The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-10-03
TENNESSEE
Epitome of Interest
ing Events That Are
Transpiring Over
the State - - -


of the Grace church and will also hol,
a chair in the UNCONVENTIONAL schoo
of that city.
Memphis.-Plans for the raising o
funds to erect $4,000 clubhouse ant
headquarters of Memphis Post No.
the American Legion, will probably b.
discussed at the next regular MONTH!
meeting OF the organization the secont
week of October.
Nashville. = That Tennessee will
more than raise her quota Of $500
for the Roosevelt memorial fund was
the opinion expressed unanimously al
state conference of leaders in the
movement held at the Hermitage no
tel.
Memphis.-Thirty-two soldiers, who
were wounded overseas, were sent to
the Marine hospital. A few Of them
were sent to the City hospital. The
men are convalescent, just recovering
from injuries and sickness.
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Memphis.-Memphis has become the
home Of the Perfect Stop Compression
Brake company. The compression
brake is a device to be placed on auto
mobiles to insure safe and sure stop
page In emergency cases.
Dyersburg.-On account Of the I'M
precedented attendance at the city
schools the old opera house building,
in the business part of the city, has
been leased for the term to take care
of some of the classes.
Memphis.-It was announced from
the Chamber of Commerce that mem
bers of the Mississippi Valley associa-
ton will meet in Memphis Oct. 80 for
the purpose of organizing zone No. 2
of the association.
Memphis. Orders have been receiv-
ed at Park field by Maj. Lowell, COM
mandant, to entrain pilots and enlisted
men of the First aero squadron, now
on duty at the field, for Garden City,
New York.
Nashville.-The jury returned YER
dict Of not guilty in the case of Orfrey
indicted in the federal court
for shooting off two fingers Of his
right hand to avoid military service.
Lexington.-The Beech River Baptist
comprising 43 churches. In
Henderson, Decatur, Perry, Hardin
and Chester county, began its 49th an
nual session at Parsons.
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Knoxville,-The coming meeting of
the East Tennessee educational asso-
citation to be held In Knoxville, Oct.
SO-Nov. l, promises to be even greater
than that OF 1917.
Dyersburg.-The board Of control of
he Dyer county community fair has
called off the 1919 fair on account of
he fact that farmers are backward
with their crops.
Friendship. -Statements of the Tri-
County bank and the Bank of Friend
ship OF this place appear in the local
PAPER and they make an unusually
rood showing.
Nashville. - Twenty-Five Methodist
preachers representing more than 30
100 people in Nashville indorsed the
eague Of nations at their weekly meet |
ng Monday.
Memphis.-Plans for the convention |
Il the Mississippi River Scenic High
way association, to be held in Mem
Ibis, Octo. Is, have almost been COM
'leted.
Dyersburg.-The Turner, Day &
Voolworth Handle Co. of Louisville,
~, has purchased four sawmills In
his county and will build one in Dyers-
'urg.
Dyersburg.-W. @. Stramquist. SAM
AIRY engineer for the United States
ealth bureau. has been assigned to
make malaria survey Of Dyersburg.
Tankonn Doth sha LcIl. and Mn1oo |
odges are preparing to stage their
nnual minstrels. the proceeds to be
esd for charitable purposes.
Selmer.-The West Tennessee pres
ytery of the Presbyterian Church in
he United States OF America at Big
andy adjourned.
Lexington.-Real estate was never
lore active in Henderson county than
{ the present.
Friendship -Friencship Tent No. 81
I the Maccabees was reorganized.
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Memphis.-Police and private detec.
YES are conducting 5 country wide
sarch for a forger sf national note
out Of Memphis, who Is
anted in four states On charges Of
asing bogus checks and defraading
trough the means OF sokf1 bills Of
ding. His peculations Win run up
Ito the thousands.
Chattanoogs-The state convention
the Tennessee Church Of Christ. just