Post Office Mail Matter Notice in Lexington
Notice indicates material entered at the Lexington South Carolina post office for Second Class mail handling.
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Newspaper
The Dispatch News
Location
Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1922
Page
4
Notice indicates material entered at the Lexington South Carolina post office for Second Class mail handling.
A first person 1922 diary fragment laments chronic illness and pain. The speaker, recently recovered from flu, compares his torments to those of the dead who rest in the churchyard. He imagines future rest beyond the sexton’s reach and recalls ongoing aches and misery.
An anonymous letter and a postcard signed K K K warned Mayor J Homer Dimon and City Manager H Gordon Hinkle after an explosion on Dimon’s porch. City and county officials offered 10 000 in rewards for evidence and a mass meeting was set for Tuesday to plan the manhunt. A postal card threatened further action, while Ku Klux Klan figures denied involvement and pledged support for law and order.
Jacksonville May 22 Associated Press report details Southern Baptist closing session condemning mob rule. The commission on local service urged every accused person receive a fair trial, warning against extra legal procedures that empower mobs and threaten the rule of law.
A Kansas City Baptist convention adopted resolutions urging government aid to halt Near East Turkish atrocities and calling for strict censorship of motion pictures under Will Hays. The body also accepted broader reforms, praised Associated Press coverage, and invited William Jennings Bryan to speak next year. Delegates departed by rail as social events featured awards, roses, and gifts for guests.
Mr. T Sidney Nichols and family, Mrs W U Hollis, Mr Frank Hendrix and kin dined with Mr J Frank Amick and family last Sunday. B E Amick and family with Mr Claburn Amick visited Mr C O Amick of the Unerokee section last Sunday. We regret to learn of Colie Amick in Coluta hospital undergoing surgery. He is doing fine and hopes to be home soon. A I Shealy v's son, H Porth and K Amick with Miss Margaret, Alice Ruth Hollis, and Grace Amick enjoyed a trip to Mr and Mrs E S Crout's and Wateringford relatives last Saturday night and Sunday.
In Sumter Item a dangerous incident is reported where four youths using aerial wires for a radio receiver fell on an insulated high tension light wire. The insulation was worn away, causing a flash. One boy died, another was seriously burned and shocked, and the father who ran to help was killed by the same wire. The account warns of extreme care in experiments with electricity.
An annual subscription offer for The Dispatch News at a rate of 1.50 dollars.
The American Legion chapter in Lexington Pool region announces four monthly meetings on Thursdays in the evening at 7:80. Members are urged to attend at the schoolhouse location.
An obituary notes the death of Alice Harr at her home age 68, survived by several sons and two daughters, friends and relatives. She was loved as a trusted, faithful servant respected by both white and Black neighbors. Remains were interred at a local church cemetery on Wednesday afternoon. The column also includes assorted brief verses and misc notices.
The article notes patients and relatives visiting hospitals, with mention of Mrs. Tom Langselle Hyama Tasier sister and J. C. Taylor at Hatesburg Baptist hospital awaiting operation. Several local residents and families are recorded dining with neighbors on Sunday, including Mr. Ott Alewine, Mr. and Mrs. Sipson Taylor, and Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Holly. A large crowd heard sermons at Pleasant Hill church.
The piece recalls a rural crossroad nicknamed lovers lane beside a gray cottage. Snowy fields, moonlit trees, and distant wheel and motor sounds define a haunted, intimate lane once beloved by couples and later tied to broader notes of an economy grappling with unfinished orders worth fifteen million dollars.
Notice to residents of Newburg No 31 district of a May 6 1922 election held at the school to vote an additional two mill levy for district needs. Polls open 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring tax receipt and registration certificate. Board of Trustees E B Derrick H Julian Shealy J Ben Shealy announce.
A vendor in Lexington announces availability of Nu standard packers Cans two and one sixteenths by the thousand with spider hemmed caps priced at 36 dollars per thousand. He plans to manufacture 40,000 cans and urges cash purchases with pickup or delivery. High demand across the South is noted and orders are invited to secure lower prices.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a jumble of phrases and names with no clear narrative. It mentions struggle, strength, honor, and a few personal names while lacking coherent context or dates, making comprehension and reliable summarization difficult. The passage reads like warped dialogue or notes rather than a connected article.
A nurse admonishes children playing whispered games during a church visit, warning them not to misbehave as adults try to direct their behavior amid a noisy scene.
In South Carolina Lexington county the Court of Common Pleas delivers an execution to sell the Williams and Lucas shoe stock. On Monday June 5 1922 at the courthouse door in Lexington the 173 pairs of shoes in Swansea will be sold at public outcry for cash to the highest bidder.
Probate Court of Lexington County South Carolina orders sale of Barrett Jones estate lands in Batesburg. Land description covers a one half acre parcel and a ten by three hundred sixty foot strip with boundaries along Holley’s Ferry Road and adjacent lots. Terms require cash with bidding by a designated attorney. Sale conducted at courthouse door on the first Monday of June. Local parties include attorneys and landowners cited in deed recorded 1843.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a robbery and a Nobel Prize link, with references to widows, a foundation donation, and a 1608 origin in Lind sind, plus a 200 year old set of stubs found at ASUNES AVE near a house. The piece references historical figures and a club event.
Advertisement note listing fine boxed papers and Rexall items including Symphony Lawn Marshal of France and Lord Baltimore, described as popular sales items in white and colors. Mentions attractive displays and large advertisement in this issue.
The text invites county fair weekend attendees and lists Harman family as organizers. It notes a class barbecue at Summit on June 17, 1922, welcoming all ages. Also mentions Federal Land Bank loan applications with limited funds and urgent need, targeting farmers within the Sax-Gotha National Farm Loan Association region.
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