McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-07-28
Tennessee
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Happenings over the
State condensed for
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Leaving Bible for his children,
James B. Griffith of Chattanooga,
| took poison with fatal results.
Members of the Baptist church at
Bolivia have voted to tear down their
present house and to erect a more
modern and commodlous building.
The Newbern Farm Loan Associa-
| ton has increased it's capital to $685.
| 900 to meet the increasing demands
| for money.
The fifty or more boys, who have
been in camp on Buffalo river for the
past two week, have returned to their
homes-p Jackson.
The United States navy depart
ment has reopened its recruiting sta
ton in the federal building at Jack
son, and already there have been a
number of applicants for enlistment.
Mai. M. A. Spur, Is, former banker
Civil war served with Gen. John H.
Morgan, died the past week at his
home in Nashville.
Mrs. Charles Garvin of Blackman,
was instantly killed and her daugh.
ter was probably fatally injured
when bolt of lighting struck their
home.
| Rev. Oscar F. Huckaba of the First
Baptist church, Huntington, is sue
cessfully conducting revival at
Piney Creek Baptist church, seven
miles southeast of Lexington.
Work will be started soon In the
Little Hatchie drainage district,
which as established by the county
court recently. The matp canal will
drain approximately $500 acres of
fertile land.
| R. F. Mckee, an employee of the
Upton Cotto mills of Covington, is
in serious condition as a result of
| knife wounds received in a difficulty
with viii Ray, another employe of the
mills.
Information has reached Sequatchie
| hot gtn OF Tho Tn f,sio l
school in the Herbert domain had
been drowned by companions, who
pushed him in deep water while sit
ting nea a swimming hole.
| Cordell Hull, chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee and again
the nominee of his party to represent
the Fourth district in the House, has
returned to Washington after spend
| ing several, weeks in Tennessee.
Hon. John NJ. Nichols of Dyers-
burg, present county representative,
who is a candidate to succeed him
self, was invited by his opponent,
Mayor Ike N. Williams of Newbern,
for a debate, which was held In the
city park.
| Tennessee is practically unrepre-
scented in Washington now. all except
one of its congressman having gone
home for the recess, which will end
August Is. The only one left now
| d. I DaAonft
member, who is critically ILL.,.
w. ]. Cox, president Of the Cox
Paris Drug Company, Memphis. was
unanimously elected president Of the
Tennessee Pharmaceutical association
at the final meeting of that body at
| Memphis. Mr.. Cox, during he past
year, served as first vice-preisdent Of
1.-THE organization.
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Surgeon John w. Tippie, of the
| United States public health service,
has arrived in Memphis from st. Paul,
Mimi, with proper credentials and
orders to assume direction of the U.
s. Veterans Bureau hospital No. 49,.
| M. Dahl, who has been In charge Of
the institution since its purchase by
the government from the Methods
church, examined the credentials and
turned the institution over to its new
director
Jackson took big step when the
association of commerce elected E. D.
Wilder, financial editor of the Louis
vile, (Ky) Evening Post, as secre-
tary and fixed the salary at figure
commensurate with his ability. The
election of Mr. Wilder is the first
step of an enlarged program on the
part of the association, which expects
to make a special bid for factories
and to engage in all advertising cam
paign that will put Jackson to the
forefront as an industrial and rail
road center.