McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1917-05-11
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
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Halls.-The new Cumberland Pres
byterian church at Poplar Grove, four
miles northwest of Halls, was dedi-
Gated.
Nashville.-Irish Nomads, who make
Nashville the burial place for their
dead, gathered here for the annual
ceremony.
Dresden.---A terrific windstorm COM
ing from the west cut swath 100
yards wide distance of mile and a
half near here.
Memphis-The West Tennessee
chapter of American Guild of Organ
lists held the final meeting of the sea.
son at the Chisca.
Dyersburg.-A special meeting Of
the Dyer county court was held here
for the purpose of taking steps to IA
cilitate the campaign for food pre-
paredness.
Nashville. The Vanderbilt univer-
sity faculty will give degrees to SEN
Tors in the academic and engineering
departments called to government ser
vice before commencement.
Jacksonville Madison county road
commission was organized with R. A.
Hurt as chairman; M. B. Moore as
vice chairman, and ]. A. Thompson,
county court clerk, as secretary.
Washington.-Nat White, of
paris, Tenn, former Memphis and
Nashville newspaper man, has been
appointed clerk in the office Of the
supreme court of the District of Co.
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Memphis.-Effective June /, DIR. Lee
A. Stone, general secretary of the AS
ISOLATED Charities of Memphis, re-
signed to become a member of the
medical reserve corps of the United
States army.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. H. c. Bate, aged
IS years, for many years connected
with the weather bureau and retired
on half pay during recent years, died
at his home here. He was an uncle Of
Senator w. B. Bate.
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Jackson-No clew has been estab-
lished leading to the capture Of the
five prisoners who broke Jail here.
Sheriff j. G.. Perry has sent wires to
number of cities, but no information
as to the whereabouts of the men has
been received.
Jackson-Jackson authorities will
ask that detachment of the national
guard be stationed here for patrol
duty, as there are a number of rail-
road bridges, big factories and the
biggest boilermaking plant in the
south located here.
Washington, D. CDR. John Nor
ris, of Somerville, Tenn, last week
| appointed a first lieutenant in the
medical reserve corps of the army,
has been placed on the list of doctors
who are available and who may be
sent to France at once.
Fayetteville.-Mrs. Sarah Spears,
aged so years. 6ied suddenly Of heart
failure while crossing the square on
her way to the depot. Mrs. Spears
had received news of the death OF her
mother, Mrs. Gum, at Normandy, aid
was on her way to attend the funeral.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS at the Battle of
Manila Bay, which brought glory to
the late Admiral Dewey, were retold
in Court square on May /, dewey
Day." by the Rev. ]. B. Frazier. chap
lain of the United States navy for the
| last 20 years, who was with Dewey on
that memorable day.
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Memphis. body Of Antoinette
Rappold, 15-year-old girl, was found
in dense patch Of woods, the head
having been severed from the body,
J apparently with an ak. The finding
of the body disclosed one of the most
fiendish crimes that has startled the
people Of Shelby county in years.
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Obion.--The following young men
have volunteered in the army and
will leave Dyersburg for St. Louis to
begin drill practice: Paul Jenkins,
Feeling Parks, Robert Davidson, Sharp
Smith, Knox Smith, Pete Allen, Erwin
| Cox, ]. Lancaster, Lotus Erwin. They
are from the best families of the good
old Volunteer State.
Jackson.-Drs. F. ]. O'Connor, Frank
Hamilton, w. G. Saunders, ]. w. Nc
| Claran, B. G. Arnold, w. 7. Fits and
| Jesse Raines, members Of the Madi-
son County Medical society, who vol
| unteered their services in the United
States medical reserve corps, have
equipped themselves with tho proper
certificates of licenses from the office
of the county court clerk.
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Adams.-Old Glory now flies from
the fagpole on Bell high school here
for the first time since the building
was erected FIVE years ago.
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Milan.-The first crate OF "a quarts
of strawberries of the crop of 1917
was brought here and sold to a fruit
dealer for 81 for the crate.
Chattanooga.-Mayo Littleton's off.
eial ak fell on the heads of William NJ
Stafford, city court clerk, and Andy
Smith. negro poundkeeper. They were
suspended from office pending trial
before the city commissioners.
| Springfleld.-The annual ministers
and deacons' meeting of the Cumber'
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