Gate Citians Will Manage Lee County Fair in Pennington Gap
Walter H. Goans and Prof H L Stallard signed contracts to manage and promote Lee county's first fair to run the week of September 7 at Pennington Gap. Sponsored by Lee Athletic Corporation, the 1936 fair will use a 15 acre ball park enclosure claimed as the south's largest. The event will feature agricultural and industrial exhibits and the region's largest carnival, with Goans as president and Stallard as secretary of the Scott County Fair association.
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Gate City
Walter H. Goans
H. L. Stallard
Lee County
Pennington Gap
Lee Athletic Corporation
Lee County Fair
Goans
Stallard
Epworth League to stage comedy Sis Perkins at high school
Epworth League of Groat Street Methodist church presents the comedy Sis Perkins at the high school auditorium Friday June 12 at 7 p.m. Cast includes Miss Martha Stone George Gibson Miss Loyale Wimmer Lloyd Evelyn Quillin Glady a Fred Mays Jimmy Harnett Imogene Barnes Fred Gilfaether. The comedy promises ample entertainment and is described as one of the best available.
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Epworth League
Groattreet Methodist Church
Sis Perkins
Martha Stone
George Gibson
Loyale Wimmer
Lloya In
Evelyn Quillin
Glady A
Camporee Held by Dante Scouts Near St. Paul
A three day Boy Scout Camporee of Clinch district the Lonesome Pine Council Virginia division is being held at St. Paul near Dante and will close tomorrow morning. Dante Troop No 2 led by Scoutmaster F L Thompson attends with other troops and adult leaders from Russell and Dickenson counties and St. Paul Wiss county. Many contests are featured with a merit banner awarded to the troop showing most merit badges won. Dante troop won the banner last year.
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Dante
Lonesom¢ Pine Council
Virginia
St. Paul
Here
Dante Troop No. 2
Tne
F. L. Thompson
Russell
Dickenson
Wiss
Tri-State Singers Plan Fourteenth Convention at Bullitt Park
Big Stone Gap Virginia June 6 The Tri State Singing Association will hold its fourteenth annual convention in Bullitt Park on Sunday June 14 announced by president H F P Fleenor Kyle s Ford Tennessee Past conventions were rain free in Big Stone Gap Singers from Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee travel for the all day event The Fox Memorial Stadium seating is ready to accommodate the anticipated large crowd after ERAs concrete work was completed
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Big Stone Gap
H. F P. Fleenor
Kyle's
Fox Memorial Stadium
Bullitt Park
Emergency Relief Administration
Clintwood Forms Commerce Group In Virginia
Clintwood Virginia reports the formation of a Chamber of Commerce in the mountain town. About twenty five leading citizens attended the organizing meeting held in Clintwood with W. Phipps elected president and Livingston Trivett Avon Sykes R S Adams Haysi William M McClure H H McCoy among officers. A ten member committee from each district will recruit members and the next meeting is set for the local courthouse in June.
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Clintwood
Chamber of Commerce
Sweeting
Dickenson County
W. &. Phipps
Commonwealth's
Chamber
Lving
W. It
Trivett
William M. McClure
Avon Sykes
Haysi
R. S. Adams
Clinchfield Can Corporation
Clinchen
H H. McCoy
Kennedy
Belfast Mills man Cam Waterman held in shooting
Honaker Virginia June 6 Cam Waterman of Belfast Mills Va is arrested in connection with the May 28 shooting wound of Carl Wills. Commonwealth Attorney B Pulley led the investigation and Fuller notes Waterman released on 85000 bond. The case is linked to a jealous dispute over a young woman and Waterman remains under medical care.
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the Times
Honaker
Cam Waterman
Belfast Mills
Carl Wills
B. Pulley
Waterman
Commonwealths
Fuller
Mutter
Mathie Willis
Members Chosen for School Board in Clintwood Area
At a June 5 meeting of the electoral board in Clintwood Virginia three incumbents were reelected and two new members named to the county school board. The new board includes J. M. Sutherland representing Sand Lick, CG. G. Jackson for Willis, Meredith Boges for Kennedy, Leonard Sykes for Clintwood, replacing Parkis Fuller, and Franklin Stanley for Nora occupying the former seat of Simpson. The board is composed of Weenach, Chintwaoe, Aven, and Senter.
