Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-02-27
TENNESSEE IN BRIEF

war memorial took form when the
board Of directors OF the alumni asso.
citation backed by the Vanderbilt club
: Of Nashville. decided 10 erect a large
social center building on the west cam
pus, 10 be known as alumni memorial
hall. The building will be the center
OF all college activities. will contain
, gymnasium. swimming pool, club
rooms and other features. Memorial
tablets and slabs viii be placed in the
building in commemoration OF the p
500 Vanderbilt men. who were in the
service during the war.
Lebanon. - Judge Nathan Green,
since 1856 a teacher of law in Cum
berland University, here, died at his
home Unexpectedly, He was 80 years
old. He was the son of Judge Nathan
Green, years ago a member of the
| Tennessee supreme court, and his son,
Grafton Green, is now a member of
that court. His son-in-law, Judge w.
! c. Caldwell, was formerly a member.
! Through his connection with the Cum
berland Law School, Judge Green was
known the breadth of the land. He
! was one of Tennessee's- eminent men.
...
Memphis.-Tripped by the fender
/ of an understood automobile barely a
fourth its weight, heavy touring car,
containing Joseph F. ~Pourro4, IT,. S.
A., executive officer of Park Fielda
Lieut.. Joe S. Marriott, L. S. a, their
wives and the majors daughter hur-
rying out Madison avenue, catapulted
head-on against the curbing at. the
southeast corner of Madison ayenue
and Manassas street, whirled over and
over, killing one and manning the 9TH
ers of its occupants
Chattanooga. - Gen. Nathan Bed
ford Forrest. adjutant general of the
United Confederate Veterans, has
written a letter to j. G. Rice, of this
city, soliciting an invitation for the
next reunion here, and urging that a
movement be launched at once with
that object in view, Gen, Forrest, in
his letter, says that Memphis had in
vited the veterans to held.the teun1on
there next June, but he had received
notice that this invitation had. been
Memphis. - Through. the efforts. Of
the convention division of the Cham
Der of Commerce, the National Basket
and Fruit Package manufacturers. AS.
ISOLATION will hold. its annual conven-
ton here, on March II and 10. 1t is
that more than 100 manufacE
turers will attend. Officers.of the as
ISOLATION are r. G. Williams of ,,Ruffa;
10, N y, president; w. F. Killings Of
St. Louis, Mo; secretary, and Howard
5. Young of Indianapolis, Ind, CORE.
spending secretary. INV X r, t'.r.,,.
Knoxvflle--Over 400 delegates from
and Tennessee belonging to.
District No, 10, United Nine Workers
If America, assembled in convention
ere. President Van Bittner recon-,
nended that No. 10 erect its own, head.
uarters. Officials voiced their senti-
nent for woman suffrage. They also
tressed the point that local SsffiKes'
re the bone of any districts orgahiza,
ion and should not be tolerated
80 ~ =
Chattanooga The HAMILTON coun-
Y grand jury returned indictments
gainst Kelso HALEY, Eugene Reid,
.enry Southers;. Henry Richards and
ohm Johnson, charging them with OPP
rating the. big .Alt4nore apartment
Istillery found by local detectives. All
e charged with making, storing and
cling liquor. -.
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Bristol.-Lieut. Samuel, McChesney,
this city, who has been in aviation.
rvice overseas, arrived home, Lieut..
cChesney recently fell about 5000
ct when his plane became unman,
,eabe. His companion was instantly
lied, but he ESCAPED serious injury
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Washington. H. X. Bryson, COIN,
issioner of agriculture, and WiIBar
Nelson, state geologiSt4of Tennes,
@, came here to urge upon Tennesy
els congressman the passage of the
il drafted by Franklin X. Lane, secs
tary, of the interior. the object 'ot
lich is to provide farms for return7
Z soldiers Both Commissioner Bry.
n and Mr.. Nelson stated that many
oilers recently dismissed from milf,
" service are'dlrsking inquiry asyto
price and purchase Of farm lands
Tennessee, All over the world Ten
ssee is known ASA state where the
orthern blizzArds and the southern
temper the seasons"
1 thousands Of returned soldiers are
sirous Of. procuring homes In the
lunteer State.
Washington omnibus public
ldings bill, as introduced in the
Use, carries the following items for
1pessee: Memphis. $630000 for
station nostoffice; Knoxville, $780,
postoffne annex; -Lenoir City.
Minnville and lockwood, $4,000
h for postoffice; Elizabethton, $780,,
postofffce; Rogersville, $4,000,
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