Personal notices of Mt Pleasant social guests
Miss Dorothy Shockley of Mt Pleasant visits Miss Ella Wolf. Mrs A Parker Sr returns from Washington and New York. Gallatin guests of the Cecil family include Iloy Cecil and John Allan Hibbett. Emory University matter noted by J. J. Gray Jr. and John W. Cecil Deve at the bishop’s request. Multiple visits and returns across Nashville, Birmingham, Florence, Louisville, and other cities mark a busy social scene with relatives visiting, traveling, and hosting in Columbia and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Shockley
Mt. Pleasant
Ella Wolf
A. Parker, Sr
James Suddoth
Washington City
New York City
Albert Weymes
Iloy Cecil
John Allan Hibbett
Charles Chanrult
Gallatin
Manile Chalfin
Birmingham
Anniston
Ala
Will Edwards
Atlanta
Witward
T. Donahue
Mahton Dennis
Hi. T. Jones
Nashville
Florence
Ton
D.C
Grace Moore
Spring Hill
W. B. Wooten
Beaver Dam
Margaret Cathey
Samuel Cason
Beulah Porter
Cloak and Suit
The
Maury Dry Goods Co
Ferris
Texas
Robert G. McAdams
Nilville
W. G. McAdams
Margaret, Beatrice
Credia Compton
Joe Dreyfus
Kentucky
Illinois
J. Shelby Coffey
Shelby, Jr
Franklin
J. A. Roddy
W. T. Measte
Mary A. McFall
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Bunsant
Franklin, Ky
Frank Monsants, Jr
Bansant
Charlotte Mastis
H. J. Miller
Katherine
H. Hatelier
WA. Heiley
Great Lakes
Chicago
Columbia
Lawrenceburg
Camille Terndon
Ifynt Frierson
Camille Gordon
Beaver Dam Springs
Mr. Frierson
Sporting Compromise Between Badger and Dog Match
A Scot owned a noted badger faced a proposed dog match for £10 in two months. Rumors spread the dog would falter, but McTavish offered £350 instead of £100. The rival crowd taunted the plan while McTavish claimed the badger would be dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ctiny Scot
Mac
McTaveh
Lonitos
Secretary Named Food Administration Chief in Maury County
Prof. Th. 8. Duge has accepted appointment as secretary of the United States Food Administration in Maury County and begun duties. A vigorous campaign will enforce food regulations, targetting eating places serving non bread products on Mondays and Wednesdays. Sugar rules will be enforced with prosecutions for over 2 pounds per person per month or more than two pounds bought in a week. Fines are issued daily for violations and hoarding houses are being dealt with. Inspectors will survey the county early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duge
United States Pod Administration
Maury County
Colombia
Doak
Nashville
Monsieur Poilu Meets Chewing Gum in Front Line Caretaker Tale
A wartime report describes French soldiers and workers delivering delicacies to American troops under shellfire. Curious chewing gum from a deserted storehorse caused mixed reactions as soldiers tested it with cautious humor, while officials noted digestion and safety amid the siege.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waller Kellows Towers
Mr. Towers
Young
Deaths and Funerals Highlight Community Notices
A column of society notices details dinners in honor of Dr W R Melby in Chicago and multiple family gatherings at Locust Clusters and Miss Mary Louise Gresham hosting guests from Evansville and Florida. Also covered are a large house party near Glendale, a wartime marriage in Nashville, and obituaries for Mrs Mary J Cox, A M Green, James Pearson infant, and George W Erwin with service details and survivors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Sigsby
W. R. Melby
Chicago
Allen
Thos. Cotton
Paul Sheddan
Louise
Taylor Walters
Americus Allen
Zellwood, Fla
Rea
Pender
Mary Louise Gresham
School Street
Anna Brown Rea
Evansville
Ind
Dick Pender
Florida
Clifford Adkisson
Frappe
Laura Chartin Parker
Miss Gresham
Rush Gresham
Hattle Cheek
Glendale
Columbia
Jewell Hughes
Rebecca
Virginia Lowell
Lucile Joyce
Colamhia
Elizabeth Hendrix
Margaret Cheek
Lewisburg
James Pearson
Pat Pearson
W. Pearson
East Ninth Street
Albright
D. Logan
Rose Hill Cemetery
Maury Undertaking Co
T. L. Cunningham
Dr J E Dedman Commissioned Major in Army Reserve
Mayor Joseph M Dedman announces that Dr J E B Dedman of Birmingham has been commissioned as a major in the Medical Reserve Corps. The news, received by telegram, is welcomed by Columbia friends noting the honor bestowed on him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph M Dedman
J. E B. Dedman
Birmingham
Medical Reserve Corps
Army
Dedmin
Columbia
John T. Wooten Travels to New York Markets for Goods
Joha T. Wooten of the Maury Dry Goods left today for New York Markets for three to four weeks to buy goods for Dis eture. He will visit other large markets and manufacturing centers in the east to pick up desirable items for the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joha T. Wooten
