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Newspaper

Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1929

Page

11

Gold Bullets Synopsis of the Skull Valley tale

Andrew Ogden as Alex Peterson tells his son Jerry the last six hours of his life. Jerry, charged with robbing Joe Lundy, is held in a mine as a mob gathers outside to enforce miners’ law. Peterson tries to bargain for Jerry’s release, while Lundy pressures the crowd and guards to keep the boy imprisoned. The scene ends with tense standoffs as two sides weigh their fates.

Andrew Ogden Jerry Alex Peterson Skull Valley Deacon Peebles Peterson Joe Lundy Alex Lundy Dad Uncle Jerry Burke Fitch Dillon Webb Uncle John

New Books Added to Kingsport Public Library Shelves

Kingsport Public Library announces 34 new titles across fiction non fiction and juvenile sections now available to the public. Titles include The Patient in Room 18 by Eberhart Kiff by David and master works such as Murder by the Clock and American Estimates. Decorative design volumes also join the holdings along with The Little Colonel series and various school arts publications.

Kingsport Public Library Houghton—Crisis James—Sand Kelly Bette Cozzina Cockpit Eberhart Kohler Lippman Hergesheimer Park Rothery New Roads Old Virginia Siebert Canby Bowie Christ Ellsbury Harper—More Hinkle—Gugle Williams Red Plume Royal North West Mounted Cork Johnson Little Colonel Johnston The School Arts Portland St. Worcester Mass

Women's Club Holds Meeting at Dutch Tea Room

The Business and Professional Women's Club met at 7:00 pm in Broad Street's Dutch Tea Room. Officers discussed committee reports and plans for a July play while a Johnson City club invitation to a Roan Mountain breakfast was read.

Business and Professional Woman’s Club Broad Street Johnson City Roan Mountain

Christian Race Sermon At First Baptist Church

Rev Edgar Allen pastor selects Running the Christian Race as the morning subject for next Sunday's 10 45 am service at First Baptist Church The message ties in with world heroes and departed friends Evening services occur at the chautauqua tent with B Y P U at 7 00 pm All not in Sunday school invited to attend the Sunday school session

Edgar Allen First Baptist Church First Baptist Sunday School

Car and Truck Have Collision on Watauga Street

A Chevrolet sedan driven by Claude Sumner and an Erskine truck driven by Bill Stone collided on Watauga Street in front of B. H. Baylor’s home about 9:00 this morning. Both vehicles were eastbound. the truck turned into a driveway, striking the Chevrolet. Fenders on both cars were badly bent. no injuries were reported.

Claude Sumner Bill Stone Watauga Street B. H. Baylor Watauga Chevrolet

None of them spoke Dad rolled a cigarette

A fragment from a 1929 William Mor row company piece notes a scene where none of the men spoke and a father figure rolls a cigarette, suggesting a quiet, contemplative moment within a family or social setting.

Dad William Morrow Company

Seven hours reprieve for Pet erson's brother

A night of horror unfolds as Alex Jerry's case continues in Jomasrow's chapter, detailing a tense sequence of events and the ongoing investigation. Strong names and a continuing narrative frame the piece as a serialized report.

Peterson Alex Jerry Jomasrow

Redpath Chautauqua Opens Week With Filipino Collegians

The 1929 Redpath Chautauqua opened with a lively Filipino Collegians concert thrilling a large crowd. Montaville Flowers will lecture What Young America Is Thinking, a talk seen as vital for those tracking youth minds. Sun-Up, a powerful North Carolina drama, features Marie Parvey and explores World War II era upheaval in a mountain community.

Flowers America Collegians North Carolina Marie Parvey Cagle Lulu Vollmer France New York City London

Filipino troupe entertains Kiwanis. Penley walks again

The Filipino Collegians with a four piece string orchestra entertained the Kiwanis Club at the Kingsport Inn. Garvey Penley, a former hopeless cripple, walked into the luncheon using a cane and received a big ovation. Proceeds from the Chautauqua aid Penley’s vocational schooling and possibly his platform appearance. Season ticket sales lag but on sale through Monday. George Wilkerson won the attendance prize.

