Patriots Will Register In September War Census
Patriots will register in September for military service in a mass-manpower census. The drive urges study of patriotism while warning not to register implies exile to neutral countries. The 1917 precedent looms as Congress prepares to pass the bill with minimal deferments and to be enacted before week’s end. Col. Bryson receives Maury County praise for wartime service and local ties through marriage and officials.
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Pasaage
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Congress
Rouse
Senate
War Department
State Archivist named as custodian of Tennessee records
Willoughby 5 Willems takes charge of priceless documents gathered during Matory work at the Tennessee Capitol. A Columbian by birth, he has lived in New York and Kentucky and has reported for the Nashville Tennessean. His appointment to succeed Robert E. Guarles ends Gov Rye’s administration with distinction.
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Willoughby 5
Willems
Matory
Capitol
Tennessee
Williams
New York
Kentucky
Nashville
Robert EK. Guarles
Rye
Splendid Record By State Agriculture Commissioner Bryson
Commissioner H Knox Bryson reports that in three years back in office he added over 49000 to the state exchequer while maintaining efficient and faithful department administration. He defers to the College of Agriculture and Extension for technical instruction, focusing on regulatory and administrative duties within the department.
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H. Knox Bryson
Atite Department of Agriculture
Bryn
College of Agrculture
Selegee of Agriculture
Keeping Spirit Guides Maury County Fuel Conserva
Maury county residents largely obey the fuel administrator's Sunday gasoline conservation request. The community, describing themselves as 100 percent Americans, supports government measures and wishes voluntary compliance to avoid mandatory enforcement. In Columbia Maury County, voluntary adherence is expected to suffice to uphold wartime regulations.
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Maury County
Fuel Administration
Garfield
Columbia
Jackson Military Highway Boosters Preserve War‑Time Road Plans
The Jackson Military Highway will not be abandoned, though federal aid and material help are unlikely during the war. Maintenance of trunk roads between Muscle Shoals and Hadley’s Bend remains possible, with rail and freight traffic to be aided by cooperation. The Lawrenceburg group aims to keep the highway in officials’ minds for postwar federal and state support.
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Jackson Military Highway
Muscle Shoals
Hadley’s Bend
Fimed
Lawrenceburg
Jackson Military Highway Association
Auxillary
Maury County Urged to Observe Gasoline Conservation
The Herald appeals for strict gasoline use as Maury County is urged to observe the national request. The notice defends sacrifices of soldiers and praises loyalty, noting about a thousand Maury men in uniform and urging citizens to comply to support the war effort and national unity. The piece references wartime attitudes and a local ceremony mentioning a 10 cent negro selected men. It also briefly mentions Ford vehicles and electric jams in a chaotic closing paragraph.
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Maury County
United States
New Draft War Work List Expands Civilian Jobs Cited
The Fourth Zone Community Labor Board in Tennessee extends the war work definition and designates non essential industries and roles for release to war labor. It lists auto, cleaning, barber, entertainment, retail, and service sectors as non essential, with released workers directed to U S Employment Service offices for placement in war work.
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Community Labor Board
Fourth Zone
Department of Labor
U. S. Employment Service Office
8Th Ave. N
Nashville
Tennessee
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin St. Claraville
County Court House
Columbia
Community Labor Board of
War Labor
William Oaks Commissioned Overseas as Second Lieutenant
William Oaks, long overseas, is commissioned second lieutenant after graduating from Camp Gordon officers training school. He was recommended for a commission before leaving the United States.
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William Oakes
Camp Gordon
Casualties in Three Lists Reported by AEF General
United Press reports from Washington on September 5 show AEF casualty tallies across three lists. Names include Lieut Oliver W Bailey Nashville and Sgt Thor P Shepherd Piney Flats among others with actions ranging from killed in action to wounded severely and missing in action.
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United Press
Washington
Oliver W. Bailey
Nashville
Tenn
Neil B. Finley
Memphis
Mor Jus T. Holt
Knoxville
Worley R. Morgan
Greeneville
American Expeditionary Forces
Thorp P. Shepherd
Piney Flats
Joseph H. Coley
Glenatice
Frank H. Elis
Elgin
Englishman patents lighted cigarettes by rubbing on box
In action, slightly, in total. The names of no Tennesseans were included in its list. An Englishman has patented cigarettes that are lighted by rubbing them on the side of their box, like safety matches.
Typographical error overstates Red Cross sandwich total
The Herald reports the Red Cross canteen served 21117 sandwiches over two weeks due to a typo, correcting the figure to 2117. The piece also notes an English process for applying gold leaf electroplates a thin layer onto nickel and a base metal.
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Jersey
Merchants Magazine
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U.S
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H. C. Fulton
J. W. Thomas
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A A McKinney
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