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SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1922-05-25

/ daleko We svete. v srdci tohe
ktery Sc nejvice small, cosi n
okamzik zakvilelo.
"A ma nebi, jakoby Sc zatre
| petaly i hvezdy pohnutlm,
A Ease tvrdy powell.
! A setnina jake stroj Sc obra
. tia k pochodu a vysla bara
XII ma silnici do mesta ma ma
, drazi.
IS bohem" ma shleda
, nou" - ma zdar" - "lumpa
mo povol! hej rup!" zavirilt
|vzduchem.
A vsichni odchazejici snaC
|vzpominali ma okamzik, kdy dt
barakd prisli, co vsechno ,
mich prozili; pripomneli 81 kai
Idy listek, ktery sem obdrzeli I
co bude - co bude - CO bu
de.
| Pod TIL nesenych bremen Sc
lprohybali mnozi prece, ably
zahnali z nitra veskere vzpo-
lminky, zavyskli, zazpivali
'Dosli ma nadrazi, zavedeni dc
Ivozu jako dobytek a dlouho O.
Izyval Sc 'jejich zpev jeste nez
konecne vyjeli. Mnozi byli ra-
,di, re konecne opousteji nena-
Ividene baraky. Ted jeste ne
lkolik nedel etapa. A rozhodnu-
I'll - at uz konec - anebo O.
pet ma nejakou dobu domov. A
jv kazdem nitru posledni made
lie: "Snad nez tam prijdeme -
Dude konec." -
| Jeli vedle baraku. Nikdo u
Mich nespal. fZbyli hosi tekali,
az vlak s jejich odjizdejicimi
druhy pojede mimo. V rukou
Ipripraveny smoky z novin. Ty-
to zapaleny, kdyz sc ylak blizil
vzduchem zaburacelo posled
| nj "S bohem!" INA zdar!"
Bylo itch We VoZe pres Ctyri-
Get. Uprostred stala mala ka-
minka, dokud Sc topilo, bylo
teplo. Jeli noci. Znaven usnul
Jirl az skoro k ranu. Probudil'
no trubacuv budicek. Vlak stal.
|Bylo jeste sero. Stall "a stanici.
Bylo Jim narizeno vystoupit k
snidani. Kazdy byl zvedav, kde
.isou, podle toho poznaji kan
iedou, zda ma Rusko, nebo TIA
lii. Dozvedeli Sc jmeno uher-
ske stanice. Jedou ma Rusko.
Bylo Jim pfece veseleji. Po sni-
dani Sc Jifi pumpy umyl. Ne
kteri nedbali, ami Sc nemyli. Po
kracovano V ceste kratSimi i
delsimi prestavkami. Nasledu-
jiciho dne 0 polednach dojeli
do Laborce ma hranicich Uher
a Halice. Prvni znatelnejSi sto-
py, kudy valka sla, Sc objevi-
ly. Poborene nadrazl prvni,
Ma kopci spatril Jifi prvni vo-
jensky hrbitov. Bylo mu podiv-
ne v nitru, kdyz hledel ma rady
drevenych, iednoduchych krl-
zu ma kopci.. Tam odpocivaji
navzdy prisli sem z dali. Mladi,
ktefi jeste kratce pred tim, nek
je ulozili ma kopci k spanku,
psali listky, dopisy, tesili Sc psa
mimi z domova od svych dra-
hych; tn skonceny nad6je tech,
kteTi ma ne V dali cekali, re Sc
Ease st astne vrati. Maly, nepa
trny tfeba kousek kQvu zaficel
a byl konec.
Ma ty, kteri jeli uz do pole
po druhe, po treti, nepasobn
pohled ma vojensky hfbitov tax
mocne, jako ma ty, kteri ubi-
rail- Sc po prve. Vsedni zjev cd
nynejska. 'Takovy vojensky
hrbitov. Kazdou chvili uvidis
ted radu krizu a rozborena
lidska obydli. Po poledni pre-
stavce pokracovali v jizde.
Vlak pomalu Sc sinul ku predu
projizdel horskym prusmykem
Tady vsude uz byli. Oni S vel
kym O, ii, kteri zabijeli pri-
chazejici je zabijeti. Ustoupili
Ease daleko odtud. Stopy tudy
prosle, besnici vaiky, treba by
| je uz Ease hledeli zahladiti, zu.
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PRODA Sc cukrovinkovy O.

