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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
4
Busins editor Hastings presents a segment labeled Year Movie 91.06 featuring Finney and notes on business management.
The Herald launches a program to reward top student essays on citizenship across three city institutions. It stresses duties over mere voting power, notes women’s influence, and argues reform hinges on engaged citizens. The Herald offers three medals to deepen youth insight into American citizenship and democratic government.
A speaker denounces a push by a rival faction to seize control of the Legislature and judiciary, risking state government by special interests. He praises thirty four true patriots who fled the House to preserve the state’s government and waits history’s verdict on their actions.
Rev J Freeman of Warthee will open a prolonged meeting at First Baptist church with German Sunday morning service. The gatherings will run at least two weeks and may extend longer. Subscribe for The Herald.
McKennon Anderson Foster Woldridge and Dobbins Ewing purchase Mrs Evans lot behind their South Garden stores. New brick stores and a rear warehouse will rise, with heated fireproof interiors and a glass front basement light. Construction starts next week with completion aimed by October 1.
A brief notice lists summer sale items including pumps and oxfords with a price of four dollars each. The fragment notes availability during a seasonal event, inviting customers to visit the store for these footwear and related goods.
The text specifies four floor plans. McKennon Anderson & Foster will construct four floors of forty three and a third feet by 112 feet. Woldridge Company plans a four floor building with space of 45 feet by 118 feet. A fourth parcel is described as four floors of thirty two by 121 feet.
Plans are drawn for a new Water Valley school building with construction starting in weeks. The county board of education appropriated funds, about half raised by subscription, aiming to finish by the fall term. Prof. D. M. Galloway is named as principal.
Special to The Herald Nashville Tenn June Dr George R White a local veterinarian surgeon was today appointed State Live Stock Inspector by State Commissioner of Agriculture Peck to succeed Col John H McDowell
Mrs H J Hendley left this morning to attend the Missionary Union gathering held this week at Franklin representing the Firet Methodist church.
Maury County to hold a fall fair this year with 25 public spirited citizens financing. The Maury County Fair Association will be formed soon and will lease grounds from the Tennessee Fir Association. A manager and an eight member board of directors will steer preparations as plans proceed to make this the county’s best fair yet.
Citizens may expect a county fair this fall that will be creditable in every way. Details are being worked out but premiums for agricultural products and livestock are set to be larger than ever before.
An advertisement notes embroidery fabric priced at ten cents per yard available Monday at Lov and Ten Cent Score. The fragment mentions jute and a partial date but remains unclear. The readable items focus on a fabric sale price and timing.
Prof. W. P. Morton, principal of a county high school, was elected camp commander of the Glendale lodge of the Knights of Pythias at a semi annual officers election held Wednesday night. All officers were elected except Hardt Thomas keeper of seals and records who was due to serve six months ago. The named officers include Camp commander Morton and ranks for vice chancellor Mitchell prelate Dickson master works Moore master of exchequer Kannon master of arms Covey inner guard Galloway outer guard Puryear and Galloway named as initiates with rank of er.
Duncan Winsfeld, a highly esteemed elder in the Negro community, died this morning after a long life of work in the morning business and the good will of those who knew him. He was a member of the Methodist church and a figure many sought to emulate within the race.
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