McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-03-22
TENNESSEE
HAPPENINGS
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Interesting News Gathered
From Various Places in
the Volunteer State

Knoxville. Southern Mountain
Workers will hold their annual con-
ference in Knoxville April to IL, in
elusive.
Knoxville.-A logging trip" over
the proposed addition to the Dixie
highway from Knoxville to Savannah,
Ga, is planned for early April
Knoxville.-Four manufacturers at
this place were indicted on charges Of
violating the state child labor laws and
laws governing working hours of wo,
men.
Memphis library war service
of the American Library Association
has ordered an Immediate campaign
for millions of books for soldiers In
this country, on transports and abroad.
Knoxville.-Knox county boys and
girls who are members of the pig clubs
will increase this county's pork prod
ucts IL per cent, according to an est.
mate made by County Agent A. Jesse
Vinegar.
Nashville-The National Associa.
ton of Real Estate Boards will meet
in annual session in this city on April
1916. This association represents the
real estate boards of 1872 leading cities
of the United States.
Covington.-Through the efforts Of
the business mems club of Covington,
the Mai Smith field. on the Jeff Davis
highway, one mile north of Covington,
consisting of 25 acres, has been Sc
cured as landing place for Park field
aviators.
Newbern.-A play at the school aud
itorium, entitled Under the Stars and
Stripes" by Mrs Florence Hamilton,
was presented for the benefit of the
Newbern Red Cross chapter. One hun
bred and ten dollars was netted from
the play.
Nashville. Johnson is be-
ing held under $1,000 bond in McMinn'
vile awaiting trial on the charge OF
moonshining. Johnson was arrested
near McMinnville and his still, one OF
the largest ever captured, was brought
here
Jackson. - The congress Of good
roads held In Jackson was well attend,
ed and was splendid success. All
of the twenty-one counties in West
Tennessee, except Lake, Upton and
Obion, were represented by enthusi
astic delegates.
Newbern.-Mrs. Fumbanker, n, OF
the Hurricane Hill section, and per-
haps the Oldest member of the Dyer
County Red Cross, has carded and
spun wool enough to knit two sweat
ers and 10 pairs of socks for Dyer
county soldiers.
Nashville-Gov. Rye has issued
proclamation calling on young men Of
Tennessee to enroll for farm work
Copies of the proclamation have been
sent to all school teachers in the state
by Prof Albert Williams, state high
school inspector
Nashville.-The state council of ma
tional defense has completed the allot-
ments of white men and negroes to
move from each local board in the
state military camps during the five
days period commencing March 49,
The 752 white men'who will be select
ed under this call will be sent to Camp
Gordon. The 1000 negroes will be
sent to Camp Mead. Maryland.
Brownsville-Th Methodist congre.
CATION of this city will return to their
church on Easter Sunday. For almost
a year this congregation has been wor-
Shipping in the high school building
while the church was undergoing ex-
tensive improvements.
Nashville.--Three hundred Of the
most representative men in Tennessee
from 80 cities and towns and including
representatives of 80 educational insti-
tutions of the state gathered in the
hall of the house of representatives at
the state capitol and formally organ
lied the State Law and Order League.
which is to be extended to every coun-
ty Of the state.
Knoxville.-Eleyen persons were in
dicted by the grand jury here on muir
der charges.
Knoxville. w. A. Owens, promi
nent democrat and lawyer and former
back tax attorney for East Tennessee,
died at his home at La Toilette.
Lewisburg D. Fox, of Lewis
burg, has been appointed chairman for
Marshall county of the third liberty
loan campaign.
Knoxville.-A liberty loan celebra,
ton will be held in Knoxville April @.
An address will be delivered by Capt.
Leslie vickers, returned officer in
the British army.
Athens.-A special meeting of the
McMinn county court was held to take
action in repairing and maintaining
the pike roads in McMinn county.
Knoxville has appeared
at the University Of Tennessee. One
professor has been sent to an isolation
hospital, while another and six stu
dents are quarantined.
Nashville.-Dr M. Jacob, state vet
erinarian, has issued an order govern
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