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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
1
Maury county chautauqua aims to raise 3500 with civilian volunteers joining Redpath program. Ada Ward arrives to deliver Getting Together tales from the British front accompanying a powerful, witty lecture.
Memorial service for thirty nine Vanderbilt boys who died in the war will be held Sunday afternoon June 8 at 6 oclock in the University chapel. The Vanderbilt Hospital Unit will be the guests of honor at the annual Alumni dinner Monday evening June 9. Alumni reports on the Hall campaign will be given at a Monday meeting as part of the largest reunion in university history planned for commencement week June 8 to 11, especially Alumni Day June 9.
County highway board members with the superintendent of roads inspect roads across the county. They will review each road to set specifications for upcoming repair and construction contracts.
Winnipeg leaders, facing renewed strike intensity, express hope for a settlement within 24 hours. Authorities report a settlement can come to both sides. In Vancouver street car workers join the general strike in sympathy with Winnipeg workers. Interurban car service remains unaffected.
Mrs. Mary Frances Lancaster wife of W R Lancaster died at 10 this morning in King's Daughters Hospital. She was 38 and is survived by her husband and an infant daughter born shortly before her death. She was the first of nine siblings born to the late Mr. and Mrs. W A Voss. Funeral Friday at 3 PM from First Methodist Church with Rev J W Cherry officiating and Rose Hill Cemetery burial. Pallbearers named including J M Dedman and R K Petway.
Florida suffrage leaders in Talhanssor predict the state will be the first to ratify a federal amendment. A major measure is planned for introduction in both chambers this afternoon with demonstrations planned. Pledges of support have been made as the amendment’s fate in the Senate remains uncertain.
Washington report says President Wilson was informed of charges that the full treaty text reached New York businessman. Senator Williams accuses Republicans of pressuring and casting doubt on U.S. public support for the President amid the probe.
Police receive numerous complaints about loud automobile noises from open muffler cutouts and fast driving. Residents say it prevents rest and sleep in certain city areas. Experts say open cutouts are unnecessary for normal driving and reflect ignorance or new car ownership.
The Columbia Institute may close its primary and intermediate grades next year if local enrolment by June 20 does not justify their continuation. Rev. Charles K. Thomson, president, says the grades cannot be maintained at a loss. The High School and Junior College Grades will continue regardless of local attendance as they draw students from outside the city.
The Boy Scouts of Columbia plan a Friday night meeting at St. Peter's rectory with Reverend George C Watts presiding. All scouts are expected to attend.
Wilson is expected to arrive in Belgium on June 10, it was learned today in Brussels.
Paris June 5 Allies will hand Germans the counter proposals before June 12. The Big Four will call the Turkish peace delegates, but they will be treated as witnesses not fully credited plenipotentiaries. No opportunity to discuss terms. Turks must accept Allied terms.
President Konenkamp warned that if the Atlanta strike isn’t settled swiftly it could pull in the United States and Canada. He said a strike date would be announced within 72 hours. Mayor Key sought a local arbitration board from Postmaster General Burleson to resolve disputes, sending a copy to Konenkamp, noting no improvement in the local strike.
Farmers of Manry and neighboring counties attend the opening session of a threshermen school at the experiment station. Experts from the University of Tennessee division of extension conduct demonstrations at the barn near Haspshire Nike. J H Arrenton leads the program on engineering as the school runs through Saturday with additional experts assisting.
Forecaster notes generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with little temperature change. Limited cloud cover may linger, but no precipitation is expected. Travelers should plan for mild evenings and steady daytime highs.
An editorial lauds Culleoka residents for raising 11000 for a public school building with 4000 more from the county board. It notes notable alumni like Edward W Carmack and others educated there, praising the town for preserving memorial facilities for youth as a catastrophe lists eighty five known dead.
Reports say 100 may have died in a Delaware and Hudson Coal Co incident in the Baltimore tunnel near Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania. Dozens were injured and rushed to hospitals as mine officials fear more remains underground. Relatives searched morgues across the city for missing kin.
The Maury county lamb crop is described as the most profitable yet, with open winter and low feed costs boosting production. Reports say two car loads from First Methodist and fourteen from Culleoka reflect strong share in missionary drives. Prices at St Louis reach high levels, with lambs averaging around seventeen cents per pound and eighty pound carcases common, underpinning the bumper season.
The county board of equalisation will meet next Monday to begin its work of equalizing the tax assessments of the county. Since the state board will undertake no changes this year, the county board is not likely to make notable changes. The board is composed of Bertram Dedman, John M. Hunter, Mumford Smith, Tom Notgrads and John Net su.
Mrs. Elizabeth Flora McCall aged about 40 died suddenly at her home nine miles east of the city on the Jobo Tsworth farm after a brief illness beginning Sunday night. A devout Baptist, she will be waked at Rock Springs Baptist Church Friday at 10 o'clock with Rev. W. E. Walker officiating. Interment will be in Rock Springs Cemetery. She leaves a son Jobe and four stepdaughters, Miss Nannie McCall among them.
Victor Chemical Co expands phosphate mining in Maury County Tennessee. Prospects include Weatherly and Loveless farms in Carter's Creek with options on about 400 acres and a royalty of 1 dollar per ton. A spur track from the L&N railroad has been secured.
An open sow from J. Bo Palmer at Cullooka sold to Enoch's Farm in Mississippa for $500, a record for an open sow. Mr Farmer has sold red sows and gilts above this price and rejected a high offer for his Orion Cherry howl as he prepares for a semiannual sale at Wilkes Place next August.
A terse bulletin from Toledo reports the auto strike remaining quiet with no incidents. Details are limited as the situation stabilizes amid unresolved labor tensions and minimal action by workers or police.
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