The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1922-05-19
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Curley and Miss Buna Ti1lman from
Greenfield
Mr.. Carmi Davis was an end of
the week visitor in Memphis.
Mr.. Raleigh Pearegin, of Column
bus, Kentucky, last week was Wis
itor with Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cruise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pleas Hornbeak, of
Trimble, were guests here Saturday
and Sunday with Mesdames Leslie
Shore and Wayne Woody.
Mrs. Wayne Woody is visiting in
Dyersburg, guest of Mrs. John Cos
nell.
Mrs. Burt Hooper and Mrs. Leslie
Hooper are in home, the former from
Paducah, the latter from Trenton.
Carl Witherspoon is in the Kansas
wheat section.
T. c. Callicott is attending the
Cumberland Presbyterian General
Assembly in Greenville, Tenn.
Mesdames w. H. Cravens, Roscoe
Kitchell, T. P. Palmer, Mamie Phe-
bus and Misses Ruby Skiles and Eu-
line Cummings attended the teachers
meeting in Union City last Saturday.
Mrs. Frank Walden and Miss Essie
nellie Forester went up to Salem
Saturday for decoration services.
Miss Missile Harris is convalescent
Of recent operation for removal of
tonsils.
The High School baseball team
wound up a victorious season in a
grand banquet at Groves Hotel Sat
urday night. To accommodate repre-
sentative citizen fans seats were
placed for thirtythree. The menu
was elaborate and served very salts
factorily.. Speakers of the evening
in optimistic mood were Hon: T. G.
Callicott, Henry Head, Claude Bolts
and Claude Callicott. The last men
toned is pitcher of the team, with
points for other laurels in college
sports.
The closing exercises of the school
included two nights, Thursday and
Friday of the past week A full house
was out for the High School play,
Borrowed Money" Door receipts
were seventy-six dollars more or less.
The program Friday night moved off
without hitch. Even the curtain
and lights gave no apprehension.
Prof. J. T. Warren, president of
Hall-Moody Normal, ably addressed
the graduates, subject, Invest
ments." Mr. Warren, in the school
room for years, has ripe experience
in forward outlook, pleading with
the young people to make their plans
practically. That education is we'll
worth while when measured in these
terms. County Superintendent B. A.
Vaughn, previously to distributing
the diplomas and eighth grade GER
tificates, reminiscently spoke of his
former school days here when we
were housed in a three-room build
ing, with w. H. Cook as principal.
Mr.. Vaughn also spoke of his pleas
urable official association with our
present faculty. Only five of the
Mary nellie Kitchell, Ma
mic Osborn, Jennie Holloway, Lillian
Barker and Claude Callicott were
present, E. w. Stovall still being alb
sent and in the hospital in Memphis.
His absence was poignant sorrow
turnout the social and executive |
functions of his class. Both on Sum
day previous and Friday evening he
was filially represented by his VEN
cradle father, Mr.. Lish Stovall, res
ldent of the seventh district. This
class has the honor to have certifi-
Gates for year TO teach in this coun-
ty. Those of the eighth grade receiv-
ing certificates were Virginia Hous-
er, Joe Harper, Oliver Coates, Clyde
Usery, Leone Callicott, Eunice Crock
er, Fairy Mai Carter, Delma Reeder
and Edward Smith. Several medals
Of excellence were given, Elizabeth
receiving two for best aver
age, first, in sixth grade, given by
her teacher, Miss Holloway, second
one given by Mrs. Mamie Phebus for
best average in sixth, seventh and
eighth grades. Other winners for
attendance were Clifford Wither-
spoon, Joe Clark and Alberta Kitch-
I'll. Alberta is the small daughter
If Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Kitchell, and
n five years has not missed a day
from school.
Messrs. Dorence Woody and w. H.
Jravens were business visitors Mon
lay and Tuesday at Hornbeak.
Now is the time to cut the weeds
md otherwise put on campaign
against the outbreak of diseases.
A Card.