McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-26
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

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Baptist Sunday school convention was
held here
Springfield schools Of Rob
ertson gathered in Springfield to
celebrate annual field day.
Murfreesboro-Capt. Frank White,
aged IA years, cashier of the Stones
River National bank of this city, died
here after a brief illness.
Bellbuckle.-An impressive service
was held at the Methodist church to
dedicate a service flag. There are
twenty-one stars on the flag
Trenton. - The local exemption
board will send seventy-seven men to
the training camps during the five
day period commencing April rs.
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Cookeville-D S. d. Davis, OF
Nashville, fell down the steps of the
Greenwood building in this city and
sustained serious spinal injuries.
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Nashville-Joseph 8. Carols, SO,
treasurer and librarian of the Tennes-
see Historical society, is dead. He
had been Mason over 10 years.
Knoxville.-Of 16 children in the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. clifton Millsap
of Vonore, only two deaths have oc-
CURED, both of which were by suicide.
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WATERFOWL. - Continuous depreda-
tons on sheep flocks by worthless
dogs is having the effect of discourag-
ing the sheep raisers in this section.
Clifton.-An unidentified man was
found drowned in the Tennessee river
about two miles above Clifton. The
drowned man was about medium
height, had dark hair and was attired
in blue serge trousers, blue work shirt,
gray sweater worn under blue vest.
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Munford.-The two banks at this
place report that they have already
passed their quotas for the third Lib
erty loan. While there are few
large subscriptions, the great number
of small ones indicate the wide distri-
button of the loan throughout this ter
ritory.
Knoxville.-Work on 1,400 miles OF
new road In Tennessee will begin as
soon as Secretary of Agriculture Hous-
ton signs his consent to construct the
roads as outlined by the Tennessee
highway commission, according to
Dean Charles E. Ferris, member of
the commission.
Nashville-At the request of the
circuit judge and sheriff of Franklin
county, accompanied by petition
signed by many citizens of the county,
Gov. Rye has offered reward of $500
for the apprehension and conviction
of any person or persons who took part
in the lynching of the negro Jim Mo
Theron at Estill Springs.
Chattanooga.-The detached trig-
ger fingers" of the right hand of Rec
tor Phillips of Rhea county will be
placed in evidence against him before
the federal grand jury here when the
young man appears to aswer for an
alleged attempt to escape the army
draft. The fingers came to the clerks
office in an unsealed envelope. Young
Phillips is said to have been married
only a short time when called to regis
ter and that he amputated his fingers
to escape service.
Knoxyille.-An investigation of rec
ords of the Knoxville class of interna-
tional Bible students is being made by
federal authorities following the seiz-
ure of books entitled 1.-THE Finished
Mystery in the possession Of mem
bers. District Attorney Kennerly
says that the book has been used by
the class in connection with the study
of the bible. He says that the book
contains no seditious utterances, but
that the statements which are con-
sidered condemning to patriotism are
"cleverly woven" into the book.
Camden.-Reports coming from the
northern part of Benton county are to
the effect that lightning fired two
residences in the Teat Woods COM
munity.
Mcmphis-The state factory inspec-
ton department has called confer
ence for West Tennessee, to be held
in the auditorium of the chamber of
commerce at Memphis on Monday,
May 6, to consist of three sessions
morning, afternoon and night--on the
important subject of Safety In Shop
and Factory Operation"
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Nashville.-Dr. Morgan, food con-
troller, is preparing an announcement
modifying the sugar regulations. I'm
der the new ruling sugar will be sold
In 25-pound quantities to persons who
pledge themselves to use 1t exclusively
for preserving and canning fruits.
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Nashville.-The war department has
called upon Tennessee to furnish 200
white laborers under the second draft
to be sent to Camp Sheridan, Mont
gomery, Ala, between May l and 2.
The state council Of defense has mott.
fled local boards of their quotas,
Cookeville.-At 325 feet the Calf
Killer Oil company, operating on the
hood of Calf Killer river I'm this Cum