Two Big Cotton Sales at Forty Cents Reported
Lexington county farmers sold large lots of cotton to the Lexington Cotton and Fortizer Company at 40 cents per pound. George Buff of Leaphart road sold 26 bales for 4,862.40, while J B Dunbar and son of the Polion section moved 33 bales for 6,584.30. Both buyers indicate storage cotton moved to market as prices rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington County
Lexington Cotton and Fortizer Company
George Buff
Leaphart Road
Columbia
Buff
J. B. Dunbar
Polion
Dunbar
Sea Place
Amick's Ferry News Briefly Reports Local Happenings
Influenza tightens school closings as a late spring lingers over the Amick’s Ferry area. Mrs M R Koon and children visit Mae Ghealy. F Wessinger and James visit Julia Wessinger. Huey Crout moves to Mt Plewant area. M R Koon spends day with D D Amick. Ixi and D A Bunch of Ninety Six visit relatives. B T Bowens and family visit Amick. John Bowls and family relocate from below Lexington to W Shealy’s place. Black Eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. R. Koon
Mae Ghealy
F. Wessinger
James
Dutch Park
Julia. Wessinger
Atr
J. F. Amick
Huey Crout
Is Hitt
Mt Plewant
D. D. Amick
Iixi
B.T. Bowens
TM Amick
John Bowls
Lexington
W. Shealy
Mr. Bowls
Newberg News Notes Amid Influenza Struggles and Local Visits
NEWS NOTES FROM NEWBERG reports community efforts against influenza at Newberg School and hospital patients improving. Mentions visits by Misses Ethel Shealy, Sur Lipscomb, and Mrs Josephine Shealy linked to Iron Brookland and Sandry households. Notes Mr Edgar Shealy’s work with Southern Express in Columbia and weekend at home. A death of Mrs Jon Weal is reported last week. Community members urge prudent behavior among sporting youths and adherence to family guidance.
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Ttrain
Ethel Shealy
Lipscomb
St John Acso
Bhealy
Ethel
Josephins Shealy
Dautors
Iron Brookland
Teachers to Meet Saturday with Prof Lucco Gunter
Lexington County Teachers Association will address the group in the courthouse at 12 o'clock Saturday the 15th. All teachers especially rural teachers are urged to attend to hear the professor discuss school prospects and practices.
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Lucco Gunter
Actaol
Lexington, County
Teachers’ Association
Court House
Obituary for Lawson Melton A Trusted Lexington Attorney
Lawson Davis Melton, a longtime Lexington attorney, died after a prolonged illness. The memorial notes his generous, courageous nature, enduring friendships, and sharp wit. He traveled widely and faced pain with little complaint, leaving a legacy of kindness and loyalty.
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Lawson Davis Merton
Elin Cemetery
F Blackwood
Chief Kelso Off for Florida 2 Weeks Trip
Chief Kelso plans a two week trip to Florida departing with a party of friends from Lexington and Columbia. They will travel by car and boat, exploring Southern Florida’s coast, beaches, and sea life. Kelso aims to share updates on his return, including tales of the trip and the fish he courts to prove his claims.
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Winbetieke Anor
Airs
Elneinnatth
Colmbus
Columbia
Florida
Lex
Trowever
Will Carey
George McCoy Wounded Near Kelton In Accidental Shooting
Two brothers, Hromius and George McCoy, aged 13 and 15, were hunting when a trapped shot hit their father George in the left hip at close range. The boy was rushed to Anderson hospital for care. Local report describes condition as critically unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McCoy
Kelton Iwiton
Hromius
Frondus
George
Anderson
Sone
Witla McCoy
Carpenter
Tial Pines
Salvation Army Urges Waste Paper Drive to Aid Newsrooms
Amid a severe print paper shortage hindering newspapers and magazines, the Salvation Army calls for waste paper collection. Local corps set up biweekly drives to gather paper, returning millions of pounds to mills, saving thousands of jobs and reducing household waste.
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Atline
Salvation Army
Yale
Satva- Hon
Lever
Athontt
Silvation Arms
American Legion Friday Night Membership Drive
The American Legion post held a Friday night gathering at the office of Kfirt & Carrell to welcome new members. Members urged eligible men to join as the post plans to occupy a new club rooms prepared for the membership.
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Ander von Legion
Kfirt & Carrell
ALT
Jimmie to Visit Town Before Returning to Port Royal
Jimmie CNOME is back and will stay about two weeks, greeted warmly by locals who shake his hand. He plans to return to Port Royal after the visit, with brief notes on a recent cold snap and possible local disruptions to his schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Royal
J. Riton
Shortage of Fertilizers and Soldier Benefit Plan
The supply of fertilizers is tight due to weather and transport delays. Farmers rush to stabilize crops while dealers struggle to meet demand. A proposed 100 million dollar corporation would supply loans to unemployed veterans for purchasing fertilizer equipment and service, with government backing and mortgage-based loans up to four thousand five dollars. The plan advances as lawmakers push to aid soldiers through rapid assistance.
