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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1925
Page
12
In society news a public appeal asks readers to send social items by postal card or phone with details and contact information. Readers are urged to share visiting friends, travel departures or returns, and any other social happenings.
A poem The Quilt by Mary Fletcher describes storytelling through a quilt made from scraps of family attire and relics, reflecting on aging and heritage. Nearby notes report Ruby Shipp hosting a birthday party with friends, gifts received, and attendees named. plus announcements of a subscription dance at the tobacco warehouse and a Union Bible Study Class meeting led by Mrs. Benton Owen and others at the Watauga street home.
A tweed coat with an inverted pyramid design in blue black and twine shades features two left side pockets. Blue wolf fur trims the cuffs and collar, with a velour hat adorned by a rhinestone ornament. The snug hat stays neatly in place despite movement of the fur collar.
Night o clock meeting addressed completing plans for the next club dance. Other important business awaits action of the clubs and organizers hope for good attendance.
Mr W R Pyle spends the day in Bristol. Mr George Grizzle returns from Clintwood Va to visit relatives. Mr Milford Kesler of Middlepoint Ohio visits Elmer Umbarger on Ravine street. Mrs B C Moore of Dungannon guests her mother Mrs B F Pendleton in Shelby Apartments. Mr and Mrs C H Masengill of Blountville visit yesterday. Miss Hetty Jean Swindall of Clint-
Wood Virginia and neighboring towns report a series of visits and travels. Bardie Bell Bevins of Concord visited friends in the city while Natalyne Johnson and Claude Johnson of Gate City stayed with acquaintances. The Nelms family attended the Bristol circus, and J W Kinzer spent the night with his sister near Bloomingdale. Joe White and Lillian Brown of Johnson City visited Miss Ann Booker on Dale Street. Stuart Hamilton and children Ralph and Merieta visited near Fordtown. T J Peirce family plan to return from a Wytheville camping trip. C W Colley and sons Jack and Charles returned from Clintwood. J M Elliott and Cascal Elliott motored to Louisville after visiting Rev E W Elliott, traveling via Lexington and Danville.
Mrs. John W. Root and Children thank friends and neighbors for kindness during the sickness and death of their dear companion and father. They express longing to meet again where there is no parting.
Ross N. Robinson superintendent of city public schools calls attention to teachers struggling to find housing for the coming school year. He stresses providing comfortable living quarters to support social and educational duties and asks residents to contact Miss Pierce Barnes at the Central building to offer homes or help.
Repairs underway at Fields Cash Store on Broad street will modernize the facade with white pressed brick and extended display windows. The front will be rebuilt this week, the rear staircase removed to expand stock space, and a broader line of goods including ladies ready to wear will be added.
The Belgian commissioners pressed for US acceptance of German reparations to satisfy war debt obligations. French delegates are expected to push the same, but given Belgium’s prior rejection, the American commission seems unlikely to acquiesce.
An electrical wind storm in Jefferson and nearby counties last night injured a mounted policeman and caused considerable property damage. The Associated Press report from Louisville, Kentucky, dated August 20 details the impact across the region.
Hollywood report states actor Rudolph Valentino and his wife Winifred Holdt have agreed to separate. They wed in 1922.
The Associated Press reports Arman do Alvarado publisher of El Cid was killed by two men in front of his Havana home this morning.
Lebanon Tenn Aug 20 Colonel John A Fite 94 Tennessee's last surviving Confederate regimental commander is critically ill and may not outlive the day.
Paris August 20 The peace negotiations among France Spain and the Rif tribesmen have been definitively broken off as French military successes against the tribesmen continue.
Berlin police Colonel Kuenzer praised the International Police Conference in New York for exceeding goals and linking police chiefs globally. He commended the New York department and Commissioner Enright, saying the parade of New York's finest touched his “official heart” like nothing before.
Royal coaches and carriages wear out or need replacement faster than those of commoners. A market exists for royal castoffs, with many sold to wealthy businessmen or to film studios. Some await transport to America, but crests and identifying marks are removed from panels and upholstery before sale.
The record shows strong legal counsel on both sides and frequent tilts in rulings. Judge Blair acts decisively, expediting every question raised to prevent default in the ongoing trial.
Flamouth Kentucky on August 20 saw many caravans of delegates arrive to participate in the celebration of the opening of the new eastern division of the Dixie Highway.
Frankfort Ky August 20 Jesse Olive of Marion was mentioned today as a possible successor to Rufus Wilson of Pineville who will resign before January 1 as custodian of the sinking fund commission.
A growing American influx to Scotland for grouse shooting and deer stalking fills many shooting boxes and rents rise sharply since pre war days. Notable leases include R H McCurdy of New York taking 34000 acres in Banffshire from the Duke of Richmond and J H Steers leasing Glenkindie in Aberdeenshire from Lord Burgh. E H Litchfield will hunt the Erchless estate, and C W Ogden of New York leases Achnagairn mansion. Wealthy Britons also acquire estates for use.
Dublin August 14. At the Rotary club a complaint was made that American tourist traffic has not met expectations. A returning traveler said he faced questions about Ireland and safety, while P J O'Brien of the Irish Tourist Development Association cited Cobh arrivals over 1,000 weekly and double prewar Ireland England traffic. Ulster reports tourism above prior years in several districts.
Santa Barbara citizens express gratitude for Salvation Army aid after the recent earthquake. Mayor C M Andera sends appreciation to Evangeline Booth, Salvation Army commander, in a formal letter received yesterday.
More than 100000 questionnaires have been killed nationwide on the prohibition question in an informal referendum by field workers for Collier's Weekly. Several hundred thousand more are expected. Questions cover enforcement and individual approval.
Weehawken New Jersey Sunday. A young woman with amnesia was taken to North Hudson Hospital in Weehawken. An autographed photo of Elinor Glyn was found in her bag, but Glyn denied any relation to the victim. Police note English money suggests recent arrival from Europe. Vanity case letters show 200 names, only Levy recalled. Doctors advise diaries to aid future memory recovery.
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