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100 YEARS AGO
Mr. J.E. Folts
The earthly remains of Mr. J.Ed Folts were brought here from Houston on Tuesday evening and laid to rest in the local cemetery.
Teachers’ Examinations For This Year Applicants who desire to take examinations for teachers’ certificates during the current year will be required to register with the County Superintendent not later than the twentieth of the month preceding the examination.
Two Ford Cars Badly Smashed in Collision Two Ford cars got badly mangled in a head on collision near the undergrad crossing east of town late Tuesday evening.
They were driven by Joe Holub and Walter Strauss.
The two men sustained sundry scratches and bruises and the cars had to be trucked in for repairs.
50 YEARS AGO Chamber Hosts Louie; Names Employee of ‘74 Louis Welch, former mayor of Houston and now president of the Houston Chamber of Commerce, and the Employee of the Year will share the spotlight Thursday night at the Columbus Chamber of Commerce’s annual banquet.
City to Buy Hospital Site; Council Decides Issue on 3-2 Vote A divided city council voted 3-2 Monday night to buy the Columbus Hospital building for $100,000 and convert it into a city hall.
Eight County Officials Petition for Pay Hike Eight county elected officials will seek pay increases in hearings before the county salary grievance committee, it was disclosed at the commissioners’ court meeting Monday.
