Education Board to Elect Chairman on First Monday
The Education Board will elect its chairman at the first meeting in September. Senior member William Jutes Russell of Weefgith district and D. W. Shoffner of the seventh district are named as potential chairmen. Russell was appointed to fill an unexpired term and has been reelected. Murphy and Hunter begin second terms. Most teachers for next year have been chosen. routine work to follow. YWCA work in France under War Ministry aid opens clubrooms for French women in Paris offices.
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William Jutes Russell
Weefgith
D. W. Sholfner
W. J. Mo Spight
Russell
Charles Phillips Hatcher
Miles Murphy
RE. D. Hunter
Haywood
Shoffner
Board of
Graham
France
Ministry of War
American Young Women's Christian Association
War Department
Paris
Franc
Doves Hunting Season Postponed By Fifteen Days
Local sportsmen faced a delayed opening as a migratory bird ruling closed the dove season until midnight August first. State Game Warden Howser reported the birds are migratory under federal law, making hunting during this period unlawful, though no prosecutions are expected as the delay was inadvertent. Sportsmen anticipate fatter birds when hunting resumes September 1.
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Vie
Warden Howser
Heavy receipts from sale thrift stamps rise past six hundred million
United Press reports from Washington that cash receipts from the sale of war savings stamps have exceeded 600 million dollars. Treasury officials announced the milestone today.
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United Press
Washington
Treasury
U Boat Rammed and Probably Sunk Off Virginia Coast
The German submarine was rammed and probably sunk by an American steamer on August 17 near Winter Quarter Shoals off the Virginia coast, according to the Navy Department announcement.
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United Press
Washington
Winter Quarter Shoals
Virginia
Navy Department
Girls in Jefferson County to study food cooking
Special to The Herald from Dandridge Tennessee Aug 17 Increasing interest in domestic science is helping show in Jefferson County with teachers added to schools A canning club girl who has done well is elected to teach domestic science at New Market A school room is equipped for the teaching This is the second school to take up household work in the county The board of education favors placing teachers where families support the school kitchen project
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Herald
Dandridge
Tenn
Jefferson
Canning Club
Teo
New Market
Board of Education
Ways Southern farmers meet labor shortages during harvests
A U S Department of Agriculture conference in Birmingham details dozens of measures used across Southern states to mobilize farm help. County farm bureaus organize volunteers, 5,000 boys mobilize statewide, women take over men’s roles, and farms speed up work with larger implements and shift patterns. States report varied tactics including labor-registration cards, tireless task shifts, and use of high school and retired workers.
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The
Herald
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Birmingham
Ata
Alabama
County Council of Defense
Contict of Defense
Kentucky
Louisana
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Department of Agriculture
Lightning Kills Red Cross Worker In Giles County Church
William Brown, a prominent Giles County citizen active with the Red Cross, was struck and killed by lightning while reporting activities during Sunday services at a well attended church near the Jewatore store on the Campbellsville pike. The bolt, during a severe storm, reportedly traveled down a ceiling wire just overhead where he stood. Brown’s death stunned the community that morning, he was noted for his public service and local charitable work.
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Red Cross
William Brown
Christian Church
Campbellsville Pike
Yokeley
Giles County
Brown
Pike
Travelers Warned Bridge On Duck River Not Wholly Safe
Notices posted by the county road commission warn travelers that the Duck River bridge to Columbia is not safe for heavy trucks and engines. Defects were found long ago and repairs stall due to steel shortages from government wartime commandeering. The commission seeks materials and permits but urges caution for ordinary traffic and slow speeds.
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Duck River
Columbia
County Road Commission
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War Committee of
Columbia Herald Company
W. D. Hastings
Eunte
W. J. Russell
D. W. Shoffner
Doves
U. S. Treasury
Jefferson CO
Texas
Mexico
West Virginia
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