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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1925
Page
9
Louisville report by AP states Lois Atwell 11 tried to descend a house wall with her infant brother on her back. Both fell to the yard injuring the girl and risking fatal hip and internal injuries to the 22 month old baby.
Edinburgh six paid organizers were appointed by the Worlds W C T U executive committee to work for temperance over three years in Brazil far northern countries Australia New Zealand South America India and central Europe. Three are returning to old fields and three are new selections. The program emphasizes scientific temperance lectures in schools and public gatherings focusing on the alcohol harm and racial poison. Government support along with United States Jubilee funds underpin the effort. Organizers include Flora Strout Brazil Arnadottir Iceland far northern countries Harrison Lee Cowie Australia New Zealand Mardynia Norville South America Joan Davis India Dagmar Prior central Europe.
In Yakima Washington L D Gaines an oil truck driver reports a black bear encountered on the Rim Rock road in the Cascade Mountains east of town. The bear chased the truck then leapt onto the hood and dodged away after being dazed. He then fled up a canyon leaving Gaines with only part of his trousers and a wary grin.
Sofia reports Bulgaria will need to import sugar this year after a reduced beet harvest. Factories allegedly refused to supply beet seed to peasants, leading growers to withhold seed and cut beet acreage. Last year supply was sufficient for export despite low prices.
The July report of S S McConnell state superintendent of banks shows a net capital stock increase of 65 000 with banks raising 115 000 offset by 50 000 reductions. Liberty Savings Bank Memphis and Bank of Cedar Hill expand while Citizens Bank Petersburg Peoples Bank Bell Buckle and City Bank Bristol cut. Other items cover voluntary liquidations discontinued memberships and a fluctuating premium tax take. West and East Tennessee weather notes draw rain concerns with drought in the east and forestry staff additions announced. Governor Peay plans for dual executions on September 3 while clemency requests are reviewed amid health service clarifications and Battle Creek medical treatment for the governor.
Departments relocate to the new war memorial building with agriculture the last to move. The former agriculture offices in the Capitol will become quarters for the adjutant general's department as the project nears completion.
Three American dentists led by Prof. Alfred I Asgis met in Berlin to study European stomatology and organize an international congress in Paris in 1927. The visit included examining Berlin Zoo’s large elephant whose behavior may be improved by a dental operation to spare its life.
Gary Indiana August 5 Allen Naive 31 blind city hall reporter for the Gary Post-Tribune proves adept at securing assignments and producing clean copy on a regulation typewriter He has worked in the newspaper field over five years since completing a blind students course and accepts every task including night meetings His cane guides his beat and he recently wrote a vivid feature on a circus visiting Gary.
Governor Peay is petitioned by George Harsh president of the Memphis and Shelby County Bar Association to postpone naming a successor to the late Israel Peres chancellor of the tenth chancery division in Memphis until after the local bar association meets and recommends. Harsh says a meeting will be held within days. Chancellor Peres died last Saturday.
New York police shot three suspects as they attempted to flee after raiding a Harlem dice game. One gunman was killed and two others were probably fatally wounded as officers confronted the gathering, with about 70 men forced to the wall and thousands in cash and jewelry taken.
London reports Dr. Amos W. Butler of Indianapolis outlines the American move toward individualized treatment for wrongdoers in courts and prisons at the International Prison Congress. His paper traces reform from Penn to modern reformatory systems, noting gradual adoption of humane methods, probation, and separate facilities for women and juveniles.
Wilbur A. Nelson, state geologist, plans to depart September 1 for Virginia to head the University of Virginia geology department. He urged the Governor to appoint a successor promptly so the work can continue without interruption. P. L. Harned, education commissioner, endorsed Mr. Miser, currently with the U. S. Geological Survey, before departing for Europe.
Establishment of juvenile courts and the inauguration of the probation system first for juveniles then for adults. Physical and mental examinations, first in juvenile courts, then in reformatories and prisons and finally in courts for adults brought the treatment of the criminal to a higher plane, and routine mental examinations for prisoners inaugurated in Massachusetts, plus a movement for uniform criminal records in courts, have made modern methods the most effective in history.
The article notes the anthracite operation seems certain if the leader returns to Washington before September 1. He plans another visit to his father's Plymouth Vermont home and may stay until Labor Day. No departure date from Plymouth is set, but the president hopes to leave before midmonth.
Salt Lake City August 6 Utah residents are aroused over the chance and possibly inappropriate names bestowed upon many peaks and canyons in the south Utah region. The controversy centers on officials considering new nicknames for prominent landforms, sparking debate among local communities.
Report from Zion National Park notes a tourist remark about a rock crack called Purgatory Pass and reports disapproval over naming the Three Patriarchs peaks for a national concern. The text notes many canyons and peaks in the south region remain unnamed and urges proper naming before more nicknames appear.
Hollywood reports a new system selecting plots conforming to fourteen dramatic points to assure a film's success before production. Director Irving Cummings says many past films failed with audiences, and this method promises to nearly eliminate future failures as more projects are vetted.
He stated that pictures appealing to audiences should feature a mix of fourteen dramatic ingredients. The list includes ambition conflict conspiracy devotion eternal triangle greed intrigue love mother love the quadrangle retribution reconciliation sacrifice feminine appeal.
Army service schools at the Presidio of San Francisco and other locations are training weather prophets. The meteorological section of the signal school supplies forecasts for airways, predicting temperatures storms upper air currents wind direction and duration to aid pilots before long flights and in planning new airfields.
A brief ad notice highlighting the Times Want Ads and urging readers to consult the section for listings and opportunities. Includes promotional tone and emphasis on results from using the classified ads.
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