Maury County Court Delays Threaten Highway Aid Plan
State Engineer Moore criticizes Maury County Court for delaying a 50 50 cooperative highway funding proposal. He cites the county judge’s failure to call a special session as the reason the plan may be postponed, risking state and federal aid and delaying road contracts in Maury.
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Moore
Maury County
Dela
Chirotgh
W. C. Whitthorne
Quarterly County Court
W. J. Moore
State Highway Commission
Highway Department
Moore Wan
Bocalion
Wehway
Moore Maya
Mietate
Tennessee
County highway bid on partial 4 1 2 road project
A county proposal seeks immediate construction of a portion of a 42 mile state project with one third funding from the Gainty appropriation. Officials expect a county bond issue and continued backing from the state and national highway departments as funds become available.
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State Highway Department
Luc T
National Highway Departments
Dog Tax Held To Be License On Animals
An official opinion from Governor Roberts via the assistant attorney general states the dog tax enacted by the recent legislature is a license fee and not a property tax. The timing after January 10 does not affect taxation for 241, as the license is payable when the law became effective and the assessor is only a collection designation.
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Gov. Roberts
Ptformey General
Wate
Cleveland tractor showcased at thresher school
RK and Gibson of the Cleveland Tractor Co spoke at the Middle Tennessee Experiment Station thresher school. Gibson demonstrated what the Cleveland tractor can pull and said the machine serves year round, from cutting wood to threshing grain, reducing farm costs and boosting crops as farmers recognize its versatility. He predicted tractors would soon be common on progressive farms.
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RK. &. Gibson
Cleveland Tractor Company
Middle Tennessee Experiment Station
Gibson
Cleveland
Nave
Jim McGill Convicted Murder Second Degree
Jim McGill was found guilty of second degree murder in a Wisconsin circuit court case over the May killing of Ed Willian. The verdict followed the jury’s Saturday deliberation and his attorney planned to consider a motion for a new trial. Two other defendants, High Brown Stone and John Henry Wells, received six month sentences for housebreaking and larceny.
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Jim McGill
Ed Willian
Wis
High Brown Stone
John Henry Wells
Fragmentary wartime chat on cure and noise confusion
A highly garbled dialogue fragment mentions curing someone and a dog barking noise. The speakers discuss knowledge or thoughts about the method, and one participant asks about a plan while another mentions wanting a car. The text is incoherent and lacks clear context.
Wheat Harvest Under Gov Guarantee Looms Large in Maury
Wheat harvest has begun in Maury County with many binders out and expectant farmers eyeing a strong season. The government guarantee of 2.26 per bushel is seen as lifting producer payments to the largest sum for a single crop season.
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Maury County
M. Pinkney
Murphey
Cullooka and
Columbia Turnpike
Fairview Farm
Pleming Bank
Sheegog
William P. Ridley
Clifton
Maury County Adds To Frierson Memorial Fund
Maury county contributions to a Vanderbilt University memorial for Capt Meade Frierson J N Jones rise with a $1000 gift from Tiptonsville and a $25 addition from Henry Fulton. Other Maury donors plus $2000 from former residents push the total toward the $5000 goal, with more gifts expected.
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Herald
Maury County
Vanderbilt University
Meade Frierson
J. N. Jones
Tiptonsville
Horice Poldarson
Henry
Fulton
University of Nashville
Road Head Tax Brought In Over Eight Hundred Dollars
The new road law has collected more than $800 in head taxes through Trustee Burns. The $5 per head levy applies to every male citizen aged eighteen to fifty in the county outside incorporated towns. Taxpayers expect a substantial road fund once tags arrive and collections begin. The public will be informed when the vehicle tax and further collections start.
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Burns
Machinery for enforcement of new attendance law
Public sentiment backs strict enforcement to give all boys and girls a fair education. The county board will decide at the July meeting on appointing an attendance officer nominated by the county superintendent and paid from limited funds. The officer must actively pursue delinquents, visit rural areas, and ensure compliance with the strengthened compulsory attendance statute. Superintendent Graham and the board support the measure.
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County Board OF Education
Board of Education
Uwir
Ike
Graham
The rat as a unique wild creature in cheap ads
A short controversial note compares rats to humans and divine roots, appearing in the Herald Cheap Column Ads section. It presents a provocative, single-sentence idea about animal and human kinship in a fleeting classifiedscontext.
Joe E Hardison dies after sudden illness at 67
Joe E Hardison, a respected farmer from Rock Springs, died Sunday night at age 67 after a brief illness. Survived by his wife Milas Ida Dodson and 15 children, including Mrs Little Jobe and Mrs Chas Shannon. Funeral held today at Rock Springs cemetery with Maury Undertaking Co. in charge.
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Joe Hardison
Hardison
Rock Springs
Milas Ida Dodson
Little Jobe
Chas
Shannon
John Jones
Luther Mayes
Batley
Holley
Reese
Dodson
Odil
Ester
Elise
Rebecca Hardl
The
Christian Church
Morton. Maury Undertaking Co
Lightning Kills Fine Driving Horse at Parmer Farm
A severe electrical storm struck Wilkes Place farm of J Belt Parmer on Saturday night killing a prized driving horse. The blackout and hail damaged several trees while heavy rain fell, especially in Silver sville, with minimal other damage reported.
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Wilkes Place
J. Belt Parmer
Squire Guest Ties Two Weddings Saturday
Squire Guest oversaw two marriage ceremonies in one day. Tom Cook and Misa Florence Bolton wed in his office in the afternoon, followed by Dewey Williams and Bettie Holder in the evening. The events occurred at Squire Guest's home with guests in attendance.
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Squire
Tom Cook
Misa Florence Bolton
Dewey Williams
Bettie Holder
Squire Guest
Memorial Service Honors Hero Killed in France
Tributes at First Methodist Church marked by a memorial service for Livut Tabort Gilbreath who died in battle while leading a troop platoon in France. J H Dinning spoke, and Rev J W Cherry delivered a sermon with a summary of his brave actions and death. The church filled with friends and relatives.
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First Methodist Church
Daily Herald
Livut Tabort Gilbreath
Wrtion
JH. Dinning
J. W. Cherry
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