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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1921
Page
3
A Texas reader shares a personal recovery account. She describes gradual health decline, fatigue, and weakness, then improvement after using Cardus Home Treatment and Cardul as a tonic. She reports better appetite, restful sleep, and renewed strength enabling full housework. She endorses Cardul and notes that thousands of women reportedly benefit.
The College Hill School awarded a 35 scholarship for the first time in its history to Rosetta B. Hickman, an orphan in the graduating class of five girls. The prize came from the Negro Woman Construction Service League, awarded to the student with the year's highest average.
Two visitors addressed the Kiwanis Club on Friday, Prof. S. K. Stephens of Mt. Pleasant and Burke Wilkes, road superintendent. Stephens urged town rural cooperation and public service spirit, while Wilkes urged citizens to support the new road law and work with officials to improve county roads including Willamport to the county site, Letipetire to the line, and Tireadglew to Southport.
An advertisement promotes a lemon based skin whitening lotion mixing two lemons with Orchard White to yield a quarter pint. It claims a fragrant daily facial application will brighten skin, reduce freckles and tan, and is marketed to stage beauties as non irritating.
The grand jury returns twenty nine true bills with indictments for various offenses against dignity of state. Notable counts include bad checks, liquor transport, public drunkenness, bigamy, larceny, housebreaking, concealed weapons, forgery, fraud, cruelty to animals, assaults, abduction for sexual intercourse, and other charges. Cases set for trial include J C Timmons for assault to commit murder on June 13 and A B Harlan versus the Federal Chemical Company for $25,000 set for June 27. The jury plans a short term and adjourns sine die soon.
The Nashville Supreme Court reversed and remanded the Minnie Pennington vs Farmers & Merchants Bank of Mt. Pleasant case, citing need for further hearing to establish the bank's responsibility. The decision affects damages suits tied to a bank robbery and may hasten trials in related cases.
From Friday's Daily Herald, a large Albany gathering of over 200 delegates from counties in Tennessee and Alabama agreed to form a permanent Bee Line organization. Kiwanis representatives Dedman Jackson Latta and Hardison reported that tourist traffic would be diverted along the route through Columbia Albany and Birmingham and that secretaries would be employed to promote literature during the season.
Diplomas awarded to one of largest classes in history of Branham and Highes Military Academy at Spring Hill. Commencement featured address by Hon. J. H. Dinning and multiple academic honors, medals, and drill awards across cadet corps. Col. Batts announced alumni hall completion and next seminary plans as a large literary and ceremonial program concluded.
The wheel tax collection continues at about twenty five per day with 18 vehicles noted in four divisions. Tax has reached roughly 5.4 percent of county vehicles leaving over 2 200 still unpaid. Distress warrants are not planned unless nonpayment persists and duties remain with the clerk.
Sheriff G K Housd reports Walter Murray known as My Shorty and Walter Chambers were arrested in Memphis linked to bank robberies. Murray, wanted in Maury county for the Farmers Merchants Bank at Mt Pleasant last summer, was released on a $10,000 bond by Shelby county authorities to be held if re arrested. Memphis to hold Murray. Maury officials informed.
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