Schools Enlist Military Cadets Under War Department Plan
High school graduates aged 14 to 21 will be admitted at government expense to select schools for military training. Union University in Jackson and Middle Tennessee State Normal School in Murfreesboro are designated as training stations, with tuition board and uniforms covered and a $32 monthly allowance. students may be deferred to an officers' training camp by year’s end.
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Tll Union University of Jackson
Middle Tennessee
Murfreesboro
Guaranteed Wheat Price Set for 1919 Under Wilson Proclamation
State Food Administrator H A Morgan issues bulletin to county admins about maintaining the $2.20 per bushel guaranteed price for the 1919 spring wheat crop. President Wilson states a neutral commission will investigate increased production costs and determine any possible price rise for farmers who have marketed wheat by harvest.
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H. A. Morgan
Wilson
O ‘Lis
Hervest
Bank Clearings Reach $690,000 Across Local Banks
Bank clearings for Monday at three local banks totaled $690,000, far above half a million. The full daily total likely rose beyond yesterday as merchants' books posted later, with much of Monday business still to be reported.
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Columbia
Judge Turner Heads Maury War Council in War Effort
Judge W J B Turner has been named chairman of the Maury County Council of Defense to lead county war activities under the national defense act. He succeeds H H Hill, who resigned citing farming and residence outside Columbia. The move aligns Maury with the Fourth Liberty Loan drive and war camp activity campaigns, with Fulton heading Liberty Loan and Turner organizing the latter drive locally.
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Act of Congress
Council of Defense
Turner
W. J B. Turner
County Council of Defence of
Maury County
W. B. Turner
Maj. Rutledge Smith
H. H. Hill
Columbia
Maj. Smith
Hill
WH. HL. Mill
Council of Defense For
County Council of Defense
Council of National Defense
Congress
H. C. Fulton
Judge Turner
Chattanooga
Adkison Leaves Big Balance in County Treasury
Retiring Trustee John W. Adkison reports handling 549,922.71 over the past year with 105,098.89 cash on hand in the county treasury. He cites a 16,809 cash balance in a special sinking fund and 25,191 in sinking fund loan notes totaling 45,000. The detailed statement will interest county taxpayers. An automobile simulating a large wooden shoe was built for advertising.
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John W. Adkison
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