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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1925
Page
8
A poem echoes memories of Italy across the sea. The issue lists motor trips to Blowing Rock and social events at Johnson City and Holston. bridge club results, a Winter party, and fashion notes on striped silk jumpers and crepella frocks with detailing descriptions.
A long list of social visitors and locals traveling to and from Johnson City Bristol Blountville Rogersville and nearby towns during the past week includes Miss Lucille Riggs Dr. C W Fritts Mr Ray Walker Mr Sam Pearler and many others visiting relatives attending events or conducting business across Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky with several staying in Morristown Tate Springs Abingdon and Knoxville areas.
The column invites readers to send social updates such as visits, travel, or arrivals by postal card. Include the details and sign with your name and contact. the entry will be appreciated.
Items for the column must be received by The Times Society Editor between 8 30 and 12 A M and 2 30 to 5 P M daily except Sunday Phone 136
Mary Martin Clara Allen Lena Brandon Mildred Bear Nell Julian of Johnson City appear in a local gathering alongside Verlie Cloud Robert Anderson Dedrick Brooks and Olin Flora. Mr. and Mrs. M R Hillenberg chaperoned the event.
Lorna Duveen, an English girl drawn to American film, travels to New York against her father's warnings and lands a role opposite Milton Sills in The Knockout. The feature notes other English entrants like Lillian Rich and Dorothy Mackaill, with Mae Murray signing to work for Ufa abroad.
In Paris Betty Blythe Hope Hampton and Rudy Valentino update readers on film work while Lon Chaney and Pat O Malley show changing looks. Conrad Nagel touts his bachelor of oratory. Ufa buys 40 Metro Goldwyn pictures to re film for continental tastes with American influence still felt as American actresses are featured.
Announcement says Corinne Griffith will headline the stage vehicle Caesar's Wife adapted from W Somerset Maugham. The production marks Griffiths next starring role in a period play set for upcoming engagements.
Charles Ray inks a contract with Metro-Goldwyn and will star opposite Pauline Starke in A Little Bit of Broadway directed by Robert Z. Leonard. The film features a bashful country boy role and is adapted from a Richard Connell magazine story.
Associated Pictures Corp negotiates with John Galsworthy author of The White Monkey for an original Barbara LaMarr scenario. The project likely follows Spanish Sunlight, an adaptation of Anthony Pryde’s novel, as her next starring vehicle.
Betty Compson stars in a Paramount film about a French dancer drawn into the secret service. The story follows her mission to expose a suspected spy, her marriage to Hugh Warren, and a dramatic twist when the spy resurfaces in Washington bent on marrying Warren’s sister. The cast includes Theodore Kosloff Wallace Mac Donald Sheldon Lewis and others.
Mary Philbin headlines The Gaiety Girl adapted from I A R Wylie s The In heritors a London love story with a chorus girl heroine. Grace Darmond and a strong supporting cast feature a dramatic romance, lavish settings, and a large-scale theater interior as Universal stages recreate London venues for the picture.
Betty Compson stars in Paramount's New Lives for Old set during World War I with actors in mixed uniforms including Americans in French gear and Canadians in American uniforms. Wallace MacDonald Theodore Kosloff and Sheldon Lewis support, and R A Blaydon served as uniform advisor without wearing one. Opens two days at the Gem Theater.
Tom and his horse Tony perform daring stunts in a William Fox exciter scene at the Gem Theatre. A dramatic train race unfolds as Tony leaps a high fence to retrieve a handkerchief for a grateful girl, showcasing thrilling horsemanship and danger.
Judge Raulston recalls Bryan’s plea for mercy and praises his public spirit as the trial over evolution debates in Tennessee centers on whether teaching human descent from animals satisfies a statute. The judge defends Christian education and the Bible’s authority while denying agnostic claims.
A whimsical remark notes that giant pumpkins potatoes or a five legged calf attract only curiosity interest and do not prove practical value beyond fascination.
A farmer who offers ordinary products fails to win blue ribbons while a rival with slightly better offerings earns top honors, highlighting the advantage of standing out in quality.
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