Night of Social News and Dinner at Colonial Hall
A fragmentary social column recounts a dinner party in Jefferson City Tennessee at Colonial Hall honoring Miss Corene Renfro of Elizabethton. The piece notes lavish decor with Dresden and pink endaver flowers, pink candles, and a formal menu. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Bee and guests Merna Bible Ben of Elizabethton Dr. H. Clark of Greeneville and Dann Bible of College Station Texas. The excerpt also hints at a lyrical poem fragment and local teen Circle Girls activities.
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Jefferson City
Tenn
M. L. Bee
Colonial Hall
Misa Corene Renfro
Elizabethton
Renfro
Corene A
Merna Bible
Ben
BR. H.lark
Greeneville
Texas
Mrs. Dann Bible
College Station
Crepe de Chine West With a Piped Frill Pleases School Girl
College wardrobe note from Mme Lisbeth highlights a navy fibre silk crepe de chine blouse with a white vest, piped navy silk, and pink tucks. It emphasizes simple construction and easy cleaning by dipping in gasoline for college wardrobes.
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Mme, Lisbeth
Missionary meeting at Myrtle Street gathers crowd
Mrs. Roy Goodwin met at Myrtle Street last evening with a good turnout. Mrs. Jim Pyle opened the session as president, followed by devotionals led by Mrs. Wm. Coleman. Miss Elsie Long read a paper titled Who Is Your Neighbor. Social hour featured ice course by Mrs. Goodwin. Country Club hostesses for tomorrow’s sewing and bridge are Mrs. J. Fred Johnson and Mya Wes Hufford.
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Tian Church
Roy Goodwin
Myrtle Street
Jim Pyle
Wm. Coleman
Elsie Long
J. Fred Johnson
Mya
Wes Hufford
Visitors in the City From Nearby Towns and States
Mr L V Brinkeman of Knoxville was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mrs Elberta Bickney and aunt of Coeburn Va were visitors in the city yesterday. Mrs Hattie Haverly and son of Church Hill were shopping here yesterday. Miss Pearl Turner has returned from a visit with her grandparents in Cook's Valley. Miss Margaret Jennings of Gate City was a visitor in the city yesterday. Mr and Mrs Peirce and family will leave tomorrow for a week camping near Wytheville Va. Mr Charles Worley of Bluff City was a business visitor here yesterday. Verna Mae Welfe is expected tonight from Earl Park Ind. Dr and Mrs R L Smith will return this evening from Tate Springs where they spent several days. Mrs C G Turner has returned from a visit with her brother in Martin Ky. Misses Louise Hattie and Mary Wenry Isabelle and Elzira Buckles of Bluff City were visiting in the city yesterday. The worst possible advertisement farming community can have is that an guest of his grandparents for a few days.
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Verna Mae Welfe
Earl Park
Ind
R. L. Smith
Tate Springs
Louise
Hattie
Mary Wenry
Isabelle
Elzira Buckles
Bluff City
Joseph Morley
Bristol
J. W. Howard
Local Social Roundup From Benham to Wildwood
Ray Edens returned yesterday to Benham Kentucky after signing several days here as the ghost of his uncle J M Cooper. Mrs W P Walker and Miss Julia Dahl have returned to Johnson City after visiting Mrs H C Bunn here for several days. Messrs Wm Lemmons and Lucian Davis formerly of Kingaport now with Jessup and Moore Paper Co in Delaware are spending the weekend at Wildwood New Jersey. Mrs A M Remine and daughter Margaret of Whitesburg Tennessee have been guests of Mrs Remine's mother Mrs Rebecca Richardson on Hammond avenue. Miss Magdalene Richardson who has been teaching at Berea College is spending her vacation here as guest of her mother on Hammond avenue. Dance at Inland Park tonight from 9 to 1 30 with Lindemanns Orchestra.
