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Newspaper

Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Aug 17, 1925

Page

4

Fragmentary Notices Mix Arts and Local Happenings

A collage of court notices club events and personal milestones appears. The piece mentions E S meeting at the Masonic Hall Broad Street, Country Club hosting a sewing and bridge afternoon, prize winners Ethyl Gorder and Mrs Dobyns, and a forthcoming wedding announcement for Mildred Louise Wexler to Olaf Guldmar Wexler.

Fred Johnson Mrs. W Hufford Ethyl Yun Gorder J. W

Evening Cloak Elegance Priced Beyond Reach

Lovely fragile evening wraps captivate fashion lovers though priced high for many wallets. The article notes impracticality adds to charm and suggests remodeling old party frocks into new capes using fur trims and striking details. The illustration features a heavy pale georgette wrap with dyed ostrich feathers over a chiffon dress. Colleen Moore is pictured inside the wrap.

Gil Colleen” Moore

Locals list of visitors and residents in the area

A long list of locals mentions visitors and residents in the area. Names include Mrs Hi Neal of Mt View Cal and HH Neal, Ray Bishop of Bristol, Robert Delaney, K Band of Blountville, Pet Hawk Indiana Springs, Hauk on Sevier Terrace, P B DeGroat family, Dalia Murray Cincinnati, W C Baines, W J Heister, Floyd Brown Dante Va, George Grizzle Clintwood Va, M B Trazoe Chicago, Reginald Downey, J B Nall Blountville Bristol, J M Cooper Nickelsville, George Vassar Bert Henry Rogersville, Ben Peetel Arcadia, Kyle Huddle Indiana Springs, Ray Bridwell Virginia, Harvey Brooks Fonesboro, J M Morley Bristol, Lynch Gray Ledge, John Shipp Plano Texas, T Howard Jefferson City Tenn, Leola Fulkerson Mayme Keys Jonesboro, Lydia Harrison G P Grills, Scott Elizabethton band, Vernon DeVault Frances Wilmington NC, Roger Burton Vernon Jentz Lona Adams Elizabeth Lentz Natural Tunnel, W Colley Jack Charles Clintwood, Bert Smith Margaret Gray Ledge, Clint Barnes California, C M Newton Big Stone Gap, J Mack Bond Z P Tones L C scenes, Travis Gibson Ada Hilbert Jonesboro, Wm Barrett Church Hill, Kenneth Marsh Knoxville, Rubye Daugherty Ann Booker Dewey Bayes Charles LeBarge Williamson W Va, Nita Gadsey Norah Kestner Lawson Hazel Frye, etc. Attendees and visitors include Ku Klux Klan celebration attendees and various family visits around Blountville, Bristol, Johnson City, Jonesboro, Tate Springs, and nearby towns.

Davis to Wed Concord Tennessee August Ceremony

Mr Sidney Wheeler Davis and Misa Russell announce plans for marriage in Concord Tennessee on Wednesday at four o clock. Davis has business ties in Knoxville after years in Kingsport and Russell is a longtime popular high school teacher. The couple has many friends in the city awaiting the wedding news.

Sidney Wheeler Davis Concord Tennessee Misa Russell Davis Kingsport Knoxville

London in August Emptying as City Empties

Dispatch from London notes population below normal as August holidays empty the capital. Leisure classes depart city for vacations while middle and lower classes flood trains and resorts across Britain and continental destinations.

Tondon Britain Jadhdon Lido Deauville Little England Rep

London Crowded With Transatlantic Tourists

The article notes that London streets are filled with visitors from outside the city, with provincials forming the second largest group after tourists who prefer London for holidays. Americans, Indians, continentals, and Japanese visitors are also mentioned in notable numbers.

London

Glorious Twelfth brings American presence to Scottish hunt

The Glorious Twelfth opening of the shooting season in Scotland attracts many Americans to the moors. Women join the party in larger numbers, wearing smart hunting costumes and the new knuckler skirt. Fashion favors green and brown tweeds, suede coats, hats, and practical outfits for upland sport.

Scotland England London Atlantic Moore Norfolk

British tailors push plain fabrics over flashy cuts

Fashion arbiters urge men to avoid conspicuous dress with plain materials and subdued patterns. They favor looser cuts and simpler overcoats, aiming to reduce conspicuous style in a nod to Beau Brummel’s warning against ostentatious attire.

Britain’s Oxford Beau Brummel

Rewards Offered in Tennessee Murder Cases and Pardons Issued

Tennessee announces two state rewards for murder suspects Dexter Samson in DeKalb county and Ed Melton in Gannon county. Governor Peay grants pardons to Henderson county residents Algie Heath and Roy Moore. Teuton sentence commuted. Court schedules and Alvin York Institute funding discussed amid broader state issues. Deaths from auto accidents rising with high road tolls cited by officials.

