Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1921-05-06
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered AIICOr-
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

ton in congress, Secretary Of Agri
culture Wallace and Secretary of Com
MERGE Herbert Hoover to attend q
celebration at the University of Ten
nessee, Knoxville, June 6, and S
when the new administration and agri
cultural buildings will be dedicated
Announcement to this effect is made
by DR.. H. A. Morgan, who has just re-
turned from Washington, where he dis.
cussed plans for the celebration with
members Of the delegation.
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Pulaski.-At a meeting of the Giles
County Business Mems Association
with the Giles Council of Agriculture
a cooperative creamery for Giles
county was organized, with Cecil APP.
pleby as temporary president, and sew
eral directors. 1t is said the product
of 486 cows was pledged to the cream,
cry and that permanent organization
will be effected soon.
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Paris.-The county board of educa-
ton has been in session selecting
teachers for the county schools for the
coming scholastic year. The mem,
bers of the board are: John Richard
son, lobe Hooper, Esquire John D.
Morris, Dr. E. T. Goldsby and S. A.
Green. About 40 teachers have al
ready been named and others will be
selected later
Chattanooga The proposition of
flood prevention for Chattanooga will
not be dropped by the chamber Of COM
merce, but new flood prevention
committee will be appointed. The
committee will further plan for secur-
ing flood prevention, and will probably
ask aid from he federal government in
securing protection from the Tennes-
see river.
Paris.-Farmers of Henry county
loaded for shipment their first carload
of poultry this season to be marketed
on the cooperative plan. They ship
stock with a degree of frequency, US.
ually twice each month, and by careful
grading they succeed in getting the top
market prices. They anticipate equal
success with their poultry.
Columbia. H. X. Vanderg-ift,
charged with the abduction of Miss
Flora Brady, niece of Francis Brady,
who resides on Ninth street, was held
under $4,000 bail for his appearance
at the next term Of circuit court. He
declined to make a statement at the
examination held before
Squires Guest and Jones.
Trazeyant.-Farm work Of this coun.
ty is being greatly retarded by the
continued hard rains and cold weather.
At this date, when as usual thing a
big per cent of the cotton crop is
planted, there is but a small per cent
now planted and corn is also far be-
hind the usual advancement at this
time OF the season.
Union City.-Farming is very back.
ward in this section on account of the
rain and cool weather. The warm days
Of March started the farming opera
tons a bit too soon throughout this
section. All fruit and most of the
berry crop, it is thought, was de-
No strawberries are on the
market here yet.
Memphis.-As a result of curtailod
during the five years COW
sring the war period, there is a short
age of 1893 homes in this city. The
is given cut by the real
estate department Of a local bank,
which has just finished comprehen-
siye survey of conditions.
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Chattanooga. E A. Mclean, for.
ner district farm agent for Maury
has been appointed district
agent for the Chattanooga district
F. S. Chance, who &C.
,epted the place of district agent for
Knox county.
noxville.-Governo ALI. A. Taylor
las been secured for the commence
nent address in Maryville, according
o announcement by Superintendent
Curtis of Maryville city schools.
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Clarksville. Grand Chief Patriarch
Louis Sigman and Past Grand Chief
Patriarch E. T. Murray of Nashville,
we're guests of the Young Encamp-
nent, l. o. 0. F.
Knoxville Henry Young, holiness
preacher, was shot and killed by Abe
Iaterfield in an alteration on tbs
how grounds at Pennington, Va, re-
emily.
Portland The firm of Butt &
reese dissolved partnership and Tom
reese is now sole owner of their gro
cry business and meat market.
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Springfield.-Re from over the
ounty indicate that tobacco plants
1ere not injured by the recent cold
pell. Fruits, early vegetables ana
ONE wheat are reported good. Far.
lers Of this county will make slight
eduction In the tobacco acreage.
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Chattanooga. - The Cicitan club