Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-11-07
TENNESSEE
NEWS
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Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places

Ventlon which has been in session here
for the past week, at its concluding
meeting adopted a resolution declaring
that the much discussed society equal.
ity Of the races is entirely forgotten,
the purpose of the negroes and that
only justice and the rights to be good
American citizens was sought.
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Chattanooga-Chairman John Lowell
Of the chamber Of commerce commit.
tee having charge Of the establishment
of an aviation field here, reported that
the negotiations for the necessary
ground for the landing field had been
completed with the exception of a
small plot, which is not absolutely
necessary for the field
Memphis LumberInen's Club
at its regular meeting Endorsed the
plans for financial support of the in.
sustrial welfare committee of the cham.
Der Of commerce, and voted unani-
mously to give to the committee the
sum Of So for every negro laborer en-.
ployed in the plants of the club mem
bers.
Jackson.--A scathing arrangement
Of profiteers and vigorously delivered
instructions to probe deeply into the
matter OF excess charges for any ne.
cessities of life in this jurisdiction
characterized the enunciations of Judge
John 3. Mccall to the federal grand
jury.
Clarksville.-Rev. E. H. Greenwell,
pastor Of the Baptist church at South.
side, this county, is in the Clarksville
hospital suffering from a broken leg
sustained when he was kicked by a
mule which he had just fed in the sta
Bile at his home at Southside
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Dyersburg. One hour after Jess
Hedgepeth was convicted in the circuit
court here CT forgery and sentenced to
state prison for term of Is years, he
escaped from the deputy sheriff who
was conducting him to the county Jail.
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Chattanooga.-In a decree handed
down by Circuit Judge Oscar Yarnell.
the state workmen's compensation law
is held to apply to step-children, not.
withstanding the law fails to provide
for this class Of dependents.
Humboldt.-Work will probably be
begun next week on a stretch of levee
on the Humboldt and Alamo road, lust
west Of Humboldt. This levee will
take the place of a bridge one-third
of mile in length
Humboldt-A mob of armed men
forced an entrance into the city Jail
of Humboldt and wreaked summary
vengeance on negro man, Henry
Booth, charged with grossly insulting
q white woman.
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Newbern.-Reports from the bottom
districts Of the Obion river north of
Newbern are that the river is over.
flowing and crops are totally lost from
the backwaters.
Newbern.--The second annual meet.
ing Of the parent-teacher association
will be held in the auditorium of the
Newbern high school Thursday, No
vember 6.
Ripley.-The past two weeks have
broken all precedent for warm rainy
weather for this late in October. and
as result but little cotton has been
picked.
Bells.-Sunday was one of unusual
here. The occasion was plac-
ing the service flag of the M. E. church,
South, in the archives Of the church.
Dyersburg-In boys pig club show
here Louis Roberts of Trimble won
first prize.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES II, which
Is the first anniversary of the ending
Of the great war; will be celebrated as
Victory day in Chattanooga.
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Nashville.-Col. Harry S. Berry, OF
the One Hundred and Fifteenth Field
was elected state comman.
Ter Of the American Legion.
Memphis. weather during the
past week in the Memphis territory
continued to hold up the maturity and
picking CT cotton.
Nashville Of the private
acts OF the general assembly of 1919, !
he local laws enacted this year, have
lust been issued.
Friendship.-Friendship was host to
he Crockett county singers conven.
ion in an all-day service at the Bap.
list church.
Jackson. -Highland park, long the
scene OF baseball and gridiron contests
# Union university and Jackson high
school teams and for a number of