Swansea Family Gathers for Christmas Holiday
Miss Mamle Lou Sharpe, daughter of R. C. Sharpe of Swansea, is expected home Saturday the 23rd to spend holidays with her father. Miss Sharpe teaches at Nesmith South Carolina in Williamsburg County. Messrs. Clarence and Warren Sharpe of Pamlico will also be at home with their father for Christmas, much to friends.
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Mamle Lou Sharpe
R. C. Sharpe
Swansea
Miss Sharpe
Nesmith
S. C
Williamsburg County
Messrs
Clarence and
Warren Sharpe
Pamlico
Pleasant Hill Christmas Treat Planned Amid Illnesses
December notices show Oliver Lodge progress with a record of about 89. Community health is poor with pneumonia cases including Mrs. Andrew Addy and Mrs. Andrew J. Long bedridden. A Christmas tree at Pleasant Hill for Sunday school is set for December 25 at 2 PM. all invited.
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D. B. Redmond
W. M
J. B. Bawards
J. R. McKittrick
J. W
E. E. Rhoden
Treas
Ray Johnson
Lee
J. E. Ott
H. V. Rast
J. D
C. B. Dowling
T. O. Lybrana
Stewarde
A. Martn Tyler
Oliver Lodge
Andrew Addy
Lewis
Andrew J. Long
Theer
Buday School
Dispatch News
Christmas Programs At Baptist Church In Lexington
The Baptist Church hosts Christmas exercises next Sunday at 8:00 PM featuring two varied programs. Rev. Wallace preaches at 11:00 AM Sunday. Mr and Mrs Harry Byron Reynolds of Birmingham arrive to spend holidays with Mrs Reynolds' sister Pauline Houk. Lexington public schools close December 18 for Christmas holidays and resume after.
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Children of the Baptist Church
Wallace
Harry Byron Reynolds
Birmingham
Ala
Lexington
Teachers depart for homes after term’s first half
Work resumes Tuesday January 2 as teachers who live out of town leave for Edgefield Cross Williston and Columbia. Superintendent L E Whittle and family plan late week trip to Ingeburg and other southern sites. The term has been successful so far and should conclude next June with further achievements.
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Emma Blocker
Edgefield
Nel Hill
Cross
Elma Coskrey
Williston
Madonna Bigby
Clumbia
L. E. Whittle
Ingeburg
Lexington County Year's Cotton Counts Diminished
Government statistician D Bilis Efird reports from Washington that Lexington county ginned 2 771 fewer bales of cotton this year than last. The 1922 crop shows 5 805 bales counted before December 1, while 1921 counted 8 576 bales. The director W M Steuart directs release of totals to all district newspapers without bias.
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D. Bilis Efird
Lexington County
Washington
Mr Efird
W. M. Steuart
I Wish Christmas Never Would Come Again
A reflective note on Christmas desire and the longing to avoid the season’s social pressures. The piece contrasts modern gift giving with the true spirit of Christmas and questions the rush to outdo others. It critiques material excess while urging sincere feeling behind holiday generosity.
What to Give at Christmas Time
A devotional piece urges readers to measure Christmas gifts by love, not cost. It argues that true giving expresses the heart, suggests hanging stockings to rekindle old holiday joy, and invites families to share warmth through simple acts that brighten others and maintain the spirit of Christmas in homes.
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Chrismas
Molly
Crele
Columbia
Volks
Hang Up Your Stockid Phrase Sparks Outgrowing Trend
The fragment hints at a dated saying about stockings and a reaction that people outgrew such customs, suggesting a light cultural note on changing fashions and humor. No specific people or places are identified in readable text.
Lexington County Tax Notices 1922 State and Local Levies
Lexington County tax collection runs Nov 1 to Dec 31 1922 with rates 7 1 2 to 10 mills and penalties starting Jan 1 1923. Poll tax 31.00 commutation road tax optional 5 or five days work dog tax 1 25 per dog payable in January 1923 tax books close March 15 1923. include township district full owner name and return postage.
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Veel
Favorite Son Debate Sparks Lighter Moment
In a light exchange Senator Sorghum jokes that while a well behaved favorite son pleases the state, voters sometimes desire a candidate who can be a “cut-up.” The remark reflects the playful tone of the campaign banter.
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Onato
Sorghum
Woman in Willesden Questions Character Allege
A London woman at Willesden spoke about another’s character saying she is “awfully respectable” in a terse remark that reflects local social judgments. The brief exchange highlights the era’s concern with reputation and propriety.
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Willesden
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