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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1915

Page

4

May gatherings in Jonesboro feature visits and notices

Jonesboro society reports a May 18 meeting installing new officers at Miss Mary Sue Thomas’s home. Embroidery Circle met May 20 with Mrs. Dulaney. Local guests include Mrs. W. B. Naff and infant in town, plus dignitaries from Greeneville, Knoxville, Bristol and Morristown. Several residents travel to Nashville, Tate Springs, Bristol, and Chicago for visits and events.

Mary Sue Thomas Dr. Dulaney Main Street W. BE Naff Greeneville Hacker Mel M. Li Staples Mildred Lois Btowah Preacott Kirkpatrick Hayden Aricone John BD. Gox Newport James R. Stokely Kirkpatrick Naxhville Milton Keena Knoxville Misa Florence Hacker J. W. Hoss Mrs. Snow Bristol Margaret Slemons

North Carolina Man May Legally Bring Whiskey Home

Aghevilla May 26 Judge James L Webb ruled that a recent anti importing act does not bar a resident from crossing state lines to obtain whiskey where it is legal and bringing it back for personal use. He noted it is unlawful to bring whiskey for another but no jury will convict for personal possession when the whiskey is for self use despite the quantity.

Aghevilla Noth Carolina James L. Webb Webb

Tickets on sale daily to April 20 1915 for Southern Premier routes

The notice lists numerous southern and texan cities including Havana Fort Myers Mobile Jacksonville Key West Lakeland Miami Orlando Palm Beach St. Augustine Tampa New Orleans Calas El Paso Ft Worth Galveston Houston San Antonio and mentions a return limit by May 1st 1915 for Texan points with stopover privileges and directs to contact a ticket agent or J I Meek for further information. It also contains an unrelated ad for Congress Shaving Parlor and notes about Western Hotel ownership and a herald of destruction attributed to colonial governance in Africa with cryptic lines.

Carrie Poldwing Havana Cubs Fort Myers

In effect November 26 1914 Eastern Standard Time

The notice states a time change effective on November 26 1914 noting the adoption of Eastern Standard Time. It informs readers of the shift in standard time alignment for activities and schedules.

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May Use Convicts On State Public Roads

Nashville, May 25. Senate bill 687 allowing convict labor on Tennessee public roads passed, granting the state a privilege long sought by road advocates. The program will be run under state board of control, on a strictly business basis, with convict labor available to those who pay the state.

Senate Thompson Joule Thompson Johnson City Rothe Nashville Senate Tennessee Board of Control

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