Whitthorne calls court for June 9 on highway plan
A petition signed by ten Maury County magistrates asks County Judge Whitthorne to convene an extra quarterly court on June 9 to consider a state highway department proposal for one third local funding of a county road system with the state and nation paying the remaining two thirds. Whitthorne will decide, noting a prior engagement in Danville Ky and consulting state and federal laws. The plan aims to speed highway construction and bond issues may be discussed.
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Whitthorne
Danville
J. A. Dixon
State Highways Department
Maury — County
W. C. Whitthorne
Hugh Lee Webster
Tross
F. M. Ricketts
S. Jackson
Tom English
A. M. Harlan
Humphrey Hardison
Clarence Sowell
T. M. Jones
HR. H. Guest
Hugh L. Webster
Herald
TRE
Esse
State Highway Department
Moore
Culleoka residents urge one third cost for new school
About two dozen Cul leoka leaders petition Maury county Board of Education asking $4,000 toward a $16,000 school building. They offer to raise $7,000 more and cover annual debt, with county funds paid over two years. Delegation led by J. J. Finney cites prior community pledges and local support from farmers, merchants, bankers, and stockmen.
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Daily Herald
Culleoka
County Board of Education
J. J. Finney
Chilooka
Maury County
Mt. Pleasant
Maury Wilburn Sells Farm and Teaching Certificates Update
Maury Wilburn sold about ninety five acres to New Matthews for 115 dollars per acre. Teachers with first grade certificates issued July 1 19h must send certificates to County Superintendent John P. Graham for forwarding to the State Superintendent Williams to become permanent. Certificates must be sent before July 1 with proof of continuous teaching.
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Daily Herald
W. M. Tolley
Maury County
John Witherspoon Frierson
Dixon
Tolley Lawn
Gil &. Moore
Mr. Dillon
J. I. Finney
The
Herald
John A. Dixon
Maury Wilburn
New Matthews
Mr. Wilhien
Culleaka
John P. Graham
Williams
Nashville
Boy Scouts Seek 1,000,000 Associate Members County Drive Planned
Local leaders will be appointed to canvass county sections for associate members of the Boy Scouts. Chairman George O Watts aims to exceed a county quota of 105 as part of a week long drive with public meetings in moving picture shows and a Chautauqua. The campaign seeks dues of 1 per year and additional gifts for local expenses to expand the organization nationwide.
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Great Boy
George O. Watts
United States
Scout Organization
Watts
Boy Scouts Organization
America
Georgette Touraine Attracts Crowd In Paris Diner Tale
A fragmentary note describes Georgette Touraine linked to a Paris diner La Touraine. It mentions her father maiming her for some vendetta and hints at a cheap column about As Pay. The OCR text is garbled but centers on a local incident tied to a French eatery and a person named Georgette Touraine.
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New York
Georgette Touraine
la Touraine
Death of Dr Henry Long in Mt Pleasant
Dr Henry Long 84 a veteran Maury County physician died this morning at his Hay Long Avenue home Mt Pleasant He served as a Confederate Army surgeon and kept practicing until recently Survived by three sons Leon Clarence and Frank Lane funeral set for Tuesday at 11 from Mt Pleasant Episcopal Church with burial at Lawrence Cemetery
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Daily Herald
Henry Long
Maury County
Hay-Long Avenue
ML Pleasant
Lang
Leon
Mt Pleasant
Clarence
Frank Lane
Episcopal Church
Mt. Pleasant
Lawrence Cemetery
Herald A Great Factor in Moral Progress County
John T Edmunds a leading Hogkineville Kentucky lawyer writes that Columbia and Maury County deserve congratulations for contributing to moral progress and the daily trade advancement. The article notes a shared belief in slow progress and small probability cited by many.
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John T Edmunds
Hogkineville
Columbia
Maury County
Captain Richard Smith Rejoins Woldridge Co in Maury County
Captain Richard Smith returns to the Woldridge Company where he was longtime a member. The veteran and Vanderbilt honors graduate, noted for public spirit, will remain a Maury County resident and active in local enterprises. He served in the Spanish American War and the A E F, where he attained the rank of captain.
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Capt
Richard Smith
Woldridge Company
Capt. Smith
Maury County
Vanderbilt
Laurence Parker Named Chief Accountant in State Highway Office
Laurence Parker longtime Maury county draft board chief clerk has been appointed chief accountant in the Tennessee state highway department in Nashville. Parker, praised by Maj. Rutledge Smith, begins duties alongside W. P. Moore, longtime Columbian and state highway commissioner.
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Laurence Parker
Maury County
Draft Board
State Highway Department
Nashville
Parker
Draft Boards
Tennessee
Maj
Rutledge Smith
Selective Service
Columbia
W. P. Moore
State Highway Commission
Department
Officians Capture Still and Large Quantity of Beer
Reported series of farm auctions near Columbia sets sale dates in June for multiple Hampshire properties on the Mt. Pleasant pike. Meanwhile law officers seized a large distillery near Summertown, detaining two men and seizing 600 gallons of mash and beer as part of a federal case in Nashville.
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Figuers Realty Co
Lis
G. Ll. Vantrease
Hyverett
Mt. Pleasant Pike
Columbia
Middle Tennessee Experiment Station
John M. Gray
W. P. Ridley
Pike
Hanson
King
Fain
Geore Anna Knox
Hampshire
Colum
Lawrenge County
Colfettors
B. L. Davidson
Irby Beruggs
John Howard
Summertown
Tom Guthrie
Kil Hayes
Eenear
Lindsey
Nashville
Dea
David- Iyson
Scruggs
T. Gy Sands
Sitty
Camp Meeting at Spring Hill Mission Held by Beachem Team
The Fifth Annual Camp Meeting at Spring Hill Mission in Greenville, Tennessee, runs August 15 to 21 conducted by Paul F Beachem and wife. Delegates from the Tennessee Conference Mission attend the gathering with a focus on fellowship and spiritual exercises.
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Spring Hill
Paul F. Beachem
Greenville
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