McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-10-08
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nessee Polytechnic institute, at Cooke.
vile, it 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 letter to the board Is said to
admit that he has held back this
amount but claims 1t as compensa-
ton for his work In training three
units of fighting mechanics" and for
a years salary for vocational rehabili-
tati6n work with the soldiers.
Memphis 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, Go
son and stations intermediate. A num-
Der of cars of sweet potatoes have
been ha4dled out of Memphis to De
troit, Chicago and st. Louis. The Ten.
nessee potato is now firmly establish.
ed on the market and is 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 was
held at the high school building last
week. DR.. W. w. Astles, Presbyte-
rian minister, OF Paris, was the prin.
cipal 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 50
members.
Memphis-Ten persons were injured
when fire, originating IN lunchery at
Madison and Second streets, swept up
to the fourth floor OF the Sazerac
building and COMP tely Quilted the
! structure, resulting in damage amour
ing to $4,000. No one was fatally IN.
jured. The loss was fully covered by
insurance. The blaze. in the heart OF
the business center, for time threat
ened the entire block.
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Nashville.-Mrs. Ellis Meredith OF
Colorado, national organizer Of the
Democratic Women; Hill McAllister
and Lewis, s. Pope, representing the
state Democratic executive commit
fee, were the principal speakers at
the meeting of the Democratic women
| held at the Maxwell house here. Mrs.
Claud D. Sullivan, state chairman Of
the Democratic women's advi Dry
committee, presided.
Jackson.-Dr. James w. McClaran,
first n olsen couatian to voiuat er
his services IN the world war, has
been appointed medical examiner rr
ne U. S. marine corps In Jackson. DR..
MeClaran enlisted In the medical
corps Of the French army before the
United States entered ire conflict and
served with that army and the Ameri-
can forces until after the armistits.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT Presbytery Of
the Cumberland Presbyterian church
closed the fall meeting with the New
Salem church, near Sharon. Rev. l..
r. Johns Of Mckenzie was elected as
moderator, and Rev. r. Fl. Jackson Of
| rrezevaDt church Is named clerk 81
der Charles Drummond is assistant
| clerk.
| professionalism g. Smith,
a young man of Red Bank, was killed
whsn knocked from the Soddy pas
! senger auto bus, in collision with
city street department truck on the
| approach to the Market street bridge
over the Tennessee river His skull
was fractured and neck broken.
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BRISTOL. L. Marty, Of Oakdale,
Tenn. has been secured as boys work
secretary OF the local Young Mems
Chrietisn Association, succeeding L.
r. Kent, who recently resigned to ac-
cer position with the Y. NJ. C. A.
ct Warren, Pa.
Memphis.-Damage OF $4,000 re-
suited when fire destroyed the York
lumber company's garage, and dam.
aged construction company. O1e
horse, two mules, eight auto trucks
and two automobiles were consumed
In the flames.
Chattanooga The city commission
has decided to accept the gift of the
150-millimeter German gun brought
here through the efforts of the local
chapter of the American Legion.
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Chattanooga.-A. H. Martindale, q
young white man, charged with enter
ing prominent office building here
and shooting his wife to death, and
who was spirited away to Nashville
when it became known that an effort
was to be made to lynch him, was
indicted for murder by the grand jury.
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Union City.-Hu3h Roberts, son OF
John Roberts, of near Fremont was
hurt at Todds mill when an edg r saw
cut off the four fingers o his right
hand. Young Robert was an over.
seas soldier ana recently married.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Martin, con
ductor was instant killed and War
en- F'ki's. brakeman. probably fqta'.
ly injured. when a caboose and ssv
eral I,elshl cars lett the track on the
CenJresi.ie branch 9 he ", (. q
st. L. railway, near here.
Puryear.-Porter Lee and w. r
Littleton have received a largg guam
tity Of tobacco to prize for the as
oci4tion. -aaay last year crops re
main dnsold throughout this section