PRODA Sc cukrovinkovy OBJ
chod, kde Sc trzi kol $500 IT,
dne, byt o 12ti pokoiich, cena
$14OO. Haste Sc v els. 2345
Franklin Ave-, blize zap. 25.
ul., dale tez cukrovinkovy OBJ
chod Sc skolnimi potrebami
blize Skoly pTi tydni tribe $400
Haste Sc v elsie 2O16 Denison
Ave. 6-2
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PRODA Sc Ford cestovni ka-
ra, zachovala, z roku 1918, da
Sc "a S175.O0. K doptani We
Ger Cd 6ti do s hodin v els.
1876 Chapelside Ave. Vez-
mete Corlett karu k vych. 131.
ulici. 5-27
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PRODA Sc velmi pekny dunn
o 6ti pokojich, koupelna, plyn,
mestska voda, naleza Sc blize
Libby Garden, stop 10 A. B. G.,
kary. Cena $4,000. DA Sc Ma
splatku, phi mensi castce hoto-
We. Blizsi Sc sdeli v els. 1926
Libby Rd. 5-27
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ZPRAV z CZECH.

kant. Byl U mas redakci praz
sky trafikant, ktery nevi, je-l
mrtev nebo ziv. Jeho zena An
ma dostala cd postovniho fedi
telstvi vyzvanl, ably jakoztt
pry vdova po trafikantovi Aloi
su P. zaplatila k 6 "a kolek ns
! prodlouzeni licence k. prodej
) postovnich znamek, minl-li j!
! podrzeti;. jinak aby odevzdals
odbernou' knihu a vratila arch
licencni. Pani Anna uderila ma
sveho Aloise, jak to $ tim jejim
ovdovenim je. Jest-li chce u.
mrit, tax at to radeji rekne
hned. Trafikant videl :tohle je
wanna vec, tady Sc media samo
mic delat; i odebral sc ma svnj
postovni Trad, by tam ubezpe-
Gil, ze jest doposud zcela xiv a
4
proto pry aby jeho panf man
zelce tech sest korun laskave
odpustili. "To by mohl fici ka-
zdg, pane P, re je ziv," odpo-
vedel mu vsak pan postovni L.
rad. "Pfece takova vec musi
jiti 1redne. Proc pax 81 to ne
podate pisemne?" Trafikant 81
to tedy podal pisemne. Ze je,
zaplat' pan buh ma zivu, UNFIT
ljeste nechce, chutna mu, je-
nom kdyby to nebylo porad je-
ste tax drahe, jeho manzelka
pry take ma to ovdoveni tax ne
pospicha, procez aby j tech,
sest korun laskave odpustili.
PAX uplynul jisty cas-, jehoz ka
zde ouredni vyrizeni 81 zada,
nacez do trafiky pfiletne jed
nou listonos Sc vzkazem cd pa
Ma spravce posty, aby ten umr-
ly k nemu prisel. Trafikant
tam tedy jde, zadusoval Sc, zel
umrly neni a prosil, ably Jim
tech sest korun tedy odpustili.. ).
"Uznate," dostalo Sc mu "a od|
poved', "ze Sest korun erar-
mich penez a umrti, at uz sku-|
tecne, nebo domnele, jest v Il
rednim zivote vazna vec, to ne
