Maury County's Building Plan Rated Best in State
Prof C H Bernard of the public instruction department visits Mt Pleasant to praise Maury County's school building program. He cites wide local participation, Rosenwald fund support, and a bond-driven effort to improve education, predicting better teachers and renewed interest across Tennessee.
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Maury County
Tennessee
C. H. Bernard
Department of Public Instruction
Robertson County
Bernard
Rosenwald Fund
Ithropisys
Baseon
Heral
Boards of Education
Prof
Gonus
Award Contract For New School Near New Hope
A county project at New Hope in the second district awards Joe Haywood as builder. Construction, aided by community contributions, will start immediately on a one story two room school with an auditorium. Estimated cost around 2500 dollars, expected completion before year end.
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New Hope
Mormittee
Germa Ay
Graham
Joe Haywood
Otter
Theta
County Court
Board of Educat
Four Concrete Bridges to Be Erected Soon in Maury County
Maury County to award contracts for four additional concrete bridges in the tenth district over Baptist Branch and near Mt. Olivet Methodist Church. Bridges will have concrete approaches built by local citizens, replacing an old ford on Lytle Creek, with the county aiming to improve maintenance and reduce future repairs.
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Baptist Branch
Lytle Creek
Bear Creek
Mt. Olivet Methodist Church
Patapate Bor Burke Wilkes
County Highway Department
Hampshire
Mt. Pleasant
Croek
Bearik
O. L. Hardison
Lytle
Lewisburg Pike
Columbia
Old Highway Commission
Maury County
Finest Live Stock Entered for Tennessee State Fair
Special to The Herald from Nashville Aug 22 reports some of the Souths finest cattle horses sheep and hogs entered for the 1921 Tennessee State Fair. Secretary J W Rusawurm notes entries arrive by mail and the fair aims to surpass previous years with open and Tennessee owned classes plus a fat cattle show with cash premiums. The dairy cattle show is being pushed toward a record exhibit level. Gene Foster discussed future plans during a visit to Adiente as he travels from Moreence to reunite with his sister.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
South
J. W. Rusawurm
Fair Association
Tennessee
Avery
Rutherford officials witness triple oath in county history
Rutherford county officials gathered Monday as E D Hancock Mora B Farigs and Geo N Shaw were sworn in as clerks and masters of the chancery court. The ceremony marked possibly the first time three clerks and masters took office simultaneously with state leaders and local officials observing.
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Daily Herald
Rutherford County
E. D. Hancock
Chancery Court
Mora B. Farigs
Maury County
Geo. N. Shaw
Moore County
Gape
Eford County
Jath Tin
Murfreesboro
B. B. Kerr
Board of Education
W. N. Elrod
Kerr
Elrod
Graham
Vim Truck Burned Between Columbia and Spring Hill
The Vim truck owned by W. B Roddy on the Columbia to Spring Hill run was destroyed by fire Friday afternoon at Darks Mill. Roddy carried $1,700 insurance on the truck but coverage may not fully repay the loss of the freight and the vehicle.
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Daily Herald
W. B Roddy
Columbia
Spring Hill
Darks Mill
Roddy
Red Cross to Lead September exservice relief campaign
Miss Maude Short of the Southern division of the Red Cross and H G Green advance representative for ex service men clean up squad arrived to plan a major effort for wounded and disabled veterans. They met Adjutant William Oakes of the local American Legion post to map the September 15 to 17 relief drive with Columbia as headquarters for Maury Marshall Giles and Lincoln counties. Miss Short stressed the Red Cross duty to assist veterans in securing prompt and proper government claim adjustments and confer with Maury Red Cross Chair Gilbert M Orr for coordination.
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Daily Herald
Maude Short
Red Cross
H. G. Green
Tennessee
Wiliam Oakes
American Legion
Short
Columbia
Maury
Marshall
Giles
Lincoln
Miss Short
Gilbert M. Orr
The
Bervicks
Return Their Books Promptly to County Election Board
Registrars of the third and seventh districts are asked to return their books and certificates to Secretary Taylor at The Herald office. Books must be copied and names alphabetized with two copies in the ninth and seventh districts and four copies in the third district, one for each precinct.
