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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1913
Page
10
A noisy sale advertises almost half price on dresses, skirts, and embroidery. Ladies dress outfits from gingham to white embroidery, children garments, and poplin hires, plus linen and white goods at low yard rates. Shoes and millinery are heavily discounted, with hats, suits, and pumps offered below typical values.
Society highlights recount Miss Louise Schuneman and Miss Grace Morris returning from Nashville for a farewell dance hosted by Miss Allene Haley. A Chattanooga family reunion hosted by Mrs. J. Milton Browne includes numerous relatives from Columbia, Atlanta, Cedartown, and beyond. A skating rink excursion from Columbia to Mt Megsant honors Miss Gladys Dedman and visitors Saynev and McKinney. Miss Louisa Savage and Miss Annie Bee McKinney visit Columbian society guests, while Sunday School class plans a picnic at Darks Miller after a red and blue contest. Mrs. J. O. Walker hosts a dinner party for guests from El Paso, Texas and Nashville. An elaborate reception at Mrs. Pred Gamble’s home honors Mrs. Clinton Moore, Miss Gladys Dedman, and visiting Miss Louise Savage, with many local hosts and guests in attendance. Home Coming Week finds Mrs. Warfield and Norma visiting Florence, Alabama, for family reunion with Birmingham relatives.
The McDowell School will hold a parent teachers meeting Friday at 4 PM in the school building. All mothers are urged to attend.
The 1918 Chautauqua closed with Ralph Bingham entertaining a packed audience and ticket sales securing next year’s return. Opie Read spoke on Scarecrows, then Bingham delivered a lively hour plus finale. Barnard Orchestra Co. from Indianapolis provided a strong concert, praised for varied, appealing selections.
The monthly meeting of the board of wryer and aldermen is set for tonight at the city hall at 8 oclock. The principal item is the acceptance of the resignation of BE Callender and the election of a successor from that ward. It is said Attorney Thomas B. Forgey is the favored choice. The Barnard Orchestra provided the evening entertainment with Misses Anna and Helen Barnard drawing applause. the audience enjoyed encores before the performance ended. The troupe, crew, and Mr Snyder then departed for Clarksville on the Redpath list this summer. These men have conducted themselves as gentlemen and left many friends in Columbia who would welcome them back for the Chautauqua in 1914.
C. W. Whitaker of Glendale purchased Cindstella's Eminent Duke 111658 by Eminent Premier and Eminent 69631, the latter selling for 10100 at public sale, placing him at the head of his herd. The bull, out of McCoy's Cinderella by Captain McCoy, dam Duchess of Fellview, ranks among the region's top Jersey bulls with calves proving promising. The price of 1200 is viewed as a bagatelle against his future value.
Nashville May 31 Criminal Judge A B Neil rebuked jurors after a deadlock in the Mrs Leola Jones murder case, admitting killing was acknowledged and treating the verdict as a failure to perform their duty. Nine for acquittal, three for conviction. He also announced stricter measures for weapon carriers.
The county criminal and circuit courts meet in regular session with the grand jury proceeding, amid a hung jury in Jett Dozier versus L and N Railroad for damages from 1909. Mary Horsley, charged with robbery, receives thirty days. Roy Weoater fined $50 and costs.
In Memphis on June 6 a 17 year old Covington boy Edgar Roberts told police he was approached by a well dressed man in Court Square who offered fifty cents to toss a bundle into the river. The stranger then attacked him with a knife slashing his shoulder. Roberts, bloodied and muddy, walked to central headquarters and said he was not in serious condition.
Regina Saskatchewan June 5 For eighteen months the Panama canal has been ready for the passage of ships should there be an emergency requiring war vessels. Sub engineer James Arthurs says sending them through now would be risky but could be done with twenty four hours notice. The canal can be flooded deep enough for any American navy vessel. Work now focuses on making the canal safe to prevent slides that could cause disaster if a vessel lies beneath.
June 6 King Victor Emmanuel and General Ugo Brusatil flew a military dirigible balloon at Bracciano army grounds. The king watched bomb throwing practice against fixed and movable targets below, showing strong interest in the aerial weaponry.
Bethel House officials finalize a three club city league with Elks Century County Officials and Independents. Emmet Dugger Claude Godwin and Frank Bennett named managers. First game June 12 at Riverside Park between County Officials and Elks Century. Schedule to be set with rules and standings to be published.
For ten years the hottest May was 1.2 with a mean 71.6 degrees and the coldest 61.3 in 1910. The just closed month had a mean temperature of 66.1, near the two-year average. Maximum 93 on the last day, minimum 42 on the first. Rainfall 3.5 inches. seven rainy days, five clear, nineteen partly cloudy with rain on seven. Observations by Mrs. Jo Fleming at Ashwood.
Dr W B Thosapson of Tampa Florida lauded the Ku Klux Klan in Chattanooga praising the old south chivalry and gentility. He urged memorializing the invisible empire with a visible shaft and lauded Klan members who served the south in its critical era.
At Hot Springs,Ark on June 4 the International Bible Students Association stated there is no hell and that hell fire is a myth. The resolution urged ministers and gospel teachers to drop such terms and cease literal interpretation. It advised interpret Sheol and Hades as tomb or the grave.
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