McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-09-13
FROM ALI. PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

Scates, who Is in charge OF the enroll.
ment.
Covington.--At meeting of the Tip.
ton county board of education it was
determined to close all the rural
schools Of the county during the pc.
Rod from Oct. to Dec. 1, in order that
the pupils may help in harvesting OF
the crops.
Knoxville.-A monument common.
Grating the famous Scotch Highland.
ers will be unveiled on Fort Sanders
here this month. probably Sept. %. Tile
Highlanders took a prominent part In
the seige of Fort Sanders on Novem
Der 20, 1868.
Tullahoma. William A. Marshall, 70.
died at his home here From the be-.
ginning Of the civil war up to the fall
of Petersburg he served under Gen.
Robert e. Lee. He was one of tho
principal builders of Tullahoma, and
for ~ years was mayor.
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Memphis.-The West Tennessee
Normal this year will be great train.
ing school for Uncle Sam. While the
boys Of West Tennessee are being
trained to fit them for service and In
many cases for commissions they will
be receiving an academic education
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Knoxville. Manufacturer of seven.
teen counties composing the second,
third, fourth and fifth zones under the
war resources committee in East Ten.
nessee met at the board of commerce
here to confer with fuel officials, and
representatives Of the war industries
board.
Knoxville.-A branch factory of the
Reynolds corporation of Louisville will
be established at Bristol to manufact.
ure powder containers for the govern
ment on a s1,000,000 contract, $500, 600
of which will be assigned the Bristol
plant, and Will employ 300 to 500 men
and women.
Huntsville.-Ownership of the Ten
nessee railroad, coal and timber
land road connecting with the South.
ern at Oneida, passed into the hands
Of Capt. j. N. Baker, of Hartman, as
trustee, for $425,000. The sale, by or.
der of the chancery court, terminates
litigation of five years standing, dur
ing which the road has been operated
by B. M. Robinson of New York as
receiver.
Knoxville James Cowan An
des, former Knoxville boy, has been
killed in action, according to informal
ton received by relatives here. The
father Of the young soldier was the
founder Of the Knoxville knitting mills
Lieut.. Andes was 20 years old, commits.
stoned from the first Plattsburg Off
GERS training camp and for the past
few months has been on active service
In France.
Washington.-The war department
announced al roster of men commits
stoned as second lieutenants of in
fantry at the fourth officers training
school at Camp Grant. Ill. The list in
cludes: William B. Cannaday, Alamo,
Tenn; Isaac Cortland, Knoxville.
Tenn; Robert B. Miller, Johnson City,
Tenn; Fred Y. Petty, Hamburg, Tenn
B. F. Winningham, Monroe, Tenn; Au
brey B. Wright, Denver, Tenn.
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Trezevant. The Central association
of Baptists, composed of about so Mis-
sionary Baptist churches, convened
in regular annual session at Medina
September 10.
Brownsville.-The body Of Miss Ora
Dill Of Waynesboro, La, who was
killed In an automobile accident, was
brought to Curve and inferred at
Woodville, near here. Miss Dill was
in an auto with several others and In
passing another car they struck COW.
killing 1t and throwing 1t into the car.
All the occupants were injured. The
Dill family formerly resided here.
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Nashville Tho state council Of ma
tional defense will prosecute those
who fly service flags In their homes
without the necessary sacrifice ell.
titling them to do so, according to Maj.
Rutledge Smith, chairman, who is In
receipt OF Information going to show
that there are some service" flags be.
ig displayed where neither husband,
brother, father nor son are on the fight
Ing line. 'sSuch practice" said Maj.
Smith, "but cheapens the honor due to
those homes where the bona fide serv
Ice flag flies"
Observation-Disclosures troops have
participated in the recent allied ad
vance in Flanders, according to reve
iations made here by Gen. March, chief
of staff, who stated that the American
unit which participated in the Flanders
was the Thirtieth division
composed of troops from Tennessee
North Carolina and South Carolina
Turning to questions as to location Of
various American troops, Gen. March
said the 39th division, composed OF
troops from Louisiana, Mississippi and
Arkansas was now in process of being
landed in France
Milwaukee.-Dr. c. E. Albright, a ma
tive Tennessean Of Fayette county.
has written the most insurance for the
twelfth consecutive year.
Somerville. lit is stated that DR..
Albright, Of Milwaukee, has again won