McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-06-14
TENNESSEE
HAPPENINGS
Interesting News Gathered
From Various Places in
the Volunteer State

Paris. MIR. and Mrs. John Tharpe
have received notification that their
son, Sergeant Robert F. Tharpe, has
landed safely overseas.
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Nashville.-The Tennessee board of
dental examiners meets here June IL
Is, inclusive, for the examination of
| all who wish to practice dentistry in
| this state.
Jackson.--With the appointment of
| a chairman for Madison county at the
| West Tennessee meeting in Memphis
the thrift and war savings stamps
campaign which is. to end July 8, will
| begin at once
Nashville.-S. w. Sheriff., state su.
perintendent of public instruction, is
reported as saying that he lis not
candidate for and would not accept
the presidency of the West Tennessee
State normal school
Jackson Sixteen received A. B.
| and other degrees at Union University
at the final exercises Of commence
ment. Dr. H. E. Waters, recently
elected president OF the school, deliy.
cred the baccalaureate address.
Camden-A mule which was donat-
ed by Mrs. H. J. Fry, of Sugar Tree,
was purchased by X. G. Whitfield, Of
this place, for 1919. Whitfield gave
the mule back to the Red Cross, and it
will be put up and sold at auction, the
proceeds going to the Red Cross.
Washington. for the mobili-
cation of 10000 negro draft regis
trants qualified for general military
service to entrain from June 20 to 20,
were sent out by Provost Marshal
General Crowder. The registrants
will come from 20 states, Tennessee's
quota being 5000.
Memphis. hundred and six.
ty-three youths who have become Il
years of age since the last registration
in June, 1917, were registered at the
several city and county exemption
boards June 5, in response to a re-
cent act of congress requiring those
who have reached their majority since
that time to enter military service.
Selmer-Trustee Frank O.. Hamil-
ton of Selmer reports the amount Of
delinquent taxes for the year 1917, III
McNairy county, $1,000. This consist
ed of five small parcels of land, four
of which were bought by the state.
Total taxes collected amount to about
$4,000, including $500 damage taxes.
This is a splendid record.
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Jacksonville graduating sermon
Of the Union university was preached
at the First Baptist church by the
pastor, Rev. r. H. harrington. Fiji
teen graduates received their diplo-
mas. This is regarded as one Of the
strongest classes of young ministers
turned out by the university. Several
of them will enter army Y. M. C. a
work overseas.
Nashville.-Gov. Tom c. Rye has
granted respite of execution until
July for J. D. Williams and Eddie
Alsup, colored, convicted from Giles
county of criminal assault and SEN
fenced to be electrocuted. The men
were condemned to die last week, but
on the instance Of prominent colored
citizens who desired to submit further
evidence in the case in behalf of the
defendants additional time was grant
ed by the governor.
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Memphis Closing exercises OF the
school of medicine and the school Of
dentistry Of the University of Tennes-
see were held here last week Fiji
| teen men and one woman received d.
plomas in the medical department and
Is men received diplomassin the de.
partment of dentistry. OF this num-
Der all except one man in the medi-
cal department will le2ve for France
in the near future. The single excep.
ton failed to pass the physical examl-
nation required by the government.
West Tennessee bakers are prohib-
tied from using, during June and July,
wheat flour in excess of the amount
they consumed in April, in drastic
order issued by j. A. Winkelman,
Memphis, deputy food administrator
and district captain of national bakers
service board. Mr.. Winkelman issued
| the order upon receipt Of instructions
from Washington directing vigorous
| curtailment of flour until the new
wheat crop is harvested. The new or
der means that many bakers will be
Obliged to curtail their business dur
ing June and July. They may use
higher percentage OF substitutes If
they desire.
Nashville l.. Berry, Rog-
ersville, telegraphed friends here ask
ing that his name be withdrawn as u
candidate for governor. Friends of
| Berry here qualified him as a candi-
date before his return from Europe.
where he had been as member Of
the workingmens committee appoint
ed by the American Federation of
Labor AS president of Internation-
al Pressmen's Union, Mr.. Berry has
for years been prominently identified
with the labor movement in the Unit
ed States, and has always taken al
active interest in politics.
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Martin-Ex-Gov M. r. Patter.
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