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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1915

Page

3

Johnson City Wedding of Mary Hardin and Leon McCown

A large circle of friends witnessed the Christian ceremony at 7:30 p.m. as Miss Mary Julia Hardin married Mr Leoniday Wallace McCown. The service at Churs day was led by Rev. Lk. D. Riddell with music by Miss Rhes Hunter and others. The couple plan an eastern bridal trip before possibly settling in Johnson City. The Carter County Banner poetically praised the bride and wished them lasting joy. Memphis dispatch notes Mrs. J. Norment Powell elected president of the Tennessee division UD C, with support pledged from Sarah Law and Mary Latham chapters.

Christian Church Mary Julia Hardin Leoniday Wallace McCown Lk. D. Riddell Rhes Hunter James George D. Hardin Thernon Baker Mary Laura Boring Lucy Lucy Sitton Glennie Pence Mary Wyatt Gilbreath Mary Emma Margaret Ponder Frederick King Mary Lyle Air George W. Hardin Johnson City Mra Mra. McCown Carter County Baner Elizabethton Sho Memphis Tenn J. Norment Powell Tennessee Sarah A Mary Latham Wo ©. Schwalmeyer Sarah Law

Secretary Lillian Kerby joins Central Baptist Church Johnson City

Lillian Kerby a graduate of the Woman's Missionary Training School of Louisville has accepted the secretary position at Central Baptist Church in Johnson City and will start duties this week. Included are local notices of visitors, weddings, gatherings, and a notice from W S Newcomb offering decorating and paper hanging services in Johnson City.

Lillian Kerby Woman's Missionary Training School of Louisville Central Baptist Church of Johnson City Roan Street Baptist Church Iask Newcomb

June brides praised at Mrs Carr home party

A June bride luncheon was hosted at Mrs. H. H. Carr’s Holston avenue home. Guests included Mrs. William Messick Mrs. Montague Mrs. John LeRoy Wade Mrs. J. F. Boyd and Miss Mary Hardin. Attendees wore white organdy pink chiffon and blue silk while over 100 guests enjoyed salads and luncheon on vine covered verandas.

H. H. Carr Holston Avenue Lucy Carr Ruby Paster Kathleen Gaunt William Messick Montague John LeRoy Wade Mary Hardin Mra Mins Grue Mom Chee Herbert Reagan Bam Carr

Society Personals Cast of Visitors in Tennessee towns

Miss Carla Burnham visits relatives in Sullivan Indiana. Mrs Sears Webster of Knoxville is guest here. Mrs L C Foust of Knoxville guests of Mr and Mrs A C Bowers. Miss Thompsie Baxter visits Mr and Mrs O My Dugger in Greeneville. Miss Blanche Holston of Morristown guests of Miss Angeline Watford. Miss Antoinette Dosser of Knoxville guest of Mr R N Dosser and family. Miss Mary Walse Johnson visiting her sister Mrs Henry F Lady in Knoxville. Mr Roy Moody, year at University of Tennessee, guest of friends. Miss Anna Cooper, guest of Mrs Ferdinand Powell, returned to Nashville. Master Julian Davis visiting Whitesburg with grandfather Col S M Haun. Miss Juanita Key of Johnson City visiting sister Mrs James Dunn on Taylor Street. Miss Carter Jones and Miss Hattie Hunt at South’s summer school in Knoxville. Mrs John Sitton of Knoxville weekend guest of G W Sitton. Miss Florence Summers of Johnson City weekend at Big Creek with Miss Julia Wood. Monday afternoon Miss Edith McQuilkin hosts Royal society at Southwest addition. David Patton of Johnson City entertains in honor of his sister Mrs S C Mor Johnson City Leaguer. Miss Edna Dodson entertained last week at her home North Fourth Avenue in honor of H J Tellmann of Johnson City. Mr Tellmann chaired Holston Epworth league conference reception committee. many Epworth leaguers attended. Knoxville Sentinel.

