War time zoning caution against new public buildings
Major Rutledge Smith urges Tennessee residents to avoid any public building projects during World War I. He cites labor and material shortages, preferring to fund Red Cross and Army support instead. The column urges economizing, warns against local pride, and promotes a wheatless diet and volunteer subscriptions.
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Council
Eat National Defense
Rutledge “Smith Haw
People of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
General Assembly
Major Smith
State Council of Defense
America
Avery
Murope
Red Cross
War Department
Council of National Defense
RED
Audy
Meary County
Mr Pleasant
May Draft Calls 59 Reistrants with 17 Alternates Listed
Fifty nine Muary county registrants are called to the colors for the May draft with seventeen alternates to stand in if any are excused. They are ordered to Camp Pike Arkansas later this month. The Local Board has not fixed a call day yet but the draft list includes many names from Columbia Franklin Mt. Pleasant Santa Fe and surrounding districts with addresses and a few from Alabama Illinois Michigan and Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suminy
Maury
Besnee
Mr. Hoover
France
Great Britain
Maury County
Pood
Graham
Leroe
Cout
Patrioti
Herald
Muary County
Camp Pike
Arkansas
Douglan B. Leatherbury
Ernest Eugene Bradley
Santa Fe
William Wiley
Monroe
North
Columbia
Ollie Minor
Leonard Basie Craig
Rockdale
Lawrence Jordan Frierson
Mt. Pleasant
Henry Brunson
R. 3
Cullooka
Homer Mitchell Reynolds
Sheffield
Ala
Alvis Elmer Thompson
Fourth Avenue
South Nashville
Odie Perry
Carter's Creek
Frank Lillard Smith
Oscar Lee Cotton
William Alvis
Lung
Howell B. Gray
Leslie Norman Wilson
Franklin
Robert Cuter McKee
Gasconade
Charlie Edward King
William Eugene Bostick
2Nd St. Birmingham
Harry Burgoyne Hanna
Charlotte
Lawrence Hardin Kelley
Sama Fe
Joe Frank Ply
John Alexander Fitageratil
Mateh
Razner Daniel
Arrest Report Suspicion on George Stevens In Custody
A white man named George Stevens was arrested on suspicion and taken into custody. The brief note records a police action without detailing charges or location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Stevens
Prisoners and Draft Hearing Amid Turmoil at Local Mine
Inter taken to jail awaiting developments. Stevens questioned at the mine about his origins and age, then taken to Columbia after failing to answer questions. A memorandum listed several towns while Hood faced a related court hearing as crowds watched. Messages from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta praised Liberty Loan volunteers and thanked district organizers for their work.
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Inter
Jadi
McEwen
Stevens
Merwem
Columbia
Alan
Texas
Littletom
Owensboro
St. Joe
Collinwood
Nashville
Lawrenceburg
No Decision Given in Liberty Loan Campaign Telegram
Palton county chairman of the Thin Liberty Loan campaign releases a public telegram from Jon A. McCord governor of the Listh Federal Reserve district. The message cites a Treasury telegram referencing the Governor Federal Reserve Bank United States Commissioner and Attunta Ga as part of Maury county’s effort.
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Palton
Thin Liberty Loan
Jon A. McCord
Listh
Federal Reserve District
Maury County
Hem
WG. MicAdin
Secretary of the Treasury
Gowernor Federal Reserve Bank
United States Comsiminmer LZ
Soldiers Overseas Notice From Local Families
Safely over sea reports list Leroy Moore son of Mr and Mrs J D Moore in squadron 301, P Dotson of this city also arriving overseas. George Jotmann sent word of his safe arrival and a man named Maal is mentioned. Mrs Watson learns her relative Kenton San has reached France. Battery 2th Regiment Artillery is noted with Miss Meterces Erwis receiving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Moore
J. D. Moore
P. Dotson
George ML Jotmann
Jotmaan
Mir. Dentean
Mra Watson
Kenton San
France
Miso
Erwis
Local War Messages Bring News of Arrivals
Messages from abroad report Lieut. Douglas Hall arriving safely overseas and captains and lieutenants including O. L. Fortes Rees Amin J. B. Sharp and Prameie Warffeld also arriving safely overseas. Mourning relatives note kinship to WH Hitet and Poli St Bter of Athans Ale.
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Lipines
W. C. Whitthorne
WH Hitet
Poli St
Athans, Ale
J. J. Hall
Dougines Hall
Canis
O. L. Fortes
Capt
Rees. Amin
J. B. Sharp
Eggs Decline One Cent as Quotes Remain Unchanged
Market listings show live stock at 8.50 per barrel with steady quotations in Louisville. The garbled text indicates egg prices fell by one cent while other quotes stayed the same.
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Herman Loyd Park
Glendale
James R. Alien
Randolph St
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Mich
Lewis
Simon Wise
Denair
Cal
Butler Nichols
Clyde Kendrick
Joe Young
Groveland
William Owen Quirk
Claiborne
Wella
Eugene A. Baker
Toseph B. Thompson
Purvis
Miss
Thomas N. Ladd
Lee Allen McGaw
William R. Crumley
Ery Glasuman
Spring Hill
Wiliam H. Lanter
Hog Falund Shipyard
Jesse B. Rail
Olle Herbert Wiliams
Pleas 'T. Hines
B. L. Sewell
William David Pogue
Hampelire
Leslie Hardin Burnett
Wales
William F. Dugger
Culleuka
Elmer W. McCurry
James T. Clark
Spring Hut
William T. Stanfield
Thomas W. Sewell
WS District Attorney
Littleton
Columbias Big Department Store
San Gene
Cools
Turpim
Hood
Wilsom
Ltt
Knob Creek
Cumumlesianer Turpin
J.C. Voorhes
Red Crosis
Ofvers
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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