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Daily Herald
Taylor
County Election Board
Herald
Seven Jersey cows waking high test records
Clerk Mora Lk. Fariss of Jersey cow breeding fame has seven of his herd on test. Sophie of Fairview and Sophie T. Landseers, both strong performers, produced near 2,900 pounds milk in 410 days with butter fat up to 6.95 percent. Princess Sophie T and others show promising May yields. Fariss aims to place all on merit registers.
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Jersey
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Sophie of
Fairview
Sophies T. Landuper
Landseers Fairview
Sophie
Sophies
T. Landseers
Khel
Sophie T
Besf
Fariss
Pogts
Oliver
Holiness
Farris
Four Sheriff Candidates Reply To Women Voter Question
Four candidates for sheriff have published replies to a question posed by women voters. All four are reported as still preparing final answers and expect to complete them by week’s end. Readers show strong interest as women eagerly await each candidate’s stance.
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Bom
Daily Herald
Sheriff
Tmass
Nll
Ewing Answers Sheriff Candidate Questions in Herald
Andrew B. Ewing, a sheriff candidate, responds to the questions posed by a women's meeting held last Tuesday. He is the second candidate to publish a reply, with other contenders expected to follow in the coming days.
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Brom
Daily Herald
Andrew B. Ewing Canddate
Sheriff
Typ
Hwing
Buggy overturns injuring woman and baby near Carter's Crest Pike
Mrs John McMeen and her infant were hurt Thursday afternoon when a horse frightened by a dropped shaft overturned their buggy in Mahon lane near Carter's Crest pike seven miles from Columbia. Both were badly scratched and bruised. Mr McMeen escaped serious injury.
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John McMeen
Baby
Miss Louise Russell to Attend University of Tennessee
Miss Louise Russell daughter of Mr and Mrs W J Hoesell of Williamsport will attend the University of Tennessee this fall. She graduated with high honors from County High School last spring. Her father and brother were former UT students, and in 1917 Mr Russell chaired the county board of education and helped sponsor early university appropriations.
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Louise Russell
W. J. Hoesell
Wil Mamsport
University of Tenneseve
Mien Runnell
University of Tennessee
Russell
County Board of Education
Great Display Maury Products to Be Assembled
Committees now eagerly engaged in saving beat of farm products to be shown at big Tennessee State Fair next month. A meeting of all committee members arranging county council exhibits will be held at council headquarters on the first Saturday afternoon in September. Numerous committees cover dairy, grasses, grain, fruits, vegetables, seeds, jellies, preserves, and garden seed with chairmen and members listed. Maury county aims for blue ribbon. contributions welcome to any committee or County Agent Abernathy.
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Daily Herald
Industr Elty
Kiwanis
Rutledge
Columbia
Fred Latta
J. Kelton” Robinson
Carlton Fry Ware
Hugh Todd Shelton
Cleveland
Beasley
Shriners
Big Tennessee
Miles Murphy
A. H. Murphy
H. Hit
Humphrey Hardison
James Williamson
Jim Richey
Pillow Due
George Campbell
Austin Harlan
Albert Matthews
W. A. Lyle
W. P. Ridley
W. A. .Brooks
A. L. Knox
LC. Murphy
Horace Rainey
Wilburn Lowell
Marwell Parks
Eilis Woody
Lem Hobbe
Flora Vaughn
C. Brooks
John Neldon
T. ©. Mangrum
John Woody
Thomas Troop
John Brown
Bert Erwin
W. J. Lamb
Tom Crowe
Clarence Dugger
Thurston Neeley
Maury County
Abernathy
Races Set as Sheriff and Trustee See Tight Primaries
Eight candidates seek sheriff with none clearly ahead as county primary entries close September 12. Vying for county court clerk and trustee also generate rumors of withdrawals though most contenders remain confident. Local social notes report Mrs Meacheam visiting Columbia with relatives.
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Daily Herald
G. I. Houser
Tors
Trustee
Buslig
Sheriff
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