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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
2
Farmers anticipate a bumper corn crop this year but face labor shortages that may limit planting of above normal acreage. Land is being prepared and livestock in good condition. weather is favorable, encouraging planting, with some farmers delaying corn to March. Profitability concerns tied to high feed costs and uncertain profits from feeding livestock.
Dr. FA Thomens a leading Odd Fellow in Colum Dt t's circle spoke at the Grand Lodge gathering in Chattenodan last fall and helped bring the Grand Lodge to Columbia this fall He has accepted to preach the anniversary sermon for Mt Vernon lodge in Connersville on April 28 Also Loretto lodge is set to hold a service on the first Sunday in June.
The state, federal, and Williamson County will share the Jackson Highway project costs with one third each. Bids must be filed by May 5, plans and specifications available in Nashville and Columbia offices. Public bid opening to be held at 2 PM.
Thomas H Williams secretary of the Leonidas Polk Bivouac and William Henry Trousdale Camp of Confederate veterans writes to The Herald about inviting veterans to Columbia for an annual reunion on July 4. The group awaits public sentiment and Daughters of the Confederacy approval before inviting guests and planning a dinner.
Presbyterians nationwide plan a county by county canvass on April 25 to pledge their quota for benevolences as part of a $22 million annual appeal for home and foreign missions education and related church causes. Rev. B Leeper of Mex Minnville leads the presbytery campaign organizing each church to go over the top.
In a crowded session the county court accepted the bid of 4 C Mayes & Company for 65000 in highway bonds with a 2197 discount. Henry C Fulton of Phoenix National Bank arranged funds, one vote against by Justice Lowell. Contracts for the Columbia to Williamson county link will follow on May 5.
A public notice urges residents to ready their heating plant now before harsh weather. It emphasizes checking the heating system to ensure warmth and reliability when cold season arrives.
The article notes continued cold weather with abundant ice yet no damage. It reports temperatures around thirty degrees and describes dry conditions preventing damage. It emphasizes the unusually prolonged cold in the season and suggests fire hazards remain nontrivial despite the dry spell.
Als, W. St. Lockridge, of this city, reports the death of his sister in Wadesboro North Carolina Mrs Parsley formerly Miss Miora Cassidy longtime Columbia friend is survived by her husband a young son her father mother and three brothers
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