Weevil Damage and Railroad Finance Debate in Dillon
Dillon County faces warnings of boll weevil damage with estimates around ten percent, while a finance debate questions government lending to railroads amid postwar unemployment and deflation. The piece contrasts France and the United States reemployment, industry, and recovery, noting Japan’s rapid rebound after a silk bubble and urging cautious economic reform without excessive blame.
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Dillon
News and Courier
Dillon County
Epps
Sam
Interstate Commerce Commission
France
Belgium
United States
Ahe
Cis
Russia
East
Middle West
Japan
Wannamaker calls federal reserve policies cynical and cruel
J S Wannamaker president of the American Cotton Association testified before a joint congressional agriculture commission accusing the federal reserve board of price and currency deflation as financial tyranny and criminality He urged legislation to reform the reserve board personnel and to cut rediscount rates to 3 12 percent on Liberty loan collateral He argued deflation harms consumers and agriculture and cited propaganda and publicity by the board as evidence of its aims
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
J. S. Wannamaker
American Cotton Association
Congressional Agriculture Commission
United States
Federal Board
Wannamaker
Reserve Board
Senate
Commission
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Banking System
Funk
Illinois
Harrison
Democrat
Mississippi
Railroads and Government Balance Sheet Controversy
Reader describes the railroads federal control accounting from 1920, noting the government owed about 1.476 billion to the railroads but railroads owed 1.677 billion to the government. After deductions for improvements the net shows the railroads owing the government about one billion dollars, while the government provides 500 million in new loans. Agricultural interests receive little.
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U. S. Railroad Administration
Congress
Plans to Fight Boll Weevil in Latta South Carolina
Latta August 22 1921 farmers facing boll weevil damage plan diversifying farming. They consider dairying and truck farming with Clemson College specialists to explain options. A Latta Bank meeting on August 16 discussed dairying with Mr C W.
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Latta
8. C
Clemson College
Bank
C. W
Plans for Creamery and Cream Shipping Discussed by County Agent
Schmolke proposes three dairy plans including a creamery with own cream, daily sweet cream shipping for ice cream, or sour cream to butter. Due to cow shortages and seasonal ice cream demand they choose sour cream twice weekly and seek buyers for about 125 cows. The extension agent will canvass the county and Clemson's G P Hoffman will visit to expand work with Tuck growers.
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Schmolke
Dairyman
Ang Han
G. P. Hoffman
Exension
Clemson Colege
S. W. Epps
P U Organizes Large Delegation at Reedy Creek
More than 150 delegates from Baptist churches within fifty miles met at Reedy Creek to organize a statewide B Y P U association. Rev J A McMillan urged youth potential and Rev J L Baggott discussed training and service. New unions target 1000. 3000 others. 75 A-1 unions. 26 conventions. 109 groups report full Bible reading weekly. 500 study courses. every one win one. Officers elected include B R Clardy Mullins as Associational President and Miss Ellen Byers as Secretary Treasurer. Next convention to be decided by executive committee with fifth Sunday Union format.
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Reedy Creek
J. A. McMillan
McColl
J. L. Baggott
Columbia
Norma Bernice
Annie McLaurin
Julie Smith
Adolphus Williamson
B. R. Clardy
Mullins
S. C
Marion County
A. L. Shumate
Dillon County
Norma Bernice Bass
Latta
Marisero County
A. L. Huestesa
Bennettsville
Former Dillon Resident Annie McCormac Dies in Columbia
Mrs Annie E McCormac wife of Peter P McCormac died at her Columbia home after several weeks illness at age 70 Funeral held in Columbia she survived by six sons A B J F H K McCormac D A McCormac T C McCormac M C McCormac and two daughters Mrs D S Moody and Mrs R W Shackleford Funeral arrangements will be announced by Main Street Methodist church members for the Columbia residence last residence Dillon parish prior to 14 years ago
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Annie E. McCormac
Peter P. McCormac
Columbia
A. B
J. F
H. K McCormac
D. A. McCormac
Mullins
T. C. McCormac
North Carolina
M. C. McCormac
Abbeville
D. S. Moody
R. W. Shackleford
Local notices and ads from Dillon Herald era
Public notices announce sons arrival on way to Columbia and a lost item on road between Dillon and Lake View. Classifieds list mortgages and real estate papers for sale, a Dothan school enrollment event for district 9, trusted trustees seeking a farm overseer, and typewriter ribbons offered by Stafford’s.
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Columbia
Dillon
Lake View
Rim
Bennett
Moore Auto Sales
the Herald
Dillon Herald
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Bae Billan Herald
Billon
Boll Weevil
P. U
Jim Rogers
Dothan School House
Dothan School District No. 9
A. V. Bethea
Z. A. Ellen
F. L. Bethea
Ford
Smith
Underwood Typewriters
Ald Publishing Co
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Bacco Board of Trade
Terest
Dillon Tobacco
Board of Trade
P. A
Prince Albert
Prince Albert Re
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