes. The letter is signed Sas Eliavia, food administrator for Piehens. The Sentinel advertises monthly subscriptions.
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Victory
Food Administration
Sas EL · Iavia
Piehens Ce
Lightning Kills local man. nephew injured at Oolenoy
On Saturday afternoon about 1 o clock Jesse McGill of Table Rock was struck by lightning while mending a barn roof and killed instantly. His nephew Dewey Masters was shocked but recovered. McGill, about sixty, leaves several children. Burial at Saluda Hill followed by assembly at Sutherland home. Proceeds from an upcoming play at Ooloney school house support the Red Cross.
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Oolenoy
Jesse McGill
Table Rock
Dewey Masters
McGill
Saluda Hill
R. T. Hallam
Bivens
Josie Chastain
A. C. Sutherland
W. F. Hendricks
Camp Jackson
Rudolph
Pearl Sutherland
Peters Creek
Funeral and community notices from Pickens County
Central Items vere notes a notable death in South Carolina with funeral details and local reminiscences. It mentions a deserter case tried by Msquire Bridges and sent to the gang, and reports on hospital updates for Carl Morgan and a sick list at home. Christine Clayton returns from Georgia to resume teaching as school opens September 3.
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Army
J. W. Rollins
Msquire Bridges
B. Morgan
Charleston
Carl
Navy Hospital
Pickens County Visitors Return Home and Revisit Old Friends
Miss Vesta Ashmore returns to Atlanta after visiting Pickens friends while George D. Cureton and family travel from Wyoming by car in two weeks to visit relatives in Pickens. Miss Nellie Grandy and Charlie Curtis visit from Jamison Orangeburg. B D Stewart of Washington DC visits his father Major J M Stewart in Pickens. “Duff” works in the treasury since 1901.
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Vesta Ashmore
Atlanta
Pickens
Vesta
George D. Cureton
Wyoming
Pickens County
Mr. Cureton
K. J. Cureton
Nellie Grandy
Charlie Curtis
Jamison
Orangeburg County
B. D. Stewart
Washington, D. C
J. M. Stewart
Duff
Treasury Department
Winchester Keesler Wedding At Sunset Home
A wedding was held Sunday afternoon August 26 at 3 o clock at the bride’s parents home in Sunset. Miss Maallie Winchester daughter of Mr and Mrs A T Winchester married Mr Paul Keesler son of Mr J Keesler of Shady Grove. Reverend Wright assisted at the ceremony.
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Paul Keesler
Maallie Winchester
A.T. Winchester
Little Mastitoe
Mr. Keester
J. Keester
Shady Grove
Lie Coremcony
Also Mentioned on This Page
Millard Martin
Walter Posey
Raleigh Latimer Clear
Prue Bryan Hendricks
Marietta
Lawrence Arther Boggs
Roy B. Sanders
Flen Anderson Gilstrap
Sunset
Samuel R. Brown
James Verner Norris
Will Liles
William H. Phillips
Ephriam Gilstrap
Ernest L. Looper
Robert Beck
William Adams
William Bryant Clark
Charley D. Seaborn
John Allen Roper
Thomas Edwin Stansell
Thomas Alexander Folger
Id. Reeves
Freeman Benson Masters
Lawrence Albert Pike
Elyhne Holbert Sutherland
Bailey
Thomas Adam Evatt
Allen Edens
Jesse Gillespie
Silas Hinkle, Sr
P. P. McDaniel
Barnet Osborne Williams
R. A
Foster Crumpton
Quinee L. Burgess
Stephen Robert Keith
Howard Pressley McKee
Mathew M. Looper
William F. Kelly
Hovey Pack
Homer Davis
Frank Nalley
Lawrence W. Hendricks
Willie Henry Clayton
Lee Hudson
Andrew Kerr
Robert F. Earley
Lee Sunnerall
William Coke Grant
Roy Alexander Finley
Ossie C. Holder
Forace W. Chandler
Henry Joe Stephens
Central Columbus Argus
Walter Ferguson
Furman Blyth
Grover Terrell
Henry Wetherall
Barkley Wakefield
Maynard
Greenville Way
D. B. Osborne
Soil Improvement Committee
Atlanta, Ga
Greenleaf
U.S. Senate
Kor
Bethea Wal Cooper
DesChamps
Duncan
McLaurin
Richards
Cohen
Wightman
Searson
Wolfe
Commissioner of Agriculture, Commerce and Industries
Narris
Morrisonnao Railroad
Arnold
McLaughlin
Richardson Rad Smith
Vowell
Qoolenoy
Ooloney
J. J. Reece
Red Cross
Vere
South Caroina
Vollock
Dronet
Pickens Counly
Eavern
Winchester
Keesler
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