Grainger County news. (Rutledge, Tenn.) 1917-current, 1918-04-04
TENNESSEE
HAPPENINGS
Interesting News Gathered
From Various Places in
the Volunteer State

Knoxville. - Southern Mountain
Workers will hold their annual con.
ference in Knoxville April to 70, in.
elusive.
Knoxville.-A logging trip" over
the proposed addition to tlls Dixie
highway from Knoxville to Savannah,
Ga, is planned for early April
r 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 IL per cent, according to an esti.
mate made by County Agent A. Jesse
Vinegar.
Nashville-The National Associa.
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.
Covington.-Through the efforts OF
the business mems club of Covington,
the Mai Smith field, on the Jeff Davis
highway, one mile north of Covington,
consisting Of % acres, has been Sc
cured as a landing place for Park field
aviators.
Newbern.-A play at the school aud
itorium, entitled under the Stars and
Stripes" by Mrs Florence Hamilton,
was presented for the benefit of the
Newbern Red Cross chapter. One hun.
dred and ten dollars was netted 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, one OF
the largest ever captured, was brought
here
Jackson. --- The congress OF good
roads held in Jackson was well attend
ed and was splendid success. All
of the twenty-one counties in West
Tennessee, except Lake, Upton and
Obion, were represented by enthusi
astic delegates.
Newbern.-Mrs. Fumbanker, n, Of
the Hurricane Hill section, and per
haps the oldest member of the Dyer
County Red Cross, has carded ant
spun wool enough to knit two sweat
ers and 10 pairs of socks for Dye
county soldiers.
Nashville-Gov. Rye has issued Z
proclamation calling on young men o.
Tennessee to enroll for farm work
Copies of the proclamation have beer
sent to all school teachers in the state
by Prof. Albert Williams, state higl
school inspector.
Nashville.-The state council of ma
tional defense has completed the allot
&c nF MI nd ff
move from each local board in the
state military camps during the five
days period commencing March 20
The 752 white men who will be select
ed under this call will be sent to Camp
Gordon. The 1000 negroes will be
sent to Camp Mead, Maryland.
Brownsville-The Methodist congre
cation of this city will return to theil
church on Easter Sunday. For almost
year this congregation has been wor
Shipping in the high school building
while the church was undergoing ex
tensive improvements.
Nashville.-Three hundred of the
most representative men in Tennessee
from 33 cities and towns and including
representative of 30 educational insti
tutions of the state gathered in the
hall of the house of representatives a
the state capitol and formally organ
lied the State Law and Order League
which is to be extended to every coun
ty of the state.
Knoxville.-Eleven persons were In
dicted by the grand jury here on muir
der charges.
Knoxville.-W. A. Owens, promi
nent democrat and lawyer and formeJ
back tax attorney for East Tennessee
died at his home at La Toilette.
Lewisburg.-W. D. Fox, of Lewis
burg, has been appointed chairman fol
Marshall coukty of the third libert!
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