The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-17
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Jsckxoxs Ten Sssss az sypAosa n.
W b Issksoa ire reported bs nt.
Herman AAvkias. city physicisn.
4 Mrsn--A branch az the Gibson
ccaaty Red Cross CAapseat vas organ,
iaed hssrs at the pTesAyfersAu ehuryh,
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nrefshurg. AZ q meeting cf the
copniy ooancil u defsass, " VIM ansn-
imcussy Axresd " laid i one - Il: s sasss
n DysrshSFs this nm
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Chattanooga 80 A farewell dinner
dance was given tho memhsrs at Hat
te1y II Of tho cfficsrs' trAininx camp
Il the Coll and C0untry Club.
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Knoxviiie. Weekly hana tlearings
q showa BY tho KAoxyiIle clearing
house coatinas 10 sAcx IN haereass
over sinilAr weeks III last ysaf.
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Frisaaship.--Ths bix Shorthora cat.
~ sais and picnk attracted peopis
from several counties 70 Fricadskip
and the cattle cold a good pFscsS
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Nashville The private homes n
Nashville win b. thrown open on tho
asernoon and evening u Asx, III To
every soldier sncampsa IN Meanwhile.
Trerevant.--A nav Gin II being put
ap 1t this place. A stock company
was organized and will bA known IN
the Farmers and Merchants Gin com.
psny.
Brfstol.--Mary street church here.
erected by the Rev. J. o. Straley. rs
ysasg ssA " lsassa u ~ tSth aissat 10
make room for n new AND cossiier d.
fice.
Mason.---A Red Cross chapter has
been organised al Mason with nearly
100 members Officers OF the sssocE
stion are Mechanics L. l.. Merrill. and
J. J. Mann and Miss Katie Transon.
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Bristol. ---MiHs Nancy Whitley, q
popui.r young lAdy Of North Tssewell.
was instantly killed when her large
touring car turned over and crushed
her beneath the weight Of the machine
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Selmer. &C Officials OF the burlington
highway were In Selmer recently. J. 6.
Alexander, supervisor OF the Shiloh
Park division, Of Bradford. Tenn, snd
G. L. Thctford. engineer. composed the
party.
Camden. --EAri McRac, aged %, wa:
drowned ut Jacksonville, McRae was
helping push 4 log around n barge In
the Tennessee river and "a no gays
tie log = shove lost his footing and
went over.
Nashville 49, Headquarters and sup
ply companies OF the First Tennessee
Field Artillery have passed examina-
tons and all but Is men In both or
ganixations were accepted by Col. y. v.
Smith OF the regular army.
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wartrace. Tho Cumberland Tclc-
phone Company Ii making some extern.
sive improvement In Its plant here. A
nsw toll test section has been added TO
the switchboard and an up-todato dis.
tnbution frame 10 being installed with
other Improvements.
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Athens. B. 81. John icft for Blue
Ridge. N. G. where he goes 10 take =
special courss IN the army Y. M. G. A..
training camp After completing the
course he viii b assigned work ~ :
\. n. G. A. secretary. He II young
attorney Of Athens and b very popu-
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Asmphla4-Jadss Joseph O. HisSiAA
president OF the Tennessee Bar 1850
e1Aron. announces The 1877 meeting Of
the association vii, b held at Epper.
con Springs. Aug. 3c-sl. Judge Hig-
gins ssys this meeting with be largely
attended A most interesting program
has been prepared.
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Athens DIR. J. A. PHILIPPE. who has
bssn pastor OF the First Baptist church
h Athens since early In the year, has
besa forced 10 givs up his work on
account Of failing health. Al recent
meeting OF the officials hin resignA
tion vas accepted and Or, Phillips
wsnt 10 his homo 1t Rutlsdse.
Knoxyiiis. The Knox county crimi.
nal court grand jury. a. . result OF
its probe into cAuses OF he high price
Of coal hsre. found that the devil.
Dent b an dons n the nines. The
only solution Of the situafion the
grand jury could find vas for the fed.
sral government BY proper re&uia-
iona to buy and reoeii coal nj price
based upon the cost Of production plus
. reasonable profit
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Dyersburx,- Tho land owners Of the
ara embraced by tl,e North Fork
drainage district net 1t Dyersbusg
and let the contract 10 dig = ditca