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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1925
Page
6
The Times Society Editor will edit this column between 9 and 11 30 a m and 12 30 to 5 am daily except Saturday and Sunday, and on Friday from 9 to 9 p m. News received after 1 p m will be published the next day.
TheRest by Annie Johnson Flint explores music as life’s divine score with rests guiding timed participation. Book Club plans a meeting Thursday at 4 o clock at the Inn with Mrs F W Browning. Presbyterian Auxiliary of Flat church will hold a 3 o clock meeting tomorrow afternoon at the church.
Local notes list several visitors and relatives spending the Christmas holidays in Gate City and nearby towns. Names include Paul Cross, J M Wolla, Kyle Moore, Rev H L Williams, F W Browning, Sadie Pendleton, Billy Dubbs, Charles Blix, Miss Pauline Stone, Miss Martha Hawk, Miss Clara Anderson, and others visiting relatives or spending holidays in Roanoke Knoxville Welch Appalachia Johnson City Morristown and surrounding communities.
A fashion note describes a silk one piece dress worn under fur, featuring long slender lines and jabot detail for a decorative touch. Another gray fur crepe dress uses knife pleats and soutache embroidery with collar and cuffs. New two piece dresses show Chinese inspired designs with black satin trim and mandarin jumper hints. Trovkow forecast suggests waning popularity later in the season.
The column lists residents visiting relatives and friends across towns including Sulphur Well Kingsport Banner Elk and Bristol. It mentions holiday travels births and local social events with names such as Lynn Ratliff Hicks Poore Foust and Hud son, plus church activities and a Rev I appointment.
Regular services at Morrisons Chapel with Rev W D Quary. Numerous local families and kinfolks share Christmas visits with relatives in the area including McKenzies Larkins Smiths Miller Prays and Ketron families. Spells of travel and weekend gatherings mark the holiday period.
Walnut Chapel hosted a Christmas gathering on December 25 with Miss Belle Wilcox recovering from pneumonia, and Miss Dora E Gileath resting at home. Mrs. Kenneth McClellan visited her mother Mrs. Giley Lelia and Geneva Bishop at aunt Mrs. Dan Howards. Mr. and Mrs. Don Edwards visited Edward's father. Dave Ketron held a dance at his house near here Saturday night.
Bloomingdale school closes for holidays on Thursday. Tennessee visit includes Mrs. J. H. Sears returning to New York after Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. 5 P. Matt. Mrs. Martin Russell returns from Danville to work at King Press. Thomas B. Duckett heads to Concord North Carolina after Christmas with family.
The Christmas tree at Harbors Chapel drew a large crowd for the community pick program hosted by Miss Chelsea Hilton. Several families from Bristol and surrounding towns visited, shared holiday greetings, and spent Christmas with relatives and friends across the area.
The French cabinet backs Finance Minister Doumer's outline amid rumors of resignation and notes Doumer's preference for a temporary turnover tax on commercial transactions. Leftist groups push alternative budget measures while Doumer warns they may fail to balance the budget amid exchange fluctuations. Briand and Doumer seek a path toward Herriot's return as prime minister.
Thomas R. B. Gay, counsel for dissenting stockholders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, argued two objections to the Nickel Plan. He claimed the commission lacked legal jurisdiction and challenged the interlocking board of directors created by O. Poa and M. C. Van Sweringen, who control Nickel Plate, Chesapeake and Ohio, and Hocking Valley railroads.
A commission examined the mate arrangements of the Nickel Plate group noting that the old Nickel Plate Company held stock in both old and new entities. The new Nickel Plate would assume all debts of the old firm and the $26 million bond issue funded by the old company was used by Van Sweringen to acquire Chesapeake and Ohio and Marquette stock. The plan would transfer this debt to the new system to be borne and paid off by the railroads.
The article reports Senator Wheeler's acquittal after investigations by New York courts. A two-court concurrence and a Senate Committee report, endorsed by the Senate, provided complete exoneration for Wheeler.
An anthracite operators conference and a miners’ representatives meeting set the stage for a joint session at 6 p m at the Union League Club. John L Lewis, UMWA leader, met in three secret talks with Mr Inglis since the Atlantic City breakoff.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered an inquiry into how railroads use private passenger cars. Citizens have long complained about private transportation inside cars under favorable conditions, and Nickel Plate concerns are noted. Hearing dates will be announced later.
Three Boston Maine Railroad officials were arrested by United States Marshals on warrants charging them with indictable offenses. The arrests followed weeks of unspecified charges related to toxicology or sale.
British press notes possible betrothal as Princess Astrid of Sweden visits Buckingham Palace after mourning. Astrid, 20, famed for charm and domestic skills, is linked with Prince of Wales amid rumors of Henry interest during November events with King George and Queen Mary.
Dispatches from Tacna Chile state General John J Pershing’s health is satisfactory and his planned U S trip has no diplomatic significance. He may extend his stay if needed to settle the Chile Peru boundary dispute and receive dental treatment.
Dispatches from Vienna report massive flood losses along the Rymnian frontier. Rescuers struggle as waters surge, sweeping people from homes and causing widespread wreckage. Authorities fear many more fatalities as conditions hinder relief efforts.
Thirteen persons were injured, some seriously, in a derailment of an Atlantic Coast Line passenger train near Cades, South Carolina. The locomotive and five coaches left the track due to a broken rail, with passengers cast from their berths and several forced to seek safety in overturned cars as temperatures dropped.
Richmond Va Dec 29 AP No more applications for pardons will be received during this administration. Pending cases will be acted on as far as possible given limited weeks remaining. Governor Trinkle cited the workload and time needed to complete executive clemency petitions. He hoped to resolve the Sarrett pardon before leaving office.
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