Maury County to Mobilize First Drafted Men for Camp Gordon
Seven new names join the Maury county draft list with 97 already on file. Jett L. Porter and William B. Eskew report at 2 pm for transport to Camp Gordon near Atlanta. Public demonstrations for the September 19 mobilization may be arranged as 40 percent of the quota is drafted that day.
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National Army
Maury
Jhamblee
Atlanta
Camp Gordon
Tennessee
Maury County
Robert D. Gordon
18Th Ave
Nashville
Tenn
John Mills
Carter's Creek
Harry M. Robb
London
John Wesley Ethridge
Leonard Huckaby
St. Columbia
Laurel B. Foster
Main St. Columbia
Fred Pearson
Galloway
David Childrey
13Th St
Columbia
Robt
Edmond Taylor
Leonard Elmer Wittshire
Mt. Pleasant
Drafted men urged to carry minimal civilian gear
Washington notes regulations for the first five percent drafted to mobilization camps. Recruits must bring minimal civilian clothing and personal items, with two changes of underclothing allowed. Avilian clothing will be discarded at the camp and light baggage only may be carried on the train.
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Washington
Fleming Endorsement By May County Attorneys For Attorney General
May County attorneys publicly endorse W S Fleming Jr for Tennessee Attorney General. The letter lauds his lineage, eight years in the Columbia Bar, and asserts he will serve with integrity and fairness, citing his prior service during Frierson's Army term and his readiness to uphold duty irrespective of personal associations. Signatories include J L Jones, W C Whitthorne, Geo T Hughes, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maury County
Hon. W. 5. Fleming, Jr
Columbia Bar
Fleming
Frierson
United States Army
Second Increment Goes September 19 In Army Draft
The draft call issues again for September 19 with 40 percent of district quotas to be dispatched. Maury County has accepted 96 men, enough to cover the second increment. Exemption claims are being processed as the local board prepares for mobilization and a nationwide demonstration day on September 5.
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Maury County
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Camp Gordon
Atlanta
National Army
Maury
Boarch
United States
Columbia
Miss Leah Sharp to Succeed McGaw at McDowell School
Announcement states Miss Leah Sharp will replace Mrs John P. McGaw as music teacher at McDowell school. McGaw departs for a position with a leading aesthetic dancing school in Chicago. Sharp has a Columbia Institute diploma and studied at Cincinnati Conservatory.
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John P. McGaw
Chicago
McDoweLl School
Leah Sharp
McGaw
Sharp
Cohumtitt
Columbia Institute
Evans
Ceinnatl Conservatory of Music
Party of thirteen completes long auto tour to Birmingham
A thirteen-person party in two cars returning from a 3500 mile trip since July 30 paused in Columbia yesterday afternoon on their way home to Birmingham Alabama. The Buick and Ford carried camping gear and pennants from visited cities. They cited bad roads in Kentucky and West Virginia and good roads in New York. One member noted Columbia as a mule and live stock market for potential business.
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Columbia
Birmingham
Ala
Niagara Falls
Kentucky
West Virginia
New York State
Motorists Pass Through the Cit in Odd Travel Tale
Mr and Mrs Jack Wilson and Mrs William Tatts traveled from Chicago to Florida and California by car seeking a long circuit. They left September 1 and crossed Kentucky and Indiana heading south with plans for several weeks away, then return via the West and Middle West. The journey drew curious attention as they traversed the region in a car bedecked with various items.
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Jack Wilson
William Tatts
Columbia
Chicago
Kentucky
Tennessee
Florida
California
West
Middle West
Also Mentioned on This Page
MO. W. Adkison
FE Porter
Will Eskew
W. S. Fleming, Jr
May County
J. L. Jones
W. C. Whitthorne
Geo. T. Hughes
W. B. Greenlaw
W. J. Towler
R. S. Hopkins
W. C. Salmon
G. W. Hayes
R."e. Haynes, Jr
Geo. T. Hughes, Jr
J. H. Dinning
Sam Holding
J. Shelby Coffey
J. B. Garner
Co. P. Hatcher
Hugh T. Shelton
L. Z. Turpin
T. B. Forgey
Thos. H. Peeblea
Wm. J. Webster
Hugh Lee Webster
W. J.harbison
Chandler J. C. Voorhies
B. C. Dedman
M’dowell School
CIT
Herat Haa
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