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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1946
Page
5
Announcements circle number of the WSCS of the First Methodist Church plans a rummage sale in the building next to Bon Ton Cleaners on Market Street on Saturday at 4 0 a m.
Kingsport friends joined Mr. and Mrs. Morris for a 25th wedding anniversary reception at their East Holston Avenue home. City guests from Johnson City and beyond attended as co hosts, with Garden Club members decorating in a fusion of carnations and lilies.
Mia M W James hosted a birthday gathering at 729 Forest Street for Jon Winston Jones. Guests played games and contests, received balloons, and enjoyed ice cream and birthday cake. Attendees included Betsy Smith Carolynn Glenn Janice Fields Jane Rimberger Sharon White Ann Lee Rohler Mike Coleman and others from Charleston.
Mr and Mrs James Cecil Smith of 401 West Ravine announce the birth of a daughter on May 38 in Holster Valley Community Hospital. The infant weighed five pounds one and a half ounces. Mrs Smith is the former Miss Bess HCview of this city.
Girl Scout Troop 14 enjoyed an overnight camping trip at Litt Horse Mills farm thirteen miles from Kingsport. Leaders Mrs Burley Chandles and Ralph Moseley supervised with Mrs Lester Fawkey. supper was cooked over an open fire and the group washed dishes. Assistant Jeager Mrs W E Ring visited with ice cream and guests included Carol Chandler and David Moseley among others.
Friday events include a march by First Baptist Church members led by Mrs. Ratliff in Faopan with addresses for RSVP. Saturday efforts feature the American Legion Auxiliary in Johnson City starting at 12:90 EST at the John Pavier Hotel. A rummage sale by the Tim Philathea Class of Maple Street Methodist is set for 9 a.m. in Mille Morar Building. Monday brings the Kingsport League of Women Voters monthly meeting at 10 a.m. in Kingsport Inn with reservations requested by Mrs. Norman VW. Geyer replaces Mrs. D Sample as the contact for partisan group activities.
Reverend and Mrs L Palmer Young and their son Firmy returned to Kingsport on Wednesday after a two day visit with Mr Young's parents Mr and Mrs L B Young of Dunnville Ed Wat Gary Ledbetter of Sullivan Gardens has been moved from Holston Valley Community Hospital to his home and is improving nicely.
Ambrose Bowera of Alabama visited Douglas Phillips and family Monday evening. Various guests from Kingsport Virginia Sullivan Orbank Ryan Garden and Baileyton attended at local homes. multiple families hosted relatives and friends including Mrs. Ed Anderson Mrs. Ray Rutledge and others in Hay Ris Sunbright and Epic Copas areas.
Holston Conference Methodist Churches plan College Day and Methodist Student Day in Bristol area to boost awareness of Emory and Henry, Riwassee, Tennessee Wesleyan colleges. Dr C B Lundy notes expanded needs for operating funds via free will offerings and local gifts while stressing unity of the three Holston colleges and a loan fund to aid students.
Washington report outlines a threatened wave of maritime walkouts affecting about 3,100 ships on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Seven unions aim higher pay and shorter hours, with ILWU ashore on the West Coast and NMU and SIU leading the coastwide factions. Government roles mix neutrality with cost, as War Shipping Administration and Labor seek a settlement while preparing ship sales to private operators.
About 1,000 troops are set to arrive today in New York aboard a single vessel, with more than 500 expected to debark from 16 transports at San Diego and San Francisco. The shipment includes Navy and Army personnel from Pearl Harbor and Manila, with listed vessels such as LST 485 and LST 275 among the transport group and various patrol craft and support ships noted in movement records.
Mrs Greene of Chattanooga declares Retonga eased chronic indigestion and gas, boosted appetite and strength, improved sleep, and relieved constipation. She notes digestive relief and renewed energy after using the product, recommending it as a vital aid. Retonga is advertised to stimulate stomach digestion and is sold at local药stores.
The First Baptist Church announces its annual Vacation Bible School led by director Claud W Gilstrap. Sessions run Monday through Friday from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. with programs including Bible stories memory verses pledges and character lessons. Supervising teachers and youth departments from younger to older groups are organized to care for a large number of attendees ages up to 17.
London dispatch quotes Archbishop Ratmires head of the Byelorussian Orthodox Church criticizing the Roman Catholic Church as overly strong in the republic. The exchange with foreign correspondents was included. Louis K. Liggett dies in Washington at age 70, founder of the Liggett drug store chain and Rexall company.
Calvary Baptist Church choir director Wade Rav and the Elizabethton Singers will join Sullivan Church Saturday for a special service featuring the song service. The Rev Mr Grear will deliver a brief message on the theme Weighed in the Balance and Founding Wanting.
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