Maury Dry Goods 9
New York
Mr. Wooten
Nithar
East
Dallinger cites schoolroom incidents at political rally
In a Massachusetts gathering Congressman Frederick W. Dallinger recalled troubling schoolroom episodes. He told of a public school teacher prompting a boy named Jimmy Brown with the sentence Richard can rise the rule if he wants to. Jimmy then offered a sharper form, Richard can ride the mule if the mule wants him to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Dallinger
Massachusetts
Jimmy Brown
James
Richard
Jimmy
Philadolpyls
United States Surges to Lead World Dyestuffs Industry
United States now tops the global dyestuffs field with 125 factories and 20 million dollars in capital. Three years ago America depended on German dyes, importing 221,000 tons of dyestuffs, but wartime shifts have built a robust domestic industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
America
Witen
Germany
United
Captain Morris Located as German Prisoner
Capt Walter Morris of Somerville Tennessee a medical corps physician is listed as a German prisoner at Raxtatt. The War Department notified Senator Shields and Morris’s brother George Morris editor of the Memphis News Scimitar. Morris joined the British army, served with the Black Watch, then transferred to the American army after U.S. entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Walter Morris
Somerville
Tenn
Raxtatt
War Department
Morris
Senator Shields
Capt. Morris
George Morris
Memphis News Scimitar
Black Watch
Scotch Highlanders
America
French Orphan 10 Columbia Patron Letters of Gratitude
Letters from Wienore Nandy, mother of a funded French orphan, praise Maury County benefactors Mrs. Hugh F. Faris and Miss Pletcher Faris. She thanks them for aid aiding her children, comparing aid to soldiers on the battlefield and expressing hope for French victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury County
Wienore Nandy
Hugh F. Faris
Pletcher Faris
Mir
France
Poilus
Elnore Nandy
Little Folks Must Have Vegetables and Milk
United Press reports Mrs. Max West of the United States Children's Bureau urges better babies and children campaign. She emphasizes serving milk, green vegetables, spinach, fish and chicken over coarser meats, and avoiding fried foods and long cooking. Authorities agree milk and greens are essential for growing children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
Max West
United States Children’s Bureau
Bureau
America's Forces to End Conflict
United Press dispatch from 1915 chronicles American efforts in World War I. It cites a growing army near 4 million, a navy close to half a million, and rapid ship production expanding fleets in European waters. It notes American logistics building railways and docks in France, with US officers crediting French and British allies while President Wilson steers overall strategy toward victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl D. Groat
United Press
Washington
America
Haglang
France
National Guard
Texas
Navy
United States
Congress
Atlantic
Europe
Venice
Aload
Seaboard
Wilson
Cook
Preacher Behind The Lewis Guns In Trench War
Gypsy Smith preached behind the Lewis guns in the trenches amid gas attacks and danger. He spoke of enduring hardship and gospel work for soldiers, while a German tax law and a circus price comparison appear in the clipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gypsy Smith
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Lone Star
Hames
Mattox
Columbia Hardware & Furniture Co
Fresh Lick
Springs
Alice Everitt
Rosanta
Jeff
U. FL. Poster
J. Withern Taylor
Verna Guthrie
Mradick Barnette
Catherine Hastinie
Louise Stokes
Harle Burke
Lawrencobure
Elizabeth Jones
Food Administration
Monsieur Poilu
Chewing
Herald
War Headquarters
Black Powers
Lucile Powers
Ro’ H. Black
West End Methodist Church
Nashiville
Geo. A. Morgan
Shelton
W. W. Powers
Pleasant
Lieut. Blick
Black Drug Co
Camp Wadsworth
Spartanburg
Neut
Black
Mary J. Cox
Daily Herald
Jack Cox
Thety
Baptisl
Wont
W. Thomas
J. T. Ragan
Theta Baptist Church
W. B. Walker
Theta Cemetery
Maury Understaking Co
B. H. Malone
R. M. Green
A. M. Green
Lanton
Ile
Lanton Christian Church
Mr. Green
C. Green
Alline
Ruby
Edwin Green
William
John
Cane
Macon
Frank
J. EB. Price
J. D. Derryberry
Crawford
Lawton Church
Bunch Cemetery
Mack Green
Geo. W. Erwin
George W. Erwin
Jin Erwin
Pulaski Pike
Erwin
Cumberland Presbyteryan
Sue Ceasul
J. E Dedman
Dedman
Lar
John T. Wooten
Tennessee
RAS
Tatt
Mem
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United Prega
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