SEN Shields Publishes Wilson Letter On Suffrage Request
Senator Shields released in Nashville Banner a letter from President Wilson reiterating the request to support the suffrage amendment. Miss Branham’s interview, cited by Shields, is fully substantiated by the published letter. Shields heard suffragist arguments in Nashville but remained noncommittal and promised full consideration.
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Herald
Tennessee
Lacey Branham
Baltimore
National Woman's Party
Shields
Nashville Banner
Wilson
Alo
Cansey
Nassyil
Two Men Leave for Spruce Mills in Canada
Two men, Guy Parsons and John Russell, depart this afternoon for Vancouver Bayrach, Wyatt, to join a spruce production section of the American army. They will aid in producing spruce lumber for the manufacture of aircraft.
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Guy
Parsons
John
Russell
Vancouver Bayrach
Wyatt
Red Cross Workers Ready For Maury County
Mrs. John T. Wooten chairs the Red Cross efforts in Maury county as the work room at Maury Dey Goods Co opens Tuesday from 9 to 12 and 2 to 5, with Thursday evenings. Volunteers urged to attend to start preparations and supply all classes of materials for healing wounded soldiers.
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John T. Wooten
Red Cross
Maury County Fas
Maury Dey Goods Co
Ning
Columbia
Maury County
Poultry Success Attracts Greene County Farmers
Special to The Herald Greenville July 27. G T Brown’s poultry success draws farmer interest in Greene County. Mr Hieron from 260 White Leghorns has sold $400 worth of eggs since January 1. His feed and labor cost $240, with direct sales to New York at high net price per dozen.
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Herald
Greenville
G. T. Brown
Greene
Hirewn
New York
Higkory Nut Cake Recipe Summary
A vintage recipe fragment describes mixing sugar and pap cream, adding flour and baking powder with orange flavor, forming two layers, rolling and chilling, then preparing a milk and candy icing to spread on the cake. Contains garbled terms but outlines standard cake steps and icing.
262 Men Left For General Military Service In Maury
Summary of registrants of two years shows available men for army. In Maury county 262 men were reported as eligible for general military service, reflecting the draft pool and potential manpower for early mobilization.
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Maury
Maury County
Maj. Rutledge Smith
Tennessee
W. H. Kittrell
Mt. Pleasant
C. Y. Clarke
R. 8. Perry
Bigbyville
Vies
Round-Up of Slackers in Tennessee Orders Service Checks
Police and state officers will start a statewide drive to arrest slackers who dodged military service. Major Rutledge Smith oversees registration duties as Chief Barthell orders rapid verification of everyone’s classification card. Registrants must carry cards at all times or face arrest, with duplicate cards barred and official statements accepted for lost cards.
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Barthell
Nashville
Rutledge Smith
Tennessee
Causa
Merchants Told of New Delivery Rules at Evening Meeting
The Columbia Retail Credit Association hears from C. Gilbert of Nashville about post August 5 delivery limits. Merchants may only dispatch a wagon once per day along a fixed route and returns must follow the wagon schedule or face stock restrictions. Government claims power to enforce, with a special appointee to ensure compliance.
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Committee On Commercial Economy
C. Gilbert
Nashville
Columbia Retail Credit Association
Maury National Bank
Gilbert
Jones
War Industries
Washington
Tiny
Columbia
Lemon skin softener and beautifier recipe
An advertised lemon lotion method touts whitening and beautifying the skin. By mixing juice from two lemons with three ounces of orchard white and straining, a quarter pint lotion is made to massage daily on face neck arms and hands for months of use.
Two Negro registrants to join Flair University training
Two colored registrants from Maury county have been called to Flair University in Nashville for special mechanics training. They depart August 1, with admission limited to those holding four years of grammar school education or its equivalent. Tom Merrill is selected. Robert Johnson, currently at Newport News, is likely to be chosen. They will leave August 1.
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Maury County
Flair University
Nashville
Mechanica
Tom Merrill
Robert “. Johnson
Newport News
Deserter Negro Soldier Reported From Army
A Maury county local board drafte d negro named Aggett Anderson is reported as deserting the army from Camp Wheeler Georgia on May 1. Described as about 25 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall, with multiple identification marks on his body, he has previously caused trouble with the local board. It is believed he would face punishment if captured.
