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Newspaper

Columbia Herald

Location

Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1916

Page

12

Louisville Boosters to Welcome One Hundred Automobiles

A Louisville Board of Trade meeting plans a grand welcome for the Louisville Boosters on the 25th. John W. Fry named to lead committees for entertaining city and business visitors, with an estimated hundred or more automobiles to escort the delegation to the court house and through The Dimple. Major speakers include Mayor Dedman and President Sloan.

Dedman Sloan Board of Trade Louisville Loneville Board of Trade W. F. Anderson John W. Fry Kentucky Colonels Vol. Fry Daily Herald J. M. Dedman Joe & Sloan Nashville Boosters Cmrd Court House Merchin Louisville Busters Rmittae Cunningham H. Foster Jill Z Wooten W. P. Woldridge W Hood Branch Satterfield McCarty Jim Andrews Pf Mhatfin J.P. Street Cord Parks Wh? Moore Louis Barker B. Stephens W. S Beasley H. B. Adams J. ' Lining T. B. Porgey Bert Hin Paul Ceol W. P. Erwin Erwin W . Towler A. B. Sowell Harry Frierson H. P Vieners John L. Jones C. A. Foreey D Biddle

Crowd of names listed for unidentified purpose

A long list of individuals including McFall Hughes Jr Fleming Sr J B Sharp M E O a Williamson Dr J a Pillow John Fraser B B Regen Horace Armstrong and many others is provided as potential signatories or attendees. The note adds that more names may be added to the list by the chairman.

W. C. Cherry W.D. Cameron F. Davis A. H. Shields EH. B. McLemore C. Billington Jim Fry W. F. Anderson Gordon Jones W. B. Wooten Willis Jones Fleming W. Warfield Wiley Warfield Nimrod Porter Hinton Orr W. W. Dyer Sam Hardson Guy Thompson W. A. McClanahan J.T. McKnight A. W. Lipscomb John Adkison Mora B. Fariss Sam Hayes Frank Short Ed Shannon Henry Jones A. B. Harlan Dave Watkins C. L. Dorteh J. F. Porter Clarence Akin Fenton Campbell Hugh Brown Tom Napier Sam Gray Wheeler E. H. Baker Jeff Kinzer Léent Troop Miller A. H. Forgey H. Giddens John Gilbreath Thurston Neelly Dr. R. §. Perry Will Perry Carl Gilbreath Bailey Adkisson J. B Ashton R. L. Hayes C. A. Wright Percy Brown Allen Campbell L. K. Sparkman Cliff Jameson Polk Godwin Tom Harris T. H. P. Johnson W H. Lipscomb Amos Timmons Jas Latta J. H. Bratton H. D. McKennon J. H. Sargent J. B. Broks Ben Fly J. F. Tureman Bill Haywood Co. ¥. Clark J. Tate Jenkins J. Lem Thomas W. J. Sowell J. A. McFerrin James Killebrew J. J. Gray Ustasl

Slump in Paice Wheat Amid Steady Hogs and Strong Cattle

May options close at $1.09% as Paice wheat falls three cents. Eggs firm with dealers paying 16.5 cents candled. Hogs steady after yesterday's drop. cattle show strength with light receipts. Reports from Bourbon Stock Journal via Louisville note top cattle at $1.05, hogs around $7.45, and assorted meat and flour quotes from Columbia and nearby mills.

Bourbon Stock Journal The Herald Louisville

Mower Parts Supplier Offers 30 Percent Savings

Mt Brrest Marto Vaughan Co reports a full stock of mower sections guards knives and parts for leading makes. Customers can save at least thirty percent compared with other agents' prices on these parts.

Mt Brrest, Marto &Vaughan Co

Civic and Social Clean Up Campaign May Be Held Here

Nashville report states Columbia may host a civic and social clean up campaign led by Southern Sociological Congress experts. The effort aims to survey conditions and plan sanitization and moral and physical improvements over two to three days with a week of prep and a mass meeting. The Congress seeks to aid southern cities with municipal, health, and civic uplift through expert surveys and coordinated action.

Herald Nashville Tenn Columbia Southern Sociological Congress New Orleans J. B. McCulloch Congress

Plans for Maury County Hog Cholera Association

Dr John P O Connor outlines a plan to form a Maury County Hog Cholera Control Association with 1000 members paying 3 dollars yearly. Funds fund a veterinarian at 1800 annually plus expenses, with serum bought at bulk rates to lower costs. Members receive veterinary care and serum treatment for hog cholera, and dogs exposed can be treated.

