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A production of Facts, not Fiction. Will show what Our Boys are doing
"Over There." See what they say about it :
Union City, Tenn., May 20, 1918 Mr. A. L. Cox, Manager Reynolds Theatre, City. We wish to thank you for
securing the great war picture, "Gerard's Four Years in Germany." This picture should be seen by every man,
woman and child. It is one of the greatest educational pictures, as well as a war picture. We have seen this picture
and recommend it to the public as being the one attraction of the day. Signed:
F. L. PITTMAN, Mayor. CAPT. C. V. ANDREWS.
LOWER FLOOR...... 50c
BALCONY 25c
CHILDREN 25c
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
J. M. Roberts, of Mount Zion, was
here Sunday. v
Slrs. W. R. Phlpps, Martfn, was a
Sunday visitor.
Mrs. Dan Webster is at home from
Columbia, S. C.
Miss Mary Helm, of Hickman, was
a Tuesday shopper.
Nice line candy, fruits and cigars
at Forrester's.
Mrs. Hiram Wilbanks continues
very ill this week.
Dr. and Mrs. Jordan, of Hornbeak,
are here this week.
Mr. Tom Donnell, of Hickman,
was a visitor here Sunday.
Mrs. Ottie Adams, of Rldgely, was
a shopper here Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Milner were
Sunday visitors at Kenton.
The famous 0. & . Electric Fans
may be found in all sizes at WEH
MAN'S. Make your selection early.
Mr. Zack Corum was a business
visitor Tuesday in Memphis.
Mrs. Mattie Parks, of Protemus,
was a shopper here Tuesday.
Mr. and" Mrs. Velma Hollomon
spent Sun (Ay in Mason Hall.
Mr. Fonzo Kennedy, of Ruther
ford, was in the city Sunday.
Where do you eat and drink? After
all Forrester's place is the best.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Andrews have
returned from a visit to Memphis.
Mrs. Fannie McDaniel, of , Pro
temus, was here Tuesday shopping.
Misses Ethel and May Thompson,
of Woodland, were Tuesday visitors.
Mrs. Dick Scearce and family, of
Cayce, Ky., were in the city Sunday.
Buy a QUICK MEAL OIL STOVE
at WEHMAN'S and you will be high
ly pleased.
Mr. Carroll P. Wilson, of Troy,
was in the city Wednesday on busi
ness. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Erwin, of Polk,
are entertaining a brand new baby
boy.
Miss Willa Whltson came home
from her school work in Martin last
Friday.
DOUBLE QUICK ICE CREAM
FREEZERS make better cream and
use less ice. Any size at WEHMAN'S.
Mr. Clarence Latimer, of Hope,
Ark., is a visitor thi3 week with his
mother, Mrs. T. J. Latimer, on
Church street. v
Leonard Porcelain-lined Refriger
ators, the world's greatest ice saver,
may be found at WEHMAN'S.
Miss Josie Kelley is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Mattie Hale, near Mount
Zion.
Mrs. R. M. Whipple has returned
home after a visit with relatives in
Nashville.
Miss Beatrice Tune, of Troy, spent
last week with Mioses Pearl and Ger
trude May.
Mrs. Will Alexander, of Memphis,
is here this week visiting relatives
and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Fernstrom and
family, of Martin, spent Sunday in
Union City.
Mrs. Clyde Higgs and Mi3s May
Hawkins, of Obion, Were in the city
Wednesday.
Misses Ruth McCain and Kitty
Thompson, of Rutherford, were
Tuesday shoppers.
Mrs. J. M. Cole is a visitor this
week in Huntingdon with her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. R. Pitts.
Eat at Forrester's.
Miss Ethel Bradley and Mrs. Joe
Moss and children, of Martin, were
here for a visit Saturday.
Miss Maggie Burke was a visitor
for the week with her sistervoMrs".'
Chas. Merryman, at Martin.
Mrs. H. H. Cutler, of Tarns, 111.,
is spending this week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Bud Noah.
H. E. Noah returned Tuesday from
Detroit to spend a few days with
homefolks before leaving for camp.
Miss Ima Nailllng, who has been
studying in Boston during the past
winter, returned Thursday morning.
Mr. John Willis, now connected
with railroad scrvico in Toledo,
Ohio, was a visitor here this week.
Mrs. Ben McCullough, Mrs. C.
Jackson and Mrs. Lizzie Garrison, of
Mason Hall, were Tuesday shoppers
here.
Rev. and Mrs. W. B. Cunningham
were in McKenzie this week attend
ing the funeral of Mrs. Cunning
ham's father. Rev. A. I. Owen. Mrs.
