Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898
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June 4, 1953 Word was received that Private James R. Mayberry had been seriously wounded in Korea. The Trace Creek Road, connecting Highway 48 and Highway 20 was completed and open for traffic. Jerry Fite was drafted into the U.S. Army. Boyce Tatum completed advanced training at Fort Jackson, SC. John Davis was undergoing Air Force basic training at Lackland Air Force Base. Eddie Baker was discharged from the Navy. The Lewis County Board of Education was accepting bids for the purchase of one...
May 28, 1953 D.D. Humphreys, Jr. was appointed U.S. Commissioner for the Middle District of Tennessee by Judge Elmer Davies. The Herald reported that rabid dog went on a rampage. According to reports, a hound dog escaped from his pen and bit approximately 15 other dogs. The dog was immediately killed and the head taken to Nashville where it was it tested positive for rabies. The newspaper urged residents to keep their dogs vaccinated and penned up and re-published laws concerning...
May 21, 1953 The Fred E. Lomax American Legion Post 127 presented 41 Lewis County Korean War veterans with certificates of honor. R. K. Roney was named vice president of the Tennessee-Kentucky Canners Association. The following boys were listed as having left for final induction into the Army on May 18: Charles Adair, W. C. Harris, Jimmy Hensley, Larry Rodgers, Melvin Roberson, Billy Sharp, and George Voorhies. Andrew Hinson was attending basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio,...
May 14, 1953 The Lewis County Extension Agency requested that farmers return equipment borrowed from the County Agent so that a complete inventory could be recorded. The General Café changed its opening time from 6 a.m. to 5 a.m. Leon Willis returned home after serving two years in the Army—15 months, of which, were in Korea. “Feuding Fools,” starring Leo Gorcey and the Bowery Boys, and “Wyoming Roundup,” starring Whip Wilson, were the Friday and Saturday movies showing at the Strand Theatre. ...
May 7, 1953 The main headline for the week was “Fifty-One Seniors Will Receive Diplomas Here Friday Night.” Merle Whitehead was announced as first place winner in the MLEC essay contest; Raymond Grinder was the second place winner. A & B Hardware advertised that they had plenty of baseball bats made by the Hohenwald Bat Company in stock, adding that the locally-made bats were “as good as any bats to be had anywhere.” Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Beasley announced the birth of their daughter, Patrici...
April 30, 1953 Charles Hinson entered the armed services and was taking basic training with the Medical Replacement Training Center at Camp Picket, VA. The Hohenwald Speedway announced that they would open each Sunday afternoon with races at 2 p.m. Buie’s Service Station was scheduled to hold their grand opening on May 2. A free five-pound bag of sugar would be given to customers to bought 10 gallons of gasoline, and a 2-pound bag of sugar would be given to those who bought five gallons of g...
April 23, 1953 Malcolm Baxter was promoted to the grade of Airman First Class in the U.S. Air Force. A boxing tournament, sponsored by the F.F.A., was planned for the LCHS football fi eld on April 27. Admission would be 20 and 35 cents. Hohenwald Dry Cleaners announced that they added new equipment to their business allowing clothes to be rinsed in 3,000 gallons of clean solvent per hour. Malcolm Baxter was promoted in the U. S. Air Force to the rank of Airman Second Class. Bill Turnbow...
Lewis and Clark researcher Charles Crase will discuss the trails used by Lewis and Clark before, during, and post expedition in a presentation to be held at Lewis County Public Library and Archives on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at 1 p.m. A number of maps will also be on display. Charles Crase is the president of the Ohio River Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation and has served on the national board for the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation. He has organized and partici...
April 16, 1953 Bisbee’s Comedians, featuring Boob Brasfield, held a 3-day performance at the Kittrell lot on West Main on April 16th through 18th. Dorothy Hinson was named Valedictorian of the 1953 LCHS Senior Class. Dorothy Floyd was named Salutatorian. W.L. Kittrell was presented a Public Relation Award by the Oil Industry Information Committee. A request for a blood donation was issued on behalf of Dennis Talley who was a patient in the VA hospital. Talley had a rare blood type and blood o...
April 9, 1953 The City of Hohenwald, having received numerous complaints, reminded residents that it was against the City Ordinance to allow chickens to run at large. A. M. Rasbury retired from Hohenwald Bank and Trust. The Herald reported that Rasbury had been “one of Hohenwald’s leading business men” for over 50 years, having operated Warren and Rasbury, and served as County Court Clerk in addition to later holding a position at the bank. A crime laboratory, a 16-ton mobile unit spons...
by Crystal Nash, Director and Archivist Lewis County Public Library and Archives The initial event in the Lewis and Clark Lecture Series saw a satisfying turnout for Tony Turnbow's talk. Over 30 people learned of new connections that Meriwether Lewis had to the original Natchez Trace when Turnbow spoke at the library and archives on April 1. A number of attendees traveled from various states to hear the presentation. The next event will be April 15 with the guest speaker Char Ollinger Waughtel...
April 2, 1953 With this issue the Herald entered its 34th year under the publication of the Pollock family, with W.W. Pollock having begun publishing the Herald on April 1, 1920. A photo of devastation caused by a tornado that hit Lewis County 17 years earlier on April 5, 1936 was reprinted. A total of 1,927 persons registered for work during the labor survey that was held by the City of Hohenwald March 20 through 28. The Annual Palm Sunday paper sale held here raised $700 for the Junior League...
