Loyal East Tennessee Faces Conflicts Over Flag Valor
A vivid Civil War era tale from East Tennessee recounts mountain loyalty to Old Glory amid Union and Confederate divisions. Maj. Will McTeer of Maryville provides a moving account of a flag raising above Little River Gap and a cavalry detachment saluting the Stars and Stripes before a friendly, lifesaving reception in Tuckaleechee Cave.
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East Tennessee
Thackery
Daniel Boone
Watauga
Confederacy
Little River Gap
Chilhowee Mountain
Blount
Walland
Kings Mountain
Maryville
Atlanta
Florida
Blount County
White
Tuckaleechee Cove
Judge Wallace
Wallace
Little River
Chilhowee Gap
Tuckaleechee
Maj
Will McTeer
Tenn
Maj. McTeer
Maryville College
Margaret Whetten
District of Columbia
U. S
Republic
John P. McGrew
Samuel Tyndale Wilson
Rhine
Big Dance at St. Clair's and Sunday Visits
The Pocket notes a big dance at St. Clair's on June 18. Ed Schone and family visited Geo. Schone and family Sunday. Aug Marticke and wife and J M Marticke and wife visited Henry Holle Sunday evening. Mrs Aug Marticke and Mrs J M Marticke called on Mrs Fred Marticke Friday afternoon. Fred Marticke and family and Grandma Wessel visited Ben Bessler and family Sunday afternoon. Wm Beinke and children, Mrs M Beinke and Miss Anna Beinke visited Henry Holle Sunday afternoon. Miss Anna Beinke visited Aug Marticke's Wednesday afternoon. Mrs Ed Schone and son Edwin visited Aug Marticke's Saturday evening.
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St. Clair’s
Ed Schone
Geo. Schone
Aug. Marticke
J. M. Marticke
Henry Holle
Fred Marticke
Grandma Wessel
Ben Bessler
Wm. Beinke
M. Beinke
Anna Beinke
Make a regular habit of eating slowly and chew well
Advice to eat slowly and chew thoroughly to avoid trouble. If problems persist, take one Cham berlain's Tablet after supper. Job Printing Trib une Office phone 22.
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Chamberlain
Tribune
Administrator's Sale of Batesville Real Estate
The Administrator of Herman Johanning deceased announces a public sale of decedent and widow’s interest in a Batesville Indiana lot. Sale set for 1 p.m. July 5 1919 at the premises, with court approval required for two thirds of appraised value. Terms require at least one third cash and balance in nine and eighteen months by notes at 6 percent interest, aided by a mortgage if court approves. The property includes a five room frame residence on Depot Street and is described by parcel lines in the Albers Heirs First Addition. For details contact Administrator Charles L. Johnson or Attorney M F Bohland.
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Herman Johanning
Ripley
Indiana
Albers
Batesville
Lot
Depot Street
Charles L. Johnson
M. F. Bohland
Admr
Ballstown Attends Dance at St Clair's Wednesday Night
Ballstown residents attend the St Clair's dance on Wednesday night June 18. Charlie Harvey and wife, from near Ohio, moved to the old Louis Stockinger place last week. John Narwold and family visited Mrs Fred Narwold Saturday. Farmers are finishing corn planting. Visitors to Wm Menchhofer included Henry Menchhofer and family from Osgood, Henry Peetz and family from near Napoleon, John Gunter and family, and Emma Batisti of Batesville. Several from here helped clean the Cross Roads cemetery Monday morning. Mrs Fred Narwold visited sick Mrs Henry Narwold near Napoleon Saturday evening. Ollie Bultman and family visited Charles Harvey Sunday. Ollie Schwier and mother visited Albert Hoyer and family Sunday. Louis Peetz and daughter of Happy Hollow passed through Saturday evening.
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St. Clair’s
Charlie Harvey
Ohio
Louis Stockinger
John Narwold
Fred Narwold
Wm. Menchhofer
Henry Menchhofer
Osgood
Henry Peetz
Near Napoleon
John Gunter
Emma Batisti
Batesville
Cross Roads
Henry Narwold
Napoleon
Ollie Bultman
Charles Harvey
Ollie Schwier
Albert Hoyer
Louis Peetz
Happy Hollow
New Bennington Square Big Dance at St Clair’s
Bert and Loren Hart entertained a large group of local friends at St Clair’s on Saturday evening marking the New Bennington Square Big Dance. Those present included Misses Anna McHugh Elma Norwold Bernice Brown Athenia Williams Florence Holzhausen Verona Price Florence Lyons Martha Tucker Stella Palmer Edna McDermott and Messrs Hurley Vickrey Albert Belter Pierce Alexander Waldo Abplanalo Walter Holzhausen Fred Holzhausen Sherman Hart Roy Koenigkramer and Wm McHugh. The gathering ended with bananas and homemade candy. Lame back relief noted with Chamberlain’s Liniment applied twice daily and muscles massaged over the pain.
