Profundity of Incompetence Tops Local Art Show
Reporter Charles Fontenay earns invitation to join the art league and titles his prize piece The Profundity of Incompetence. The canvas, color and abstract interpretation draw crowds, prompting renewed attention to a Tennessee city exhibit with recurring themes including a missing man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Fontenay
Art League
Fontenay
Kissam Hall
Nashville
The
Chattanooga Times
Rose Budd welcomed at Union Methodist event
The writer recalls a warm gathering in Union at Mrs Frees son’s home with rose buds, plaques, and a large crowd of Methodists. A supper with baked hands green lima beans and other dishes followed, featuring camellia corsages and stained glass colors, as attendees praised the church.
Fourth Grade Room Mother Tales From a Busy Home
A fourth grade room mother shares daily routines from a busy school year. She recalls visiting Union, meeting families, and the charm and chaos of organizing class treats and cookies while guiding her child and fellow mothers through classroom activities and social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perm
Wrese Yi
Rose, Jr
Mary
Mary's
Enon
Spirit of Christmas film available from Southern Bell
A 30 minute colored film titled The Spirit of Christmas is available for schools churches and other groups. It features The Nativity and The Night Before Christmas with the Mable Beaton Marionettes. Call Southern Bell business office for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Presley
Southern Bell
Clement Clark Moore
Mable Beaton
Southern Bell Business Office
Ice cold beer seized and bond set in Laurel cases
Law officers took two cases of beer from a drinks box and set Ike on a five hundred dollar bond. The search warrant was sworn out by Leonard Melvin Jr and signed by Toney Parker of Laurel. The narrative weaves in stray, fragmented memories about family, syrup mills, cane juice, and a distant geographic note referencing Lilvia and Spain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Brooks
Henry Barlow
Ike
Leonard Melvin, Jr
Toney Parker
Laurel
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