Local Notes From The Community Page
A garbled column lists visits and events in a small town area. References include Hulon of Columbua visiting her son, L. M. Lugo family events, Lola Cook with relatives in Kemper, J. C. Adams hospitalized in Bamlet, Winnie Oliver and Mina Claude Rogers at Coker College, Miss Hstelemm McDonald from Dillon, training in Fayetteville, Mimi Ida Booth visiting Lake View, and various society meetings. Also noted are improvements at the school, officers elected for the year, Home Demonstration and Improvement Association activities, and plans to fence the school grounds. A bale of cotton owned by ZA Allen caught fire but was quickly extinguished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bamlet
N.C
Winnie Oliver
Mina Claude Rogera
Coker College
Ethel Owens
Fayetteville
N. C
Anna
Boucher Calhoun
Mimi Ida Booth
Lake View
Jasper Quick
Society of the Methodist
T. W. Bethea
Dil Jom
F. L. Bethea
A. V. Bundar
Mullin
Wolec
Improvement Association
Bethea
Julia
Viola Ferguson
Wnd
Victor Bethea
Washington
Cambrai
War Department
Department
Uner Tuscania
Lorraine Front
Irish
Tuscania
Inocc
Ireland
Scotland
Lorraine
Bage
America
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Flanders
Ypres
Staden
Poelca- Dolle
Cambrai Salient
Hicks
Iderton
Summerville
Dorchester County
Tere Miony
Beulah White
R. E
Jab White
Wherton
Florence
Tillman
Uderton Infirmary
Barringer
Evang Streets
Waters’ Undertaking
Hicks & Muldrow
C. W. Muldrow
Hicke
Near
Olanta
Local social notes list visits and business plans
Lake View Miss Mabel Norton spent the weekend with relatives at Columbia. Miss Sallie Elvington returned from a two week visit to friends at Lamberton and Fairmont. Miss Ros Smith came back from a visit to her mother at Marion. Miss Gertrude Rogers of Albany Ga is spending several weeks with local friends. M Ford returned from southern markets to buy dry goods shoes and motions for Ford Bros Meore. W B Ford H H Bailey and W M Gaddy bought a Main Street lot to build a large brick store and open hardware and furniture. Miss Alma Goodyear spent a few days last week with friends at Fork. Tracey Stackhouse in mercantile business in south West Georgia spent several days with his parents en route on a business trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Norton
Wesk
Columbia
Sallie Elvington
Lamberton
Fairmont
Ros Smith
Marion
Gertrude Rogers
Albany
M. Ford
Ford Bros. Meore
W. B. Ford
H. H. Bailey
W. M. Gaddy
Main Street
Alma Goodyear
Fork
Turko-Cruelty Tale Of Capt Laurene Prisoner Tells
Capt W H Laurene shares an 18 year Turkish dungeon ordeal revealing atrocities against Christians. He recounts family loss, searches for wife and child, and lectures abroad on Turkish cruelties while detailing the brutal regime and lack of lawful protection in Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Laurene
Laurenc
Washington
Iis
France
Turkey
Murad Bey
Isc
LeMaiie
Ambola
Laurene
Sarah E. Pope
Pope
South Carolina Supreme Court
Capt
Capt. Laurene
Physician Killed in Florence Duel
A pistol duel in the Florence courthouse morning hours left Dr. William Iderton fatally wounded by J Wilber Hicks and Geddings Durton. Hicks, Iderton’s attorney in an alimony suit, returned fire after Iderton rushed the doorway to his office. Iderton died. Hicks survived with nonfatal wounds. The incident stems from a family dispute over alimony and divorce. Hicks and Durton are in custody awaiting further proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
William Miderton
le Mend
Ana J. Wobur Hicks
Nes
Florence Court House
Hicke
Hicks
Harry A. Brunson
Brunson
Dean
Geddings Uderton
William Lderton
Hderton
J. Wilber Hicks
Geddings Heerton
Sherif Bureh
Udertonx
Mr. Hicks
Anderton
Burch
Ywune Tderton
Fiderton
Lderton
Derton
Goddings Jiderton
Trotsky and Lenine Succeed In Schemes In War Demobilization
Fragmented wires claim Trotsky and Lenin push peace moves with Russia's withdrawal from the war and demobilization of forces. Reports describe discussions of reciprocal relations among governments and commissions within the alliance, with Petrograd cited as a center of diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Russia
Tus
Turkey
Bulgaria
Leon Trotaky
Holsheviki Foremsn
Winigtes
Auto Crash Kills Three near Barnwell Depot
A Feb 10 accident at the Atlantic Coast Line depot near Barnwell, South Carolina, killed three occupants of a car from Kline. Miss Ready and Fred Lee died at the scene, a Negro man named Johnson died later. Miss Moody was seriously injured. An inquest and coroner's jury were held that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnwell
Atlantic’ Coast Line
Allendale
Miss Ready
Fred Lee
Johnson
Miss Moody
Kline
Miss Neady
A.B. Patterson
Edine
Mallory man killed in bridge plunge near Hamlet
G Robeson of Mallory South Carolina was instantly killed when the automobile driven by Mannie Shapirre left a bridge over Seaboard Railway three miles east of Hamlet North Carolina. His wife and sister in law were injured along with other occupants. Shaptery was paralyzed from the waist down. Mrs Roberson in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamlet
N.C
G. Robeson
Mallory
Mannie Shapirre
Maurice Fleshman
Baltinere
Shantore
Lani Petit
Extension of income tax returns announced by Internal Revenue
The Internal Revenue Commissioner announced extensions for March 1 deadlines to filings due April 15 for individual, partnership and corporate returns. Delays in forms and regulations caused postponement. excess profits forms for three classes and fiduciary returns are still pending, with promises for next week. Corporations on fiscal year basis receive the April extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Inermal
Neperhis Tuling
South Carolinians on the Tuscania list
Four South Carolinians are the only ones officially recorded aboard the Tuscania. Wayne Bell of Marion and Albert Huckx of Branchville served in the Twentieth Engineers while W. J. Stuckey of Lamar and J. Nelson of Scotland were in the 100th crew squadron. All except Nelson are reported rescued, and Nelson may appear on survivor lists. Seven North Carolinians aboard the Tuscania are all listed among the rescued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wayne
Bell
Marion
Albert
Huckx
Branchville
Twentieth Engineers
W. J. Stuckey
Lamar
J. Nelson
Scotland
100Th Curo
Tuscania
Nelson
Germans Gloat Over Ship Lom Amsterdam News
German newspapers celebrate the sinking of a transport in the Atlantic and its anticipated effect on American morale. The Komische Volks Zeitung argues U-boat successes undermine American resolve and provoke cautious German victory talk. The Berlin Mitteilungen notes the wartime message and the rescued troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Germam
Mvin
France
Uel Ressels
Berlin
Paper notice recalled amid advance payment confusion
A garbled notice urges prompt action on prepayment and labels, warning of consequences if not settled. It references the Heral and an aim to prevent further annoyance by enforcing timely payment and label handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heral
Adva
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hstelemm McDonald of
Dillon
Dothan
Home Demonstration Club
Teprovement Association
Vearet Evans
Tracey Stackhouse
Georgia
Baker
Art Treasur
Padua
Bagsany
Treviso
Italy
Palestine
Jerusalem
Balkans
Almed
Trotzky and
Lenine
As In
Ts Trospa
Demopope
Atlantic Coast Line
Sallory
Mitomobile Manges
Teire Hamlet
Obersin
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