jde jen tax, Wy musite ma hlav
nj postu." Ma hlavni poste to
trvalo jiz dele. Prislusny re-
ferent postal trafikanta ma
spravce, sprayce ma radu, rada
ma vrchniho radu, vrchni rada
ma spodniho, spodnf ma referen
ta, referent ma druheho referen
ia a do vecera - mezitim 81 I'll
w neboztik odskocil ma Poho-
relec pekne k obedu - do We
cera Sc to st'astne vytmavilo,
jak to vlastne vsechno Je. Zel
pro tyto zastoje mali u mich
zvlastni oddeleni, ktere nyni Jel
umlst6no Y Michli. Ted byl ira
fikant Sc svou nasobilkou vi
koncich. Ma tam jlt? Nema?
Nohy mel uz, chudak, cele O.
soupane, tax jen Sc dosoupal1
jeste k nam do redakce, aby-H
cAem pry povedeli mu docela
otevrene, co myslime my. My
myslime, ably mu tech sest ko-,
run odpustili. M.
Osudny spanek v zeieznic-
MIN voze. Syn pokryvace Ma
tel Prikryl chtel V pondeli jeti
u Prostejova do Budecska, ale
cestou usnul We vagone a pro-
budil sc teprve gza Konicemi.
Ziistiv, re prejel, vyskocil. 2 je-
douciho vlaku, byl Jim zachy-
cen a vlecen as 100 kroku.
Kdyz vlak zastavil, byl Prikryl
jiz mrtev. Mrtvola odnesena
do hrbitovni marnice.
Vrah sve matky a thar. O.
byvatelstvo Malych Kuncic u
Mistku ma Morave bylo vyruse
no plameny, vystupujlcimi z
! domku Marie Zapletalove. Lii
de vnikli dovnitr a z horiciho
domku vynesli domkarku v
! bezvedomi a cast domaciho
naradi. Ale Zapletalova jiz
nenabyla vedomi. Ponevadz
nemela ma sob6 stop po popa-
leninach, prohlednuto telo a
zjisteno, ze ma leve strane pr
sou ma hlubokou ranu. We vsi
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4 ol1ellG uolilu, Dy1 DyS ShOIO
! ,ysech nalezl dojemnou zmink,
o zmrzlem ptackovi. Kazd,
5 snazil Sc neznosti, jak jen do
: vedl, vliciti DOZEN mad zmr
: -,,zlym ptacetem. Pred nekoli
, ka jeste mesici, donna, neby
: -iby mich mnohy, hrubsi clio
vek, dovedl napsati podobny dt
: pis, nebyl bys o mnohem veril
re by no mohla dojati smr1
lptacete.
Konecne ohlasen odjezd. Ma
, 'psali posledni psani 2 baraku
re Ultra sodjizdeji. Nevi kan
Jenom domnenky O tom, kan
pojedou. Kazdy z Mich touziI
aspoh po tom, ably jeli ma ruskt
bojiste ne ma Jtalii.
/ Jifi psal domu. Posledni We
Ger klldnem, tichem, vytope-
mem pokojiku. Ultra bude uz lie
zeti nekde Y dobytcip voze We
vlaku, ujizdejicim vydati move
obeti valecnemu molochu ma
pospas.
7 Rejl byl k nemu nezvykle ne
zny. Zasvetili vecer svemu roz
louceni.> z bhraku az k MIN do
bytu zalehaly pisne vojaku.
