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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1930
Page
8
Excerpt notes the birth of a nine pound baby girl born to Dr. and Mrs. R. W. Parnell at 717 Holston Street. She is named Veda Rose. The tone reflects scrapbook entries with vivid, ornamental imagery and personal announcements.
The Century Rebecca Lodge No. 226 will hold its regular meeting Friday of next week at 7 30 o clock at the hall on Main Street.
A dance will be held at Kingsport Country Club this evening from 9 p m to 1 a m for members and their out of town guests. Members may bring a non member Kingsport resident as a partner. Music by the Alabamians orchestra from Bristol.
The Young Men's Class hosted the Young Ladies Class of the First Methodist church last evening with a picnic at Rutherville. About 75 youths attended including the entertainment committee Raymond Felix, John Lee, John Tranbarger, John Pyle and Paul Lynn. After many games a picnic lunch followed, enjoyed by all.
An all day O. E. S. Social club gathering at Mrs. W. D. Neil’s Bloomingdale Pike home saw 19 ladies quilting two quilts for Mr. Charles Jett of the Masonic home in Nashville. Each brought a dish. a luncheon was served at 1 PM with a basket of roses. Dorothy Sullivan and Ma... entertained in the afternoon.
Miss Dora Neil presented two readings accompanied by piano solos by Neil.
Miss Olive Crow is ill at her home on Dale street. Mr. Thomas Poore was visiting friends in Kingsport Wednesday. Miss Emily Winegar of Church Hill was shopping here yesterday. Little Robert Combs is very ill at the home of his parents on the Bristol pike. Mr. James Hendrickson and brother Dee of Blountville were visitors in Kingsport Wednesday. Mrs. G. F. Combs, Mrs. John Bain, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ellner were visitors in Bristol last week. Miss Dorothy Ingraham has returned from Berea Ky where she was a student in Berea College. Little Gordon Combs is visiting her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Morley of Erwin this week. Mr. Charles W. Elliner of Johnson City was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Combs on Hillcrest Sunday. Mrs. M. B. Hendrickson and daughter Miss Lucy were dinner guests of Mrs. G. F Combs of Hillcrest Wednesday. Mrs. John Bain and Mrs. G. F. Combs will be dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Ellner in Johnson City Sunday. Misses Vivian Virginia and Louise King are spending this week with their grandmother Mrs. G. F. Combs at Hillcrest. Mrs. W. K. Dewey, Mrs. Pat Winegar, Miss Madge Mariner and Miss Hazel Jones motored to Bristol Tuesday and spent the day shopping. Rev. Charles H. Williams, pastor of Anderson Street Methodist church Bristol, will preach at Mountain View Sunday afternoon June 8th at 3 p. m. Miss Margaret Deck and Mr. Ralph Deck, who have been con-
Mr and Mrs Walter J Hunter have returned from Blackstone College Virginia where they attended their daughter Evelyn Hunters commencement. Accompanying them home were Miss Helen Hanna of Hattiesburg Mississippi and Miss Virginia Compton of Lewsburg Virginia who will visit Miss Hunter for a few days.
In Bombay a picket line formed at twelve European shops as part of a decision by the All-India National Congress War Council. Two volunteers, in khaki shorts and Gandhi caps, urged Indians not to enter. Europeans were not molested and a European outfitter provided stools for the protesters.
The royal air force and a flying column from Peshawar confronted Afridi tribesmen advancing on the city. The raiders who had withdrawn earlier were driven off in the engagement.
Nashville June 6 Governor Horton designated John M. Davis of Wartburg as judge of the nineteenth judicial circuit to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Judge W. H. Buttram of Huntsville. Davis succeeds the late jurist and assumes duties immediately.
Dr. Hugo Eckener, famed airship pioneer, sent the Graf Zeppelin aloft from Friedrichshafen at 11 18 a m eastern standard time on Sunday May 18. In the days that followed the
National League leaders include Herman Robins with a .420 batting average and 50 runs, 74 hits, and 21 doubles. Wilson Cubs leads in home runs with 17 and Ruth Yankees tops in RBIs with 50. American League leaders show Rice Senators with a .401 average and 75 hits, Ruth Yankees with 52 runs and 50 RBIs, Gehringer Tigers 19 doubles, Combs Yankees 8 triples, and Rice 10 stolen bases.
