Kingport Youth Sentenced to Nashville Industrial School
Ray Jones a fifteen year old Kingsport resident was ordered to attend the State Industrial School in Nashville rather than a reformatory sentence. Judge S A Mathews noted the boy’s delinquency stemmed from his environment and his potential to become an asset with proper guidance. Sullivan County will send seven Kingsport boys to the school. Ray is the second. He will depart within ten days with his mother Mrs Myrtle Britton accompanying him.
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Ray Jones
Kingsport
Nashville
S. A. Mathews
Ray
Mathews
Pen term set in Sullivan County liquor case
Bruce Chase received a four year penitentiary term for transporting 16 gallons of whiskey in Sullivan County Circuit Court at Blountville. Sheriff Thomas testified Chase asked for a light sentence claiming to have left the liquor trade. Other defendants faced additional penalties. court adjourned for Christmas with cases to resume December 28. John B. Nall real estate notices follow.
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Sullivan County
Bruce Chase
Blountville
Joe J. Thomas
Thomas
Chase
Bluff City
Paul E. Divine
Dave Guinn
Johnson City
J. R. Worley
Kingsport
O. B. Lovette
Joe Guy
Albert Peters
Andy Rosenbaum
Amundsen to Lecture in Johnson City Cap Theatre
Captain Roald Amundsen will lecture at Capitol theatre in Johnson City on Saturday afternoon January 9 on Our Air plane Dash for the North Pole. He recounts the Arctic flight ordeal of last summer and the eight hour sea voyage to safety with vivid stereopticon pictures.
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Roald Amundsen
Capitol Theatre
Johnson City
North Pole
Artic
Polar Sea
Amundsen
South Pole
Antarctic
Christiana University
Arctic
Fords Collide at Center and Dale
Two Ford cars, a roadster and a sedan, collided at the corner of Center and Dale streets yesterday morning. Both vehicles sustained damage. the roadster overturned. No injuries were reported and the drivers’ identities could not be learned.
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Center and
Dale Streets
Christmas shopping in Kingsport peaks with crowds
Christmas shoppers packed Kingsport stores yesterday despite heavy rain. Retailers report reduced stock but expect near total depletion in the next two to three days as extended hours and extra sales staff draw crowds throughout the week.
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Kingsport
Pantomime and storytelling classes begin January 5
School of Expression offers children’s classes Thursday afternoon and adult classes Tuesday evening at the Community Y under Beatrice King Stodola. Enroll now. phone 462 for details.
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Beatrice King Stodola
Community “Y
Little Bundle of Black That Grew Into Man Tiger Dies
Louis Phal known as Battling Siki dies after a lifetime marked by a migrant start in St. Louis Senegal and fame in boxing. The Senegalese heavyweight, who knocked out George Carpentier, rose from jungle myth to European star before dying in New York City. His life spans France, Germany and Italy, including war service and a Croix de Guerre.
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Norman E. Brown
St. Louis
Senegal
French Africa
Phal
Forty-Fourth Street
New York City
Balzac
Louis Phal
Siki
George Carpentier
Jack Dempsey
Europe
France
Toulouse
Paris
Germany
Reitenstrater
Svalla
Italy
Carpentier
The Siki Carpentier Fight and its Turbulent Rise and Fall
The article traces Siki's riotous ascent after a famed sixth round knockout of Carpentier, his lavish lifestyle and whiskey use, and a rapid decline ending in a New York street death. It notes his fame in Europe, controversial behavior, deportation threats, and eventual violent end.
Modern sports denounced as pagan by Linz diocese
The Linz diocese issues a pastoral rescript condemning modern sports and physical culture as leading toward paganism, reflecting concerns about secular influences on youth and faith. The document labels athletic endeavors as a threat to Christian values and calls for adherence to traditional religious focus.
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Vienna
Linz
Cat Stops Church Music in Evanston Hymn
A white intruder forced a church organ to stop during a hymn in Evanston Illinois, abruptly interrupting services. Police investigated the disturbance and no injuries were reported. The incident disrupted worship and drew attention to church security.
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Evanston, Ill
How to live long from Transton’s 102 year old banker
Thomas Buck aged 102 and retired banker shares a long life recipe: eat plain food, exercise regularly, and avoid worry over trifles. The piece also notes Miss Ruth Haire spending holidays in Jonesboro and Mr. R S Fields of Greeneville visiting here on Saturday.
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Transton
Eng
Thomas Buck
Ruth Haire
Jonesboro
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Young Ray Jones
Matthews
Quenly
West View Park
the Oaks
Charlemont
Sevier Terrace
John B. Nall
J. City
Dale
Xmas Shopping
Aeng
Fuller
Clinchfield
Kodaks
Whitman's
Nunnally’s. Kodak
Conklin
Waterman
Remington
Clinchfield Drug
Broad Sts
Mike McTigue
Dublin
Ireland
America
U. S
R. S. Fields of
Greeneville
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