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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1925
Page
6
A line from the Kingsport Tennessee post office indicates second class mail matter status. The note shows the item entered at the local facility and confirms its mailing designation.
The Times invites reader letters with full signatures. Anonymous submissions will not be printed, though names may be withheld upon request. Letters must be clear and show the writer's identity for publication.
A reflective piece urges gratitude for American stability amid European fears of war and heavy taxation. It praises ancestral courage building the nation, notes lower domestic tax burdens, and calls for generous giving to help less fortunate lands. It emphasizes hard work, progress, and civic duty under Scripture.
The article notes that despite protests, Syracuse University chancellor says students work harder than before and do so voluntarily. It argues faithful study predicts future faithful work, and eventual loyalty in marriage, signaling strong character and merit.
The article argues ministers earn less relative to other occupations, despite steady or modest pay increases. It notes ministers pledge to serve the community and fear money appears to drive careers, yet family needs and children’s education require fair compensation to attract high caliber entrants to the ministry.
Dispatches from Swampscott Massachusetts say President Coolidge is at a loss how to spend his vacation. He has not golfed, fished, or played tennis and finds fishing a boys game. The note calls his rest needful and regrets he may not refresh after a grueling Washington workload.
The best remedy for sleeplessness is not to care whether you sleep. Rest can occur after lying down, especially within the first hour. Afternoon naps aid health more than long nights, with fresh air, silence, darkness, light covers, and a bed that fosters rest. Worrying about the past or future keeps one awake. the present is tolerable.
Missionaries who spent twelve years in the Congo report shock at American fashion, noting women wear paint powder and more skin while beadwork and palm oil attire fade. They recall past fears of tight lacing and remark on modern styles, questioning who can steer American women’s fashion choices.
A collage of humorous snippets from the Times of Cuba and other papers. Jokes touch on unrest in the world, mattress making as a duty, a Christmas party missive, and a father’s quip about college bred bread.
Kingsport Business Men's Club urges members to attend the 8 p m meeting at the Community Y for important matters awaiting action. A B Lovette secretary of Greeneville Chamber of Commerce will be present with a message for Kingsport businessmen and good attendance is hoped.
Rev Robert King, former pastor of the First Presbyterian church here, was formally installed as pastor of the Pulaski Virginia church in the dedication of its new building. J Fred Johnson gave the main address. Dr George Gilmer presided and Rev W N Mebane and Elder George C Moomaw delivered the charge.
An all day home coming service will be held at the Presbyterian church in Old Kingsport on Sunday August 30. More than 60 ministers have gone out from this church and short addresses will be given by noted pastors from New York City Nashville Knoxville Philadelphia Johnson City and Washington College. Professor Charles Ross will speak briefly. The church has a Sunday school that has operated for over a century.
G D Black spoke at the Broad Street Methodist Sunday School to a large Young Men's Bible Class audience. He urged clean speech and living, warned about bad examples, and praised fellowship, highlighting Kiwanis Club as a model for moral guidance.
The piece notes widespread drought with no rain expected soon. It cites forecasts of possible local showers failing to materialize. Kingsport and other towns report long dry periods, stressing dwindling water supplies affecting thousands.
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Rev. S. G. Ketron announced the annual camp meeting will be held at Ross Camp Ground the last Sunday in August with dinner on the ground and preaching as usual. Ketron is currently in Surgoinsville assisting a union revival.
A Cosmographic Society team reports six triangular reservoirs carved into Spring Valley slopes in Nevada about 50 000 years ago. Walls 6 to 25 feet thick extend up to 800 yards and debris coats granite surfaces. Smithsonian finds crude tools including arorn springs in a nearby cave, suggesting early irrigation use and ancient technology precedents.
Luther C. White, superintendent of federal prisons, visited McNeil Island in Tacoma Washington and urged self sufficiency for federal facilities. He cited rising prison populations and proposed a canning plant to grow and can produce for inmates and other government institutions. Prisoners would earn money and learn trades through the program.
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