Nerve and Guns in Greenville Rector Brothers Reach Sheriff Posts
Carlos A Rector, elected sheriff of Greenville County, grew from moonshiner to lawman. His brother Hendrix, once sheriff, was killed in 1919 amid political strife. Carlos defeated six opponents after Hendrix’s death and aims to root out crime with a reputation built in Dark Corner. The public notes their mountain family history and long political saga.
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eGerenville
Carlos A. Rector
Dee
Greenville County
Wem
Blue Ridge Mountains
Carlos
Hendrix
J. Carter Latimer
Sam D. Willis
France
Cooper
Hoth Hendrix
Jeff
General Pershing
Mexice-aial France
Werg
Carles Hector
Ita
Henri Rector
Greenville Vand
Ilion of the Mountains
Thp
Jake Gosell
Carlos Rector
Internal Revenue
Grends
Greenville
South Carolina
Congress
Hendrix Rector
Washington
Capitol
Report of Cotton Ginned Preliminary Figures by Census Bureau
Washington October 10 Director Sam L Rogers Bureau of Census announces the preliminary report on cotton ginned by counties in South Carolina for the crops of 1920 and 1919. The report lists quantities in running bales with round half bale adjustments and notes linters not included.
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Census Bureau
Washington
Sam L. Rogers
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
South
Caroline
Texas
George
Fort Necessity
Fort Diquesie
New York Pudtte Library
Final Discharge Notice in Dillon County Probate
Peter M. Stewart as administrator of Don Carmichael deceased has filed for final discharge. Hearing set for Thursday November 4 at 10 a.m. Anyone with claims must file them with the administrator by 10 a.m. November 4 or risk loss of recovery. Judge Joe Cabell Davis, Probate, Dillon County.
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Peter M. Stewart
Admr
Don Carmichael
Joe Cabell Davis
Dillon County
Threw Radium Away at Radium Institute in Georgia
Radium valued at seven thousand dollars used to treat a Negro woman with cancer at the Thomasville hospital was discarded into the sewer when the patient cut the string and fled to the bathroom. Plumbers searched pipes and found the tiny tube in the yard trap. a young plumber named Sullivan earned a hundred dollar reward.
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Radium Institute
Thomasville
Sullivan
Newsy Notes on Society and Rail News From 1900s Era
A collage of brief observations: white blossom plants host more fragrant species. Colonial Dames touts oldest U.S. women’s patriotic society. critiques of cheap songs and jazz culture. Theodore Roosevelt ghostwritten articles linked to Dr. C W Quott. US voters split 29 million men and 26 million women. French hotels raise room prices for American guests. American Legion in Cleveland budgets for rain losses. Chicago sensationalism captions. Canadian rail fare hikes push immigrant families west. oil-burning English locomotive debuts. tuna spotting by air and fast boats off California coast.
Moline Universal Tractor Praised for Efficiency and Versatility
An early 20th century feature extols the Moline Universal Tractor Model D as a lightweight, powerful field machine. It claims one operator can outperform two horses and that the tractor handles all farm tasks, from plowing to belt grain separators, with integrated direct-attach technology for a compact, single-unit operation.
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Moline Universal
Moline-Universal
All Park
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Charles W. £Uot
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Columbia Supply Co
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Phil Dew
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Phil Dew Latta
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Murray Gin Company
Carolina Milling Company
Opportunity
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