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shipbuilding for the government
Chattanooga Contrary to expecta-
ton, no radical changes were made
in the operation of the Southern rail
road at the conference OF general Of
ficers held here.
Cookeville.-Hugh s. Hargls, presi-
dent OF the Citizens Bank of this city.
has been appointed chairman for Put
nam county in charge of the sale OF
war thrift stamps.
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Huntingdon-Prof. John J. Hend
rickson, formerly principal In the
Greenfield high school, assumed his
new duties as principal in the Indus.
trial and Training school here,
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Huntingdon. Marie Parish,
eldest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Parish, of this place, had narrow es-
cape with her life when her clothing
ignited before an open CRATE
Franklin.-From the sale Of the
corn exhibit held at the National bank
of Franklin $42.S5 was realized and
the amount was periodically donated
by the bank to the local Red Cross
chapter.
Paris,-Rev. Lambreth Hancock,
for three years pastor of the First
Christian church here, has gone to
Columbia, S. c., to take up Y, NJ. c.
A work as religious secretary at
Camp Jackson.
Jackson.-Judge ~ r. Barham dis.
missed the January grand jury until
Jan. 20, following its final report.
Twenty-Five indictments we're found
in two days session. Circuit court
will convene Jan. 81.
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Lexington.-At a meeting of the
city board of mayor and aldermen L.
T. Fielder. alderman and chairman of
the board, was unanimously elected
to fill out the unexpired term of the
late Mayor c. c. Davis.
Wartrace. - The Wartrace Red
Cross Auxiliary met and recognized
for the ensuing year. The officers
elected are: Mrs. j. H. Dyer, chair.
man; Mrs. j. w. Holt, vice chairman;
Mrs. Warren Waite, secretary, and
Mrs. Walter Parker, treasurer.
Jacksonville municipal coal con.
sumption in the city boilers during
December was about 200 tons greater
than during the same period last year.
This is said to have been caused by
the poorer quality of coal and by ak
cessive use of water. causing much
extra pumping.
Humboldt-At meeting OF tie
board directors Humboldt business
mems club authorized the committee
having in charge the sale of thrift
stamps to say to the children of the
Humboldt city schools that the club
will pay for the last 25-cent stamp
for each S. certificate the school chill
dren will take up to and including
June, 1918.
Chattanooga are be
ing made at Camp Greenleaf, head
quarters of the medical reserve corps
at Fort Oglethorpe, for the training
of 5000 medical officers by March l.
1t has been announced that all select
men east of the Mississippi, assigned
to the medical department, will go In
training at Camp Greenleaf
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Knoxville. the United States
railroad commissioners reported ar.
rested in Siberia by the Bolshevik
government is thought to be Lieut.
Edward A. Foster OF Knoxville.
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Dyersburg-The thirty-one corn club
boys of Dyer county, reporting for the
year OF 1917. made an average yield
per acre of 72.ss bushels, at an aver.
age cost OF s1s.7T per acre. or ASIA
cents per bushel.
Liberty.-The stockholders OF the
Bank of Liberty and the American
Savings Bank OF this place have
agreed to consolidate under the name
of Liberty Savings Bank. with CAPT
tai OF s25.0O0.
JGckson.--At the annual meeting Of
the directors OF the local Y. NJ. c. A.
J. e. Mercer was reelected presi-
dent; A. B. Dancy. vice president:
VIM. Holland. treasurer; A. P. Mul.
man. recording secretary. and A. c.
Doggett. general secretary.
Chattanooga.-Three hundred more
enlisted men have arrived at Fort
ogIethorpe from Camp GreenIeaf TO
attend the officers third training
camp.
Brownsvlle.-At q meeting Of the
Haywood county high school board in
Brownsville the resignation OF Prof.
W. NJ. McLaurine as principal Of the
high school was accepted and Prof.
]. R. Ellsworth. first assistant, was
elected.
Jackson. : The Madison county
court appropriated $500 for eontinu-
atm Of the girls, fnnaafn clnh and