Thanksgiving social notes fill local pages with visitors and trips
Local column lists numerous residents and guests spending Thanksgiving with relatives in Greenwood Spartanburg Latta Georgetown and other towns. Names appear with movements to Columbia Hamlet Clio Darlington Florence and Charlotte. Also notes cotton ginning figures for Dillon County and announcements of tourist train service and a school auditorium entertainment schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Jackson
Dillon County
Large midweek sale opens at W. Jacks on Store
The town anticipates a big sale starting Wednesday morning at the W. Jackson Store. International Sales System and Mr. Sternberger of the Sales Co. have arrived with a staff to prepare. He promises unusually good values and expects large crowds as Christmas shoppers begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Jackson
Jackson
Sternberger
The
Sales Co
Stermberger
Marriage of Jessie Evans and Catherine Edwards: Hendersonville nuptials
The marriage of Mr. Jessie Evans to Miss Catherine Edwards was announced Saturday after a secret ceremony in Hendersonville North Carolina last August. Miss Edwards, a trained nurse, lived with Rev. W B Chandler during Dillon residence. Groom son of Dr and Mrs A J Iyai, works in his father’s drug store. The couple has many well wishers.
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Jessie Evans
Catherine Edwards
Hendersonville
N. C
Miss Edwards
Dillon
W. B. 3. Chandler
Chicago
A. J. Iyai
Town Water Analyzes Well for Health Board
Dr. F Parker analyzed city water for the State Board of Health and reported the water free from bacteria. The test shows good quality with no contamination and notes parameters for free ammonia and nitrogen as nitrates, among others. Respectfully submitted, F L Parker MD.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Parker
State Board of Health
F. L, Parker
M. D
Record of large families and local notices at Dillon
Census finds a woman mother of 34 children in Robersonville tied to world record. Dillon tied with 22. Local items note Shrine meeting in Sumter, preacher Rev. Crosby to serve again, Thanksgiving visits, family reaffiliations, and new homes in Floydale and completed store in MacDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Watkins
Bethea Township
Watkins
Floydalg
J. M. Rowell
Ralph Utley
Sumter
P. K. Crosby
Bill Rogers
H. B. Floyd
Ruth Hodges
Brownaville
J. H. Stackhouse
G. K. Way
Katie Connelly
Stalthboro
Eva Crosby
Misa Caroline Reaves
Coker College
J. R. Reaves
Nell Rogers
Mul- Mus
E. Fenegan
Latta
J. R. Reeves
C. W. Stackhouse
Dillon
Thanksgiving Holiday Absence Ties Local Women Across Town
Misa Winnie Walters, an intermediate teacher, spent Thanksgiving at her Florenc home. Maggie L. McInnis visited Rowland friend Hennig Brace. Charlton John, a primary teacher, returned from Bennettaville. N D Alford of St George visits with relative Liver. A K Robertson of Goldsboro and Kate Cobb of Rowland visited with Mrs McInnis' sister. Mrs C M McInnis and family spent Thanksgiving in the old home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Winnie Walters
Florenc
Maggie L. McInnis
Hennig Brace
Rowland
Charlton John
Bennettaville
N. D. Alford
St. George
Reliver
A. K. Robertson
Goldsboro
N. C
Kate Cobb
Mra. D. M. McInnis
Pastor speaks on The Church Covenant at Calvary
Calvary reports a Sunday afternoon talk by the pastor on The Church Covenant. Mrs. Bazley of Mullins returns home after visiting her sister Mrs. Moody. J. W. Allen plans to move back to Latta with his family, after two years here. Joe Allen, now in Latta, joined the K of P and seeks further advancement to Knight. Mrs. Crump of Latta visited last weekend. Robert Moody and sister Addie visited Mullins recently. Hamer Lodge K of P No. 171 meets Friday at 7:30 PM. members urged to attend.
