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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1918
Page
6
Maury County reports 154 more farmers pledged to boost food output, signing a district list with J. M. Dean condemning waste and urging immediate submission of names to estimate county production for government support. Campaign coordinators push rapid signing across communities to complete the pledge drive this week.
The Bonith om Methodist church's missionary council approved funds for home and gulf coast missions. Mountain work received 24110, Cuban coast work 16105, Mexican field 25240, and other allocations supported Florida coast and related efforts as part of a broader 231,974 national giving.
Fragmented text notes a farm fence reference and foreign mission apportionments with figures for Chima Tapas and Bra-jand poultry fence. Mentions transit plans, a medical college for women at Telephon Street Shanghai, and Uncle Bam needing oil to send supplies to the wars abroad.
Dr W B Ricks returned from Jonesboro Arkansas where he delivered the commencement sermon before the graduating class of the State Agricultural College of Arkansas He will remain in Columbia for three to four days before resuming Y M C A work at Fort Oglethorpe
Special to The Herald Nashville April 30 Frank Jones elected sheriff of Davidson county at a special county court meeting to fill the expired term of ousted Sheriff Joe Wright He will serve four months before his successor is elected in August and takes office.
Street Martin and Vaughan Co advertise stock of Plymouth Twine for the current crop with a price of 28 cents per pound and invite merchants to place telephone orders asserting high prices limit demand.
The Maury county teachers association schedules its next monthly meeting for Saturday May 4. The program includes The Rural Teacher and His Work led by R G Sanford, School Efficiency led by Wader W M Locke, and School Improvement led by L S Prk with chapter discussions.
Maury County sent a strong showing at the state sheep growers convention in Nashville with over 300 delegates from 35 counties. Leaders urged defense council action to protect sheep and goat industries, and a dog-control bill was proposed to back the effort.
Maury Tomlinson suffered a severe laceration of his left arm when a window shattered in high winds early Sunday at his home. The falling glass severed tendons and veins. nine stitches were required to close the wound.
Readable auction note lists several second hand farming implements including two good second hand two torso corn planters a Moline runner planter a Hoosier single disc planter and three Hamilton tongueless cultivators from Street Matin Vaughan Co.
A $100 local fund, matched by Julius Rosenwald of Chicago, seeks a teacher director of summer garden work for the colored community in Columbia and Ninth district. Endorsed by Mayor Dedman, Prof. Harris, and the board of education, Columbia was chosen as a funded site to promote home garden food production during the summer.
United Press reports Xenophon P. Wilfey of St Louis, election commissioner and law, has been chosen to fill the short term Senate seat for Missouri after the death of William J. Stone. The nomination comes as a decisive move to stabilize the seat.
Southside Park hosts a busy spell as over fifty trotters and pacers train for the season. Trainers Tolley and Gordon prepare high class horses including Napoleon Direct 1:59% and Ess-H-Kay 2:00% while Sanders campaigns martingale stock from Rosewood and Franklin. Officials anticipate embdedded champions and a potential Fourth of July feature race with Ess-H-Kay amid clear track conditions and rising speed records.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Columbia urges Congress to adopt absolute wartime prohibition. A telegram to Representative L. P. Padgett and Senators J. K. Shields and K. D. McKellar calls for a dry nation to conserve food and manpower during the war.
A fragment argues that bushels of grain are wasted in a detrimental trade and urges Congress to enact federal measures to halt the waste, reflecting ongoing policy pressure.
After the death of John Cothran last Sunday the bond of John Bumpas Jr who allegedly shot him near Mt Pressant last Thursday was increased to 10000 by Justice of the Peace FM Ricketts. No other warrants were issued and Bumpas remains charged with attempt to kill.
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