American Legion Elects Leaders for Coming Year in Seaport Post
Charles P. Edwards Jr was elected post commander of Seaport Post No 3 American Legion for 1924 at a YMCA meeting. W M Smith was named vice commander and R Thomas Beaty adjutant, with Ralph Worley historian. Resolutions opposing Sunday blue laws were passed, urging Tennessee General Assembly to resist restrictively moral laws. A banquet followed at Broadway Cafe with music, gifts, and a gold watch presented to Jake Heerens for minstrel show service. A membership drive is planned.
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Charles P. Edwards, Jr
Seapord
American Legion
Y. M.C
W. M. Smith
R. Thomas Beaty
Ralph Worley
Legionnaires
Tennessee General Assembly
Hammond Post No. 3
Tennessee
General Assembly
Grp
Charles Davis
Broadway Cafe
Jake Heerens
Harold McDonnell
Charlie Davis
Frank Egan
J. Bruce Hyatt
Lieut. Smith
Legion
Mr. Heerens
Jake
Senator Ashurst Seeks White House Word on Mining Bill
Senator Ashurst of Arizona went to the White House seeking a frank statement from President Wilson on the six month extension for mining assessment work due by midnight December 31. He warned a veto could cause claim jumpers to seize property as the law requires the work be completed by year end.
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Washington
Ashurst
Arizona
White House
Frank and Manly
Wilson
Kingsport Launches Local Worker Bus Line
A new motor bus line begins in Kingsport to shuttle workers between the C. C. & Co. station and Corning Glass and Tennessee Eastman plants. Buses run hourly from 4 AM to 8:30 PM, stopping at six points, with the Glass and Eastman plants shifting start times by 15 minutes. Large Mack buses with 29 seats and a Ford bus will be used.
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Dustrial
Corning Glassp
Tennessee Eastman
Circle
Five Points
Dale Street
Bristol Pike
Oak Street
Federal
Tennessee Eastman and
Corning Glass
Eastman
Mack
Kingsport
Ford
Local Y M C A Elects Officers and Directors
The Local Y M C A held a meeting to elect directors who will choose the executive committee. The board features George A Caldwell T H Pratt W M Smith B B Sullivan C P Edwards Jr HH Kidd I M Fuller T B Yancey A D Brockman and others with A D Brockman re elected president and S K Lindsay treasurer. Impromptu speeches marked the enthusiastic gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Caldwell
T. H. Pratt
W. M. Smith
B. B. Sullivan
C. P. Edwards, Jr
HH. Kidd
I. M. Fuller
T. B. Yancey
A. D. Brockman
J. S. Gillespie
B.M. Brown
P. S. Wilcox
H.C. Williamson
F. F. Shetterly
A. Waksdall
J. H. Thickens
G. C. McNaughton
R. Y. Grant
F. J. Brownell
W. M. Bennett, Sr
C. C. Miller
Conrad Miller
S. K. Lindsay
J.-H.thickens
B. M. Brown
S. P. Platt
Kingsport to Get New Five Points Bank
A new bank is planned for Kingsport near Five Points with initial capital of 25 000 dollars and potential to grow to 50 000 dollars. Organizers, led by George E. Burbage, expect construction to start soon and the bank to be operating within thirty days.
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Kingsport
George E. Burbage
Stysca
Burbage
Nlus‘rial
Gymnasium Classes Start Monday at Local Y M C A
Registration ongoing for YMCA gym classes with actual work beginning Monday. Membership cards and lockers ready, but limited lockers distributed first come. Enroll via physical director H E Patey. schedules include 5:30 gym, 6:15 pool on Mon Wed Fri for Young Men and Senior Boys 7:40 gym, 8:30 pool. Junior Boys 3:45 gym, 4:30 pool. Ladies 4:00 gym, 4:45 pool. dates noted for Thursday activities.
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H. E. Patey
Curzon Explains the Persian Situation and Anglo-Persian Pact
In a Lords speech Earl Curzon defends Persia policy and rejects charges of imperial overreach. He says Britain curbed commitments and withdrew forces, stressing a peaceful, independent Persia as core to policy and the Anglo-Persian agreement. The Persian crisis led the new ministry to delay ratification pending parliament consent.
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London
London Telegraph
Earl Curzon
House of Lords
Persia
Central Asia
Alimony Ordered in New York Divorce Case
Emile Rey an art dealer of New York and Paris and officer in French and Alsatian societies was ordered by Justice Cohalan to pay Mrs Sophrosine Rey 500 a month alimony and 2500 in fees while separation action proceeds. Mrs Rey cites cruelty in New York and Paris and alleges his interest in a young French girl in their home while neglecting her. She estimates his fortune at 600000 to 1000000 and notes Rey’s income over several years. The Morgan art collection was moved to New York under his supervision.
