The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-04-16
TENNESSEE
STATE NEWS
Events of Interest in
Brief Form For the
Busy Reader.

nessee is showing up badly, as report
ed by G, L. Morris, field agent, bureau
of crop estimates. with possibly the
smallest acreage sown in 40 years. A
great deal of this late sown and failed
to germinate. The winter freezes with
no snow covering and with Hession
lily in some localities in the earlier
sowings, the crop has emerged from
the winter in very low condition.
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Trezeyant.-At a recent meeting of
the Carroll county board of education
and other special district boards and
educational leaders OF the county. a
schedule was drawn up ana passed rec
ommending that the county board and
district boards adopt the schedule sug
gested for all teachers in the county
for the next school year. The recon-
mendation calls FOR very liberal In,
creases.
Nashville.-Many OF the best law.
gers say the recent decision OF the
supreme court holding that the state
can constitutionally issue a taxsfree
bond applies with equal effect to bonds
of counties and cities, and they join
with business men in the prediction
that before long the people Of Ten.
nessee may be investing in their own
securities.
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'bright-eyed girls and boys met in the
county courtroom and carried out an
interesting program at the eighth an,
nual meeting Of the Shelby county
boys pig clubs and girls poultry clubs.
There are II of the boys clubs and 16
girls club.
TreZevant-There is much fear
among local fruit and vegetable grow.
ers that the cold snap will greatly dam.
age the peach, strawberry, apple, plum.
pear and other fruit crops.
Paris.-Chief Of Police ]. d. Phillips
who has charge of the collection of
taxes for the city of Paris, reports that
the collection Of taxes has already
amounted to $14,12S.46.
Parts.-A five-story office building,
with passenger and freight elevators,
70 be located on Court Square, is one
of the contemplated buildings for Paris
in the near future.
mphis.-Increase in the capital
stock Of Malone & Hyde, Inc, whole
sale grocers, from 100000 to $1,000
600 was authorized at a meeting of the
hoard of directors.
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Memphis.-The health survey of
Memphis, begun by DR.. Paul Preble, of
the United States public health service,
may be completed by the end of the
present month.
emphis.-The work OF razing the
two residence buildings at 1S1 and 1873 4
Adams Avenue to make way for the |
new Catholic Club building is progress !
ing rapidly
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for the Red,
path Chautauqua which will be held in
jackson during the week beginning
June II have been received at the Y.
M. @. A.
Puryear.-W Warnings from night
riders to farmers in the western part I
OF the county are that no tobacco must
be sold or delivered at present prices.
Nashville,-Mhdison Wells. Judge OF
the city court Of Nashville, was found
guilty of official oppression by jury
in criminal court and fined $1,000.
Dresden.-Noah Garrett, so, father OF
Congressman Finis Garrett, one of the
oldest residents of the Ninth District
died at his home here.
Somerville.-Mr. and Mrs. William
Albert Winfrey will celebrate their
25th wedding anniversary on April IL
at their country home.
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INTERCHANGEABLE Parent Teacher I
of the Whitehaven school
presented ''Spinsters' Convention in
the school auditorium.
Paris. Wigs Shoe Store, successors
to the first exclusive shoe store In
Paris. was this week sold by its owner,
J. w. Wigs
Capleville-The high school pupils
gave a play IN the auditorium of the
school entitled, "All Mistake"
Nashville. Corporations doing bust
ness In Tennessee are very slow In I'll
ng their returns for 1890.
Bartlett.-A lodge OF Masons WITH
&C candidates he's been organized htre
under d'speasstion.
Observation-Disclosures wild cat stili
has beea captured N Carroll County
Memphis college days VIII be lived
,ver again on April % by the Univer
,ity men OF the city when the Unive-'
'ity Club Of Memphis wiz hold its first
Meeting az the Ghisca Hotel.
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Jacksoa.-'rho right Of the city OF ,
Memphis to incrc-Se its school tar