Legislature Focuses on Local Matters and Education Reform
In Columbia the week centers on local issues, not statewide action. A uniform textbook law won Senate approval, promising common books in all public schools, while county school materials aim to prevent forced purchases. A plan for a $100,000 loan funds building projects, and a road contract proposal awaits action as sick leave slows work.
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Columbia
S. E. Dreher
Senate
Ridgell
Sunday School Meet Planned for Greenville in May
The State Sunday School Convention committee announces a Greenville meeting set for May 4-6 with out of state speakers including Dr E Mullins of Louisville and Prof F O Sellers of New Orleans. Dr Mullins to head Bible house daily and Prof Sellers to direct music. Other leaders will join the general program and division conference. The Greenville event is expected to be the largest in the association's history.
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Dayton
International Sunday School Association
W. C. .Pearce
Chicago
F. O. Sellers
New Orleans
Baptist Bible Institute
W. M. Walker
Birmingham
Ala
Mullins
Bible House
Sellers Ciill
Ijp
Greenville
South Carolina
Sheriff Miller Goes for Batesburg Man
Sheriff Sim J. Miller of Lexington County travels to Georgia armed with requisition papers from Governor Cooper to secure Will Smith of Batesburg for abandonment of his wife and children. Smith is already in custody in Brunswick, Georgia, after being arrested under warrant issued last week.
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Cooper
South Carolina
Dorsey
Georgia
Will Smith
Batesburg
Sim J. Miller
Lexington County
Lexington
Brunswick
Smith
Miller
Dunbar Quartette to Feature Bells in Lexington Chautauqua
A long feature on the Dunbar Quartette and Bell Ringers touring Lexington describes Ralph Dunbar leading a group with 150 hand bells. The act showcases solos quartettes and readings with four year contracts for high quality talent and a program blending sacred selections with humor and Poe references.
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Dunbar Quartetteand Bell Ringers Company
Chautauqua
Lyceum
Ralph Dunbar
Bell Ringers
Dunbar
Dunbdars
Ives
Edgard Allen Poe
Dunbar Quartette
Dunbars
Parker to Move Lumber Plant to Eutawville
Mr L L Parker popular lumberman will leave Lexington for Eutawville in about 60 days after closing a large timber deal in the area. He will move his entire plant and install several mills of large capacity. Residents regret their departure as Mr and Mrs Parker have made many friends in Lexington.
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L. L. Parker
Lexington
Eutawville
Parker
Mrs. Parker
Aunt Viney Rawl Dies at About Eighty in Lexington
Viney Rawl a prominent colored midwife in Lexington passed away Monday night after a brief illness due to pneumonia and influenza. Known as Aunt Vincy she aided more than a thousand women and served many white homes with charity and kindness during her long life of about eighty years.
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Viney
Lexington
Viney Rawl
Chtiral
Vincy
Sheriff Miller Captures Two Fugitives in One Day
Sheriff Sim J. Miller arrested a Negro and a White man sought in Georgia and Florida. Authorities in Oakland Florida and Swain County Georgia issued warrants. The suspects were found near Neeses Orangeburg County and jailed in Lexington before resolving charges and being released.
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Sheriff Miller
Oakland
Fla
Sim J. Milel
Swaine County
Tillman Gleaton
Neeses
Orangeburg
Lexington
Miller
Play at Pineview Friday Night
Star Bright a pleasing and entertaining play will be rendered at Pineview schoolhouse next Saturday. It is made up of teachers and local young men and women. Admission fees will go to the school and the public is invited to attend.
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Pine‘s
Bright Lad Kyzer Passes Away at Age 30
Louie McCoy Kyzer eldest son of vonnie M Kyzer and Bessie Kyzer died early Sunday morning aged 30 years 5 months 15 days after a brief illness He was devoted to family church and Sunday school and was a pupil at Charter Oak school May the Lord comfort his parents and grant them patience with this bereavement
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Louie McCoy Kyzer
Vonnie M. Kyzer
Bessie
Louie
Charter Oak
Miss Ada Roof Weds Lenoir Livingston at Roof Home
In Columbia on February 12 at 4 30 p m Ada Catherine Roof became the wife of Lenoir V Livingston in a Lutheran ceremony officiated by Rev Edwin Roof brother of the bride. The couple will reside near Newry where Livingston operates a farm. The bride, widely known for church and social work, received many presents.
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Gaston
E. J. Roof
Columbia
Ada Catherine Roof
Lenoir V. Livingston
Edwin Roof
Georgette
Newrry
Livingston
Miss Roof
Trio Escorted Hartsville Trip Without Incident
Dr Norman Geiger Julian Yo ley and George Roof motored to Hartsville last Sunday. They traveled over rough roads but completed the trip without a single mishap.
