The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1920-03-12
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tions of various towns In the state,
who met at the Commercial Club In
an all-day session to consider the mat
ter of forming state chamber OF COM
merce, decided to postpone the perfec-
ton of the organization until the Sec
ond Tuesday in May.
Paris.-Following the destruction OF
the boiler shop. tin shop and air room
at the L. & N shops about three weeks
ago, engineers and architects have
been busily engaged in making plans
for its replacement. 1t has been an
nounced that it will be rebuilt Of brick
and much larger than the old building.
Nashville.-Walter Bell, state fire
prevention commissioner, has returned
from New York, where he went to at
tend joint meeting of the executive
committee of the Fire Marshal Asso-
citation of North America and the Ma
tional Board of Insurance Underwrit-
ers.
Nashville. - Realizing the serious
ness Of the influenza situation in Nash
vile G. B. Kirkpatrick, attorney gen
eral, gave orders to the police depart
ment and the sheriff's office upon
which they could secure liquor to com.
bat the disease
Nashville.-Married on Feb. 4, at the
age of II years, Florence Lambert was
recently found by the United Charities
with her 45-year-old husband at the
home of her aunt Mrs. Binnie Fore
wright. Annulment proceedings will
be instituted.
Nashville.-Dr. Henry Beach Carrie,
professor of Biblical theology and En-
glish exegesis has been elected to sue
coed the late DR.. J. H. Stevenson as
head of the department of Old Testa'
ment in the Vanderbilt school of reli,
gion
Nashville. Governor Roberts has
refused to join Tennessee with some
twenty states that are now preparing
to test the validity Of the eighteenth
amendment to the United States con-
stitution, on the whisky question.
Memphis.-Growth of the Crockett
Vocational High School is reflected IN
the graduating class of February, 1920.
The largest class of the institution
was awarded diplomas. There were
Sc pupils graduating.
Memphis.-The first of the long an
ticipated father and son banquets was
held in the basement of the First
Methodist church A large number Of
both lads and dads were present.
Nashville.-By vote of to 2 the
city commission passed on final read
ing an ordinance prohibiting the ope-
ration of one-man safety street cars
on the streets of Nashville.
Jackson.-Miss Kathlyn Hutchinson
for two years expression teacher at the
Memphis Conference Female Institute
now movie star of considerable mag
nitude, is visiting here. -.
Memphis.-A campaign to provide
funds for the erection of modern
club and lodge building will be started
the week of March 3 by the Catholic
bodies of Memphis.
Memphis-N. B. Ison and Leslie
Layne reached Memphis from Houston
after ten hours of actual flying in their
airplane.
Murfreesbor J. Burgdorf
for years editor and owner Of the Muir
freesboro Home Journal, died at his
home in this city after an illness oil
several years.
Dyersburg. Esquire Martin Pierce
of Trimble has just sold 500-acrt
tract of land in cultivation, located
near Trimble, to G. D. and E. S. Parks
for $4,000.
| Knoxville. = No improvement hal
been noted in the present coal famine
in Knoxville, although relief is expect
ed, it is stated, within the next two
weeks.
Dyersburg.-Frank Fisher, Is, diet
at a local hospital as result of gun
shot wounds sustained while duck
hunting on the Obion river.
Jackson.-Having completed the en-
tire call docket for the present term
the court of civil appeals adjourned
until Saturday, March 6.
Selmer-The regular spring term Of