The Herald Great Con test kicks off with $1150 prize pile
The Herald launches a popularity contest in Dillon offering $1150 in prizes including a grand piano for the top vote getter among churches schools and groups. Prizes include a Core Cabinet Grand Piano and $200 rebate certificates redeemable for piano purchases from The American Music Company Jacksonville Fla. Voting hinges on subscriptions and certificates with rules outlined in the issue.
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Herald
Dillon
Dillon County
American Musicompany
Jacksonville
Fla
Erty
American Music Co
Jacsonville
Dillon Herald
United States
Gibson dam restoration urged to reclaim rich lands
Marion chamber of commerce hosts Capt. E. M. Adams of the corps of engineers to inspect the Gibson dam site near the Pee Dee river crossing. locals seek dam restoration and river cut offs to boost land values by 500000 to 650000 and improve navigation at an estimated cost of 15000 to 20000, with potential funding from Pee Dee river appropriations. The visit accompanies notes on local flood health impacts and regional development.
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E. M. Adams
Corps of Engineers
Cherieston
Marion
Chamber of Commerce
Capt. Adams
Gibson Dam
Atlantic Coast Line
Pee Dee River
Pee Dee
Gibson
Sherman
Adams
Laurens Meeting Devolves Into Hostile Exchange
Attorney General Lyon faces threats and a near-violent disturbance at a Laurens gathering as J. T. Crews and Henry Wright attempt to confront him over an editorial. Pistols were glimpsed and police restore order while Lyon defends his four-year record and calls for Laurens voters to back him.
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J. T. Crews
Henry Wright
W. T. Crews
Launeville
Soo
R. A. Cooper
John F. Holt
Cvie
Laurens
B. B. Evans
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