Nashville Tenn Dexter Samson DeKalb County Ed Melton M. J. Mayo Gannon County Peay Henderson Algie Heath Supreme Court Roy Moore Burrell Teuton Madison County Lewis Pope Governor Peay Brushy Mountain State Funding Board Alvin York Agricultural ‘Institute Jamestown Tann Fentress County W. L. Wright George L. Stockton Sixty-Fourth General Assembly Mountain Children of Mountain Children of Fentress, and ‘Other Counties In“Honor of, Alvin C. Yor Edgar Graham Earnest N. Haston Atute Hill McAllister

County Agent Leads Haywood Poultry Push and Farm Gains

Haywood county farmers benefited from county agent led programs with Silo Simpkins organizing poultry efforts resulting in the placement of over 3,000 purebred pullets in the county. Tennessee grows peaches and Anderson county set 10,000 young trees last spring. A Hardin county woman returning hens to a balanced ration saw egg output rise from 3 to 16 daily. Montgomery county survey shows only 35 percent of farms had enough hogs for home meat needs, spurring a hog increase. Sullivan county Weaver's Branch cooperative Cheese Factory fed patrons over $13,000 in surplus milk last year, boosting farm income and moving away from low butter returns.

Tennessee Anderson County W. T. Smithson Hardin County Ben Montgomery County Community Club Weaver's Branch Co-Operative Sullivan County New Fed Agricultural Extension Service

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Soning Bayne Gregory MacDonald John Masenes Field Abyssinia Solomon Aristotle el Deindo John India E. S Liberty 0. E.S Masonic Hall Broad Street Olaf Guldmar Wexler Bristol I Wexler Louise, Wyrick Kiladelne Elizabeth Lucius Umbarger Holston Avenue Russell Davis Plames Mme Lisbeth Hi, A. Neal Mt. View Cal HH. Neal Ray Bishop Robert Delaney Blountville Mrs. K. Band of Pet Hawk Indiana Springs Hauk Sevier Terrace P. B. DeGroat Morristown Dalia Murray Cincinnati, Ohio W. C. Baines W. J. Heister Ohio Floyd Brown Dante, Va George Grizzle Clintwood M. B. Trazoe Chicago Reginald Downey Virginia B. Nall George Vassar Ben Peetel Liza Ruth Arcadia City Kyle Huddle Indian Springs Ray Bridwell Mrs. Bridwell Harvey Brooks Fonesboro J. %. Morley Mr. & M. Lynch Gray Ledge John Shipp Plano, Texas Mrs A. T. Shipp Mr. T. Howard Jefferson City, Tenn Leola Fulkerson Mayme Keys Jonesboro Lydia Harrison G. P. Grills Gate City Pike Scott Elizabethton Vernon DeVault Frances Wilmington, N. C L. J. Breeding Wanda Street Roger Burton Vernon Jentz Missea Lona Adams Elizabeth Lentz Bert Smith Margaret Clint Barnes California Mrs. C. M. Newton Big Stone Gap Mr. Newton F. W. Wax J. Mack Bond B, Gc, Hunt Z. P. Tones L. C. Scenes Tate Springs Travis Gibson Ada Hilbert Mary Sue Hilbert Wm. Barrett Church Tit Kenneth Marsh Rubye Daugherty Ann Booker Joe Edmondson Carlos Franklin Williamson W. Va R. P. Jones Nita Gadsey Norah Kestner Lawson Hazel Frye Messrs Dewey Bayes Charles LeBarge Laura DeVault Wilmington, N. C. Hh Ruth Gresham Mildred Gresham R. D. Bacon George Feagler Mattie “Ketron Mabel Ketron R. DeBagan H. N. Gros- Peavier Jonesburg Fannie C. Decker Youngstown, O R. D. Faust GW. Adams Johnson City Mary Wexler J. W. Long 0. J. Long David Beaumont Blountsville Howard Long Riverview Hospital J. J. Hamilton Anna, Branch Hamilton Church Hill R. P. Knight Helen Knight Athens J. G. Draper Nolachucky River G. E. DeVault Edmond Wex- Jer J. ML. Wex- Jer Mountain City Butler Adrian Andes Howard Jones Lon Sherwood Quilteh Mahan Vestal Witt Ray Witt Carl Williams Jip Kilbourne Bob Mahan George Quillens Appalachia Ann Carter W. PF. Patst Clen Strand Theatre Louis B. Mayer Presenta Elinor Glyn Aileen Pringle Tamara John Gilbert Julia Ann Russell Bonnie Kate Ral Prege P. Hannah William H. Hannah Dalton Gainesville Texas Bill” Jones Jones Alton Sherif W. P. Clecker Hannah London News America Vene Dia Toms -Man Capitol Notes Court of Appeals State Highway Department State Department of Public Health Department of Commerce Washington Memphis E. L. Bishop County Health Officers of Alabama Bishop United States Public Health Service Silo Simpkins Haywood County Hes West View Park Lota West View Park John B. Nall J. Fred Johnson & Company, Inc J. M. Hamlett Sweeta Lee Main St HOTEL Borden C. G. Frye Optometrist Ingsport J.frank Nelson Undertaking Company Market Street
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