McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-21
TENNESSEE
Interesting Events
From all Parts
of the State

from death or injuries was that of the
motorman and conductor on Circle
park car here, when their car left the
track while going down a hill ut a
nigh rate of speed The car ran so
feet after it left the track and then
turned completely over. The motor
man and conductor crawled out from
under the debris. 1t was also consid
cred remarkable that no passengers
were on the car at the time.
Preliminary arrangements have been
made for the training and housing Of
1900 officers and men of the national
army who will be given special tech
nical training at the University Of
Tennessee and Chilhowee park, begin
ming July 1.
Prices of foods sold in the retail
stores of Knoxville are to be regis
tered and limited by the food admins
tration. The fixing of prices, higher
now than the Oldest inhabitant has
known since the civil war and said to
smack largely Of profiteering, is to be
done by price interpreting COM
mittee.
Memphis. -Over $4,000 in war saw.
ings stamps were sold to audiences at
Loew's Lyceum by Nine. Rita Joliyet,
survivor of the Lusitania, who describ-
ed to the theatergoers deeds of hor-
ror committed by the Hun and which
she had witnessed. Nearly $1,000
worth of stamps were sold at the war
savings booth, where she also spoke.
More than 200 of the leading women
of Memphis took the field to raise $50.
600 for Army Base hospital 81, Mem
phis unit, somewhere in France" to
be used in providing extra care anu
attention for our boys who are sick or
wounded and who are carried to this
hospital for treatment and GONZALES
cence.
Arrangements have been completed
with the United States government to
send a mammoth war exhibit to the
eleventh annual Tri-State Fair, Frank
d. Fuller, secretary, reported at the
June meeting of the board of directors
In the Chamber of Commerce building.
Following custom Of many years,
Flag Day was celebrated with a patri-
otto programme under the auspices Of
the Memphis Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution.
Nashville.-The commencement ex-
ercises of Vanderbilt came to an end
when the graduates of all departments
except the dental received their de-
grees. The seniors, although compar-
aively few in numbers, were imbued
with the spirit of service to their coun-
try and to their fellow men, spirit
which dominated the exercises.
The three desperate convicts, Peto
Ship, Henry Roberts and Bush Camp.
bell, who staged the most dramatic
delivery from the state penitentiary
in the history of the prison, are still
at large. They are thought to be lay
ing out in the hills several miles south
of Nashville.
Chattanooga-Full citizenship in the
United States was granted 1,160 sol.
diers representing % different nations,
at Fort Oglethorpe The oath of allie
glance was taken at session of the
United States district court of the
northwestern division of Georgia, pre-
sided over by Federal Judge Newman
of Atlanta
In a meeting of Tennessee furna ,e
men in Nashville for the purpose of
discussing the rs per cent increase in
freight rates and the proposal for an
increase in the price of pig iron, the
Tennessee pig iron association was or
ganized.
Arthur Hueller, the informed Ger
man who was shot down by guard as
he was attempting to escape from the
prison barracks at Fort Oglethorpe,
Ca, died. His body was riddled with
buckshot
Huntingdon.-Neill Wright, county |
chairman of war savings for Carroll |
county, has selected strong commit
tee Of business men and community |
workers to help make the drive for |
pledges for War Savings Stamps, June |
%, a great success in this county. The |
women have been at work for some |
time, under the direction of Mrs. John
+. Peeler, chairman Of the woman's
Jackson. Rev. E. H. Mariner, a
resident of Jackson. has received no
tice of his appointment as chaplain
In the army service He will go to
Camp Zachary Taylor for training be- !
lore being assigned to regular duty. ;
DR.. A. T. Barrett has gone to Martin !
10 accept the post OF dean of educa- !
lion iii the Hall-Moody institute. He
has been connected with the Union
five years and came here {
rom Peabody school, at Nashville.
The jury in the case Of J. c. Arm. |
strong, administrator, VS.. Jackson
Railway & Light Co, damage suit, re-
.urned verdict for $4,000 in favor of |
he plaintiff in circuit court. Plaintiff
vas suing for the death of two-year-
I'D daughter, who was killed on the |
street car tracks on Preston street two
ears ago.
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Milan.--The citizens of Milan and |
armers of this vicinity, under instruc-
ions of E. Greer, food administrator
Il Gibson county, brought in and turn
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