County assessor notes high value of government bonds held by citizens
Maury county taxpayers hold most government bonds and savings stamps purchased over the last two years. Webb Williams reports personal property values rise little, with minimal land value changes unless improvements exceed 200 dollars. Most buyers retain securities, reflecting county prosperity.
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Webb Williams
Édanty
County Board of Equalization
Williams
Sam
Soldiers Seek Divorce Amid London Hearing Surge
London’s divorce season heats up with over a thousand cases listed. about seven hundred uncontested. A large share of the uncontested petitions are filed by men, with many citing strained marriages and personal difficulties as grounds.
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United Press
London
Peerless Plant Foundation Under Way Near Pu lkaski Pike
Work on the foundation of the Peerless Chemical Company rock phosphate plant began this morning on the Pulaski pike four miles from the city. The steel structure will cost 80 000 to 100 000 and have a capacity of 400 tons daily. It will be erected behind the completed office building and employ many laborers. Rock will be ground and conveyed dry without water usage in the wash. The plant is expected to be in operation this fall and shipments of rock will start during that period.
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Peerless Chemical Company
Pulaski Pike
Webster
Austell
Railroad Spur To Complete In Time For Rock Shipments
Early September plans call for rock shipments to begin soon after, as the railroad spur track will be finished before that time. Delays in obtaining material may push the completion date beyond the expected schedule.
Community Club backs county road plan backing 43 miles
At a Moats Community Club meeting unqualified approval was given to The Herald s support for the federal and state highway departments plan to build forty three miles of road through the county. Support for Chief Engineer Moore s road plan was nearly unanimous. Members urged county court to reconvene and push road funding at the July 14 session.
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Moats
Herald
Moore
Whitthorne
One Ticket May Solve City Election Issue in Columbia
A Paris newspaper notes that Columbia politics show no real issues dividing voters. Talks of a single ticket gain traction as factions consider a bipartisan compromise to avoid a bitter contest. City, county leaders urge businesslike administration and harmony for the upcoming election.
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Columbia
Sanitipatra
John Witherspoon to Return Home Soon
Cole W. O. Witherspoon received a card from his son John Witherspoon stating he has arrived at Camp Jackson and will be mustered out shortly. He has been away a year and nine months and was among the first from the coal mine to reach the other side.
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Daily Herald
Cole W. O. Witherspoon
Johon Witherspoon
Camp Jackson
3. O
Suthen
Columbia
Textbook bids set to be announced Monday
State book commission completed hearings on high school texts and will award contracts Monday. Secretary Robert L Harris said officials expect no delay in final decisions as governor approval remains required. The panel faces a larger task under amended law and seeks books for high schools.
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We Books
Robert L. Harris
Jastiville
Binge Gow
Roberts
Bhs
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