Maury County Democrats choose Dr Clarke and Hays for ticket
The Maury county Democrats back Dr Clarke for the Senate with Rowsell and Hays for the House. They praise Clarke as progressive and energetic, defend Russell’s reelection, and note Hays’s eight years as circuit court clerk. The editorial argues for supporting the ticket in November. It also reviews wholesale food stocks and urges American aid to allies, stressing conservation.
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Dr. Clark
Senate
Messrs Rowsell and Hays
House
Maury County
Negiew
Clarke
Russell
Bam
Hays
Ife
Gabe
Tennessee Nominations Spark Surprise in Governor Race
The article notes Governor Rye’s weak campaign and late entry, while Roberts wins by a wider margin than Shields and the senate race remains robust for Shields. It praises Roberts as a personable leader and calls Peay a strong alternative if chosen, with both candidates held to high standards.
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Tennessee
Erte
Shields
Senate
Roberts
Rye
Onderfal
Worids
Hin
Judge Roberts
Dence
Tate
Peay
Maury County
Food aid to Allies highlighted by Colby address
Dr Everett Colby noted the war’s darkest English period followed Hoover’s warning that America would ship no more wheat until harvest. He cited America’s turn to conservation and subsequent large wheat and flour shipments to allies, stressing how food supports troops in battle.
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Everett Colby
Mid- Ge Tendesses Farmers’ Institute
England
Hoover
America
France
Belgium
Jaly
Public morale and pace of war at a standstill yet not near end
Despite Allied gains north of the Marne, the war remains far from over. The front from the North Sea to Switzerland holds, Paris and Channel ports stay menaced, and leaders Foch and Pershing have not signaled an imminent victory. Americans are urged to keep morale steady and prepare for a prolonged conflict.
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Marne
Soissons
Rheims
North Sea
Switzerland
Paris
Paria
Channel
Foch
Pershing
America
Old Hindenburg
Baptism of Fire in the Marne Offensive
As American troops face heavy casualties in the Marne offensive begun July 15, leaders promise losses remain low relative to gains. The piece honors fallen soldiers, venerates their sacrifice, and frames the war as a sacred defense of Christianity and democracy, praising mothers and allied resolve.
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March
Americana
Marne
Mothers of
America
France
You don’t speak English you speak American
A French soldier boasts about languages in a headquarter town but is corrected by an American who insists the Frenchman actually speaks American. A passing French girl and a playful gesture lead to the punchline that the true language is American. The quip, cited from Loudon Opinion, highlights linguistic bravado and cultural humor amid wartime chatter.
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Loudon
Deaths and Funerals in Local Community
Charlay Prewett 17 died Saturday at his brother Austin Prewett’s home. Funeral Sunday at 3 at Morrow Cemetery Love’s Branch near Taylor’s store conducted by Elder G C Brewer. Survived by brother and two sisters. Maury Undertaking Co. W H Alford, 56, dies in Little Rock after health decline. formerly Fort Smith and Columbia ties. Survived by widow, son, mother and siblings. Mrs J W Pugh of Nashville dies. service at McCains Church and interment at McCains Cemetery, with kin including Lucretia Due and C A Peden. Jennie Bell Whitley, 10, dies near Dar Mill after two weeks of pneumonia. funeral at Lockridge Church with interment at family lot. Arrangements by Maury Undertaking Co, T L Cunningham in charge.
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Charlay Prewett
Harley Prewtt
Austin Prewett
Carpenter Street
Christian Church
Misses Tommie
Lillie D. Prewett
Love's
Taylor’s
G. C. Brewer
Maury Undertaking Co
W. H. Alford
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Lodge of Masons
Bailey Alford
New Orleans
J. M. Alford
Columbia, Tenn
J. A. Aul
Will McGaw
Nashville, Tenn
Alford
Columbia
J. W. Pugh
Nashville
McCains Church
W. A. Blades
McCains Cemetery
Pugh
Lucretia
Jennie Bell Whitley
Columbus C. Whitley
Dar’ Mill
Lockridge Church
R. V. Stages
T. L. Cunningham
GULL THE POULTRY FLOCK FOR PROFITS THIS WINTER
Extension specialist urges farmers to market eggs and poultry regularly and cull nonproductive birds. Higher bees and pullet stock suggested to raise profits. remodel coops and prepare for fall and winter markets. Focus on systematic care, feeding, and timely selling to stabilize prices.
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Ft. N
University of Tennessee
Don t Meet Them Sort
An American Y M C A worker recounts a humor column about an American sailor in London who meets a first draft friend at the Eagle Hut in the Strand. The banter turns on the notion of meeting London ladies, ending with a playful mispronunciation and misunderstanding.
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United Press
London
Y. M
Eagle Hut
Strand
Jake
Inventor patents pencil attached electric flashlight
At a French station Salvation Army girls produce and serve about 2000 doughnuts daily to soldiers while an inventor patents a pencil mounted electric flashlight for writing in darkness.
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France
Salvation Army
Shell Song Tunes on a French Shell Swept Road
An American Army Y M C A movieman travels behind shellfire in France, showing his portable outfit from dugouts to tents. He shares a ride with an army chaplain as shells whiz overhead, the tune turning from Home Sweet Home to Nearer My God to Thee.
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Y. M.C
France
It's Your Move Help Fight War with Cloth Bags
A wartime appeal asks readers to sew small drawstring cloth bags for soldiers overseas. Bags sized four by six inches are needed to hold checkers sets, fitting into pockets for quick action in hats or dugouts. Send to the Army M C A receiving room in Atlanta, Go.
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Atlanta
Fort Oglethorpe reports 47 Dasehall sessions in a day
At Fort Oglethorpe the M C A physical director notes that 47 times of Dasehall were held in a single day. The owner of a Pennsylvania chick farm has been fined 50 dollars for feeding wheat to his fowls.
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Fort Oglethorpe
M.C. A
Dasehall
Chicks Farm
Pennsylvania
Patriot office sign mocks wartime duty in Whitehall
United Press reports a scornful sign on a Canadian war office in Whitehall stating no need for a combout in the first month of war. It notes civil servants sheltered in official junk-holes while Northcliffe papers criticize civic officials. Los Angeles diversifies glycerin to 1,200 shells daily.
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United Press
London
Whitehall
Northcliffe
Civil
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Hastings
H. Clagett
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Seventh Street
Seventh
Methodists
United States
M. E. Allen
Roberts Maury County Committee
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