All Night Sing In Giles County Set For June 17
Giles county to host first all night singing convention at Bevels Springs near Pulaski on Friday June 17. About 5000 singers from Tennessee and other states expected to participate starting 8:00 pm with quartets duets trios and families invited to perform. Grady H Bass owner of the Bevels Springs property hosting a barbecue for attendees.
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Bevels Springs
Grady H. Bass
Pulaski
Lawrence” County
Bass
J.” W. Berry
Oak Ridge MYF Holds Regular Meeting at Church
The Oak Ridge M Y F met at the church Sunday night with Orval Sparkman presiding. Gladys West led songs, Icy Dell Cooper gave the devotional, and Jean Down called the roll. Bernice Sparkman led the lesson on Serving Other Communities, with participants Violets Cook Siby Thompson Faye Cooper Louise Bailey Ruby West and Lottie Mae Wynn.
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Giles County Singing Convention plans five o'clock Friday program
The Giles County Singing Convention announces a 5 PM Friday program preceding the singing. Bass invites singers to contact him promptly for feeding arrangements. Giles Post VFW will provide food and erect bleachers to seat at least 5 000. Committee: Reed Randolph chair Oscar Daughtry Blanchard Roberts. Gold mine depths noted at 9 000 feet in Africa and India.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Giles County Singing Convention
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Oscar Daughtry
Blanchard Roberts
Veterans Benefits Q and A Clarify VA Discharge Rules
Veterans discuss eligibility for benefits, noting that a discharge not clearly honorable or dishonorable requires VA to decide if conditions meet other than dishonorable criteria. They cover increasing disability awards, combined disabilities, notarization of evidence, and overseas service impact on compensation.
Public Forest Land in TVA Territory Reaches 3.41 Million Acres
The 125 Tennessee Valley counties hold 3,410,300 acres of public forest land, about 17 percent of all forest lands. Nationally about 34 percent is publicly owned. In the Valley federal ownership is the main source, with the Forest Service, Park Service and TVA controlling roughly 85 percent. Federal ownership peaked in the war era and has since eased. The passage also notes sunspots are not yet explained, described as conical tornadoes up to 20,000 miles high.
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Perfume and sachets for elegant wardrobe enchantment
A columnist advises choosing high grade or affordable fragrant sachets to scent clothes and drawers. She recommends atomizers for best liquid perfume, day compacts for easy touch ups, and notes that scent should hint at flowers while avoiding overpowering notes.
Dear Dorothy Dix Love Query Seems One Sided
Dorothy Dix answers a widow who loves a younger man who rejects marriage. She cautions against delusion, urges accepting his no, and suggests pursuing other prospects. Additional letters discuss differences in interests in marriage, and a 45 year old woman seeking social outings is advised to find daytime activities and let her husband rest.
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Recreation Investment Rises Across TVA Lakes in 1948
Investment in recreation facilities boats boathouses and services grew to 15 714 401 dollars by end of 1948 up from 12 900 000 in 1947 Private summer cottages accounted for about 1 4 million of the increase Recreational visits to TVA lakes rose from 7 3 million person days in 1947 to over 11 million in 1948 Dams boosted totals to more than 16 million visitors including dam visitors Employment in recreation enterprises on TVA lake shores rose from 334 to 407 man years between 1947 and 1948.
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Tva Lakes
Academie Francaise Founded by Richelieu in 1635
The Academie Francaise was established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu to standardize French language and literature. It grew into a distinguished scholarly body with long term cultural impact.
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Academie Francaise
Cardinal Richelieu
Cuba Flag Origins Tied to New York Rooming House
The Cuban flag was designed in a New York rooming house and first flown over a New York building in 1850, tying its early symbolism to a colonial era immigrant milieu and urban display.
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