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Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jun 07, 1929

Page

3

Gambling in Skull Valley ends with tense standoff and mob justice

Andrew Ogden as Alex Peterson recounts his last hours before murder while his son Jerry and Deacon hear the tale. Jerry, Lundy’s arrest and execution plot unfold as a miner’s court condemns him for robbing Joe Lundy. Peterson faces a mob at the mine with a tense plan to protect his brother and secure evidence.

Andrew Ogden Jerry Alex Peterson Skull Valley Deacon Peebles Peterson Joe Lundy Alex Peter Fongi Dillon Lundy Dad Burke Webb Fitch Sundy Burke and Fitch

34 New Books Added to Kingsport Library Shelves

Kingsport Public Library announces 34 new titles across fiction and juvenile sections. Included are works by James, Cozzina, Eberhart, Ibanez, Tarkington, Moon, King, Siebert, Rothery, and others, plus decorative design issues and The Little Colonel series.

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

Women’s Club Meeting at Lutch Tea Room

The Business and Professional Woman's Club met at 7:00 PM in the Lutch Tea Room on Broad Street. No program was planned. several committee reports were approved. A Johnson City club invitation to a Roan Mountain breakfast was read, and plans discussed for a July play.

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

Christian Race Sermon at First Baptist Church

Rev Edgar Allen, pastor, will lead a Sunday morning message titled Running the Christian Race at 10 45 oclock at the First Baptist Church. The sermon will draw on world heroes and departed friends. Evening services are at the chautauqua tent with B Y P U at 7 oclock. Sunday School invites all not already in attendance.

Edgar Allen First Baptist Church First Baptist Sunday School

Collision on Watauga Street damages two vehicles

A Chevrolet sedan driven by Claude Sumner and an Erskine truck driven by Bill Stone collided on Watauga Street in front of B. F. Baylor's home about 9:00 this morning. Both vehicles were eastbound with the truck in front when it began a driveway turn, bending fenders on both cars with no injuries reported.

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

None of Them Spoke A Night of Horror for Alex

A fragment from a serialized tale describes silence by the characters and a cigarette rolled by a father. Seven hours reprieve for Peterson’s brother is noted as part of the chapter cliffhanger. Tomorrow’s chapter will continue the story with Jerry returning to the action.

Dad William Morrow Company Peterson Alex Jerry

Redpath Chautauqua Week Opens With Music and Lecture

The Redpath Chautauqua week opened with a Filipino Collegians concert. Montaville Flowers will lecture What Young America Is Thinking, drawing on his experience with over 100,000 high school students. Tonight’s program promises education and entertainment. The upcoming Sun Up play, starring Marie Patney as Widow Cagle, debuts North Carolina mountain life after World War I.

Flowers Mr. Flowers America Collegians North Carolina Marie Patney Widow Cagle Cagle Lula Vollmer France New York City London

Daily Program Summary of June 7 to 14 Concerts and Lectures

The program lists daily afternoon concerts lectures and night performances. Notable entries include Filipino Collegians Montaville Flowers Mardon i Com pany and a New York cast performing Sun Up June 7. Subsequent days feature Tackson Concert Artista Anne Campbell Edna White Captain Denis Rooke Mrs Tayloe Ross Cathedral Choir Theodore Graham and the Chimes of Brittany Blue Danube Orchestra with Madame Balassa and Maria Mashir Frederick M Snyder John Bockewitz and Skidding.

India Denis Rooke Edna White Tayloe Ross Wyoming America Theodore Graham Chimes Brittany Blue Danube Orchestra Madame Balassa Mme Maria Mashir Blue Waenbe Frederick M. Snyder Cartoon Entertainment John Bockewitz New York

Social notes from Sevier street visitors and arrivals

Society pages report Mr A Alley of Alley Valley VA visiting daughter Mrs E B Cox on Sevier street with family. Mrs L F Cox of Ft Blackmore VA staying with son E B Cox and family. Families J W Harrison and daughters Elizabeth and Margaret and son Johny visit Knoxville. E F Dick owner of Blue Gem Coal Company recover­ing at Kingsport General Hospital. E F Whetsel and Miss Virginia Vess travel to Black Mountain NC due to aunt Mrs Garrison’s illness. Ed Robinson Jack Dorsett and Lee Derrick fly to Detroit arrival 6:30 PM. Mary Banner Fulton of Gate City returns from Salem College and visits E B Cox on Sevier street.

A. Alley Alley Valley E. B. Cox Mr. Cox Sevier Street L. F. Cox Ft. Blackmore E. F. Dick Blue Gem Coal Company Kingsport General Hospital E. F. Whetsel Virginia Vess Black Mountain N. C Garrison Mary Banner Fulton Gate City Salem College Winston-Salem

Filipino Troupe of Chautauqua Entertains Kiwanis Club

The Filipino Collegians with a four piece string orchestra entertained the Kiwanis Club at the Kingsport Inn luncheon. Visitors included Garvey Penley, who walked in with a cane. the club’s proceeds help fund his vacations school training. Tickets sales lag but will continue 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

John Hill Negro Dies at Local Hospital

John Hill aged 54 died yesterday at 6 00 PM in a local hospital after a brief illness. He was injured at the Pennsylvania Cement Plant last Monday. it is unclear if injuries caused his death. Survived by his wife and six children, five from his first wife. Funeral services Sunday at 2 PM from his cement quarters home with Rev Price presiding. Interment in the city cemetery. He had lived in the city 16 years and worked at the cement plant packing house.

John Hill Hill Pennsylvania Rev. i Price

Chief Saylor and Churches Plan Evening Deputies Raid

Deputy Sheriff Paul Thompson and Chief R T Saylor led a moonshine raid on Chimney Top Mountain capturing one 640 gallon still one 120 gallon still and 38 barrels of mash. The large still ran full blast and a windlass bucket system fed by a wire was used. Eleven barrels of beer were found at the small still. The operation yielded a quarter gallon of whiskey from the large still and a quart from the small. The same day churches of Kingsport will hold a union service at the Chautauqua tent at 8 pm with Rev W Dean delivering the message assisted by city church choirs and local ministers. Special music by a mixed quartet. Offerings to be shared among churches. Public invited.

Paul Thompson Tommy Thompson R.T. Sayter Chimney Top Mountain Saylor Co. W. Dean Broad Street Methodist Church M. BP. Murphy Teud

Boy Scouts to Attend Chautauqua Event in Kingsport

Kiwanis Club arranges for all Kingsport Scouts to attend the Chautauqua afternoon performance tomorrow at 3 00 o clock. Troops meet at 2 45 with scoutmasters. Mardoni and Company present mystery and magic program likely to interest all boys. ABINGDON Va jury dis Muhammad Crowe case.

Kiwanis Club Kingsport Mardoni and Company

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