Post Office Mail Matter Notice in Lexington
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Lexington
S. C
The Dispatch News in Lexington, South Carolina
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Newspaper
The Dispatch News
Location
Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1922
Page
4
Longing for the Graveyard and Quiet
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.
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Sexton
Columbus Mayor Warned After Bomb Plot At Home
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
J. Homer Dirfon
Hinkle
H. Gordon Hinkle
Maayor
Dimon
W. F. Whitehead
Ku Klux Klan
Baptists Denounce Mob Rule At Convention Session
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.
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Jacksonville
Associated Press
Southern Baptist Conventon
Commission On Local Service
Convention Resolutions Include Proposals on Press, Censorship, and Turkish Atrocities
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.
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Harding
Near East
Will H. Hays
William Jennings Bryan
Kansas City
EB. O' Mall
Stockholm
Associated Press
Taylor
Amick's 1 Ferry News T
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank O. Hendrix
J. Frank Amick
B. E. Amick
Claburn
C. O. Amicks
Celie Amick
Coluta
A. I. Shealy
H. Porth
K. Amick
Margaret
Alice Ruth Hollis
Grace Amck
E. S. Crout
Wateringford
Four boys injured by high tension wire accident
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.
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Dispatch- News
Monthly American Legion Meeting Notice in Lexington Pool Region
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.
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Superivan le
Lexington Pool Region
Negyice
Seri Sp
Alice Harr remembered for faithful service to community
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.
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Alice St. Harr
Tonney
Het Iel A
Welleineday Co
Local Families Attend Church and Hospital News
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.
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Phe
Myr
Dewie Taylor
St. Matthews
Sipson Taylor
Ma. D. Taylor
J. C. Taylor
Hatesburg
Harden Black
Daugh
W. O. Bowtiane
Vvit
Ms le Tarlur
Lovers Lane and a grey cottage memory in winter
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.
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Cross Road
Sangamon County
Ill
Abe Lincoln
Ann Rutledge
Jovers
Sresieet
Newburg No 31 election on two mill levy May 1922
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.
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Elerte Newburg
Vistriet No
E. B. Derrick
H. Julian Shealy
J. Ben Shealy
Board of Trustees
Newburg
Carlord of Nu Cans Offered At Public Sale In Lexington
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.
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Lexington
8. C
South
Fragmented Textile of Town Speech and Names
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.
Untitled fragment at a church gathering
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.
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Dack
Sheripl s Sale Under Execution
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.
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W. Nastd
Lexington
T C
W. F. Hook
W. H. Miles Shoe Company
T. H. Williams
J. J. Lucas
W. and Lucas
Court House
Williams and Lucas
Swansea
D. C
Ams
Probate sale of Barrett Jones estate in Batesburg
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.
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State of
South Carolina
Lexington
Minnie Y. Jones
Barrett
Ley Silpatninot
Batesburg
S. Fi. Cartledge
O'Neal
E.R. Ng
Holley's Ferry Road
EB. Rt. Landmin
Jones
J. A. Miller
Casitr
Byolyete
Guam
Untitled fragment hints at theft and awards in old records
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.
Fine boxed papers and Rexall products sale
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.
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Symphony Lawn
Marshal of
France
Lord Baltimore
Ali le
County fair weekend invites and local notices
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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Summit
Federal Land Bank
Saxe-Gotha National Farm Loan Association
Inea
Mn Suns
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