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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1925
Page
4
Readers are invited to send social updates to The Times Society Editor with details and signatures. The column outlines submission hours, plus examples of items such as motor trips, visits at Camp Hammond, and a dinner and dance at Tate Springs with names of attendees and hosts.
A fashion note describes a beige chevylat suit with a straight skirt and matching coat trimmed with black velvet, paired with a crepe blouse. The ensemble suits the modern business woman and withstands showers, with a practical, smart look suitable for various social roles.
Miss Jesa Pyle and Mr Jack Simpson were seen in Johnson City with yesterday and today visits noted. Mrs Hugh Masengill and Mrs Frances Booher with Mr Scott Booher of Holston Valley are guests of Dr and Mrs Gordon.
Harvey Brooks has started work on five modern bungalow residences at Wateree and Catawba streets in Kingsport. Basements and foundations are underway with completion targeted in 60 days. Architect Allen N. Dryden designed tile and stucco homes with baths and modern amenities.
Williams reports that Webber Field in Williams Arizona was named for Lieut Charles H Webber who died December 7 1922 at age 26 while piloting Col Francis C Marshall from Rockwell Field San Diego to Fort Huachuca Arizona. Both officers perished when their plane crashed into Santa Rita mountains during search efforts.
The column discusses Madeline Hurlock as a Sennett vamp in slapstick comedies and her dignity, Mary Pickford’s hair choices and charity in Scraps, Mae Marsh and sister Frances, Virginia Valli’s pantomime lessons in Munich, and Emil Jannings returning to star in Tartuffe in the United States.
A surge of automobile accidents reported yesterday on the Bristol highway near Chestnut Ridge and at Rotherwood. Wrecks involved the Figg family and six Negro occupants on Chestnut Ridge. one possible crash near Indian Springs with unclear severity. Three young ladies in a Ford at the driver bridge sustained minor facial cuts. vehicle remained drivable with a damaged side fender. Times Want Ads note responses.
Noted Copenhagen physician Dr Monrad, head of Queen Louise Children's Hospital, says interest in vitamins is fashion, not essential to health. He argues well made food provides enough vitamins, milk should be boiled briefly for children, and modern vitamin trends will fade as proper care improves child health. The Barlow disease scurvy has largely disappeared with advances in nutrition and milk preparation.
A doctor warns against adding vitamins to margarine or bread for children. He cites eczema in rats from excess vitamins and questions our knowledge of vitamins, calling much of the vitamin talk theory and cautioning against creating an industry.
Four large square boards marking Kingsport city limits have been placed at the Tann Estsman western entry, the Bristol Highway junction at Highland Park, the Lee Highway approach, and the Reedy Creek Pike. Each board shows 18 mph in residential areas and 10 mph in business districts to guide incoming drivers.
Tokyo reports 19 daily newspapers amid hundreds more across the empire. AP notes news gathering is harder than in America due to primitive and nearly useless telephone and telegraph services for rapid transmission.
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