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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1920
Page
5
Albany Ali wedding notice states they immediately decided upon marriage. The bride joins Mr Baker at his new home in Columbia. Mr Baker has many friends here and Mrs Baker, daughter of Mr and Mrs Butler, has become beloved resident in about a year. Her father is county superintendent of highways.
In Maury County farm activity centers on corn planting as harrows discs and planters work from sunrise to sunset. Dry, cold ground prompts farmers to press ahead despite discomfort and labor shortages to seize favorable weather.
A sweep of social updates notes visits and weekend stays in Nashville, Murfreesboro, Spring Hill, Cullooka, and nearby towns. Names include Ruth Shelton, M J Hollowell, Julia Moore, Mary Cooper Boyd, Eugenia Jackson, Charlotte Gartner, T Holden, Herbert and Horace Holden, Clyde Caskey, Willard Watson, Rebecca Napier, Elizabeth Gardner, Linna Russell, Elizabeth Hume, Mary Polk, Margaret Lee, J B Campbell, G W Hargrove, J W Sharber, Anna Laura, Louise, Ona, John P Graham, Rey Clint Fowler, J J Finney, Jim and Louis Finney, J B Tomlinson, Jonas G Thomas, Camilo Herndon, Hardin Figuers, Annie Pearl Spain, and Howard Caskey. Several travel to Akron, Oklahoma, and visits span weekends and return trips.
Miss Leonora Williamson of Columbia wed Harry Kittrell of Mt Pleasant in a lavish First Presbyterian ceremony. The church overflowed with guests as organ and violin music accompanied vows, with detailed bridal attire described and a Southern honeymoon planned. The couple, lauded by society, will reside in Mt Pleasant with Hinton G. Kittrell Sr. Also noted is the surprise marriage of Miss Sirill Butler to C. H. Baker at a Metropolitan parsonage following Baker’s promotion to district manager in a local store chain.
Porker prices advanced a quarter on the Nashville market after four disastrous slumps of 1.25 due to the railroad strike. Louisville market remains unsettled with no bidding for hogs as the market weakens and local dealers avoid poultry amid embargo from the train workers strike.
Special to The Herald from Louisville reports hog receipts around 200 head with prices 10 percent higher, trade described as plausible and steady. Sheep receipts about 50 head and cattle yard activity improved slightly as markets hold steady and quotations remain unchanged.
Nashville market report shows hog receipts around 1000 head with prices steady to higher as heavies fetch 14.50 and mids near 15.10, pigs down to 10.25, roughs at 11.60. cattle receipts per head strong at 4.40 to 4.34. Grain and flour values listed include corn per barrel 8.50, oats 1.00 per bushel, flour patent 15.25 per barrel, bran 2.60 per 100 pounds, shorts 3.10 per 100 pounds. Clover and grasses retail seeds priced by variety, red clover 37 per bushel, alsike 35, bluegrass 4, orchard 4, timothy 6.76, herdsgrass 22 0? per 120 pounds. Oats 1.00 per bushel.
Mrs. Pokey Davie aged twenty five wife of Laa Davis died Wednesday at her residence in Kettle Mills after a ten day pneumonia illness. She was a devout church member and highly respected. Survived by husband and four babies. Parents Mr and Mrs Baker also mourn. Prayers at Oldlewell cemetery at 1 pm conducted by Rev Chivesee Kennedy. Interment by Maury Undertaking Co.
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