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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1919
Page
3
Mines on the Pulaski Pike south of Columbia begin full operation with a plant finished and a spur track linking three miles to the Louisville and Nashville line. Short time will send eight to ten car loads daily to the fertilizer works as expansion continues.
A Westmoreland Tennessee mother reports her child recovered quickly after using Ziron to address skin and stomach ailments tied to iron deficiency. She claims the treatment improved appetite and strength, urging others to try Ziron with its money back guarantee.
The plant, hampered earlier by coal shortages, now secures adequate coal and aims to reach its maximum daily output. High grade rock remains on the property, with a large supply expected to support hundreds of workers and increase traffic on the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
A report of Maury County land transfers shows Weatherford and wife along with Warle Richardson selling a tract in District No 5 for 11000, with bounds noted. Shorter Rankin and M L G Caggins sold 117 acres in District No 2 for 7000. December 1914 transfers lagged 1918 but December sales still topped 100000.
On Saturday December 27 at his home near Rutherford whiskey farm, W Blair will offer household tools and stock in trade for sale at public auction. Cole R. Glatz recently sold his farm.
Walter Direct filly bred by Charles Smith and trained by Tolley at Southside Park sold for 5000 dollars to W Foster of Panay Indiana. The buyer owns Grave Direct sister to Direct, Ellie Direct bred by Charles Smith, praised for speed lineage and expected strong performance next year.
Tax collection slackens before Christmas as expected with consumer slowdown and delayed remittances. November figures exceeded normal levels while December and January outlooks hint at slower receipts, prompting planners to brace for reduced revenue in the new year.
The First Methodist Church voted unanimously to purchase a new pipe organ costing about $6,000, to be built to order and installed in 1920. The organ project followed a Christmas program by the church choir praised as one of the finest in Columbia.
Mrs Matilda Jane Lanedown longtime Columbia resident dies at 12 30 PM Sunday at daughter Mrs J D Poxalls home on East Ninth Street She was wife of the late H J Lansdown and a Cumberland Presbyterian Church member Survived by daughters Miss Foxall and Mrs W E Sandy Funeral held at 2 PM at home with Rev S A Sadler and Dr W T Ussery presiding pallbearers listed Interment in Rose Hill Cemetery
Judge Charles P Hatch er receives the title Judge after selection to preside over the county criminal court during Judge Whitethorne absence. William Tow fer acts as prosecuting attorney in Shelton’s absence in New York. A dusky defendant is arraigned on a public profanity charge, defended by Gilbert M Orr, a recent local bar addition.
Atlanta December 20 1920 The War Savings Stamps issue for 1920 will feature George Washington replacing Benjamin Franklin as the print portrait Silas W Davis government director War Loan Organization sixth federal reserve district announced The new stamps go on sale January 1 at post offices banks and authorized agencies with same terms as prior issues January price 4.12 rising one cent monthly through December Maturing in five years they yield 5.00 at maturity interest about four percent compounded Treasury Savings Certificates include 100 and 1000 denominations Available at post offices and banks Preparations are underway for a thrift movement through 1926 under War Loan Organization Herald cheap column adds pay
In October the local MG. 10t hatery Comiwny store ranked third among about forty entries in Coffee contests. It won second in taste and quality, with Fit for Fa King as the leading coffee in the Hill areas. Officials call the result a victory for staff efforts.
Auction set for Thursday with sale by Clerk and Master Mora B Pariss on promised farm near Mt Pleasant. Property to be divided. several acres reportedly rich in phosphate rock.
Forty five two year old mules for sale described as the big type and averaging over 1000 pounds each. Interested buyers are asked to write Clyde M Kirk at Platiss Burts Mo Tiditjwat.
Since November 1917 the Tennessee Orphan Home has cared for 183 children under new management. Col John W. Fry reports many denominations served, including 16 Methodists, 9 Baptists, 8 Presbyterians, 1 Episcopal, 1 Holiness. The home also handles Juvenile Court cases from Maury County and hosts a deaf girl from Maury County who attends Knoxville school for the deaf. C Menzler notes the institution is one of the state’s best charities.
Mrs J Story aged eighty six died unexpectedly at 9 am at her daughter Mrs W J Lambs home on the Campbellsville pike. Born Sal fie Jane Gwen Jan 27 1883 in Clinton Ky she married J F Story Dec 22 1860 a pioneer Christian church minister. Eight children blessed the union four survive Mrs J Lindle Evansville Ind William Story Boulder Colo Isabelle M Story Belton Texas and Mrs W J Lamb Columbia. A Christian church member for over sixty years the body lies with Maury Undertaking Co and will be shipped to Madisonville Ky Saturday morning for interment at Grapevine Cemetery beside loved ones. Funeral arrangements in Madisonville pending family arrival.
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