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Newspaper

The Dispatch News

Location

Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1921

Page

5

Amick’s Ferry News Weakened by Illness Across Community

Miss Katie Hendrix lies very ill and Mrs M C Amick remains confined to bed. Mrs Victor Shealy improves after illness. Several Amick and Shirey family members visited relatives last Sunday evening. Other locals, including the Mills and Bowens households, shared time together as neighbors noted health struggles and hopeful recoveries.

Katie’ Hendrix M. C. Amick Victor Shealy Heber Amick J. F. Amick Louise B. E. Amick J. W. Shirey B. T. Bowens D. D. Amick James Hyler W. C. Koon Lizzie Swygert WP. Mills

RPE S Hill Dots Weather And Social Notes

Warm weather continues as farmers near harvest and cut grain. Miss Bertie Spires and Miss Beatrice Barefoot visited Miss Erline and Ethel Rish Saturday afternoon. Mrs. W. M. Spires of Edmund section 8 attended with her in-law Mrs. Rachel Spires and Mrs. H. L. Lucas and Alice Barefoot visited S. L. Rish home Sunday. Miss Leila and Myrtle Sharpe joined Beatrice Barefoot in visiting Erline and Ethel Rish on May 22. Mrs. O. J. Rikard and Mrs. G.

Bertie Spires Beatrice Barefoot Miss Earline Ethel Risha Sturday W. M. Spires Edmund Rachel Spiresid H. L. Lucas Alice Barefoot L. Rish Leila Myrtle Sharpe Erline Ethel Rish O. J. Rikard

University of South Carolina Entrance Examinations Notice

Entrance examinations to the University of South Carolina will be held at the County Court House Friday, July 8, 1921, at 9 a m. The University offers courses in science literature history law and business with moderate expenses and many opportunities for self support.

University OF South Carolina Unity of South Carolina Ention County Court House

DOTS FROM STYX AND LOCAL HAPPENINGS

W Barefoot visits the sick at the Hills home on Sunday. Farmers in the area argue with General Green after rain. A union meeting at Congaree last Saturday is well attended with Rosalee and Roberta Williams of Swansea and Florrie Wilson of Columbia present. J Redmond Lucas and wife visit from Wagener to see Rev Leroy Lucas. Alton Kyzer and Enoch Spires were out riding. Mattie Wi spent the night with her parents Mr and Mrs H R Goodwin. Rev Leroy Tucas’s son Talmage is in the hospital but improving.

Congaree Rosalee Roberta Williams Swansea Florrie Wilson Columbia J. Redmond Lucas Wagener Leroy Lucas Alton Kyzer Enoch Spires Mattie Wi H. R. Goodwin Leroy Tucas Talmage

Pelion News Notes Local Visits And Family Ties

The column lists neighbors visiting relatives and friends around Pelion Route 2. It mentions Virgie Lucas Daisy Wise Ada Tindal Irene Laird Laird family and others sharing weekends and Sunday visits. It also notes the death of a baby buried at King's Grove church May 15 and local families Milo Marvin Hutto staying with cousins Stancie and Russell Hutto.

Green Virgie Lucas Daisy Wise Ada Tindal Irene Laird Florence, Lucas Naomi Laird Arthur Sharpe I. A. Sharpe Gary Lucas Roscoe Laird I. L. Gleaton King's Grove Church Milo Marvin Hutto Mr. Stancie Russell Hutto

North Edisto 87 Reports Successful Term At School

North Edisto 87 reports a seven month term ended with a successful run. The community recognizes the value of a good school as yearly enrollment and average progress rise.

School program and student performances listed by class

The piece lists third to sixth grade names for a closing program with songs and skits including a May Pole and pantomimes. It notes pupil pairings, group performances by boys and girls, and a pageant style showcase with tabulated credits and a May Day and April Fool segments. It mentions Everett Jefcoat and Carl Jefcoat among performers and references a wartime incident with local volunteers and a courtroom sentencing in May.