Cunningham has been with her
father for several days during his
illness.
WANTED For our new enlarged
modern shops, we want a number of
steady workmen. We have good jobs
to offer both skilled and unskilled
workers in our Machine Shop, Foun
dry, Boiler Shop and Saw Mill Fac
tory. Here are splendid opportunities
for bright young men to learn quick
ly, valuable trades that command
high wages. We have one of the
largest and best equipped shops in
the South. Write at once or call
Southern Engine & Boiler Works,
Jackson, Tenn. .. : -i
Mrs. R. A. Bransford and little
daughter went to Montgomery, Ala.,
this week to visit Mrs. Locke Alexander.
Messrs. Kenney Roberts, Rufus
McDaniel, P. W. Moffatt and Wal
lace Smith, of Troy, were in the city
Sunday.
Possession is nine points of the
law; if you wear Scott's glasses you
don't need the tenth point.
Miss Mary Lee Rodgers, who has
been teaching domestic science in
the Bolivar Gchool, will return home
Sunday.
Mrs. C. E. Trevathan continues
very sick and Mrs. Geo. Corliss, of
St. Louis, her daughter, has been
called for a visit.
Screen Doors and Screen Wire will
protect your health and home. A
complete stock and the best prices at
WEHMAN'S.
Misses Zuleime and Vitula Wheel
er, Miss Simpson, and Mr. Farmer, of
Martin, were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
F. E. Arnn Sunday.
; Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Jones and
daughter, Evelyne, of Batesvllle,
Ark., are the guests of Dr. and Mrs.
R. C. Reynolds and family.
The best Refrigerators and Ice
Boxes at the lowest prices. Ask
about them at WEHMAN'S.
Mrs. John H. White and little
son, of Pembroke, Ky., are visiting
Mrs. Whife's father, Mr. Arch
Thompson, northeast of town.
J. S. Roberts, Mr. and Mrs. Shel
ton and Mr. and Mrs. John Lane
were here Sunday from Moscow at
tending the Red Cross exercises.
Doing good is the only certain
happy action of a man's life. Wear
ing glasses made by Scott is doing
good to your eyes.
4 Mrs. F. B. Caldwell, Mrs. Lizzie
Vance, Mrs. Joe Graham, Mrs. Pow
ell Cloar and Mr. andMrs. E. E.
Owen went to McKenzie Wednesday
to attend the funeral of Rev. A. I.
Owen, father of E. E. Owen of this
city. Deceased died Tuesday after
noon, May 21, 1918, after a few
days illness from a stroke of paraly
sis. Mr. Owen was formerly a resi
dent of this county and a most ex
cellent man. For some years he was
in the ministry of the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church. Very quiet in
manner he was' a thoro Christian
gentleman and esteemed here by a
large number of citizens.
RED CROSS NOTES.
In the surgical dressings 6,000
8 by 4 inches, compresses have been
finished and also 1,800 small cotton
pads. A, letter was sent to Atlanta
asking for another allotment, but on
account of the Red Cross drive, head
quarters thought best to ask for no
more work this month, so work in
that department will be closed till
the first of next month.
The chairman of the hospital gar
ments department has been very
much disappointed over failure to 're
ceive garments as ordered and over
not being able to supply the auxil
iaries with work, but a new order
has been sent for 40 dozen suits of
underwear and they will be dis
tributed over the county as soon as
received. . ,
We welcomed Mrs. Whipple back
at tne workrooms after an absence of
several weeks which she was re
gaining her health.
Members of the executive commit
tee were granted permission to wear
regulation Red Cross uniform and
any member of chapter so desiring
can do so by appearing before the
committee and making proper ap
plication. The treasurer reported seven new
members for the past week and the
following special donations: A
friend, $1; 600 Club, $9..26;
Amona Sunday school class, Baptist
Church, $22.25; Miss Vivienne
White's school, $38.10; Sunnyside
ladies, $58.34; Hornbeak, 40 new
feather pillows with two cases for
each.
Death of J. T. McMurfy.
Mr. Tucker McMurry died at his
home in Union City Wednesday
night, May 22, 1918, after an Illness
of some length of dropsy. Mr. Mc
Murry had been to Dawson Springs
recently, but failed to receive lasting
benefits from the water and the
science and skill of physicians.
Mr. McMurry was 44 years of age.
