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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
4
The local Woman's Christian Union announces no meeting this month and notes the next gathering will be on the third Friday in June. Obvious OCR reads indicate a postponement and upcoming scheduled date.
Citizens in Mt Pleasant express disappointment after reading Chief Engineer W P Moore’s interview on highway aid. Local leaders planned a petition drive but halted action until the next term, noting statewide benefits if the county accepts state assistance and reduces forty three miles of upkeep. A large booster delegation is anticipated at the regular court meeting.
An advertisement extols Gets-It as the safe, guaranteed corn remover. It claims two drops end corn pain and allow peeling with no cutting or bandages. The product is promoted as inexpensive and used by millions, with a money-back guarantee from E Lawrence & Co of Chicago.
Williamsport Methodist Church officials meet with contractors to plan a Sunday school room and additions to the church. Over $5,000 has been raised for improvements including work on the main auditorium. Contract to be awarded soon and construction to begin without delay. Also notes that in 1916 the United States mints produced 25,000,000 in silver coins daily during peak demand.
The Elks and J O U A M lodges urge all Columbia residents to wear a flag on Saturday June 14 and to decorate homes cars and chautauqua venues with stars and stripes as visitors arrive to observe a patriotic day.
Mt Pleasant board elects Prof S Stephens recorder after Ross retires. Stephens, former Mt Pleasant schools head now a lawyer, returns from YMCA service to practice law. Major LaRoy Hammond elected city attorney, previously postmaster and county Democratic secretary, joins city government. Los Angeles tops U.S. municipalities in automobile crash deaths at 17 per 100,000.
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