City considers county high school plan for state aid
A committee of the Board of Aldermen was named to study terms for Columbia and Maury County to receive pro rata state High School funds under the General Educational bill. If Maury complies, about 1500 may be paid for county high schools though none exist now. The county court will take up the matter next Monday.
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Columbia
Maury County
Cunty
Booker
Jones
Tennesese
W. J. Webster
Supt. Jones
Lake County
Little County
East Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Maury
Tennessee
County Court of
Fussell
Nichols Enters Democratic Contest for Maury Sheriff
Geo W Nichols announces for Sheriff of Maury county pending Democratic party action. A Columbia merchant long active at Carters Creek and a prominent figure in the county potato trade, Nichols has rarely sought office but was urged by friends to run. He decided to enter the race about two weeks ago after much solicitation.
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Ree W. Nichols
Maury County
Dip Nichols
Columbia
Carters Creek
Nickls
Wade
Nichols
Ike
Peabody Trustees Elect Leaders in Nashville Meeting
The Board of Trustees of George Peabody College for Teachers met in Nashville on October 5. Judge E. T. Sanford of Knoxville was elected president and EA Lindsey of the First National Bank, Nashville, named secretary. Resolutions provided ongoing maintenance and governance. no major issues arose.
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Edward T. Sanford
Knoxville
Herald
Nashville
Tenn
George Peabody College For Teachers
E. T. Sanford
EA Lindsey
Firet National Tank
Long Lost Sewer Pipe Recovered After Eighteen Years
A long lost sewer pipe believed buried since 18 years ago was found Monday afternoon along Seventh Street near Garden Street. Workers had flooded basements due to a broken collar and a large crew labored to remove debris and clear the line, restoring water flow by about 4 PM as downtown operations were disrupted.
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Seventh Street
Garden Street
Maury County Education Rally Draws State Leaders
Governor Patterson and State Board members vow fair, impartial handling of Middle Tennessee Normal school location amid a massive Maury County Educational Rally Day. Supt. Jones, Harned, Claxton, and Judge Turner deliver speeches as thousands of schoolchildren march past reviewing stands.
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Jones
Harned
P. P. Claxton
University OF Tennessee
W. Bruce Turner
South Side Park
Malcolm R. Patterson
State Board of Education
Maury County
Middle Tennesese Normal School
Otheer
Patterson
Nashville
Prof
Todd
Murfreesboro
Fair Grounds
Maury Countlans
Columbia , Military Academy
MclDowell School
Columbia
U. S
Nashville Military Band
State Board
W. J. Webster
R. L. Jones
J. H. Fussell
Tennessee
Col. Hardy
P. L. Harned
Prof. Harned
Eeelumbio
East Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Supt. Jones
Tenessee
Maury
Local Elks member C Whitthorne named district deputy grand exalted ruler
W C Whitthorne of Columbia Lodge becomes District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler for Tennessee Middle and Eastern divisions. He will visit all local lodges annually and attend the cabinet meeting in Detroit in July. His appointment honors the Columbia Lodge and reflects its high standing in the national Elks order.
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W. C. Whitthorne
Columbia Lodge of Elks
The
Elks
Middle
Tennessee
Whitthorne
the Elke
East Tennessee
United States
Detroit
Sammis
Elie Order of the
Maury County English Walnuts Boost Local Harvest
W A Derryberry delivered over 100 pounds of English walnuts from his six-tree orchard near Bear Creek pike. The 1872 plantings yielded about 125 pounds this year, sold in Columbia at 15 cents a pound. trees range from twenty five feet tall to smaller, fruits larger and tastier than California walnuts and early to ripen before frost.
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Maury County
W. A. Derryberry
Bear Creek
Derryberry
Columbia
California
Padgett Back From Hawaii
Congressman Lemuel P. Padgett and Mrs. Padgett returned Wednesday from several weeks with a congressional party in the Hawaiian Islands. He declared he enjoyed good health and a time of his life. He praised the islands reception and predicted greater prosperity ahead.
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Lemuel P. Padgett
Roane County Clerk J G Pope Dies at 66 in Kingston
Knox County tombstone reveals J G Pope who served thirty two years as Roane county court clerk died at his Kingston home. He was prominent in Masonic circles and aged sixty six.
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Knoxville
Tenn
J. GC. Pope
Roane Couty
Kingston
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Geo. W. Nichols
Peabody
Webster
Clarksville
Member OF Elks
C. Whitthorne
Michigan
V. A. Derryberry
Padgett
Hawaii
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