Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-07-04
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Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

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Pulaski.-The board Of mayor and
aldermen has authorized an issue o.
$4,000 funding bonds to pay off the
owns floating debt.
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Gallatin-The $4,000 drive for
Howard female college Of Gallatin,
which was launched few days since,
has exceeded expectations.
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Nashville.-The annual inspection
Of Tennessee greenhouses, nurseries
and strawberry plant fields will be
commenced on July / and last until
November 1.
Clinton Brigadier L. D. Tyson Of
Knoxville has accepted an invitation
TO deliver an address to returned An.
derson county soldiers at the fair
grounds July 4.
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Shelbyville-Elaborate preparations
are being made for the welcoming
home celebration on July 4, in honor
of the Bedford county soldiers, sail.
ors and marines.
Pulaski Mrs Pattie Pointer But
Ter, wife Of Dr. George D. Butler died
after a lingering illness. She was
member of the prominent Pointer fam
lily of Spring HILL
Washington.-The bill to create a.
separate United States judicial dis
trict for Middle Tennessee was favor
ably reported from the judiciary COM
mittee by Senator Shields.
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Memphis. Four hundred new
houses, bungalows and cottages are
now being constructed or their plans
are in the making to help relieve the
congestion in housing Memphis.
Chattanooga The Mountain City
Mills was convicted in the United
States district court here on charges
Of misbranding its products and with
shortage in weight in flour and grits.
Huntingdon. = News has reached
here of the instant death of M. L.
Chambers, Familiarity known as Dude
Chambers, at his home near Buena
Vista, caused from falling from load |
Of hay.
Sewanee. = The annual oratorical
contest of the University of the South,
between the Sigma Epsilon and Phi
Omega Literary Societies for the Over
.on Lea medal, was held at the Sewa'
nee Union
Monteagle Because OF the crowded
condition Of Nashville hotels, the Ten.
nessee Pharmaceutical Association,
which was set for July Is, 16 and H.
will meet instead at Monteagle on
hose dates.
Cleveland-A matter of vital inter
,st is to be discussed at the July term.
If the county court. This is a plan
o ask state and federal aid in building
Ip the Charleston leveland-Chatta-
looga turnpike.
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Selmer.-Selmer is promised cap
ured German cannon by authorities at
Washington. The cannon will be
laced in the court yard as memo
ial to the McNairy county soldiers
rho fought in the great world war
Nashville. With the governors Of
Their states, Gov. A. H. Roberts has
,ired to the Pathe News his appre.
iation and that of Tennessee for the
rork done by that company in enter. h
aiming American soldiers in France.
Union City-The equalization board
aving finished its work, shows that
ne real estate of Obion county is as
blows: Value of farms, $6,64O,1O7;
abroad property, $2,555,211, with town
ITS making the aggregate, in round
umbers, $11,000,000.
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Dyersburg. Arrangements are be- !
Ig perfected by the chamber of com :
erce here for the picnic to be given {
, the soldiers Of Dyer county July 4. :
very soldier, marine and sailor,
hite or colored, is expected to be /
lest of Dyersburg at that time.
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Nashville. Shipping orders cover.
e the supply Of the latest model /,
files, machine guns and pistols for
10 Tennessee state guard were re-
lived by Major G. L. Daughtry, prop,
ty and disbursing officer for Ten.
sssee. The equipment for all of the :
'mpanies in the state is expected !,
arrive within the next few days and !.
ajor Daughtry announces that Il
III be reshipped to the various or :
as soon as received.
Selmer-A merger of telephone syn.
ms in Selmer, effective July l, is an.
,uneed The Sun Telephone & Tel.
.raph Company has leased the Cum. q
rland Telephone & Telegraph Com. q
ny plant. G
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Wilbur G. Wilson, coun. u
agent for Dyer county, has just is. G