County News and Happenings in Brief
News items of interest to Herald readers recount local social visits and travels. Miss Cohen Bee of Greene and C E Taylor visited Charleston earlier in the week. Edgar Joes and baby Laurinburg stayed with Martin McQueen. Mrs Bunnel returned to Southport after an extended visit. W Carmichael, Nell McCallum, Marion Carmichael, and Roderick Carmichael spent Sunday here from Rowland or Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Cohen Bee
Greenehag
Wu C. E
Taylor
Charleston
Pomandrew
Atulfon
Edgar Joes
Nell McCallum
Rowland, N. C
Miss Marion
Roderick Carmichael
Washington
Lake View Social Roundup Visits and Travel
Lake View notes show Mrs C Sharkleford and children visiting her Darlington relatives. Mrs J G and Miss Margaret Burlington spend week with Mrs J T Townsend. L G Miller and J T Hawkins in Plarence. Mrs J E Hudson and Miss Hud gon return to Hinston. W M Gaddy and Leon and Carroll Gaidy in Hendersonville. Mr and Mrs H A Powell and Miss Jizzie Powell visit Lumberton Orrum. Misses Randolph and Bagley with Mrs R F Rivington. Mrs Emerson Scott and Marion children visit Mia Thomas. Wade Temple and Miss Christine and Alimae Temple at Wrightsville Beach. Miss Rachael Powell home from Richmond. Mia Edna Norman visiting Miss Edna Wallace at Jo bn a qar ille.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharkleford
Darlington
T. B. Bouse
J. G
Margaret
Burlington
N. C
J. T. Townsend
L. G. Miller
J. T. Hawkins
Plarence
J. E. Hudson
Mite Hudgon
Hinston
W. M. Gaddy
Leon
Carroll Gaidy
Hendersonville
H A. Powell
Mass Jizzie Powell
Lumberton
Orrum
Randolph and
Bagley
R. F. Rivington
Emerson Scott
Marlon
Mia. Thomas
Wade Temple
Christine
Alimae Temple
Wrightsville Beach
Rachael Powell
Richmond, Va
Mia Edna Norman
Edna Wallace
Jobnaqarille
Carolina News community notes and picnic plans
Miss Mary McKinnon returns from a two week visit to Rowland and Mrs. Gus Alford visits Dillon relatives. Miss Lola Bennett resumes from Rasford NC, Miss Margaret McLaurin from Wesley to visit. Rev Neill McInnis and Kannapolis family stay with Mrs. C M McInnis. Lucy Bennett visits. picnic July 17 marks Caroling church Woman’s Auxiliary twenty fifth anniversary with exercises and silver offering. Agnes Robertson visits Howland. John Norton visits Clinton. July 4 birth announced for L W McInnis Jr. Elizabeth Alford visits Raleigh family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gus Alford
Dillon
Hare
Lola Bennett
W. A
Rasford
N.C
Margaret McLaurin
Wesley
Neill McInnis
Kannapolis
N. C
C.M. McInnis
Lucy Bennett
Covela
Mary Ruth McQueen
Rowland
Woman's Auxiliary
Caroling Church
Agnes Robertson
Howland
D. B. McInnis
John Norton
Clinton, &. C
J. E. Norton
L. W. McInnis
Elizabeth Alford
Raleigh
Cottingham
Marion County Interdenominational Sunday School Convention
The correspondent attended the Marion County Interdenominational Sunday School Convention at Nebo near Marion on July 11. The gathering featured hospitable hosts, a large turnout, and speeches by delegates, with notes on local farming, schools, and recent arrivals Ruth Sellers and Miss Price returning from Tryon and Cherry Grove Beach respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Nebo
Marion
Ruth Sellers
Tryop
W. 2
Ernest Page
Cherry Grove Beach
Fe Price
Rocky Mount
N. C
Miss Pricey
Marion Man in Trouble on White Slave Charge
J B Coleman a 46 year old farmer from Marion County was arrested on a white slave charge alleging he took James a 18 year old to Richmond last week in violation of the Mann Act. The case was continued to July 16 after a brief hearing today with the girl’s brother present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Coleman
Marion County
D. C
Centenary
Buln i James
Richmond
Colemary
Plans Proposed to Improve County Roads by Hayes
Commissioner Hayes urges road reform in Dillon County citing neglected paths and overgrown routes. He calls for five days of annual labor, a road tax on users, township bond authority for good roads, and legislative action to overhaul the system to keep roads passable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retter
Dillon Herald
Dillon County
Board of County Commissioners
Uret
C. PB. Hayes
Surgeon grafts his thigh skin to wife in home procedure
Chicago July 3. Dr Oslanto P Scott a well known surgeon operated at his wife's bedside without anesthesia. He stripped flesh from his own thigh and grafted it onto his wife’s foot and leg to prevent amputation after a car crash. A fellow physician assisted, witnesses cried as he explained the technique, aiming to save her leg from gangrene.
