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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1925
Page
6
The Times invites letters from readers with full names supplied. Anonymous communications are refused unless requested, and names may be withheld from publication.
New ordinances restrict parking to one hour on Broad Street between Market and Main to aid merchants and visitors. The town board shows activity but delays the public library question and debates mill tax funding in the 1926 budget amid calls for local library access and business reference books.
A note on verse as a universal urge. Daniel Webster and the Prince of Wales are cited for poetic attempts. The North Carolina reference highlights Josephus Daniels, famed Navy secretary, who allegedly wrote an early poem beginning Dear Arabella so sweet and mellow.
The article reports on Bimini facing an end to bonded whisky as the island’s 500 residents must seek work. The Bahama government and its leaders show limited sympathy while the prohibition commissioner laments the island’s decline and its once lively trade near Florida.
The passage notes the decline of tourism at Bimini and Mr. Haynes, while heat and drought threaten crops and raise disease risk. It warns water supplies are low, contaminants may surge after rains, and urges strict sanitation and boiling water to prevent typhoid and related illnesses.
The Southwest Virginia Times notes a call to action for families to maintain the highest sanitation at home to prevent disease, stressing duties to protect both self and neighbors during this critical period.
Cartoonish quip highlights a man crediting his wife and family for a thermos gift. The exchange jokes about smoking and coupons, illustrating a playful domestic theme from Jacksonville Times-Union.
A Kansas City Star quip describes a versatile shop at Ten Degrees run by a man who sells Ford parts, buys eggs and poultry, handles real estate, paints houses, acts as justice of the peace, runs the post office and more. The motorist questions the breadth, while the attendant lists varied duties.
A city boy exploring the countryside discovers about a dozen empty condensed milk cans and shouts to friends that he has found a cow nest, provoking amazement at the odd find.
Mr. Fauver fell while prying boards from an old dye plant building. The plank gave way, he struck the ground and likely hit a concrete wall, leaving his scalp lacerated.
Following a Broad street petition, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved an hour limit parking rule for the section between Main and Market. Six signs were installed, limits set from 7 AM to 6 PM, with cars allowed one hour between 7 AM and 9 PM to aid merchants and shoppers.
Announcement from River View Hospital at noon says Joe H. Fauver remains in very critical condition after a fall at the Federal Dye Plant last Tuesday morning. An operation planned for this morning was canceled due to his condition and he will be taken home this evening. Fauver and his family reside near Blountville.
Rev T E Goodman filled his appointment at Harbours Saturday night and Emory Sunday morning drawing a large crowd. Andr V Cole was shopping in Kingsport Saturday. Misses Effa and Charmie Moody spent Saturday night in Kingsport with their cousin Mrs Jess Goo Willie Fields called here Sunday.
The Luther League plans a Sunday night meeting with Miss Alta Roller and invites all. Several residents, including E. A. Moody and J. W. Hite, attended events in Kingsport and New Heaven. Aug 22 picnic at Indian Springs and Aug 15 Kingsport celebration are anticipated. The Lee highway work progresses. farmers thresh through the area.
John Vinson and Miss Ella Carroll were in town Sunday. Many local residents attended church and visited relatives across Glenwood, Exeter, Benhams, and Appalachia. Visitors included Miss Mae Carroll, Miss Belle Moffitt, Mrs. Dana Green, and families from Covington, Indianapolis, and Wise with updates on illnesses and meetings.
E S Rodgers and multiple Bargers made business trips to Kingsport Bristol and Mill Point. Mrs Lige Ford visited Johnson City. A Bethel singing gathering drew a large crowd and a birth occurred to Orgie Cox. Otis Greever has a sick child with others planning Bethel events.
A large Saturday night gathering at Harbours Chapel heard pastor Rev. T. Goodman after a month’s absence due to illness. Rev Hank to fill next Sunday at 3 30 PM. Miss Leona Cox visited in Fall Creek. Families from Dante and Kingsport joined locals, with others visiting relatives at Fordtown. Mrs I T Childress ill, hoping for recovery. Future appointment moved to 3 30 PM on the third Sunday.
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