Dunes of Justices and Other Officers Named by Thompson
County boys win corn club prizes with yields and profits while officials discuss legal opinions. Frank M. Thompson, state attorney general, expects county club expansion and notes may restrict justices of the peace from paid county board work.
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Thompson
Frank M.thompson
Thomas H. Peebles
Maury County
Gen. Thompson
Justices of the Peace
Justice of the Peace
LA Crowe
Justice Crowe
Peebles
Frank M. Thompson
Congress Split on Army System
Washington December hearings before House and Senate military committees feature Major General Scott defending the army as cross examination questions the efficiency of the National Guard within the federal system. The Army chief faces further scrutiny as inspectors’ reports on border mobilization are cited and debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
National Guard
House
Senate
Scott
House Military Committee
General Staff
Shortest Day of the Year Marred by Early Winter
The article notes today is the shortest day of the year with winter having begun and a lingering chill. It observes a later sunrise and earlier sunset, with days expected to lengthen after tomorrow and show a noticeable change by mid January.
Monkey and camel draw curious glances in playful scene
A humorous exchange describes monkeys and a camel attracting attention. The camel seems to rubberneck as onlookers witness the quirky moment, highlighting lighthearted curiosity.
Real Mortgage Lifter Porker Boasts Record Bacon Yield
Farmer D. Armstrong of the Frier yon section proclaims a record bacon harvest from a Hampshire sow. He sold in fourteen months $248.80 worth of meat, claiming the result unmatched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Armstrong
Frieryon
Hampshire
Fairy tale remark on Germany's merchant submarines
British Consul Brookfield of Savannah mocks Germany's plan as a fairy tale. He compares it to a man storming a beauty parlor and claiming a hair restorer caused bald lumps, prompting the beauty doctor to joke about a wrong product.
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Brookfield
Savannah
Germany
Personal notices from Maury county readers
Dr and Mrs W Q Coffee of Des Joines Iowa are in Columbia for holidays. Mr and Mrs B C McComb of Roanoke Va arrive to visit Mrs McComb’s brother A F P Lowell and family at Ashwood Miss Catherine Hardison of Carops Creek was in Columbia Saturday. Miss Stele Smith of Mooresville visits Miss Maude deKibbon at Crystal Springs. Mr and Mrs J Emory Morris of Lorence Ala arrive to visit Mr and Mrs J Amos Timmons near Godwin. Miss Gladys McKibbon of Cullooks shops in Columbia. Col James C Hickman and Son C Hickman go to Florida for winter. E P McKee and son of Santa Fe visit Santa Claus on Thursday. Miss Lucille Logan returns from Dallas and Tyler Texas. Miss Sara Samuels visits brother Seymour Samuels in Nashville. Miss Lucille Holeman of St Cerelia Nashville arrives Friday for holidays with Mrs T J Owen. Mrs J W Morrow of Adairville Ky spends holidays with her mother Mrs W T Shaff in and family. Mrs Susan Beck and granddaughter Elaine Cherry leave for Jacksonville and St Petersburg Florida for the winter. Miss Maubury Logan returns from Lebanon Tenn after Cumberland University to spend holidays at home. Mrs Morrison of Glendale shops in the city Wednesday. T Richardson of Richardson Texas visiting Maury county relatives. Misses Rebecca and Mary Grant arrive Friday from Fairfax Ga to spend holidays with their parents Mr and Mrs W Y C Grant. R C Blackburn of Frisco Texas, moved back to Maury County to buy a farm and spend his days there. He prefers Maury.
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W. Q. Coffee
Des Joines
Iowa
Columbia
B. ¢. McComb
Roanoke
J. Emory Morris
Lorence
Ala
J. Amos Timmons
Pantry
Godwin
Gladys McKibbon
Cullooks
Col
James C. Hickman
C. Hickman
Florida
E. P. McKee and Son
Santa Fe
Santa Claus
Lucille Logan
Dallas
Tyler
Texas
Sara Samuels
Seymour Samuels
Nashville
Lucille Holeman
St. Cerelia
T. J. Owen
J. W. Morrow
Adair
Mr. Blackburn
Maury County
Bids Raised on Benderman Lot in Mt Measant Sale
The Benderman house and lot in Mt. Measant sold by trustee William S Fleming Jr. and bids opened at 500. It sold to Bob Benderman, one of the heirs, for 1290 with total Benderman property sale around 93000,000.
