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Marry county Sept u. Seventeen hun.
dred and forty-eight white 121 negroes.
Covington.-Chas. L. Kinney Of this
city received a telegram stating that
his son, Charles L. Kinney, Jr, aged
q, was killed at the Mineola Aviation
Field, Brooklyn, N. ", as the result of
an airplane falling to earth.
Selmer-A Red Cross membership
campaign is being waged in McNairy
county and workers report very On.
couraging results. The McNairy coun.
ty chapter was organized here early IN
August in an enthusiastic representa-
tive mass meeting.
Paris.-The first carload OF sweet
potatoes from local growers was ship
pen to Northern purchasers the past
week by the Henry County Sweet Po-
tatoes Growers Association. The
price was 1926 per bushel and the
car contained 600 bushels.
Newbern.-The link of the Memphis
Paducah highway which extends
through Dyer county, beginning at
Trimble by way of Newbern to Dyers-
burg, has been well worked and
graded, and the route through Dyer
promises to be in the best condition.
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Whiteville.-M. A. Webb, 81, tresi.
dent Of Whiteville Savings Bank and
one Of the wealthiest men in Harde-
man county, died at his home here,
after an illness of several months. He
was Mason, Knight of Pythias and
prominent in political and financial
circles of the state.
Knoxvile.-Harry s. Hall was elect.
ed chairman of the Knox County Dem
Ocratic executive committee by unan-
imous vote, succeeding D. Smith,
who rendered his resignation in com
pliance with the ruling Of Director
General McAdoo of the railroad ad-
ministration. Mr.. Smith is division
counsel for the Southern Railway.
Nashville.-John Howe Peyton, pres
ldent of the Nashville, Chattanooga IL
st. Louis Railway Company, was
found dead with a pistol bullet in his
left temple at his home here. The
theory that the wound was self
inflicted is accepted by Mr. Peyton's
friends, the act being ascribed to his
depressed state of mind owing to his
failure to secure army service abroad
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Chattanooga.-The 500 miners who
quit at Soddy because of difference
between the day teamsters and the
Durham company returned to the
mines. 1t was learned here that the
United States fuel administration or
dered the men back to their Jobs, rul.
ing that they were bound to the com
pany under their contract and were
entirely in the wrong for leaving work.
Union City.-For killing William
Mumford with a stick of stove wood
which he had thrown at him, Herman
Smith, Lake county boy, was found
guilty of voluntary manslaughter in
the circuit court here, and sentenced
to two years in the penitentiary by
Judge R. A. Elkins. The two boys had
learreled, evidence adduced indicated,
and Smith, in the heat of anger, hurled
the firewood at Mumford, killing him
Newbern.-A great deal OF enthusi-
asm was manifested in Newbern
by the citizens OF the city school here.
when practically every member met
with the school faculty at the audito-
rum to hold the Parent Teachers AS
ISOLATION An interesting program
was delivered and many important
subjects were given to the parents
Ind students In the cooperation Of
he school work for this session.
Sunny Side.-John Gilbreath OF this
,lace, bears the distinction of being
he father OF nine boys, two of whom
ire now in the army Of the United
States, one already in France and see
ng service, the other in training to go.
md last week seven more registered
md are ready to go. This is record
hat any father has a right to be proud
II. In addition to the nine sons, Mr..
Hlbreath also has several daughters,
gho are active in army and navy work.
Knoxville.-The state board Of con-
rol has made the recommendation
hat the State Deaf and Dumb Asylum
t Knoxville be moved to the State In
ustrial School at Nashville and that
he latter institution be established
n the Herbert Domain. The asylum
lite is located on a square in the heart
I the city, comprising more than
light acres Of valuable property. The
card favors agricultural education OF
eaf mutes, hence recommendations
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Lexington-In the great fourth Lib
rty loan drive to be launched soon
henderson county is preparing to 50
over the top" in subscribing quota.
Knoxyille-Col. Cary r. Spence has