Success Smiles in Advance on Maury County Fair
The Maury County Fair opens with high expectations under John L. Jones for the mule exhibit and Dr. Joe L. Voorhies for the baby show. Prof. Gordon W. Bentley will judge the fruit department and present a lecture on spraying fruit trees while exhibitors are urged to enter early for best display.
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Big Maury County Fair
John J. Jones
Gordon W. Bentley
University of Knoxville
State Entomologiat
Pioral Hall
Bentley
Voorhies
Hale
Thomas predicts Geers direct will win or break record
The source quotes Thomas claiming Geers Direct will win or lower his own record in coming races. He travels from Columbia to Murfreesboro, boasts of top form, and vows a fierce contest with rival horseman Hal in a showdown described as a season’s hard fight on the turf.
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Thomas
Geers
Iik
Columbia
Monty
Murfreesboro
Wwe
Mick
Eval Segonds
Ly Tally
Trustee's report shows tax levy insufficient
Mayor W M Biddle aims to succeed himself as election looms. County warns borrowing soared last year with board of aldermen in place. Tax levy falls short of needs, trustees report limited funds for current programs and services.
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W.M. Biddle
Maury County finances show strain and strong school fund
The Maury County annual report highlights a $70 000 state boost and a 41 000 debt. It notes warrants at par requiring higher levies, strong tax collections outside polls, and a healthy school fund balance of 31 000. The 25 percent state education allocation favors common schools and three white normal schools, with rising picked up taxes and high total collections of 133 361.99. Deputy Trustee W H Puryear prepared the report with a colorful, inked presentation in the trustee’s office.
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Maury County
Thotas
WH. Puryear
Puryear
Maury Delegates Demand Tennessee Prohibition Laws Support
Proceedings in Columbia show a large Democratic meeting endorsing the enforcement of the recent prohibition statutes and backing Mayor W. M. Biddle for reelection. Delegates from Maury County are named as supporters of the law and the party slate, with spirited remarks urging uniform enforcement and continued civic improvements.
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A. A. Lipscomb
J. T. Williamson
George T. Hughes
Cliff Hendley
T. Looney Rose
J. C. Voorhies
Walter Bailey
E. N. Woolard
G. N. Pickard
G. T. Hughes
Hughes
Grand Old
Tennessee
Meeting on county organization held in King Building
A Monday meeting in the King building on the public Square gathered fifty to sixty attendees to discuss forming a county organization. Dr. B. B. Collins of Columbia chaired, and after brief discussion a motion to adjourn carried as organizers decided that immediate organization was unnecessary.
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King
B. B. Collins
Columbia
Spence McFall Announces For Maury County Trustee
W. McFall of Maury County announces his candidacy for county trustee. He has lived in the area all his life and worked as a bookkeeper in local merchants for fourteen years. He is the son of the late W. H. McFall and enters the race as a Democrat subject to the spring primary. If elected, he would be a capable official.
Mule Display at the Fair Promises Record Maury County Show
Sue John L. Jones urges farmers to bring in fine mules for a spectacular fair exhibit that could surpass the 1907 display. Maury County’s reputation as a premier mule region hinges on farmer participation and county promotion.
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John L. Jones
Tennessee
Maury County
Woto
Maury Couin
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