Local society notes and notable visits across towns
Miss Kleist Manning spent Tuesday in Fayetteville. Mrs. G. E. Bell of Tryon is guest of sister Mrs. W. V. Jones this week. Raymond Nixon of Lumberton visited last Sunday. Walter Barefoot of Dunn joined Blum & Blumberg. Mr. and Mrs. M. H. Hunter and children from Clio spent Sunday in town. Miss Ellen White of Lake View visited Mrs. Jack Watson. Louise Moore spent last week in Columbia with D. L. Moore and family. Mrs. T. W. Carmichael of Rowland was in town shopping Tuesday. The Watsons and children visited Lake View, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. D. L. Moore of Columbia spent the weekend with EB Moore. G. G. Watson of Valdosta returned home after time with his son Jack. Mrs. R. S. Rogers went to Woodruff to see her ailing father. The Improvement Association will hold a social at the schoolhouse Friday at 8. All interested urged to attend. Mr. J. T. Moody of Oklahoma visits his niece Mrs. W. C. Tolar. remembered as former Marion auditor, first visit to Dillon since 1902. Mayor Hamer is in a Fayetteville hospital with cholera morbus after eating grapes. Not serious. hopes to return home this week. Miss Mabel Boardman, Red Cross leader, appointed commissioner of the District of Columbia by President Wilson, first woman to hold the post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Bell
Tryon, C
W. V. Jones
Raymond Nixon
Lumberton
N. C
Ellen White
Lake View
Jack Watson
Louise Moore
Columbia
D. L. Moore
J.T. Moody
Oklahoma
W. C. Tolar
Moody
Marion County
Dillon
Hamer
Fayetteville” Hospital
Mabel Boardman
Red Cross
District of Columbia
Wilson
Order of Exercises for Pee Dee Baptist Association Dillon
The schedule of the forty third annual Pee Dee Baptist Association at First Baptist Dillon S C lists sessions on October 12 and 13 with morning and afternoon programs. It covers enrollment reports new pastors visitors Sunday School and literature hospital and miscellaneous business plus evening services and devotional time and a discussion of dividing the association by county lines. A final note cites a historical comparison about Wheat land area in England from sixty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Pee Dee Baptist Association
First Baptist Church
Dillon
S.C
Bapist
General Board
Baptist
Postmaster Hargrove Resigns in Favor of Law Career
Postmaster Hargrove tendered resignation to take effect October 1. Clyde Carmichael named acting postmaster to succeed him. Government orders examination to select a new postmaster. Hargrove resigns to devote full time to law practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hargrove
Iclyde Carmichael
Shadowed Canada mystery linked to potato thefts and arrests
Detectives traced a strange chain from Canada to New Jersey amid a potato theft case valued at about 200 000 dollars. Seventeen men were rounded up after irregular orange spots on a cat sparked the investigation. A folding bed tale and rising freight rates toward transport miles feature in the rambling report, with references to German dyes and local prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bclentire
Canada
Sae
New Jersey
Roy
Buffalo Commercial
Self Helping Communities and Indian Self-Reliance
A discussion on Community Service urges balancing aid with self help for individuals labeled Indian. It argues War Camp influence proved people work best when given tools, leadership, and space to assist themselves, not be overwhelmed by outsiders. The piece promotes a growth model where organized service stimulates but does not replace community initiative.
Kinship of Kings and Paupers in Our Ancestry
A reflection on human lineage from American Boy discusses how everyone shares common ancestors, with generations stretching back to Jamestown and Hastings. It explains geometric growth of forebears, the likelihood of distant cousin ties, and urges humility and shared humanity regardless of birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Jamestown
Plymouth
William the Conqueror
Harold the Saxon
Battle
Hastings
Smith, Brown, Jones
Improvement Club Social Meeting in School Auditorium
The first social meeting of the Improvement Club will be held in the school auditorium Friday evening at 8 o clock. Dr S H Edmunds of Sumter, a leading educator, will deliver an address and a fine program of music will be given. All adults interested in community education are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Improvement Club
S. H. Edmunds
Sumter
Nerve disorders linked to rising city noise says health chief
New York Sept 27 Dr Royal Copeland commissioner of health warned that noise from bells horns whistles and other sounds will make New York the noisiest city in the nation within six weeks He urged action noting about ten percent of bodily energy is spent in hearing and that noise increases neurosis and nervous disorders across cities from New York to San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Royal S. Copeland
United States
Dr. Copeland
San Francisco
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kleist Manning
Fayetteville
Walter Barefoot
Dunn, N. C
Messrs. Blum & Blumberg
M. H. Hunter
Clio
T. W. Carmichael
Rowland, N. C
Jack
Maxine
3. C
EB. L. Moore
G. G. Watson
Valdosta, Ga
England
Ladies and
Schloss Bro
Douglas
Irving Drew
Roberts
Johnson & Rand
Jackson
South Carolina
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