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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1918
Page
8
Maury County sees a booming turkey season with an estimated 20 000 to 25 000 birds shipped and over 100 000 dollars paid to growers. Dealers note a record crop for 1918 with high quality birds fattened early and expect market shifts around Christmas.
Will Hayes son of Mr and Mrs George W Hayes was wounded by a shell fragment on October 18 according to a letter received from him dated November 4 He is a member of Battery F 114th field artillery organized in Columbia He says he is doing fine and recovering from his wound.
No 2217 Land sale ordered in Maury County Tennessee under a 1918 decree. On December 16 1918 the land in the old sixth district will be sold at noon at the courthouse door in Columbia to the highest bidder for 144 acres and 7 poles more or less. Terms are 12 and 24 months credit with one third cash day of sale. Notes with security and a lien to secure payment. The sale is free of redemption. Dated November 23 1614 Mora Farms & M L. White?
John Will Thompson son of Mr and Mrs J W Thompson of Mt Pleasant died of wounds received in action on October 2 after being wounded earlier in a Red Cross nurse letter. A progressive Mt Pleasant farmer, he was popular in business and social circles. Survived by his parents four brothers and three sisters. He served in Company 3 Seventh Infantry and was regarded as a brave noble soldier by friends and company members.
The defeat of Sewanee by Vanderbilt, 49 to 4, was witnessed by many from Columbia and Unity. Strong battering attacks and skilled forward passes powered Vanderbilt while Sewanee kept a scrappy defense and maintained a record as a good loser.
The McCain's Auxiliary of the Maury County Red Cross hosted a box supper at McCain's School House Thursday night, raising 75 dollars for Red Cross relief efforts.
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