Plans OF Maury County John P. O'Connor Maury County Hog Cholera Control Association Association Alek

CAPT. J. A. M KAY CROSSES DIVIDE

Captain John A. McKay died Wednesday at his son Walter McKay’s home in Birmingham at age seventy five. The body will reach Columbia this afternoon and be taken to sister Mrs. George D. Colquit’s home for a Thursday morning funeral led by Dr. S. D. Logan. Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery. He served as a Confederate soldier for four years. Survived by son Walter and daughters Mrs. Charles Faulkner of Birmingham and Mrs. Sam Latthone of Lead, South Dakota.

John A. McKay Walter McKay Birmingham Columbia George D. Colquit South Garden Street S. D. Logan Rose Hill Colquit Charles Faulkner Sam Latthone Lead South Dakota

Systematic play debate over Montessori method

A mother questions why her child cannot play with another child amid a clash over Montessori versus free play styles. The other parent defends Montessori as orderly and structured, while labeling the other child’s play as unregulated and random.

Quotations Highlight Parental Block on Marriage

A terse exchange shows a father rejecting a marriage proposal while the daughter defends the suitor. The conversation hints at past actions and overlooked qualities, ending with the father's blunt assessment of the groom's worth.

Gainsborough’s Fame Built by His Bold Bat Draws

The note cites Gainsborough earning renown via his large bats, while a stray line questions if any modern artist adopts white spats like CayneT.

Gainsborough

English Sues Turnpike Firm for 15000 Damages

Through attorneys Holding and Garner T W English sues the Columbia and Big Rigby Turnpike Company in circuit court seeking 15000 dollars after a bogey was backed off an embankment of the turnpike. The incident occurred during a recent accident involving Mr English.

Holding Garner T. W. English Columbia and Big Rigby Turnpike Company English

Plain Exchange Sparks Mild Wordplay Across Table

A brief dialogue shows two men debating American themes and idiomatic phrases. One asks how the other likes America, and the reply notes the clarity of expression but critiques the figures of speech, suggesting understanding grows with exposure to daylight.

America

Leader of Swat: Abkoond the Slayer

In historic lore the mightiest hunter rose as ruler through slaying. The bear killer and lion slayer led, each earning the title by prowess. The phrase points to Abkoond of Swat as the noted ruler.

Abkoond Swat

Confederate Veterans Elect Officials at 1917 Reunion

At the 1917 reunion in Birmingham Alabama General George P Harrison was named commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans succeeding General Bennett Young. Generals John P Hickman K M Vanzant and John Thompson Brown were named department and trans Mississippi commanders. Revenue plans and salaries were debated with consolidation of the Veterans and Sons of Veterans approved. The Columbia Ice and Cold Storage plant announced capacity to handle 15 000 cases of eggs and other products with old and new plants in operation.

Birmingham Ala Pennsylvania Avenue United States Washington, D. C Tulsa Okla Memphis Tenn George P. Harrison Alabama United Confederate Veterans The Veterans Bennett Young Louisville Department of the Army of Tennessee John P. Hickman Tennessee trans-Mississippi K. M. Vanzant Texas Department of the Army of Virginia John Thompson Brown Virginia Resolutions Committee Veterans and Sons of Veterans Sons Executive Council Jefferson Davis Home Association John 8. Leathers Kentucky Columia Ice & Cold Storage Co Penfield North Main Street Columbia the Herald

Mrs L H Briggs Seeks 2500 Damages Against Globe and Rutgers

Mrs L H Briggs files suit in circuit court seeking 2500 from Globe and Rutgers Company. Attorneys are Holding and Garner. Subscribe for The Herald.

Mra. L. H. Briggs Globe and Rutgers Company Holding & Garner

A Loser’s Diet and Doubts From The Old Dodger

Professor Pate quips that the average man aged 50 has eaten vast amounts of meat bread and vegetables and gallons of squid while the Old Dodger notes that despite all that effort no man builds a structure with universal neighbor approval.

Pate Dodger

German rubber famine forces new garter substitutes

Amid a rubber shortage in Germany caused by wartime scarcity, women face embarrassing stocking failures. Manufacturers test snake skins and other substitutes, but results are not successful. Many use ribbons or string to hold up stockings, a common Berlin street sight and burlesque topic.

Rupver Germany Berlin

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Columbia Mil & Elevator Co Ashton's Mille City Mill & Grain Co J. A. M’kay Divide Turnpike CO Small’s Loan Company Odd Fellows Building South Main Street Cook Outfitting Co Barney Washington G. P. Harrison New N. Main ST J. P. Hickman Trans- Mississippi Army of Virginia L. H. Briggs
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