Great gray caravans and local society notices
A mix of social notes requests for a Times Society Editor column, a Jackson PTA poem, and local club events. Reports include Boy Scout hike, American Legion Auxiliary, Young Peoples Missionary Society, Lincoln PTA meeting, Country Club sewing and bridge, Hazel Speers birthday party with Halloween decor, prize winners, and a visit from Mr. Fred Umbarger to Clinchport Virginia.
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Young Peoples Missionary Society
Hazel Barger
Sevier Street
Local residents feted with visits and weekend hostings
A string of social notes from Blountville to Johnson City lists guests spending weekends with friends and relatives, including Hugh Masengill in Blountville, Gus Howard in Big Stone Gap, and Miss Mattie Hollinsworth arriving from Knoxville to visit. Several trips to Bristol, Johnson City, and Knoxville are noted, with families and hosts named among the readers’ network of connections.
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Mattie Hollinsworth
Knoxville
Card of Thanks for Father Bowman Death
Mrs John H Bowman expresses gratitude for friends kindness sympathy and beautiful floral offerings shown during her father s death and asks May God bless each and everyone
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Bowman
Tennessee highway chief defends road program amid funds dispute
Nashville with J. C. Creveling Jr stating the highway department kept politics out of road building and would use remaining federal aid funds unless Secretary of Agriculture Jardine intervenes. He asserts progress on main highways and fairness to all counties including Shelby. He cites June 30 1925 used allotment and August 1 1925 balance of 925 208 89 of 1 622 985.00 for 1925 26.
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Nashville, Tenn
J. C. Creveling, Jr
W. M. Jardine
Secretary of Agriculture
Creveling
Jardine
Tennessee
Chamber of Commerce
Nashville
Senator McKellar
Highway Department
McKellar
New Bank Granted Permit In Tennessee Last Month
S S McDonell reports Peoples Bank and Trust Co of Dyersburg received permission to begin business with 100000 capital. Union State Bank of Bradyville cut capital to 12500. Tennessee Trust became Franklin State Bank in Johnson City. County superintendent exams set by P L Harned for Oct 9 and 10 at the state capitol. White county leads with an applicant.
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Tennessee
S. S. McDonell
Peoples Bank and Trust Co
Dyersburg
Tenn
Union State Bank
Bradyville
Tennessee Trust Company
Johnson City
Franklin State Bank
P. L. Harned
State Capitol
White County
Treasury balances of state comptroller’s office shown
On October 1 the treasury balance stood at 3 714 651 99 dollars compared with 5 776 624 99 dollars on September 1, indicating a substantial decrease in state funds over the month.
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Comptrollers Office
Treasury
Tennessee Forests as a Wealth Source in 1925
Nashville reports Tennessee forests as a wealth source and key natural resource. Conservation and fire protection are urged. Maddox projects 150 board feet per acre annual growth, with potential 1.8 billion board feet yearly after full protection and fifty years. Private, federal, and state holdings totaled millions of acres with a $47 million timber value.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
R. S. Maddox
Mr. Maddox
Maddox
Irish fishing industry on wine gloom in Dublin
Dublin October 5 Father White chairman of the Fisherman's Association warns that in five or six years at the current decay rate there will be no fishing in Ireland. The Ministry of Fisheries says state loans cannot develop the industry and progress must come from private effort as in Great Britain.
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Dublin
Father White
Fisherman’s Association
Ireland
Ministry of Fisheries
Great Britain
September Receipts and Disbursements Totals and Major Items
Receipts for September reached 1 843 644 27 with disbursements at 3 905 617 27. Key receipts included insurance companies 517 955 00 highway department 513 514 59 gasoline privilege tax 320 070 11 and tobacco sales tax 115 471 48. Major disbursements were Confederate pensions 116 179 82 University of Tennessee Maintenance and Development Fund 1 828 047 78 school fund and highway department 1 102 872 82.
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Highway Department
University of Tennessee
Englishman Impressed by U S Visit and City life
An English visitor, R G Thompson of Derwent mills, sails home from New York with vivid impressions. He praises New Yorkers as kind and polite, notes richly dressed women, many straw hats, clean footwear, and claims New York has the dearest meals, the finest Fifth Avenue, the longest Broadway, and a city full of crowding streets and wrecked buildings. He also highlights a high consumption of candy, soda, and ice.
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London
New York
England
R. G. Thompson
Derwent Mills
New Yorker
Europe
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
Russian Church Conclave Summoned by Holy Synod
Moscow October 5 The third all Russian church conclave opens tomorrow at Christ the Savior Cathedral summoned by the Holy Synod the sole orthodox authority recognized by the Soviet government Its aim is to end dissensions stemming from Patriarch Tikhon s abdication and to consider reforms to fit the Soviet regime Bishops from both Tikhonites and Holy Synod are invited to participate Patriarch Basil the former Nicaean Metropolitan is expected to attend to aid reestablishment of the Russian church
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Moscow
Christ the Savior
Holy Synod
Tikhon
Stanford urged to develop world famous botanical gardens
Dr. Leroy Abrams of Stanford University's botany department says conditions at Stanford are ideal for creating a world famous botanical gardens institute. The grounds already host plants from Alaska to Tasmania, thriving outdoors across diverse climates and regions.
