Columbia Herald weekly newspaper masthead and staff
The Columbia Herald is published weekly by The Columbia Herald Company Inc. with J. I. Finney as president and W. D. Hastings as secretary and treasurer. Robert H. Claggtt is editor and W. D. Hastings also serves as business manager. Subscriptions are listed but details are truncated.
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Columbia Herald Company, Inc
J. I. Finney
W. D. Hastings
1. Finney
W. DB. Hastings
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Treas
Qwobert H. Clagett
New Road Maintenance Focus Amid War Delays in Tennessee
Public attention shifts back to highway care as war industry controls lift. Tennessee documents urge counties to fund and sustain maintenance, warning against bonding for construction without ongoing upkeep. Maury County faces revenue gaps with turnpikes, urging cautious road funding and continued maintenance. The piece links road work to broader social changes, noting gender perspectives from wartime labor and home life, ending with a New Year optimism to reject pessimism.
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War Industries Board
Tennessee
State Highway Department
Engineering Department
University of Tennessee
Chas. E. Ferris
The
Herald
Women and war shift gender roles in modern occupations
The piece notes extensive enlistment of women in semi military war work and civilian jobs once done by men. It compares American and British progress, highlighting equal political rights in Britain and women's strong performance. It suggests many will resist leaving these roles when soldiers return.
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Grumbier
Hitle
America
England
Optimism and Readjustment Drive Postwar American Business
A seasoned forecast argues that American business will prosper in the coming year. Money is abundant and sound, the banking system stabilized, and domestic demand strong as rebuilding and expansion accelerate. After war readjustment, foreign trade will reopen, with Europe South America and the Orient boosting American commerce alongside renewed local activity.
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America
Europe
South America
Orient
Christmas of 1918 and the Christian foundation of peace
An editorial voice laments the end of war and urges peace through Christ. It lauds leaders who supported Christian ideals, calls for the Sermon on the Mount as the basis for a lasting treaty, and argues Christ’s teachings outlast other creeds in guiding postwar Europe.
Christmas in 1918 Brings Reunions and Remembrance
The 1918 Christmas is a memorable one as soldiers return from camps to join family celebrations. Some families rejoice at reunions while others feel relief that fighting has ceased. Those who lost sons find solace in a Christmas of peace made possible by sacrifice.
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Santa Claus
Soldier Christmas Season Calls for Service and Honor
The text honors fallen and active service members, calling Christmas a season of happiness for those in uniform. It emphasizes sacrifice as humanity’s gift and urges remembrance for those who have returned, those serving, and those who have died, framing the season around duty and eternal remembrance.
Fats Shortage Seen as Biggest Worldwide Food Problem
The U S Food Administration reports a world fats shortage of three million pounds and three million tons of high protein feeds. Beef and sugar supplies are ample for domestic needs, but conserving and avoiding waste remains essential to meet Europe bound pledges. Europe underfeeding dairy herds and war caused fat production declines, with oils affected by shipping constraints. Two to three years of fat deficiency are expected. American producers should focus on meat, seeds, and home grown livestock feeds to stay viable.
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United States
U.S. Food Administration
Europe
Mr. Hoover
Food Administration
Treasury Secretary warns charities not to ask for bonds
Secretary Carter Glass says charitable organizations should not solicit Liberty bonds or War Savings Stamps in lieu of cash. He explains that reselling such bonds depresses prices and hampers the government's ability to raise funds, urging endowments be held as permanent investments.
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United States
Captain De Witt Clinton Smith Home for Christmas
Captain De Witt Clinton Smith of Valparaiso Indiana returned Monday night to spend the Christmas holidays with his wife and young daughter at the home of Mr and Mrs R L McKibbon and with his parents at Cullooka. He has served nearly two and a half years and is pleased with army life. He regrets not yet being sent overseas.
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Daily Herald
de Witt Clinton Smith
Valparaiso
Ind
R. L. McKibbon
Cullooka
Sam
Mexico
Missing Aviators Report at Memphis
A 36 hour search for two Park Field aviators lost in a sleet storm near Nashville ended when they returned to Millington aboard a flatcar. Lieuts Dow and Crafts described their experience to Park Field commandant Maj. Simons. They landed in a wheat field, loaded their aircraft on a flatcar, and rode a freight train to Memphis arriving about 10 p.m.
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Memphis
Tenn
Park Field
Nashville
Millington
J. R. Dow
Kansas City
J. R. Crafts
Poston
Mass
John W. Simons
Dow
Big Sandy
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Brave Baboon Wears Wound Stripe in London Parade
London dispatch tells of Jackie the 4 year old baboon mascot of the South African Honorable Artillery Company. After three years in Egypt and France he was wounded at Kemmel Hill losing a leg yet still salutes in full uniform during a Lord Mayor’s show amid cheering crowds.
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London
Jackie
Egypt
France
Kemmell Hill
Urges public improvements to absorb returning labor
Washington messages urge speedier public works to employ surplus labor as soldiers and war workers reenter civilian life. Major Rutledge Smith reports that Nashville surveys show about 1,500 openings for returning personnel, with the War Department and National Defense Council stressing coordinated effort.
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Herald
Nashville
Tenn
United States Employment Service
War Industries Board
Washington
Rutledge Smith
State Council of Defense
Secretary of War
National Council of Defense
Letters They Like
London dispatch from United Press describes a Red Cross visit to Ward 1 at the Dartford American hospital. A wounded man laughs as he recalls letters from home, praising cousins Katie and Mother for their thoughtful words and simple domestic details that brighten his morale.
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London
Red Cross
Dartford
England
Katie
Wal- In
Harriet
Johnson
National Guard Members Revert to Civilian Status
National Guard members drafted into the army by the July 3 1917 proclamation will revert to civilian status when discharged, ruling by General Ansell acting judge advocate states. If the Guard is to continue, new units must be organized in every state.
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National Guard
Yill
Ansell
New Unite
Sale Notice of Mau ry County Property by Trustee
By authority of a mortgage dated August 19 1914 recorded in Book 133 page 50 Maury County Tennessee I J Ross Burns Trustee will on Friday January 17 1919 at 12 oclock M sell the described house and lot in the 9th district at the south door of the Columbia Tennessee courthouse to the highest bidder for cash free from right of redemption The property is bounded north by an alley east by High Street south by Underwood and west by Frierson Street. December 26 1918 J ROSS BURNS Trustee Maury County Tenn.
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George E. McKennag
Register
Maury County
Tenn
I. J. Ros. Burns
Tennessee
Columbia
High Street
Underwood
Frierson Street
J. Ross Burns
Maury County Tenn
Kaiser’s Allies in America Found, Then Fled Prison
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes Kaiser claimed friends in America but reveals those helpers were quickly rounded up and removed, leaving him isolated. The report implies a pattern of wartime suspicion and caution surrounding contact with foreign-associated figures.
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the Kaiser
America
St. Paul
British unions grow by more than four hundred fifty thousand
The report notes an increase in trade union membership by over 450000 in the past year while noting bananas come in 176 varieties worldwide. It also states the Brotherhood of Bookbinders has a total membership of up to 18000.
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