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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1918
Page
3
Local readers report visitors from Bristol including Mrs. Marry W. Lyle and Mra D Hawke retiring, with updates on Red Crock Work rooms moving. Mention of naval trainees, military training, school openings, and Army Training Camp setup as September approaches, plus residents visiting Knoxville and Joneshare.
Nashville Sept. 1 Tennessee counties to be represented at the Tennessee State Organization Conference of The United War Work Campaign to be held in Chattanooga next Tuesday and Wednesday September 1 and 2. The conference will feature national and international participants including Wilfieny Dearling Bead former Secretary at States Maier W. 4 Get. J. A Clinton and others. The campaign aims to raise a national fund of 1 000 000 to support the Young Men's Christian Association Young Women's Christian Association War Camp Community Service and other allied groups as the nation lifts support for armed forces welfare work.
Bristol, Seyi reports a new operation led by Lintavitte and Ky will open a factory on West State Street to produce powder containers under a million dollar government contract. The two story Gat Building will be renovated, ready by May 1, with other sites considered. The Industries plan to occupy the buildings, employing 500 to 1,000 workers with a weekly payroll near 600 dollars.
The Bat Haw Spock Co will open a waterproof tent theatre behind the Post Office for a week. A vaudeville style program with standout plays, including Another Man's Wife, will run nightly with doors at 7 30 and performances at 8 20 under the electric lighted tent. The company touts long runs in cantonments and endorsements from local committees while noting wartime conditions reduce hand labor and add special acts.
Soldiers report a cheerful Red Cross fundraiser with about one hundred four dollars donated. Gov. Cooke left for Chattanooga. Various names and remarks surface on pension day and Confederate veterans, with talk of German crown prince probing the war's causes and American involvement. Kansas reports boosts in production and supply quantities.
A garbled notice promotes a home study teaching plan titled Easy to learn using a catalog of nicknamed items. It mentions a toy or pet and references a comet, possibly misheard location in Tennessee. No clear names or entities are legible.
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