The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.


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Jacksonville Y. M. C. A. put on &
membership this week whereby they
expect to increase their enrolment
from 400 to 800.
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Jacksonville train bearing tbs
115th Field Artillery of the Thirtiett
Division, stopped at the station here
Sunday. The soldiers were served
sandwiches by the women of this city
Memphis. = Twenty-one counties
forming western part of Tennessee
have been organized into unit for the
war saving stamp campaign to oper
in earnest Immediately following tbs
coming Victory loan drive.
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Nashville.-Capt Chas. w. Brown
of the medical corps of the United
States army returned to Nashville
having been discharged March rs al
Camp Kearney, Linda Vista, Cal,
after being in the service over year
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Memphis-WestT Tennessee Teachers
association closed its annual conven
ton after three days OF educational
study and recreation It was probably
the most successful conference which
has been held by the organization
since 1t sprang into being about 16
years ago.
Knoxville.-First Lieut.. Paul A. Rye
son of Ex-Gov. Tom c. Rye, has been
cited by Gen. L. D. Tyson for meritori
GUS conduct during the war He has
also been recommended for a cap,
taincy, the citation relates. The de
parture from France is said to be the
only thing which prevented the promo.
ton.
Nashville.-The Tennessee state
medical association met in seth annual
session here THIS week. DR.. Richmond
Mckinney of Memphis is the prest
dent, and DR.. Olin West secretary.
One of the important papers read at
the convention was by DR.. Duncan Eve
of Nashville, who discussed the neces
sity for making blood pressure exami.
nation at stated intervals Of all men
over sixty years of age.
Knoxville.-Seven men of the 117th
infantry were decorated by Gen. L. D
Tyson during the parade, for excep.
tional bravery. The 117th heroes dec.
Grated were: First Lieut.. John w.
Leach, Co. D, of Knoxville; Pvt. James
Frederick Weems, Co. s, Baileytown;
Pvt. Benjamin w. Diggs, Co. M, Oliver
Springs; Pink c. Pruitt, Co. !, Mos.
COW; Sergt William ]. McDede, Co. B,
Lenoir City; Pvt. Jesse Frank Weaver,
Co. c, Finger. Tenn.
New Orleans-The executive com
mittee of the association OF food, feed
and drug officials of the South Central
states announced that Chattanooga has
been selected as the 1920 convention
city, the date to be chosen later. DR..
w. f. Hand, state chemist of Missis-
sippi, was reelected president. Harry
D. Wilson, of Baton Rouge, commits
sioner of agriculture and immigration
of Louisiana, was elected vice presi.
dent, and c. L. Clay, analyst of the
Louisiana state board of health, secre-
tary.
Nashville.-The Rev. H. l.. Walker,
former pastor Of the Presbyterian
church, U. S. A., In Lebanon, Tenn,
has been elected general secretary OF
the Tennessee Sunday School associa.
ton to succeed Judge Joseph Carthel,
who has retired from that office after
several years of efficient service. Mr..
Walker t<ings to his new work wide
experience In Sunday school activities
as we'll as varied acquaintance with
other lines of work that will be Of ben.
eft to him In his present field Of en-.
Washington.-Surrendered German
submarines now being brought to the
United States by American naval
crews viii be exhibited at ports on
the Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf coasts,
the Great Lakes and Chesapeake Bay.
and on the Mississippi and Hudson riv-
ers. The five submersibles will arrive
At New York late this month while the
Victory Liberty Loan campaign is in
progress. UB-sS, small type subma-
line, viii proceed t. Savannah, Jack
tampa, Pensacola, Mobile.
New Orleans. thence up the Missis.
sippi river to st. Louis, then to Gal
Feston, Key West. through the Pan.
una canal, up the Pacific coast to the
Puget sound district. then law up at
San Pedro.
Knoxville.-Educators and public
welfare workers from various parts OF
he Appalachian mountain districts
,ams here to attend the seventh an
luai session of the Mountain Workers
conference. Particular attention was
yivsn By the conference to the topic Of
lliteraey and measures to be taken for
Is elimination. Representatives from