Kantina byla zavrena. Zakaza
no bylo nositi do baraku YES
nice koralku a vino, lee marne.
V barakach Sc pilo uz Cd odpo-
ledne. Kazdy, ten, ktery mel
jenom nekolik korun, kterymi
jindy pocital, vydal je, ably "a
pomnel. Vesele pisnicky jaksi
priSerne nesly Sc vecerem. g.
Use pfipraveno k odjezdu. V
baraku, V nemz ubytovana po-
chodova setnina, vsechno obra
ceno ma ruby. Jiri S ReiIem We
SVEN pokojiku vzpominali ma
Jednotlive dojmy ia sveho spo-
lecneho pobytu zazite. Jifi ma
Ipsal domu dopis. Oznamoval
Iodjczd. Dlouze sc zamyslil. Uz
sc nerozhovofili - Svlcka sko
ro dohofivala. Pfemyslel Lo-
lie. Marine tedy cekal - nena-
psala mu skoro ia dobu dvou
mesicu ami radky. Bolest zmita
la Jeho nitrem.
Rejl no pozoroval.
"No tax = nenapises il, me-
oznamis il, ze odjizdis?"
Jirl skoro Sc rozkrikl. Pc in
timne prozitem veceru nevrli
usinall. A prece rano V baraku
neodolal. Napsal Lole psani, v
nemz il zoufale prosil, ably no
neopoustela, ze odjizdi, kde ne
nj radosti, kterou mu vsak pre-
ce zpusobi, a nevyslovnou, je-
nom nekolika slovy, ze ma ne
no docela nezapomnela. Ozna-
mil il polni postu, kterou mu
sdelili.
Posledni den! Nekteri "a
mike sedeli, JIM jeste psali, il
nj zpivali, vyskali, small sc, by
Ii veseli = a prece celkova ma
lada, jakoby vzduch byl napl-
men lakousi neznamou tezko-
stl. Poslednl menaz v bara-
clch. Lepe Je nakrmili ma cestu.
A k veceru sefazena pocho-
dova setnina ma cvicisti, ma KITE
rem po mnoho dnl cvicivali,
vzpominali Ma vzdalene do
movy, ma nemz proklinali ca
sto osud, ktery je stihl.
Vsichni zbyli V baracich vo-
jaci pfisli Sc $ mimi rozlouciti,
Il kazdeho odchazejiciho hlou-
eek pri mnohych surovych
vtipech pfece iakasi neha; ka-
zdy odchazejicimu druhu, byt'
by no byl jeste rano odbyl hru-
bosti, snazil Sc posledni Okla
milk zprijemniti. Drzeli jim
pusky, nadlehtovali Jim tezka
bfemena.
A konecne posledni okamzik
Pfijel plukovnik rozloucit
Sc odchazejlci setninou.
Kvitim ozdobeni dustojnic
zaujali sva stanoviSte, zaveler
: poZor.
: Nekolika rozkazy loucili 81
lide, 4 nichz mnozi uz Sc nikd,
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PRODA Sc mensi dvourodino-
w dunn 0 8 pokojich, dive kou-
pelny, kanal, voda, plyn, elek-
trika, dlazdena uIice a jine "a
fizeni. Da Sc velmi LEVINE, pro-
dali Sc ia hotove. Haste Sc v
&. 7705 Maryland Ave. 5-26
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PRIJME SE'

