The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-08-24


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Chattanooga Col. siaeam settled
he disputed luestion of when the
trainin,, camp course Is TO end. when
be declared that the men would be dis
missed on Aus. ~.
Newhern. Thomas Townsend. Jr..
s Newborn boy, has enlisted in the
aviation corps as craftsman He viii
DO stationed at Fors Sam Heas,oa.
Tex. for q short tirue,
Chattanooga .~~one handred and Eve
students for the medical officers
training camp have arrived. Five new
eantons OF this camp have been com.
pie,ed and we're opened
ClarksviIle, All arrangements for
lives near Sango, was seriously hurt
by the oyorturning OF his automobile
while he was gcing home from picnie
on the Port Royal turnpike,
Knoxville II, II Campbell, editor
OF tho Newport Plain Talk, was sho,
in the arm In raid on 8 blockaded
still near Bybee, in which he partici
pa,ed az one OF the possamss.
Chattanooga Tho 1900 men com.
mlssioaed at the Fort oglethorpe train.
ing camp have departed for their
homes and will report to duties IS.
signed them In various branches OF the
army after i2-day furlough
Lexington Miss Fiuriue Mento
Griggs aged q, d M,ilaersvills v
acsd1 srtar 4 lingering fiySaass III r.
ph6ld foSe:. She MAS 81 maait. Iowa
bio disposition, aud general faserite
In the town and community
Chattanooga. --Jsmes u. Looney. 81.
Of Chattanooga, Is under arrest at
Maysyi!ie, Ca. charged with poisoning
his wife, whose funeral he went to
Maysville -to attend The dead woman
was Looney's ftth wife. The frst one
he divorced
Dyersburg Nj f., Magee, Sam Fer
guson and John l., Sinclair. election
commissioners for Dyer county. have
opened the registration books for the
purpose OF registration. and to con
tinue open for tn days. for the regular
biennial registration.
Lexington. The Henderson county
farmers union met In the courthouse
at Lexington. j II. Cason presiding
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year; President. Joe Allen
Deere. Warren's Bluff, secretary. W.
S. Park. Stafford. assistant secretary,
lrby Pope
Nashville, --- The manufae turers
throughout The state. according .
rtatement made by Chas. C. Gilher.,
secretary ofthe Tennessee manatactur.
ers' association. are making prepare.
lions to adhere to the child labor law.
both OF the state and nation, which
becomes effective Sept I.
Ripley Last year the one-day fair
for Lauderdale county was such sig
nal success and the first attempt. too
for many years, inspired the people
for = greater fair this year At a meet
Ing Of the promoters Of the enterprise
II was decided to have neray fair
again this fall and the date set is Fri
day, October 10.
Nashville. b. F.. Siebert. nephew OF
Gen. W. l.. Siebert. who Is with Gen
pessh!ng In France, has Just bee. ac
eepted Into the rational army here.
Young S4ehert also has great uncle /
In the German army In spite OF this
fact he IA anxious to get TO France and
Join hIs American uncle with the Per
shing expedition
Mobilization Camp, Nashville, --
Father and son In the same military
the father private and the
son sergeant, Is the unusual relation 4
Of Private Edward r Bledsoe and
Sergt, Walter r. Bledsoe OF Company
A. First Tennessee Infantry. in train
ing at Mobilization Camp, Both are
The father lis u stair
worker by trade and the son machin.
ist
Knoxville The East Tennessee
Press association Al the concluding
session OF It's annual convention held
at pressmen's Home elected the fol- /.
lowing officers President, J 3.
Hedge of Marysille: sice-president, A !
E. Mime Of Jacksburg; secretary treas |
uFer. + NJ Hardy OF Morrisiown. Tire
voted unanimously 10 huiid /!
4 permanent clubhouse On the site DO.
mated by the Trustees Of the Press
mems Home al Hale's Springs,
Dyershurr The hcai recruiting Of
ace of the United Stats army has en-
listed many recruits the past two or
three Teeks In the spriax the office
did remarkable work. sending more
men to the army than ivy ether re-
cruiting station IN Tennessee
Union City Expanding It's execB-
tive board 10 Is members instead o.