County News and Happenings Update
County news items from regular correspondents note visitors and travels. Mrs Owens of Tabor North Carolina visits relatives. Miss Willie Moore and Miss Sadie Moore attend Coker College and return home for holidays. Airs Bonsol and Mrs John Kaison of Southport North Carolina stay with relatives. Mrs J W Moore attends Salem College commencement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Owens
Tabor
N.C
Willie
Sadie Moore
Coker College
Airs
Bonsol
John Kaison
Southport
N. C
J. W. Moore
Salem College
Floydale People and Visiting Guests Note Illness and Events
Mrs A B McElyln of Maxton Aunt Becky visiting daughter Mrs J L McLaurin ill but improving. K B Hodges and husband with J and family over Sunday. H B Ployd Jr in New York on business. Rev Paul Crosby recovering and kept Sunday appointments. Emma Lee Clemstead of Maxton visited her mother and Mrs McBlyin. Miss Bessie Alford in Oklahoma to see sister Rease Alford who graduates at University of Oklahoma. Mrs HD Calhoun, Mrs J H Berry, Mr and Mrs J H Stackhouse and Jillian Stackhouse visited Mr W H Breeden patient at Cumberland Hospital. Mamie Bryant of Kemper visiting S C Taylor. Measles outbreak delays children’s day exercises. Harry Sellers of Sellers visited Floydale Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.B. McElyln
Maxton
Becky
J. L. McLaurin Haseen
K. B. Hodges
H. B. Ployd, Jr
New York
Paul Crosby
Emma Lee Clemstead
Maxtop
McBlyin
J. L. McLaurin
Bessie Alford
Oklahoma
Rease Alford
University of Oklahoma
HD. Calhoun
J. H. Berry
J. H. Stackhouse
Jillian Stackhouse
W. H. Breeden
Cumberland Hospital
Mamie Bryant
Kemper
5. C. Taylor
Floydale
Harry Sellers
Sellers
Social notes from Latta and nearby towns
Local readers learn of residents visiting relatives and guests from Florida Georgia and North Carolina. Notable mentions include Latta residents Mrs Howard Bass visiting at home. Mrs Lizzie Bostick of Florida staying with Mr B H Myers. Miss Eliza Kern from Greenville taking a governess post. Clyde Parham returning from New York with goods for a department store. Mrs Maggie Dingee of Charleston visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs D G Burden and others hosting guests. visits by Mr and Mrs Harold Cousar and Mrs Fils Bethea and daughters. Mr Joe Patterson of Opelika Alabama in town on business. birth announced for Mr and Mrs R A Manning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Bass
Hamer
Lizzie Bostick
Florida
B. H. Myers Anilly
Eliza Kern
Greenville
Manning McLean
Clyde Parham
New York
Maggie Dingee
Charleston
B. H. Myers
D. G. Burden
Truse Thompson
Dillon
Harold Cousar
Fils Bethea
Bear Dillon
W. Ellis Bethea
Joe Patterson
Opelika
Als
R. A. Manning
Food Simmation Becomes Acute Clemson May 22
Reports from the United States Department of Agriculture indicate a thirty four percent reduction in wheat production this year. To meet the situation flour will be priced as during the war with the difference of a large corn yield then. Weather conditions and high cotton prices reduce the corn crop. Aimed at urging farmers bankers merchants and others to increase corn acreage to boost food supplies and avert a fall crisis. County meetings of farmers bankers and merchants will discuss the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemson College
United States Department of Agriculture
Tess
Siecest
Cottom
Cbs
the Cohen
Eeru
Ambiguous regional bid on boundary trade role noted
A garbled passage reports a regional governor Ansel of Gronnville leading a delegation to seek a commission on border trade with Canada. It mentions a sinew of disputes over quality linen and a position valued at about $6,000 a year, with references to former Governor R. A. Glony of North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waeltietn
Ansel
Gronnville
Hie Saniher Glina
Meir
R. A. Glony
North Carolina
United States
Canada
Marion District Conference Opens in Dillon First Methodist
The Marion District Conference met Tuesday in Dillon at the First Methodist church with Rev. D A Phil Nips presiding. Election of Rev. J H Noland as secretary and Rev D W Hurst Jr as assistant secretary were noted. Morning featured Confederate Institutions speakers and welcomes from local leaders. An offering of 240 was taken for the Epworth Orphanage farm reaper and binder. Pastors and lay delegates from numerous churches attended the sessions and shared addresses from local and regional figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
