The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-03-23
TENNESSEE
HAPPENINGS
Interesting News Gathered
From Various Places IN
the Volunteer State

Workers will hold their annual con
ference in Knoxville April to 10, 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-The 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 II per cent, according to an esti-
mate made by County Agent A. Jesse
Vinegar.
Nashville-The National Associa,
i, 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.
|
Through the efforts OF
the business mems club of Coyington
the Mai Smith field on the Jeff Davis
highway, one mile north of Covington
consisting of rs acres, has been Sc
cured as a landing place for Park field
aviators.
Newbern.-A play at the school aud
itorium entitled Under the START and
Stripes" by Mrs Florence Ham llton
was presented for the benefit Of the
| Newbern Red Cross chapter. One hun.
| bred and ten dollars was Melted from
the play.
Nashville.-William 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, dine Of
!, the largest ever captured, was brought
here
Jackson. = The congress of Vgood
roads held in Jackson was we'll attend
ed and was splendid successl All
of the twenty-one counties q s se.''
Tennessee, except Lake, Tipton and
Obion, were represented by eW husi
astic delegates. -
| Newbern-Mrs. Fumbanker, ~, o.
the Hurricane Hill section, am per
haps the oldest member OF the Dye
County Red Cross, has carddH anC
spun wool enough to knit two Eweat
ers and 10 pairs of socks for Dye
county soldiers,
Nashville-Gov. Rye has issted
proclamation calling on young men O
Tennessee to enroll for farm work
Copies of the proclamation have beef
sent to all school teachers in the stat'
by Prof. Albert Williams, state higl
school inspector.
Nashville.-The state council Of ma
tional defense has completed the allot
ments of white men and negroes t
move from each local board In thu
: state military camps during the fiv
days period commencing March 20
The 752 white men who will be select
y ed under this call will be sent to CAM
Gordon. The 1000 negroes will b
sent to Camp Mead, Maryland.
Brownsville-The Methodist congre
CATION of this city will return to thei
church on Easter Sunday. Forsalmos
a year this congregation has been wol
Shipping in the high school biildin
while the church was undergoing 81
tensive improvements,
Nashville.-Three hundred of tn
most representative men in Tennessee
from 33 cities and towns and includin
/ representatives of 80 educational inst
, buttons of the state gathered In tn
hall of the house of representatives q
, the state capitol and formally organ
: lied the State Law and Order League
which is to be extended to every coui
ty of the state.
Knoxville.-Eleven persons were II
! dicted by the grand jury here on mu
= der charges.
\ 4 Knoxville-W. A. Owens, q prom
nent democrat and lawyer and forme
back tax attorney for East Tennessee
died at his home at La Toilette.
Lewisburg d. Fox, Of Levi
= burg has been appointed chairman fc
Marshall county of the third libert
loan campaign.
Knoxville.-A liberty loan celebr
ton will be held in Knoxville April
An address will be delivered by Cap
Leslie Vickers, returned officer
the British army.
Athens.-A special meeting OF Ii
McMinn county court was held to tai
action in repairing and maintainin
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