Colored residents listed with farm locations and notes
The fragment lists many individuals identified as colored with origins in Dillon Latta Latta, Little Rock and nearby towns, mentioning addresses like Lake View and Nichols. It also references families and farm-related notes, plus scattered nonessential commentary about cholera and hogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Pelt
Dillon
C. R
James Oscar Arnett
Lake R.— View
Albert Cox
Myrtle Beach
Richard Melvin Swinney
Elbert Richard Hayes
Latta
Addison Evans Bethea
Wamer
Frank Rogers
Rufus Brown
Nichols
Community notices and wartime plantings in 1918 issue
The piece lists local residents visiting relatives and hosting events, including birthdays and dances, and notes community plans such as a Ladies Club meeting at the school house and a reading room project. It also reports a child’s burn injury and neighbors moving in. In wartime content, T. Evans of The Seaboard discusses a government drive to plant ten thousand acres of castor beans for lubricating aeroplanes, offering contracts at three dollars a bushel, seed at cost, and instructions to farmers in Hamlet, North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Jana
Hamlet
N. C
Citizens hold mass meeting for county government reform
A January 21 Dillon County mass meeting at the Court House considered road law changes. Attendees included Rep Jas W Hamer and County Commissioner W B Gaddy. A unanimous resolution called for appointing one commissioner per district by the Governor, annual mass meetings, multi-year staggered terms, abolishing the County Supervisor role, and hiring a county manager at up to 150 per month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Jas
W. Hamer
W. B. Gaddy
Dillon Herald
Dillon County
Board of Commissioners
SODA FERTILIZER APPLICATION DUE FEB 4 AT LATTA AND LAKE VIEW
Farmers desiring to purchase nitrate of soda from the government must file applications by February 4. Applications should be sent to W. S. Epps or W. H. Smith at Latta, J. R. Arnette at Lake View, or J. R. Regan at Dillon. Blanks available from these men. Price is 75.50 per ton plus freight and the state fertiliser tag. Do not send money with the application. deposit it at a designated bank if the government requests it. Supply limited to actual farmers and landowners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Epps
W. H. Smith
Latta
J. R. Arnette
Lake View
J. R. Regan
Dillon
Methodist Church Notices Include Sermons And Meetings
The Methodist services at Floydale Mt Calvary and Epworth League plans are listed with guest teachers, preaching times at 11 a m and 7 30 p m, Sunday School at 10, and midweek prayer and choir practice. Guests include Miss Christine Hill and Mrs Harry Muller. topics include The Sin of Unselfness and What To Do With The Man who Is Down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floydale
Mica Sophia Alford
Mt. Calvery
Christine Hill
Mt Calvary
M. E. Carmichael
Main Street Methodist Church
Fork
Watson B. Duncan
H. B. Floyd
Harry Muller
G. K. Way
Cottageville
8. C
Robert McLaurin
Maxton
A. G
Epworth League
Minturn Hargrove Literary Society Elects Officers
Friday afternoon Minturn The Hargrove Literary Society met and elected Ford Smith as President Ag es Jackson as Vice President Ethel Johnson as Secretary Norman Pesel as First Critic Eric Evans as Second Critic New pupils have entered school since Christmas Dr D F Hardy is ill but improving Sam Usher can be out Jack Henagan works on yard and dwelling Mrs W W Evans knits Nege at Winthrop ready to give thread and yarn for Red Cross work Hassie Smith of Rowland is sewing ladies urged to join community efforts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minturn the Hargrove Literary Society
Ford Smith
Ages “Jackson
Ethel Johnson
Norman Pesel
Eric Evans
D. F. Hardy
Sam Usher
Jack Henagan
W. W. Evans
Maggie Evans
Winthrop
Red Cross
Hassie Smith
Rowland Ising
Ier
Local food administrator appoints Dr Joe Cabell Lon county
Dr Davis named as Lon county food administrator and took office Monday. He convened a merchants meeting to review state conservation and distribution rules and pledged week by week updates to keep the public informed. He will enforce the rules to the letter and report violations to the government. He visited stores Tuesday to explain the rules and urged scales to be balanced and to prevent evasion of the law in selling by weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Elliott
Joe Cabell
Davis
Lon County
Dr. Davis
Iena
Herald
Mrs. Alice Rowell Dies at Bennettaville Home
Mrs. Alice Rowell died at her home in Bennettaville on the 11th. She was the wife of Dan W. Rowell a U S Navy seaman. She leaves a 9 day old infant named Rowell stationed in Washington as a member of aub Sele when Mra jhan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Rowell
Bennettaville
Relishie Fertilizer for Tobacco And Cotton
Relishie fertilizer advertised for tobacco, corn and cotton cultivation. Product touted as effective on multiple crops with claims of soil nourishment and improved yields. Includes brief note on application guidance and pricing.
Death Trap Treachery with the French Armies in Field
A long, graphic World War I report recounts German retreat tactics in the Aisne region. The piece details booby traps in dugouts, stables, and walls, with exploding gear hidden in ordinary objects. Several casualties and named individuals are listed amid this stark warning. The article also briefly touches cotton seed trading practices and bushel vs weight measures, urging standardization and fair dealing in seed purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matl
Aisne
Parrellel
Coatra
Fragmentary noise question noted in stray text
Irregular OCR fragment shows a child asking about a noise while walking, with garbled spelling and incomplete surrounding context. No coherent event, persons, or location can be established from the legible portion.
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Covington Carmichaal
Hamer
McLaurin
Minturn
Matthew Cubéer
Willams Encreee Pied
Johnson
Sumter
B. Flora, Jr. Flores
Rogers, Jr
Lg Calder
Dilton
Uy Lee
Hardy Bethos
Leste
Edd Bethen
Dulles
2. C
Bethea
David Smith Allen, Jr
Dilieg
John Berry
Jona Lewis
Difion
I Teen Eerie
John Forty
Little Rock
Luther McDowell
Mallory
Dexter Wilagers
Buen McRae
Robert McCallum
Jambert Manning
McQueen
James William Graham
Friien
Hurley
Clem
Campbell, Little Roc
Robert
Berry
Arthur Oliver Rivington, Kemper
Gam A. Hystt
Chas
Wragton Breeden
Hamer CU
aSaee
Arehi
Rentis Shores
Dellon
John Gerdne Hayes
Kemer
Phaen
Deleon Frewslaat
Kemeas
Herd Aire
Gary Webster
A Ee Dewan Tarberille
Zeke Smith
Spurgeon Norton
Hte Od
Harry Bailey
Camp Jackson
Misa Annie Bell Harrington
Marietta
Carey Watson
Franklin
Badin
Cherry Watson
Meeggs
Harper
Mooneyham
Evan
Baker
J. A. Brickhouse
Germany
Wade Stackhouse
T. 3. Evans
Seaboard
5. W. Eppes
Methodist Church
Dr. Davis Food
M. A. Stubbs
Mource Henson
Hazel Metntoah
Florence
Arthur McDonald
Walter Brown
Latts
John Lee
Charleston
C. Smarthy Godfrey
John Wade
Especi
Columbia
Little Jamea
Tors
Wes
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