Moon Still Strong in Smoky Mountains of Tennessee
A Tennessee story recalls Gatlinburg floods and a lingering moonshine culture. Miss Barbara Dowell, former Pi Beta Phi teacher at Gatlinburg, describes tragedies of drink fueled incidents and a community reshaping standards at the Pi Phi Settlement school as moonshine lore endures in the Smokies. The piece notes a student body of 160, 12 graduates, and costs of ten dollars monthly to cover board and work programs.
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Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
Bara Dowell
Simith- Hughes
Pi Beta Phi
Gatlinburg
Lowa
Moon
Tink
Husky
Barbara
Jereck
Pi Phi
Gatlinburg Schoolwide Learning Efforts and Local Life
The Gatlinburg district showcases progressive education with a 16 cent hourly rate for some workers and inclusive effort to improve literacy. A 14-year-old girl, recently married to a former inmate, is noted as one example of social issues addressed. The area features a crack basketball team and a lefthanded baseball squad, with Smoky Mountain National Park soon designated nearby. Miss Barbara Dewell from Missouri Valley is visiting Walnut Court apartments.
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Impron
Misa Barbara
Tennessee
Gatlinburg
Smoky Mountain National Park
Dewell
Missouri Valley, In
Walter J. “Hunt
Walnut Court
Tennessee Mountaing
Miss Barbeara
Fragmented Local Read Yet Readable Snippet
A garbled OCR fragment notes a Gatlinburg home economics teacher and a remark about the Smokies, with unclear context and missing details.
Smacked but Dirty Look Scares Holdup
In Biuttré Ta on Sept 3 lid police report a holdup at a filling station where 76 year old O D Talbott owner faced a blackjack assault. The attacker fled toward an awaiting car with a man and woman inside, as the suspect escaped.
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