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St. Clair’s
Bert
Loren Hart
Anna McHugh
Elma Norwold
Bernice Brown
Athenia Williams
Florence Holzhausen
Verona Price
Florence Lyons
Martha Tucker
Stella Palmer
Edna McDermott
Messrs
Hurley Vickrey
Albert Belter
Pierce Alexander
Waldo Abplanalo
Walter
Fred Holzhausen
Sherman Hart
Roy Koenigkramer
Wm. McHugh
New Pennington Social Notes Parade Through Greensburg and Nearby
New Pennington residents share visits with Greensburg and Batesville families. Mrs Wm McWilliams and son Ross visit Rolland Palmer. Mrs Ernest Norwold and daughter Elma travel to Batesville. Parmer family and Albert Abplanalp group visit, with students from the Children’s Day program and praise for Ruth Boring’s drill training. Mary Krieger of Batesville visits local relatives. Several locals attend Newpoint commencement. no graduates this year.
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St. Clair’s
Myron Jenkins
Greensburg
Wm. McWilliams
Ross
Newpoint
Rolland Palmer
Ernest Norwold
Elma
Batesville
Isaac Parmer
Roll
Parmer
Phoebe Parmer
Martin
Hubert
Roll Parmer’s
Bert
Loren Hart
Florence Lyons
Bernice Brown
Albert Abplanalp
Spades
John Abplanalp
Ruth Boring
Frank Hart
C. Peele
New Pennington
Mary Krieger
Community Socials and Family Visits Across Weekend
August Gunter and family with Reckeweg visited Richard Sarringhaus on Saturday. Joe Rimstidt and wife called on brother Jake Sunday. Harry Smith visited Otis Vines and wife Sunday morning. George Sarringhaus and family visited John Messner and family Sunday. Mrs. Jake Rimstidt is sick. Glen Wildman and family spent Sunday at Greensburg.
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August Gunter
Herman Reckeweg
Richard Sarringhaus
Joe Rimstidt
Jake
Harry Smith
Otis Vines
George Sarringhaus
John Messner
Jake Rimstidt
Social visits populate St Clair area on a Sunday
John Huneke and family joined by Roy Hoyer and kin at Steam Boat Landme. Walter James and daughter from Indianapolis and Elsie Kessens from Cross Roads visited T. K. James and family. Clint Wilson’s clan visited Henry Bultman Jr. at Jolly Center. B. J. Wiete family from Batesville spent Sunday with relatives here.
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St. Clair’s
John Huneke
Roy Hoyer
Landme
Walter James
Indianapolis
Elsie Kessens
Cross Roads
T. K. James
Clint Wilson
Henry Bultman Jr
Jolly Center
B. J. Wiete
Batesville
Ella Lehwier
Williams
New Pennington
Carrie Thackery
Selztives
Greensburg
Harry Johnson
Kelly Ridge
Dam Engel
Rollin Davis
Elmer Davis
D. E. Williams
Velma Bultman
Elsie Peetz
Happy Hollow
John Peetz
Harry Bultmarr
Brookville
How the Months Got Their Names
January honors Janus, February derives from Februa purification Sabine roots, March links to Mars, April from aperio open, May to Mara goddess of growth, June to Junius, July for Julius, August for Augustus, September from septem seven, October from octo eight, November from novem nine, December from decem ten.
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Mars
Mara
Junius
Julius
Augustus
Laughs Amid Sheriff Standoff Over Box Office Receipts
Yorick Haima recalls a tour moment when a tank town sheriff attempted to seize their box office receipts, prompting a rare laugh during tense proceedings reported by the Louisville Courier-Journal.
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Yorick Haima
Louisville Courier-Journal
Our Paper Reaches Every Home
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Ballstown
New Bennington Square
Glen Wildman
Game Center
Werk’s Soap
Pearl
A. C. Foerster & Co
Kramer
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