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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1925
Page
3
Kingsport ushers in December with strong Christmas spirit as merchants prepare for a busy season. Stores expand stocks with toys and variety goods while decor adds to the festive mood. Officials predict crowds from nearby areas thanks to good roads and transport, urging early shopping to avoid shortages.
Local clothier N Shaheen is erecting a two story brick building on Five Points, begun two months ago and supervised by Mr Shaheen. Completion by January 1 is likely, with occupancy undecided though a clothing store may relocate there or he might rent to another firm. The site is described as highly convenient and the structure aims to be one of the area’s finest.
Troop 2 Boy Scouts of America votes to collect unused clothing and five cents from each member at meetings through Christmas. Funds and garments will be distributed to needy city youths during the Christmas season.
Connemara Moore was to announce her engagement but disappeared from Aunt Carimena's Connections home. Breepster and Saltmastall Adams pursue the girl aboard a strange vessel while trying to explain her identity to the mysterious Suveetir amid a sequence of exciting ad ventures on Long Island yachts.
Saltonstall Cabot Adams and Miss Sweetie O'Reilly navigate a tense voyage aboard a moored boat while a Scotland Yard style pursuit unfolds. A concealed figure awakens as Connemara, in a white turban, fears capture. the exchange hints at hidden loyalties and covert motives amid a dangerous sea chase.
A scout meeting reports an auxiliary fund to the treasury for charity. A presentation of shoes and stockings to needy boys was made. A hunt and coin game disclosed a hard surface as the scoutmaster's head. Edgar Guenther's team won a spelling match. Next Monday plans a test with sleeve badge prizes for top scouts. New members will be initiated. all urged to attend.
A granite monument was dedicated near Morrison's Chapel to Rev Samuel Patton (1797 1854) a Holston Conference Methodist pioneer. Speakers included Dr J P Martin Rev J A Lyons and Dr T J Eskridge. The ceremony recalled Patton networked church discipline and Methodism in the region and noted his editor duties and travels.
The usual evening Episcopal services will be conducted by Rev. Harry F Keller at the Community Y on Thursday evening. Services have formerly been held at the Chapel on Watauga street. Holy Communion will be held Friday morning at 7:30.
An afternoon crash at the Wanda and Broad Streets corner involved a Ford driven by Officer George Frazier and a Studebaker with Margaret Hartman aboard. The Ford sustained front left fender and wheel damage, while the Studebaker suffered heavy damage to its right side and running board. Both vehicles were towed to Shelby Street Garage.
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