PRIJMOU Sc uniovi tesafi ma
vnitTni a venkovnl prael. Hla-
ste Sc v els. 3279 w. 41st St.
III. 5-26
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ZELENINOVE l kVETINOVE
SAZENICE.

Slime, otuzile zakorenene.
(Rajska jablicka, paprika, re-
tkvicka, korenovy celer, petr-
Eel, kaderave zeli, egg plant,
ranni j pozdnejsi zeli, salat
hlavkovy, cibule, kvetak, okur-
ky, fipu, nakladacky, rutaba-
|ga, tabak.
kvStinove sazenice.
Salvej, vrbenky, culendula,
|snapdragon, petunie, scabioga,
salpiglasis, portulacca, zenie,
|smlsene cosmos, zlute cosmos
35c "a tucet.
Phlaxis astry, mingonetty,
marigold, strocks, masturtiums
po Csc Ia tucet.
Geranium .1Oc sazenicka.
Kroviny i popinave rostliny
do kvetniku ma porci, do kosi-
kl atd.
SANDOVY SKLENNlkY
3175 vych. 1l6. ul.
,mezi Buckeye I'd. a kinsman.
TEL: Garfield 2735
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DROB N E
ON A M K Y.

HLEDA Sc byt, bud domek
sam sobe, aneb byt V Prize
mi. Nechte adresu v adm. t..
listu. 5-27
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
The Cooper Speaking

Hon. Noah W. Cooper, candi-
date for United State Senator
spoke in Selmer last Friday and
made a favorable impression.
There is no doubt as to his sim
cerity and ability. He is thor
oughly conscientious and while
he may appear radical in some of
his views, no one can doubt the
existence of the evils with which
we as a people are surrounded.
AS a state and nation we have
departed from the ancient moor
ings back to which we must go
eventuallysif we, escape the fate
others.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
Stantonqille

The farmers are very busy
planting their crops.
J. W. Jones and family, and
w. R. Phillips and family, were
among those who attended the
singing at Crump Sunday.
]. H. Moffet has returned from
a business trip to Paducah, KY,
and is very sick at his home here
now.
Walter Wyatt and family were
In Corinth Monday.
Misses Velma Smith and Mable
Stanley of Adamsville, returned
home Friday after a visit with
relatives here.
Miss Cloise Jones visited at
Chambers Monday.
Earl Taner os Adamsville, was
in town Saturday.
Miss Edna Combs, who has
been teaching school at Lobeli-
vile, has returned to her home
here.
Floyd Robinson attended the
play at Adamsville Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Davis are
proud parents of a girl who ar
rived at their home Monday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
Fortunes Store

We have had lots of rain in this
community for the past week. :
A large crowd gathered at the
home of Mr.. Dole's Wednesday
night and heard the fine sermons
of Revs. Jesse Kirk and Bunion
Russell.
We are very sorry to say that
Mrs. Vera Wilson has been SER
iously i'll this week, and hope she
will soon recover.
John Tackett and Earl Kennedy
were business visitors at Ramer
Saturday.
Little Jim Jernigan visited his
sister. Mrs. Oracle Wrenn, OF
near Cypress this week.
Mrs. Jessie Kennedy is visiting
her parents near Pocahontas.
Pudding Melton was a social
visitor of Alex Jernigan Wednes.
day.
D. F. Fortune was a business
visitor to Selmer this week.
Miss Pate Doles was bust.
ness visitor to Selmer Wednesday,
Misses Donnie and Lois Gools.
by visited Miss Alcie Jernigar
Saturday.
Miss Ruby Milstead spent Sat
urday night with Myrtle Jernigan
Little Rose Wrenn spent the
week with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. A. Jernigan.
w. A. Jernigan was a business
visitor at j. G. Milstead's Satur.
day.
Miss Sarah Freeman of neal
Pocahontas is visiting her sister
Mrs. Eunia Ridgell. this week.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19

Farmers are getting along fine
with their crops In this commun-
ity,
Miss Vera Mdgell Ia still very
siek,
Fart Doatman from near RaneY
spent Sunday afternoon at ]. V.
Howell's.
A large crowd attended the
preaching at John Doles' last
Wednesday night, near + fortunes
store.
There will be preaching at Bcr-
ry Parmley's Wednesday night.
Misses Ethel and Velmer Kirk
spent Sunday afternoon at Mr..
HowelPs.
Misses Lille and Ludy Howell,
daughters of J. V. Howell, spent
Sunday evening at Mr.. Ridgells.
Miss Clyde Croker, a very
charming young girl, is visiting
homefolks.
Cypress played ball with Ra-
mer Saturday. Ramer won the
game.
Mrs. Peat Kennedy and daugh-
ter, Wayne, spent Sunday after
noon with Harve Meeks.
Frank Milstead has lots Of fine
cherries.
Mrs. j. V. Howell and children
spent a while at Frank Milstead's
Saturday.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
Circuit Court This Week

The regular May term of the
Circuit Court was convened Mon
day morning, with Judge R. B.
Baptist presiding. Atty Gen.
w. K. Alternately, Clerk j. B.
Graham, Sheriff Dillon, and ev-
eryone connected with the Court,
were present, and Judge Baptist
organized the Grand Jury and in
his usual to-the-point manner,
charged this body as to its duty.
]. Fl. Hill is Foreman of the jury,
and those serving as jurors are:
John King, w. W. Jopling, c.
G. Boatman, L. A. King, H. P.
Gray, Nath Punk, D. M. Arch
er, w. E. Stone, ]. F. Burks,
Mack Hamn. R. P. Phillips. w.
I. Tice, and L. F. Ingle officer.
The civil docket was disposed
of and the few misdemeanor cas-
es were also tried.
The trial of DIR. Charlie Cham
b,rs, charged with murder, is il
progress as we go to press.
The court proceedings will bt
published in full next week.
Judge Lige Ross, Judge W. j
Lamb, and ]. A. Shelton, wer'
some of the visiting lawyers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
Ramer

