Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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March 01, 1951 The Old Black Joe Company asked local farmers to increase the amount of acreage allocated towards the production of green peas and tomatoes. They offered farmers a guaranteed minimum price of $31 per ton for tomatoes and $80 per ton for green peas. Both prices were a significant increase from the previous year. Seeds would also be furnished free to “all tomato growers who wish to raise their own plants.” A bicycle shattered the window of the Snip Snap Bite café. A child hurr...
January 25, 1951 Lewis County continued to lead the state with blood donations (on a per capita basis). A total of 157 pints were donated during the Red Cross Blood Mobile visit held here. It was also reported that a larger number of prospective donors were turned away due to a shortage of bottles to handle the incoming blood. The newspaper added, “This blood is being flown to Korea daily to save the lives of our boys who are being wounded over there on the snow covered hills of that country a...
January 11, 1951 The Lewis County Quarterly Court authorized a bond issue for $20,000 to purchase right of way on Highway 99. The newspaper commented that “This insures the completion of this important highway at an early date provided the unsettled war situation does not put an end of all road work.” Mrs. Era Williams was elected Chair for the Lewis County March of Dimes Drive. Douglas Clay enlisted in the U.S. Navy. Morrow’s Feed Store announced its relocation from the building adjoi...
January 4, 1951 According to information compiled by the University of Tennessee, Lewis County was one of 92 counties in Tennessee with less than the national average of physicians per person. Lewis County had an average of one physician per 3,935 residents. Regionally, Lewis County led in the percentage of total population donating pints of blood in any one day. Lewis County exceeded its blood drive quota by 125%; however, residents were reminded that blood supplies become outdated after 21...
The season of Christmas is upon us, and it is time to, once again, take a nostalgic glimpse at past holiday wishes. Although I enjoy sharing Lewis County history through my weekly “Glimpses of Hohenwald’s Past” article, it is this special “Christmas Wishes” article that I most look forward to compiling each year. I hope your heart is filled with delight and memories of your own childhood as you read some of the letters that caught my attention. December 16 and 23, 1920 Dear Santa Claus, I...
December 08, 1960 The main headline for the week was “Annual Christmas Parade Tonight.” The parade would begin at 6 p.m. and followed the following route: began at intersection of Walnut and Main Street, travelled east to Cedar Street, turned north on Cedar and travel to Swan, turned west on Swan and travelled to Park Avenue North, turned south on Park and ended at LCHS. The population of Hohenwald was increased by approximately 500 people with the annexation of property at East Side and the...
December 1, 1960 Federal revenue officers from Columbia raided a still on Pond Creek, destroying about 250 gallons of mash. Roger Bouldin was elected president of the Lewis County Civic Club. Reverend Jack Barker was named minister of the Hohenwald Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Lela Holland won a set of drapes in a nationwide contest sponsored by Aetna Insurance Company for fire insurance policies sold. D. D. Humphreys, Jr. and Harlan Staggs announced a contest to name the new drive-in caf...
November 17, 1960 The annual community Thanksgiving service was scheduled for November 23 at the Hohenwald Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Reverend Jack Barker, new minister of the church, would be the speaker for the evening. The Lewis County Sheriff’s Department destroyed a nine-barrel still and a small amount of moonshine whiskey discovered about five miles from Hohenwald on Grinder’s Creek. The owner of the still was arrested. The LCHS girls basketball team defeated Collinwood with a sco...
The Lewis County Public Library and Archives invites you to pay tribute to someone special in your life by making a meaningful donation to the library in his or her name. Your gift is the perfect way to remember the achievement, birthday, anniversary, or life of a loved one. By giving to the library, your gift becomes a vital part of our collection and can be shared and enjoyed by others in the community. A financial donation may be made for the library’s building and expansion fund or a book ma...
As the nation commemorates the ratification of the 19th Amendment and the pivotal role Tennessee played as the "Perfect 36," residents may not realize how soon after this landmark vote that a Lewis County woman was given the opportunity to hold public office. Vonie Grimes was more than the first female County Register of Deeds. She was a woman who broke through boundaries, survived life's obstacles, and found success despite a few stolen ballot boxes. Lavonia "Vonie" McClain Grimes was born...
November 10, 1960 The main headline for this week was “John F. Kennedy Elected President: Loses Tennessee Won Lewis County.” A total of 1,723 Lewis County votes were cast for Kennedy (Democratic Party), 580 votes for Richard Nixon (Republican Party), 5 votes for Orval Faubus (National States Rights Party), and 4 votes cast for Rutherford Decker (Prohibition Party). In other local election news, the Lewis County Herald reported that Saturday, November 12 at 10 a.m. would be the time “set for the...
November 03, 1960 Vandals roamed the streets of Hohenwald on Halloween, causing personal injury and property damage including the destruction of street signs, neon lights, and street lights. The Editor of the Lewis County Herald wrote, “We see only one solution to this kind of maniacism and that is a curfew, rigidly enforced on the next Halloween.” The Lewis County 4-H Forestry team won first place in the state contest held at the University of Tennessee on October 22. Members of the team were B...
October 27, 1960 The Lewis County Civic Club voted unanimously to support the resolution of the Hohenwald Garden Club that the red crepe myrtle be adopted as the city flower. Wilson Sharpe won an eight-day trip to Nassau by selling the most General Electric appliances among forty-five dealers. Sharpe sold 133 appliances during the contest. Former resident Carol Rowe travelled to Rio De Janerio where she shot fashion photographs for the magazine “California Girl.” The LCHS Panthers defeated Lor...
