Jamborees Held by Boy Scouts in Bristol and Kingsport
Bristol and King Johnson Day Scout Troops conducted jamborees on May 17 and Friday afternoon in dahughen City. The events featured parades, merit badge presentations, camp fires, and speeches by local officials including Deputy Commissioner Dr. Hawkins and Field Executive Sprott. Plans for the 1930 summer program at Camp Oscola on the Holston River were outlined as Scouting expands across the Chief Benge Cherokee area.
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Bristol
King Johnson Day
Cordon Sprott
Dahughen City
Priacs
Shelahnsen City
Ratt
Aligabethtony
Wilhur Hammer
Creasurer Howard
Ty Ge W. Palmer
Renge
Cherokee Council
Thomas Dudney
Kingsport
Jack Hunter
Bob Shetterly
Weymouth Palmer
Johnson City
Fair Wounds
Hawkins
Sprott
Palmer
Tey
Benge-Cherokee
Camp
Osconla
Holston River
Duneth
Thay
Vacation Church School Opens at Fives Methodist
The Vacation Church School at Fives Methodist Church opens tomorrow under the First Methodist Church Religious Education committee led by Rev. W L Pickerie. It serves four to twelve year olds in three groups with nine teachers and helpers, offering Bible study hymn study worship recreation and Philippine World Friendship Treasure Chest handwork over two weeks from 9:00 to 11:30 daily, closing June 1.
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Fives Methodist Church
First Methodist Church
W. L. Pickerie
Theyill
Wight
Scboal
Edith Johnson
Elizabeth, Ketrun
Gearwid
Davy
Juanita Bellamy
Juanita Gvicy
Helen Sanders
Virginia Shipp
Mildred Pyle
Philippine Islands
John R Todd Announces Candidacy for State Senate
Kingsport attorney Joan R Todd Jr announces seeking Democratic nomination for State Senator in the second district Sullivan and Hawkins counties. He calls for budget restraint, debt reduction by bonds, opposing new taxes, and no extra compensation. He supports good roads schools and fiscal prudence while opposing tax increases and extra appointments.
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Joan R. Todd, Jr
Kingsport
Sullivan
Hawking
Todd
Tennessee
Tennes- Soc
Commonwealth
Oldest Trousers and Handkerchief Claim Stated
G P Detter of Maiden North Carolina asserts ownership of the oldest trousers in the south possibly America. The 1830 trousers were worn to this country from Germany by the great-uncle. His mother gave him the handkerchief 55 years ago.
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N. C
G. P. Detter
South
America
Germany
Detter
American Legion To Meet Monday Night
The American Legion holds its semi monthly session in the Legion Club Room at the municipal building tomorrow evening at 8:00. The meeting will be strictly business, with the gold pot pending from several sessions and expected to be discussed. A Decoration Day report is anticipated and veterans’ graves will be decorated. Camp Harmmond and Junior League baseball will also be on the agenda. Attendance is urged.
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American Legion
Legion Club
Harmmond
Band School for Beginners Here Opens This Summer
An announcement from S. T. Witt, director of instrumental music in city schools, says a summer band school for beginners will open soon. Witt invites eager pupils to enroll now, assist with instrument selection, and receive purchasing advice so they are ready when the session begins.
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T. Witt
Witt
Mr. Witt
Annual Children s Day services at F P Church
First Presbyterian Church hosts a 10 30 p m Children s Day program replacing the morning message. The program features a professional orchestra, school songs, invocations, grade roll, department exercises, responsive reading by intermediate students, meditations on the 23rd Psalm, an address by Rev F P Johnston, offertory by the orchestra, and a recessional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
F. P. Johnston
New Dry Cleaning Firm Opens in Kingsport
The American Dry Cleaning Company, led by T A and L QO Babcock, opens in the former Kingsport Bottling Works building on Boone Street with a modern plant and latest equipment. Two delivery tracks will handle pickup and drop-off service as owners bring extensive Johnson City experience to Kingsport.
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American Dry Cleaning Company
T A. and
L. QO. Babcock
Kingsport Bottling Works
Boone Street
Kingsport
Johnson City
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BOY
Blue Gem Coal
John R. Todd
Senate
General Assembly
S. T. Witt
F. P. Church
American Dry Cleaning Co
Boone St
Five Points
WM. Kinnear Music Studio
Nall Building
Room
Sterchi’s
Smalgest
Victor
Brunswick
Broad Street
Sterchi Bros. Stores, Inc
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