Voters Hear Cand Dates For Congress
A Dillon County court house gathering heard six congressional candidates speak for twenty minutes each in a cordial, good humored event. Speakers emphasized drainage, budget reform, states rights, Jim Crow, and farmer organization, with personal anecdotes and mutual decorum shaping the lively contest.
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Dillon County
Congress
Court House
James
W. F. Stackhouse
Stackhouse
Washington
Dillon
Mr. Stackhouse
Mey
Ous
Stockhouse
Femain Ted
Dixon
Pat
Insnes
Slackhorn
Tleme Nites
Bit Sud
Willowsborg
Amady
Hye Giszpid
South
Florence
Stoll
J. J. Soane
Marlboro
Evans
Clemson
Hailstorm Hits Dillon Area With Light Damage
A Monday afternoon hail storm visited Dillon and nearby areas. The hail was small and late, causing little or no damage. A strong westerly wind accompanied the cloud, and the storm appeared not to cover a wide area. The event is noted as unusual for the season, with a local weather prophet predicting unusual weather this year.
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Dillon
Local political rally highlights and church services
A Dillon county gathering featured Methodist Church services with Pastor Dr. Watson B Duncan and Sunday School led by W. Harry Muller. Speakers included J W LeGrand of Marlboro and J S Meluwis of Darlington criticizing profiteers, urging farmer profits and education funding, with E J Sherwood praising public service and federal aid for drainage and rural health.
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Main Street Methodist Church
Watson B. Duncan
W. Harry Muller
W. C. Owen
South Carolina
South
Evans
J. W. LeGrand
Marlboro
North Carolina
Bennetteville
le Grand
Mini
Congress
LeGrand
Meluwis
Darlington
Dillon County
Dillon
Melinis
Gith
Hsine
Istrict
Caron
Mevinia
Pee Dee
E. J. Sher- Wood
Conway
Horry
Sherwood
Yrey
Bie
General Assembly
Horry County
Auowers County
Harry
Mir
Ani
Wilkow
Sherwaod
Latta
AMERICAN PLIERS HELD FOR RANSOM
Letters claimed by Mexican bandits to hold American aviators Lieuts Paul H. Davis and Harold G. Peterson for 15000 dollars ransom. Officials in El Paso and Fort Bliss prepared to deliver gold coin to an agent near Candelaria Texas. Brig Gen James B Erwin and Col W T Johnston verified the report while cautioning about expeditionary action across the border.
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Marfa
Texas
Paul H. Davis
Harold G. Peterson
Mexico
el Paso
James B. Erwin
L. A. Walton
Fort Bliss
Cain
Maria
Dickman
Southern Department
Hiro Cano
Big Bend Ojinaga
Candelaria
Rio Grande
Valentine
Peterson
Davis
Fort Bliss Aviation Corps
Big Bend
Conchos
Presidio
Fort Elisée
Puranit
Oly
Shandite
Jean Bide
Washington
Baker
Associated Press
Pangom
Johnston
San Antonio
W. T. Johnston
Weston Warns No Mercy for Food Hoarders in State
District Attorney Weston calls for county fair price committees to set weekly price lists and for citizens to report alleged hoarding to him or his assistant J Waites Waring. He splits the Eastern District into Columbia and Charleston divisions to speed DoJ price investigations and vows no mercy for violators of the food control act.
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Columbia
Francis H. Weston
United States
South Carolina
J. Waites Waring
Charleston
Department of Justice
Weston
Waring
Westot
Aiken
Allendale
Bamberg
Barnwell
Calhoun
Chesterfield
Darlington
Kershaw
Lee
Lexington
Marlboro
Orangeburg
Richland
Sumter
Beaufort
Berkeley
Clarendon
Colleton
Dillon
Dorchester
Florence
Georgetown
Hampton
Horry
Jasper
Marion
Williamsburg
High County
Ati
Tobacco Sells High in Dillon MarketRecord Prices Set
Tobacco prices hit a Dillon market record with 70 cents per pound on Tuesday, the highest ever paid there. Additional lots sold for 61 65 and 69 cents. An estimated quarter of a million pounds moved in two days amid heavy congestion, warehouses full, and buyers overwhelmed. Sales paused to clear floors, with more expected to resume the next morning and continue through the season unless another congestion occurs.
