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Newspaper

Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1925

Page

4

Missionary Meeting Tonight in Broad Street Church

Community notices describe a Broad Street Methodist Church Young People's Missionary Society meeting at 7 30 PM with attendees traveling from the church to Mrs J W Dobyns home on Watga street. Several local residents are listed as visiting relatives or attending events on the Fourth of July including Bristol Knoxville Gate City and Rogersville residents.

Young People’s Missionary Sofety Broad Street Methodist Arch J. W. Dobyns Watga-street

Local Visits and Weekend Guests Across Bristol and Nearby Towns

Miss Zoe Weaver visits relatives in Erwin while Mr and Mrs A J Dean stay in Bristol over the weekend. Wirtsie of Bristol visits here on Saturday and Norah Kestner spends the weekend in Bristol with relatives. Rhea Bishop from Bristol visits friends yesterday. Dave Smith spends the week at his St Paul Virginia home. George Richmond and wife spend the weekend in Jonesboro. John Gilliam and children celebrate the Fourth in Bristol. Honinit a Wolfe visits relatives in Johnson City while Evelyn Baylor returns from Big Stone Gap Virginia. Mrs C E Howard and sons of Bristol are also mentioned in the brief.

A. J. Dean Bristol Mr. Wirtsie Anad George Richmond Jonesboro John Gilliam Agne

Legal fight looms over Scopes trial injunction effort

Tension grips Cookeville as plans to secure an injunction in the John Thom Scopes case unfold. Dr Neal and allies pursue court action to delay publicity while preparing for a possible Dayton influx amid the Tennessee law dispute on teaching evolution.

John Thomas Scopes Neal Cookeville Gire Dayton

Farmer Finds Two Men in Mountain Rescue Scene

Report from the mountains details the discovery of two abducted men. Chief Deputy Nick Bush raced to the summit to lead the investigation and identify their captors as crowds gathered at the hospital and sanitarium.

Mason Bowman Nick Bush Bowroan

Charges Frame-Up Spark City Probe in Tennessee

In Chattanooga on July 5, deputy sheriff Sam Godsey of Sequatchie County labeled the disappearance of Dr W D Mason veterinary surgeon and Lawrence Bowman feudist and aid to federal prohibition officers a frame-up. He said Bowman and Mason had been missing ten days on Signal Mountain and were tied to a tree when last seen, intended to discredit them.

Chattanooga Tenn W. D. Mason Lawrence Bowman Prohibition Signal Mountain Sam Godsey Sherif Sequatche County Bowman Mason

Novel life saving suit shown at Rotherwood tomorrow

N Brown arrived in Kingsport to demonstrate the Aud Life-Saving suit at Rotherwood pool tomorrow at 4 PM. The device, designed to prevent drowning and cold exposure, aims to support a congressional bill for better life saving equipment on vessels.

Rotherwood N. Brown Carrol Reece Kingsport Brown Thoma E. Aud Congress Carroll Reece Keece Aimaly Broom Ternoon

Mountain Moonshiners Clash Over Kidnapping Rumors

The article reports on two men Mason and Bowman found handcuffed to a tree in poor condition after a staged call about a sick horse led to their kidnapping. Sheriff Selman doubts abductions claims while investigators probe a rival mountain clan, possibly tied to the Godsey family, amid liquor violence warnings.

English Educators Long For American Generosity

Oxford England July 4. The writ in England of abundant philanthropy in aid of education cherished by American donors is failing to relieve Oxford women's colleges from slow starvation. Government grants of twenty thousand dollars yearly for ten years help little without broader expansion. Efforts to raise funds have yielded meager results, and most colleges face long waiting lists as room limits prevent admission for many qualified women.

Oxford Eng England University College

Market Report From Louisville On Hogs Sheep Prices

Market notes from Louisville dated June 6 show hog prices steady to a quarter lower at 15.00 to 15.50 per hundredweight, hogs at 14.70, sheep at 26.25, ewes and wethers around 14.25, with slight declines across categories.

Associated Prean Louisville Castle

University Head Praises Gen Lee in Southern Speech

Dr. Henry Louis Smith president of Washington and Lee University lauds General Lee as embodying Puritan and Cavalier virtues. He portrays Lee as peacemaker and educator who rebuilt a bankrupt South, founding new colleges and professional schools to train leaders despite Civil War devastation.

Agrociatea Press Asheville Lee Henry Louis Smith Washington and Lee University Southern Newspaper Publishers Association Appomattox Dr. Smith South England Egypt Washington College Blue Ridge Men Wen Yean Wml

Fire officials link overcrowding to past blaze in city

Firemen say a ten week old fire left the building weakened and overcrowded conditions may have sparked tonight's incident. Officials assign the sole lesson and plan further steps tomorrow while all city night clubs and resorts remain closed pending inspection.

Leason

Hospitable Monks to Enter Hotel Business at St Bernard

The monks of the convent of St Bernard in Switzerland will run a new hotel near the monastery. Prolonged demand for lodging led to the decision to manage hospitality themselves and reap the revenue for their order rather than lease to a restaurateur.

St. Bernard Switzerland Convent of St Bernard

Antelope herd thriving in Canadian national park report

The Antelope herd in Nemiskam National Park, once reduced to 45 survivors after a 1916 preservation start, has grown to 236 animals. Breeding success is shown by 55 calves born in 1924, while explorers found the herd in Southern Alberta after discovery and protection efforts.

Canadian National Park Caliary Alta Canada Nemiskam National Park Prairies Alberta

Fur Traders of North Win Battle With Arctic Winter

Edmondton July 4. Delayed summer message says Jack Hornby Malcolm Allan Stewart and Capt Critchell Bullock journeyed to MacKenzie in the Northwest Territories to buy furs and explore. They lived in a dugout all winter as high winds prevented tents. Fish caught under ice and caribou hunted on the Barrens formed their diet. Fuels hauled 30 miles to the dugout.

Edmondton Alta Jack Hornby Malcolm Allan Stewart Critchell Bullock MacKenzie Northwest Territories

American Customs Followed In London Wedding

The wedding of Norman Baily Woolworth son of the late F M Woolworth of New York to Pauline Elizabeth Stanbury of London will take place at St Margaret's Westminster on Tuesday. The ceremony features a fan formation procession with a color coordinated bridal party. The bridesmaids wear identical pastel frocks and hats, with flowers arranged to match. The bride wears a silver dress with lace train. Edward Maher is best man and eight ushers, all Yale alumni, attend. Guests include bridesmaids from New York and Canada. A reception at the bride’s home precedes a continent hopping honeymoon and eventual return to New York.

Associated Norman Baily Woolworth F.’ Im Edward Maher Yale New’ York Canada Ene. Blish Continent New York

Lime as a Key Soil Corrector in Fertility

State college agriculture experts note lime raises soil nitrogen through legume growth and improves overall fertility. Demonstrations show lime boosts crop production. farmer M. Oliver says lime would have paid for itself multiple times if bought five years earlier.

State College of Agriculture M. Oliver Sullivan County

Coffin to Be Made From Mahogany Bar in Nome

Barney Gibney, 69, a famed Dawson and Nome figure, will be buried in a coffin fashioned from the mahogany bar of the Gold Saloon in Dawson. He died Saturday after a three year illness and was known for benevolence in the North.

Nome Alaska Nom Barney Gibney Dawson Yukon Nome and Teller Gold Rsh Gibney Plattsburg N. Y Northland

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