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New York
Emile Rey
Paris
Legion of Honor of France
General Association of Alsatians and Lorrainers
America
J. P. Morgan
London
Mr. Rey
Federal agents raid 40 saloons in Hurley Wisconsin
Prohibition agents from Chicago led a raid on nearly two score Hurley saloons arresting 57 people and seizing liquor. The operation, ordered by Judge Landis and planned by Frank B. Richardson, moved prisoners to Ironwood and Ashland for arraignment as onlookers watched the mash march. Monshine was reported as the main wet liquor with other brands observed.
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Hurley
Wis
Chicago
Ironwood
Ashland
United States
Kenesaw M. Landis
Frank B. Richardson
Joseph Callahan
Chemical eye and star measuring device unveiled in Chicago
Scientists described a new astronomical instrument that measures stellar diameters, revealing Alpha Orionis to be about 300 million miles across. The same meeting highlighted the chemical eye, a UV revealing device by Dr. Robert W. Wood for detecting invisible light with military and peaceful applications.
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Chicago
A. A. Michelson
University of Chicago
American Physical Society
Ameaghan Association For the Advancement of Science
Mount Wilson
Cal
Orion
Forrest Moulton
Michelson
Robert W. Wood
Johns Hopkins University
Wood
Woods
Norway Prohibits Russian Literature
The Norwegian government has banned the importation of all Russian literature to halt Bolshevist propaganda, with a sole exception for strictly scientific non political works. Oslo alleges that Soviet propaganda literature is circulated from Russian sources via northern Norway to other nations. The material, printed in Moscow in various languages, preaches civil war and revolution.
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Christiania
Russia
Norwegian Socialistic
Moscow
University of Tennessee Leader to Speak at Kingsport
Dr. H. A. Morgan president UT will be principal speaker at the opening exercises of the Kingsport vocational school program in the Central High School auditorium at 8 p m Monday. Prof H H Cox and Dean Ferris of UT will also speak with Arentsen state supervisor of industrial education expected to attend. Industries in the city will be represented and the meeting is described as enthusiastic and beneficial. Enrollment for the vocational school begins at 7 30 p m Tuesday.
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H. A. Morgan
University of Tennessee
Kingsport
Central High School
H. H. Cox
Dean Ferris
University
Arentsen
Poultry Show Scheduled Here in February
A large poultry show will be held February 23 to 28 showcasing modern methods of pure breeding. Numerous varieties of high class poultry will be exhibited, with birds bred for beauty and business.
Senator J Parks Worley Dies After Illness at Nashville
Senator J Parks Worley dies at 6 pm in Protestant Hospital Nashville from heart failure after an appendicitis operation. He was 47, survived by wife Miss Lee Keys and brothers W W Worley Maymead Tennessee and Charles Worley Bluff City. Funeral in Bluff City Sunday. body lies in state in Tennessee senate today.
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J. Parks Worley
Nashville
Bluff City
Tennessee Senate
Worley
Senator Worley
East Tennessee
Ship
Tennessee
United States
Lee Keys
W.W. Worley
Methodist
Maymead
Tenn
Charles Worley
Oscar Worley
Nevada
Gertrude Fain
John M. Fain
Bristol
Charles
Bluff City Bank
Federal permits to handle liquor will be reduced
Prohibition Commissioner Kramer announced plans to cut the number of federal liquor handling permits over the next year. He aims to refuse 50 to 75 percent of wholesale licenses and tighten renewals for retailers due to records of violations. The Atlantic seaboard, Great Lakes, border points, and cities from Boston to the Potomac face the largest losses as enforcement targets unlicensed dealers.
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Washington
Prohibition
Kramer
Atlantic Seaboard
Kremer
Boston
Potomac River
Great Lakes
Cats Used in Digitalis Test Draws Mixed Reactions
New York officials reported that Squibb & Sons used cats for digitalis strength testing under a 1910 law requiring animal tests. The practice, though described as humane, faced criticism from the American Anti-Vivisection Society led by Mrs. Diana Belais.
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New York
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
E. R. Squibbs & Sons
Digitalis
Ican
United States
Glass plants challenge Eastman to basketball game
The Corning Glass Plant has challenged the Tennessee Eastman plant to a basketball game at the local Y M C A gym. The challengers say they will meet the Eastman team at any date.
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Plant
Corning Glass
Tennessee Eastman
Eastman Warriors
Purchases Home by Robert S Arrants on Ravine Road
Robert S Arrants purchased a handsome dwelling from Kingsport Construction Company on Ravine Road for 7500 dollars.
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Robert S. Arrants
Kingsport Construction Company
Ravine Road
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