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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1921
Page
5
Market report shows hog prices steady with minor declines in a few items. Cattle and produce listings include shipping steers, butcher steers, fat cows, calves, and milkers with varied value ranges. Grain and flour prices noted, plus regional remarks on hay and grasses and retail forage costs.
Louisville live stock market notes from The Herald show cattle listings with steers around 600 pounds, heifers about 120 head, and items priced from 175 to 1100 dollars. Sheep and hogs are briefly listed with small down payments and various weights, reflecting regional market activity in August.
Nashville stock yard notes show fluctuating cattle and hog prices with modest declines and narrow spreads. The column records estimated totals and local sale figures, highlighting a rough session with several lots moving slowly and market uncertainty lingering.
A shoe retailer named Wolf Sample Shoe Store has filed for bankruptcy in Nashville. The petition lists assets around 1,000 dollars and references a pending liquidation. creditors and court dates are not fully shown in the readable text.
David Carew infant son of Mr and Mrs D Odil died at their Spring Hill home on Wednesday. Interment was at Rose Hill. The Odils mourn the loss with sympathy from many friends in the community.
Numerous residents and guests are noted visiting or returning home from trips to cities such as Memphis Nashville Murfreesboro Chattanooga and St Louis. Names include Miss Fay Hunt Miss Clara Kinzer Miss Mary Lynn Roberts Mr. and Mrs. O P Rutledge and Miss Julia Moore among others with plans to travel or host relatives at homes in Columbia and surrounding areas.
From Wednesday's Daily Heald the pastors union met at the Howell home and agreed to extensive publicity for an August revival. Editorial writeups are requested from editors. The Community Guide’s second issue is ordered. Rev Apterurn preached at Fairview. Dr Trousdale at McCalna. Prof Morgan of Morgan School praised as a strong speaker. Evangelist Mr Guynn and party will lead the revival. all committees urged to prepare for the event and seek divine increase through prayer. W. O. Largen, Sery.
Maury county Jersey breeders receive credit for world class cows such as Widvids Dream and Elizabeth Carmack. Dream, owned by J. W. Ridley near Columbia Tennessee, produced 7103.7 pounds of milk and 453.1 pounds of fat on test while Carmack, bred and tested by Carmack, yielded 925.08 pounds of milk with 6.07 fat. The article praises local breeders and notes Dream’s and Carmack’s superior pedigrees tracing to Landseer’s Fancy and other top cows.
A Friday picnic and fish fry at Weeklie creek Giles county honored Miss Aileen Wilcoxen and Miss Corinne Wilcoxen of Farmersville Texas. Guests included several Johnsons McAlisters Fosters and Plemings with chaperones Mrs. Frank Fulton and Miss Rebecca Stephenson. A wedding followed at 1308 South High Street for Jessie Allen and Robert Sowell.
The Daily Herald reports rumors of Elmer Gant, a Black man from Hickman County, having run down Misses Viney and Lillie Martin Saturday night. Sheriff Spence reportedly captured him, but that claim proved baseless as of this morning. Gant remains at large while the Martins are reported improving.
The narrative traces Vaindseeyes Fancy Inherit and Carmack Cow through spring grazing issues with Clover in Webster herd and subsequent feeding spells. It notes Carmack’s severe waste-feet spell causing weight loss, a dramatic recovery, and eventual dominance as State Champion in her class through strong production and comeback performance.
Mollie Caine wife of Monk Caine is in jail charged with assault with a pistol after claiming she shot her husband’s rival in self defense. The husband was seriously wounded but not believed in danger. authorities searched for a man named Jack Mayes who allegedly accompanied the wife, later locating Caine in a city loft and securing a full confession. Mayes remains at large as investigators continue.
A Maury County inquiry finds no Pellagra epidemic and only rare cases in recent months. County medical authorities report one Pellagra death in months if any, and warn against sensational claims of a regional health crisis.
Dean Cooper of Kentucky College and Dean Coffey of Illinois College of Agriculture join a list of speakers for the Middle Tennessee Farmer Convention in September. Mooney, editor of the Memphis Commercial Appeal, is among the strongest speakers in the South and has long supported University of Tennessee programs and crop diversification. Other invited experts include Leann Coop from Kentucky, Patt Butler, Geoffrey Morgan, and Dr I C Coffey. The Home Makers division will also meet with lectures and demonstrations planned. Cap Thomas F Peck will speak on agriculture, with music and reception arrangements led by W P Ridley and the council committee. Delegates will be provided housing as in past years.
Kiwanis Club and allied bodies push for acceptance of Henry Ford's 100 year offer to take over Muscle Shoals properties. Judge Fry mails copies to Washington officials and all state congressional representatives, while Nashville chamber and merchants urge rapid action for regional development and economic growth.
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