McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-09-27
TENNESSEE GLEhNINGS
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dohou that at cOli0 lAtuc uulluS Lu6
fourth Liberty loan each member of
the Organization in his district donate
one days wages to the district organ
ization for the purpose of buying Lib
erty bonds and placing the same to the
credit of District No, 10, and all local
rnions to give as liberal donations rs
possible from local union funds.
Knoxville.-A new type of shell Is
being manufactured by the William ].
Oliver manufacturing company plant.
1t was highly recommended by Gen.
Pershing. Only one other plant in the
United States has started to make this
she'll, and that plant suffered a big
loss from fire last week. Col. Oliver
states that these two incidents make
the fire at the Oliver plant look all
the more like enemy work.
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Bristol.-Regimental Sergeant-Major
James B. Bell, of the Princess Pat, ia
nous Canadian regiment, after being
on the front in France for nearly four
years, has returned, invaded to this
country, and will make his home here.
Bell was wounded three times. He is
originally Tennessee boy. He en-
listed with seven friends in Spokane
and he is the only one to return.
ChattanO0ga.-Word was received
here Of the death by lightning of Viii.
lam Barger, school child, at Grays-
vile, Tenn. The Barger child and
Wilma Bean were on their way to
school when a bolt of lightning struck
near them. The Bean child will re-
cover. The father of the Barger child
received broken leg while rushing to
the school house, his horse falling
through bridge.
Nashville.-The new Republican
state committee, in session here, elect
ed Hal Clements of Knoxville, chair
man, and A. v. McLain Of Lewisburg,
secretary. The committee will lay
plans for the November campaign.
when q senator, governor, railroad
commissioner, 10 congressman and a
legislature are to be elected.
Chattanooga.-There are about So.
900 troops in camp in Chickamauga
park and more are coming in every
day. The latest announcement is that
9,135 are to be sent to Camp Green
leaf Oct. Is. It Is unofficially stated
that extensive and large Improvements
are to be made at the park
Clarksville.-The members of the
state board of education are called Ia
meet in special session at the state
capitol, Nashville, Sept. rs, by P. L.
Harmed, chairman. An act of the 1917
legislature requires that called meet
ings of the state board OF education
be published.
Manchester.-The smallest number
Of indictments returned by any grand
Jury recently was returned by the Sep
! TENDER term Only nine bills were
found, seven Of them being felony
cases. The jury reported the Jail and
pther county institutions In excellent
condition.
Jackson.-More than 600 bales OF
cotton have been ginned in Jackson
up to this date, according to reports
Of local ginners. Up until Sept. Is
1917, no cotton had been received on
the local market, but on this date this
year 500 had been received by one
ginner.
Paris.-For the first time in several
years the management of the Henry
county fair has called off the annual
fair, which was to have taken place
Oct. to IL. It was explained that this
was largely due to the ruling, "No spe
cial trains operating in the interest oi
fairs"
Lexington.-Col. Henry e. Graper
president OF the Citizens bank of Lex
tngton, Of this place, has been notified
OF his appointment as assistant pur
chaser for the United States Railroad
Administration, with headquarters :,
Washington, D. G.
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Cordova.--The Sunday schools o.
both the Baptist and Presbyterian
churches contributed goodly sum t.
the starving Armenians and Syrians
Tho president made the request tina
Sundays collection be given to thi'
cause.
Memphis which may hav'
been started by spontaneous combus
ton destroyed the warehouse of thu
Dixie refining company, also five load
cd box cars and three negro houses
entailing loss Of 100000.
Newbern.-Charlie w. Glass, son o
the late editor w. w. Glass, OF tn,
Tennessean, has arrived safely over
seas, according to word reaching hi
brother, Leon p. Glass.
Memphis.-A military pageant un
paralleled in the city's history will
move through the streets of Memphis
on the night of Oct. 2, to depict graph
ically the uses to which money raise,
by the floatation Of Liberty loans 1
put. The pageant will be sent to Mem
phis from st. Louis by the Liberty LOAF
organisation Of the Eighth FEEDERS
Reserve District. The parade will con
sist Of IL elaborate illuminated floats
seven bands. q platoon Of police. LOO
or more soldiers from Park Field. uni
formed Red Cross workers, the Shelb.
County Liberty loan organization
Knoxville.--A museum where relic