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Ted's Johnson City Time Warp Take a tour in time through the decades in Johnson City, Tennessee on Ted's Johnson City Time Warp.

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December 2003 - The Science Hill Topper Band under the direction of Tom Stites on Main Street in downtown Johnson City during the 2003 Johnson City Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 6th, 2003.

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December 1965 - "Little tykes go for the big Pepsi half-quarts" - Source: The Johnson City Press dated December 5, 1965. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated December 5th, 1965.

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December 1948 - Penny's Toyland Time - This photo was published in the Johnson City Press on December 5th, 1948, Left to right are David Farnsworth, Richard Powell, Kay Squibb, Santa, LeRoy Shipley, and George W. Yoder.

December 1964 - Dennis the Menace - Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated Decem...
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December 1964 - Dennis the Menace - Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated December 5th, 1964.

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December 1962 - Ad for the Jiffy Drive-Ins at 701 W. Market at Hillcrest. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated December 5th, 1962 by Ted Bowers.

Major Homer Pease - 5/18/1929 - 11/19/1966 - Killed in action in Vietnam. The late Major Homer L. Pease was a 1949 and 1...
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Major Homer Pease - 5/18/1929 - 11/19/1966 - Killed in action in Vietnam. The late Major Homer L. Pease was a 1949 and 1950 Science Hill High School graduate. But before Pease even made it to Science Hill, he decided to join the Marine Corps in 1942, when he was only 13 years old. A stranger portrayed himself as Pease’s father and appeared with him at the Johnson City recruiting office. Pease completed basic training and airborne paratrooper qualification while in the 101st Airborne. On the morning of D-Day, June 6, 1944, and for several days after, Pease made several jumps into France until he was wounded. He received a Purple Heart and then went on to fight in Ardennes Forest, the Battle of the Bulge, and at Berchtesgaden (known as Hitler’s Eagle Nest). After being wounded again, his true age of 15 was discovered. His rank was reduced from Sergeant to Private and Pease was sent home to Johnson City where he attended high school until he turned 16. Homer immediately signed back up for another two years, and he made it to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, before being sent back home again. Following his high school graduation in 1949, Pease learned he did not have enough credits and was required to complete them for graduation in 1950. Pease then joined the Tennessee Army National Guard and attended college at East Tennessee State University and Milligan College. After 12 years in civilian life, Pease again joined the military. In 1965, he volunteered to be a military advisor in Vietnam and completed the U.S. Army Ranger course. He was killed in action on November 19,1966, at Ba Tri in Kien Hoa Province of South Vietnam while leading a ground combat operation. A local war hero, Pease will be honored by having the Post Office on 530 E. Main Street bear his name. Source of photo: Retrieved from the Vietnam Wall of Faces, Article: Retrieved from Johnson City Schools.org.

04/12/2025

December 1958 - "The Blob" and "I Married A Monster From Outer Space" - Starts Today, Mon., Dec. 4th, 1958 at the Majestic Theatre at 239 E. Main Street in downtown Johnson City. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated December 4th, 1958 by Ted Bowers.

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December 1976 - There'll be "A Whole Lotta Shakin" going on when Jerry Lee Lewis invades Freedom Hall Saturday, December 4th, 1976. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated December 1st, 1976.

December 1970 - December 1970 - Barrels lead to drowning on Boone Lake - Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm ...
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December 1970 - December 1970 - Barrels lead to drowning on Boone Lake - Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated December 4th, 1970 by Ted Bowers

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December 1954 - Dennis the Menace - Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated December 1st, 1954 by Ted Bowers.

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December 1947 - "Rebecca" - Showing Wed. and Thur. Dec. 3rd and 4th, 1947 at the Majestic Theatre on Main Street in downtown Johnson City. "Rebecca" first premiered in Johnson City on Mon., May 13th, 1940 at the Majestic. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated December 3rd, 1947.

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December 1936 - Television for the home is just around the corner. Source: Retrieved and formatted from microfilm of the Johnson City Press dated December 3rd, 1936.

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Introduction to Ted’s Johnson City Time Warp

Welcome to Ted's Johnson City Time Warp, a page consisting of a wide variety of past events, happenings and history in Johnson City, Tennessee. These post are attributed to many hours of extensive research and work getting the most of them formatted from microfilm from the Johnson City Press-Chronicle. Much appreciation to the employees of the East Tennessee State University Sherrod Library in the microfilm department and the Archives of Appalachia for all their help in making this happen. All of these post are shared with the Johnson City Memories Group on Facebook, including many more of my post that are not included on this page. I want to thank all the people who have liked and follow this page. If there is an older post you are looking for, go to the left column and click on posts, a space will appear to the right under the cover photo that will say, 'Search for post on this page', just type in a word that relates to what you are looking for and hit enter. If you can't find it there, I suggest you search on the Johnson City Memories site.