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Newspaper
The Dispatch News
Location
Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1921
Page
7
Sunday morning an armed trio robbed the Edmund post office safe of cash and stamps while two acted as lookouts. The thieves fled by automobile, later traced toward Columbia, with residents noting a Gaston trail. Local officials pursue leads as community recovers from the shock and looks to the new year.
Hastings seed firm promotes a free offer of five packets of easy grow flowers. The 1921 catalog features 116 pages with color illustrations and gardening tips and explains how to obtain the free seeds with no purchase obligation from H. G. Hastings Co. Atlanta.
Officials of the South Carolina Division of the American Cotton association report a statewide turnout for cotton acreage reduction meetings with pledges to cut plantings by 50 percent this year. Resolutions urged bankers to deny credit to nonparticipants, and Sumter and Greenwood counties pursued legal measures to enforce reduced planting and crop pledges.
The Ladies Improvement League of Pine View school hosts a box party at the school building on Wednesday evening January 19. Educational talks will be given by several speakers. Refreshments will be served during the event and the public is invited to attend beginning at 7 o'clock.
The Lexington Leader notes a narrow escape for Vincent Astor after a car crash with a severely bent fender. The Mobile Register and El Paso Herald comment on financial matters and taxes, reflecting varied newspaper tone.
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