County Court Blocks Bond Transfer Amid Audit Opposition
In Blountville the County Court blocked a $3,905.02 transfer from the refunding to the road repair fund to avoid personal liability for replacements. Doct J St John, Bristol lawyer, warned the move was illegal as magistrates debated funding road work and an audit. The court approved purchasing four rock crushers and quarries and redeeming $50,000 of the $200,000 bond issue at par.
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Blountville
Do. J. St. John
Bristol
S. B. Gunning
D. A. Barger
Yoakley
Lyon
Road Commission
I. B. Tigrett Company
Memphis
Relief Promised for Mudbound Cloud's Ford Farmers
Sullivan County Court adopted a resolution to spend 3000 to 3500 dollars to supplement 1000 dollars raised by citizens for a road to the Cloud's Ford area northwest of Kingsport. About 30 farming families struggle to reach market, with doctors often unwilling to travel mud paths. The road will use first available funds, with Norvell stressing regional benefits.
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Kingsport
George A. Caldwell
W. C. Cloud
Mr. Cloud
J. W. Norvell
Bristol
Cloud’s Ford
Mr. Norvell
Caldwell Named to Sullivan County Equalization Board
George A. Caldwell of Kingsport was named a member of the Sullivan County Tax Equalization Board for two years alongside S. C. Hodges of Bristol and A. J. Bachman of Bluff City. The board faces a busy year with new cash value assessments and potential across district comparisons. E. B. Harris was elected to the Tax Release Commission with J. H. Swan and A. O. Odell. County treasury totals 164,557.15 distributed among several funds including school, road, pike, sinking, and high school.
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S. C. Hodges
Bristol
A. J. Bachman
Bluff City
Equalization Board
E. B. Harris
Kingsport
Tax Release Commission
J. H. Swan
A. O. Odell
Emmett
Sullivan County
Revenue Commissioners
Pike
Court House
French Troops Occupy Two German Towns In Reprisal
Paris reports French forces move into Frankfurt and Darmstadt as reprisal for German troop movement into the neutral zone. General Degoutee pledges restraint while a siege state is declared in multiple towns and German public services come under French control.
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Neutral Zone
Paris
United Press
Frankfurt
Darmstadt
Fixde
Degoutee
Frankfort
Offenbach
Hoechst
Koenigstein
Dieburg
Grasaheraun
Langenschaal
Bach
Weisbaden
Foreign Office
Clean up Kingsport Next Week Command Issued
A city alert directs a cleanup operation in Kingsport next week. Officials urged residents to cooperate and follow posted guidelines during the scheduled effort.
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Kingsport
Peace Resolution Vote On Thursday
Washington reports renewed congressional fight over ending the war as the house plans a Thursday vote on a Republican peace resolution and a potential return of the treaty to the senate. Democratic leaders expect a veto with no chance to override, while administration spokesmen discuss possible treaty reinsertion.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Wilson
Hitchcock
Nebraska
South
Lodge
Massachusetts
Musical entertainment for Broad Street church Thursday
Harmony Three of Johnson City with Earl Jackson Fred Hoss and Harry Wagner will perform for the Broad Street Methodist Church Women’s Missionary Society benefit for the parsonage fund. The Kingsport Music Club male quartet will sing. The program features standard and popular numbers.
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East Tennessees
Women’s Missionary Society
Broad Street Methodist Church
Harmony Three
Johnson City
Earl M. Jackson
Fred W. Hoss
Harry Wagner
W. A. Jonnard
Episcopal Church
Kingsport Music Club
Kingsport Sets One Week Clean-Up Campaign Beginning April 12 1920
Citywide effort planned for April 12 1920 to improve health fire safety civic pride thrift and beauty. Mayor J W Dobyns urges every resident to aid in the campaign in Kingsport Tennessee and make the City clean healthy and happy.
