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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1917
Page
4
Authorities at Vanderbilt University offer buildings and grounds in Columbia for soldiers use, contrasting with some locals who resist similar post for the high school. The piece extols citizen sacrifice, urging support, visits, and comfort for troops from Columbia and Maury County as they travel far from home to defend country and liberty.
Local praise for Mrs. John T. Wooten and county women who organized a substantial wartime meal for soldiers. The editorial urges broader public sacrifice and appreciation for state youths leaving home to fight for liberty, condemning those who give grudgingly or not at all. It calls for unity and steadfast support to hasten victory for the nation.
About 200 First Tennessee field artillery troops camp at Columbia Military Academy as the Columbia area joins a wartime mobilization. The young soldiers, drawn from Maury Lawrence and Williamson counties, endure camp life away from loved ones, volunteering to defend America and its ideals with readiness to sacrifice. The piece highlights their sacrifice and commitment as they prepare for front lines in Europe.
In a period of national crisis Tennessee overwhelmingly defeated a constitutional convention. Voters rejected the idea amid a war against a ruthless autocracy, arguing it would distract efforts from the fight for world democracy and disenfranchise 25 000 young men. The Tennessee Press Association and State Manufacturers aided the anti convention campaign, with Nashville Banner and The Herald playing pivotal roles.
Noah W. Leichhart and Miss Sara Lancaster obtain a marriage license. Lebart Luther Dixon and Miss Sarah Tones also secure a license. Baker Woody and Miss Minnie Walker Witherspoon complete the licensing process.
Good second hand ensilage cutter with a V1 inch knife, used only a short while. Address 11 Street, Martin and Vaughan Co.
A persuasive speech by T N Figuer Jr extols Maury County as geographically central in Middle Tennessee with superior railroad and road access. It lauds its farming stock, Jerseys and racehorses, phosphate deposits, and a sprawling network of farms, creeks, and highways. The piece cites newspapers, banks, and a thriving poultry sector, asserting Maury as a premier producer and hub for Demonstration Farm interests.
The Seventh district touts its long history and influence with four US senators and a congressman, arguing it deserves the Demonstration Farm site. It notes the state has allocated funds and met requirements, asserting local advantages and readiness for the project.
Large stock of Adrian farm fencing at Martin Vaughan Co on St Street. Prices on wire fencing rising daily. buy now while prices are lower than expected for the next year or two. Subscribe for The Herald.
Mrs Harriet F Overall wife of the late A H Overall died Thursday at 3 30 a m at the residence of her son in law J M Pitmeer ald on Snow creek after several weeks illness She was a Baptist church member survived by two sons and two daughters R J Overall of ville Mia J F Hall and N T Overall Birmingham Remains shipped at 5 20 a m to Murfreesboro and will go to Milton for funeral at 3 p m this afternoon Muwury Undertaking Co in charge
A patrol of confident rhetoric proclaims imminent victory and links success to building airplanes, signaling a wartime mood. The speaker asserts certainty of triumph, tying progress to aviation development and industrial effort.
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