A few years ago he was married to
Miss Myrtle Northern, of Caruthers
ville, Mo. There are no children
The survivors are Mrs. McMurry,
hl3 mother, Mrs. R. M. Caldwell; a
step brother, Elva Caldwell; step
Bisters, Mrs. Brice Rone, Mrs. Henry
Hudson; half sisters and brother,
Misses Dixie and Ruth Caldwell,
Mrs. Clarence Clay, Mrs. Harry Mc
Daniel and Mr. Sid Caldwell.
Mr. McMurry was a church mem
ber and esteemed as a man of fine
character and citizenship. Prayer
service will be held at the residence
of Mrs. R. M. Caldwell, South Third
street, this morning at 9 o'clock and
funeral at Old Fremont at, 10:30.
Services will be conducted by Revs.
Raymond White and J. Randall Far
ris. The pall bearers are:
Brice Rone, Harry McDaniel, Hen
ry Hudson, Clarence Clay, Roy Mc
Daniel, Fate Maupin.
NUMBER SEVEN.
Miss Myrtle Wagster spent last
week with her sister, Mrs. Laster
Handsbrough.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Duncan and
family were Saturday night guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Mo3e Tanner.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Penn were Sun
day guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. O.
Penn.
Mrs. Dora Castleman, of Lacenter,
Ky., is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. B. Carter.
Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Howard, of Un
ion City, spent Saturday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stone. .
H. R. Price was in Fulton Saturt
day and Sunday to seo his brother-in-law
who i3 very ill.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gardner, of
Oklahoma, are visiting relatives
here.
Mrs. Joe Jackson, of Mount Pelia,
spent Saturday night with Mr. and
Mrs. George W. Stovall.
Mrs. I. H. Ethridge has visitors
this week from Middle Tennessee.
Mr. D. Glass ia visiting his daugh
ter, Mrs. Bert Clement.
Dr. and Mrs. M. Taylor, Mrs. Wil
son, Miss Marie Tayloi and Miss
Braden, of Kenton, attended the
burial of Mr.'R. L. Phcbus pt Stov
all's Cemetery Friday, and Miss
Braden will spend a few days in the
homo of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Stovall.
Mr. and Mrs. Leburn Clement and
Mr and Mrs. Wilkes visited in Ruth
erford Sunday. .
. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Davis spent
Sunday in Union City.
Mr. Billie Tanner and sister, Miss
Mozelle, were Sunday guest3 of Miss
Mabel Bryson.
Dr. Johnson, of Martin, filled the
pupilt Sunday at Obion Chapel. It
was announced during services that
there would be children's day there
cn the first Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Chapel, near
Lem's store, were Sunday guests of
Mr. and Mrs. John Chapel.
Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Stovall were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. John
Bell.
CRYSTAL.
Harry McDaniel is acting as super
intendent of the Sunday school at
Antioch, and Todd Thomas at Mount
Olive. They both used to have lots
of relatives to visit on Sunday but
since they have been in office they
stay by their Job. I have often
heard it said if you will chain a dog
you will make a fine watch dog out
of him.
It is recorded in Holy Writ that
Delilah was the first woman to ever
give a man a hair cut. The trim
mings she gave Samson had such
serious after effects that men have
ever afterward preferred male bar
bers, but if this war continues much,
longer there will be lots of Delilahs.
Mrs. R. E. White, of Beech, re
turned home Monday after visiting
friends and relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank McDaniel vis
ited in Woodland Sunday.
Rev. Raymond White preached at
Antioch Sunday. It being com
munion day a large audience was
present.
A program is is being completed
for children's day at Antioch the first
Sunday afternoon in June.
Sam Jones and family were re
turning from church Sunday in his
noted Maxwell car. Turning the
corner at a lively clip the car was
seen to sway to the right and left
and then flounce over in the ditch.
No one was hurt and the car was
all right with the exception of a
bent axle. .
If the people will open their
pocket books like they did with their
presence at the Red Cross drive in
Union City Sunday Number Three
will go over the top and out of sight.
The continued rains are getting
the farmers so iar behind tnat it will
take weeks and weeks of dry weather
and hard labor to catch up.
The Mount Olive congregation are
delighted to know they will have
the pleasure of hearing Rev. G. H.
Stigler, of Oklahoma, who will as
sist the pastor in a series of meet
ings during August. Rev. Stigler is
one of the most fluent speakers la
the Baptist denomination, and you
will be well paid to come and hear
him. JIM RUSS.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fate Cum
mings Tuesday morning, twin boys.
All-day service will be held at
Mount Olive next Sunday.
Mr. Albert Pinion had the mis
fortune of damaging his car Sunday
afternoon.
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