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Newspaper

Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1925

Page

11

Needy Children of Kingsport Benefit from Charity Fund

In Kingsport the Needy Children Fund aided by The Kingsport Times Elks Lodge and Hammond Post No 3 of the American Legion provided more food, toys and dolls than ever before. About 300 children benefited as 53 baskets were distributed from the Elks Lodge with volunteers delivering gifts and groceries across the city.

Kingsport Elks Lodge Hammond Post No Americal Legion The Elks and Th Legion C. P. Edwards Legion Committee J. H. Parrott the Elks and the Legion Legion Elks and Legion Nesport

Court To Reconvene At Blountville In Week-Long Sessions

Circuit court re convenes at Blountville starting Monday December 28 after holiday recess with a heavy docket. The calendar lists Albert Peters murder Harold Smallwood larceny O T Sauls storing whiskey Orb Mitchell storing whiskey A J Glover violating game law Sherman Horn larceny Oscar Graybear fel assault Vance Hickman manufacturing whiskey Dock Hunt rape Will Denton storing whiskey Jack Johnson arms Jack Johnson fel assault Rice bigamy Elbert Pritchett arson Tom Merrit transporting Emory Archer et al manufacturing whiskey G W Houser et al larceny Dillard Patrick et al larceny Stuart Eller et al larceny Harrison Clay larceny Bachman Howard larceny D W Shields arms Will Denton transporting George Johnson et al mfg Toy Buckles driving car drunk Billy Rymer disorderly conduct Lewis McFarlin selling whiskey Bordie Lane assault Jim Abbott kidnapping Jim Abbott fel assault Deck Hunt fel assault Jack Rosenbum storing whiskey Henry Ryan storing whiskey James Chase transporting Ruth Phillips cagracy Andrew Ketchum larceny Don Harmon transporting Don Harmon et al transport B L Paregory transporting Gene Fry steeding Ralph Archer R F E Hopkis transporting Hibart Thompson fel assault Lee Roy Dykes.

Albert Peters Harold Smallwood O. T. Sauls Orb Mitchell A. J. Glover Sherman Horn Oscar Graybear Vance Hickman Dock Hunt Will Denton Jack Johnson Rice Elbert Pritchett Tom Merrit Emory Archer G. W. Houser Dillard Patrick Stuart Eller Harrison Clay Bordie Lane Jim Abbott Jim Abott Deck Hunt Jack Rosenbum Henry Ryan James Chase Ruth Phillips Andrew Ketchum Don Harmon S—B. L McKinley Thompson Et al

Christmas Services At Lutheran Church Morning and Night

The Holy Trinity Lutheran Church hosts a morning 10 o'clock service with Holy Communion and a Christmas sermon. An evening vesper service at 7:30 features special music by Mrs. N V Geyer and children's Christmas hymns. The Sunday school will close with an annual treat after the service.

Holy Trinity Lutheran Rch N. V. Geyer

Mc Laughlin Named General Counsel of Clinchfield Railroad

Announcement names James J. Mc Laughlin of Johnson City as general counsel of the Clinchfield Railroad Company succeeding the late Judge Hugh G Morison. Mc Laughlin has served as assistant general counsel for years and will be followed in that role by Henry N Parker.

James J. Mc Laughlin Johnson City Clinchfield Railroad Company Hugh G. Morison Mr. Mc Laughlin Henry N. Parker

Democratic Mass Meeting in Blountville January 4

Special to The Times Blountville Tenn December 28 a Democratic mass convention is planned for Monday January 4 at 1 PM to reorganize the party in the county electing a chairman for two years and naming county committeemen for each civil district. The meeting may handle routine business and address potential significance for upcoming county elections.

Blountville Tenn

Kingsporter Reprints Marine Corps Gazette Article

Kingsporter features Dr. John H Clifford from the Marine Corps Gazette. The longtime Kingsport resident led the local Community Y after the war, with Mrs. Clifford and their son H. E. P. Clifford also noted as local residents and friends.

