From The State of January 8, 1929.

Herbert Hoover spends his first day in Washington since his election acquainting President Coolidge with he results of his Latin-American mission and receiving a barrage of reports and suggestion from friends and Republican part leaders, who called at his temporary headquarters at the Mayflower hotel in an almost steady stream.

John Larkin, actor, who once had a part in “From Rags to Riches” but whose life off the state has been a drama of decline, is found dead in a subway station in New York with a lone cent left in his pocket.

The army’s endurance flight plane, the Question Mark, glides to a perfect landing in Los Angeles after a record-smashing flight of 150 hours, 40 minutes and 15 seconds. The ship flew continuously for more than six days, and nights, following the take off New Year’s morning.

W. T. Bennett, known to agricultural workers throughout the Southeast, is appointed field representative of the education service of the Interstate Cotton See Crushers’ association for the states of North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Alabama.

For the purpose of establishing a pickling factor in Georgatown, P. Sharpero, L. Brower, S. Charleloresky and L. Shabio, copartners, representing the Manhagttan Produce exchange of New York, close a deal with D. A. Richardson for the purchase of what is known as “the Georgetown Tobacco Warehouse property.”

H. H. Trice of Norfolk, well known real estate and business man, who has accepted the position as one of the vice presidents of and as general sale manager in charge of sales for the Myrtle Beach Investment company, arrives in Myrtle Beach to take over his new duties.

In the very center of Madison Square Garden, the dream of a sport mansion that came true, the body of Tex Richard will rest in state.

Arthur T. Simpson, 45, dies at his home at Blaney after a short illness. Mr. Simpson was well known his community.