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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
3
Two children were injured when Lois Atwell 14 attempted to climb down a house with her baby brother on her back. They fell to the yard. the girl sustained leg bruises while the infant, 22 months old, suffered a broken hip and internal injuries that may be fatal.
In Edinburgh the World W C T U executive committee named six paid organizers for three years to cover temperance work in Brazil northern countries Australia New Zealand South America India and central Europe Scientific temperance lectures on the effects of alcohol described as a racial poison were to be conducted in schools and public gatherings Governments reportedly permit talks in schools in Uruguay The United States Jubilee fund provided 95000 toward temperance programs National organizers include Flora Strout Brazil Miss Arnadottir Teeland far northern countries Mrs Harrison Lee Cowie Australia and New Zealand Mardynia Norville South America Joga Davis India and Dagmar Prior central Europe.
L D Gaines driver of an oil truck reports a black bear charged his vehicle on Rim road in the Cascade Mountains east of Yankima Washington. The bear jumped onto the hood, was knocked aside, and fled. Gaines grabbed the bear by an ear to prove the encounter before the animal vanished into brush.
Sofia Aug 6 Bulgaria faces sugar import needs this year after a smaller beet crop. Factories allegedly refused to supply beet seed, reducing acreage and production. Projections show Bulgaria may buy sugar from Czechoslovakia to cover demand.
The July report from state banks superintendent S. S. McConnell shows a net $65,000 rise in capitol stock. Increases occurred at Liberty Savings Bank and Trust Memphis raising from 200,000 to 800,000 and Cedar Hill Bank from 10,000 to 25,000, while Citizens Petersburg, Peoples Bell Buckle, and City Bristol trimmed holdings. Several banks dissolved, others withdrawn from the Federal Reserve, and forestry and health agencies announced staff changes and a forthcoming forest fire prevention campaign.
Governor Peay has been in Battle Creek Michigan for weeks receiving medical care and is expected to return to Tennessee this week. Capitol Hill consolidation of departments into the new war memorial building nears completion with agriculture the last to move. The old agriculture offices will house the adjutant general's department.
Three American dentists led by Prof. Alfred I Asgis conducted conferences in Berlin as part of a European tour to study the stomatological movement and organize an international congress in Paris in 1927. The group included Dr. Elmer E. Chambers and Dr. Ferdearle I Fisher. They examined the teeth of Berlin Zoo's largest elephant, whose behavior prompted a possible dental operation to restore normal conduct.
Gary Indiana August 5 The Associated Press says Allen Naive 37 city hall reporter for the Gary Post-Tribune writes clean copy on a regulation typewriter despite blindness He accepts every assignment and handles night shifts without special treatment His recent circus feature was vivid and lively showing his strong reporting skill and imagination
One gunman was killed and two others probably fatally wounded after a Harlem dice game raid. Police opened fire as the robbers tried to flee, ending with three shot and seventy men pinned against a wall while thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry were taken.
Dr Amos W Butler of Indianapolis outlined a shift in American prison reform toward individualized treatment of offenders at the International Prison Congress in London. He traced progress from Penn’s humane methods to separate facilities for women juveniles and the criminal insane, noting eight advancing divisions and cautious adoption of reforms.
The text traces the rise of juvenile courts and probation systems first for youths then adults, with physical and mental examinations across juvenile courts reformatories and prisons, followed by adult courts. It notes routine prisoner mental exams and a push for uniform criminal records as advancing modern criminal justice methods.
The article notes an anthracite operation may strike if leader returns to Washington before September 1. He plans a visit to his father's home in Plymouth Vermont and perhaps to stay until Labor Day. No departure date from Plymouth is set, though the president hopes to leave by midmonth.
Salt Lake City August 6 Utah residents object to the naming of peaks and canyons in the south Utah region. The action involves potential new nicknames proposed by authorities and public input is being sought amid concerns over suitability and local sentiment. The report notes regional geography and community response.
Zion National Park areas including Cedar Breaks and Bryce Canyon face naming debates. A suggestion calls for a commission to work with the national geographic board to address proper names. Reports recount a tourist remark calling Purgatory Pass and critique a popular nickname for cathedral peaks.
Hollywood with Galit is promoting a system of selecting plots that conform to fourteen dramatic points to assure a film’s success before production. Director Irving Cummings notes past failures by audiences and predicts future failures will be nearly eliminated under this method, as more projects meet audience expectations.
A fragmented note outlines fourteen dramatic ingredients for a photoplay. It mentions ambition conflict conspiracy devotion war triangle greed intrigue love mother love the quadrangle retribution reconciliation sacrifice feminine appeal and a timed method for their inclusion.
Army service schools at the Presidio of San Francisco and other locations have begun training weather prophets. Meteorology graduates join duty along air routes to provide pilots with forecasts on temperatures storms upper air currents and wind directions. This knowledge guides the planning of new airfields and flying fields with careful hearings by weather experts.
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