Road Board Inquiry Probes Commissioner Pinkston’s Role
Testimony before a joint investigation committee clarifies that district commissioners sometimes acted as county road board agents when hiring teams for rock crusher work. Henry Hill corroborates that Pinkston’s contracting was not inconsistent with his office. teams were scarce and contractors often worked without pay or for a daily rate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinkston
Road Board
Clay E. Hight
Joint Investigation Committee
Hicks Richardson
Culolia
Democratic Committee
Fifth
Hight
Richardson
Gillam
Henry J. Hill
Cross Bridges
County Road Board
Hill
Hughes
Gilliam
Hoon Mid Wat
Hil
Foley Co. adds home remedy trial offer in Chicago ad
Smiler Drug Co advertises a cutout request in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foleys Honey and Tar Compound for coughs, colds and croup, Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Wables, aimed at stout persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Chicago
Foley
Smiler Drug CO
County probe continues over Hight teams and road work
Testimony in the Wilkes investigation into county funds focuses on Clay Hight and Hicks Richardson. The record shows debates over whether county employed teams under lease to Gilliam, protests about taking teams off the road, and Richardson insisting on using subscribed teams before hiring others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilliam
Hill Roane
Clay Hight
R.A. Wilkes
Hight
Richardson
Dinning
Peebles
Wilkes
Tiina
Hicks Richardson
Road
John Brown
Dr King’s New Discovery for Quick Cold Relief
Advertises Dr King’s New Discovery as fast relief for coughs and colds from fall to spring. Claims it soothes raw tubes, stops coughing, heals inflammation, and warrants money back if not satisfied. Ends with testimonial from W C Jesseman of Franconia New Hampshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W. C. Jesseman
Franconia
Advt
Elder Morton Sets Texas Evangelistic Trip
Elder W. B. Morton will leave Wednesday for a six weeks evangelistic tour in Texas. He will preach in Wharton and other locations in Wharton County. This is his fourth year visiting the county and he notes growing popularity and strong work among locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elder W
Better to aim small and steady in hard times
A reflective note urges readers to avoid overreaching and to pursue success on a measured scale. The Herald promotes steady progress and cautions against excessive ambition amidst distress.
Dr C Y Clark Reports on Jackson Military Highway Meeting
Dr C Y Clark vice president of the Jackson Military Highway Association returns from the Columbus Mississippi gathering May 12 1916 with a report urging Tennessee counties to remove toll gates on the Columbia to Franklin route to secure a connected highway. He explains progress and hurdles noting gates from Columbia to Williamson County threaten the project and urging local action to open the road and strengthen the case for federal support as a military necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Military HighWay Association
Columbus
Miss
Clark
Columbia
Mt. Pleasant
Franklin
Daily Herald
Mt Pleasant
Jackson Military Highway
Maury County
New Orleans
Tennessee
Lawrence County
Davidson County
Chicago
Buffalo
Old Hickory
Jackson Military Road
Sons of Tennessee
South
Andrew Jackson
Maury
Williamesa
Carter's Creek Pike
Williamson County
Nashville Columbia
Jackson Military Highway Opposed and Needs Support
A letter from C. Y. Clark, vice-president, urges timely action on a national opportunity and warns against failing to grasp it. The note mentions a plan tied to a Jackson military highway and expresses concern over danger if opportunity is missed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St, Lam
C. Y. Clark
Jackson Military Highway
Independent Life Insurance denies insolvency in May filing
Special to The Herald Nashville Tennessee May 26 A long bill filed by Independent Life Insurance Company denies insolvency and claims the suit against it is persecution by Commissioner Dunbar The filing centers on the companys financial status amid regulatory pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Herald
Nashville
Tenn
Independent Life Insurance Company Today
Dunbar
Maury County Live Stock Club Organized in County
An enthusiastic meeting of leading farmers and breeders formed the Maury County Live Stock Club. Allen B. Harlan of Oakwood was elected president, James Williamson of Cullooka vice president, Virgil A. McClanahan of Hampshire secretary. Everfarm breeders may join free. The club will oversee a sale of registered Aberdeen Angus cattle on Tyne under its auspices.
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Th County
Maury County
Allen B. Harlan
Oakwood
James Williamson
Cullooka
Virgil A. McClanahan
Hampshire
Everfarme
Tyne
Harriet Dugger Wins Herald Good Citizenship Medal
Miss Harriet Dugger of the Fifth district won The Herald's Good Citizenship medal for the best high school essay. A senior and class member, she topped about sixty entrants after a nine-essay final, earning the gold medal as the school marks the award's fifth year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Dogger
Herald
Hunt Dugger
PUPILS AWARDED CERTIFICATES AT COLUMBIA HIGH SCHOOL
After the eighth grade course, Columbia High School seniors held a morning ceremony Friday. Pupils receiving certificates to enter the first year of the senior high include boys John Cowsert Armstrong and Chas Paul Stanley and girls Nellie Booker Ree Overton Colemen and Margaret Cecil.
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Columbia High School
John Cowsert Armstrong
Wmn
Spivy Cheek
Chas
Paul Stanley
James A. Nichols
George Herbert Mulligan
James Robert Patterson
A. Blair Cathey
James Robert Lowell
Harry Terry Cook
James Theodore Hayes
Samuel Tennant Brown
Virginia Lowell
Louise Sharber
Martha Yokley
Mary Catherine Watkins
Eva Virginia Utley
Lille Pearl
Kincade
Gladys Holcomb
Many Women Need Help With Kidney Trouble
An advertisement from Smiler Drug Co promotes Foley Kidney Pills for quick relief of backache side pains muscle stiffness and bladder ailments, urging women not to endure pain as their fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Smiler Drug CO
Ady
Vigorous Canvass for Members in Maury Cholera Fight
The Maury County Hog Cholera Association launches an aggressive two week drive to add members to reach 1000. A June 10 meeting will review constitution by laws and members will be solicited in neighborhoods. Committees were named and autos loaned for canvassing. storage for serum and disinfectants offered.
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Maury County
Hog Cholera Association
Iwo
Percy Brown
Weatherly
J. P. O'Connor
Kord
William P. Ridley
Perry Brown
Bert H. Erwin
Ripley Steele
Green Bros
C. B. Gracey
R. F. Moore & Sons
Making the Most of June to Stay in Good Health
This dated health advertisement urges enjoying June by improving kidney function. It lists ailments from kidney failure to rheumatism and claims Foley Kidney Pills restore activity and health, ending with a sales pitch for Smiler Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Smiler Drug CO
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Mustang
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Liniment
Elder Morton
Texas
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Pinaud
Mississippi
Went
Esi
Thedford
Thedfords Black-Draught
N. A. Watson
Jimayat
Life Insurance
Independent
Persecut
SAC
Harriet Dugger
Munca
Bron
Daintiest
Tanteria
Permin
Benjam & Johnes
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