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Calvary
E. Bazley
Mullins
Laura J. Moody
J. W. Allen
Latta
Joe
K. of P. Order
Enquirer
Jane Allen Crump
Robert M. Moody
Addie
Hamer Lodge K. of
P. No
Dillon Herald
Meeting at the Manse in Weeklong Prayer Service
A large gathering of Presbyterian women met at the Manse on Friday afternoon to hear and participate in a program presided by Mrs. W. E. S. Chandler. Duets by Mrs. D. A. McCallum, Miss Richards, Mrs. F. L. Sit ton, and Miss Nell Carmichael delighted attendees. Dr. Holliday of Marion gave a talk on home missions highlighting needs and progress. A reception followed with sandwiches coffee and stuffed dates provided by the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Sam McLaurin and others. A generous donations collection supported missions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Manse
W. E. S. Chandler
D. A. McCallum
Miss Richards
F. L. Sitton
Mise Nell Carmichael
Holliday
Marion
Mia
Sam McLaurin
H. L. Clark
Carmichael
Mary
Francis Chandler
Appeal for Help From Needy Couple in Dire Straits
The Herald is asked to publish an appeal describing Allen Surles and his wife who are gravely ill and unable to work for about three years. The note expresses deep need for aid, asking readers to assist, promising God’s blessings in return. It mentions D H Hyatt returning from Hot Springs treatment for rheumatism, improved enough to discard crutches, and his companion John Sprunt.
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Herald
Allen Surles
D. H. Hyatt
Hot Springs
Ark
Mr. Hyatt
John Sprunt
School program delights crowd and raises funds
The Tuesday night entertainment at the Carolina school drew good attendance and the door receipts plus coffee and hot chocolate sales by the ladies of the betterment Club brought the total to 36 dollars. Nell C. McLaurin of Wesley visited her daughter, while Laura McMurray returned from Spartanburg after the State Teachers' Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Teachers’ Association
Dillon
W. Qy Stone
Raeford, N. C
Stolen Car Recovered and Other Local News
A Ford was stolen from Miss Mary McCormac after a conversation at Mr G H Bells. A local man Miles found and reported the car with the number on the back seat and is jailed awaiting trial. Treasurer Watsons Ford was stolen from in front of the courthouse with no trace. Miss Marion Easterling underwent an appendicitis operation at Fayetteville hospital while visiting business college in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary St Cormac
G. H. Bell
Miles
Watson
Ford
Marion Easterling
Fayetteville
Miss Easterling
Business College
Columbia
Dillon Lodge No 14 Knights of Pythias Meet Tonight
Attention K of P. Dillon Lodge No 14 holds regular meeting at 7 20 PM in the Masonic Hall. Piret de Keree AM Knights urged to be present. Herring C C DS Allen Sec Treas. We will accept exchange for merchandise at 1 cent per pound. Morrla Falls Department Store listing.
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Dillon’ Lodge No. 14
Knights of Pythias
Masonic Hall
Piret de Keree
Bel Presen
Morrla Falls
Drifted Eight Days on Ocean
Captain Emil B. Piltz Hawaii’s old mariner drifted eight days on a sinking schooner named Annie, with two Hawaiian deck hands aboard. After a tank failure outside Honolulu harbor, the craft sank, leaving them with meager water and no food as sharks circled. Piltz built a deckhouse on the cabin, survived by sheer grit, and, on the seventh day, sighted the Army transport Madraske and the lighthouse tender Kauka, enabling rescue after 280 miles drift.
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Honolulu
T. R
Emil B. Pike
Hawaii
Beath
Shoals
Annie
Har
Bor
Captain Piles
Annie E
Piltz Hin
Piltz
Madasaske
Moplta
Scimner
Huney Hal
Kaukni
Housatuly
Pitty
Boy Hurls Knife After Sword Fight in Philadelphia
Leo Chipps aged 10 of Alter Street near Thirteenth drew an open knife during a woolen sword fight with a chum and struck a boy in the jaw, leaving a deep gash. The weapon was shown in public near Eleventh and Wharton. Albert Branchin, 8, was treated at Mount Sinai hospital. Chipps and his chum were arrested and sent to the House of Detention.
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Leo Chipps
Alter Street
Thirteenth
Adel
Eleventh
Whoreton Streets
Philadelphia
Mbert Branchinl
Mount Sinai Hospital
Chipplwan
House of Detention
Woman Arrested After Disruptive Pocket Phases
A Kansas City woman named W. A. Scott upset a policeman with unclear actions. She allegedly produced unclear items from her coat pocket, leading to an arrest on a disorderly conduct charge. The court later dismissed several defendants, including John Keenan, with minimal explanation of the outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
W. A. Scott
Wartime hues spark sparrow decline in trees
A fragmentary report notes birds and belts and trees in wartime hues. The text mentions sparrows, roofing, and canopy context but lacks clear events or dates. The readable items suggest environmental impact but provide little concrete detail or names to anchor a full summary.
Samoan Palolo Worm Legend Explains Human Origin
An account describes a yearly 48 hour Palolo worm bloom near Samoa that natives prize as a delicacy. The tale links Tangaloa and his daughter Turi to a vine that dies, its leaves turning to worms, which later become men and women. The myth frames humans as shaped from sea creatures by divine intervention.