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Parkis Fuller
Franklin Stanley
Nora
Simpson Foyer
Meo Clure
Vweenach
Chintwaoe
Avenaysi
MM. & Senter
Dungannon Grads End School Work
Fifteen high school seniors graduate from Dungannon high school during closing exercises. They perform the class play Miss Adventure tonight in the high school auditorium. Rev M F Hall will preach the commencement sermon tomorrow at 11 am. Final exercises Monday feature a speech by W V Pierce of Gate City, South Church, who will present diplomas.
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Dungannon
Dungannon High School
M. FE. Hall
Ghide Spring Baptist Church
Hew
W. V Pierce
M. ©. Church
South
Gate City
Pierce
Community Singing Sessions Planned At Local Hall
Readable bits indicate a schedule for singing sessions held at the municipal hall on December 21 with participation by local residents. Names appear garbled but suggest community groups and organizers. Further details unclear due to OCR errors.
Foreman Training Classes Held In Wise Virginia
Foreman training sessions run weekly under the State Division of Public Instruction and Glinchfield Coat Corp with local foremen as instructors. Sessions cover various bralices and run Tuesday through Friday afternoons and Tuesday night, featuring instructor supervision and evangelist led revival messages by W. C. Gray of Birmingham, Alabama in Wise.
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Dante
State Division of Public Instruction
Glinchfield Coat Corporation
Wise
Church of God
Wi. C. Gray
Birmingham
Alabama
Pierce Announces Magistrate Candidacy in 13th District
W. B. Pierce announces his candidacy for magistrate of Sullivan County's Thirteenth Civil District. He notes he was urged by friends and neighbors to run, pledging to serve taxpayers and citizens to the best of his ability if elected in the upcoming August general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Sullivan County
Award Winners Listed Correctly Transposed Names
The Times reports errors in Dobyns Bennett high school awards with two corrections. Elinor Jones should read Eleanor Jane Cusick and Miss Frances Logwood should read Francis Logwood, daughter of E R Logwood, in the junior high essay contest results from the past year.
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the Times
Dobyns-Bennett High School
Elinor Jones
Eleanor Jane Cusick
Frances Logwood
Francis Logwood
E R. Logwood
Camporee set for Sequoyah Council Scouts
Sequoyah Council, BSA, plans its first annual Camporee at Ocampo June 18 19 with 203 plus Scouts from 30 troops expected. Activities include patrol campsites archery handicraft nature lore cooking demonstrations and a final assembly with recognitions. Campfire at 8 pm will feature D R Shearer council president and E W Palmer.
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John G. Triplett
W. Louie Kinch
Elizabethton
D. R. Shearer
E. W. Palmer
National Council
Pastors to Hold Revival Services and Camporee
A tent revival near Sullivan High School starts tomorrow at 7 p m under Rev Giles Barrett and Rev H H Doty, lasting four weeks. A Camporee led by Scout Executive with Louie Kinch, Glenn Starr and others aims to boost camping interest and introduce the Council Camp rite in the Unaka National Forest. Construction progresses rapidly toward July and commissioners from the Sequoyah Council met to discuss camp and Camporee developments with regional leaders in attendance.
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Sullivan High School
Giles Barrett
H. H. Doty
Louie Kinch
Glenn
Starr
Unaka National Forest
Commissioners of Use Seqquoyah Council
Scout
Triplett
Clay Baxterly
Bristol
Lee VW. Hurat
Clifford Sanders
Kingsport
Arthur Clark
Elizabethton
John Hert
Johnson City
Glenn cc. Starr
Erwin
IOOF Names Its Annual Officials Seated at Campton
In Dante Virginia the IOOF held its annual installation for the second 1936 term. Elected officers include Chief Tyetr, treasurer J. J. Rings, and junior ward pay Mullins. Senior High participated, with installation planned for July 6.
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Dante
Campton Wis
Tyetrareh Af
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Lee Fair
W. H. Goans
League
Broad Street Church
Dante Scouts
Tri-State Singers
Commerce Group
Dungannon Grads
John Grecar
W. C. Hillman
Nola Horne
Sumea Osborne
Beulah Hillman
Lillian Quillen
Margaret Murphy
Ireland Milton
Francis Carbaugh
R. F. Boatright
Ian Johnson
Mary Elliott
Suella Baker
B. *. Beard
Roberta Stapleton
Hall
Iskeehallen
Olivers
W. S. Pierce
Washington School
Walter Hutchins
Grouns
Sequoyah Council
Boy Scouts of America
IOOF
Craft-Tidwell, Inc
FORD
United States
Universal Credit Company
The
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Ford Motor Company
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