240 Reservation Are Made For Columbia Jackson Dinner

Two hundred forty reservation for the Jackson Day dinner, to be serve in Columbia January 8, have already been made, according to Joe D. Miot, director of the celebration. This number compares with the 105 reservation made for the dinner in 1939. Other reservation are assured, Direct Miot Said, adding the celebration promises to be a rousing one. Reservation by counties were: Spartanburg, 51; Charleston, … Continue reading 240 Reservation Are Made For Columbia Jackson Dinner

Seen Here and There

Military police from the Sixth division at Camp Jackson doing a good turn by righting a city garbage truck that upset. Police Officer T. E. Clanton and Motorcycle Officer Frank M. McNeil, Jr., commenting that bearing a famous name dose not necessarily insure following in the footsteps of the original man..The man they arrested being named George Washington. Two Columbia detectives having had unusually good … Continue reading Seen Here and There

Connie Sowell

ID Number: 28-27, 2-A, 51 Birth: January 16, 1927 Death: January 2, 1940 Burial: Lancaster, South Carolina, USA Hanging Rock United Methodist Church Cemetery Find A Grave ID: 38940326 Family Search ID: LTH3-446 Connie Sowell, 12, twin daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. (Jake) Sowell, died at the home of her parents, Sunny Hill Plantation. Cantey Hill community Tuesday Night, January 2, 1940 at … Continue reading Connie Sowell

Snow Falls At Many Points In The State

Snow Falls At Many Points In The State South Carolinians woke yesterday morning to greet snow on the first day of the new year and a new decade. It was the first general snow fall a several years, ranging from Newberry and Chester to Marion and Darlington. The heaviest falls were evidently at Darlington, Newberry, Marion and Cheraw. An inch and a quarter fell at … Continue reading Snow Falls At Many Points In The State

Baptist Brotherhood Plans 1940 Program of Activities

With the beginning of a new year’s work today, the Baptist Brotherhood in South Carolina announces the setting up of a continuous program of activities throughout the year. Six district meeting and 38 associational meetings are scheduled to be held during the months of January and February. From these meeting reports of activities i their respective territories will be presented at the statewide meeting, to … Continue reading Baptist Brotherhood Plans 1940 Program of Activities