Today marks a birthday anniversary for Miss Sylvia Jacobs of Pontiac, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace T. Jacobs (Clara Mae Jacobs). She is a pupil at Hand Junior High School. Continue reading Sylvia’s Birthday

By Mark Warren The list of school trustees for Richland county for 1947-48 has been completed and upon the trustees of the county’s 24 school districts (outside Columbia) rest many important duties. The trustees in most instances are named by the county board of education, but where local districts wish to call election, they may, upon securing signatures of one-third of the qualified electors, secure … Continue reading The Day’s Medley – Going On In City and County.

Awards to members of 13 central South Carolina Future Farmers of America chapters who assembled at the State Fair grounds for competitive elimination of entries in the third annual FFA Purebred Livestock show were announced yesterday. There were ten first prize winners in the gilt class. First prizes were $75 cas awards to be used towards the purchase of a purebred heifer. The winners include … Continue reading FFA Winners In Livestock Show Named

By Mark Warren Forty-four cases are scheduled to go to trial next week in the Richland county (civil) court before Judge Legare Bates. The roster follows: Monday, November 10 Sterling Graydon vs. Locomotive Eng. et al; J. L. Oates vs. Harry Roberts et al.; Paul Martin Co., Inc., vs. Allen A. Gardner et al.; H. L. Hartzog vs. C. L. Britt; Rev. A. D. Dawkins, … Continue reading The Day’s Medley – Going On In City and County

Members of 13 central South Carolina Future Farmers of America chapters assembled at the State Fair Grounds today for competitive elimination of entries in the their annual FFA Purebred Livestock show of the area surrounding Columbia. Sponsored a yearly by the Sears Roebucks Foundation in cooperation with the state department of education, the show is an exhibit of heifers, swine and poultry raised by the … Continue reading Purebred Animals – Thirteen FFA Groups Show Livestock In Contest Here

The third annual Future Farmers of America Purebred Livestock show of the Columbia area will be held November 5 at the state fairgrounds with 15 chapters scheduled to be represented. Sponsored a yearly by the Sears Roebucks Foundation in cooperation with the South Carolina Department of education, they will bring three new farm organizations into the group showing in the capital city for the first … Continue reading November 5 – Future Farmers Purebred Stock Show Scheduled At Fairgrounds

By virtue of a decree of the court of common pleas for Richland County, South Carolina, heretofore made in the case of Mae N. Swan, individually and as administratrix of the estate of Dudley G. Swan, deceased, against Edgar Sawn, et at., I, the undersigned Master for Richland County, will sell on sales day in November, 1947, being Monday, the third day of said month, … Continue reading Master’s Sale

1876 John S Branham was born in 1876. 1947 John S Branham, 71, of Blaney died at 12:30 Saturday afternoon, November 1, 1947 at the Providence hospital after an illness of a few hours. He had lived in Blaney all of his life and was a member of Smyrna Methodist Church. Mr. Branham is survived by his widow, Mrs. Katie Billings Branham of Blaney; five … Continue reading John S Branham