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Dillon
Look Out profiteers Juice Davis hite tele graue Cen
The text outlines a campaign to organize a consumer bond drive against profiteering. It mentions appointing core committers in named districts and preparing a coordinated effort to counter high prices and protect buyers. The message emphasizes public action and regulatory scrutiny.
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Juice Davis
Hite
Latta
Galea
Ginners Set Ginning Price At 4 Per Bale In 192? South Carolina
Mr FS Evans announces from a South Carolina Ginners Association meeting in Columbia at the Jefferson Hotel on August 14 that ginners will be paid 3.50 per bale for 625 pound bales plus 0.70 per hundredweight over 525 pounds and 1.00 for bagging and ties, totaling 4.00 per bale, agreeing to follow last year’s food administration rate.
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Greenwood
FS Evans
South Carolina Ginners Association
Columibia
S. C
Jefferson Hotel
Food Administration
Darlington Man Learns of Son Jaent Howard's Death
Arm strong Howard of Darlington received a telegram from General Barnett announcing the death of his son Lieut Jaent Richard Howard in San Dewinga on the fifth. The body will be sent home for burial in the city. The telegram notes the young officer was shot by hijack. Unclear surrounding details.
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Darlington
Armstrong Howard
Barnett
United Style Marine Corps
Jaent
Richard Howard
San Dewinga
Howard
Hadi
Elty
Araurleay
TV17
Serene
Three Killed in Automobile Accident at Smallwood
Ridgeway August 18 C P Way a Ridgeway merchant was instantly killed and his wife died en route to hospital after their car crashed into a freight train at Smallwood. Passengers included Mrs Parker injured, her two daughters Louise Cozart and others with varying injuries. Eugene and Arthur McCarrell of Concord NC were seriously hurt with Eugene dying at hospital. Survivors were taken to Columbia hospital for care.
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Ridgeway
C. P. Way
Smallwood
Joseph Parker
Eurgene
Arthur McCarrell
Concord
N. C
Eugene McCarrell
Wray
Coumbia Hospital
Fair Prices Committee Forms To Curb Hoarding
Community meeting in Columbia led by District Attorney Franela Weston aims to curb profiteering and hoarding in food and essentials. A two committee plan will investigate merchant pricing, backed by federal agents, to set fair prices and remove profiteers from the market. A veteran’s note on war insurance underscores economic anxieties of the era.
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Columbia
Franela Hy Weston
Weston
Memi
America
Sue Ward
Westy
South Carolina
County News and Happenings
Local items note residents and visitors, with Lewie family in Moore Springs, Smooks from Spartanburg with Ronnie Edwards, Rev. Carmichael with his mother, and other arrivals. Rogers and Carmichael families travel to Myrtle Beach, West and Bethea households host guests, Schofield children return from Wagener, McQueen becomes stenographer in Darlington, and J W Atkinson Jr visits Cameleton with his father.
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T. W. Carmichael
Rowland
Mary West
Andrews
L. K. Bethea
N. N. Schofield
Wagener
3. C
Bessie McQueen
Darlington
Little J. W. Atkinson, Jr
Cameleton
N. C
Government to survey South Carolina for malaria elimination
At the request of Dr J A Hayne a government health officer will survey South Carolina towns and cities to identify steps for malaria elimination. J M Fisher of the U S Health Service will conduct the work from Columbia with cooperation from state and local authorities. Surveys are free to municipalities and will include cost estimates for possible control programs.
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J. A. Hayne
South Carolina
Hayne
J. M. Fisher
United States Health Service
Fisher
Columbia
Summerville
Stow Health
R.uled
United States
South
Mexicans Fire At Plane Over Marfa Texas
Fragmentary text reports a Mexican attack on a plane near Marfa Texas. An aviator observer was fired upon and sustained damage while the aircraft attempted to continue its flight. The source text is unclear on names dates or official outcomes.
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Marfa
Texas
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