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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1925
Page
8
A note invites readers to share social details such as visits, travel, and greetings by writing a postal card with the specifics. Sign your name and share activities or contact information for publication.
A fashion feature showcases a three quarter length coat tunic and skirt ensemble in golden pheasant tones with bold colors and rich trims. The piece emphasizes soft bodices with tunic shapes over tight foundations, full skirts, and varied coats, including fur embroidery and metallic appliques.
Miss Elsie Long visited friends in Bristol while Mrs J L Warrick is ill at Wanda street. Mrs Harry Winkle shopped in Bristol yesterday. Mr Harold Matthews visited, and Mr Clifton Hamlett spent the night at Camp Hammond. Mrs George Wexler and children are back from a Bristol trip to her mother. Mr John B Dennis returned to New York after a long visit at Rotherwood. Emmett P Ferrell of Honaker Va will be here three days for business. Mrs P K Hicks of Columbus is staying with her sister on Watauga street. Mr and Mrs J H Ketron of Bristol and Mrs S P Fain visited Greeneville yesterday. Messrs John Dodd and Hugh Mastengill left for Galax Va for a few days. Beulah Lewis and Mrs J F Lewis shopped in Bristol yesterday. Mr and Mrs E M Fleenor are guests of Mrs J R Long in White City. Miss Ruth Hillenberg and Mrs W A Harris and son expect to visit Mrs N S Davis on Sullivan street Friday. Mrs I W Judkins of Miami Fla is guest of her mother on Sullivan street then plans to join Mr Judkins in New York. Mr and Mrs J C Fewell and daughters Katherine and Alice of Saltville motored to Kingsport and visited Mrs I W Judkins on Sullivan street. O C Jordan, Howard Garst, Ralph Steadman and C J Wine of Blountville Farm Club spent last weekend in the mountains of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina. They were joined by Miss Edna Wine and ended trip at Blowing Rock N C, stopping at Roan Mountain for a musical program.
The New Health Society organized in London aims to teach county councils how to keep the public healthy, ensure access to proper foods, and promote green vegetables. It seeks to return people to the land to make workers happier healthier and more efficient, backed by figures like the Earl of Oxford and Asquith along with Sir William Arbuthnot Lane. A separate Artistic Decoration Society plans to improve London’s skyline by burying wires and replacing ugly chimney pots with artistic designs, displaying hundreds of proposed designs and offering free adoption of those designs.
Real estate ad listing six room house in West View Park in the Fifties era. Also offers lots in West View Park and houses and lots in other town sections. Contact John B. Nall for details.
Polish German tariff clash muddles Danzig commerce as Upper Silesian coal could pivot to Baltic neighbors. Danzig lacks modern transshipment facilities, hindering loading 30 000 tons monthly. War splits goods flow. Danzig origin items evade tariffs while German foods move into Poland for higher prices.
A film titled China Across the Bay will be shown at the Gem Theatre tonight presented by B. M. Powell with the navy department. The documentary features U S Navy activities in China including junks, Shanghai and Pekin scenes, destroyers, gunboats, and a Chinese uprising. It promises informative, absorbing views of China and U S naval operations.
Mary Reppa widow with six children in Jersey City faces hunger and homelessness while awaiting a pension of 48 dollars due August 23. The family has only bread and lard, a bare four room flat at 63 Morris Street, no furniture beyond cots, and a single penny-counted budget to cover rent and essentials. John, the oldest son, acts as interpreter and helper while the others attend school. Police and a magistrate assisted their move into the new shelter after a failed entry by the janitress. The children, pale and undernourished, display quiet dignity as they cope with hardship.
Mrs Reppa faced relentless harassment yesterday but expressed relief at retaining her flat and knowing the rent was paid. She emphasized the comfort of having shelter despite the pressure.
Copenhagen Americans report that travel excursions from the city blend cruising with lodging. Steamers to Stockholm include two days there and extra time for Lapland, negating hotel reservations. Passengers sail without luggage checks and enjoy shipboard quarters, shore trips, and flexible debarkation for meals and sightseeing.
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