The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1920-02-20
Volunteer State
Happenings
Brief Nems Notes
Gathered from HI
SectionSof heState
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ClllAcns VI DIUWHSflll6 at the court
house the board of mayor and alder.
men were requested to make appro-
priation Of the sum of $3.50 as the part
of the city towards the fight on ma
laria eradication to be waged here
shortly under the direction OF DR.. Olin
West, as a demonstration Of how this
disease may be eradicated by the de-
struction Of breeding places Of the mos
Quitoes.
Dyersburg.-The Dyersburg vege-
table and fruit growers association
has been organized here with A. ].
knight of the Knapp-Knight Peony
farm as president. e. F. Arnold, man.
ager of the farm department OF the
Mercantile Bank, is secretary. A COM
mittee was appointed to go to Hum
boldt to investigate marketing condi.
lions.
Memphis.-More than a billion dol
lars increase In crop production was
made in the lower Mississippi Valley
in the 10 years fror. 1910. Conserv-
alive figures by several agencies, in
GLIDING those Of government experts,
credit the tri-states, Arkansas, Missis-
sippi and Tennessee, with full bill
lion dollars increase over 1910.
Memphis. -Brooding over the es-
arrangement with his wife and daugh-
ter coupled with worry over the i'll
ness of his father and his own contin-
ued Ill health, are undoubtedly the
factors which prompted DR.. John Ash
ton Blanchard, prominent physician
Of Shreveport, to end his life In his
rooms at the Chisca hotel. ,.5i
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Newbern.-A large and enthusiastic
crowd of farmers and townspeople at.
tended the good roads meeting held
at the opera house. The purpose OF
the meeting was to explain the de
tails Of the proposed hard surface
roads in this county, as there has been
much Misunderstanding in regard to
the proposed roads.
Memphis.-Clear skies, with the sun
doing its best to dispel the touch 6f
frost in the atmosphere. the knowledge
that the influenza ban was lifted and
that for the first time in three weeks
services were In progress, sent thou
sands of Memphis men, women and
children to church and Sunday school.
Dyersburg.-The Forked Deer Club
OF this city is negotiating to sell the
club house for 100000 The club will
build country club on the jeff Davis
highway when the deal is closed for
the local club house.
Clarksville.--Cap Darnell, one OF the
largest tobacco growers Of the county,
delivered in this city seven loads OF
tobacco, representing about one-half of
his 1919 crop, for which he received a
check for $1,000.
Lexington.-Th McHaney hotel Of
this place has passed from the con-
troll of Mrs. ]. l.. Hearn to c. H. DAVIS,
who lately sold the Scott House, the
otnei hotel Of the town, to w. D. Wood
OF Idaho.
Cordova.-0wing to the death OF
Esquire w. M. Allen, the community
meeting which was to have been held
to discuss and plan for the community
fair for this fall, was postponed, but
will be called in the very near future.
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Dyersburg-Hon. e. Rice, OF this
city, has been appointed by Gov. Rob
erts as state delegate to the south
ern good roads meeting to be held in
Asheville, N. c., on Feb. 1928.
Jaekso1.-More than 80 recruits have
been enlisted at the local army recruit
ing station. by the special recruiting
party in Jackson to make replete the
ranks of the First Division.
Lexington.-E. T. Boswell. former
clerk and master of the chancery
court and one ~ the most nrominent
citizens Of the town has been an
pointed postmaster
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Jackson.-Jackson win hereafter en-
Joy full service at the Western Union
telegraph office on Sunday Manager