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Newspaper

Columbia Herald

Location

Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1911

Page

1

Assembly Urges Committee to Settle Legislative Turmoil

A call goes to the committee to bring about settlement of ongoing trouble in the state legislature. The plea stresses reducing conflict and restoring orderly proceedings among lawmakers.

Tennessee Senate Scrambles Over Hooper Lea Reconciliation Plan

Nashville May 27 The Senate passed a resolution to form a five member committee to confer with Governor Hooper and Senator Luke Lea to reconcile the rift and resume business. The move follows charges of state instability as factions flee and quarrels delay the semi annual debt payments and county boards. The committee includes Adams Jones Houk Turner and Baxter.

Herald Nashville Tenn John C. Houk Senate Hooper Luke Lea Adams Lea Jones Houk Turner Baxter Washington Newport

Promising Pacer Maud Gentry Training at Local Park

Maud Gentry, four full sister of Nell Gentry and 1910 champion pacer at 2.09 percent, is training at South Side Park under owner JH Billingsley of Lynnville. She has run several workouts and shows promising racing ability as plans for a first-class stable of thoroughbreds take shape.

Maud Nell Gentry South Side Park Maud Gentry JH. Billingsley Lynnville

Griffin Arrests Whisky Seller in Mt Pleasant Case

Deputy Sheriff Walter Griffin of Mt Pleasant captured Jim Pinkerton Monday morning and jailed him in Columbia for selling whisky in Mt Pleasant. Pinkerton, a Black man, faces charges set for grand jury consideration.

Walter Griffin Mt. Pleasant Jim Pinkerton Columbia Pinkerton

New Road Between Mt Pleasant and Hampshire Nears Completion

Maury county road commission says the new public road linking Mt Pleasant and Hampshire will be completed next week. The highway under supervision has greatly aided travelers between the two points and work aims to finish the Mt Pleasant to Enterprise segment as well.

Mt Pleasant Hampshire Road Commission For Maury County Mt. Pleasant Enterprise

Howard Institute Commencement Activities Planned

The Howard Institute holds commencement exercises beginning tomorrow with a sermon by Rev. Thomas R. Curtis of Lebanon at 11 a.m. The program ends Friday with a student banquet at 8:30 p.m. and a concert on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Final examinations run Monday to Thursday, June 1.

Thomas R. Curtis Lebanon Howard Institute

Columbia Lawyers Elected to State Bar in Nashville

Five Columbia lawyers joined the Tennessee State Bar Association at the Nashville meeting, boosting total members to over 500 with nearly 100 elected this year. Named Columbians are Judge Sam Holding, John H. Dinning, W. C. Salmon, Crockett Owen, and General J. B. Garner.

Columbia Tennessee State Bar Association Nashville Sam Holding John H. Dinning W. C. Salmon Crockett Owen Gen. J. B. Garner

Two Weeks Auto Tour Of The South

Hugh Webster Bertram Dedman and John B Parham plan an extensive two week automobile tour visiting Alabama Mississippi Arkansas and Tennessee They anticipate a most enjoyable trip as they depart next week for the southern states.

Hugh Webster Bertram Dedman John B. Parham Alabama Mississippi Arkansas Tennessee

Ice cream plant expansion delays deliveries in Columbia area

The Whitaker & Son ice cream factory on the Lowell Mill Pike will miss its June 1 start as machinery installation and site changes push back the debut to after mid month. The plan adds a full refrigeration plant and in house ice production, enlarging capacity for home and shipping trade with an expert from Chicago overseeing.

P. Whitaker & Son Lowell Mill Pike Chicago Messrs. Whitaker P. Whitaker

Brownlow Delivers Reply at State Bankers Meet in Nashville

Joseph F. Brownlow vice president of the Maury National Bank answered the welcome at the State bankers association gathering in Nashville. Gov. Hooper and J. T. Howell delivered the opening addresses, with Howell presiding at Cumberland Valley National Bank of Nashville.

Joseph F. Brownlow Maury National Bank State Bankers Association Nashville Gov. Hooper J. T.howell Cumberland Valley National Bank of Nashville

Bootlegger Apprehended After Report Of Bad Liquor

A man told Sheriff Godwin that a quart of liquor from Sing Lochridge was undrinkable. The sheriff and Deputy Willis White detained Lochridge on the complaint and began an inquiry into the alleged bootlegging activity.

