McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1920-07-23
TENNESSEE
STATE NEWS
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recent order or the interstate COM
merce commission forbade sending of
cars to any of the gravel pits in this
territory and road work is at a stand.
still.
Notwithstanding freight is an
innovation for fifteen boys from the
University of Tennessee and Knox
vile high school. They have been
given employment at manual labor
because Of the shortage of labor. The
youths will be engaged in this en-
ployment DUNG the school vacation
peiod.
Memphis Charges Of having mis-
branded consignments of cottonseed
meal In violation of pure food and
drugs act of 1906, were contained in
information bills filed against the VAL
ley Cotton Oil company and the f. w.
Brode & Co., by w. D. Kyser, United
States district attorney.
Union City.-The consolidation of
three OF the large concerns Of the city,
having merged into the Union City
Motor Independent company" with a
capital stock Of 10000, makes one of
the strongest organizations in this
county along this line of business.
Memphis.-More than fifty shots
were fired in running fight between
emergency police officers and five rob
bers here when the latter were flushed
in the act of robbing a grocery store,
No casualties or arrests are reported.
Memphis. BY unanimous vote the
Shelby county court passed resolu-
ton exempting from the county's
share OF poll tax payments for 1919
all meE who were in the army, navy,
marine corps, on January 10, 1919.
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Paris.-The Paris district confer
ence of the churches of the Methodist
Episcopal church. a subdivision of
the Memphis conference, held its SEES
sion with the Hardin, KY, church,
north of Paris.
Huntingdon The Carroll county
court unanimously adopted strong
resolution urging that the route of the
Bristol-to-Memphis highway through
Carroll county as originally planned
be followed.
Bristol services for Leo
Nidermaier, who was drowned near
Abingdon, were held at Abingdon. He
was 16 years old, and was drowned
when he dived from high rock into
theriver.
Knoxville.--Knox eounty's tax rate
will be $1.05 for the county outside
the corporate limits Of Knoxville, and
81 for the city This was adopted by
the county court by vote Of 25 to 10.
Union C!ty.-The county court clerk
issued 46 marriage licenses during the
month Of June, and already this month
a number have been issued which
shows that Cupid is still active.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A. Whitworth
highly esteemed citizen Of McKen.
zie, died at his home at the age of IS
years. He was veteran hotel man
Halls.-Dr. Sam Young. IS, one OF
the wealthiest citizens of Lauderdale
county, died at his home at Halls,
after an illness Of ten days.
Paris.-County Supervisor Of Roads
vandyke reports that practically all
Of the many bridges washed away
during the several heavy rains few
weeks ago have been replaced.
$50
Knoxville--Tennessee has the cham.
pion corn grower OF the United States
He is Bryon Drinnen, Of Riverdale
Last year Drinnen cultivated 141.1f
bushels of corn on one acre.
Lawrenceburg-'A recent report oil
the United States census bureau
places the value of land and buildings
in Lawrence county, for 1920, at SILL,
0o4,437 to $2.s75,3s1 for 1870
Clarksville.-The boys agricultural
clubs of this county are planning q
four-day summer camp to be held al
Cave Spring, on the Red river, this
county, sometime in August.
Clarksville.-,A Cox-Roosevelt club On
Montgomery county, with fifty mem
bers, including many women, was or.
ganized here, being the first one ii.
Tennessee
Liberty. Horace L. Hale. brother
Of the poet and historian, VIII T.
Hale, died here at the age Of SIS years.
Chattanooga H. Anderson. son.
in-law OF Senator Newell Sanders, nas
been reappointed referee in bankrupt.
cy by Judge Sanford for a period Of
two years.
Columbia.-Mrs Evalina Turnbow
aged n years, died al the home OF
Mrs. Will King near SCOTS Mill. She
is survived by one son. Joe Turnbow
Of Boyd's Creek. near Knoxville.
Trezevant The business mems
club at this place is planning 20 have
a big rally day celebration here on
July Is.
Memphis.--What is said to be the
largest order given to the American
Car and Foundry company of Bingham
ton in several months has been Sc.
cured from the Frisco railroad com
pany, calling for the repair Of $500
box cars. It will require more than
1000 men to finish the work and to
complete contracts which the com.