First Methodist Church
D. A. Phil‘Nips
Bilder
J. H. Noland
Little Rock
D. W. Hurst, Jr
John A. Rice
Sumter
Wofford College
Sam Bethea
Latta
G. P. Watson
Mullins
J. W. Arial
J. H. Hamer
W. D. Roberts
Dillon
S.C. Morrie
Horry
F. M. Johnson
Olin Lewis
J. C. Covington
C. P. Hodges
J.D. Montgomery
W. S. Foxworth
J. W. Jones
W. D. Jennerett
H. T. McVeigh
V. Crawford
C. C. Wright
E. B. Berry
L. A. Manning
T. L. Manning
L. J. Brown
W. H. Muller
Gibson
L. Cottingham
Negro Lynched Near Gillisonville Reported
Hampton May 6 Officers found a negro man named Julius Woods lynched on a public road near Gillisonville. The Governor was informed and Solicitor George Warren of Hampton tasked to investigate the alleged lynching. Sheriff says no usable data yet. body found with gunshot wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper County
Solfcitor Warren
Nesro
Gilfisonville
Tam
Figures Corrected Defects List for Next Week
A correction notice lists updated defect figures including defective teeth defects for the next issue. It specifies defective eyes nose and throat ears and poor nutrition with a total of 208 and 1502 miscellaneous defects attributed to Cora B McLeod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora B, McLeod
Rogers Flowers wed in Sycamore Baptist church
Mrs Willie Rogers and Mr Richard Flowers of Lake View South Carolina were married Monday night May 10 at Sycamore South Carolina Baptist church by Rev E T Mason. The bride wore a white georgette crepe gown heavily embroidered with batons and gloves. Juanita was sung by W F Feller. The couple planned a brief trip to Lakeland Florida after a short stay in Sycamore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sycamore South Carolina Baptist Church
Willie Rogers
Richard Flowers
Lake View
8. C
E. T. Mason
Juanita
W. F. Feller
Tacoma
Sycamore
S. C
Farm Statistics Reveal State’s Transportation Averages
A U S Bureau inquiry through B B Hare shows South Carolina farms averaging 6.6 miles to market and wagon loads around 1560 pounds for crops and 1822 pounds for farm supplies. The study notes 28 days annually spent hauling and cites 1000 tractors and 2587 trucks in use, with comparisons to 1915 data and national figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B. Hare
South Carolina
United States Bureau of Crop Estates
Frank Andrews
United States
Gatlan
Lake View
Birthday Party for Manning and Hamer Daughters
A group of little girls celebrated Mary Neal Manning and Mary Alice Hamer at the Manning country home last Saturday from 4 to 7 pm. They played on the lawn, then gathered for cake and ice cream as guests watched the hosts under spreading oaks. Mrs. Manning was helped by Mrs. J. S. Thompson and Mrs. Dixon. attendees included Elizabeth and Virginia Bransford, Lucinda and Imogene Bethea, Alice and Katherine Hasty, Rebecca Piel Henslee, Edith Stanton, Mary Alice Stackhouse, Lucile Thompson, Charlotte Meadows, Elizabeth Moody, Kinby Holiday, Dorothy Haygood, Helen Haygood, Marla Thompson, and Rebecca Dixon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Neal Manning
Mary Alice Hamer
L. A. Manning
Mrs. Manning
J. 5. Thompson
Mra. Dixon
Thorne
Elizabeth
Virginia
Bransford
Lucinda
Imogene Bethea
Alice
Katherine Hasty
Rebecca Piel Henslee
Edith Stanton
Mary Alice Stackhouse
Lucile Thompson
Charlotte Meadows
Elizabeth Moody
Kinby Holiday
Dorothy Haygood
Helen Haygood
Marla Thompson
Rebecca Dixon
Dereg Ves Prom Sent Stott at Annual Convention
At the Temaratie Convention in Colon details include Dyn Yeast and other named figures. Six dietetot are listed with Marion Gen Holliday LM Lawson Dartington and Tr. Det. They will depart for San Francisco on June 24th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
San Priinomoo
Marion
Gen. Holliday
Donce Ant
Lawson
Dartington
San Francisco
Tragedy in Fayetteville After Mill Fight and Shootings
