McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-04-19
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
TTanspiring Over
the State - - -

Memphis. Richmond Mckinney
Of Memphis heads the Tennessee State
Medical Association for the coming
year.
Dyersburg- thousand people
witnessed the Liberty Loan program
prepared by the Woman's Liberty
Loan committee of the county.
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Nashville.-The Tennessee adjutant-
general received call for 2.415 white
soldiers to be sent to Camp Jackson
and S21 negro men to be sent to Camp
Lee. u
Newbern.-The greatest enthusiasts
among the citizens of Dyer county !;
now being marked IN the third Liber.
ty Loan drive in every rural district
Of the county.
Paris.-A young ladies' patriotic
league has been, organized here, with
Mrs. G. T. Brown. chairman. The
members pledge themselves to per-
form any patriotic duty when called
on.
Athens.-Carl Whalen was convict
ed Of the murder of Wade Smith in a
wooded section nea. here last Augu
and given a sentence of from 10 to
20 years. The Jury was out only few
minutes.
Newbern.--The political pot has be-,
gun to boil in Dyer county. Many
candidates are canvassing the rural
districts and are mingling with the
farmers in the interest of the local
campaign.
Dyersburg, The large barn at the
Oak Grove stock farm, one mile sou'h
of this city, was destroyed by fire,
together with contents, including hay,
corn, one fine stallion and a quantity
of farm implements.
Newbern-The farmers In the eas...
ern part Of the county at Churchtoa
on the Dyer and Gibson counties lines
are enthused over good roads and they
are at present putting them in the
best condition.
Newbern.-The Dyer county singing
convention, which was to have met in
this county at Beech Grove church,
four miles south of Fowlkes, has been
Indefinitely postponed on account of
the smallpox raging in that section.
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Huntingdon.-A food production
drive is being waged in Carroll county
under the direction of G. H. Moody,
agricultural agent, and D. 7. Barnhill,
federal food administrator and chair
man of the county council of defense.
~ @.' .-'-~ $50 $50 ,,~-4- $40
Observation-Disclosures Lane, negro, 26
years old, was shot and instantly
killed here on Louisville & Nashville
passenger train by j. M. Fowle, special
agent of the railroad company. Lane
and his brother were coming from Gin
cinnati with whisky in their posses
sion, it is alleged, when Fowle and two
deputy sheriffs attempted to arrest
them.
Nashville.-Capt. John Walter Nor.
ris of Somerville was severely wound.
ed in France, according to the casu.
atty list announced by the govern.
ment. His name In the casualty list
is the first intimation friends or rela
tives had received Of his being wound.
ed. Capt. Morris is physician and
was assigned to the British army i'm.
mediately after being commissioned. I
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Trezevant.-At the annual meeting
of the members of the Irrelevant Fruit
and Vegetable Growers Association,
held at this place, all old officers were
reelected for the ensuing year as fol-.
lows: President, R. NJ Rucker; vice
president, Connie Blow; manager, W.
H. GALLOWAY; record keeper, A. H..
Jones; inspector, M z. Singleton.
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Newbern.-The Rees government
boat, which for more than month
has been on the Mississippi river at
Tennemo landing, will soon completes
its work there. Several barge loads
of railroad trucks were sunk there
during the heavy flow Of ice during
the winter months.
Knoxville-The Southern Mountain
Workers met in Knoxville for their
sixth annual conference. Representa-
tives Of educational, religious, philan
thropic and other organizations, with
an aggregate membership of many
thousands, attended the meeting.
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Columbia.-The handsome country
home of Mann Dawson, seven miles
from Columbia, on the Hampshire
road, was destroyed by fire.
Nashville.-The Tennessee Bakers
| Association was organized at meet
ing of bakers from all parts of the
state. The following officers were
elected: Charles Evers, Nashville,
president; ]. A. Winkelman, Memphis,
vice-president; R. W. McFadden, Nash.
Vile, secretary, and Charles Mitchell,
| Nashville, treasurer.
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Waverly-George Bone was bruised
about his face and body by his car
turning over when 1t struck q wire
stretched across a road. The car was
damaged.
| Dyersburg.-The Bank of Fowlkes,
which was organized about five years