Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1919-08-01
TENNESSEE
NEWS
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Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places


to stick to the tax rate Of $L7lh, as
fixed at a recent meeting, Shelby coun-
" school teachers came out Of lively
fight in the court with a raise in sal.
AIRY Of more than $4,000 for the next
chool year. The teachers got fixed
Increases Of from $40 to SIS month
on monthly salaries and three months
extra salary thrown in.
Chattanooga-Another step in the
realization Of a highway between Nash
vile and Chattanooga over Cumber-
land mountain, which is now financial
ly provided for at proposed outlay
Of over 100000, 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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NashNille-A proclamation was is
sued by Gov Roberts calling for an
election to be held September 4, in
this state, to determine whether a con
stitutional convention to propose new
constitution or changes in the present
forty-eight-year-old instrument will be
held Noy. IL this rear.
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Nashville.-The next stage in the
Ma4bOdfct Tapfape WV ,,aovoy,ant will
be churchwide evangelistic move,
ment near Easter of next year, for
which preparations are now, undeI
way.
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 in
excellent condition.
Memphis.-A general reduction in
tong 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.-Dr. H. A. Morgan, pres.
ldent of the University Of Tennessee,
also has been retained as dean Of the
college of agriculture and director OF
the experiment station of that institu-
ton.
Ripley.-The three churches of Rip
ley inaugurated vesper services, which
were held in the court yard, and here.
after during the summer union serw
ives will be held at 1880 p. m.
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Lexington.-Piney Greek Baptist
church, six miles southeast Of town,
is experiencing wonderful revival
under the ministry OF Rev. E. z. New.
som of Winnsboro, Texas.
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Memphis-Since the negro detective
force Of the city lately suffered such
disastrous wreck, Police Commits.
sioner Quinn said that no effort would
be made to revive 1t.
Nashville.-Thi will be Southern
problem week at George Peabody Col
lege for Teachers. 1t will also be one
Of the most important weeks of the
summer quarter
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Memphis exhibition of the
plans for the new auditorium and
market house at Brooke Memorial Art
Gallery, 0verton Park, is attracting
much attention.
Memphis.-Two Memphians, Hards
wig and Israel Peres. will represent the
Memphis zionists at the annual con,
vention to be held in Chicago Sept. ii.
Lexington.-Elder Paul Slayden, Of
Columbia, Tenn, a preacher of signal
ability, lie conducting revival in tho
First Christian Church of this place
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Trenton.-In the municipal primary
held in this city W. w. Heron was
elected mayor over w. L. Wade, in.
cumbent, by good-sized majority
Jackson. -Presbyterians of Jackson
are contributing this week to the fund
for the upkeep of the P'urdy school in
McNairy county.
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Memphis. Services in honor of
Bishop Thomas F. Gailor will be held
in nearly every church in Che diocese
Bartlett.-Damage estimated at $40,
600 was sustained here when a terrific
windstorm visited the town.
Jacksonville $4,000 improvements
on the local Eks' 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 Chatta,
nooga will not buy any of the canned
meats offered by the government at re.
duced prices
Jackson.-A fire that destroyed SIS.