The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-01-23
TENNESSEE
STATE NEWS
Events of Interest in
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Busy Reader.

employees from Mississippi Arkansas,
| Alabama and Tennessee appeared be-
| fore the congressional committee and
ment of the general conditions in the
postal service and request for an in
crease in salaries ranging frim 25 to rs
| per cent.
| Memphis.-A closer connection be-
tween the growers Of market products
and the consumers was generally
agreed to at a conference between
| Mayor Paine and market committees
of various civic aid business clubs as
the best way to get at the plan of lay
ing out city markets in Memphis.
mphis.-Indorsem of Memphis
Post No. 1, AMERICAN Legion, of the &C
tivities Of the Knights of Columbus
in establishing in Memphis a free
night school for discharged soldiers,
sailors and marines was given at the
regular meeting Of the post.
Covington.-The sale of the Upton
cotton mills became matter of pub
lie record when the deed from the Tip
ton cotton mills to Philip R. Clarke
was filed in the registers office. The
consideration was 100000.
Nashville.-Urgent appeals for in
spections and conferences caused w.
P Moore, chief engineer of the state
highway department, to visit Hamil-
ton, James, Rhea, McMinn Bradley
and Ronae counties.
Notwithstanding on a bill of com.
plant and on a motion for the com
plainants, Judge Mccall in the federal
court appointed Frank S. Elgin and
J. F. Rainier receivers for the gas and
electric company.
phis.-Invitation to members
of the Southern Hardwood Traffic AS
ISOLATION to attend the seventh annual
meeting which is to be held in Mem
phis Jan. 20, at Hotel Chisca, have
been sent out.
Jackson.-A number of West Ten
nessee counties have made liberal ap.
preparations through the various coun-
ty courts that have been in session
this week for farm and home extern
sion work
Knoxville-Tax books for Knox
county sent out by the state statisti-
clans arrived and show that the as
sessment on realty in the county was
raised from $40C0O,0OO to 1922 100000.
Humboldt.-Under the terms of the
1917 high school act, Gibson county
these schools is free to any child OF
the county who is qualified to enter
Paris.-The Paris Sweet Potato AS
sociation has already shipped about 40
cars of the celebrated Nancy Hall'
sweet potatoes to Northern Eastern |
and Western markets.
Newbern.-Owing to the bad road |
situation in the bottom districts near |
Ayers, this county, it has been impos- |
sible for physician to call and see a |
patient.
mphs-The Architects League |
of Memphis has taken charge of the |
work of planning the annex to the |
present Chamber of Commerce build
ing.
Jackson.-A total of 80 teachers
took the state examination held in
Jackson this week.
Observation-Disclosures 1920 with a
balance in the city treasury greater
than ever known before, Nashville is
now on the strongest financial footing
in it's history, according to figures
prepared by City Treasurer George E.
Blake.
Jackson.-George T. Fortune, r.
Confederate veteran and for a number
of years an officer of the law in Jack
son, died following a long illness.
Memphis-On account of the dimin.
ishing number of enlisted men at Park
Field it has become necessary to EN-.
ploy civilian guards for the post.
Knoxville.-N. M. McDaniels of Tel.
Iico Plains, Monroe county, has been
for prohibition commits
sioner for East Tennessee.
Camden.-Fire swept through the
west side of the business district of
this place and burned up just half Of
that side of the square.
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