District Attorney Crain urged leaders of the On Leong and Hip Sing tongs to confer tomorrow to avert tong warfare in New York. Police Commissioner Mulrooney proposed the talk after a third Chinese killing in 36 hours. Louie Lee was shot dead early today in a Brooklyn bank laundry.
Cambridge report notes Ambassador Dawes drawing a comparison between Americans pursuing social honors and those seeking gold, linking motives to status and material reward.
Primo Carnera of Italy knocked out K O Christner of Akron Ohio. Tuffy Griffith of Sioux City Iowa knocked out Cowboy Bill Owens of Guthrie Oklahoma. Both fights ended in knockout losses with rounds noted as four and five respectively.
Waterbury source reports Al Brown of New Bedford defeats Milton Cohen of New York by knockout in the listed bout. Brown lands decisive hits to halt Cohen in the early rounds securing a victory noted by local boxing circles.
Birmingham report notes W L Young Stribling of Macon Georgia outpointed Frankie Wine in a Montana ring battle. The result highlights Stribling's victory on a tough scoring night with both fighters trading strong exchanges in a six round affair.
A coroner inquest in Rochester Michigan examined the case of Henry Clouse a 46 year old farm hand who killed Marjorie Clemons 13 then took his own life. Their bodies lay beneath a blanket near an abandoned farm seven miles north. The girl was shot in the back of the head and Clouse two shots through the mouth with his thumb on the rifle trigger. Their car a burned wreck was found nearby and a kerosene bottle stood nearby suggesting planned arson and neglectful driving instruction after dark. Police noted the girl may have been subjected to an assault. Discovery of the burned car was reported by Ralph H Eastein secretary of Booth newspapers.
United States minister to Denmark Ralph H. Booth recently bought the farm and prompted investigators to uncover two bodies on the premises. Police declined to release further details as inquiries continue.
Mexico's 1930 census released June 6 shows a total population of 16,404,030 as of May 15, up about 2,000,000 since 1921. The male count is 8,065,695 and females 8,338,335, with Colima the only state to decline by 30,000 and the federal district at 1,217,663, up more than 311,000 since 1921.
Kansas City June 6 John Wesley Herring 86 a Civil War veteran who marched with Sherman to the sea married for a third time last night. He wed 69 year old Mrs Josephine Slagel. His first wife died years ago and his second marriage ended in divorce. They plan to live in Welborn Kansas.
Overnight news reports two student pilots killed in an Augusta Maine crash. In Allendale Michigan two men died with others injured in a separate airplane accident. Also Friedrichshafen reports Graf Zeppelin nearing home after an 18000 mile flight.
Nashville June 6 Thomas P. Henderson chairman of the state board of Democratic primary election commissioners today received the petition qualifying Senator William F. Brock as a candidate to succeed himself as junior United States senator for the short term from November 4 to March 4, 1931. He is opposed for the short term by Dr. John R. Neal of Knoxville.
Fordtown professor and Mrs Ansel Johnson of Kingsport spent Thursday and Friday with Mrs Johnsons mother Mrs Alice Cox. Mr and Mrs James Jessie spent Friday at Hill Virginia. Barbara Strickler spent several days last week with her son M D at Douglas Shed. Claude Person drove to Gate City Saturday night. Lena Smalling of S T C Johnson City weekend with relatives here. Robert Pippin Maynard Copas and Berrel Chase dined with Mrs H A Ford Sunday. E M Bacon was in town Saturday. Perry Kidd and children visited Mr and Mrs John Slaugher Sunday. Noah Relic and family of Dunlap called on the Logout. Earl Gray visited H A Pera home Sunday. Judge Saunders attends district conference at Newport. Lester Strickler of Rocky Point spent Thursday with relatives here. J W Depew weekend with relatives in Kingsport. Arthur Hite of Samuel was a business visitor Thursday. Anna Depew and brother spent weekend with Orgie Galloway at Rock Springs.
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