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Sampe
Samoa
Tangaloa
Turi
Turl
Books and Steel: From Imagination to Industry
A meditation on books as constant friends and the joy of literature by Sidney Dark, noting how novels by Dickens and others shape happiness and imagination. Also reports India’s iron and steel sector with Bengal Iron and Steel at Kulil and Tata Steel at Sakeht, detailing monthly pig iron and steel production and their impact on local rail and structural fabrication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Bengal Iron and Steel Works
Kulil
Tata Iron and Steel Works
Sakeht
Calcutta
Tata
East Asia Surges Ahead in Rubber Production
An 19th century overview notes East Asia’s rise to producing nine tenths of the world’s rubber. It recalls Brazil’s prior dominance, the 1881 seed-planting mission by Englishman A. A. Wickham, and early plantation experiments in India and Sri Lanka, where tapping began the same year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Cot
Brazil
Far East
Atp
India
Amazon
Heneralgoda
Eight year old Raymond’s visit sparks water joke in Indianapolis
An eight year old boy from a Briak village visited Indianapolis. There was no water works in his village so he watered mowers with a sprinkling can. He saw a shower in Indianapolis and commented to his tall uncle that they grow big there because of the sprinkling can.
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Raymond
Indianapolis
Potatoes Used as Currency in Polish Districts
The Mehl nics ie rentite find the weekly wage of potatoes. The fut of phy warare mhetuares lse thin diab of paper money. cultural districts of Poland use potatoes as currency amid economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Earl Gettin
Mehlnics
Tax Returns and Local Taxes Notice
All persons must file tax returns between January and February with penalties for late filings. Poll tax 1.00 for males 3 to 60. road tax 2.00 for males 21 to 65 unless exempt. Real estate not required unless changed. Auditors listed for Latta and Lake View dates. Also small ad: Morris Fass Department Store offers cotton at 16 1/2 cents per pound. Tokio shop mood shifts to essential goods due to Japan’s economic mood.
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Latta
Lake View
Allen
Dillon County
Buy land near electric car line in Columbia Low price offered
Opportunity note offers 1 to 20 acres near a car line and Columbia with rich soil and easy terms. Promises living on five acres, asks readers to write M W Mason Box 51 Columbia S C. Also mentions a 60 year lease of a vast tract in Siberia by a western organization and exchange terms for cotton. Morris Falls Department Store 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
M. W. Mason
8. C
Siberia
Morris Falls Department Store
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Weeteeee
Julius Blumberg
Choraw
J. B. Olive
Frank Loyd
Hamlet
Sam Hinckwell
Maxton
Mise Winnie Oliver
Bryan Michaux
Spartanburg
Kate Woodley
Clio
Georgia Watdland
Georgetown
Rath Able
Norway
Miriam Broore
Converse College
Messrs
Hugh Croxton
James
Charlotte Sun
Roy Moore
C. W. Jackson
W. Barber
Columbia, 5. C
J. B. Ramsey
Marion Harvey
Greenwood
W. B. Guill
Rocky Mount
Four Oaks
N.C
Linnie Webster
J. D. Webster
Pauline Webster
Irma Medlin
Clarence Gaddy
Alston Wroton
Rock Hill
Thas
Dillon Oil Mill
Messia
Morris Fass
Max Fass
S. 3
Elfenbein
Shriner
Mra. Morris Fass
Charleston
Mra
Hyman Rephias
W. B. Smith
Savannah
A. L
Horace Pierce Ape
Exid
Darlington
Charlotte
Misees Anderson, Harris and White
J. C. Adama
J. A. Moore
Emily Moore
Converge College
Edna David
New Orleans
David
Warren G. Burding
Atlantic Coast Line
Boston
Tampa
New York
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio
Coast Line
Xeidence
Marton Iron Works
BE. A. McDuffie
Iron Works
Mazingo
Ardmore Company
Packard
Redpath Bureau
Carolina
Herring
C. C
Sec-Treas
Capt. Pilte
Dickens
Thackeray
Dumas
Daudet
Wells
Hardy
Meredith
Sidney Dark
John O'London
Weekly
Row and Breal
Howland
Morris Fass Department Store
Japan
Tokio
Dr. Hilton
Murray
Pr. Hilton
Murray Drug CO
Palmetto Cape
Herald Office
Dillon and Palace Market
Florence
Palace Market
A. B. Jordan, Jr
2Nd Avenue
L. E. Stephenson
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