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Newspaper
The Dillon Herald
Location
Dillon, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1920
Page
4
The piece critiques political fairness, notes census trends show rural decline and urban growth, and warns of rising street-improvement costs. It warns of foreign influence and the potential for national unrest, urging vigilance while claiming strong Americanism remains southern and warns of a possible new war if diplomacy fails.
The article argues that high school graduates favor careers in business and professions over farming, noting girls often enter housekeeping after marriage while boys pursue engineering, chemistry, medicine, and law. It highlights farming as capital intensive and suggests an agricultural education could enable a strong business administration role by convincing investors to start farming ventures.
The Herald argues a dark war cloud hangs over Europe as Bolsheviks push toward Warsaw. It warns Poland may fall, risking spread to Germany and Austria, then France and England, and notes internal Bolshevik influence complicates any Western military aid.
A petition signed by more than one third of qualified electors and freeholders of Bermuda District No 17 requests an election to raise the common school levy by 4 mills The County Board of Education orders the election for August 24 at the schoolhouse Trustees act as managers and eligible voters must show tax receipts and registration certificates to vote Yes ballots indicate support No ballots oppose The notice is signed by W C Moore H N Cousar and R S Rogers County Board of Education 81220
Under Section 1741 Civil Code a local election is ordered for Tuesday August 24 at the School house. Trustees act as ward election managers and ballots must indicate Yes for the levy or No for opposition. The Vatican has been informed that Archbishop Mannix's remarks in the United States do not reflect Australian sentiment. President de la Huerta of Mexico suppresses Bolshevik and anarchist publications.
Italian papers push old Roman toga to cut clothing costs while critics warn it would jam machinery. In Canada, tar sands along Alberta’s Athabasca River are said to offer vast oil supplies, with experts claiming the deposits could fuel the world for centuries, though the land has just been withdrawn from sale or disposal.
A candidate for reelection announces positions to be discussed during the campaign opening August twentieth. He supports rigid enforcement of the Australian ballot law and urges guano companies operating in South Carolina to disclose the pounds of every ingredient they use.
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