Duck River Bridge to Close Thirty Days for Repairs
Riverside residents face major travel disruption as the Duck River bridge at North Main Street will close Thursday for repairs by Gould Construction Company under a state highway contract. Mayor Cherry said closures may extend beyond thirty days in bad weather, forcing detours via Godwin or small boats until school starts.
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Riverside
Duck River
North Main Street
Williams
Cherry
Gould Construction Company
State Highway Commission
Godwin
Itast
Tennessee House Ratifies Federal Woman Suffrage Amendment
In Nashville on August 19 Tennessee legislators voted 50 to 46 to ratify the federal woman suffrage amendment, giving the needed third-fourths majority. Speaker Walker initially voted against but switched to support after a tie, prompting a reconsideration move. The full Senate already approved. court and reconsideration politics loom.
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Tenn
Senate
Tennessee
House
Walker
Tennessee Constitutional League
Body of Lawyers
United Treva
Daime of Representatives
Thee Hove
Shelton Visits Rhode Island Brother in Providence
George W. Shelton of Providence visits his brother John W. Shelton. He formerly conducted business in Columbia and this is his first trip in fifteen years. He notes suffrage chatter among both sexes and that more women are registered than men, while claiming the majority of Rhode Island women favor prohibition.
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George EK. Shelton
Providence
Rhode Island
John W. Shelton
Shelton
Tisiness
Columbia
Sheltm
Rhode
Strawberry Association Seeks New Members
Clarksville Ame 11 An extensive membership campaign launched by the newly organized Mont comers coutity strawberry ascocle. it is also planned to amend bylaws to pillow Hewter and vegetables under the cooperative plan. Travelers in Eastern Siberia carry their soups in sacks.
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Clarksville
Toon
Montcomers Coutity Strawberry
Aleo
Siberia
Maury County Faces Population Loss Across Districts
Maury County sees widespread population declines in all civil districts over the past decade. The ninth district suffered the heaviest drop at 866 people, with Columbia city wards showing mixed changes. Officials note Mt Pleasant’s slight gain amid broader county-wide decreases.
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Maury County
Census Bureau
City of
Columbia
Mt. Pleasant
Ernest Giddens Visits Home on Return Trip
Ernest Giddens of Montgomery Alabama, born in Maury county, is in Columbia for a few days during a return from Chicago with Mrs Giddens and their baby visiting John Pr McGaw. He holds a key position with the Moorman hog food company in Montgomery and says there is no place like home.
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Montgomery
Ala
Columbia
Chicago
Mrs. Giddens
Baby
John Pr McGaw
Ernest
Maury County
Mr. Giddens
Moorman Hog Food Company
Christley Joins Dimple Creamery Office Staff
Norman Christley, longtime head bookkeeper for the Columbia Ice and Cold Storage Co, has assumed the office work of the Dimple Ice Cream & Creamery Co. He is praised as an efficient office man and the firm is congratulated on securing his services.
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Norman Christley
Columbia Ice and Cold Storage Co
Ofice
Ae Dimple Ice Cream & Creamery Co
Christley
Columbia
Dimple Creamery Company
Daniel Cupid Sells Weddings Scarce in Manry County
A dateline in Manry County notes marriages are rare this month with an average of one couple per day entering the altar. Earlier months showed hope for record wedding rates, but those goals fade as the year ends. Local clergy and officials anticipate a greater demand if the trend reverses, reflecting broader civic expectations.
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Daniel Cupid
Manry County
Soo Pen
Iurriages
Ealef
Squires
Preach
Dog Owners Urged to Pay County Dog Tax
The Maury county dog tax collection has improved but remains delinquent on thousands of dogs. Attorney general warns indictments if unpaid after the next grand jury. Tax assessor Webb Williams urges prompt payment to avoid drastic measures.
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Webb Williams
Maury County
Grand Jury
Mrs Louise M Adams Granted Divorce by Chancellor
Mrs Louise M Adams was granted an absolute divorce from W Gentry McAdams by Chancellor Thomas B Lytle on Saturday afternoon after a sensational bill against her husband. The decree notes alimony and attorney fees settlements were satisfactory to Mrs Mc Adams and her counsel, with the suit dismissed on other points. Prague is noted as a Czech city larger than Cleveland in a stray line.
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Lowise McAdams
W. Gentry McAdams
Thomas B Lytle
McAdams
McAdama
Spring Hill Route Remains Impassable After Wet Weather
Flooded and under construction cut off the Spring Hill route in the county. Beene? Beck of the Coca Cola Co says no truck can reach Spring Hill and roads from Carter's Creek pike are blocked by a new Beech Grove bridge fill. Rain and unsettled fill trap cars. relief awaits dry weather and road commission action.
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Spring Hill
Beck
Chero- Cola Company
Bnt
Columbia
Carter's Creek
Beech Grove
Road Commission
Americans win Antwerp high jump title and more
Americans dominated the Antwerp meet with a high jump sweep. Landon set a new record at six feet four and a quarter inches, while Muljer and Eklunds tied for second. Wah ren Murphy and Baker tied for fourth, but Americans did not finish the 5000 meter race won by Guillemont of France.
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Landon
United Press
Antwerp
Muljer
Eklunds
Murphy Wahren
Baker
England
Guillemont
Trance
Mt. Pleasant Population Gains in Decade
Mt Pleasant shows a small population increase over the past decade with 2093 residents now, up from 1073 ten years ago. It remains the county’s sole subdivision to gain, while Spring Hill and Columbia declined significantly, Spring Hill dropping from 695 to 103.
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Mt. Pleasant
Spring Hill
Columbia
Rural engineers to demo terracing Friday and Saturday
Prof Bliss of the University Extension speaks at Hamp shire Isom and Taylor's Friday and Mt Plassant Pike Saturday. Demonstrations cover ditching drainage and hillside terracing to prevent wash. County agent McLean urges interested farmers to attend for practical guidance on applying theory locally.
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MI MG
Sopetra
Bliss
Hampshire
Isom and
Taylor's
Mt. Plassant
McLean
McLaun
Target Baboon Adopts Family Of Puppies At Sparka Circus
Fifi the setter dog births four puppies and Miss Thompson relies on Joe the baboon to nurse the litter. The agile simian bond forms as Joe coos and bonds with the pups, becoming the center of attention for visiting children. The act headlines the Sparks Menagerie show in Iowa next Wednesday August 25.
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Dinary House
Annals of Zoology
Fifi
Minnie Thompson
Statue
Sparka Cir Ws
Miss. Thompson
Joo
Nila
Joe
Loway
Andrew H Wiggs Senate Candidate in Tennessee
Andrew H Wiggs of Perry County runs as a Democratic candidate for the Tennessee Senate in the upcoming General Assembly, subject to party action.
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Andrew H. Wiggs
Perry County
Senate
General Assembly
Tennessee
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