A. B. Hamm transacted bust
ness in Corinth one day last week.
Mrs. Hoekaday, of Jackson,
spent the weekend with her
daughter, Mrs. j. r. Olive.
Miss Margaret Mitchell an d
Lester Hamm went to Selmer
Tuesday night to attend the al
umni banquet. Miss Mitchell will
go to Henderson Wednesday to
be the guest of Miss Vera Reams
and attend commencement o t
Chester County High School.
J. H. Hill. forrman of the
grand jury, and G. A. Blasin-
game, iuryman, are attending
court this week.
James Houston left Monday for
Middleton where he will spend
some time with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Prince.
After having been in the navy
for the past two years, Wendell
Carman is again enjoying civilian
life with his numerous friends
here. He visited his father, T.
0. Carman, at Hornsby the first
OF the week.
Sam Below left Monday for Los
Angeles, Calf where he will be
located in the future.
Halle Hamm. of Selmer, was
here on business Friday of last
week.
Keefer Robertson, of Guys,
spent Monday night with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C.
Reeder. -s.S- ;.' 49, = , '.;s4 s- -'-
Rev. T. N. Hays left Monday
night to attend General Assembly
of the Cumberland Presbyterian
Church which ccnvenesat Greene
vile, Tenn.
Mrs. Ray Craft and little sons,
Raymond and James, are here
for a visit with her mother, Mrs.
Lydia Ramer.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. R. Hamm and
daughter, Olivia, spent Thursday
at Corinth.
L. /. Morrison. of Corinth, was
a recent business visitor.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
A DeplorabIe Accident

Sunday afternoon Lon Hender.
son was instantly killed and Az,
iator Quick dangerously wound,
ed when an airnlane In which the
two were riding crashed 10 the
earth, the cause Of which has moi
yet been determined.
Mr.. Henderson, a brick cons
tractor and builder, had many
friends In Selmer where he has
frequently worked. He is sur
vived by a wife and two grown
children, and the sympathy of the
entire county goes to them in
the tragic death of their hus-
band and father.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
Decoration and Mothers DAY

A large crowd assembled in
Oakhill cemetery Sunday after
noon for the decoration OF the
graves Of their loved ones and 10
Icslabrate Mothera' Day, Eervi'
ces were rhors but beautifully
iniprt ssive, and many silent tears
were shed, and the large crowd
departed feeling that they had
done honor to their dead and to
Mother.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
Purdy News

A number of acres of cotton
have been replanted in this COM
munity.
Miss Ada Smallwood, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Smallwood,
died last Thursday at the home
of her parents near here. Her
remains were laid to rest in the
Chapel Hill cemetery, Rev. Fowl
er of Bethel Springs conducting
the services. She is survived by
her parents, three brothers and
one sister.
Rev. John Wolverton and son
of Illinois, were the guests of j.
L. Boyd and family the first of
the week,
Rev. Smith of Memphis, is
preaching some very helpful SER
mons this week. Interest is added
to- the services by his playing the
piano and singing.
Bertha Cobb has returned home
from a weeks visit with relatives
at Bethel Springs.
Cube Inman visited his cousin,
Colonel Inman, Sunday.
Our Christian Endeavor Society
is growing with interest from
Sunday to Sunday. We are al
ways glad to have visitors,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
Bank Statements This Week

This week the Independent is
publishing statements for only
three of the banks in the county,
on account of not having help
enough to get the others set up.
We will get the statements all in
next weeks issue. There has
been an unusually large amount
of printing rolled in upon Us the
past week or so, and we are do
ing our best to get It turned out.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
Commencement Week

