Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1919-10-23
TENNESSEE
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places

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the United States was told in a con-
, crete form by R. NJ Hobbie. secretary
treasurer of the II. NJ Hobbie grocery
, company of Montgomery. Ala. at the
, hearing before W. p Bartel. examiner
! for the interstate commerce commits
sion at the Hotel Gayoso.
Brownsville.-The 1919 synod Of
Tennessee opened in the Presbyterian
.hurch here with organization by the
election Of DR.. R. |. Long of Ripley -
moderator. Dr. J. H. Lumpkin OF
Memphis was reelected stated clerk
for a period of two years.
Nashyille.-Rev. Henry Allen Boyd
was elected delegate to the worlds
Sunday school convention, which
meets in Tokyo in October. 1920, at a
meeting of the negro national Baptist
convention Sunday school forces.
Jackson decorations cost
ing $1,000 have been completed on the
Carnegie library building here. Miss
Alice Drake, librarian, announces ST.
multaneously the addition of a large
number of the latest books.
| Chattanooga order to curb the
ever-growing Illicit manufacture of
| liquor in this section a special force
of trained men has been sent here by
the federal revenue department to
wage an intensive campaign.
Dyersburg.-The Nichols auditorium |
Of this city has been secured for the
exhibit to be put on by the boys pig |
clubs of the county A pig sale of
thoroughbred stock will be put on at
the same tine.
Nashville.-The Tennessee state
highway commission has recently an
nounced an examination for resident
highway engineers to be held in the
capitol building at Nashville on Nov. 3.
Memphis-A service flag with 1877
942 stars in it, representing the grand
sons of Confederate soldiers who were
in service, will be kept in the Con-
federate headquarters in Memphis.
Chattanooga. - Judge McReynolds
held the state dog tax law unconstitu-
tional and gave Harry O. Lane judg-
ment for the SO he paid the county
tax assessor on his white bulldog.
Chattanooga.-Th Society of the t
Cumberland, G. A. R., met here for its i
fifty-fifth annual reunion. There was /
a small attendance, not more than 20 r
veterans being present.
Nashville.-Veterans of the world o
war, members of the veriOu9 posts Of
the American legion throughout the -
state of Tennessee, will meet in Nash i,
Vile on Oct. "a and 25. f.
ChattanOOga-Ch will prob
ably have real aviation school when II
he proposed flying field has been p
bought and a hangar and other i'm II
erected, %
n
Memphis-Tn order to expedite the
of cotton into the Mem r.
his market the Frisco railroad plans
o divert $50 stock cars to the hand :
ing of this product.
Memphis.-Orders were received at
park field to transfer 40 men to Brooks
led at San Antonio, Texas, to the bal
Don corps. 20
..... in
Clarksville-A large tobacco barn pl
4 the farm of George Fort, at Hamp-
on Station, was destroyed by fire, to-
ether with II acres of tobacco in the
uring process.
KnoXvile.-Profession bondsmen
o longer will be accepted as sureties
)r defendants who are held to the "A
.nox county criminal court on felony III
harges. III
Chattanooga-That Chattanooga will
OF have anything like a serious influ-
MA epidemic this fall or winter Is
lie opinion now of Chattanooga physl-
ans.
KnoXville.-A convention of the
eepers of records and seal of the
nights of Pythas lodges of East Ten
assoc was in Knoxville.
Cordova.-Since the recent contin-
ID rain which has fallen almost in
ssantly, harvesting has been handi-
pped to a large extent.
Roberts has been tur
quested to set aside by proclamation Do
e week Of Oct &c to Nov. l as claw Joe
d order" week. frs
Memphis.-Members of IA southern
ate highway commissions will be in ar
ed to Memphis on Oct. 20 to attend w
conference of commissions under the
cd roads committee Of the Memphis Bos
amber of commerce. The purpose OF lr
. meeting is to receive the report OF
? special delegation which went to
ashington on September % to secure :"
anger supply Of cars to handle gravel Drill
d other road materials. sho
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