In Fayetteville North Carolina on May 22 trouble erupted after a clash between a white mill girl and a black girl, daughter of George Hobbs. Deputy Sheriff H C Butler was killed and Deputy W J Moore mortally wounded. three black dwellings burned. Hobbs is being hunted with bloodhounds. Two white men were wounded. The incident follows bitter resentments over nearby black homes and possible removal plans. A black girl was arrested after the altercation as deputies moved to quell the violence. The night began with a jail stop and escalated to a dramatic posse confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
N. C
H. C. Butler
W. J. Moore
George Hobbs
Hobbs
Fashionable Paris Dogs Show Off Fancy Canine Corsets
May 21 Paris reports a whippet pup drawing attention on Place Vendome as a smartly dressed owner from Hotel Du Rhin explains corsets aid dogs in racing trials. Paris shops display fur lined jackets, India rubber linings, and artificial canine lids by a renowned veterinary surgeon for traveling dogs and their owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Place Vendome
Hotel du Rhin
South Carolina Baptists Made Good Showing
The Genera l Board report shows from May 1 last year to May 1 this year a total of 1 262 000 paid in cash on the 75 Million Campaign. Over a million was paid between December 1 1919 and May 1 1920 with funds allocated to state, home and foreign missions, Baptist schools, colleges in South Carolina, and seminaries of the Southern Baptist Convention. Liberal sums aided Connie Maxwell Orphanage Columbia Baptist Hospital and ministerial education, with emphasis on Sunday school and youth work. Despite strong giving, about 40 percent of members did not subscribe and plans to enlist and gather cash offerings continue toward the campaign goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genera Board
The
Baptist State Convention of
South Carolina
Southern Baptist Convention
Connie Maxwell
Greenwood
Baptist Hospital
Columbia
Board of Ministerial Education
Board of Aged Ministers’ Relief
Baptists of
de Charles B. Burts
Enthernent and Tonseryat
Lost fragment summary of a historic local item
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a person named Craig and a return to a prior state after an event. The text is incomplete and lacks clear dates, places, or organizations to form a full, coherent news item.
Bloody reaction may follow killing Carranza
Washington reports indicate widespread anger over Carranza's death sparks potential avenging move against Villa and a new struggle for control in Mexico. Obregon agents deliver assurances to Wilson, while oil firms finally pay export taxes amid revolutionary tensions and shifting loyalties. James Norton, aged 76, severely ill at home after Confederate wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carranza
Villa
Madero
State Department
Filias Calles
Luis Ma Tones
United States
Obregon
White House
Wilson
George Miller
Mvarado Mining and Milling Company
Mexico City
Manuel Paluez
Gonzalez
Agua Prieta
Sonora
Ancient Jewel Catalogue from Nippur Temple Treasure
Philadelphia Public Ledger reports a 14th century BCE tablet listing gold ornaments caskets and jewelry from Nippur temple treasury. Dr Legrain translates a Babylonian cuneiform tablet with Sumerian ideographs, noting royal storage items possibly intended for a goddess or princess Kohi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Nippur
Legrain
University Museum
Nipur
Orlen
Koti
Fragmented OCR note on events and names in wartime diary
An unclear OCR fragment lists scattered names, places, and notes about people and activities. It mentions dates, voters, sales, and a mix of terms that resemble a diary or field report. Several proper nouns appear jumbled, hindering precise identification.
Basic Cotton Climate Reports Highlight Plant Start Effects
Government weekly reports stress that starting conditions of the cotton plant largely drive final yields. Weaker soil prep and late planting combine with poor stands and labor shortages to temper prospects, while moisture swings and fertilizer data remain uncertain amid rising costs.
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Apso
Rogers-Flowers
Dereg Ves
PROM
Stott
Kichothereer
Acrich
Mie Hoon
Ceirtoy Orpen
Manin
Florence
Bia
Congress
Jennings
Mr Paw
Craig
de Thertae
Leelee
Jas. Norton
James Norton
Norton
General Assembly
Philadelphia
Vayi
HE Ati
Cothvontt
Shug Phat
Abe Reed
Mix Colhienit
Hewbarel
Sours
Roth
W. W. Morrison
News and Courier
Tatlee View
Henrern
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