Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-03-01
TENNESSEE GLEANINGs
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Nashville.-An important war con
ference was held in the State Council
OF National Defense, at which were
present Governor Rye, Rutledge Smith,
chairman State Council of National
Defense; Or. H. A. Morgan, federal
food administrator w. q, Myer, fed
eral fuel administrator; Col Sam l..
King, director United statas public
service reserve; Prof. P, II Harmed,
president Tennessee Board Of Educa-
ton, and Prof. S. w. Sheriff., state SUI
perintendent of public instruction. The
subject of the meeting was to cor
relate and make effective the tremen-
dous school organization of Tennessee,
and in order to successfully accomplish
this work, it was deemed best that
Prof Albert L. Williams, state high
school inspector, should be designated
as director Of the mobilization of boz
and take up the work in the state eoun-
Gil as one Of the active directors Of
the war organization.
Memphis, Fire, which the fire de-
partment officials believe to have been
Of incendiary origin, destroyed the
plant of the Memphis Furniture COM
pany, causing loss estimated at $780,
900. A pile of sacks and rags, satu.
rated with benzine and naphtha and
placed in the engine room, was used
In firing the structure.
Dyersburg The body Of Harry Cal
cult of this city was found in Reelfoot
Lake by searchers who had been drag
ging the lake. Mr. Calcutt, who was
q lumber man, disappeared Dec 10,
when he left party of friends with
whom he had been hunting with the
intention Of skating across the lake to
his lumber camp at Markham,
Chattanooga. - Flour bootleggers"
have sprung up here, according to the
county fuel administrator. Disregard
Of the regulations governing the sale
of wheat flour by suburban groceries
will lead to the prohibiting of jobbers
and wholesalers from selling to these
"unpatriotic" merchants.
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Nashville.-In order to facilitate and
advance the war work of Tennessee
women, Mrs, Alex s. Caldwell is back
of plan to correlate the activities of
the three great branches of effort the
State federation, the Woman's Council
Of National defense and the Home
demonstrators.
Knoxville.-Stuart Lillard, of Deca-
tur, member of the U. S engineering
corps, who was on tAe Tuscania when
torpedoed, is graduate of the school
of engineering, University of Tonnes
see, 1916 His name appears among
the survivors.
Chattanooga. -Following the finding
of the body Of Private Ira Dewey Addy,
Fifty-Second Infantry, near Wilder
monument, Chicamauga Park, Private
Mcintosh, his terminate, is under ar
rest, charged with murder.
Northumberland Russell Card
well enjoyed a visit with his mother,
Mrs. Frank Cardwell Mr.. Cardwell
enlisted in the navy last June and
recently landed in this country from
his second trip to France.
Nashville simultaneously with the
arrest of his brother-in-law, Homer c.
Cuffman, on the charge of failing to
show his final classification card,
Thomas Jackson Sanders, carpenter,
committed suicide.
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Knoxville.-The l.. & N. is again
receiving live stock and perishable
freight at this point. The embargo,
effective to Cincinnati because of the
flood conditions, has been lifted.
Martin.-The Martin chapter of the
Red Cross is doing its part in the
great work Of prosecuting the war.
Knoxville. Rollo Emert, until re-
Gently editor of the Loudon County
Record, has gone to Urbana, ILL.,, to
enter the ground school for aviation in
the University of Illinois for ground
training preparatory to plotting an
airship for Uncle Sam.
Union City.-In memory of Private
Milton Talley, the most impressive GER
emony ever held here was observed.
All business was suspended and for
20 minutes a complete silence settled
over the town. Pedestrians stood with
uncovered heads while taps was sound
ed by two buglers and a salute of guns
was fired. Flags on the governments
buildings and other places fluttered
at half-mast
Knoxville-The federal grand jury
returned % indictments against AZ