Melveria Jefcot John Pool Jetlie Kirkland Evelyn Starkie Cecil Jefcoat Raymond Kirkland Jennie Lee Pool Carlisle Reed Isaac Kirkland Eunice Owens Leila May ‘Ixing Estelle Williamson Hyverett Jefcoat Jol Kennedy Ioft Mary J. Jefcoat Es Jack Flake Craft Linda Clara Frick Lucilé Spires Schoe Edmund Melver Josiah Ira Craft Everett Jefcoat Carl Jefcoat Jim Lee Pool Estelle Wil Winding Mson

Last Shots of the War Part Near Greenville

In Anderson County on May Day 1865 a body of Arc senal cadets commanded by Col. Thomas fired the last shot of the war away from the main theater. Greenville housed a local military company led by Captain D Hoke with lieutenants Dr John A Broadus and W F Price aiding the defense and arming facilities.

Paul Allen James L. Dean D McCullough BY. Ass G. W. Sullivan E. A. Smyth Cox J Lew South Carolina Citadel Star of the West Charleston Fort Sumter Anderson County Col. Thomas Greenville D. Hoke Butler Guards John A. Broadus W. F. Price South Caroline

South Carolina Ranks Fourth in Blind Population

Atlanta May 13, figures from the Southern Headquarters of the Committee for Lighthouses for the Blind show 1101 of the nation’s 57,272 blinds live in South Carolina. The state ranks 24th among the 45 states listed per 100000 population. 286 are white and 380 of the whites are 24 negroes native born and 6 foreign born. The data note 8 blind persons cared for in South Carolina and reference Harding’s committee in New Carrollina institutions.

Atlanta South Carolina United States Committee For Lighthouses Forth Blind South Rolins Committee For Lighthous the Warren G. Harding Roirman, Wa

State Sunday School Convention Next Week At Winthrop

Reports from across the state forecast a record attendance at the State Sunday School Association Convention to be held at Winthrop College June 8 to 10. The event features a strong program, broad county organization, and a special half fare railroad rate on the certificate plan for 350 signature certificates.

State Sunday School Association Winthrop College Keck Hill

How to learn about Mr Grampson through golf

A dialogue sketches a plan to test Mr Grampson by inviting him to a golf game. The speaker notes familiarity yet doubts his true nature as either a superficial grouch or a confirmed misanthrope. The exchange hints at social testing through sport.

Mr. Grampson

Candy specials and Coca-Cola at Harmon Drug Co

Rose Garden Assorted Chocolates and Nunnallys the Candy of the South offered at reduced prices. Black s Aristocrat candies in various sizes. Take Her a package She will like it. The Best Coca Cola at five cents. Rexall Fountain Lexington S C.

Rose Garden Express Nunnally South Black Rexall Fountain Harmon Drug CO Lexington S.C

The Home of the Soul and Chamberlain’s Tablets

An old belief centers the soul in the stomach and promotes Chamberlain’s Tablets as a prompt remedy for ordinary stomach troubles. The ad touts tablets as stomach-strengthening and claims they restore natural function at a cost of a quarter.

What Determines Pay Beyond Who You Are

A concise analysis argues that pay is shaped by skills, market demand, negotiation, and opportunity rather than identity or innate knowledge alone. It highlights how credentials, timing, and organizational biases influence earnings across industries.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Amick’s Ferry Lizzie Mills Grace Amick Gracie Shealy Sallie T. I. Amick Misses" Clayburn Kenneth Amick Piney Woods RPE W. Barefoot Mrs. Hill Styx Rose Dreams Pelion News Lessie Mae Laird Annie Lucas Central School District Elvin Laird Isom Wise L. B. Laird Gable Sharp North Edisto Lucile Spires Mary Jefcoat All Avlanta White Plains James Spearman Newberry Monaghan William. Long John King Piedmont Philadelphia Emma C. Bergdoll Grover Erwin Bergdoll Dickinson United States District Court Charles F. Braun James E. Homig Albert Mitchell Harry Schuh Mercer County Trenton N. J Roming Braun Mitchell Schuh
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