Godwin Sing Lochridge

Banks Observe Decoration Day

Banks and the post office close in observance of Decoration Day. Bankers travel to Nashville for State Bankers Association sessions while clerks attend a ball game. The post office resumes limited hours with no deliveries as authorities honor Veterans of the Great War.

Ofice Nashville State Bankers Association

Children's Day at Mt Nebo Methodist Church

An all day service at Mt Nebo Methodist Church featured a sermon by Rev. M. C. Dickson at 11 o'clock. Dinner was served on the grounds at noon. A large attendance gathered despite extremely hot weather.

Mt Nebo Methodist Church M. c. Dickson

Exchange Ready in Three Weeks at Williamsport

A new telephone exchange is being installed at Williamsport by Citizens Telephone Company and Mines will be ready for service within three weeks. Phones will operate on a metallic circuit replacing the ground circuit on lines in that area.

Williamsport Citizens Telephone Company

Bootlegging conviction lands man on county road

Tom Pepper, described as a negro, received six months on the county road for selling whisky. He was arrested at Santa Fe by Deputy Sheriff Jim Fitzgerald and accused of furnishing liquor to railroad workers there.

Tom Pepper Pepper Santa Fe Sherif Jim Fitzgerald Uquor

No Applications For Scholarship To Summer School

County Superintendent John P. Grasham has not received any applications for four scholarships to the South Knox ville summer school opening next month. Four teachers from the county may be sent free if they take the agricultural course at the University of Tennessee. the superintendent can appoint, but no applications have been made.

John P. Grasham Summer School of the South Knoxville University of Tennessee

Lamb Market Slips as Receipts Signal Oversupply

Local dealers expect lamb prices to drop this week due to heavy receipts at Louisville signaling a full market. Quotations in Louisville range from 25.00 to 7.50 per hundred pounds, while St. Louis reports 5.75 to 7.65 with lower arrivals.

Louisville St. Louis

Padgett Speaks to Naval Cadets at Annapolis

Representative Padgett delivers an address to midshipmen at the Naval Academy in Annapolis during the term break. He has served on the academy’s board of visitation for three years and has shown sustained interest in the school. The case involving Cullekon Produce Middies and Western Union Telegraph Co. concerns alleged negligence damaging four carloads of potatoes. other cases, including W. H. Schuneman and family vs Caldwell, have been compromised.

Annapco Western Union Telegraph Oliss. Co W. H. Schuneman Emmett B. A Caldwell Repreentative

Venable Preaches at Zion Church in Lewinburg

Rev. A Sydney Venable, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Lewinburg, delivered a strong sermon at the Zion church on Sunday.

Venable Zion Church A. Sydney Venable Presbyterian Church Lewinburg

Hon. George T. Hughes Elected Vice President

At the State Bar Association of Tennessee meeting in Nashville, Hon. George T. Hughes of Columbia was elected vice president. The three day session also elected L. D. Smith of Knoxville as president, lauding Hughes for his honor, integrity and legal acumen.

Walter C. Branham W. W. Hughes Branham & Hughes Spring Hill Branham Hughes James I. Vance Nashville Geo. Morgan Pulaski Alumni Association L. A. Ragsdale Ragsdale Vanderbilt Charles Cason House of Representatives Cason Bart Association of Tennessee George T. Hughes Columbia Bar Association L. D. Smith Knoxville

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Tigrett Nash Tennessee—Committee State Board of Elections Stratton Judge Young Maynard Griffin Mt, Pleasant Tennessee Bar Association Grand Lodge Ovoca Knights of Pythias Tullahoma K. of P Paul DeWitt Mora B. Fariss Pythian A. 0. Kennedy Branham and Leroy Reynolds Strayhorn School Whitaker & Son Athenaeum James J. Vance City Board of Education County High School Board R. 8. Perry D. W. Shaffner W. J. Russell John P. Graham W. M. Biddle W. P. Boyd J. L. Hutton Hutton Thenaeum Glendale Training School Glendale Strayhorn Cornersville W. D. Strayhorn Reynolds Lawrenceburg J. F. Brownlow OF State Bankers Association NEBO Citizens County Road Culleoka Produce CO Western Union Padgett Geo. T. Hughes State Bar Association
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