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Niglenigiss
Udy
Irchasiue Schone Comex
Ent Corporation
Pall Hngm
House
Tina Mids Committee
Representative Aid
Oktanems
Euch Corporation
Soverny Gat
Treasury
Fordney
Aire
Baptists Schedule Evening Services and Revival
At the Baptist ebareh in Laxinston, next Sunday features "The Prams of Life" by Marel Lith from Livelock. The church invites all to prayerful attendance as preaching continues on Sundays and Monday nights with hotch sung mornings and Sunday night.
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Baptist
Lexington
Winderburk
Baptiat
Conference Note From Sutour Meeting With Local Group
Fragmented OCR text references a Sunday event and a meeting with a local group. Names and places are unclear, but it mentions a conference, a hotel, and an alert. The readable parts indicate community attendance and a call for participation.
County Union to Meet for Quarterly Session
The losingnien County union will host its tat quarterly meeting with Wilton beat Saturday Maret cne 1 10S0, beosthating at eleven ptetoots, AL Lorch: plane send detemuten, J. ED, KAISER, See.
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Cton County Batters Union
Losingnien County Union
Wilton
Gton High School Announces Monday School Return
The Lexington high school will resume regular work at the annual hour on Monday morning March 1. Officials hope all students will be present and ready for egregious work.
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Gton High School
Lexington High School
Mth. 1
Wateringford News Notes on Weather and Local Lives
In Lexington area news items reflect a cold March slowing farm work. The influenza continues to affect residents, with Mrs Laura Long aiding the sick at Mr Crout's. Local sightings include I S Smith, Abe Smith and family, and Mrs Albert Price visiting on Black Crook as Howard spends time with daughter P W Miller who is ill.
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Mira
Henry
Lexington
Laura Long
Batesbury
Crout
I. S. Smith
Wondford
Abe Smith
Albert Price
Black Crook
Jake Rish
Pelion
Howard
P. W. Miller
Inaugural 1784 Land Tax System in South Carolina
A historical critique of South Carolina’s pre Civil War land taxation, noting 75 years of stable valuations from 1784 to 1859. It details grade zones, land classifications, and wide value ranges from 20 cents to $26 per acre, with Charleston and other districts revealing heavy burdens on landowners amid changing times.
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T. J. Pickens
South Carolina
Isang “Wy Hayne
Man
Tata
Charlestun
Pktenwolth
Biel
Piven
Diole
Charleston
Alhough
Aleve Awnera
University News
Youth Bank Robbers Arrested After Columbian Heists
Lorick, Dewey Donuts, and Steple Hedge, all residents of Columbian, were brought to Lexington by Sheriff Miller and lodged in jail after arrests linked to the Bank of Necces last fall and robberies of the Bank of Chapin and the Bank of Swansea. The trio, all under 21, faced charges as authorities indicated a small loot from Swansea and no valuables from Chapin. A night telephone alarm thwarted a larger haul.
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Lorick
Dewey Donuts
Steple Hedge
Bank of Nepces
Lexington
Miller
Bank of Chapin
Bank of Swansea
Columbian
Bank “of
Neeces
Chaplin
Swansea
Chapin
Swijssea
Swanage Wat bin Ne
Agiareny
Campaign to eradicate cattle fever tick advances in 1920
Washington March 8 report shows preparations for the 1920 tick eradication drive. Officials expect at least ninety counties in tick-infested states will be released from federal quarantine by December 1, expanding the free area. Early dipping and weather noted, with 200000 dippings in January and more likely in February, aiming for a strong season and broader eradication across Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Oklahoma North Carolina Texas.
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Washington, D. C
Sileat
Matar
Arkansad
Word
Georgin
Loutatani
Mississippi
North
Oklahoma
Boutholina
Texas
Powell–Inabinet wedding in Grangeburg
Mr Willie H Powell of Lexington and Miss Bertha Leo Inabinet were married last Sunday afternoon at the bride’s home in Grangeburg by Rev Howard. Only relatives and close friends attended. The couple are now visiting the groom’s parents Mr and Mrs TH W Powell in Lexington. Mattie and Grace Powell accompanied the groom.
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Willie H. Powall
Lexington
Grangeburg
Bertha Leo Inabinet
Howard
Powell
TH. W. Powell
Miaves Mattie
Grace Powell
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