Miss Mary Sams Wins Model Home First Prize
Miss Mary Sams of 229 Lovestrost Town wins $25 for her Model Home entry. D F Ridings gets $10 second prize. honor mentions go to Mrs Will Nelms and youths Woodrow Pickering Olfe Turner. Proposal notes location in Dobyns Addition on Watauga Street.
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Dunine
Mary Sains
Lovestrost
Mrewin
Town
D.fl Ridings
Sams
Advics
Dobyns
Watauga Street
Ridings
Will Nelms
Olfie Turner
Kingsport
President signs 151 bills as session ends
President Coolidge signed 151 bills in the last session day, bringing enacted laws to 74 of 17,812 introduced. He approved 63 at the White House and 88 more in the Senate, including a 51 million dollar second deficiency bill and a 12 million dollar veterans aid measure. Six bills failed to receive his signature, raising questions about pocket veto and adjournment timing.
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Washington
Coallidge
White House
Senate
Wilson
Lincoln
State of
U S Debt Placed on Paris Program
Paris reports on a government committee of financial experts detailing the ratification of a Wryton subt agreement and the belief that sound money cannot be obtained in France without economic upheaval during the transition period. The ministry of finances plans to release a formal statement tomorrow.
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Paris
France
Ministry of Finances
Briand
Center Street to See Fifteen Brick Dwellings Project
Kingsport Improvement Company announces construction of a group of fifteen two story brick houses on Center Street between Cherokee and Sullivan. Purkey and Armstrong win the contract with completion expected in about four months. Each home will have baths and hot and cold water. The project aims for an attractive residential approach to the city via Lee Highway.
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Center Street
Cherokee
Sullivan
Kingsport Improvement Company
Purkey and Armstrong
Ffteen
Lee Highway
First National Bank
Broad Street
Day of Fourth Observance Planned With Veterans Events
Tomorrow’s program includes a morning bombing display and a 10 am parade with Alvin York and several Legion posts. Activities continue at the park with races, games, and a ball game, followed by a Ford giveaway at 5:54 pm and fireworks at 8 pm by Love dale, all organized by the local Legion to welcome thousands.
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Alvin York
Chattanooga Post
Drum and Bugle Corps
Levion Post
Witt's
Norton Band
Rogersville Legion Post
Morristown
Elizabethton
Kingsport
Ball Park
Broad
Shelby Streets
Ford
Lovedale
Sullivan Street
Legion
Russell Scott To Hang October 15
Russell Scott, once a Canadian financier turned robber, was sentenced by Judge Marcus Kavanaugh to be hanged on October 15 after a jury found him sane. The ruling comes amid continued efforts to raise funds for his defense and pursue further appeals to the state supreme court.
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Chicago
Russell Scout
Marccs Kavanaugh
Scott Sane
Scott
State Supreme Court
No Parking Restrictions on East Broad Street for Parade
East Broad Street from Main to Sullivan will be barricaded early Monday with no parking until after the parade to keep the march line clear. West Broad remains open. Drivers may use city lots. More spectators expected on Broad Street. Quakes felt in Santa Barbara at about 2 PM with brief duration and no damage reported.
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East Broad ST
Broad Street
Main
Sullivan Street
Variaus
Santa Barbra
Calif
Greatest Celebration in Kingsport Sets Stage for 160th US Birthday
Thousands prepare for a citywide event marking the 160th anniversary of the United States birth. Bombs from planes, marching troops, and patriotic displays announce a dawn procession, while decorations and temporary stands appear across Kingsport.
Tennessee and Virginia Weather Outlook
Partly cloudy Tennessee with local storms and near 5 warm Sunday. Monday mostly fair. Virginia shows showers and possible thunderstorms Sunday, warm across the north, then Monday mostly fair though coastal showers possible with moderate winds.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Ex-Gov Alf Taylor to Attend Kingsport Celebration
Former Tennessee governor Alf Taylor will be among notables in Kingsport for the great celebration on Monday. He may speak during the day and is regarded as one of the five most beloved men and among the best orators Tennessee ever produced.
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Alf Taylor
Kingsport
Tennessee
Amundsen sails for Norway from New York
Roald Amundsen bade farewell aboard the Bergensefjord in New York as he departed for Norway to reach a small villa near Oslo. He sold his home to fund the Norge airship venture and friends have purchased the property and returned it to him.
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New York
North Pole
America
Roald Amundsen
Bergensefjord
Norway
Oslo
Norge
Sherld
Anundsen
Practically All Business Houses Close Tomorrow
The 150th birth anniversary of our nation will be observed in Kingsport with nearly every enterprise closing for 24 hours except soft drink stands, fountains, drug stores, and picture shows. Banks and the post office join the order as preparations proceed for a safe Fourth amid a large crowd, with soda fountains arranging extra help and siege supplies. Toronto, Inty i, C. Ross Somerville of London, Ontario, won the title Comin contour gale champion in the 86 hole final this afternoon from C. C. Frazier for Montreal.
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Kingsport
Toronto
Inty i
C. Ross Somerville
London
Ontario
C. C. Frazier
Montreal
Congress Winds Up First Session With Quiet Close
Washington July 3 The sixtyninth Congress ended its first session as the Senate adjourned at 3 p m and the House followed minutes later in a calm wind-up. President Coolidge signed a batch of last minute bills in a sweltering Capitol office as lawmakers debated proposals on campaign funds and Justice Department inquiries.
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Washington
Ieaders
Congress
Senate
House
Posttate
Coolidge
Capitol
White House
Campaign Funds Committee
Department of Justice
Frank X. O'Connor
Philadelphia
Parade Line Forming At Ten Tomorrow Morning
Final notices set parade to form on Mein Street with foot and horse drawn units starting on Shelby Street and floats from the freight depot. The procession begins at ten o clock sharp with all participants mustered by nine thirty tomorrow morning.
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Mein Street
Shelby Street
Senate Unable to Act on Amendment to Expense Rules
The Senate adjourned for the off year campaign without acting on amendments to limits for expenditures in senatorial primaries. Senator La Follette of Wisconsin submitted an amendment after rejecting action before adjournment. Senator Neely of West Virginia failed to secure unanimous consent for his resolution. others opposed extra sessions. The campaign funds committee and related testimony dominated debate as reporters testified regarding alleged statements about purchases of support.
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Washington
Senate
la Follette
Wisconsin
Comec
Pennsylvania
Neely
West Virginia
Senatox Cameron
Arizona
F. X. O'Conner
Philadelphia
William Share
Campaign Beefs Buzz Over Congress Dead Session
Washington reports a campaign buzz as Congress ends a seven month session. Senator George Norris resigns, shocking the Capitol and stirring questions about his future. Norris had supported Wilson in Pennsylvania and aligned with farm relief critics.
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Congress
House
Senate
George Norris
Nebraska
Companie Fee
Capitol
Coolidge
Norris
Williamb. Wilson
Pennsylvania
Polticians
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This City
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Worlk
Russell Scott
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Great Explorer
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Pepper
Philadelphia Public Ledger
O'Conner
King
Morris
Harrison
Washrington
National Capitol
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