October 20, 1960 Barbara Peery was named 1960 LCHS Homecoming Queen and would be crowned in ceremonies preceding the homecoming game with Loretto. Her attendants were named as Alma Jean Knight, senior; Camille Griner, junior; Sara Nell Petway, sophomore; and Shearon Harris, freshman. Lewis County entries in the Miss MLEC beauty contest were Beth Beatty and Barbara Peery. The pageant was scheduled to be held in conjunction with the annual membership meeting on October 25 at the Waverly Central...
October 13, 1960 Former resident James Spann purchased the Vidette Printing Corporation, publisher of The Hartsville Vidette. Spann was connected with printing and editing of newspapers for most of his life, having worked at the Lewis County Herald and later founding and publishing The Hickman County Times. The Lewis County Quarterly Court was investigating the feasibility of building or renting a building to be used by the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Three prisoners escaped from the Lewis County...
October 06, 1960 A meeting was held at the court house to discuss the need for a Public Housing Authority in Hohenwald. The meeting was held in compliance with a petition signed by 25 residents of Hohenwald and the surrounding area. An architect from Atlanta was present who explained the process of setting up a Public Housing Authority. Burglars broke into Penny’s Clothing Store and Ammons Market. Change and small personal items were taken from Penny’s store, but nothing was taken from Ammons de...
September 22, 1960 Genesco employees who had been on strike at the Hohenwald plant since September 12 met with factory officials. Following several small meetings with strikers, Plant Superintendent Ed Holman said that the plant would be resuming operations on September 30; adding that he felt that “close to 100 percent of the employees would report for work.” The strike leader was discharged for his part in organizing the strike. Army Private First Class Billy Patton arrived for duty in Kor...
September 22, 1960 The September 17 referendum to keep parking meters downtown failed with 511 votes cast against and 233 votes cast in favor. A McEwen resident was injured in an explosion here while he was blowing holes for telephone poles in the Earlie Dyle Hollow between Rock House Creek and Grinder’s Creek. He was an employee of the Wright and Lopex Construction Company contracted to run telephone lines in this area. He was treated at Boyce Clinic for injuries to his face and hand and t...
September 15, 1960 A strike of employees at the Hohenwald Genesco plant caused operations to stop at the factory. A spokesman for the group said the strike was because of the firing of an employee who had 20 years of service at the plant. The group drew up the following list of requirements to be met before the strikers would return to work: re-hire the fired employee, replace the plant manager, restore a system for rating production which had been abandoned, and relax requirements for female...
September 8, 1960 The LCHS Panthers won the first game of the season with a 13 to 12 defeat over McEwen. Winners of county dress revue held in connection with the Lewis County Fair were Myra Churchwell, 4-H cotton school dress junior division; Donna Brown, cotton school dress senior division; and Dinah Poore, best cotton dress division for freshmen and sophomore F.H.A. girls. Jerry Holt and Grady Brown graduated from Navy recruit training at the Naval Training Center, San Diego, CA. Meriwether...
September 01, 1960 A city referendum would be held September 10 at the Court House to determine whether city residents wished to have a paid garbage collection service in Hohenwald. A referendum would be held September 17 at the Court House to determine whether county residents wished to keep parking meters installed by the City of Hohenwald. The meters were installed last September on a nine-month trial basis and placed throughout the business district at every other parking place. The...
August 18, 1960 State and County officers and Federal and State ATU agents destroyed a six-barrel copper still in the Buffalo River near the Napier section of the county. No arrests were made; however, a two-wheel trailer was confiscated. The Lewis County Jaycees versus Businessmen Old Maid softball game was scheduled for August 19. The Hohenwald Little League team, behind the pitching of Pat Halfacre, won the championship game of the Tri-County tournament. They defeated Lobelville with a score...
August 25, 1960 The U. S. Census Bureau reported that Lewis and Maury Counties were the only counties in South Central Tennessee to show population gains over the last decade. Lewis had a 2.1 percent increase while Maury had a 2.5 percent gain. The Hohenwald composite squadron of the Civil Air Patrol aided the City of Hohenwald during a power interruption by using their mobile generator to supply electricity to keep City Hall lighted and the county – highway patrol radio transmitter and receiver...
August 11, 1960 Bids on the construction of the new Boston Woven Hose and Rubber Company industrial plant were opened at the Court House by J. H. Warf, chair of the Industrial Commission. Bids were being compared and analyzed by the commission and a contract would be awarded in the near future. The City of Hohenwald announced that a water main would be installed on Smith Street to extend water west on Smith Street from Walnut Street. Bob Swope of Nashville was the winner of the 2nd annual Invita...
August 04, 1960 Second Lieutenant Henry Harris, Lewis County Composite Squadron Civil Air Patrol, attended a two-day meeting at Seward Air Force Base near Nashville. While the meeting was in progress, a surprise visit was made to the group by Brigadier General Stephen McElroy, National Commander of the Civil Air Patrol. A high temperature reading of 100 degrees was recorded at Meriwether Lewis Park on July 26 and July 31 for the high of the month. The temperature also soared to 101 degrees on Au...