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Stanford University
Calif
Leroy Abrams
Stanford
Alaska
Canada
New England
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Texas
Arizona
Mexico
West Indies
Central America
Ecuador
Brazil
Chile
Norway
England
Fraance
Spain
Austria
Canary Islands
Sicily
Greece
Syria
Caucasus
Himalayas
China
Japan
Algiers
Sahara
South Africa
New Zealand
New Caledonia
Tasmania
Mining sections of Alaska linked by air service
Fairbanks plans direct air routes linking interior Alaska railroad terminals to mining settlements. Ten landing fields have been built or are under construction with Fairbanks as the hub. Fields in Lake Minchumina Tacoma and Flat lie 125, 250 and 325 miles away, Ruby 230 miles from Fairbanks. An air link between Ruby and Tacoma covers 100 miles.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Lake Minchumina
Tacoma
Flat
Mount McKinley
Ruby
Parisians Watch Americans GNAW Corn on the Cob
Paris observers note American visitors enjoy corn on the cob at a Boulevard Des Italiens grill room. The eatery keeps curtains drawn so passersby can watch diners. Americans savor roasting ears, oyster stews, ham and eggs, plus gridle cakes with Vermont apples. French patrons also try many dishes though corn on the cob remains a novelty.
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Paris
Boulevard Des Italiens
SPECIAL TRAINS TO CARRY PILGRIMAGES
Paris reports twenty seven special trains recently to carry pilgrims to Lourdes the miracle town of France for the nativity of the Virgin. About 60000 visitors attended with groups from Cambrai Rouen Coutances Grenoble and abroad including England Italy and Portugal. Large contingents ferried sick and lame seeking cures with varying group sizes.
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Paris
Lourdes
France
Thither
Cambrai
Rouen
Coutances
Grenoble
England
Italy
Portugal
Paint Will Brighten and Save Buildings
Tennessee farmers can save their farm buildings brighten homes and boost credit by using paint says the State College of Agriculture University of Tennessee. The article explains how paint protects wood from decay caused by fungi, detailing how spores grow and spread and how thick coats and proper application prevent moisture and air from reaching the wood fibers.
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Tennessee
State College of Agriculture
University of Tennessee
Danish Competition Shrinks Irish Pig Trade in Dublin
Dublin October five report describes the Irish pig trade as the worst in 30 years. Danes dominate markets, driving Irish pigs from Britain. Prewar Ireland kept 976,000 pigs to Denmark's 600,000. now Denmark reportedly has 1,800,000 pigs while Ireland declines due to feed costs, last year's potato crop failure, and reluctance to breed.
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Dublin
Ireland
Denmark
MacKenna
Dail
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Times Society
Caravans
Hal Borland
Jackson P.T. A
Jackson Parent-Teacher Association
Boy Scouts
Troop 1
Camp Hammond
Hamlett and
Shelton
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Missionary Society
Lincoln P.T. A
The
Lincoln Parent-Teacher Association
Country Club
Nancy Pierce
Ruth Haire
R. A. Lacy
W. W. Hufford
Hazel Speers
Hallowe’en
Iva Lady
Bessie Crowe
Virginia Shaw
Margaret Stephenson
Mary Lynn Stone
Ruth Barnstine
Nancy Stone
Bessie Crow
Bessie Stuart
Margaret McNeil
Mary Ilynn Stone
Ruth Barnstein
Mildred Shalet
Junior Williams
Charles Jones
Frank Jones
Helen Shaw
Margaret Speers
Fred Umbarger
Clinchport, Va
Herbert Rawlison
Madge Bellamy
Napoli
Ben Turpin
Pathe News
Viola Dana
Ruth
Henry W. Savage
Holman Day
F.fonson
F. Wicheler
Edward Cline
Walter Hiers
Raymond McKee Victor Peter Gale
Henry
Winifred Dunn
Tully Marshall
Hugh Masengill
Blountville
Gus Howard
Big Stone Gap
R. M. Keller
Bristol
J. D. Clayton
Appalachia
Aee
J. B. Pectol of
Arcadia
S. A. Slagle
Gene
Zoe Weaver
Erwin
S. K. Lindsay
Hagan Minnich
Holston Street
R. F. Porter
Asheville, N. C
Mrs. J. Mack Bond
E. E. Wilkerson
Murdock
Ill
Margaret
Stacie Clayman
Flem Dobyns
J. W. Dobyns
B. E. Dobyns
Holston
Chattanooga
H. C. Webb
Dorothy Leonard
Tom Inman
Morristown, Tenn
E. H. Cash
Akron
Ohio
L. D. Collins
Ed McKinney
Messrs
Bob and
Bill Snow
W. S. Waddell
Abingdon, Va
Norah Harrison
J. W. Harrison
George Fulkerson
Jonesboro
Olaf Wexler
Ray Walker
Rogersville
S. V. Fulkerson
Richmond Va
Isabell Camper
Mrs. Wilson
Francis Moyers
Sam Smith
Charles Ferris
Elizabeth Bailey
Dante, Va
W. D. Ketron
A. J. Dean
Mrs.h. C. McDannell
Greeneville
Mr. McDannell
C. D. Tate
Mr. S. O. Nave
Ruth Ketron
Irene Shoun
Vernon Jontz
G. D. Elkins
Kent Walker
Coeburn
Jake Vaughn
Lester
Ravine Street
Eliza
Ruth Pectol
Sadie Pendleton
Louise
Harry Akard
Missouri
Pats Akard
E. M. Lynch
Mrs. Kyle Huddle
Indian Springs
Mrs. Jones
B. F. Carter
J. Fred Johnson and Company
Associated Press
Strand Theatre
U. S
Met
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