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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement touts a radical treatment for skin eruptions claiming a 55.3 day course will eradicate disease germs. It promises clear complexion and offers free medical advice from a head physician at a listed laboratory.
Work crews in Maury County prepare to earn by commuting road work instead of paying the 36.00 road tax. Officials report 460 workers are engaged on county routes as foremen certify labor. Many prefer in-kind work though a 39 commutation option exists. The highway department expects extensive routing and traffic impact as crews mobilize.
Mr Murphy predicts a record tomato yield across the county with 10 to 12 tons per acre anticipated by some growers. Prices at $15 per ton could yield hundreds of dollars per acre, signaling strong potential for canning plants and local industries as favorable weather supports a bumper crop.
Mrs. W. M. Peden of Navasota Texas describes gradual health decline from nervous exhaustion. She details fatigue sleeplessness and low strength and credits Cardui Home Treatment with restoring appetite rest and strength enabling her to perform housework. She urges other women to consider Cardui.
A new cannery facility is added to the Columbia mill to raise capacity beyond previous years. Handled crop is largest and best, with J Wilson noting precision in fire safety, a four-story bale and high capacity dryers, and plans to process up to fourty tons daily. The plant will feature modern, fire resistant design and larger storage with improved boiler systems. Revenue outlook for growers remains strong as prices rise and season starts with forty percent can supply and weekly car load goals.
A townwide tribute marked by business closures as three Columbia soldiers were laid to rest Thursday. Crowds filled streets for funerals for Wilson Holman Basil Block Jr and Lieut Clarence Frye with many from Giles County attending. Elaborate floral offerings filled two conveyances.
Gen John L Jones has arranged rates and accommodations for Confederate veterans attending the South reunion in Houston Texas in October He will be in charge and veterans planning to go should call him for details
The Fitzpatrick property at Mooresville in Tennessee was sold in several tracts for 43 500 dollars at public auction on Thursday. The longtime notable entry in that district changed hands to Representative Charlies Bl.
Knox Fleming, formerly of Columbia and longtime Birmingham resident, died last evening in Birmingham. Survived by wife Kate Alexander Fleming and two sons Knox Fleming Jr and Albert Fleming both of Birmingham, and daughter Annie Fleming Proctor of Nashville. He began in Columbia in the Larkin & Walker store, later Bank of Columbia cashier, then bookkeeper in several firms. He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and noted for integrity and courteous conduct. Burial planned in Birmingham this afternoon.
After a pause of about three months renewed activity in real estate is evident in the rising number of transfers being created and deeds mortgages and other instruments recorded Regis ter Pogne has not been rushed for some time but deeds and mortgages and other instruments involving real estate are coming at a lively clip and he is just about as busy as he can be Well be He is mastering the book typewriter and yesterday signaled his triumph by recording no more than seven long legal documents in
C D Park announces a Maury county dairy feed mill project with plans to produce dairy and stock feeds, mule and horse feed, and poultry products. Tolley Farm’s Tolley wins all four Shelbyville races riding his horses Pat Carmody, Rose King, Acwillas Jr, and Beautiful Babs, keeping a strong record with his team.
Handsome medals prepared for the men who served in the war across all branches. Ex sailors urged to apply with discharge papers to Captain Dyer without delay. About ten Maury county Navy veterans likely eligible for the navy medal. They will cherish them in after life.
Mrs Hugh Fariss has returned from New York City after ten days aiding Eugene Anderson in purchasing millinery and accessories for Anderson Brow Foster. She is pleased with the selections and says the stock will place the store’s millinery in the front rank.
The Herald announces Andrew H. Wicks of Perry County as a candidate for the state senate in the next General Assembly of Tennessee, subject to election rules and party guidance.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector Irving Peebles, overseeing Maury, Marshall, Giles and Lincoln counties, returns from a forty day Memphis transfer to oversee luxury tax sales. He will base in Columbia but spend the next two weeks mostly in other counties within his division.
The Dimple Milling Company is installing machinery including bins chutes elevators and carriers for stock feeds and paltry food. The plant capacity is about three ears beds every sem hour. the company plans continuous twenty four hour operation, hoping demand justifies full daily output.
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