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Benderman
Mt. Measant
Wiliam S$. Fleming, Jr
Tustee
Bob Benderman
Wife of WV minister marries three times in quirky family
A Valley Sprine item notes a West Virginia Methodist minister’s wife, Partridge by birth, married three times to Robins, Sparrow, and Quale. Their descendants include two Robins, one Sparrow, three Quales, with two grandfathers Swas and Jay. They reside on Hawk avenue in Eagleville Canary Islands, and the author is a Lyre relative.
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West Virginia
Partridge
Mind Robins
Sparrow
Theamily
Hawk Avenue
Eagleville
Canary Islands
Valley Sprine
Yorkshire Eating Contest Ends With Humble Victory
A brawny Yorkshire contestant won a local eating contest by consuming a leg of mutton vegetables and plum pudding with ale. He joked to his cheering crowd that he would not tell his wife or she would not feed him dinner.
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Yorkshire
Toronto Globe
Neeley Dies at His Neeley Hotel Home in Columbia
William Jasper Neeley a Confederate veteran hotel operator and longtime county figure died at 5 30 pm Wednesday at the Neeley Hotel in South Columbia. The obstinate health decline surprised his family and friends after a life of local prominence and public service. Funeral services will be held at Tabernacle Cumberland Presbyterian church tomorrow at 10 am with Elder W S Morton and Dr W A Sadler officiating and interment at McCain's. Pallbearers include both honorary Confederate soldiers and active friends from the community led by Maury Undertaking Company in charge.
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William Jasper Neeley
Neeley
South Columbia
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Tabernacle Cumberland Presbyterian Church
W. 8. Morton
W. A. Sadler
McCain
G. L. Adkisson
Theo Lipscomb
A. J. Alexander
Mel Butts
Edward O'Neal
W. F. Adkisson
Ben Martin
al Adcock
Sims Latta
Hiram J. Hendley
EB. S$. Roane
J. Lem Thomas
Eugene Fleming
Harry Kleoffer
Robert Craig
M. P. Fox
Thomas L. McLean
Maury Undertaking Company
Thomas Buys Old Wilson Place on Lowell Mill Pike
Otey Thomas purchased the Clarence Fly property, the old Wilson place, along the Lowell Mill Pike. The fifty eight acre farm sold for 8000 dollars. Thomas plans to move his family and sell his town house. Fly expects to perhaps reenter the mercantile trade.
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Otey Thomas
Clarence Fly
Fly
Herald
Record price for nine turkeys set by Frierson farmer
G. B. Armstrong of the Frierson settlement sold nine turkeys to Barker Produce for 39.69 dollars total, about 4.50 each. The birds weighed about 22 pounds on average and paid 21 cents per pound, a high average price for the year.
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G. B. Armstrong
Frierson Settlement
Barker Produce Company
Urgent appeal seeks funds to remove Dee Chairman McCormick
An urgent fundraising appeal asks Democrats in Maury County to contribute to efforts aimed at unseating Dee Chairman McCormick. The message emphasizes political action and party support in the local area.
Maury County Democrats Urged to Aid National Committee
Hon. Vance C. McCormick, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, appeals for funds to cover a deficit before January 1. Maury County Democrats are urged to contribute through Chairman Waslington C. Whitthorne or The Herald, with remittances sent to the National Committee. The Herald has received only $5 so far, contributed anonymously by a Democrat.
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Vance C. McCormick
National Democratic Committee
Waslington C. Whitthorne
County
Democratic Committee
Maury County
Democrats
National Committee
McCormick
Whitthorne
Herald
E Ale
McCommck
New York
W. C. Whitthorne
Democratic
Columbia
Tenn
Democratic National Committee
Fragmentary Bridge Scene Reflects Daylight End
A fragment describes a woman playing bridge with others until daylight ends and then buying a can of beans before returning home. The text is incomplete and contains garbled words.
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Sethe Meissage
Cork
Clus
Harold Leftwich
Anderson Waite
Colon Simmons
Mt. Pleasant
Sethe McKissack
Cullooka
Boys Corn Club
O. L. Farris
McKissack
Young McKissack
W. R. Marshall McKissack
James R. Williamson
Old Homestead
Maury Dry Goods Company
Adkisson Bros
Farris
Maj. Scott
Benderman Lot
Speaking
The
Parlor Rockers
Toy
Jasper L. Neeley
Neeley Hollow
McCains
Mr. Neeley
Misa Elizabeth Clift
Mra
Bettie North
Lawrenceburg
Bettie Haywood
William Neeley
Pleasant
Marcus Wasson
Beaumont
Kate Overtom
Thomas
Old Wilson Place
G. D. Armstrong
Frierson
Hubby
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