David Patton Johnson City Edna Dodson

Local social notes from Whitesburg to Johnson City events

Mrs. 5. M. Haun of Whitesburg visited by daughters Mesdames A J Davis Doak Moore and John Rhea has returned home. Mrs Harry Russell Warne and children gauge Charleston W V guests of Dr and Mrs John Moore Crowe. Mrs Carl Thornburg of Johnson City visiting with her brother Will Lusk and family. Ben H Taylor of Miligan and J Purnett Johnson among 21 applicants at Knoxville bar exam. Miss Alice Harfris returned to Johnson City for a Franklin dance with guest Miss Hylda Evans.

5. M. Haun Whitesburg Doak Moore John Rhea Harry Russell Warne Evelyn, Lucile Frances Charleston John Moore Crowe Carl Thornburg Johnson City Will Lusk Erwin Magnet Miligan J. Purnet! Johnson City Knoxville Alice Harfris Sty Franklin Ate Hylda Evans

Mrs Fannie Brown Dickenson Dies At Unata Springs

Mrs Fannie Brown Dickenson, daughter of Mr and Mrs J M Brown and granddaughter of Mr and Mrs V Deaderick, died Tuesday afternoon at Unata Springs of merculosis. She married O D Dickenson in June 1914. Remains were taken to Johnson City for funeral at Buena Vista Cemetery after 4 pm.

Fannie Brown Unata Merculosis Shewaa JM. Brown V. Deaderick D. Dickenson Johnson City Buons Vista Cemeter

County Superintendents Gather at Normal for East Tennessee Meeting

East Tennessee county superintendents, nearly 70 students, and officials from the United States Bureau of Education convened at the normal school. Supt Duggins of Sweetwater county chaired. Supt J L Shoun of Johnson County served as secretary. The conference covered key public school issues with short addresses and student welcomes. Mr McBrien spoke at chapel praising the normal school and offering practical suggestions.

East Tennessee Ac. Duggins Snederson County Cairman J. L. Shoun Johnson County Samuel W. Sherrill Wiliam KR. Bourne Pearl Williams Kelley J. L. McBrien United States Bureau of Education McBrien Normal School

Eli Haggard to Speak at State Normal Tonight

Eli Haggard will deliver his famous lecture The Country Boy at the State Normal tonight visiting Johnson City for the first time. He told The Gomez it was one of the best towns he had seen and renewed friendship with the paper.

Hl Haggard State Normal Johnson City Gomez Eli

Man Complains of World Not Giving Him His Due

A man voices dissatisfaction with his treatment by society, arguing he has been overlooked and underappreciated in various affairs. The remark suggests a sense of grievance and self-pity regarding recognition and compensation.

Perfect Wife Ended Life Aboard Nantucket Beach

Mrs. Jesse Halladay Dana, called the perfect bride, died by what her husband Edmund Dana insists was suicide at Nantucket's Cliff Bath beach. He cites melancholia and a belief she could not be a perfect mother as motives, noting she distrusted conventional burial rites and left a calm, sleeping face.

Jessie Halladay Dana Edmund T. Dana Longfeton Cambridge Mass Bath Beach Nantucket Dana Hile Grouard

O C Railway issues two handsome folders Daniel Boone route

The C O Railway Company has issued two folders. One is the Daniel Boone folder with a brief history of Daniel Boone. The other highlights the Shorter route.

Daniel Boone

First train passes Elkhorn extension

The first regular passenger train crossed the Elkhorn division of the C. C. and C. Railway this morning and a regular schedule will be kept henceforth. The train was in charge of Captain Lynch Twynygon.

Elkhorn Extension Elkhorn Lynch Ttwinygon

East Tennessee appoints three members to state board

Governor Rye appoints O. L. McMahon of Newport M. H. Gamble of Maryville and N. L. Gentry of Jefferson City to the East Tennessee seat on the State Board of Education. Also brief notices include a for sale item a lost key notice and a June July August half‑day closing advisory from Summers-Parrott Hardware Company.

East Tennessee State Board OF Education Rye O. L. McMahon Newport Maryville N. L. Gentry Jefferson City

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