McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-11-30
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State > = =

Dyersburg.-S. Granger Latta has
been appointed fuel administrator for
Dyer county.
Jackson. Negroes of Madison coun.
ty raised $1,000 in the army Y. NJ. C,
A. campaign.
Selmer-Louis Adams Of Selmer has
been appointed fuel administrator for
McNairy county.
Ripley.-William Tucker, Jr., has
been appointed fuel administrator for
Lauderdale county.
Selmer.-Regular quarterly meeting
Of the McNairy county singing con-
vention was held at Finger.
Trimble.-Guy Mallard, a soldier
boy at home on furlough, was hit by
train at Newbern and badly hurt
Jacksonville Odd Fellows OF Jack
son are planning to organize an en-
campment branch of the order in the
city.
Paris.-Mrs. Grace Robbins, state
vice president Of the Womans Chris
tan Temperance union, visited the 10
cal w. c. T. U.
Jackson.-The Madison county corn
club show, held in the courthouse. was
a great success, some Of the best speci.
mems ever seen being presented.
Springfield. w. Brown, cashier
of the Springfield National bank Of
this place, has been appointed treas
urer of the Tennessee Bankers asso
citation.
Jackson.-Jacksons plumbers have
gone on a strike, their demands for 81
per day, eight hour basis, having been
refused by the master plumbers upon
request
Covington-The doctors Of Munford
and Atoka have organized the Nun
ford medical society and elected J. B
Witherington president and ]. J. Elem
ing secretary.
Selmer.-Farmers Of the Gravel Hill
community met at the school building,
and planned a campaign to beautify
the campus and make many needed i'm
provements.
phis.-Thomas D. LAWYER, 16,
whose father is attending the reserve
officers training school at Fort Ogle-
thorpe, enlisted in the marine corps as
drummer boy.
Jackson.-"T Cardinal Light In.
fantry'' is the name given to mill
tary company recently organized at
Union university under the captaincy
Of R. M. Jennings.
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Knoxville.-The republican senator's
al and judicial committee of the First
district, has in view Of the fact that
they had no opposition, annulled the
primary called for December s.
Observation-Disclosures of Knoxville
and upper East Tennessee may pur
chace Lincoln Memorial hospital here
from trustees of Lincoln Memorial
university at Cumberland Gap.
Paris.-The Red Cross girls at Grove
High school have been divided into
squads of five, with captain for each
The object is to see how much each
squad can accomplish in a patriotic
way.
Jackson.--At q tea and reception
given at the Young Women's Boarding
home, by the women who are in charge
more than 500 was raised for this In
stitution, which is home for working
girls.
Knoxville. investigation Of
the selling Of coal to the city OF Knox
Vile at 81 ton more than the price
fixed by the government is being con
Quoted by the fuel administration al
Washington.
Paris.-Mrs. A. p. Boyd, who spent
much Of her girlhood knitting socks
for the soldiers in the Civil War, has
opened aa training school here for
girls and boys who wish to learn the
art OF knitting.
Memphis.---In the future all sociall
given by the Ladies' Aid circle Of the
Bartlett Methodist church will be de-
void of refreshments. The serving OF
sweets and cakes has been tabooed by
the society in an effort at conserva.
ton.
Jackson.-Col. A. Ewing Griffin, who
was elected president Of the North
American board of embalmers, In an
nual session at Jacksonville, Fla, is a
member OF the firm Of Implicit &
Griffin, OF Jackson.
Covington.-Mrs. Matte Fletcher,
daughter of ]. w. Boswell, of the
Drummond vicinity, through her attor.
neys, has compromised her suit against
the Illinois Central railroad for &c..
900. Mrs. Fletcher was suing for the
killing of her husband, a flagman.
Chattanooga-The United Daughters
of the Confederacy authorized the Gre
alton OF general committee for war
relief work, its activities to be in Co
operation and under the direction of
the Red Cross. The president-general.
Miss Mary Poppenheim, win appoint
the committee at once.
Selmer.-The Selmer Red Cross or.
sanitation fa vary husv Tha oood