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Aggett Anderson
Maury County
Hmtt
Paniahment
You Speak American Not English, Says French Soldier
A French soldier in a headquarters town tries to show off his English with phrases like Preneh and Chick you, but an American retorts that he does not speak English, he speaks American, provoking laughter from bystanders including a neat French girl.
Genoa Y Beauty Shop in English City Scene
Misa Virginia Lee describes Genoa English Y as a strikingly pretty area with a tea garden under trees, terraces with tables, a canteen with striped awnings, and two large rooms overlooking the park. Five English women, mothers and daughters, manage the canteen in a voluntary effort enhancing the appealing setup.
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Genoa
Misa Virginia Lee
Miss Ada Wooten Goes to Washington
Miss Ada Wooten, after fifteen years in the Maury Dry Goods Co. business office, leaves Columbia for Washington City to join the Adjutant General's office. She is praised as a capable Southern businesswoman whose experience and schooling through hands on work equip her for success in the new role.
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Ada Wooten
Maury Dry Goods Co
Washington City
Adjutant General's Office
Miss Wooten
South
Columbia
Womart
Magazines Wanted for Soldier Camps
Old magazines are requested for soldiers camps with notices that W. W. Evans will be away a week or ten days and that Mrs Fr J Handley and Mrs C L Norteh will visit local stores to make purchases. No newspapers wanted.
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W. W. Evans
Eastets
Krank
King’s Daughters
Fr. J. Handley
C. L. Norteh
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Gentle Liver Help
A local druggist campaign claims Dodson's Liver Tone outperforms calomel and is safe for children and adults. The tonics boast personal guarantees, a pleasant taste, and quick relief from liver sluggishness and constipation without harsh side effects.
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Das
Dodson
Maury County Near Top In War Savings Drive
Maury County almost tops the War Savings campaign with $781,362 pledged or purchased and only $27,758 remaining to reach the $809,120 goal. County chairman H. C. Fulton reports pledges totaling $715,007 signed on June 28, with earlier purchases totaling $174,000 not on pledge cards. Fulton expects Maury to rank near the top on the honor roll within days.
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Maury County
H. C. Fulton
T. R. Preston
Fulton
Columbia Canteen Life Highlights Soldier Visits
Columbia Red Cross canteen serves soldiers and train crews with meals, fruit, and music from a Victrola donated by Mrs. Margaret Brown. English aviator guest shared bravery stories. canteen fulfilled a 20 gallon coffee demand on short notice. A Texas mother met her son en route to Fort Oglethorpe while four other sons were already officers.
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Hugene Long
Santeen Committee
Margaret Brown
Santa Fe
Columbia
Mrs. Long
Royal Flying Corps
Hiad
States
Incal Cluba
Cantean Indien
Young Men Volunteer Services to Uncle Sam
Zach T. Cook and Mr. Lavender volunteered their services for Army quartermaster training at Fort Otthorpe. Cook, son of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Cook, has prior military training from Columbia Military Academy, while Lavender recently moved to Columbia and works for Maury Dry Goods Co.
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Zach T. Cook
Mr. Lavender
Jett
Fort Otc Jthorpe
Quartermaster Department of the Army
Young Cook
Miles Cook
Columbia Military Academy
Columbia
The
Maury Dry Goods Co
Double tax on club dues and amusements proposed in bill
United Press reports that Washington July 30 the House ways and means committee decided to double the tax on admission to amusements and on club dues in the new revenue bill, signaling a broader tax increase debate in Congress.
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United Press
Washington
House Wey’ and Means
Corn Club Boy Works Hard for His Honor
Murfreesboro Tennessee July 27 That Tennessee farm boys are willing to work in the interest of production is shown by a Milton Rutherford county corn club boy. County agent T L Robinson found the goal doubtful due to rocky land. The boy cleared six feet high piles of rocks and six by twenty feet of stumpage per acre and removed six big loads of stone. Despite a late start, his corn now looks promising and may compete with other boys.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Tennessee
Milton
Rutherford County
T. L. Robinson
Registration for Student Nurses Open at War Work Building
Books will be open each afternoon from four to six for women who wish to volunteer as student nurses. Tennessee’s quota is expected to draw many volunteers from Maury County for Red Cross and hospital work.
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Tennessee
Maury County
Red Cross
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Ziron
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Chattanooga
Maj
Dodger
S. C
WNOD
Fise University
Genoa “Y
Adjutant General OF
U. S
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