Remedy in Court For Misconduct In Office
The Columbia Herald discusses legal remedies for misfeasance and drunkenness in office by a Tennessee attorney general. It explains indictments by grand juries, potential forfeiture of office, and notes that impeachment remains available, praising Nashville papers and honoring fallen figures like Walter Scott Harden. Tennessee’s 117th infantry division is highlighted for doughboy honors and its high share of congressional medals.
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Nashville Banner
Common
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Wbed
Tennessee
Columbia Bar
Circuit Court
Grand Jury
Frist
Nashville Papers
Bearden Judge Honored As Upright Loyal Citizen and Soldier
Walter Scott Harden, chancellor of this division, died. Judge Bearden served nearly thirty years on the bench, handling property cases involving vast sums with unwavering integrity. A veteran of the Civil War, he responded in 1861, endured wounds, and remained loyal to the nation and his family through a lifelong career marked by honesty, diligence, and devoted public service.
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Chancellor Bearden
Walter Scott Hearden
Bearden
Twen
St. Paul
Fabious
Anpamattos
Five great packers halt side line enterprises under court decree
The federal court order requires the five great packers to stop all side line activities and confine operations to meat buying, packing, and selling. The public gains little, as packers’ efficient methods reduced waste and provided capital for stockyards, refrigeration, and rail spur lines. The decree is not expected to lower living costs or increase food supplies.
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Chicago
County Agent Seeks Increase in Annual Appropriation
The county court faces a recommended rise in the annual county agent appropriation. Despite living costs rising, the agent’s salary has not increased, while he must cover his own auto and travel expenses. Other counties pay substantially more, and Tennessee’s Maury County is urged to invest to attract qualified agricultural leaders.
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Floyd County
Georgia
Lauderdale County
Alabama
Columbia
Montgomery County
Lincoln County
Maury County
Tennessee
Hoover for President A War Hero as an American Figure
The piece argues Herbert Hoover may be a strong presidential candidate due to his wartime food administration work and relief leadership. It notes his long absence abroad and describes him as an American with business skill and dedication, suggesting he could unify the nation in a civilian capacity.
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Herbert Hoover
America
England
France
Hoover
Sunday Observance and Moral Courage in Public Life
The piece argues that enforcement of unpopular laws depends on broad public support, criticizing a Sunday closing law in Columbia as lacking popular backing. It urges steadfast faith and reverence for traditional religious values, warning against open distressing shifts in society and calling for unity under moral leadership and religious principle.
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Republic
Republics
Columbia
the Herald
Herald
Continental
Europe
America
Christmas Closures To Halt Most Columbia Shops
The Herald and many stores will close Thursday for Christmas with offices and departments shut. County Court Clerk Lipscomb remains partly available for Cupid related needs. Grocery stores open morning with reduced staff. Christmas Day a full holiday for staff and families. Community and Sunday school trees planned across the county, with late Wednesday shopping hour for delayed customers.
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Columbia
Lipscomb
Cupid's Bon
Anderson Bros. & Foster
Maury Dry Goods Company
the Smart Shop
W. W. Evans & Company
Herald
Community and Sturt Day School
Wheat acreage in Tennessee drops to lows
Special to The Herald Nashville Tennessee December reports show the 1920s worst fall for farm work leaves Tennessee wheat acreage at about 13 000 acres, roughly 80 percent of last year, with East Tennessee producing most of the crop and conditions at 75 percent of normal. Hessian fly and late planting hinder seeding as rains slow operations and wages rise. rye acreage and conditions differ.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
G. L. Morris
Bureau of Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
Middle Tennessee
East Tennessee
Middle
West Tennessee
Tenneesee
Bureau of Crop
Roberts Considers Vacancy on Bench in Tennessee
Gov. Roberts Priday weighs a fifth chancery division vacancy caused by Judge Walter Bearden's death. Endorsements pour in for Murfreesboro's Thomas H. Lytle Lewisburg's H. M. Orton and Columbia's W. S. Fleming as potential appointees. more may enter. Dr. J. O. Watts condemns Sunday closing repeal and urges maintaining laws until public sentiment supports changes.
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Nashville, Tenn
Bec
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Bearden
Shelbyville
Hoberts Priday
Gov. Roberts
Thoms
Lytle
Pearshey
Walter 8. Bearden
Gerat
Fry Talks About Essex Automobiles for Christmas
Barney Fry of Fry and Jones says Essex four cylinder cars will be in high demand. He notes The Daily Herald praise has attracted buyers and that supply will struggle to meet 1920 orders as shoppers seek Kasey cars for Christmas presents. Mr Pry confirms intense demand and limited stock.
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Barney Fry
Fry & Jones
Wmox
Daily Herald
Pry
Virginia Town Suffers Big Blaze at Hardware Plant
A fire of unknown origin destroyed the Barbour Wilbourn Hardware Company plant in Virginia Town, causing $50,000 in losses. The blaze began at 7 am and endangered the business district. two firefighters were slightly injured. Insurance fully covers the damage. It marks the second serious fire in ten days.
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Iry
Boston
Dani Ree
Barbour Wilbourn Hardware Company
Arm boys carry much war insurance
Records from the Bureau of War Risk Insurance in Washington indicate that farm born service members supplied substantial manpower and government insurance. The article notes many demobilized soldiers did not return to farming, with migration toward cities and later rural areas altering farm labor levels by roughly a third to half.
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America
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington
D. C
Cost of Living Still Soaring Data From Labor Figures
Figures compiled by the Department of Labor show a steady rise in living costs. The record highlights higher prices for essential goods and services affecting households nationwide.
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Department OF Labor
Fifty Cities canvassed show rising food costs
United Press reports labor department figures show average family food expenditures up in November from October in all but two of fifty cities. New Orleans and Louisville were the only cities with small decreases. Some cities recorded 1 to 4 percent increases, with prices reaching August highs again in the six year span.
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New Orleans
Louisville
United Press
Washington
Labor Department
Ducksongle
Atelenta O
Birmingham
Memphis
Juniors Meet Next Friday Night Election Of Officers
The regular Junior Order meeting moves from Thursday to Friday night due to Christmas. At the Friday gathering, officers for the next six months will be elected.
Dan Cupid Busy as December Brides Marry in Maury County
In early month days the Maury County brides count surged with 11 November weddings and a surge in licenses. By month start from 26 white and 16 colored couples, compared with December 1918 totals of 58 licenses and 32 colored marriages, County Clerk Lipanenni notes a rising trend as more Cupid unions loom.
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Dan Cupid
Maury County
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Lipaenni
Ing
Cupid
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