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Doby
Kingsport
Tennessee
J. W. Dobyns
Sullivan County Votes Vaccination for School Children
Sullivan County Court approved a plan to vaccinate all county school children joining Bristol and city efforts to curb smallpox. Dr. M. M. Pearson urged universal vaccination on school entry and requested a $50 Red Cross donation, which the court directed him to provide.
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Sullivan County
M. M. Pearson
Bristol
Pearson
Red Cross
Kingsport Plans Large Bus Trip to Billy Sunday Service
About 500 residents from Kingsport will travel in 75 cars six trucks and three omnibuses to Bristol to hear Billy Sunday on Sunday afternoon. The group departs Broad and Main at 4 30 PM led by Dr J H Clifford and local ministers returning after the service to Commonwealth Avenue tabernacle. Stores will close early to permit attendance and Mutual Motors will provide two service cars and two repair men in case of breakdowns.
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J. H. Clifford
Tabernacle
Commonwealth Avenue
Kingsport
Bristol to-Kingsport
Mutual Motors Company
Sells Quarantined Yet Active in Wood Campaign
Representative Sam R. Sells of Tennessee remains under smallpox quarantine in Washington but is allowed to move about. He held talks with Norman J. Gould of New York, Eastern Wood campaign manager, at his hotel on Maryland Avenue after exposure ten days earlier. Mrs. Sells and their children stay in Johnson City, Tennessee, away from Washington.
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Washington
Sam R. Sells
Tennessee
Wood
Norman J. Gould
New York
Mr. Sells
Maryland Avenue
Kingsport Plans Three New Grammar Schools Next May
Kingsport will build three brick grammar schools next May, two for white children and one for colored students, at an estimated total of about 180000. Architect D R Beeson’s plans were approved, with a 125000 bond issue to be placed before voters on May 8, supplementing 55000 in the treasury.
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Kingsport
D. R. Beeson
Johnson City
Grant Leather Corporation
Corning Glass Works
Beeson
Lovedale
Wateree
Yadkin Streets
Central High School
Myrtle Street
Cherokee Street
Woodlawn
GranteLather Corporation
Bitter fight looming over Louisiana woman suffrage
New Orleans reports a bitter battle is expected in the Louisiana legislature over ratifying woman suffrage as the May 10 session approaches. Divisions among suffragists persist between state action advocates led by Lydia Wickliffe Holmes and federal amendment opponents led by Kate Gordon and Jean Gordon.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Delaware
Lydia Wickliffe Holmes
National Women’s Party
Kate Gordon
Jean Gordon
Behren
House
Senate
Rhoda Royal Circus Tackles Kingsport Visit
A shy promoter announced Rhoda Royal's Circus and Old Buffalo Wild West Show would arrive Thursday April 22 in Kingsport. The 60 performers include elephants the flea circus Madame Le Blanch and the strongest woman in the world. shows at 2 and 8 with free ground exhibitions at 1 and 7. Rain or shine under waterproof tents.
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Kingsport
Rhoda
Royal Circus
Fighting continues in the Ruhr as plunder and hunger grow
Reports from the Ruhr district indicate ongoing fighting in many areas. Bands of looters confiscate food and valuables, while the government calls the situation grave and worsening.
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Ruhr Berlin
Ruhr
Easter brings peace to Prussian town
In Duisburg on April 4 government troops, after heavy fighting, march through the southern industrial district around Wanheim and toward Mühlheim seeking scattered Reds. Authorities will extend the sweep only if needed and maintain military control until civilian administration is stable. The Reds are described as aliens, not locals.
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Duisburg
Rhenish
Prussia
Wanheim
Mulheim
Essen
Dusseldorf
Centenary Revival Grants 93 New Members at Broad Street Methodist
The Broad Street Methodist Church announced 93 accessions and 33 professions of faith after the Centenary revival ended Sunday. Pastor Rev. W. S. Hendricks cited sermons Sunday on Child Evangelism and Why Join the Church.
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Broad Street Methodist Church
W. S. Hendricks
Red Guards Leave Essen Easter Crowds Gather
The red guards have left Essen and streets filled with Easter crowds as residents observe the holiday.
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Essen
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