Dillion County News Roundup and Civic Notes
The excerpt highlights local topics from early 1920s Dillon county including public works, such as river road improvements and a proposed bridge across Big Pee Dee. It notes plumbers in Birmingham securing $12 daily costs passed to the public, mentions census figures estimating Dillon’s population around 6000, and references spring season opinions, Admiral Sims remarks, mail and express train service delays, cotton price movement after a Georgia tornado, and a boost for eye doctor services. The Dillon county delegation backs a measure to fund the Big Pee Dee bridge project.
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Dillon County
General Assembly
Big Pee Dee
Lenin Faces Soviet Capital Shortage and Reforms
A two year effort by Premier Lenine to run Soviet Russia without capital ends in confession of failure. He now invites American bankers and manufacturers to invest, pledging security and profits. The Bolshevists vow to protect private property and reorganize industry along capitalistic lines. Capital returns sought after painful experiment.
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Lenine
Russia
America
Bolshevists
Prohibition rules spell out home liquor allowances
The new national prohibition outlines where liquor may be possessed and consumed, with strict limits. It permits home use and guest consumption with bona fide access, medical prescriptions, and storage in private spaces, while banning transport, shipment, and beverage-related possession outside the home.
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United States
Wets Game Plan Challenging Federal Alcohol Rules
The wets of the country refuse final surrender. They argue states should control alcohol strength within borders while Congress limits cross state transport. The issue looms large at forthcoming Democratic and Republican conventions with divided leaders and a Literary Digest forecast predicting voter scrutiny nationwide. Senatorial candidate Warren from the 14th Circuit backs amending prohibition to let states decide beer percentages, hinting at a future of nearer beer in pro-wet states.
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Supreme Court
Literary Digest
South Carolina
Warren
14Th
Circenit
United States Senate
Debate Friday Night at South Carolina Highs
Debating league past and present features many South Carolina high schools debating the query about federal ownership of railroads. The first round to decide the district representative for finals at the State University late in April occurs Friday April 2 with Dillon High School facing Timmonsville. Dillon Negative team members Nelle Caldwell and Marion Michaux travel to Timmonsville.
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South Carolina
The
State University
Dillon High School
Timmonsville
Dillon Negative
Nelle Caldwell
Marion Michaux
Timmons
School Debate Promises Evening at 7 30
Ville Our Affirmative led by Emily Moore and Lesesne Rieh will debate the Timmousvills Negative at the School Auditorium at 7:30. Daleho Wins Major Prize for Best Showing in State as Dillon County schools earn multiple awards from the South Carolina Improvement Association in Columbia.
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Daleho
South Carolina Improvemment Association
Columbia
Dillon County
Pleasant Hill
Hamer-Kentyre
Little Rock
High Hill
Oak Grove
Carolina
Oakland
Sellers
Minturn
Fork
Floydale
Harllee
Kemper
Dalcho School
Notice of Missing Gun Thwarted by Prompt Return
A. B. Jordan reports a gun borrowed days before season end and not yet returned. Anyone with the weapon is urged to return it promptly.
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A. B. Jordan
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Byenie Pimple Ilfe
Alinpla
Admiral Sims
Ike
Birmingham
Ala
Dillon
Georgia
Ing Enterprise
Dimson
Bates
DIL_LON
Palmetto Hardware Co
Moody Drug Co
Manning & Shine
Latta, S. C
N. P. Ave
Pargo
N. D
Tennessee
Cransit
Comg
Fayetteville
Camp Bragg
Porto Rico
Nancy Hall
Harvey Oil Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Grove
Bond
Li Hills
Latte
County Federation of Women's Clubs
Fork Presbyterian Church
Merton Rogers
John Hargrove
8. C
Latta D. A. R. Pee
Carolina School Improvement Associa
Tion
Dillon Civic League
Dillon Woman's Club
Avon Book Club
Dillon Parent-Teacher Association
Minturn School Improvement Association
Oakland School Improvement Association
Haamer-Kentyre School Improvemen Asso
Eset Sin Boo Trg Fork School Improvement Association
Union School Improvement Association
Sellers School Improvement Associa
Hillsburg School Improvement “Association
Hingham School Improvement Associa
Lake View School Improvement Asso
Oak Grove School Improvement Associat
Floydale School Improvement Associ
J. Frank Thompson
Etta Sue Sellers
Mamie McLees
Cole
Rogers Motors Company
Core Motor Car Company
Indianapolis, U.S.A
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