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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1918
Page
6
News brief notes government action to recruit 300 laborers for a Badley end farm plant. Deployment service and local authorities discuss quotas, carpenters and plumbers needed, and uncertainty over meeting labor demands within county.
Huek was found guilty by a jury in a district court of seditious utterance. He received a $900 fine and six months of labor. Attorneys prepared motions, and a post verdict hearing was scheduled for Saturday.
United States Department of Agriculture specialists advise canning fruit without sugar when sugar is unavailable. Fruits packed fresh, strained, and cleaned, then processed in jars or cans, can be stored after sterilization and cooling.
Montiose Colorado August 10 United Press General Pershing's name is given to a new majestic peak in the Rockies near Montrose. The 12 647 foot crag is the first peak so named in the United States and stands among the highest, with two higher than Pike's Peak. Nearby New York bank clerks report wage increases of 40 to 50 percent.
Mrs Mary Loggins 67 died Saturday at the home of her daughter in Athens Alabama. She was a longtime Methodist and patient in illness. Remains shipped to Elkmont then to Strane Cemetery for funeral at 3 PM with burial beside her husband. Survived by two daughters Mrs Lonie McChing and Mrs G W Tatum and two sons Riley and Rayburn Logains. Arrangements by Maury Undertaking Co T L Cunningham in charge.
Dr. W. E. Scott prominent Bigbyville farmer and former dentist dies after long illness at home. Survived by wife formerly Miss Bryant and daughter of Burnie Bryant of Marshall county. He helped in Maury county families and Bigbyville affairs. funeral at McCain's Presbyterian Church conducted by Rev. J. M. Robinson with interment in McCain's Cemetery. Oakes & Nichols.
Special to The Herald Nashville August 12 Middle Tennessee purebred beef cattle breeders anticipate their October sale with many consignors already conditioning their stock. Names include Collins Lynnville Little Fayetteville Campbell Lynnville Hayes Lynnville Motlow Lynchburg Kirk Winchester Wheeler Mt Pleasant and many more across the region.
Government calls 80 colored registrants drafted for six days starting August 22 to repair teeth at once. Dentists on the volunteer dental board offer free service if the registrant cannot pay. The piece ends with a pondered link to the home dry decision.
In Paris Gaumont palace the film America's Answer to the Huns debuts amid a celeb-filled audience including Marshal Joffre, diplomats, and Captain Archie Roosevelt. French nurses and American soldiers watch wounded veterans in the crowd while the opening scenes draw thunderous applause and tears. Captain Roosevelt, recovering from wounds, expresses eagerness to see images of his baby.
Washington August 10 Secretary Baker outlined draft rules stating registrants need not decide their class. local land district boards will assign classes automatically based on questionnaire answers. The fight order process will not apply to all professions as a whole, but to individuals.
Tennessee's August 1 crop summary notes large acreage and mixed results. Irish potatoes below in condition though production rises. hay and oats hold, tobacco and cotton suffer from drought. all wheat and barley show national gains, while peanuts endure dry weather and minor crops falter across Midstate and West regions.
The southeast peach crop was fine while the rest of the state saw near failure. Dry areas suffered pasture losses with cattle sold for lack of water. Soybeans and late cowpeas were sown after wheat was cleared. July rains benefited all crops.
Beginning next Monday city druggists implement a four zone delivery plan with boundaries set by Eighth and High streets. Deliveries start at two o'clock daily and orders after two will be carried over to the next day. Fountain drinks will be eliminated as a nonessential delivery feature.
The Herald praises the local U S employment bureau for quick placement of two boys Claude Black a white boy for general office work and Albert Thomas a colored boy for porter duties Both secured jobs the next day and are still at work The piece urges readers to inform the bureau of job needs and they will arrange employment if possible.
Camp Gordon in Atlanta hosted a pushball match between two companies of the Eleventh Training Battalion from the Sixth Depot brigade. Each company had 200 men and the event drew an estimated 5 000 to 6 000 spectators.
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