Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-01-01
TENNESSEE
NEWS
Happenings Over Common
wealth Cleaned From
Various Places

gTegatlng S2OO,OOO Tor the Office
Memphis.-The University of Ten
nessee College of Medicine is to be
given complete control over the medi'
cal and surgical staff of the Memphis
General hospital by the city commits
sion. under the terms of a contract
which is to continue for 20 years.
Knoxyille.-Federal court here will
be presided over by Judge John q. Nc
Call of Memphis, in the absence OF
Judge Edward T. Sanford, who is to
sail for London to be present at the
marriage of his daughter.
Nashville.-F E. Fritz Meyer of
Chattanooga has been appointed chief
workshop and factory inspector for the
state, Governor Roberts announced.
Mayer will succeed Louis l.. Allen, who
resigned recently.
ClarksYille.-A crop of tobacco OF
1000 pounds, belonging to r. r. WEIGH
of district I, of this county, sold for an
average of $50 per round on the
GAINESVILLE Loose Leaf and Warehouse
company's floor.
Dyersburg. Finley girls home
demonstration club has a splendid
record for the past fall. The girls are
divided into two groups, one doing
the cooking and the other the sewing.
Uv,.;o,,J.bip IV1dnr n Potts aged
96 wears, is now a citizen of Friend
ship, having moved here from Brazil.
Elder Potts is the oldest minister IN
Friendship Baptist association.
Jacksonville county school teach
ers held their monthly meeting here.
There was a splendid attendance and
plans for the Improvement of the ru'
raj schools were discussed.
Knoxyille.-The trial of William j.
Oliver on the charge of sabotage and
fraud against the government will not
be held in United States district court
until late in January.
Jackson.-Judd Brooks, farm demon
strator for this county, reports a short
age estimated to be equal to ~ per
cent decrease in acreage sown In
wheat this season.
Newbern-The seven rural route
carriers out of Newbern announce that
thew are now having tough time in
making their daily rounds, owing 10
bad roads.
Newbern.--Rev. w. E. Sewell, the
newly appointed pastor OF the New
bern Methodist circuit, has resigned to
take up work in foreign lands as a
missionary.
Memphis. - Individual appeals for
funds with which to make up Shelby
county's quota in the tuberculosis cam
paign will be opened within she next
few days.
Chattanooga-W representatives
present from nearly all institutions IN
the state. the Tennessee Association OF
Colleges has been organized at meet
ing here.
Cookeville.-Active oil development
has begun in this county.
Covington.-The Upton cotton mills
here have been sold to the ID. B. Chan'
mel chemical company of Chicago for
consideration of approximately $780,
600.
% So .
Memphis. beginning with the Sec
ond semester of the present year,
manual on fire prevention will be in
troduced in the city schools.
Nashville and Mrs. Roberts
were presented with handsome silver
service as a Christmas present from
the governors staff.
Ripley. During the past month 81
real estate transfers were recorded IN
the registers office and real estate is
still active.
NashviIle.-A banquet for the Meth
odist men of the Nashville district is
announced for Jan. Is at the CONNER
cial club.
Jackson.-Capt Harold Bond OF Com
rany is having arranged in the arm
ory here a gallery for rifle practice.
Newbern Gran l.. Williams shipped
n carload of Aberdeen-Angus steers to
ST. Louis markets.
Chattanooga.-T greatest religious
revival in Tennessee is now history.
For six weeks Chattanooga and sur
rounding territory have been stirred
as never before. Fully 10000 people
have taken Billy Sunday by the hand,
and expressed their intention of living
new lives,
Newbern.--The board Of directors OF
the KNOXVILLE high school, which is.io
Gated in this county, are making ar
rangements to rebuild the dormitory or
the school, destroyed by fire some time
ago.