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Newspaper

Columbia Herald

Location

Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1916

Page

4

High School Graduates Secure Jobs With Cumberland Telegu

Six of twelve graduates from County and City High School have been offered positions by Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph. Named are Raymond Moore Claude Holt Edwin Harris James Cecil William Estes Cecil Beott, all of Columbia and nearby towns. They will move to Nashville Thursday to begin training and outdoor work with a literary course provided. General Manager Hume praised Columbia school and its graduates, noting eight offers with six accepted.

Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company Raymond Moore Claude Holt Cul- Jeoka Edwin Harris Glendale James Cecil William Estes Cecil Beott Columbia Maury County Nashville Telephone Company Columbia ‘B Leland Hume Coumbia Harris Hume Columbia and County High School

Former Columbian to Reward Dies at Home Near Franklin

Leslie P. Church once with Stephenson Brothers in Columbia and later in the Goodlettesville drug trade died at his Franklin area home. Funeral attended by Enoch Stephenson Harry Alford and Carl Oliver. Survived by wife Annie Gray Truett. Described as a positive lifelong contributor and longtime Methodist, with many friends grieving his loss.

Leslie P. Church Stephenson Brothers Columbia Goodlettesville Franklin Enoch Stephenson Harry Alford Carl Oliver Annie Gray Truett Methodist Church

Dodson's Liver Tone Ad Claims Calomel Dangers

An old advertisement mocks calomel as dangerous and promises Dodson's Liver Tone as a harmless alternative. The copy insists a 50 cent bottle will start the liver, cleanse bowels, and leave users feeling great without sickness. It also claims the remedy is safe for children and does not cause salivation.

Rugeist Dodson Rake

Registration of Voters Open for Supplemental August Vote

Maury county conducts supplemental voter registration for the August election on Saturday July 8 Monday July 10 and Tuesday July 11. Registrars will issue books and certificates at the courthouse on the Monday before opening. All residents who did not register last August or who have moved since then must register again to be eligible. Books open 8 am to 9 pm.

Maury County

Public Auction of R K Shaw Home Place Near Columbia

By power of attorney from heirs of the late R K Shaw the six mile from Columbia on the Santa Fe pike home place of seventeen and a half acres including Fraser store house is offered at public auction on Saturday June 24 at two o clock. Terms are one third cash and balance one and two years with six percent interest and retained notes on the property. Agents F A and T J Shaw. d13-19-22 wkly16

R. K. Shaw Ernest Fraser Columbia Santa Fe Pike Fraser F. A T, J

Hay Wrecked by Wind at Carter's Creek Farm

Wind damaged Thomas B. Shaw's hay crop in the Carter's Creek area. About 100 acres of Alsike clover hay in ricks were overturned and rain spiked some of the hay before ricks could be reset. Shaw also has 70 acres of red clover to harvest and has completed over 20 acres, noting it is the finest crop he has ever had.

Thomas B. Shaw Carter's Creek Mr. Shaw Ricks

Fifty Shorthorn cattle to be sold at Columbia sale

The American Shorthorn Breeders Association will conduct a public sale of fifty registered Shorthorn cattle at Columbia on June 21 in cooperation with Maury County Live Stock Association. The N C and St L Railway offers reduced fares and transport for cattle and attendees, with F W Harding likely attending to support statements about the offering. Allan Harlan calls a county meeting February 17 at 2 pm in Columbia Court House to hear a representative from the association.

Nashville, Chattanooga and Columbia Nashville, Chattanooga Marshall Tennessee Madison Alabama Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Lotus Columbia Herald Allan Harlan Maury County Live Stock Association Court House American Shorthorn Breeders’ Association American Short Horn Breeders Association

Additional storm damages reported in Sunday night incident

Storm news continues as the A. J. Fly hay store near the Hampshire and Mt. Pleasant pike loses its roof and hay storage is ruined. W. W. Harper's Riverside home suffers major roof damage but is insured. Sam Wolf's Main Street clothing store floods after a roof trap door is blown off, damaging shoes and merchandise.

A. J. Fly Hampshire Mt. Pleasant Pike Mr. Fly W. W. Harper Riverside Sam Wolf Main Street

Dean joins Dixie Crescent Amusement Co at Dixie Theatre

C H Dean of Nashville joins the Crescent Amusement Co and will assist Captain White at the Dixie Theatre. Dean will manage the pictures and oversee advertising, while White remains at the door. He plans to move his family here once suitable rooms are found.

C.H. Dean Nashville Crescent Amusement Co Dixie Thatre Captain White Mr. Dean

Bandit Linked to Theo E Lipscomb in Laredo Raid

Lieutenant Colonel Villareal of the Carranza army who died in the Laredo raid is identified by Captain Theo Lipscomb of the county clerks’ office. Lipscomb previously ran the Dixie Game Fowl and Villareal was among his subscribers. He once bought twenty game cocks and kept a private cock pit on the third floor of his residence.

Col. Villareal Carranza Army Laredo Texas Theo. Lipscomb Capt. Lipscomb Villareal Lipscomb

Mutual Admiration Exchange Between Flubdub and Wombat

The two figures express mutual praise as Flubdub calls Wombat the greatest living American while Wombat deflects, insisting the distinction belongs to Flubdub. They agree they can both persist in their complimenting stance without causing harm to the other.

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Cumberland Telephone CO the Herald Jon Woneswar Harding American Shorthorn Cattle Association Riv Erside FLY West End C. H. Dean THE DIXIE Theo E. Lipscomb Fighting Roosters Columbia, Tenn American Short Horn Breeders’ Association and Live Stock Association W. A. McClanahan Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Murfreesboro Shelbyville Manchester Cowan Huntsville Harvest Ashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis H. F. Smith L. P. Bellah
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