The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-10-11

to stick to the tax rate OF 81. "a Is, as
/ fixed at d recent meeting Shelby coilnn
| ty school teachers came out Of d lively
| fight in the court with raise In sal
airy Of more than S75, 900 for the next
school year The teachers got fixed
increases Of from $40 to sis i month
on monthly salaries and three months
extra salary thrown in.
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Chattanooga Another step III the
realization Of a highway between Nash
| Vile and Chattanooga over Cumber-
land mountain, which is now financial
| " provided for at a proposed outlay
of over $500,0O0 on the construction
| of the AZ miles, wos taken by the state
| highway department Of Tennessee in
awarding the contracts on 20 miles Of
the highway in Bedford, Moore and
Franklin counties.
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NashyillesA proclamation was is
sued BY Gov Roberts calling for All
| election to be held September 4, j;s
this state, to determine whether con
stitutional convention to propose d new.
constitution or changes III the present
forty-eight-year-old instrument will be
ISheld Nov. Is this year.
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Nashville. The next stage in the
Methodist Centenary movement will
be a churchwide evangelistic move,
ment near Easter Of next year for
which preparations are now under
way
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Selmer. Saturday was designated
as Burlington Highway Improvement
day in McNairy county. TWO hundred
men with tractors, teams, graders.
drags and scrapers put the highway III.
| excellent condition.
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Memphis. "a general reduction I'M
long distance telephone rates has been
announced BY the Memphis Telephone
Company, which handles the telephone
business Of the Postal Telegraph &
Cable Company
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Knoxville DIR ii. A. Morgan, pres
ident of the University Of Tennessee
also has been retained as dean OF the3
college of agriculture and director of
the experiment station Of that institu4
tion
Ripley The three churches Of RiF
ley inaugurated vesper services, wliigh
were held liz aeaf.t nd easnlaa<
after during the summer union serv,
ives will be held at 7:30 p. m.
Lexington Piney Greek Baptist:
church, SIX miles southeast Of town.
Is experiencing d wonderful revival
under the ministry of Rev. u. q. New
som Of Winnsboro, Texas
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Memphis Since the negro detective
force Of the city lately suffered such
q disastrous wreck Police Commits
sioner Quinn said that no effort would,
be made to revive it,
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Nashyille.-This will be Southern;
| problem week at George Peabody Col
| lege for Teachers It will also be one
Of the most important weeks of the
sumner quarter
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| Memphis The exhibition of the
plans for the new auditorium and
market house at Brooke Memorial Art.
Gallery, 0yerton Park, is attracting.
much attention.
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Memphis Two Memphians, Hard.
| wig and Israel Peres, will represent the
Memphis zionists at the annual con,
yention to be held in Chicago Sept IA.
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Lexington. Elder Paul Slayden, Of
Columbia, Tenn, preacher OF signal
ability, il conducting revival in the
First Christian Church of this place.
Trenton.--In the municipal primary
held in this city W. w Heron was
elected mayor over WI Il. Wade, in.
cumbent, BY a good-sized majority.
| $gs sss*+
jackson. Presbyterians Of Jackson
are contributing this week to the fund
flor the upkeep OF the Purdy school ii
McNairy county
/
Memphis. Services in honor of
Bishop Thomas +. Gailor viii be held
in nearly every church in the diocese.
/ Bartlett. Damage estimated at $40.s
900 was sustained here when terrific
windstorm visited the town.
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Jackson. The 5000 improvements.
on the local EIks' club rooms are be-
ing made in rapid order.
Nashville. A vigorous protest
against raising the gas rates in Mem.
phis was filed with the state utilities
commission.
Chattanooga The city Of Chattas
nooga will not buy any Of the canned
meats offered BY the government at re-
1 duced prices.
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jackson. "A fire that destroyed 500.
600 worth Of veneered lumber ana
| Threatened to consume the entire TIM
her manufacturing district along the
NJ G & st. Z. railway broke out at
the Ashby Veneering plant and ragged
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