Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-08-05
TENNESSEE
STATE NEWS
Events of Interest in
Brief Form For the
Busy Reader.


known in these parts instead of the
body OF Corporal Vaughn Underwood
who was killed in action in France
almost two years ago, almost pros
trated Mrs. f. S. Underwood of Kc-
dak, Tenn, mother Of the deceased
soldier. The casket contained the
proper identification mark on the out
side and the mistaken identity might
have zone unknown had not the cas-
ket been opened. The Identification
tag on the inside bore the name of
Private Thomas S. Rodgers and army
serial number 3,522.752, which differs
from that of the late Corporal Unde,-
wood The body was too far decom-
posed for recognition or Identification.
LCbanon.-While loading hay in his
fathers barn on tre Murfreesboro
| pike, Perry Underwood, aged %, suf-
| fered very serious accident. In
jumping from the pile of hay he fell
on pitchfork which penetrated his
abdomen, going to the backbone. He
had thrown the fork from the pile Of
hay. not noticing where it fell. DR..
| blduuOu was Cdll6u anu TGuuGI6u llISI
aid and sent him to McFarland's in
| Urinary, where he was operated on by
| T. S. Mcfarland. His condition is
very serious
Paris.-Citiezns of Henry county
show interest in the work of the state
equalization board, which is expected
to report soon on the report sent up
by the Henry county board. AS soon
as the Henry county report is certified .
back to the county court clerk the |
Hon. D. T. Spaulding, county Judge, |
will call a special term of the county |
court for the purpose of fixing the tax !
rate, which it is expected will be
about 81.
Comparison of the figures compiled
in the two census reports disclose
some interesting facts. In 1910 thers
were 9,402 white boys and 5,734 ne !
gro boys, making a to,a' Of 10 1876 en-
rolled as residents of Memphis. This
year there are 1854 white boys and
1928 negro boys or a total of 20,112.
This shows a gain of 3,472 white and
1904 negro boys, or a total gain Of
1876.
Jackson. The necessary funds
with which to complete the municipal
swimming pool at Lancaster park and
expedite the pubic opening of the big
natatorium, such as will be a credit to
any city and a lasting source Of
to the citizenry, will be
subscribed in a city-wide campaign, if
plans perfected by the jackson rotary
club are materialized.
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Columbia-When Miss Orelle Block I
er lost control of her car here j. T. !
Seaton, who operates a popcorn pop {
per on the entrance of West Seventh
street On the public square, was pain t
fully but not dangerously injured. The {
struck the cornpOpper {
squarely, scattering corn to the four c
winds and pinning Mr.. Seaton against
he curbing. a
Knoxville-Miss Rosallie Armstrong. !,
2, was found dead in a roller coaster y
,ar at a local amusement park after :. u
she had taken her third successive .
lQe. DedIH WAS que 10 nedFt Idllur9 ~
uperinduced by excitement.
The increase in the total white en- it
ollment for the 10 years is 1852, a
While the increase in the negro en- Il
ollment is 1924, or less than half as IL
much as the white increase. j
Il,
Clarksville-The second annual good -,
Dads day was observed by the citi
ems of district 81, this county, last -,
eek Cit Gems of the district gave y,
zee Of charge their time and use o: -
heir teams md tractors. The grading ;.
nd crawling of five miles of the Pa "
lyra road was accomplished. A bar AZ ~,
ecue dinner was served. ~
SCHOOL CENSUS INSURANCE. m