March 26, 1953 The Forestry Division reported that the number of forest fires in Lewis County topped all previous years in Lewis County. The total number of fires was 185, burning a total area of 5,834 acres. Kittrell Motor Company announced that they now had a modern repair department with addition of a service department for refrigeration and electrical equipment. This department would be operated in conjunction with the appliance division of Kittrell Motor Company. Spring had arrived and...
March 19, 1953 The City and County announced that they were negotiating for the location of a factory in Lewis County, and requested that residents, friends, former residents, or anyone interested in working in the community participate in a labor survey to be conducted at the courthouse March 20 through March 28. The Herald published the first of a five-part series about the Natchez Trace written by James E. Chessor. Mr. and Mrs. Cordel Hull celebrated their 14th anniversary with a trip to Nash...
March 12, 1953 H.H. Huffines resigned as County Agricultural Agent, having accepted the position as county agent in Scott County, TN. Ben Lifsey was named as Mr. Huffines’s successor. The City of Hohenwald announced that improvements had been completed on the new addition to Swiss Cemetery, and that lots were now available for sale in the new addition. Bob Jones bought the Snip, Snap, & Bite Café from Boob Williams. Funeral services were held for Charles Brown, 49. A 21-inch table model, Arvin J...
March 5, 1953 No surviving issue available for review. March 7, 1963 Mayor W.C. Keaton signed a proclamation naming the week of March 17-23, 1963, as World Understanding Week. The $2,500,000 Industrial Revenue bond referendum passed which allowed for a planned expansion at Lewis Products Company. The vote in the election was 1,340 for the bond issue, and 19 against. Johnny Williams set a new Florida State track record of 3.9 for nine year olds while competing in the age group Track and Field...
February 26, 1953 City and county residents voted overwhelmingly for the issuance of by the city and county bonds in the amount of $200,000. In the city, 675 voted for and 11 against; the county voted 1,711 for and 46 against. The Herald added that they felt “this fairly well shows just how bad we need more industry.” Representative V.A. “Buddy” Brownlow, State Game Department, reported that he had turned 1,200 largemouth bass loose in the Buffalo River. The fish ranged from fingerlings to thre...
February 19, 1953 The main headline for the week was “Voters To Decide Bond Issues in Saturday’s Election.” The Herald reported that the upcoming industry bond vote would make “an important day in the history of Lewis County,” where citizens would “vote progress for our community or they will doom it to further loss in population and property for those who choose to remain here.” The Southern Bell Company reported an increase in the number of telephone directories distributed to phone subscriber...
February 12, 1953 Dog owners and “city dog rustlers” were cooperating to reduce the number of dogs roaming the city, and to ensure that wanted dogs were tagged and kept at home. The Herald commented that “the familiar sight of seeing large bunches of dogs roaming our streets day and night, just isn’t anymore.” The Snow White Café and Pool Room was under new management; V.C. Grimes having purchased the business from Frankie Lawson who volunteered into the U.S. Air Force. Betty Jo Ray was the ru...
February 5, 1953 The newspaper reported that Lewis County Circuit Court had an “unusually light docket” with the grand jury session lasting “only two hours.” Eva Quillen was appointed Clerk of the local draft board, succeeding Mrs. Evans who served since August 1948. Cpl. James W. and Jones L. Cotham returned from Korea on January 31, 1953. A religious debate between W. Ray Duncan, minister of the Church of Christ of Miami, FL and B.L. Welch, pastor of the Pentecostal Church of Pensaco...
January 29, 1953 It was announced that meetings would be held in various communities throughout the county for the purpose of explaining what tax increase would be needed to finance the payment of bonds for the construction of a county-city factory building. The Herald published a front-page announcement to debunk local rumors that only property owners would be allowed to vote in the February 21 bond election. The requirements for voting would be the same as in any state or county election....
January 22, 1953 A mass meeting of all citizens and taxpayers of Lewis County was called for January 16 to explain in detail the construction of a city-county owned factory building. Notice was also given that an election would be held on February 21 to vote on Resolution No. 1, approved and adopted by the Quarterly Court of Lewis County which would authorize the issuance of $120,000 in public bonds and provide for the levy of a tax to fund bonds for the purchase, construction, and maintenance...
January 15, 1953 The Lewis County Quarterly Court voted unanimously on a resolution adopting an anti-rabies law for Lewis County. The city already had enacted a rabies law, but was unable to enforce it due to the county not having the same law. The Court also appropriated $1,500 for the re-establishment of the Health Unit in Lewis County in cooperation with the State Health Department. R.C. Spann, City Recorder, reported that at least one rabid dog had been killed in the city and that several...
January 8, 1953 Pfc. John A. Russell was wounded in action in Korea. The Tennessee railroads paid Lewis County a total of $5,457.69 during 1951 as taxes. Of this amount, $3,067.85 was allocated entirely for the schools of this county. The Oak Grove Club met on January 03 and agreed to ask the County Court for an anti-Rabies law and to have the requested law enforced so that all dogs in the county would be vaccinated. The LCHS band planned to give a concert consisting of popular music, waltzes...
January 01, 1953 No paper published due to New Year’s Holiday. January 03, 1963 J.H. Warf, superintendent of Lewis County Schools for 13 years, was sworn in as State Commissioner of Education on December 31, 1962. Mr. Warf succeeded Joe Morgan, who resigned to become president of Austin Peay State College. Josephine Warf, wife of J.H. Warf, was unanimously elected by 22 county magistrates to succeed her husband as Lewis County School Superintendent. Arthur Turnbow was also a candidate for the po...
