The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-08-29
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abandoned, due to shallow water, Col.
c. Med, Townsend, chairman of the
Mississippi River Commission, almost
unannounced, dropped into Memphis
to make personal inspection. Just
as quietly as he arrived he slipped
away after reviewing the situation and
comforting with Maj. ]. N. Hodges
chief United States engineer.
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Memphis.-The Memphis delegation
gave its enthusiastic support to the
movement for a national PAY Up"
campaign to be held next January
when it came up for discussion before
1000 members at the seventh annual
convention Of the Retail Credit Mems
National Association, according to a
dispatch received from st. Paul, MINI.
Memphis-The shipment OF IS head
of cattle from the Arlington commun,
lty, which weighed 22,O5O pounds,
brought total of s1,4OO as beef cat,
tie, according to figures just furnished
County Agent LandesS. who supervis,
ed the shipment, by the SCOTS Stock
Yards The high price was 1925 per
100 pounds, with the lowest at IS.
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Jackson.-Possibly the largest profit
received from one carlot shipment of
live stock from West Tennessee was
that received by the farmers of Fay.
cite county who recently shipped
mixed car Of sheep and hogs and real,
ICED a net profit of $41322 over the
local markets.
Jackson.-That bumper crop will
be produced in at least one section OF
the county this year Ia indicated by q
stalk of corn that was brought to
Jackson by ]. T. Bowman, of the Fiji
teenth district. This stalk of corn,
which was of the Little Willis variety,
had five well-developed ears.
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Trenton.-Lieut. Tom White, just
returned to the United States from
overseas service, was bound over to
court here in the sum of $4,000 under
the charge of DESERVING his wife and
failure to provide. Owing to the
prominence of the parties much inter.
est was manifested in the trial.
Nashville.-"If the south gets be.
hind her sane negro leaders she will
resist the influence of radical north.
ern negroes and settle on some salts.
factory basis between the whites and
blacks here" according to Bolton
Smith, OF Memphis, who spoke at the
meeting Friday.
Memphis.-Shortage Of freight cars,
both box and flat cars, may result in
he closing down of several lumber
mills and throughout the southern
hardwood territory, according to a
statement made by J. H. Townsend,
'ecretary-amanager Of the Southern
Hardwood Traffic Association.
Chattanooga-A new turn was
aiken in the case involving the death
II Miss Willie Crawford, 17-year.old
at local hospital, as the
esult of a criminal operation, when
lieut.. Shirley NJ. Gray, stationed at
Tort Oglethorpe, was taken into GUS
ody by local police.
Memphis. Memphis is harboring no
pod profiteers, in the opinion of the
aembers of the fair price committee,
ecently re-organized to fix prices at
'holesale and retail, on groceries and
oodstuffs generally.
Memphis Bishop William Murrah
sft for Denver to preside over the
leetings of the Methodist conference
that district.
Memphis.-Thornton Newsum, Hol-
tein breeder of this city and owner
the Newsum Farms, will leave Sept.
with his show herd of Holsteins for
tour of several states, where he will
ompete for prizes at the state fairs.
Notwithstanding to a report re-
sived at Central police station a night
atchman found sack of crossties
hained to the rails in the north yard
the Illinois Central railroad.
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Memphis.-Plans for an all-day pic
Ic at Edgewood Park and a big pa
lde at 10 o'clock in the morning on
abor Day, Sept. /. are being made
: the union men Of the city.
Jackson.-Through the efforts Of /
Istrict Agent N. S. Nichols and Coun- :
Agent Judd Brooks plans are being !
'rfected to stimulate cooperative /.
arketing in Madison county.
Humboldt-Gibson county Masons
e to have a Gibson County Masonic
~ at Gibson Wells on Wednesday,
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Newbern. Practically all public =
hools in the rural districts Of Dyer Z
unity are now in session. U
Chattanooga.-United States Attor.
y General Walter L. Kennerly has
that the policy to be pur. 5
ed in this district for the disposition II
eggs seized and iibeled By the gov. Il
nment viii be offered for sale in in IL
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