Rights of Way Deeds Planned for New County Road
Maury county will secure absolute deeds to a thirty foot easement along eight miles of the new road from Bally Hill and Kedron to Naples. Judge J T McKnight and County Attorney W C Whitthorne lead the deed process with fifty seven landowners to sign, aiming for registration before road completion. Local officials stress formal title to prevent future ROW disputes.
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Maury County
Bally Hill
Kedron
Neapolis
J. Trim McKnight
W. C. Whitthorne
J. T. McKnight
County Board to Elect Teachers Next Monday
The county board of education will elect teachers for all schools next Monday. District advisory boards were urged to have their lists ready so the selection can proceed without delay, though some districts have not yet made recommendations.
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Edusition
Farmers Anxious for Hay Weather in Maury County
Maury county farmers seek fair weather to save overripe hay as forecasts spark hopes of three sunny days. The Herald reports repeated requests for weather news and notes lingering doubt about the forecaster’s authority, yet farmers press on with plans to harvest if sun shines.
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Maury County
the Herald
Herald City Editor Reese Amis Leaves for War Zone
Reese T Amis longtime city editor of The Herald leaves Columbia for a European war zone assignment. He will be away about three months and then plans to relocate to New York. Amis, Yale graduate with studies at Grenoble and Vanderbilt, is praised for reliability and news acumen as The Herald duties are reassigned.
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Reese T. Amis
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Uenday
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Sonnstice Calvary
New York
Tenney
Yale
Grenoble University
France
Vanderbilt
Arrest Under the New Locker Law in Memphis
Memphis Tennessee June 2 The first arrest under the state locker law in Memphis occurred when Deputy Sheriff Walter Lee served a warrant on James Lowe president of the local lodge of Independent Order of Beavers. Lowe appeared before Magistrate J H Helmes, was sent to criminal court after a preliminary hearing, and posted bond to await grand jury action. The Beavers, a large secret organization, plans to test the Tennessee locker law for constitutionality.
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Memphis
Tenn
Walter Lee
James Lowe
Lodge of Independent Order of Beavers
Lowe
J. H. Helmes
Criminal Court
Grand Jury
The
Beavers
Fair Weather Sayeth Dopester Weather Prophet Forecasts Dry Night
A weather prognosticator claims fair weather tonight and tomorrow after failed rain forecasts. The writer notes skepticism about forecasts and hopes for sunshine to aid crops like wheat, clover, and corn.
Faculty for City Schools Named by Board of Education
The board of education met at city hall with full attendance and endorsed Superintendent Harrie's annual report. They elected the coming year's faculty for both white and colored schools, naming principals, department heads, and a large list of teachers for high, grammar, and primary levels.
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Board OF Education
Jetty Board of Education
KR. L. Harrie
He Schoool
L. 8. Duke
R. L. Thomas
Andrews
D. M. Galloway
J. A. Harris
C. M. Hardison
C. W. Mitchell
Annie McBride
Agnes Amis
Pinckney Cone
Margaret Atwood
Frances Alford
Margaret Turner
Emma Claire Moore
Eugenia Gray
Carrie Smith
Annie Leicester Huston
Irene Lowell
Charlotte Wilkins
Elizabeth Voss
Ruby Jones
Eva Gilbreath
Colored School
R. G. Johnson
J. C.jeffries
Sampson Brown
Beatrice Gordon
Queenie Moore
Malinda Irierson
Eddie Johnson
Mary Bradshaw
Harris
Home Mixture Guano Co Wins Four Thousand Five Hundred
In circuit court a verdict for 4500 was returned for Home Mixture Guano Company against Southern Sulphur Ore Company. Plaintiff’s counsel was Peebles and Forgey. defense Hatcher and Hatcher.
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Southern Sulphur Ore Company
Home Mixture
Peebles & Forgey
Hatcher & Hatcher
Large Audience At South Columbia Revival Sermon
A large attentive crowd gathered at South Columbia Methodist Church Tuesday night. Rev. J. B. Cheek preached on The Wages of Sin Is Death, arguing that any gain from wrongdoing is temporary. Meetings continue at 3 and 7 p.m. for the rest of the week.
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South Columbia Methodist Church
J. B. Cheek
Jones High School Wins Printing Contract for 1915 Catalogue
Lynnville Tenn June Prof Pride Tomlinson principal and the Jones High School trustees award the 1915-16 catalogue printing contract. Four large half tones on heavy enamel paper with purple and gold cover. Faculty named for coming year. fall term starts first Tuesday in September. school owns land for agricultural practice and last year's agriculture work praised.
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Herald
Lynnville
Tenn
Pride Tomlinson
Jones High School
J. B. Boyd
G. B. Witt
W. A. Gilbreath
J. W. Wilson
W. L. Ross
A. Knox
J. M. Griffis
J. L. Wiggs
Pride Tomlinsen
E. H. Brownell
Rachel Witt
Clara Wagstaff
Mary Elizabeth Buford
Sue Fleming
Marjorie Alexander
Jessie Sue McFarland
Gladys Wilson
Home Coming at Pleasant Mount Church
Pleasant Mount church near Glendale hosts a full day of home coming services next Sunday with a ser mon by Rev. T. EB. Hudson in the morning and afternoon. Dinner will be served on the grounds and the invitation extends to all, especially former members.
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Baptist Church
Chas. T. Alexander
Pleasant Mount Church
Glendale
T. EB. Hudson
Dinher
Teachers On Rage Taking Exams At County High
More than ninety white teachers and about half as many colored teachers sat the county high school exams. The tests, begun Monday morning, were divided by race into two rooms under County Superintendent Graham. Examinations will be graded at the state Normal school in Murfreesboro, with certificates issued if passed.
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State Board of Education
Graham
State Normal School
Murfreesboro
Bankers to Lend Funds for Better Cattle in Gibson County
A Gibson County meeting of bankers and farmers in Trenton Tennessee discussed boosting beef cattle. Banks will lend 6000 to 15,000 dollars total at 6 percent for two years to each of twenty five districts to invest in fine cattle. District cattle clubs will form and then a county association.
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Trenton
Tenn
Gibson County
Thousands of Maury County Lambs Go to Markets This Week
The Maury County lamb movement peaks this week with at least 2500 lambs headed to markets. Dealer M B Allen expects 1000+ tomorrow and 1500+ on Saturday. Lambs bought recently at eight cents a pound average about sixty pounds each, valuing at least six dollars per head and total farm receipts around sixteen thousand dollars. Cattle and hogs also ship out this week.
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M. B. Allen
Allen
St. Louis
Chicago
Loulaville
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