Lexington Post Office Classified Note
Associate Editor Harman is listed as entered at the Lexington South Carolina post office as second class mail matter.
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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
Nov 12, 1919
Page
4
Cheap Land in Lexington County South Carolina
In a 1919 column the Lexington county land prospect is praised as the cheapest in South Carolina with land selling for 50 dollars an acre or less. The piece argues Lexington offers small, independently owned farms and calls for efforts to attract new citizens by promoting local land availability and affordable prices. It notes higher prices exist elsewhere and urges relocation to Lexington for attainable entry into farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Carolina
Lexington
Lexington County
Scarcity of Newsprint Puts Weekly Papers At Risk
The shortage of newsprint, especially for weekly papers, has driven prices up nearly threefold since World War I. Dailies use roll stock while weeklies face flat sheets, with mills reducing flat-paper production. The American Newspapers Association plans to meet to seek solutions, including temporarily shrinking Sunday editions by dropping comics and syndicate supplements to ease demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Lexington figure calls for letter reading reform
A former Lexington County resident now successful in Columbia business circles spoke with the writer to stress the need for letter reads. He emphasized ongoing interest in Lexington affairs and urged policy changes to improve local communication and civic engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington County
Columbia
Lexington
Road paving could lift Lexington taxable values and growth
A Lexington column argues that paving the Columbia to Batesburg road would dramatically boost Lexington taxable values, attract wealthy residents, and draw city buyers for farm produce, turning a road project into a lasting investment amid Richland County’s recast roads and the boll weevil threat.
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Columbia
Batesburg
Lexington
Land County
Jeranaton
Lexington County
Richland
Lest We Forget Memorial Driveel To Honor Fallen Soldiers
The piece honors the 11th hour of November 11, 1918 and calls for a memorial building in Carolina to commemorate brave Sons of the state who died in World War I. It urges small contributions from all to honor the fallen without overburdening donors.
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America
Civiization
France
Carolina
Bad stretch near river bridge in Brookland demands repair
The Lexington approach to the river bridge is described as deplorable with depressions and rises like waves. Vehicles suffer damage on the way to the hill, and locals urge Brookland authorities or a collective effort to repair the deteriorating road. A tangential note mentions England limiting mothers-in-law visits to four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Brookland
England
Old Country
Special Attention Subscribers to Settle Debts
This notice informs old Lexington Dispatch subscribers of balances due before consolidation. G. M. Harman will join the County Treasurer on rounds and necessitate prompt settlement. Accounts since consolidation should be paid at the Dispatch office or to Sligh or Walker, who will accompany the treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington Dispatch
G. M. Harman
George 8. Crafts
Lexington County
Thos E. Wingard
James Edward Mathias
Amuel PB. George
Lexington
S. C
American Doughboy praised by Rev Peter MacQueen in Leslie's
A commemorative piece lauds the 1918 1919 American doughboy as a symbol of valor and liberty. The author praises his simple courage, likening him to the free forest and prairie and contrasting him with European rivalries. Some worry about romance or nostalgia overshadowing the war's legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count
Duke
Europe
Prescriptions and Public Auction in Pelion, S C
A South Carolina notice describes Harmon Drug Co offerings and a court sale in Lexington County. It lists an upcoming sheriff sale in Pelion of multiple lots in Fort lands block E and adjacent parcels, with cash terms and recording fees, to the highest bidder. Also advertised are a moving picture show at Lexington High School and a hardware firm’s mule shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmon Drug Co
Rexall
Lexington
I. D
Pelion
T. S. Norris
J. Lem Berry
J. J. Shealy
8. C
H. L. Harman
Lexington High School
J. E. Harman
W. W. Koon
Hollow Creek
State of
South Carolina
George
H. L. Harmon
Nelson Sims
C. H
S.C
GEO. S
Orineton County
S. C
Lexington Dispatch News
Cross Roads Church
Blackville Road
Clarence
Cook
Chapin
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A. E. Summer
C. B. Mims
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G. I. Mims
George S
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D. C
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L. Jeff Shealy
aAdy
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Karl FP
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Rt. 2
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R. H. Caughman
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New Brookland
J. J. Gunter
B. H. Seay
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Amick's Ferry
D. “Ed. Shealy
Hollow Creek Township
County of
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John Leaphart
Haskell Shull
Rufus Hyler
Ite
RS. D. L. George
Lexington, D. C
John C. Seay
St. John's
John C, Seay
Harmon Dring Co
Jude
James Pickett
Jh. Y. Pickett
Macedon
Polis
James Kyzer
A. W. Craft
J. 1
Erargle
Board of Trustees
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