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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1925
Page
4
The piece lists publication schedule phrases for Sundays and weekdays with pricing for one year six months and three months, from The Kingsport Publishing Company at 497 Market Street. It also states The Associated Press owns republication rights for news dispatches credited or not and reserves local and special dispatch rights.
The Times invites correspondence from readers and requires full names for publication. Names may be withheld on request, but anonymous letters will not be printed.
Community workers arise in towns but many groups collapse quickly. Useful efforts fade because no one carries on the work. Sufficient funds exist, yet an active organizing group is needed to mobilize residents to contribute time and money. If everyone waits for others, civic life suffers and communities fall behind better towns.
The passage argues that latent enthusiasm in people can be mobilized for civic ends. It notes how crowds cheer for local sports and attend community events, and asserts that clear, well planned action by a committed group can trigger contagious public support for a movement.
Pedestrians especially school children on the new Lee Highway between Dale Street and Highland Park monopolize the road in morning and afternoon hours. Drivers report frequent need to stop or slow to avoid collisions as youngsters walk or stand on the pavement blocking one or both lanes. The piece urges traffic officials to address the problem before a serious accident occurs, noting pedestrians may cause as many tragedies as motorists.
The piece critiques Mrs. Ferguson in the Texas governorship, noting a Thanksgiving pardons burst of 105, raising her mercy tally to 1,126. It questions crime levels, court competence, and her unofficial influence as consort in office.
The piece cites Texas public sentiment against Governor Frinson’s pardons after her January 20 inauguration averaging 112 pardons per month. It argues the high pardon rate weakens law and notes the collaboration with her husband draws scrutiny. Also reports Rama VI of Siam dies, triggering quick succession by his brother after a royal birth.
The Baltimore Sun notes that high police deployment for traffic enforcement during rush hours may encourage serious holdups. The theory cites increased robberies when police are busiest and suggests motorists face added costs to compensate victims.
A satirical verse mocks social norms by asking for a chaste, modest girl and a traditional man, contrasting resigned gender roles with playful wordplay and provocative imagery, ending with a crude misstep in the final line.
A jumbled collage of quotes from diverse papers sketches a courtroom mood. Snippets touch on relationships and defense, with mentions of a barrister and witnesses. The piece hints at dialogue and urban newspaper flavor without a single clear event.
A fragmented clashing exchange from early newspapers probes Jewish portrayal in Noah tales and child literacy. Amid quotes, a Louisville Courier Journal line hints at a banker and doctor marriage. The excerpt ends with a line referencing Ruy Blas in Paris.
Short notes report excess Red Lumber orders and firm lead and silver prices. States adopt forestry laws while London revives fingerless mittens. New Mexico starts a pink bollworm cotton quarantine. A world flight plane will be preserved at the Smithsonian. Canada replaces U S coal with Welch and Scotch coal. A resort city near Valletta aims to rival Monte Carlo. Congress may pass a redistricting bill. Twenty six nations seek standards for powerful drug preparation.
The text reports varied items including efforts to revoke citizenship for Italian radicals abroad, plans by Merchants to convert part of Governor's Island into an airport for commercial flights, Barnard College expanding its teaching staff, and calls to nationalize radio in Brazil. It also mentions Berlin's dog tax rise, New York state spending on pre schools, quotes from Viscountess Astor, Paris pedestrians forming a protective association, shipping yard activity in the U.S., a soap sculpture prize in Ark Center New York, a court case involving Henry J. Harnden, and Dawson, Yukon recording extreme cold.
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