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Hartsville
Dr. Norman
Geiger
Julian R. Yo#ley
George David Roof
President Wilson to preside over cabinet and railway dispute
Washington reports President Wilson, now fully restored, will chair the next cabinet meeting and hear the 500000 railway workers in dispute. He is expected to decide on pay demands and may take full duties next week, signaling greater involvement in treaty questions and the party platform.
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Young
Johns Hopkins University
Wilson
Washington
Democratic
Rev W D Quick Continues Illness In Lexington
The Rev W D Quick beloved Methodist minister remains ill at home after months of confinement. Friends say he is one of Lexingtons most popular preachers of the old school and prayers for his full restoration continue from many supporters.
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W. D. Quick
Mr. Quick
Lexington
Coldest February Days Freeze Lexington
Sunday and Monday marked two of the coldest February days in Lexington with widespread ice. Residents stayed near firesides as the frost tightened its grip.
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Lexington
Tax Returns Deadline Announced for February 20 1920
County Auditor Dent warns that the time for making tax returns ends February 20 1920. The records will be closed on that date, and taxpayers are urged to file their returns promptly.
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Dent Wises
Sheriff and posse smash Dixiana liquor still and arrest owner
Sheriff Miller and officers found a makeshift still in the Dixiana home of John Miller. Mash and a cap were seized after a thorough search, leading to arrest and federal court charges. The roundup follows ongoing anti still campaigns in the county.
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Miller
Dixiana
John Miller
Smurl
Lexington
Florence
Sheriff Ordered to Investigate Influenza Spread in District
Telegrams to the state health officer warned that influenza was spreading in Sharp's Hill School District No. 25 in Lexington county where trustees refused school closure. Sheriff Miller of Lexington was instructed to investigate and close the school if needed to protect public health.
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Edmunds
Lexington County
Sharp's Hill
Miller
Lexington
Georgia
Home Demonstration Advice for Setting Hens and Hatching
Miss Annie Caughman promotes orderly hen setting and healthy chick care. Instructions cover egg selection uniform size gathering twice daily incubator use, nest size for hens, cleaning nesting areas, moisture and bedding, limiting disturb time, feeding with corn, and protection from layers. Also notes on housing chicks in drafts and upcoming printed baby chick care guidance.
Attendance rules set for influenza period
Attendance officers announce policy after consulting the county superintendent. Schools suspending due to influenza must make up time by extending to March end. If schools stay open and few cases occur, homes keeping children home must still make up time. in communities with no influenza representation, parents should keep children in school. A transfer car collision near Church and Depot streets damages both vehicles but injures none.
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O. L. Shealy
J. 8. Schneider
Efird Carroll Wedding Set For Tomorrow Evening
The marriage of Miss Ruth Efird and Mr. John D. Carroll will be solemnized at St. Stephen's Lutheran church at 9 o'clock tomorrow evening. A large reception will follow at the home of Judge and Mrs. C. M. Baird on Main Street.
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Ruth Efird
John D. Carroll
St. Stephen‘s Lutheran Church
Lexington
Influenza Sweeps Lexington County Amid Public Warnings
Spanish influenza and grippe run through the area causing widespread illness and pneumonia in many families. Authorities urge good personal care and avoidance of crowds to curb the spread.
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Lexington County
Partridges Open Until March 1 Under New Law
Governor Cooper signed a bill changing hunting seasons for partridges quail and wild turkeys. Partridges can be killed until March 1 with the open season beginning on Thanksgiving, extending from November 15 to March 1 now instead of November 15 to February 15.
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Cooper
Purdy
Jasper
Editor Ira M. Sligh Stricken With Influenza
Ira M. Sligh, prominent editor and owner of The Batch-News, has been confined to home since Monday due to influenza. Friends here and elsewhere wish him a speedy recovery.
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Ira M. Sligh
Batch-News
Sligh
Banks Closed Monday For Legal Holiday
Both the Home National Bank and the Bank of Western Carolina will be closed next Monday February 22 for a legal holiday. A fish fry at Congaree school house scheduled for February 21 has been indefinitely postponed due to influenza. News from Black Jack reports good health in the community. Local social notes mention Mr Bearden Roof visiting homefolks Mae and Eva Amick and Miss Jennie Lee Price staying with her grandmother Mrs N Price.
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Home National Bank
Bank of Western Carolina
Congaree School House
Black Jack
Bearden Roof
Mae
Eva Amick
Pir
D. D. Price
Jennie Lee Price
Mra
N. Price
Lois Price
Mi Entice Lee
Bode Price
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Teachers Association
J. B. O'Neil Holloway
Ola
Holloway
Shag
Iaggin
Pear
Gunter
L L. Parker
Pineview
Bright Lad
Rev. W. D. Quick
Biff Miller
Annie Caughman
Home Bank
Matthew Rawl
Pasengers
G. Frank Roberts
Church
Depot Streets
MR. Sligh
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