Redpath Chautauqua Kiwanis Club Kingsport Inn W. H. Reed Garvey Penley Garvey Young Penley Kingsport George Wilkerson

Daily Program Schedule June 7 to 14 with concerts and lectures

A sequence of afternoon concerts and evening lectures spans June 7 through June 14. Highlights include Filipino Collegi ans performances and talks on What Young America Is Thinking, June 7. June 8 features Mardoni Compe ny and a New York cast in Sun-Up. June 10: Jackson Concert Artists and Poe try recital by Anne Campbell. June 11: Edna White trumpets with lectures England to India by Light Plane and The Governor Speaks by Mrs Tayloe Ross. June 12: Cathedral Choir and Making America Americans with Theodore Graham. June 13: Blue Danube Orchestra with Madame Balassa and Maria Mashir plus Keeping Ahead of the Headlines by Frederick M Snyder. June 14 offers John Bockewitz cartoon entertainment and Skidding with a New York cast.

Blue Danbe Frederick M. Snyder Cartoon Entertainment John Bockewitz New York

Social notes from Sevier street and surrounding towns

Mrs. A Alley of Alley Valley Va visits daughter Mrs E B Cox and family on Sevier street while Mrs L F Cox of Ft Blackmore Va stays with her son E B Cox. Also J W Harrison and family with Mr Malcolm Smith in Knoxville and E F Dick of Blue Gem Coal Company back on his feet. E F Whetsel and Miss Virginia Vess rush to Black Mountain NC for aunt M J Garrison illness. Ed Robinson Jack Dorsett and Lee Derrick fly to Detroit arriving 6:30 pm. Mary Banner Fulton of Gate City visits Sevier street with aunt and uncle E B Cox.

Mr. A. Alley Alley Valley, Va E. B. Cox Mr. Cox Sevier Street L. F. Cox Ft. Blackmore, Va E. F. Whetsel Virginia Vess Black Mountain N. C M. J. Garrison Mary Banner Fulton Gate City Salem College Winston-Salem

John Hill Negro Dies at Hospital

John Hill 54 colored man died in a local hospital yesterday afternoon after a brief illness. He was injured at the Pennsylvania Cement Plant last Monday but the injuries were not considered serious. He is survived by his wife and six children, five from his first wife. Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 PM from the cement quarters home with Rev. J. Price officiating. Interment will be in the city cemetery. He had lived in the city 16 years and worked in the local cement plant packing house.

John Hill Hill Pennsylvania Rev. J. Price

Moonshine raid nets two large stills and mash

Deputy Sheriff Paul Thompson Tommy Thompson and Chief R. T. Saylor seized a 60 gallon and a 120 gallon still along with 39 barrels of mash in Chimney Top mountain moonshine district. Operators fled as the rigs were found running at full blast. 11 barrels of beer at the small setup and a complete outfit discovered with a windlass bucket system.

Paul Thompson Tommy Thompson R. T. Saylor Chimney Top Mountain Smail Saylor

Churches to Hold Redpath Services in Kingsport

The churches of Kingsport unite for a union service at the Chautauqua tent Sunday at 8:00 PM led by Rev. C W Dean of Broad Street Methodist Church. City choirs and local ministers participate with a mixed quartet providing music. offerings aid the churches. Rev. M P Murphy chairs the council and invites the public to attend.

Kingsport Chautauqua C. W. Dean Broad Street Methodist Church M. P., Murphy

Boy Scouts to Attend Kingsport Chautauqua Show

Kiwanis Club sponsors the Chautauqua in Kingsport arranging for all Boy Scouts to attend tomorrow at 3:00 PM. Troops will travel as groups with their scoutmasters meeting at 2:45 PM. Mardoni and Company will present a mystery and magic program, expected to captivate the scouts.

Kiwanis Club Kingsport Mardoni and Company

Jury deadlocks in Crowe murder case in Abingdon

In Abingdon Virginia jurors fail to reach a verdict in the murder trial of Deputy Sheriff James Crowe charged with killing 16 year old college student J W Kendrick. The trial concluded with a hung jury and further proceedings were uncertain.

Abingdon James Crowe J. W. Kendrick

Speedy remedy claimed for diverse illnesses

A claim for a universal speedy remedy covers prescriptions for colds grippe flu dengue brever and malaria. The text presents it as the most rapid cure known, though details or proof are not provided. The bold assertion emphasizes breadth of use across multiple diseases.

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