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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1925
Page
3
Store openings stayed late as Kingsport shoppers poured through the doors during the pre holiday rush. Merchants report sales during the period totaling ten thousand dollars or more, with buying power rising as inventories begin and population grows.
The article notes a drop in liquor availability and fewer intoxicated arrests as still operators face criminal trials in Blountville. It attributes the shortage to wiped out illicit stills and tighter enforcement, with several cases already convicted this session.
E L Rawlings of Sevierville Tennessee reports finishing 28 spring pigs with the Ton Litter feeding method. He details costs for corn feed mill grain tankage cottonseed meal skim milk and pasture totaling 429 25. Sale proceeds for 28 head brought 718 with a net profit over feed cost of 284 57. Rawlings notes lack of county agent supervision and not showing at fairs but finds the method favorable with care pasture and balanced rations as key. Readers seeking more info can write to the Agricultural Extension Service Knoxville.
A large Christmas pageant titled Bethlehem was staged by St Pauls Episcopal Sunday school at the Y on December 22. The event featured Mary, Joseph, angels, shepherds, wise men and the Spirit of Christmas with songs by male church members and carols such as O Little Town of Bethlehem and Silent Night.
The Lynchburg area logged historical cold on December 28 with temperatures dipping to 7.9 degrees after a Sunday low of 2 degrees. A Sunday high of 18 degrees set a December record while strong winds of 25 miles per hour intensified the chill. Many unheated water pipes froze and plumbers received numerous emergency calls.
Norfolk water department reports 1000 pipes burst during the coldest weather of the winter. The thermometer fell to 21 degrees, causing numerous incidents including small fires from overheated stones or chimneys. Local residents faced widespread damage as crews responded to the bursts.
Three people were injured today when street cars were struck by motor vehicles in Norfolk Virginia on December 28. Forty other passengers were shaken up. One of the injured later went home after treatment at a hospital.
A brutal cold snap gripped upper East Tennessee with Sullivan County hardest hit. Thermometers plunged to near zero, rumored to reach four below, trapping residents indoors and freezing pipes. Auto repair shops reported surge in radiator failures and plumbers faced high demand as cold persisted through Sunday into noon. Weather forecasters warned of pale and cold conditions continuing today.
Albert Peters faces murder charges as his circuit court trial reconvenes in Huntville after a holiday recess. The morning and early afternoon were spent on the Peters case with no forecast of a quick completion and other cases awaiting review.
Silo Simpkins urges winter brain work for farmers and warns against hit or miss methods that keep many farmers poor. A nitrate test by D A Mathis in Palmersville boosted cotton yield by 25 pounds per tenth acre, with plots using nitrate showing gains. County Agent Ellis notes the gain supports careful cost management and record keeping. Lincoln county agents report a new cotton variety yielding $800 more cotton per tenant using it.
Paris reports a fad in 1925 gift season with elaborate picture bracelets. Diamonds emeralds and sapphires form scenes in platinum frames. broad cuffs feature Egyptian or other stories separated by platinum bars. Also notes new shoe styles enameled and hand painted for spring and summer.
Fragmented OCR mentions successive windows and scenes of mepi with phrases called out overt the chilatén. The text is incomplete and unclear but suggests a staged sequence or listing in a local or cultural setting. Entities are uncertain due to garbled OCR.
General John J. Pershing, amid ill health and rising blood pressure, is expected to return to Washington within a month from Anca, Chile where he has represented President Coolidge in the Chilean Peruvian arbitration over Tacna Arica. Archives indicate he may depart from Arica before January 15, depending on arrangements.
The first four airplanes from Ford’s all metal division were flown from Dearborn to Miami, Florida this morning for commercial use. The aircraft are to operate between Miami and Tampa under Florida Airways Corporation, marking a milestone for the Ford Motor Company in aviation.
Report notes lack of information on the schooner Washington and the vessels Minnie and Emma agrounds in Chesapeake Bay. The Coast Guard cutter Apache dispatched five small boats to the scene, but no further details were provided on the ore take or outcomes.
In heavy fog about 30 miles north, the passenger liner Lady Synthia rammed and sank the freighter Cowichan. The liner rescued fourteen passengers while Cowichan sank eleven minutes after the crash.
London lectures by Sir Oliver Lodge challenge the view that the brain alone senses or perceives. He argues the brain does not see hear or feel nor plan or hope. He says these functions belong to a different region linking mind and matter, a concept not yet fully formed.
A formal decree notes exploration of new uses for peanut hulls as a processed material. The report cites an operation started at Brant and mentions a tentative process titled Lox. The document references VABP VED and lists five items in terse terms.
Berlin reports keep joints open for New Year Eve crowds amid heavy reservations. Mausoleum plans for Hugo Stinnes family are scrapped after fortune breakup. Letters reveal Richard Wagner life details and a Russian cellist Raja Kusova gains attention in Berlin concerts.
Washington reports final arguments on the Nickel Plate merger plan devised by O J VanSweringen. Interstate Commerce Commission considers authority to approve an extensive rail unification and its impact on owners and independent railroads. Calston, president of Nickel Plate, argues the contract terms should govern the plan.
A harsh cold snap hit Richmond with widespread damage to automobiles and ice blocking river intakes. The James River flow diminished power at the city plants, producing about 900 kilowatts. Agriculture officials noted crops were not seriously harmed as the ground remained dry.
Harvey Twining, veteran Atlantic Coast Line conductor, died suddenly today in Wilmington as he boarded a train bound for Norfolk. He served on the line between Wilmington and Norfolk for many years.
Perspiration resistant beauty powder advertised by Heston Drug Company claims to stay on until removed. It promises no shiny appearance and even coverage, marketed as a new wonder product named Mello-glo.
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