The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-10-17
TENNESSEE
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years, left for Grand Rapids, Micho
where he has accepted the passionate
of the Grace church and will also hold
a chair in the UNCONVENTIONAL school
of that city.
Memphis. for the raising OF
funds to erect $4,000 clubhouse ana
headquarters Of Memphis Post NO. l.
the American Legion, will probably pc
discussed at the next regular monthly
meeting of the organization the second
week of October.
Nashville. - That Tennessee will
more than raise her quota of $6O,OOO
for the Roosevelt memorial fund was
the opinion expressed unanimously at
state conference of leaders IN the
movement held at the Hermitage ho'
tel
Memphis. soldiers, who
were wounded overseas, were sent 10
the Marine hospital. A few OF them
were sent to the City hospital. The
men are convalescent, just recovering
from injuries and sickness.
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.
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Dyersburg.-On account Of the un'
precedented attendance at the city
schools the old opera house building,
in the business part OF the city, mas
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 rece1v-
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
Duncan, indicted in the federal court
for shooting off two fingers OF his
right hand to avoid military service.
Lexington Beech River Baptist
association, comprising 43 churches, in
Henderson, Decatur, Perry, Hardin
and Chester county, began its 49th an
nual session at Parsons.
Knoxville.-The coming meeting OF
the East Tennessee educational asso-
citation to be held in Knoxville, Oct.
3O-Nov. /, promises to be even greater
than that of 1917.
Dyersburg.-The board of control OF
the Dyer county community fair has
called off the 1919 fair on account OF
the fact that farmers are backward
with their crops.
aAsSS
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of the Tri-
County bank and the Bank Of Friend
ship Of this place appear in the local
paper and they make an unusually
good showing.
Nashville. - Twenty five Methodist
preachers representing more than 3d.
OO0 people in Nashville Endorsed the
laapua of nations at their weekly meet
ing Monday.
Memphis. for the convention
of the Mississippi River Scenic High
| way association, to be held in Mem
phis, Octo. Is, have almost been com,
pleted.
Dyersburg.-The Turner, Day &
Woolworth Handle Co. Of Louisville,
XIV, has purchased four sawmills In
this county and will build one in Dyers-
burg.
Dyersburg.-W. G. Stramquist, sani-
tary engineer for the United States
health bureau, has been assigned to
make a malaria survey Of Dyersburg.
Jackson.-Both the Elks and Moose
lodges are preparing to stage their
annual minstrels. the proceeds to be
uesd for charitable purposes.
Selmer-The West Tennessee pres
bytery of the Presbyterian Church In
the United States Of America at Big
Sandy adjourned.
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Lexington.-Real estate was never
| more active In Henderson county than