Kingsporter Marine Corps Gazette

Marines Service and Brother Spirit of Doc Clifford

Dr. John H. Clifford writes of his YMCA work with the Second Division Marines. He recalls early skepticism, then admiration for their honesty and discipline, and shares anecdotes of trust, camaraderie, and interfaith service. He notes Marines respond to practical Christian call to service, and praises their flawless conduct and loyalty.

John H. Clifford Birchley Rowe Sayers Wilbur Jimmy Taylor Big Jones Preacher Jones Roughneck Jones Avis Arthur Phillips Kilcrease Carlile Glenn White Davis Simmonds Sarveth Ewalth Doc Clifford God Marine Corps Gazette

Former convict again arrested in Detroit hotel case

Harry McVicker a 35 year old former Johnstown Pennsylvania resident and Virginia penitentiary escapee was arrested at the Statler Hotel Detroit on Christmas Eve and confessed use of hotel room pass keys. Detectives found a stolen watch and about fifty hotel entry keys on him and police plan to return him to Virginia on a fugitive warrant.

Detroit Mich Harry McVicker Johnstown Virginia State Penitentiary Statler Akron Ohio Virginia

Seattle to Buy Private Street Car Line for Municipal System

Seattle Negotiations advance to acquire the last privately owned street car line within city limits. The deal would add about 260 miles to Seattle's municipal system, ranking it second only to Detroit in size. The city offered 1.2 million dollars for a line appraised at 1.2394 million. The existing main system, bought in 1919 for 15 million, has 3.282 million paid.

Seattle Detriot

Volunteer Firemen Killed In Accident in Norwell Mass

Three Scituate volunteer firemen were killed and two injured when their truck skidded and overturned while rushing to a fire in Norwell today. The dead are George Barrows Hugh McDermott and Frank Hall.

Norwell Mass Scituate Fire Department George Barrows Hugh McDermott Frank Hall

University Degrees Sought By Unfit, Says Columbia Dean

New York December 26 AP High degrees in American universities are sought largely by the unfit. Ferderick J Woodbridge dean of the graduate faculties at Columbia University said in his annual report to President Nicholas Murray Butler nade public today The worship of academy degrees has unfortunately become a form of educational idolatry He added in too many places in our educational system the possession of a degree is too often regarded with higher favor than the possession of ability.

New York Federick J. Woodbridge Columbia University Nicholas Murray Butler

Bobbed Hair Mystery Love Triangle Ends in Wedding

Connemara reveals half bobbed and half flowing hair as she navigates affection from Bing Carrington and Saltonstall Adams. David Lacy proclaims engagement and the pair plan a hasty wedding with a private rehearsal among friends. The tale blends fashion, romance, and high society intrigue.

Constance Mary Moore Lacy David Lacy Celimena Constance Mary Connemara David Connemara Sweetie Saltonstall Bing McTish Conenemara Shanghai Connecticut Long Island Auteuil Attaboy Salton Stall Cabot Adams Bingham Carrington

Artist Hart Sails From New Orleans to Vera Cruz

New Orleans December 26 AP George Hart artist and Brooklyn Society of Etchers president sails from New Orleans for Vera Cruz as he seeks solitude to create. He has works in New York Metropolitan and London museums and plans to cross the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to Salina Cruz and live among Indians near Tehuantepec.

New Orleans George Hart Brooklyn Society of Etchers Vera Cruz Civilization New York Metropolitan British Museum South Kensington Museum London Pop Hart Tehauntepec Salina Cruz

Colonel Mitchell Will Return Home

San Antonio dispatch reports Colonel William Mitchell plans to return home after a stay in Texas. A suspended air service critic wrote warm Christmas and New Year greetings, expressing regret at absence and noting plans to reunite with his wife on another visit.

San Antonio William Mitchell Ben Ant Mhih Air Service Texas

Calotabs Cure Promises Fast Cold Relief

Calotabs tablets claim to break up a cold overnight or lessen grippe and flu symptoms. The purified compound supposedly cleanses the system with no nausea and no interference with meals, with one pack costing 25 cents and providing full directions.

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