Lewis County Herald - Serving Hohenwald, Lewis County Tennessee Since 1898

August 02, 1951

Douglas D. Humphreys was appointed U.S. Commissioner for Lewis, Lawrence, and Wayne Counties to have jurisdiction in all minor violations of Federal statues in the three counties.

It was reported that a statewide change in the procedure for licenses plates would cause a problem for many. The new legislation required a notarized bill of sale to establish proof of ownership before license plates could be acquired. The newspaper article added, “The rub is that most car owners can’t produce the bill of sale [having been] misplaced by many driv...