Mrs. Grundy. (Tracy City, Tenn.) 1903-1930, 1921-09-29
TENNESSEE
EVENTS
Gathered All Cor
ners Of the State and
Told in Briefest Form

NdShViiie.- Inc STATE OOaru OF 6uu-
cation has selected architects for the
erection Of the dormitories at the sew
eral state normal schools, the A. and
l. Negro normal at Nashville, and the
Tennessee polytechnic institute at
Cookeville. for which work bond is
sue Of $625,00O was authorized by the
last legislature. The board also heard
recommendation Of the heads of the
three state normals as to the work at
these institutions, and then took up
the matter of salary claimed by Thos.
A. Early, former head OF the polytech-
mic institute at Cookeville.
Lexington l. N. Penick OF the
chair OF Bible in Union university, at
jackson. has resigned the care of the
Baptist church at Parsons. which he
has served several years twice
month. His resignation was made nee
essary by an urgent call to serve the
church at Bells, Tenn. The Parsons
church Immediately called Rev. Joe
Jennings, one OF their own members,
banker lately ordained to the minis.
try, but he has deferred until a later
date the matter Of his acceptance.
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Milan.--The race between Eddy Boy
err, of Humboldt, and A. r. Gwaltney.
Of Milan. for the office OF register, was
one Of the most warmly contested that
has occurred here for some time. A
large number Of women voted. Unof-
ficial reports gave Boyer 1903 votes
and Gwaltney $3.50 votes. The con-
test for nomination OF trustee, between
J. 2. Mays and j. A. Word, resulted
in the nomination OF Mays, by ma
jority OF 1000 votes.
Knoxville.-Tennessee will be we'll
represented at the convention of the
National association Of retail clothiers,
which will be held at Rochester, N. Y.
Railroad rates Of one and one-half fare
for the round trip were granted. The
next meeting Of the state association
is announced to be held at Memphis
early in February. Dave Halle, Merl-
phis, will attend the New York meet
ing.
Bristol. The Bristol chapter of the
Ku Klux Khan has disbanded. At a
meeting of the organization resolr-
lions were passed ordering the disband.
ment of the local khan 1t is under
stood that steps are now being taken
to organize the chapter. The Bristol
chapter was organized about year
ago under the direction of Kleagle J.
f. Yowry, who spent several weeks
here forming the organization.
Knoxville.-Miss Harriet Greve will
/ be dean of women at the University
of Tennessee this year, following the
resignation of Miss Carpenter, who
will go abroad. For three years Miss
Greve has been director in Furnald
hall, Columbia university, New York.
She states that there will be four dor
mitories this year.
Knoxville interest is
being manifested in Kiwanis club cir
cles over Kentucky and Tennessee in
the election of district governor at the
district convention to be held in Mem
phis on Sept. 1928. Charles NJ Rob.
erts, past president of the Knoxville
club, Is present governor, whereby, he
being from Knoxville, results in it be-
ing necessarily for the next governor
to come from Kentucky.
Milan.-The body of Corp. M. DON
ovan, a world,war veteran. aged 20,
has arrived at his old home for burial
He was member of Company e, 10th
Regiment, Eighty-ninth division. He
was killed in the Argonne Forest in
June, 1918. He was son of Mr.. and
Mrs Will Donovan, who reside four
miles northeast of Milan.
Chattanooga.-William j. Bryan
here on visit to a. grandson attend
ing school, delivered an address on re-
ligion and education to crowd of
1000 at local auditorium, during
which he declared mind worship the
great sin of the age, and the over
throw OF Gods law of reward the
greatest trouble OF today.
Dresden Shot and almost instant
ly killed while endeavoring to escape
was the portion of Harve Simmons re-
siding near Mt. Pelia. eight miles
southwest of Martin during raid on
still, by T. Fl. Carney, city marshal
Of Martin and special deputy sheriff.
Adamsville.--Fred Kemp accidental