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Addie Boyd Wagner's Report Card
"The Messenger" - Meet the class of '34
Pupils of Mrs. Nave to be presented in Recital at Academy 1941 newspaper article
Countin' blessins on laundry day newspaper clipping date and source unknown
Deaths from the Spanish Flu 1918-1919

"The Messenger" edited by the students of Johnson County High School, Harry Laws - Editor in Chief

Meet The seniors of '34

Class Officers:
President - Tom Walsh
Vice President - Paul McEwen
Secretary - Myrtle Robinson
Class Sponsorer - Prof. Ray Shoun
Class Flower - White Rose
Class Colors - Blue and Gold
Class Moto - "Work works wonders"

(Note: senior students are listed by name with some having identifying information such as home location and parents)

Madge Johnson - daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Johnson
Tom Walsh - varsity letterman in football and president of senior class
Argus Blevins - the best scholar; from Shady Valley; varsity debater, the East Tennessee Champion in extempore speaking
Nell Wilson - daughter of Squire W.S. Wilson of Trade
Claude Cress - served as president of class; musician of the class
Maude Phillippi - quiet and cheerful
Beulah Wilson - one of the most popular and talented; from Dewey
Paul McEwen - "Preacher"; served as Captain of football; star in basketball; Vice President of senior class
James Hodge - Class Poet
Alma Ward - baby of the class, only 16 years of age; daughter of C.R. Ward of Neva
Charles Robinson - son of Mr. and Mrs. M.M. Robinson
Hester Howard - Hesteria, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R.J. Howard
Roger Farthing - son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Farthing of Mill Creek
Lena Dowell - wants to be a beauty specialist
Ben Dillion - sits high in the hearts of students
Myrtle Robinson - one of the best scholars; from Shady Valley
Junior Wilson - from Doe Valley
Walter Taylor - only graduate from Laurel Bloomery; son of Justice and Mrs. Taylor
Ada Garland - has attended JCHS for only one year; wants to teach school
Parlee Gentry - loyal and likeable
D.L. Snyder - son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah Snyder of Maymead
Ruby Love - from Trade; wants to teach
Jabin Simcox - from Maymead
John Church - came to JCHS in the fall of 1931
Nat Lowe - "The spirit of the senior class."
Maurice Farris - humorist and comedian of the senior class; son of Mr. and Mrs. M.E. Farris of Mountain City
Roger Crawford - son of Mrs. D.H. Crawford of Mountain City
Paul Chappel - son of W.T. Chappell, Esq. of Shouns; 4 year letterman in football
Norman McQueen - formerly attended Watauga Academy and other schools; son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom McQueen of Vaughtsville

The above information is abstracted from the Johnson County News, Mountain City, TN, Wednesday, 4 April 1934, page 1. It was submitted by and presented here with the permission of Ruby Coleman

1941 Newspaper Article - Mountain City

I was looking over a newspaper article sent to me by my dad's cousin and I noticed an article titled "Pupils of Mrs. Nave to be presented in Recital at Academy" the date is May 12 or 13, 1941. Part of the name of the paper was torn off but it ended in Tennessee.

Listed are the names of the song and the author and then the name of the child doing the song. (I found this confusing) Some of the names of people in the article are: Anna & Kathy Goodwin, Mary Ellen Walker, Helen Jordan, Janet Greenwell, Betty Jo Goodwin, Ruth Lipford, Joyce Dean Stout, Jo Ellen Belvin, Earleen Cress, Doris Matherly, Edna Rambo--I may have forgotten a few.

Submitted by and used with the permission of Linda R. Hogan

Countin' blessins on laundry day

This is a clipping found among my Mother's (Nona Marie Nichols) things.

Countin' blessins on laundry day

Here's some household hints for washing clothes exactly as given many years ago to a young bride by her Kentucky mountain grandmother. Somehow it makes that washer and dryer look mighty good.

1. bild fire in back yard to heet kettle of rain water.
2. set tubs so smoke won't blow in eyes if wind is pert.
3. shave one hole cake lie soap in biling water.
4. sort things, making three piles. 1 pile white, 1 pile cullored, 1 pile work
britches and rags.
5. stur flour in cold water to smooth then thein down with bilin water.
6. rub dirty spots on board, scrub hard, then bile, rub cullored but don't
bile, just rench and starch.
8. spred tee towels on grass.
9. hang old rags on fence.
10. pore rench water in flower bed.
11. scrub porch with hot soapy water.
12. turn tubs upside down.
13. go put on cleen dress...smooth hair with side combs...brew cup of
tee...set and rest a spell and count blessins.

Author unknown.

Submitted by Linda Sue Manning to Johnson County, TN list 1998

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