Halloween Observances Shape Johnson City Festivities
The Comet Halloween was observed with multiple events in Johnson City from Monday night through Wednesday. Epworth League, YWCA Normal students, and Loy Daugs of the Christian Church hosted parties with pumpkin decorations and fortune telling for a small ten cent fee. activity was high with broad participation and low vandalism.
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Johnson City
Epworth League of the
Main Street
Epworth League of Manas Memorial Church
Helen Browder
Holston Avenue
League
Halloween Party At School Sparks Masks And Prizes
Wednesday evening Master Car Long hosted about forty schoolmates for a Halloween party. The reception room was decorated with jack o lantern leaves witches and black cats. Costumes included Indians ghosts witches and fairies. Miss Sadie Freeman won the prize for best costume as a fairy.
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Master Car Long
Sadie Freeman
Columbus Powell school entertains with autumn Frolic program
In Greenville Sevier D C Oct 1 report notes Columbus Powell school staged a lively program including songs such as America Pony Boy Over There and a play Autumn Frolic featuring thirty children. Dances and routines filled the evening under Miss Wolf and Miss Woodruff with several room groups. In Knoxville Robert L Bruner of Battery C 14th Field Artillery was promoted to sergeant acting first sergeant replacing Roy Johnson. Sergeant Lyle Bruner, son of Mrs R Le Bruner, is from Johnson City now residing in Knoxville.
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Columbus Powell
Pali
America
Pony Boy
Miss Wolf
Miss Woodrutt
Francis
Carter Jones
Franklin Taylor
Miss Woodruff
Camp Sevier
Greenville
D. C
Robert L. Bruner
Knoxville
14Th Field Artillery
Roy 8. Johnson
Vie Skh Geant
My Bruner
Lyle Bruner
R. le Bruner
Johnson City
Subscriptions Due for Local Chapter Reminders
Monthly subscriptions are now due and should be sent to Mrs. Hugh L. White or brought to the Science Hill work room next Tuesday. The local chapter seeks funds to maintain work rooms and fulfill requests from headquarters. Don't wait for the Boy Scouts to call. send in payments promptly.
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Hugh L. White
Science Hill
Boy Scouts
Death of Little Girl Sparks Child Passes After Illness
Little Mary Sparks ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Sparks died Monday evening at seven o'clock after a three week illness. The article notes medical care by Dr wilt-ni.
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Mary
Frank Sparks
Wilt — Ni
Southern Railway launches Coach Service dining cars
Washington Oct 30 dining cars established on Southern Railway trains to provide sandwiches and coffee in sanitary packages at moderate prices. Service promotes Hoover wartime food waste reduction with weekly "horses" day observe and promotional folders in cars guiding passengers.
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Washington
Southern Railway System
United States Wood Administration
Southern
Hoover
Food pledge card campaign details by Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts distributed pledge cards to about twenty five districts citywide and placed cards in around 2000 homes. They report progress with 65 to 75 percent expected to be signed and plan a Friday morning follow up by 50 to 60 city volunteers to obtain signatures from those who did not sign.
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Tofay Ile
Boy Scouts
Local Attorneys Attend Supreme Court and World News Mix
Local attorneys attend the Knoxville Supreme Court session this week while Rev W A Jonnard visits Atlanta for church meetings. The report also notes royal business visits in Johnson City and business visitors from Royal Typewriter and R G Dunn Company. International telegrams describe German chancellorship maneuvering and a high school exam anecdote about The Merchant of Venice.
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W. A. Jonnard
Atlanta
German Data Opened to U S Manufacturers Under Regulation
Washington reports the Pectoral True commission issued regulations to license enemy owned patents and copyrights for U S manufacture. About 20 000 items including dyestuffs formulas and surgical supplies are affected. The measure seeks public protection while reimbursing patent owners and may require a portion of output for the public health service.
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Washington
United State
Getman
United States
Public Health Service
Fourteen British Ships Sunk During the Week
Admiralty reports fourteen British merchant ships sunk in the past week by mine or submarine. Four vessels under 1600 tons also lost. Overall merchant losses show a decrease from the previous week, which saw fifteen ships over 1600 tons sunk and eight under that tonnage.
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London
Ting
Admiralty Eport
Non-Resident Notice in Dyson Divorce Case
In the Law Court at Johnson City Tennessee Lula Dyson v John Dyson the bill shows John Dyson is a non resident of Tennessee Publication is ordered for four successive weeks in The Comet Johnson City notifying the non resident to appear at the court at the Court House in Johnson City on the third week of October 1917 to make answer.
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Johnson City
Washington County
Tennessee
Lula Dyson
John Dyson
State of
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