Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-10-24
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

Memphis. -As the result of the al
lotment of $1,S45OO0 by the river com
mission to the first and second Missis
sippi River districts, with headquar
tiers at Memphis, for levee and revet
ment work, local United States en-
gineers have opened bids for the WORK
and forwadred the recommendation
10 the war department at Washington
sSsse
Jackson.-With an increased number
of men and rs teams now engaged il
the excavation and grading work pre-
paratory to installing the terminals fol
the G. M. & N railroad, and large
steam shovel and an excavation train
to be in operation within the next few
days the construction of the terminals
proper will start in the near future.
Jackson The membership Of the
Madison county branch of the Ameri
can cotton growers association was
doubled at a meeting in this city. The
number enrolled now is about so.
huntingdon Carroll countians are
suffering from the depredations of car
thieves, three having been stolen re
Gently.
Memphis.-The largest of series o.
q warehouses, covering - states II
the union, and prepared to house az
aggregate capacity of 2,400,00O bales
in handling next seasons crop,
scheduled to be erected in Memphis
shortly after the first Of next year
by the Union warehouse corporation.
AsRas
Nashville c. Thomas, state di
rector of the Roosevelt Memorial as
sociation, announces the complete or
ganization in charge of the drive tt
be conducted in Tennessee simultane
ously with like drives to be held over I
all the country during the week of Oct
20 to 27.
Jacksonville work of improving the
sanitary and health conditions of Madi
son county, under the supervision OF
DR.. C. B. Crittenden, field director o.
rural sanitation for the county, has
made remarkable progress since its be
ginning here during the past summer
THoFFanOOno nf j
States government against the trustee
Of the defunct R. M. Rose company,
which involved an aggregate of $7S,0OO
worth of taxes, was decided in favor
Of the federal claims by Referee in
Bankruptcy James H. Anderson.
Memphis. -Thomas R. Marshall, vice
president of the United States, will be
IN Memphis on Wednesday night, Dec
IL, and will deliver an address under
he auspices Of Memphis Lodge No
1853, Loyal Order of Moose.
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Chattanooga. Efforts of the "clean
Up and paint-up" committee of the
chamber Of commerce to secure vari
JUS improvements on buildings in the
downtown section Of the city have met
With considerable success.
Jacksonville first ex-seryice wo,
nan of Jackson to join the American
legion and the second in the state is
Hiss Eleanor Hays, who was engaged
n Red Cross work during the war for
tx months or more.
Memphis. than a hundred
workers in the coming Baptist cam
,aign for $75,0O0,0CO heard DR.. R. A.
1ansdale at the Bellevue Baptist
hurch. DR.. Lansdale spoke to the
our-minute men.
Whiteville.-Rev. W. NJ. Norment,
ged 81, is conducting an interesting
evival meeting here at the Cumber
and Presbyterian church, which is
'eing largely attended by all the de
nominations.
Memphis. Swapping doughnuts for
ollars will be an actual reality on
Iemphis streets this fall, if plans OF
apt Walter wager, head of the local
ranch of the Salvation Army, mate
eali2e.
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Somerville.-One Of the most sue
essful county fairs ever held here
losed after an exhibition lasting two
avs. More interest than ever was
hown over the whole country.
Memphis.-Back pay amounting to
approximately $4,000 will be awarded
onductors, motormen, barn and shop
apairmen of the Memphis street rail
ray company on October 20.
Bolivar-The fifth annual exhibition
( the Hardeman county live stock and
nd agricultural association was a de.
.ded success.
Chattanooga.-On hundred gallons