Thanksgiving Guests At Johnson City And Bristol Visit
Thanksgiving guests from Johnson City and nearby areas spent the holiday in Bristol and Johnson City. Names include Mrs. C A Hall Mrs Addie An Ex-Goy Mr John Isaac Coxderson Mrs Tom Wolfe and many others visiting relatives and attending local dances and events. The note ends urging readers Now is the time to advertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
And
Lamb
Johnson City
C. A. Hall
Addie
John Isaac Coxderson
Tom Wolfe
Jonesboro
Tay
Alfred
Wolfe
Mary Street
Carroll Kidd
Misa Bitle Wood
Isadore McClel
S. R. Jennings
Land
George Sells
W. H. Cox
Dren
Bristol
Will
Thomas Hook
Mexico
J. B. Richardson
Anderson Mo
Jennie ‘Street
Cox
Hook
Alabama Street
Thanksgiving Echoes at Johnson City Social Notes
Society items recount visits and gatherings around Thanksgiving in Johnson City. Led Wart returns to Swanee University, families host relatives in Virginia and Tennessee, and local veterans recall concerts, meals, and hospitality with notes on Mr. Butler’s injury and a festive communal feast at Goodmans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Led Wart
Swanee University
Johnson City
Goodman's
Tennessee
Heaven
Uncle Sam
Mia
Henry Goodman
Roberta
Capt. Eaton
Boy shoots self reenacting movie scene in Elizabethton
Elizabethton Tenn December 2 Harmon Miller ten year old son of Lee F Miller prominent attorney shot himself while replaying a cinema scene at home He had obtained a revolver from his mother claiming fear of burglars Five cartridges were found emptied on the dresser indicating an accident rather than intent The pistol was a six shooter and he likely mistook a live shell for an empty chamber The funeral will be held tomorrow at 2 PM in the Baptist church Burial in Highland cemetery Also note W M Giles of Austin Springs seeks road commissioner seat in Tyr Improvement District No 6 election December 12 He is a known road man promising thorough work to benefit residents
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabethton
Tenn
Harmon Miller
Lee FP. Miller
Lls
Notion
Miller
Newland
N. C
Hhs
Moving Picture Theatre
Lee F. Miler
Tennessee
North Carolina
Baptist Church
W. M. Giles
Austin Springs
Tyr
Giles
Uncle Green Smith turns 100 after long life in Tennessee
Huntington December 1 Uncle Green Smith a second district resident celebrated his 100th birthday. He was born in North Carolina and moved to West Tennessee at age ten. He recalls Memphis early days, eight flatboat trips to New Orleans, and a Tennessee river voyage. He remembers Andrew Jackson and the battle of New Orleans. He lives in a woods cabin near Holly Legs with his daughter and granddaughter. He quit whiskey coffee and tobacco fifteen years ago and now speaks of a sturdy, pioneer life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Green Smith
North Carolina
West Tennesssee
Mr. Smith
Memphis
Obion River
New Orleans
Tennessee
Andrew Jackson
United States
Holly ‘Legs
Deene
Bryan sermon links peace to faith in righteousness
Secretary of State Bryan preached in Chicago that love and righteousness, not dread, can bring peace to war-torn Europe. He denounced liquor traffic as a root evil. An awkward reception moment saw a woman claim kinship and try to hug him, which he deflected with a joke about firmer kinship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Retary
Bryan
Presbyer
Bry
Miss Lowe
Rural Tennessee social centers urged for youth
A call advocates rural Tennessee social centers run by cultured leadership to entertain, instruct, and inspire youths. It urges farm life to be more attractive, elevate schoolhouses as central hubs, and stresses need for wholesome, enriching activities for young people. An aside humorously notes strict Austrian postage stamp rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mountcastle-Phlegar Hardware Co
Herald-Courier
Louise Summers
Fannie Rhea Lesser
I. N. Beckner & Son’s
I. N. Beckner & Son
Johnson City Plumbing Company
Spring Street
Mrs. J. W. Cox
Mrs. Berdwill
Wythville, Va
Mountain City
Mina Berry
Milligan
Will Crouch
J. L. Cottrell
H. C. Hendrix
Agnew
Memorial Hall
Edward Kemp
Waldorf Astor
Butler
Ball Nashville
B. K. Cox
Highland Cemetery
Main-Pierée Co
West Main Street
Eacle Buggy Company
Market and Boonets
Johnson City - Tenn
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!