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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
3
Dr. E. T. West received his captain commission weeks ago and was notified Wednesday night to report for duty, leaving Friday for Camp Gordon, Atlanta. Local residents travel, visits, and Red Cross notes fill the page, with knitting patterns and instructions amid community updates.
Guy Williams enlists in the Marine Corps and trains at Camp Gordon. Frank Cooper joins the Nepal reserve and awaits his call. William Gilmer enlists in the Navy and goes to New York for training. Jack Lyle departs for Nashville for Naval reserves with future orders to New Orleans. Fred Russell joins the Forestry Division and heads to Washington to help produce timber for airplanes. Captain Geo Armstrong visited the Local Recruiting Station and signed several men for the Army including Stephen Carter, Donald Ledford, William Hays, and others. Miss Ruby Baxter and Katherine Gaunt return from Oklahoma where they taught. Kirk Ring of Roanoke visits homefolks for a few days.
Soldiers Home notes praise Mrs Chas Y Deaderick and daughter Lorena visiting Bristol and report on Liberty Loan and Red Cross fundraising. A massive pension increase bill passes the Senate 36 to 22. monthly minima rise to 30 and 22 for eligible veterans. Army enlistment efforts and regional duty postings are outlined along with June 7 1918 adjutant’s duty stats.
The State Normal School held final exercises last night in a war themed program at the normal auditorium. Speakers included Miss Cora M. Houston on Education, Miss Bess Varrell on Finances, Miss Anna Bell Allen on Production, and Miss Ollie Greene on Service, with musical recitals and songs such as Hoover's Goin' to Get You if You Don't Watch Out. The class performed an American Flag Drill and sang Neath the Flag of the U. S. A. Misses Josephine and Mary Graig Carter of Sweetwater visited en route from New York.
Classified snippets include a veneer layer job offer offering 30 cents per hour with weekly pay by Jerome H. Sheip Inc in Mobile Alabama and a sale listing of Typewriters No 4 Underwood No 9 Oliver No 5 Royal via H W Lyle Printing Co plus a candidate notice for Magistrate in St Civil District Washing ton County dated May 14 1918 urging voter support for Thomas B Matson on a citizens ticket ahead of the August election.
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