Maury County Corn Club Boys Strong Year of Yields
Thirty five Maury County corn club boys enrolled, thirty cultivated an acre each. Fifteen reported costs and yields totaling 21.28 bushels per farmer average 4.75, far above state and national averages. Total county club harvest about 1500 bushels, with prizes totaling 105 dollars earned at fairs. Brown Vandiver led with 51 bushels from a single acre costing 25.70 to grow.
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Maury County
Department of Agriculture
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County boys corn club reports strong yields and plans expansion
Buford Atkisson of the Enterprise club harvested 80 bushels at a cost of 24.85 dollars. Brown Vandiver won the grand championship at Nashville on Neal's Paymaster, earning ten dollars. Overall, the boys’ work was satisfactory, with community support pledged for next year. The county agent plans to extend club work countywide with more corn growing and additional clubs.
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Buford Atkisson
Enterprise Club
Brown Vandiver
Nashville
Neal
Twe Stork
California Fig Syrup Adverts Mothers to Use Gentle Laxative
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a reliable laxative for children. It claims a teaspoonful cleanses the liver and bowels within hours, restoring a well and playful child, and urges mothers to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup with age directions on the bottle.
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Dogs Lose Trail as Farm Robbers Sell 50 Acres at $230 Per Acre
Bloodhounds trail burglars to Dodson's Gap in Giles County after a splendid sale of fifty acres on the Jackson Highway. Hardison reports the farm sale followed by the robbers, with average profits marked at $230 per acre.
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Davidson County
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Daily Herald
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Charles Speed
Hugh Todd Shetton
X. L. T. L. Jones
Fells
Derryberry
Waasuff
Col. Brite Dalle
S. O. Thomas
Spring HM
R. Gwynn
Huntsville
Ala
Mr. Thomas
Mr. Gwynn
Ed Campbell
Mr .Thomas
Nominees For Directors Of Farm Bureau Named
Twenty two nominees were chosen by the nominating committee for eleven at large director seats and one from each district. The slate includes Horace Rainey Jr, James A English, George Bryan, A H Carpenter, Austin M Harlan, J Humphrey Hardison, Miles P Murphy, Nimrod H Porter, Joe Frank Porter, William P Ridley, Jones R Williamson, Walter P Woldridge and others. President Joe Frank Porter is expected to head the ticket. The ballot will be mailed to members in January.
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Farm Bureau Federation of May
County Council of Agriculture
Bullore
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Eain
Tennessee
Horace Rainey, Jr
Columbia
James A. English
Mr. Pleasant George Bryan
Bryants Station
A. H. Carpenter
Spring Hill
Austin M. Harlan
Cross Bridges
Humphrey Hardison
Match
Albert
Holt
Enterprise
Miles P. Murphy
Glendale
Nimrod H. Porter
Joe Prank
Porter
Williamsport
William P. Ridley
Jones R. Wilamson
Cufleoka
Walter P. Woldridge
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Woody
Santa Fe
Henry H. Hill
J. 1
Pinney
John P
Morris Stephenson
Fred Cranford Dies of Typhoid at 37
Fred P. Crawford aged thirty seven hours died at his East Ninth Street home after four weeks with typhoid fever. Survived by wife, three children, parents Mr and Mrs P S Cranford, four brothers, and G W Crawford of Clarksville Miss. Funeral Sunday at 2 pm at residence by Elder F C Lowell. Burial in Rowe Hill cemetery. pallbearers listed. Henry Undertaking Company in charge.
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East Ninth Street
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Clarksvile
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Hen Allen
Clyde Sowell
W. R
Number MARRIAGES SHOWS BIG DECREASE
Prom Saturday's Daily Herald reports a sharp fall in marriage numbers in Maury County. December has traditionally been the peak month, with 66 couples wed in 1920, while only 22 have applied this month. The County Court Clerk notes the trend reversing expected seasonal demand amid uncertain dates and lingering social shifts.
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Joma
Maury County
Dan Cupidt
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Hampshire Girl Composes Music at Cross Bridges Dedication
Miss Mary Sue Parks of Hampshire is a pianist singer and composer. She premiered several instrumental selections at the Cross Bridges school dedication on Saturday and her self composed piece received enthusiastic encore. She has not yet published the composition but is urged to do so. Miss Parks is the daughter of W S Parks a leading citizen of the area.
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Mary Sue Parks
Hampshire
Dimple Referred as Permanent Home Returnee
From Monday's Daily Herald, Cye Young returns from St. Petersburg Florida after several months away. He declares he is back home to stay for good and contrasts himself with others who may prefer Florida.
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Cye Young
St. Petersburg
Fla
Cye
Florida
Calomel Prompts Bold Warning and Remedy Claim
A lurid warning against calomel medicine touts Dod ton4 Liver Tone as a safer alternative. The ad claims calomel causes dental damage, weakness, and lethargy, urging readers to buy the vegetable-based tonic to “straighten you up” without harsh salts.
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Dexdson
Auto accident fatality in Nashville area leads to funeral
Tulsa man Guy Voorhies dies from injuries after a week old crash en route from his home to visit Nashville parents. Funeral in Nashville tomorrow with interment at Rose Hill at 2 pm. He leaves a wife two brothers Pred and Irving and three sisters Mrs Ashby Wilkins Mrs Griggs and Mrs Stephens.
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Tulsa
Okla
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Nashville
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Voorhies
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Pred V
Oklahoma
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Texan
Ashby Wilkins
Ohia City
Griggs
Stephens
Voor
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Lem
Taylor
Napier
Davis Mitchell
Ninian Evans
Branch Satterfield
Beloved Woman Dies. Mrs Annie White Dies at 88
Mrs Annie White known as Mother White dies at King's Daughters hospital at 11 40 this morning. Born in Maury county in 1833 she lived in Columbia all her life and served in First Presbyterian church and charity work. Survived by two cousins, funeral at First Presbyterian church Sunday at 8 00 p m with King’s Daughters and church deacons as pallbearers. interment at Rose Hill cemetery.
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King’s Daughters Hospital
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King's Daughters Circle
Columbia
Henry White
South Garden Street
Mary E. Gil
Allensville
G. D. Colqui
Rone Hill Cemetery
Stricken on Way Home Waltera Succumbs to Appendicitis
Friends learn Charles P. Waltera underwent an appendicitis operation in Oklahoma City. He was en route to spend the holiday with his parents and was expected to be home soon as he recovered.
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Oklahoma City
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Auto Dealers Adopt Thirty Day Basis in Columbia Area
Automobile dealers in Columbia and ML Pleasant announce a thirty day basis policy. From Monday’s Daily Herald the policy requires accounts to be settled by the tenth of the following month with no balances carried forward. Dealers expect smaller margins and eventual benefit to consumers.
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Earald Aunomoive
Columbia
ML. Pleasant
Sheep Kill Dog Tax Shortfalls Stir County Claims
From Tussdhy's Daily Herald a note cites insufficient dog tax revenue to fund sheep killing claims. County Trustee Burns faces delays as property owners push for funds to cover canine-related losses.
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Leikia
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