This week marks the close of
the school term Of the McNairy
County Central High School of
Seimer
On Sunday morning, May IA,
DR.. L. R. Hogan of Union Uni
yersity, Jackson, preached the
annual sermon. The church was
beautifully decorated, the class
colors, green and white, being
used.
Monday evening the Grammar
School presented a splendid pro-
gram, consisting of a Negro Min
istrel, "The Indian Princess" a
Scout play, and Flower Basket
Drill.
TheAnnual Alumni Banqeut was
held Tuesday evening, the class
colors, green and white, being
carried through the decorations.
Plates were laid for seventy eight
Wednesday evening the Eighth
grade presented Longfellow's
''Evangeline." Supt. Terry Alb
ernathy delivered the diplomas.
Thursday morning at ten o'clock
was class day exercises. Berlie
Smith was class historian. Lura
Williams, class poet; Audrey
Gray, class prophet; Kate Brow
der, giftorian, and Irene Graham
wrote the class will. AT eight
O'Clock Thursday evening M. E.
Moffatt, superintendent of the
Corinth city high schools, deliv-
cred the class address. Elsie
Mccoy was salutatorian and Louis
Adams, Jr., delivered the valedic-
tory. w. G. Robinson, principal
of the school delivered the diplo-
mas.
Friday evening at eight O'Clock
Borrowed Money" the popular
4.act drama will be presented as
the annual play. All the enter
tainments were given to overflow
crowds.
The term just closed is one OF
the most successful in the history
of the school, and the graduating
class is the largest in the history
of the school. Other members
Of the senior class are: Audrey
Barr, Estelle Gillespie, Katie Lee
Etheridge. Arvey Wooten, B. W.
Holcomb, Melissa Alexander,
Welborn Wallace. Quantrel Small.
wood, James Beck, Hubert Prath'
er, Louie Graham, Mary Holcomb,
Alma Hawkins, Ira Swain and
Zilpah Jopling.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
Wool Wanted

We are in the market for Wool
at present. Get our terms and
conditions. VIM. P. Smith,
Bethel Springs, Tenn. (Masse-
ville)
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
All Day Singing

All day singing at Pebble Hill
Sunday. May q. Bring your din
ner and spend the day with US.
John Swain with all his leaders
will be there.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19
Farmers: Attention!

We have a very attractive farm
er line agreement by which you
can receive telephone service if
you are located outside of the city
limits at so cents per month. We
will be very glad to give detailed
information on request.
R. c. WOLFE, Manager,
Sun Telephone & Telegraph Co.
Selmer, Tennessee.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19

STATE OF TENNESSEE, | &c
COUNTY OF MCNAIRY, d.
l, p. l.. Basinger, Cashier of the
above-named, bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to the
best of my knowledge and belief.
P. l.. Basinger, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day of May, 1929.
Albert Gillespie, Notary Public.
SEAL
CoRRECT-Attest:
&c. Houston.
j. L. Alexander,
A. L. Smith,
Directors.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19

AS Mayor of the town and by
order of the Board of Mayor and
Alderman to appoint q commit
tee of several ladies of the town
from the different churches to
assist in making arrangements
and suggestions for a Cleanup
day for the town, | hereby APP
point the following Committee;
Mrs. Blanche Kendrick.
Mrs. Verda Hendrix.
Mrs. Rhachel Adams.
Mrs. Cubic Scott.
Mrs. Minnie Prather.
Mrs. Addie Browder.
Mrs. Stella Houston.
Miss Grace Wood.
Mrs. Lutte Alternately.
The above committee is expect
ed to meet and organize, and re-
port whatever suggestions they
deem proper to the Mayor.
Yours for a clean town,
H. G. Gooch Mayor.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19

Frank Owens and wife spent
Sunday In SeImer visiting rel.
q ives,
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1922-05-19

T. C. Robinson ofthe 10th, was
10 Selmer Monday,