Local notes from Dillon and area residents
Dillon area notes list visitors trading information on business and social visits. Several names appear with towns like Mullins Florence and Sumter, plus mentions of local events, church activities, a civic meeting, bridge party, and a fall from steps injuring Mrs. Flora Bethea. The column also notes travel plans for J T Sensions and L H Smith among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Lane
Dillon
Our Town
Stackhouse
Dillion
W. E. Edwards
Mullins
R. J. Dew
W. H. Hymen
Fiorence Apes
M. Bass
Sellers
D. G. Manship
Elberry
Gary McKenzie
Fiorence
T. J. Allen
A. L. Smith
Mra. Smith
Murrells Inlet
Carrie Belle McLeod
Dil
Jon
Mra
Cochran
Sumter County
TB. Reynolds
W. M. Rogers
Temperance
L. H. Smith
Trady Bethea
Oak Grove
Chester Moore
W. W. Braddy
Fmily
M. Eb, McNait
AWC. L
J. H. McArn
Rowland
P. A. George
Eugene Berry
H. A. Edwards
Jacob Greenberg
Savannah
W. H. Stalvey
W. YD. Bethea
J. B. Luckey
Marion
A.L. Ang Vernon Parham
Mallory Seces
Tira Jay
Thick cotton planting touted as weevil remedy in Delta
The Birmingham News reports a Stoneville Mississippi Delta field day where thickly planted long staple cotton, specifically Express 350, yielded far more blooms and potential weight than spaced rows. Directors claim thick planting defeats boll weevil and could transform Delta farming, echoing claims of dramatic per acre gains and poverty reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Department of Agriculture
Stoneville
Conhoama County
Mississippi Delta
Whitney
Lft
Mississippi
Delta
America
Walker
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Partalue
Life Spent Under Big Tent Sparks Dillon Circus Visit
A Dillon notice previews the Sparks Three Ring Circus coming Monday October 10 as a $4th annual tour. It highlights Misa Flora Bedini as a premier rider, noting her family of riders and her early arrival to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Dillon
Misa Flora Bedini
Mins Redint
Sparka Circus
Igus Sparks Circus
Milwaukee Strongman Deter Lech Demonstrates Feats
A Milwaukee carpenter, Deter Lech, 28, showcases remarkable strength feats. He drives a 60 penny spike with bare hands, presses and breaks objects, lifts heavy weights, tears packs of cards, and bends and manipulates nails and spikes. He follows a vegetarian regimen, drinks large quantities of milk, and abstains from alcohol and tobacco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swaukee
Wis
Deter Lechcarpenter
Lochner
Dillon County Federation Fall Meeting At Lake View
The Dillon County Federation of Womens Clubs will meet at Lake View High School on Saturday October 6. The program begins 10 30 A M with devotional exercises by Rev W H Simpson and music by the Lake View Chorus Club. Address of Welcome by Mrs R T Renfrow with a response by Mrs Pierce Rogers. A business session follows and at 11 30 the work of the State Federation will be addressed by Mrs S O Plowden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom McCall
First Baptist Church
Bennetttayille
The
Baptist Church
George J. Bethea
Tatum
Bethea
Flora M. Bethea
B. W. Olive
Mary
Sarah Af Wade
N. C
Williatia
Mallory
G. R. Williams
Our Town
Yancey LeGette
Camp Knox
J. A. B. LeGett
Philipine Tarand
Civicue
D. G. Burden
Main Street
Lillian Betheawas
League
Lake View
County Federation of Womens Clubs
Little City
J. Allen
St. Louis
Frank Watkins
W. Elis Bethea
County Federation of Clubs
T. M. Bethea
C. W. Foxworth
Dillon County Federation of Womens' Clubs
W. H. Simpson
Afternoon schedule and folk song excerpt from 4H event
The note lists 2:00 sessions on Address Influence of Books, Recreation in Home and School, and Value of Music in Home and Community led by HN Snyder Florence Lynes Mrs Woods and Mrs Rogers. It ends with a dialect poem about labor, weather, and social tensions amid cotton farming and Black workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HN. Snyder
Munie
Florence Lynes
M. C. Woods
R. 3
American Products stock for sale at discount
Export and Import Corporation stock offered at 70 percent of face value. The firm claims the stock is a valuable investment and advises holding, but will consider purchases if you wish to sell. Reach: rea Shine, Latta, S.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seneca
Hell
American Products Export and Import Corporation
Rea & Shine
Latta
Cypress Shingles Price Offer from Local Supplier
A local dealer advertises No 1 Cypress shingles at prewar prices and Cedar shingles in stock. The seller invites customers to visit before buying to save money.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lalta News Department
WY. Seasionh, Sr
J. T. Sensions
Sumter
Mra. Dwyer
Daniel Oliver
Florence
Safety Harbor
Pin
Mrs. Oliver
Mr. Sensions
W. D. Bethea
Bridge
J.B. Luckey
H. Callahan
D. C
Frenk Thompson
James
Apac
Dee Chapter U
D.C
T. C
McGee
L. S. Powell
N. E. George
B. A. Gaddy
Isla Crumpler
W. Ellis Bethea
Walter E. Bethea
Jno
Bell
the Birmingham News
Milwaukee
Gibbes Machinery Company
Columbia, S. C
Packard - Paige and
Durant
Dillon County Federation
C.r
Columbia
S. C
Sparks Circus
the State
Marvel Circus
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