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Newspaper

The Dispatch News

Location

Lexington, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Sep 29, 1920

Page

8

Personal notices show local residents' comings and goings

The column lists Horace Rewing leaving for Hurtsville to join Gardner & Haw Drug Company, Miss Barre and her daughters visiting Columbia, Bertha Bard shopping in Midway, and numerous Lexington-Newberry area residents visiting, shopping, or returning home including Dr. Mathias and Mrs. Bobb, with several brief notes on visits to friends and family.

Horace Rewgin Hurtsville Gardner & Haw Sike Barre W. W. Barre Columbia Bertha Bard Midway Converse College Spartanburg D. C Geo. W. Price Lexington Newberry Laurens Counties Goldville Pape John J. Rick HkUe Mountain Minnie Mee Annie Marsha LexeSae New York Willie Codie Corley Cramer Schneider N Corley South Carolina, University Unk Lever Washington Federal Farm Loan Board Tdi Cotton Association Frank Ike C. F. Bobb J. M. Tolperti R. G. Reagin S. J. Oxner W. A. Shealy Columbia, mi Clara Rawl J. EB. Hendrix J. S. Harman St. Peters P. D. McLain, Jr D. Leonard Jefcoat Woodford Our Town W. T. Roof Oak Grove D. F. Bfird R. E. Mathias Irma Della Wise Steel Bridge George Derrick Chapin Lewie Sox Vesta Pound Saxe-Cotha Charles Conner Sen St. John's Tomita

Bur sess and Leitasey Wedding Reported in Columbia

A brief item notes C. W. Bur sess and Miss Bertha Leitasey linked in a contracting arrangement in Columbia. The report identifies the couple as parties to a marriage-related matter and mentions their names amid fragmented OCR text.

Brotate Sadge"Georges Abi Mt Dratts Propio Columbia C. W. Bursess Miss Bertha Leitasey

Southern funds urged for Cox campaign pull in election

The presidential race nears two months as Governor Cox's leaders appeal to Southern Democrats for urgent funds. They warn that without immediate support the campaign cannot compete, citing Maine losses and the South's historic political marginalization. The appeal underscores the need for aggressive outreach and national backing to salvage prospects.

National Democratic Cox National Campaign Committee Maine McKinley Roosevelt Washington Marding South Gary

Local Social Notes and Visitors Reported

Wartime era social column records visitors and neighbors in Sal lie, Batesburg, Filbert, and Steelman areas. Names include Sallie and Flossie Gunter, Ernest Koon and sisters Lua Elli and Assie Lee, Florence and Kathleen Burkett, Ida Grandy, and Willard Tor. The brief item notes Sunday visits and a last night service at Samarer roads.

Rody Leen Sallie Flossie Gunter Sallie Kneee Ernest Koon Missi Lua Elli Assie Lee Florence Kathleen Burkett VI Hall of Mr. Willard Filbert

Glove Counter Romance Reported By Local Note Taker

A quirky fragment recalls Alzy becoming enamored with a glove counter girl who he visited daily for two weeks. To deter him she began manicure work, and he had his nails manicured once, though a dentist was not involved.

Vinally Alzy Piuy Aceui

Bargain in a Home in Lexing Town Lot for Quick Sale

A seven room house in Lexing town near Frank George is offered at a bargain for quick sale. It sits on a lot with a large barn, smoke house, outbuildings and electric lights. The property, built with heart lumber, is priced below replacement cost. Apply to local contact.

Ihe Lexing Frank George

Gray Camp Blankets Sale At Seven Fifty Each

An offer promotes 100 pairs of Gray Camp Blankets each priced at 7.50 dollars. The notice mentions a sale but provides minimal surrounding context or location details.

Union Made

Long Range Valor Beef and Pork Chops Exchange

A comic quarrel over insults ends when a caller hangs up the telephone. The exchange recalls hard times when the poor turned to pork chops as a staple. The skirmish features a defiant reply and a burly giant warning a puny speaker.

Candidate’s Arrival Triggers Town Flight and Confusion

An anxious crowd panics as a candidate who proclaims to be “the friend of the people” arrives. Citizens and onlookers flee in fear, dropping belongings, while witnesses contrast the scene with rampant alarm and a townsfolk’s bystander remark about the candidate’s arrival.

Wood Alcohol Danger Warned By Splinters Concern

A brief exchange highlights awareness of wood alcohol hazards. One speaker notes danger from consumption, while the other adds the risk of splinters. The dialogue underscores caution about toxic substances.

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