County News and Happenings At Lake View
County notices list relatives visiting, deaths, weddings, and local events. Names include Miss Elsie Baker, Miss Dannie, G. Burden, Mr Norman, and Mrs Norman among many residents from Lake View Latta Minturn and nearby towns. Shriners event at Florence, Baptist reception, and State Teachers Meeting in Columbia are noted with multiple travelers and guests. Interment in Lake View cemetery follows a Norman family death. other visits reference Bishopville Mullins and Wilmington. festivities include Bennett Hawkins wedding and church gatherings.
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Lake View
Noans Pace
Sumter
L. C. Floyd
North Carolina
Elsie Baker
Columbia
Mosse
Jos
John McCormick
Florida
Androw Soulth
Aken
Florence
Vonnie Humphrey
Fune
Shrinales
Dannie Atg Onldfieln
Lumberton
Shriners
Lawrence Elvington
Bishop Grantham
Howe
Bug
Norman
Uela Fife
Conway
8. C
Lake View Cemetery
Latta
T. B. Thompson
Little Rock
G. Burden
Minnie Gauie
Mullins
L. H Smith
Heaersonville
N. C
Latte
W. J. Summerlin
Acours
Ginntr
Bion Alford
Black Mountain
Seger
Minturn
James McCormee
North Carolina State College
Raleigh
M. G
Annie Henegan
Chariton John
M. A. Wilson
Ing
Mies Ima Weatherly
Dillon Ape
Bennett-Hawkins
Mizeex
Kate Evans
Annie Weatherly
Lwst
Ruby Fort Carmichael
Blittle Boyd Fort
T. W. Carmichael
Rowland
L. B. Fort
J. W. Moore
Land
Roberts
Charleston
United States Court
Melton Rogers
Mra
R. C. Simpson
Tatum
Tatum, 8. C
Mary Rogers
Foster Rogers
Smithsboro
Stemper
Rath Bryant
Conservatory of
Dillon Recruit Marvin Conner Stuns Army Staff
Marvin Conner, a 6 ft 2 in, 245 lb Dillon county native from Hamer, South Carolina, enlisted at the local army recruiting station. Described as a blue blood tarheel, he weighs 245 pounds and is 22 years old, with a noted need for a special order due to height and weight. He will be transferred to Camp Uptown for specialized training, and officials expect some delay in securing the order.
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New York ‘Journal
Dillon County
Marvin Conner
Hamer
South Carolina
Marion
Florence
S. C
Army Educational Center
Camp Uptown
Lim
Dillon County Keeps Cup at State Teachers Meeting
Dillon county won the largest percentage of teachers enrolled in the State Teachers' Association at the Columbia meeting. About 95 percent of Dillon's teaching force attended, 80 of 273 teachers from nearby Charleston and Laurens also joined. Total enrollment reached around 1,070, with over 800 women among attendees. This marks a consecutive year of top attendance for Dillon.
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Columbia
Dillon County
Dillon
Charleston
Orange
Laurens
Pest
Revered preacher draws crowds at Palmyra Baptist church
Rev. J. H. Dew assists Rev. Truex in Palmyra at the Baptist church with nightly services drawing crowded attendance. About twenty additions reported as interest grows. Dew’s sermon is set for Sunday and mentions a Christian Endeavor Convention in Dillon. Thanksgiving visits and local community events fill the week with various residents traveling, visiting, and attending meetings in nearby towns.
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Palmyra
J. H. Dew
Truex
Baptist Church
Dew
Christian Endeavor
Dillon
J. B. Heriot
Rita
Oswego
R. M. Evans
C. McLaurin
Mike Effie Evans
May Reece Hamer
Baptists Report Over Six Million in South Carolina Drive
South Carolina Baptists surpassed six million dollars in a campaign seeking six million statewide with a final goal of seven million. Dillon Church raised about twenty thousand to date, while associations like Greenville and Saluda led with large sums and many districts still report. organizers push to reach the top nationwide by next Sunday. Leaders say every church must meet its quota and that no district’s money will be counted for another.
