Chattanooga TN Archives - Page 2 of 3

This helter-skelter civilization of theirs

From April – June 1914 Emma Bell Miles wrote “Fountain Square Conversations” weekly for The Chattanooga News.

When Bessie Smith sang the blues she meant it. Smith (1894-1937) was the greatest and most influential classic blues singer of the 1920s.

Tennessean George W. Christians, chief officer of the fascist Crusader White Shirts, was an odd combination of comedian and sinister revolutionist.

Uncle Garnet decided that they needed some entertainment for their guests at the Fairyland Inn. He came up with the idea of miniature golf.

“To Sparrows, microbes or men there must come a day when the Good Gray Mother can feed no more,” warns Miles about overpopulation.

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