The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-06-18
Brief News of
Tennessee

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Memphis. Col Frost has received
authority to accept applicants for
service in the Panama Cansl Zone, the
Philippine Islands and the Hawaiian
Islands.
Jackson Rev. George L. Johnson,
president of the Carroll county Sun.
day school association, is planning TO
bring the county up to the banner
standard.
Nashville. - Miss Margaret Nee.
Kercheval, after vacation Of several
months, has rendered her resignation
as librarian OF Carnegie library to take
effect July 1.
Memphis Membership campaign Of
the Memphis retail credit mems asso-
@ation will be continued few weeks
on account OF Nashville's challenging
the Bluff City to contest.
Jackson.-A good increase in the
realty trading Of Madison county is
shown by the record OF transfer dur.
ing the past week as compared with
the exchanges recorded the previous
week.
Ripiey.-Palmer Barfield, prominent
farmer Of Hale's Point, was drowned
at The Divide" when his horse stun
bled and fell as he was fording the
stream. Mr.. Barfield was on his way
to Ripley.
Observation-Disclosures of a 50-gsllon
still located about one and one-haK
miles southeast of league, Hardeman
county. near the Jackson Bolivar road,
was effected by three OF the local pro-
hibitton agents.
Paris.-Mrs. @. E. Routon, mother
chairman for Henry county in the
war history committee for Tennessee,
has been making survey OF the field
and perfecting her organization In
each district in the county
Knoxville-A special federal Judge
may come to Knoxville to hear the
case of w. l.. Hass ct al. VS.. George
L. Berry ct al. involving alleged mis-
appropriation OF funds OF the Interna-
tional Printing Pressmens Union.
Neutrality-suspicious. Of alu-
minum ore by river from Bauxippi,
Ark, few miles below Memphis, to
st. Louis, has been resumed. The
Sprague. which is owned by the Alu-
minum Ore Company. has re-entered
the trade
Nashville leads the
cities Of Tennessee In percentage in
the recent grading made by the Unit.
ed States public health service in
standing in the fight for venereal dis
ease control, according to Capt. Geo.
A. Hays, in charge of this work in
Tennessee.
Friendship citizens OF Friend
ship met and reorganized a school
board, electing C. H. Scales president
Mr.. Scales has been an active school
worker in the town for nearly twenty
years. and has been president Of the
school board for about Is years. H.
L. Zones was elected secretary and
treasurer Of the new board
Jackson.-With view OF furthering
the civic movement to beautify Jack
son and render the horne premises
more attractive. DR.. c. w. Davis, dean
Of the agricultural department OF
Union University. Is offering a special
course in landscape gardening in con.
nection with the regular summer
course OF the university.
Memphis. -Postmaste c. w. Net
calf, Jr., Is in receipt OF advice from
the postmaster generals office In
Washington that the salary Of the
Memphis postmaster has been raised
from $1,000 to $1,000. to take effect or
July 1, this year. The assistant post
masters salary has also been increas
ed from 5000 to $4,000 per annum, tC
take effect the same date.
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Memphis. Notwithstanding ths
fact that the hardwood lumber market
has been quiet during the last week
the outlook for business is vastly
brighter than was the case only weel
ago. The brightest single Npot on tbs
commercial horizon Is the easing VI
sf the financial situation. Banker.
give out the encouraging news that th'
verst has passed and predict . con
timed easing up OF credits.
Nashville.-That the date for a,
calling OF the special session OF th'
legislature and the matters to be in
eluded In the call would not be &c
eided for several days was the state
msnt Of Gov. Roberts He 10 nov Il
communication with various member
Of the Legislators relative 20 the deci
Sion as to the time and subjects. an
that he would not make the call unti
he could ascertain the time best suite
tor the members and the matters ths
should properly b taken up by tn
session.
Dyersburg.-Judge r. A. Elkins. pre-
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