McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-11-15
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
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mics must be practiced, according to
circular letters sent out from the Of.
flee OF the state fuel administrator.
" L. Myer.
Myer says that to facilitate the solu.
ton of the problem the fuel admins
tration has adopted rules governing
heating Of homes, schools, office build
| lngs, apartment houses, hotels and 9TH
or places where heat is used. The peo-
pie are expected to observe these
rules, which follow:
That no furnace be started until
such time as the health and bodily
comfort of the occupants positively
demand it.
That instead of temperatures vary
| Ing from extremely cold to uncomfort-
ably hot, uniform, comfortable tenn
| perature of 6S degrees be maintained.
| Occupants should secure thermome-
tiers In order that they may know that
this is complied with. A reasonably
accurate thermometer can be obtained
for 26 cents.
That all rooms and bedrooms not
| actively and continuously in use be
closed and have the heat entirely cut
off.
That all sleeping porehes have tho
heat entirely cut off.
That every unoccupied office be
closed and have the heat entirely cut
| off.
That no window be raised In any
room until that room shall have been
closed. the heat entirely cut off, and
the room allowed to cool down.
That where CRATES are used small
fire be kept and fresh fuel added often
but in small quantities, instead Of
maintaining big fires. The excess draft
from big fires carries large portion
of the heat up the chimney.
That all doors fit close and snug and
have close fitting thresholds.
That all windows be properly wealth.
er stripped.
A message from Washington to the
state council of national defense asks
that the widest publicity De given the
fact that the government will need
more than 10000 additional nurses for
the army corps by Jan. 1, and Cat an
other $4,000 will be needed by June /.
"An impression that no more nurses
are needed in. military hospitals has
gone out" says the telegram to Nal.
Rutledge Smith, "and this impression
must be killed Immediately"
| Up to September of this year over
$4,000 nurses had been assigned to
war. service. There are 80 great base
hospitals in American camps and can.
tonments and these average 100 nurses
each. The American army in Italy IL
cabling for more nurses, while the
French Red. Cross commission saya
that 1000 more are needed.
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The state democratic ticket, includ.
ing John X. Shields for senator, Al
bert H. Roberts for governor. and Har
vey H. Hannah for railroad commits
sioner, was elected BY maioritiea
ranging from $4,000 to $4,000 Mem
bers OF the ticket ran well together
The congressional delegation as usual
is two republicans and eight demo
Gratis. New members Of cengress are:
]. Will Taylor, republican. from the
Second district, and Erwin L. Davis
democrat, from the Fifth district, The
legislature as usual will be democratic
The vote was light all over the state
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i Newbern.-Dr. Clarence B. A. Turn
err, who has been called to the colori
and entrained for active service II
Camp Oglethorpe, Ca, where he re
i ceived his commission as first lieu
tenant. DIR. Turner has been residing
at Neboville, a. few miles east of New
bern. This place has the honor Of hav
ing three prominent physicians in this
army, DR.. ]. u. Brewer is captain
and Dr. Hubert H. Harris is on bat
tleship.
1850
| jackson. Borden Burr. Of Birming
ham, Ala, spoke to large audience
at the First Baptist church In the IN
terest Of united war work campaign
Mr.. Burr has Just returned from 81,
months service as Y. M. G. A. work
or in France. He aroused considera
Bile interest in his address here ant
among others was heard by the 20'
students of the military department
Of Union university.
$1,000
i Covington. F. Friedman, OF TIL
Hogan's store vicinity, this county, hal
received telegram from military au
thorities at Hoboken, N. j., informing
him of the death of his son, James
aged 81, at sea.
i
| Memphis.--A baby's casket, laid be
meath the soil l06 years ago, ha
slipped from its resting place in Win
chester cemetery, until Is years ag,
Memphis burial ground, and has tun
bled down the 15-foot embankmcn
almost into the water OF Gayoso bayou
which skirts the cemetery on tn
northwest. The rust-eaten inscription
bore the numbers 1912, family discern
lble A score or more of caskets hav
fallen from the embankment in reccn
years and no measures to protect tn
graves have been taken. The baby cas-
ket was Of iron
Bristol.-Paul Massey of Bristol wa
killed on the front during the latte
part of September, according to new
received. Massey had been in tn
army for about three years, hayin
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