Christmas Stock Abundance In Columbia Stores For Holidays
Columbia merchants report ample Christmas stock despite higher prices with more useful durable items expected. Shoppers will find practical remembrances, while overall decorations and waste are trimmed, reflecting wartime thrift. Local stores anticipate meeting seasonal demand with a broad range of goods ready for the Christmas visit.
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Columbia
Santa Claus
Christine
Christtmas
Boys in Camp Sevier Seek Biscuits and News
Report from Camp Sevier Greenville describes campers content with life. Soldiers are well housed fed and sheltered in 82 acres of pine land with electric lights and tents. Officers are friendly and allow outings to town despite long access. Captain Nuck Brown’s uncle’s death is noted by phone.
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Smith
Sevier
Greenville
Mer
Mr. Smith
Ville
Sotverson
Nuck Brown
Fors Company
Haa Neex
Pts Tiklin
Ab Lim
Thomas Jackson Tells of France from the Front
A letter from Tom Jackson, a Mary county soldier with Company K, 15th Infantry, describes life in France. He reports muddy weather, training in a British bayonet and physical training school, plans to rejoin his regiment, and hints of trench duty. He mentions American and British officers, food quality, coffee and tea habits, and asks Mr Pry to share in a Christmas turkey.
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Juin W. Pry
Tom Jackson
Maury County
Mr. Fry
France
Werex
Sherman
Tee
London
William
Tom Fackeon
Tragic train death of little girl from boiling water
A child, daughter of Mr and Mrs Walter Hughes of Lawrence County, died after boiling water spilled on her on a train from Mt Pleasant to Columbia Saturday. Parents rushed her toward Columbia for treatment, but she died Sunday as the family sought grandparents in Golam Wit, with funeral planned at Nebo.
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Mt Pleasant
Columbia
Walter Hughes
Lawreace County
le Deild
Mersing
Columius
Mew
Ba Lent
Golam Wit
Tae
Hoc Great Bratimother
Lents
Nebo
Ramserless Day Anon Poem Satirizes Kaiser
A fragmented anonymous quatrain mocks the Kaiser with opposites and irony. The speaker claims meatless days and growing poverty while lampooning fashion and gear, ending with a harsh anti Kaiser line. The text reflects wartime protest tone and street satire from an anonymous voice.
Registrants urged to apply promptly for legal aid of boars
Scores crowded the Chancery court room and the advisory board offices seeking free legal aid to complete numerous questions on their questionnaires. Each form must be returned within seven days, with new batches mailed to registrants numbered 585 to 720. Prompt advice is urged to prevent end of seven day congestion as more forms arrive daily. only about a dozen of the 350 mailed have been returned so far.
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Chancern Court Room
Legal Advisory Board
Exemption Board
Howlett Wilson Takes Examination and Enlists
Howlett Wilson, the efficient paymaster in the Columbia Bank and Trust Co, has returned from Nashville after standing the United States Navy examination for assistant paymaster. He scored high and earned special commendation, with plans to await orders. Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson, is praised by friends and will depart to serve in the Navy in his life’s chosen field.
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Howlett Wilson
Columbia Bank and “Trust Co
Nashville
United States Navy
Wilson
Woodrow
Columbia
Tin Examining Board
John Wilson
Thin City
W Son
Lenis
Columbia Ani
William Mine
Navy
Wigon
Man Seeks Less The World Offers In Quiet Verse
A fragmentary line hints at a solitary speaker desiring simplicity and restraint in earthly demands. The speaker remarks on modest desires, expressing a wish for less worldly burden amid general human wandering.
First Graduation At King's Daughters Hospital
Miss Evie Baxter Donna Poore and Nettie Parkhill receive the first diplomas from The King's Daughters hospital in a ceremony at First Methodist church. Physicians, ministers and citizens attended as Dr. Robert Pillow and others spoke on nursing, care, and the hospital’s service to Columbia.
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Evie Baxter
Donna Poore
Nettie Parkhill
King's Daughters Hospital
King’s Daughters’ Hospital
First Methodist Church
Jesus
J.C Molloy
King's Daughters Circle
Robert Pillow
Tate
J. M. Dedmin
Columbia
Distree J Menieht
A. RE. Sheldon
America
8. D Logan
Porter Erwin
Baxteria Fram Ampshire
Milas Poore
Hohenwald
Parkhill
Paris
Tenn
King's Daughters’ Hospital
Mise Nierastua Crabtree
Christmas shopping plan with Thru Stamps and War Savings
A snippet shows a character claiming shopping is complete yet revealing plans to use Thru Stamps and War Savings Certificates for purchases. The dialogue hints at wartime thrift and the era's buyer behavior without naming a place or date.
Soldier John F Wells Dies After Christmas Visit
John F Wells of Culleoka died in Dawson Texas while visiting his daughter Mrs Mattie Hill. A Civil War veteran of the Third Tennessee he served four years as a Confederate soldier. Survived by nine children including daughters Mrs Hill Mrs Warden Mrs Savage and Mrs Crews and sons Will Persia John James and Sam. Remains will be sent to Cullooka for burial at Friendship Baptist Church burial ground. He was seventy five.
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John F. Wells
Culleoka
Dawson
Pexas
Mattie Hill
Welle
Columbia
Tennessee
Mra
Mittle Hill
Warden
Lula Savage
Maggie Crews
Will
Persia
John
James
Sam
Texas
Examine Your Meat It May Be Frozen Says Herald
Reports from The Herald office note meat packed during the recent cold wave has frozen. Experienced packers advise thawing thoroughly, re salting, and repacking. Do not leave frozen meat packed. scrape off surface salt and reapply before repacking. methods such as laying on ground under tarpaulin or smoking houses risk spoilage.
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Herald Office
Steve
Methodist Sunday School Drops Christmas Tree Plan
The Methodist Sunday school votes against a Christmas tree this year opting for a general offering to aid the poor. A committee including John B. Ashton T H Williamn and Mrs B Turner will collect contributions to buy coal provisions and clothing for city needy families.
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Methodist Sunday School
John B. Ashton
T. H. Williamn
B Turner
Maury County Readies 4000 Members in Red Cross Drive
Maury County gears up to recruit 4000 new Red Cross members in a nationwide Christmas drive aiming for 10 million total members. One dollar memberships end after Christmas. Mass meeting at First Methodist Church features Judge John M. Patterson speaking. prayers at churches begin around 7 PM with mass starting after 7:20 PM.
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Maury County
Red Cross
Imnior
Mary County
Tennesees
First Methodist Church
John M. Patterson
Court of Common Pleas
Philadelphia
Patterson
Germany
Columbia
Regula
Howe
First Presbyterian Church
Seventy Barrels of Corn Harvested on Small Patch
B F Nichols of Dry Creek near Mt Pleasant reports a three and a half acre field yielded 70 barrels of corn at $7 per barrel. He gathered 20 barrels per acre averaging three ears per stalk with Neal's Paymaster corn. The crop produced $490, a strong dividend for the size of the field.
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B. F. Nichols
Dry Creek
Mt. Pleasant
Nicholm
Neal
Griffin in England Sends Cheerful Signal Home
W J Griffin, formerly with Citizens Telephone Co, writes from England to his sister stating he has made the trip and is feeling fine. Mr Edwards serves in the flying division of the American Aviation Corps.
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W. EK. Griffin
The
Citizens Telephone Co
England
Mr. Edwards Ion
American Aviation Corps
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Thomas Jackson
Maury CO
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Anon
Cores Beseige
U. S. Navy
Porte
COURI
Chiyard County
Wmaury
Vunight
W.je. Griffin
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