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Chicago
Oslanto P. Scott
Soba
Scott
Inter
Methodist Church Services Plan Weekly Schedule
Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by Mr W H Miller. Preaching at 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. by Pastor Dr Watson B Duncan. Morning subject The Larger Christ. Evening subject The Peril of the Unemployed. Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m. Public comfort and inviting all parishioners to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street Methodist Church
Watson B. Duncan
W. Hy Miller
Mr and Mrs WoBL Chandler Return From Long Visit
Mr and Mrs WoBL Chandler and their children returned from Lowrys ville Monday after a visit of several weeks. The family spent time visiting relatives and enjoying the countryside before resuming ordinary routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wobl
Chandler
Lowrysville
Reedy Creek short course praised by Dillon county farm folks
A three day county club short course at Reedy Creek Springs drew 65 farm boys and girls along with 400 to 600 friends. Leaders Miss Bellews Epps and agents taught canning sewing crop care hog feeding and livestock topics while businessmen supplied meals. Court cases occupied the week with W P Rose suit against Dillon Methodist church and Stackhouse versus Farmers Bank of Marion, detailing bonds, contracts and rail removal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillon County
Reedy Creek
Bellews
Epps
Miss Sellers
Earl
Marlboro County
Miss McPherson
Marion County
Cotton Association
Reedy Creek Springs
Hide
D. W. Watkins
Clemson College
A. F. Conradi
L. L. Baker
Bishopville
B. QO. William
George Eb, Prince
EF. Evans
Calvin McLaurin
Paul H. Sanders
Southern Ruralist
Athinta
Court of Common Pleas
Melver
James Kilgo
W. P. Rose
Goldsboro
N. C
Dilton
Rose
Walla
Muller
Walter Stackhouse
Farmers & Merchants Bank of
Marion
Mike Carmichael
Carskaddon & Co
Carmichael
Stackhouse
Iwan
Supreme Court
Grand Jury Finds No Bill In Simons Case
The grand jury declined to indict Joe Simons on rape charges after a day of questioning the accuser, her parents, and witnesses. The young woman, who said she would be sixteen next September, gave conflicting testimony about relations with Jon Simons. Court records showed she attended school years ago, and the jury adjourned without an indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judce Edward McIver
Joe Simons
Caref
Grand
Jon Simons
Bennettsville
Grand Jury
Bill” Cage
Julie Molver
Sinnis
Sleter
Amd Aalet
Iren Telmond
Tury
Tiey
Simone
Pee Dee
War Hero Taft Visits Dillon and Speaks on War Feats
Major Charles C. Taft of Kentucky, an aviation veteran tied to Texag Ol, is visiting Dillon for several weeks. He claims 12 German planes shot down with 12 wounds sustained, and recounts service from Verdun to the Somme on the Western Front. His interview highlights his wartime exploits and family ties to France and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas, OG. Taft
Kentucky
Taft
Texag
Higgon
Rota
Greensboro
Dillon Falls
Charles C. Tutt
Fretch Aviation Corps
Oetaber
Guilford County
von Kluck
Paris
France
Los Angeles
Calif
French
Cape Vital
Fronghalr 4
Verdun
Somme
Eelgl
America
Mort Taft
Thiele Sant's
Medical Department
Algne
Howery
Farolly
Lester
Hhe
Arras
Craupd
Ala
Bertha Morviel
Margaret
Fhe Lubin
Mr Tatt
Myges PB. Talt
USA
Shyeland
Charles Cole
Af Briehwed
Ge Union Aris
Waa
Charg
Weevil Damage to Cotton Squares Letter from County Agent
County Agent Epps responds to a Herald piece on the cotton boll weevil noting it damages squares first. He explains the pest punctures squares as they appear, eggs hatch in about 21 days, and weevils move to bolls when squares thin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epps
the Herald
Tobacco Market Opens Tuesday in Dillon County Warehouses
Tobacco markets in Dillon County prepare for a Tuesday opening on July 20, with all Pee Dee warehouses set to start the season. Workers have arrived and are ready as buyers from Jefferson to Richmond and beyond prepare to attend. Prices may rise with better grades, while lower grades face uncertainty amid last season’s rains and recent wet spells.
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Yakheon
Dillon County
Pee Dee See den
Dillon
Itme
J. M. Edmonds
Danville
Jno
Hughes & Co
Wan Dibrell Bros
C. Glenn Patterson
Kenbridge
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co
Winston-Balem
Liggett & Myers
Durham
N. C
American Tobacco Co
Richmond
Greenville, Tenn
Farmer's Warehouse
J. J. Winstead
Roxboro
WN. C
T. C. Puss
R. I. Featherstone
I. E. Wagataff
J. W. Featherstone
Liberty Warehouse
A. B. Mary
Washington, N. C
D. L. Hardy
P. V. Hardy
D. Rogers
Tragic Farm Death Fire Destroys Norway Leader
Fletcher Hutto prominent Norway farmer died after a gasoline fire ignited while he examined car wires in a yard repair. his shirt sleeves caught fire and he was engulfed, despite quick attempts to extinguish it. His brother Vastine Hurts suffered burns while trying to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Hutto
Norway
Vaseline Hurts
Fletcher Hatty
Pleteher Hatta
Chy
Vastine
Mr. Hutto
Puth
Prominent Conway Merchant Shot Dead Outside Town
William W. Russ, a leading Conway businessman, was killed by George Marsh with a shotgun near the Dog Bluff Road. An inquest by Coroner L. W. Cooper heard two additional witnesses. Marsh is held for trial as attorneys prepare for bail or trial proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Wm. W. Russ
George Marsh
Dog Bluff
L. W. Cooper
Tutaw
Tinmleide
Certer
Marsh
Ths
Papace
Sesame
George
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Lake View
Carolina News
Mary McKinnon
Jim McQueen
Hayes
Methodist Church
Simons
War Hero
Chas
City
Dillon Chook
Dillon High School
Thi Ion
Sumter
Greenville
Columbia
Chester
Johnson
Greenwood
Orangeburg
Gaffney
Clinton
Hartaville
Kingstree
Florence
Union
Camden
Clio
Rock Hill
Laurens
Honea Park
Lancaster
Elloree
Clinton Ie
Amides
Gatiney
Barlington
W. Russ
Gen. Marsh
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