Jackson County sentinel. (Gainesboro, Tenn.) 1914-current, 1922-03-16
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i STATE ITEMS

gressiYe spring trades campaign, and
will, on July 4, give away a new Ford
touring car This is not . voting con-
test, but the automobile will be given
away as an extra inducement to PEG.
pie to do their buying in obion.
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The outlook for large berry crop
Is exceptionally promising, and the AL.
amo growers are quite jubilant. The
acreage has been considerably in
creased over last year and the berry
growers of Alamo are going at the
/ business in a systematic way.
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Brownsville has shipped its thir-
teenth car OF chickens in the past two
weeks. Each car has brought around
$1,000. Efforts made along the line OF
diversification by the Brownsville
Berry & Fruit Growers association
and other agencies have caused this
development.
Nine hundred and ninety-one babiea
who were barn alive died within the
first year of their lives in Tennessee's
five largest cities in 1919, according
TO a report just issued by DR.. olin
West, secretary Of the state board
Of health.
Following . preliminary devotional
service conducted by Mrs. John r.
Nelson OF Memphis, wife of the presid.
ing elder of the Memphis district, the
eleventh annual meeting of the Wo-
mans Missionary society of the Men,
phis conference opened at Paris.
Farming in Crockett county should
receive new impetus with the sele<
lion of farm agent. After casting
about for some time the county court |
has selected Mr.. H. T. Pollard of Wild.
ner, Ark, to take charge OF the farm
demonstration work In this county.
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VIII N. Hudiberg, who was chair
man of the executive committee of
he recent reunion Of the United Con.
tolerate Veterans and formerly promi-
1ent in newspaper circles, died at his
home OF bronchial ailment In Chattar
,ooga.
A family feud of long standing re-
'ultsd in the probable fatal wounding
Il Clovis Rholen by Bethel Of Tonnes
lee, II 10 alleged, when the two met
men on q crowded street az Tompkins.
lille. Ky.
George X. Barnes was sentenced to
ixty days In the county Jail and work
ouse and fined 500 in Judge Bar.
ans session OF criminal court nj
ackson. He was charged with trans
orting intoxicating liquors. Il
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One hundred thousand dollars will ,
Q spent in Jackson during this spring
nd summer in the construction of
ne first unit of the Lambuth College.
York will begin in April. =
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The Dyersburg Lions Club 10 ar {
Angling for the establishment of q a
lirt factory at that place with 100 =
aohines that will give employment 7
} many.
george Dugan, 20 years old, was
lied by falling from Mobile & Ohio o
eight train at Trenton the other aft n
noon. His left leg was cut off and B
s body badly mangled. h
H. @. Frazier, employe Of the Illinois '
'ntral shops, was killed near his 90
me in Jackson when tree fell upon y
m, breaking his neck and crushing
TIL legs. t.
At their regular bimonthly meeting a,
e chamber of commerce indorsed
plan of the school board of the =,
unity to have a field day to be known ~
Haywood County Field Day W
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The semi-annual session Of the Hope de
III presbytery of the Cumberland nm
esbyterian Church will be held with nj
Trezevant church on Thursday D.
d Friday, March % and "a. "'
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NcNairy county republican execu. P.
e committee recently met at Sci.
r and announced candidates for va
us county offices.
large crowd attended the annual
mt known as horse day in Alamo.
e of the principal features of the
was the display of live stock.
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,r. Eaton X. Mcneil, formerly a ply.
an of Jackson, died suddenly in
lta Rosa, N. NJ, according to al.
es received at Jackson.
'nion City plans to have trading
:" on tie third Saturday of each
l;h. An exceedingly large crowd
-eu inc las ye Geld there.
E. l.u.l Is en- - ei2cs2d presi. VII
t CT Iost 6, jackson, Travellers ent
teciive association. pla
$500 Sta
bion now has an active commercial ~
composed of farmers and busi- r..
} men. MN