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Baptiste
South Carolina
Dillon Baptist
Tuesaday
Baptist Church
Thomas J. Watts
Watts
Greenville Ansociation
Saluda Association
Abbeville
Aiken
Barnwell
Broad River
Charleston
Chester
Chesterfield
Edgeticht
Edisto
Fairfield
Florence
Greenville
Laure Morlah
Orangesburg
Reedy River
Ridge
Spartan
Union County
Welsh Neck
Cheaterfield
Edgefield
Laurens
Moriah
Orangeburg
Beaverdam
Carolina
Kershaw
Lexington
North Greenville
North Spartarburg
Pee Dee
Pickens
Piedmont
Saluda
Santee
Sauldam
Savannah River
Southeast
Twelve Mile River
W. H. Hunt
Mewberry
R. T. Corbett
License Funds for Education in Dillon County
A historic excerpt argues that game license funds could support the De la Howe Industrial School for poor children. It urges legislators to divert Game Protection Fund surplus to scholarships, connecting wildlife conservation with child welfare in Dillon County and statewide. It notes the warden’s work, school goals, and the potential indirect benefit to poor youths through hunting license revenues.
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Dillon County
Billon County
de la Howe State Industrial School
Willington
D. C
de la Howe
Dillon Man Honored President Of State Teachers Group
R. H. Rogers of Dillon County was elected president of the State Teachers Association at its final session. Dr. Josiah Morse of the University of South Carolina named vice president. The group refused to accept the resignation of secretary R. C. Burts of Rock Hill and named an executive committee with W. E. Black of Lexington serving as treasurer.
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Columbia Record
Rogers
Dillon County
State ‘Teachers' Association
Josiah . Morse
University of South Carangeburg
Nate
R. C. Burts
Rock Hill
Burts
W. E. Black
Lexington
H. O. Strodecker
Charleston
George‘ H. Webber
Beaufort
Greenwood
J Mann
Greenville
J. H. Witherapoon
Gaffney
D. Lewis
Darlington
W. H. Hand
Columbia
W. BE. Blacks
W. EB. Black
Association
Hamer Dies in Tatum After Illness at 70
Josiah E. Hamer of Bennettsville died at his home in Tatum on Thanksgiving Day after several weeks illness. He was 70, born November 24, and survived by his wife and six children. He was a prominent Marlboro County citizen, long a member of the county board of registration and held other public roles.
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Bennettsville
Josiah BE. Hamer
Tatum
Hamer
PB. Blom Hamer
J. Evans Hamer
Orin M. Hamer
Reesy R. Hamer
Martha Vanatory
Fayetteville
Oliveri
Lynchburg
Marlboro County
Rec
Methodist Church
Main Street Methodist Church
Watson B. Duncan
W. H. Muller
Liaw
Narrow escape for Rev Edwin Caldwell in river crash
Rev Edwin Caldwell, former Dil son boy and son of Mr and Mrs W E Caldwell, had a close call when the car he rode in plunged into a deep river near Georgetown. The vehicle slid down a muddy embankment after a ferry was said to be nearby. He escaped through a smashed window as water rose quickly to his neck. He spent the night at the ferryman’s shanty until help arrived and the car was recovered.
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Edwin Caldwell
Dilson
W. E. Caldwell
Georgetown
Caldwell
Mr. Caldwell
Mr Caldwell
Train kills aged man on the tracks near Main Street crossing
Miles Hagan about 65, a negro man, was struck by a northbound local freight Thursday morning near the Main Street crossing. He died the next day without regaining consciousness. He walked the tracks despite warnings as the engine blew whistle and continued on.
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Miles Hagan
Hagan
Hagins
Main Street
J Section
Peanut imports arrive in Marshall from China
Dexas Mill Imports or from Orient Marshall Texas November 30 says peanuts are being imported from China to meet demand for peanut oils. Several consignments from Shanghai arrive, peanuts grown in Shantung. Local workers report foreign peanuts are not better than native but come shelled, making handling easier and cheaper. Chinese nuts about size of ordinary Spanish variety.
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Marshall
Texas
China
Marshall Oll Mill
Shanghai
Shantung
Uncle Levi Jackson Sets Cotton Record at 82
Dillon county’s oldest young man, 82, Uncle Levi Jackson, reports a remarkable farming feat planting 9 acres and harvesting seven bales from six acres of cotton weighing over 500 pounds each. He used 300 pounds of 8-3-0 fertilizer and 100 pounds of soda. Local Methodist services and schedule detailed.
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Levi" Jackson
Dillon County
Levi
Best Way 10 Beat Mexican Boll Weevil
The article summarizes ten years of study on boll weevil control in cotton growing. It emphasizes rich land, heavy fertilization, shallow, early cultivation, frequent weeding, and close spacing as the most vital steps to improve yields despite weevil damage. It also notes a Florence hospital case of Mr. Hamilton and a grave prognosis.
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Carolinas
Texas
Ang
Georgia
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DE_ DEW
Missourl
Dillon Church
Oregon
State Teachers’ Association
Josiah E. Hamer
Car
Dexas
Orient
Haumuilton
Wile Hope
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