The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1919-12-12
FROM ALL PARTS
OF TENNESSEE
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Perusal.

that the charter of Incorporation OF the
Dixie rubber company was granted
Jackson, Miss. The new concern IS
capitalized at 81 600, 900, and its charter
is for the manufacture of rubber and
rubber goods The company proposes
to build in Memphis factory for the
manufacture of automobile inner tubes
and castings and by-products
Nashville.-State Senator Lon P.
Mcfarland, of Martha, offered Gov
Roberts 1000 cords of wood for use OF
the public, provided the state fur
nished the labor to cut the timber and
the people benefiting moved 1t. The
offer was accepted.
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Memphis.-An injunction granted by
Judge Mccall of the federal court upon
application of the Memphis street rail
way company halted plans of the city
to force the company to cut out the
skipstop system.
Memphis. -Memphis will again be
dDlS W CHILLI IuO SOILOu bSlC OuO
as trunk line entering this city after
Dec 10, when the freight office at Ten.
nessee street and Calhoun avenue will
again be opened.
Memphis.-An embargo has been
placed on shipments of cotton seed to
cotton seed oil mills, according to or
ders received by all railroads entering
Memphis from the railroad administra-
ton. ....
Louisville, Ky.-Prof. w. C. Kilving-
ton Of Nashville, Tenn, widely known
architect and founder of industrial
schools for children in many states
died here at the home of his daughter.
Knoxville.-The Rev. Lloyd T. Viii
son expects to leave here about Jan.
1 for Nashville to begin his work as
ecretary-treasurer of the executive
board of the Baptist state convention
Cookeville.-The Burgess Falls, II
miles southwest of this city, one of the
most valuable natural water powers in
this section of the state, has been pur
chased for the benefit of Cookeville.
Nashville.-Vanderbi University at
Nashville has been given $4,000, 900 by
the general educational board to eff
feet an entire reorganization of its
medical school, it was announced.
Il
Nashville-W. G. M. Thomas of Chat
tanooga and George T. Wofford of
johnson City have been cho"' 49, ":
chairmenefo for Tennessee for the anti
saloon league campaign.
Nashville.-An examination for mine
foremen will be held in Hartman, Dec.
II, IL and 10, according to an an
nouncement made by A. w. Evans,
chief mine inspector.
Nashville-The campaign for an en-
dowment fund of 100000 for George
Peabody college for teachers was
brought to a close, $205,557 having
been subscribed.
Nashville.-Fred johnson OF Kings
port was appointed on the state board
of education to fill out the unexpired
term of Prof. w. L Gentry of Jeffer-
son City.
Konxville.-County farm and dem
onstration agents of Tennessee met at
the University of Tennessee. Middle |
and West Tennessee are well repre-
scented.
Clarksville.-The foundation of a |
farmers organization for Montgomery |
county was laid here at a mass-meet
ing held in the courthouse.
Chattanooga.-The pastors of the va
rious local Methodist Episcopal church
es have perfected organization for the |
new conference year.
Memphis.-Inmates of the tuberculo- |
sis hospital will be furnished Christ |
mas cheer by the Lions club, accord |
ing to plans made.
Nashville.-Judge A. @. Rutherford,
in circuit court, declared the Tennes- |
see workman's compensation act void. |
Selmer.-The regular quarterly two |
days session of the MeNairy county |
singing convention has adjourned.
Dyersburg.-In the corn club show
Ing held in Dyersburg, Trimble boys
carried off first honors
Jackson.-Over 100 divorce suits /
were filed in Madison county courts
during 1919. -s., -....... .st lla