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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1925
Page
20
A clipped society item invites readers to send postal cards with visiting guests travel plans departures or arrivals along with name address and telephone contact. The department will appreciate the submission for publication.
The Times Society Editor will accept items daily 8 to 11 30 a m and 12 30 to 5 p m excluding weekends, and on Saturday from 1 to 9 p m. News received after 1 p m will appear the next day.
Christmas season crowds fill Greeneville streets with visitors from Bristol Knoxville and Johnson City. Local families host gatherings at Sevier Terrace and Watauga Street while many plan Christmas travels to Rogersville Bloomingdale and Appalachia. A Webers Chapel revival ends with fifty conversions and a Beulah Christmas tree is announced.
A string of family visits and holiday travel across Tennessee and neighboring states. Citizens like Mr John Oliver in Bristol, Miss Nettie Jarvis in Rogersville, Mr Roy Reece in Knoxville, and others plan Christmas stays with relatives or at home. Several guests travel from Cleveland Ohio, Chicago DL and Miami to join kin for the holidays.
Rev J M Whitaker filled his regular apartment at Beulah last Sunday. Mr and Mrs H W Morris and daughter Mae shopped in Kingsport last Monday. Mr and Mrs G W Millhorn and children Margaret and Elmer called at W A Whitaker's home. The Whitakers dined Sunday with Mr and Mrs L C Isley. Miss Lottie Coffman and Mr Walter Hall were dinner guests of the Hunts. Miss Helen Morris spent Monday with Mrs Zed Kitzmiller.
Mrs C L Henry spent Christmas holidays with her son and daughter in Appalachia. L H Porter visited his daughter Mrs Crag Dickson in Hiltons. Friends of Mrs Martha Nottingham regret her illness. W C Quillin Ingle McDavid and Alferd Agee went to Gate City last Saturday. Charess A Quillin traveled to Kingsport last Saturday. Sallie Fletcher Christmas shopped in Gate City last Saturday. Mrs W C Quillin visited her mother Mrs Martha Nottingham who is ill last Sunday. Misses Nannie and Kate Porter visited Mrs C A Quilin Thursday afternoon.
Burem Tenn G D Hale and son Smith and daughter Alice spent Tuesday in Rogersville. J H Hicks has accepted assistant post master’s place at Burem. Haynes Bailey passed through the village en route to Rogersville. Miss Livia Bussell called on Mr and Mrs J H Hicks Tuesday. W A Bussel merchant of this place went to Rogersville Wednesday. David Bailey’s little son has been very ill for a few days. Mrs Dee Laster and daughters Ida and Louise spent Thursday afternoon with Mrs Cupp. Mrs J H Hicks has been ill for the past few days.
A detailed account of a Russian council meeting describes measures to mobilize forces and prepare the nation for war, including authority to gather war materials and withdraw funds. The minutes were found in a bound ministerial volume in Russia and translated for publication in Current History. The report notes broader mobilization approval by the Czar.
A Chattanooga resident, Mr. Howard, writes a letter praising Kingsport and its progress. He states the city is recognized nationally and could see earlier ratings among metropolitan cities. The letter, though not meant to stir, is expected to influence local interest and public sentiment.
President Coolidge plans a quiet Christmas at the White House as cabinet members and many officials depart for holidays. A three day government shutdown begins after Christmas. Dawes Kellogg Mellon Sargent Wilbur Longworth and others stay in the capital or travel. Congress has made Washington a legal holiday this year and a Christmas day closeout is ordered by executive order.
The article reports Butler aiming to publish his diary to raise funds for an auction linked to hotel raid disclosures. It cites a November letter to Mayor Kendrick noting drunken men and unconscious young girls at a hotel ballroom. A memo quotes the mayor urging restraint on large investments and easing pressure on big establishments. Kendrick calls for public support to enforce the law.
Buckner targets cabarets restaurants and night clubs with padlock actions on proprietors. They face twenty days to accept consent decrees or fight. Earlier drives have involved several sites, aiming for moral influence while holiday plans continue.
A collision near Moncks Corner S C between north bound number 76 and south bound number 85 trains killed engineers Herbert Parish and Cummings and white fireman Bavley with likely fatal injuries to colored fireman Williams. One passenger unhurt as wires went down and wreck blocked the double tracked line.
An accident blocked two rail lines and required detours while crews clear wreckage. The cause remains undetermined pending investigation, and trains are being rerouted as operations resume.
Mrs. Edward Boile and her two children Hugh and Francis aged 4 and 2 were burned to death when a Prescott Ontario home caught fire early today. The blaze destroyed the residence leaving no survivors in the family.
Viscount Cobham his son and four daughters and several guests escaped a blaze at Hagley Hall Stourbridge early today. The fire destroyed the centuries old mansion with priceless heirlooms and valuable paintings and books.
A child in Kingsport Tennessee writes to Santa in December 1925 asking for a kiddy bar a rocking chair and plenty of candy. He signs as Billy Cope expressing love and holiday wishes.
Washington report notes 500 Greek Junior Red Cross members sent plum pudding ingredients to 500 American homes for Christmas. The gift thanks Americans for Christmas packages sent last year by the American Junior Red Cross.
The Baltimore Sun notes a fundamentalist’s edge lies in knowing his beliefs while a politician is often out of touch. The Asheville Times observes that many politicians are run over when not listening closely to the public mood. The Detroit News mocks the common frat emblem in the School of Experience as merely a blister.
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