The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-03-30
TENNESSEE:
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State y - j.

has voted bonds to erect an electric
light plant. The vote was So for bonds
and 55 against bonds.
Jackson. L. Pope, chairman OF
the Madison county committee for the
third Liberty loan, has perfected or
ganization and will begin work April 8
Nashville.-A service flag bearing
LIPS stars was dedicated Sunday by
Vanderbilt university. An elaborate
patriotic and memorial program was
carried out.
TreZevant-A. l.. Ward, rural free
delivery carrier at Mckenzie, holds the
record of having sold more war saw
ings stamps than any other. rurai car
rier in this county
La Grange-Steel coaches saved the
lives of Memphians and other passen-
gers on the Memphis special When
spreading rails sent the train into the
ditch near this town.
Trezevant-Th boy scout team
has made their report of sales of war
savings and thrift stamps, as result
of the special campaign, and they re-
port about $4,000 sales.
Waynesboro.- county board OF
education of Wayne county held SEES
sion here for the purpose of assigning
schools to those teachers who had filed
applications with the board.
Monday was great
rally day for. the Methodist churches
In Dyer county, when delegates from
every church in the county met at
Burgies chapel for an all-day confer
ence.
Chattanooga contract has been
let for a convalescents' house at Chick
amauga park by the American Red
Cross, in which will be incorporated
all the comforts for which the organi-
cation provides.
Trenton.-The West Tennessee pre-.
paredness rally is the name of the big
event scheduled for Trenton, April IT,
Secretary Tally of the local ,5HsneSs
mems club is busy arranging pro
gram for the occasion.
D@ersburg The election commits
sioners for Dyer county have called an
election to be held in Dyersburg, April
Is, to vote on proposed bond issue
of $4,000 to take care of the floating
Indebtedness of the city.
Nashville.-With the amalgamation
of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage asso.
citation and the Tennessee Equal SUI.
frage association, Incorporated, in the
formation of the Tennessee Woman
Suffrage association, the olive branch
has been elevated over the camp of
those who believe women in this state
should vote.
Pulaski.-An interesting incident in
connection with the announcement
from Washington that w. NJ Wilson
of Giles county sold more war savings
stamps in December than any other
rural mail carrier in the country is the
fact which was not announced, that
81 900 Of the stamps sold went to one
family, farmer
Trezevant.- farmers of this
section have planted some corn and
are making much better progress with
their spring planting and preparation
for the planting of the later crops.
March was an unusually favorable
month and Carroll farmers took every
advantage of the good weather and are
far advanced with their early work.
Alamo.-At the request of G. T. |
Lewis, chairman of the county third
Liberty loan committee, a meeting was
held here which was we'll attended by
the bankers Of this county as well -
a number of citizens. AT this meet.
ing advisory committees were ap.
pointed for each civil district of the !
which included the names of
over 100 men.
Nashville.-At a meeting OF the
state Republican executive committee, |
held here, resolution was adopted
revoking and cancelling the call for
a state judicial convention May % |
The reason assigned for the action
was on account of the war as little ,
politics as possible should be thrust
upon the people, and that they should
be permitted to devote all of their en-.
ergies to the welfare of the nation.
Jackson.-Secretary s. P. Anderson
of the Association of Commerce has
received letter from w. P. Jernigan
officer in charge at Park Field, near
officially accepting Rich
mond Field, this city, as an aviation
landing site.
Newbern.-D. w. Moss, Dyer county
food administrator, and s. G. Aber
nathy, farm agent, and Miss Ruth Lus.
combe, home demonstrator for Dyer
are making complete can.
vass of the various districts in this
county in the interest Of food produc-