Today in Johnson City History, Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Frederick Bowers, Col. Townsend, Palmer Fry murdered
Wednesday, February 11, 2025: A century ago today, the Johnson City Chronicle reported that “Frederick V. Bowers, internationally known composer, singer and comedies, with Mrs. Bowers and son, D. V. Bowers, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur T. Earnest at their apartments Tuesday evening, when Mr. Bowers and Mr. Earnest renewed their four years’ association together on the musical stage.
“By chance, Mr. Bowers, arriving in Johnson City yesterday at the head of a company presenting ‘What’ll I Do.’ A musical comedy pronounced the treat of the season, met again with Mr. Earnest, who has forsaken the professional stage to become a bank official, and the two spent a jovial evening, recounting experiences when they were entour together in comic opera and vaudeville.