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Ray “Edens
Benham
Si Nining
W. P. Walker
Julia Dahl
Johnson City
H. C. Bunn
Messrs
Wm. Lemmons
Lucian Davis
Kingaport
Jessup and Moore Paper Company
Delaware
Wildwood, N. J
A. M. Remine
Margaret
Whitesburg
Tenn
Magdalene Richardson
Berea College
Berea
Rebecca Richardson
Hammond Avenue
Canadians Begin Talk of General Election As Parliament Quits
Ottawa reports prorogation ignites talk of a fall general election as Mackenzie King’s Liberal government weighs dissolution. With Labor Party questions and Nova Scotia’s Liberal defeat, New Brunswick’s August 10 election looms as a pivotal barometer influencing King's timing and possible Parliament dissolution. Premier King rests at his country home while MPs campaign. if held, mid October is likely.
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Tran
Ottawa
Mackenzie King
Labor Party
House of Commons
King
Labor
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
Hare
Dominion
Arthur Meighen
Conservative
Manitoba
Persia Angered at Soviet Declares Tehran Report
An official Persian dispatch from Teheran condemns Soviet actions in the Turkmen conflicts. It cites violations of the Russo Persian treaty, border police attacks at Aleppup Kausehhab and Chat, Russian border posts on Persian soil, and the water diversion that harmed three villages on the Choras San border. Moscow replies are described as evasive.
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Berlin
Teheran
Persia
Aleppup
Kausehhab
Chat
Chorassan
Moscow
Russell Scott to Make Baskets at Chester Asylum
Russell Scott, convicted murderer of Joseph Maurer, was sent to the Chester Asylum for the Criminally Insane where officials say he will weave baskets as constructive work. Scott resisted claims of insanity and insisted he is not insane.
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Chicago
Russell Scott
Joseph Maurer
Chester Asylum
Scott
Farm club work leads to college enrollments in 1924
A United States Department of Agriculture survey shows 51 percent of new University of Tennessee agriculture students in fall 1924 were former club members. More than 8,600 former agricultural club members entered state universities in 1924, with club experience facilitating college financing and highlighting education as a path to better farm and home making practices. G L Herington notes rising former members pursue more learning after applying project experience to college goals.
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University of Tennessee College of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
G. L. Herington
British Adopt Turtle as Useful Garden Pet
London officials note turtles increasingly kept as household pets in gardens to combat snails and pests. Dealers report tens of thousands imported from the Mediterranean, with prices from sixpence to four shillings. Gardeners claim turtles are loyal, readily adapt after a water treat, and rarely stray once settled. The piece also mentions fairs showcasing regional agricultural and home products.
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London
England
Mediterranean
Markets by the Angoinzed Press in Louisville Aug 14
cattle two hundred slow unchanged hogs nine hundred steady eight to thirteen seventy five sheep one thousand steady five fifty down lambs fourteen ewes and wethers fourteen fifty
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Louisville
Dallas Promoter Faces Mann Act Probe
Aug 19.2 grand jury indictments accuse James B. Smith a well known Alexandria La contractor of transporting a 16 year old girl from Louisiana to Dallas. The girl was in Smith care under her mother’s control en route to school in Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
James B. Smith
Alexandria
Louisiana
Smith
Murder Trial of William Sheffey Recalled in Tennessee Case
William Sheffey, arrested in Knoxville after an April 12 incident, was indicted in Blount county court and jailed in London. He was acquitted of a murder charge tied to the September 1915 Sevier county killing of Dora Davis amid family feud and church disruptions following her death.
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Sheffey
Knoxville
Blount County
Davis
Sevier County
Friends
John R. Davis
Purification Promise Calotabs Health Claim Ad
A health ad urges purifying the system for perfect health with Calotabs. It claims nature rewards vitality after a thorough course taken once or twice weekly for several weeks. The copy promotes a family package with directions priced 35 cents and a trial package. Sold by druggists.
Sheffey Faces Separate Counts In Local Case
After wartime service as a lieutenant with bravery overseas, Sheffey returns to Maryville. Friends support him despite circumstantial evidence and vagaries in alleged crimes. They claim another person was implicated in the Poe case as the case against Sheffey is set to be heard count by count. The accused hails from a prominent local family with widely known educator siblings active in church circles.
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Sheffey
Maryville
Sheffey Returns From War Takes Steady Corporate Post
After returning from the war, Sheffey secured a responsible role with a large Maryville corporation. He earns praise for efficiency while five attorneys on both sides prepare for a stiff fight over his life as the case lingers.
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Sheffey
Yar
Maryville
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