The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-10-08
TENNESSEE
STATE NEWS
EUents of Interest in
Brief Form For the
Busy Reader.

catl0n voted unanimously 10 instruct
Attorney General Frank NJ. Thompson
to take the necessary steps to recover
the sum OF 1880 from Thomas A.
Early, former president OF the Ten.
nessee Polytechnic institute, at Cooke
vile, II being claimed by the board
that this sum had been withheld by
Mr. Early from funds advanced to
the state for the work of vocational
rehabilitation Of soldiers. Mr.. Early
in q letter to the board is said to
admit that he has held back this
amount but claims II as compensa.
ton for his work IN training three
units of fighting mechanics" and for
years salary for vocational rehaDili.
tation work with the soldiers.
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Memphis-Six hundred cars Of sweet
potatoes are expected to move this fall
from stations in west Tennessee to
northern and eastern markets. The
movement has already started but the
bulk OF the business Is not yet under
way. Among the principal shipping
! points are Paris, Mckenzie, Humboldt.
TreZevant, Milan, Bells, Gadsden, Glib
son and stations intermediate. A mum.
Der of cars Of sweet potatoes have
been handled out Of Memphis to De
troit, Chicago and st. Louis. The Ten
nessee potato is now firmly establish.
ed on the market and is a great favo.
rite with the trade in the north.
Puryear.-The first meeting OF the
Parent-Teacher association since be
ing organized three weeks ago waa
held at the high school building last
week. Dr. w. w. Astles, Presbyte
rian minister, of Paris, was the prin'
olpal speaker. Other prominent
speakers were County Supt. Joe Rou.
ton and Squire John Richardson
member of the county high school
board. The association has over 80
members.
Memphis-Ten persons were injured
when fire, originating in q lunchery al
Madison and Second streets, swept w
TO the fourth floor OF the SazeraS
building and conn ELY Quilted the
structure, resulting in damage amount
ing to $4,000. No one was fatally in
jured. The loss was fully covered b.
insurance. The blaze. In the heart o.
the business center, for time threat
ened the entire block.
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Nashyilie.-Mrs. Ellis Meredith o
Colorado, national organiser OF the
Democratic Women; Hill McAllistel
and Lewis 8. Pope. representing thu
state Democratic executive commit
tee, were the principal speakers q
the meeting OF the Democratic womeE
held at the Maxwell house here. Mrs
Claud D. Sullivan, state chairman o
the Democratic women's advisor
committee. presided.
Jackson.-Dr. Jamos ". McClaran
first Madison countian to voluntee'
his services m the world war. ha'
been appointed medical examiner 70
the u. s. marine corps In Jackson. Dr.
McClaran enlisted in the medica
corps Of the French army before tn
United States entered ire conflict an,
served with that army and the Ameri
can forces until after the armistice.
Trezevant.-Hopewel Presbytery o
the Cumberland Presbyterian churcl
closed the fall meeting with the Ns'
Salem church, near Sharon. Rev. 1
r. Johns OF Mckenzie was elected .
moderator, and Rev. r. H. Jackson Q
Trezevant church is named clerk. d
der Charles Drummond Is assistan
clerk.
Chattanooga CORTLAND 8. Smith
young man Of Red Bank, was kille
when knocked from the Soddy pa'
senger auto bus, in q collision wit
city street department truck on tn
approach to the Market street bridg
} over the Tennessee river. His skul
was fractured and neck broken.
Bristol L. Mnrty, OF Oakdalt
Tenn, has been secured as boys wor
secretary OF the local Young Men
Christian Association, succeeding I
. r. Kent. who recently resigned to Al
. cept a position with the Y. NJ. G. 4
at Warren. Pa.
Memphis.-Damage OF $4,000 r,
suited when fire destroyed the Yor
lumber company's garage, and dan
aged a construction company. On
, horse, two mules, eight auto truck
and two automobiles were consume
in the flames.
Chattanooga.-The city commissio
has decided to accept the gift OF tn
i5O-millimeter German gun brougf
here through the efforts OF the locs
chapter Of the American Legion.
Chattanooga.--A. II. Martindale,
young white man, charged with ente
Ing a prominent office building her
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