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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1925
Page
9
Rev. T. E. Goodman will preach at Beulah on Saturday night June 20. Numerous local visits and calling, including Bowery, Barnes, Hunt, Coffman, and Patton families. Several residents reported ill, with typhoid fever and other sickness. Community events feature singing at Beulah and a large, well attended decoration at Bradshaws Chapel.
GREEN SHED Rev Knowling filled his regular appointment at Allegheny Sunday The prayer meeting was conduct ed Sunday night by Sam Light. Frank Dunn and family were the dinner guests of Jake Hicks and family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Poe Kinley and fam ily from Johnson City spent Sunday with John Kinley and family. Willie Gibson has been very sick for the past week. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Steadman and daughter, Erma Lee, and Mrs. H. A. Steadman ,spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bowery on Fall Creek. They were accompanied home by Raymon Cole Mrs. O. T. Cox and children spent Wednesday ,with, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Will Phillips. Mrs. George Hays and children spent Thursday with O. T. Cox and family. O. T. Cox and Mr. and Mrs. Ber ry Hensley motored to Erwin Sun H. A. Shipley who has been travel ing in Virginia is spending this week at home.
OLD KINGSPORT Mr. and Mrs. Stoford Amens welcome a baby boy. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Pratt hosted Surgoinsville relatives. Burtha Anderson and children visit Church Hill. J. R. Christian and sons in Kingsport. Pearl Christian visits aunt Mrs. Pratt. J. W. Keller and J. T. Williams call on friends. Henry Larkins greet a son. Armstrongs, Misses Mary and Annis in town. Paty Winegar and others motor to Clinchport. Stafford Owens with Clinchport visits. Lenox family heads to Grossidost Va. for a few weeks. Herbert Dotson family drive to Morristown. Bartons Chapel preaching at 11 by Rev. Kilgore. Pauline Williams visits uncle J. F. Williams. Pratt and Williams visit Monk home. J. R. Christian and Ellamae in Kingsport.
Reverend Dunn will preach at Glen Alpine Sunday afternoon June 21. Residents and visitors, including Pierce and Bailey families, were seen visiting and dining with neighbors. Several Childress and Fields households report business trips, visits in Bristol and Kingsport, and local shopping.
A powerful turnout filled the Glenwood union meeting held last Sunday. Locals including John Moody and family, G. C. Shipley, and several DeVaults joined in after attending decorations in Emory and Bristol outings. Typhoid concerns rise in Highland Park while rain is eagerly awaited. visits span Fordtown to Hawkins county as families share news and gatherings.
In Stanley Valley dry weather continues. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Winegar, Miss Flora Hicks and Alice Robnette joined Mrs. E. M. Wininger for Sunday dinner. Mrs. Sallie Robnette visited Mrs. V. E. Hicks. Walter Robnette, Perry Robnette and Johnnie Snapp attended the Decoration at Bradshaw's Chapel. Clearence Snapp of Gravely Valley also attended the decoration at the chapel. Walter, Perry and Alice Robinette were mentioned in attendance.
To ease evening congestion three regular parking spots on Broad street in front of the Strand theatre are reserved for drivers stopping to drop off riders. Parking will not allow curbside blocking or temporary stopping that hinders traffic.
The following monthly report of the condition of the dairies doing business in and about Kings Port is presented by Dr. C. W.
A June 7 report by Dr. Fritts reviews dairy and food inspections in Kingsport Tennessee. Altamont Dairy shows 80 percent sanitary score with two wagons. Bayes C. M. 72 percent with one wagon. King's Orchard, Church Mill 69 percent. Groseclose Brothers 73 percent. Gibson Duke 59 percent.
H L Burley secretary treasurer of the Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association says nearly 12 500 000 dollars in payments to members in Kentucky Ohio Indiana West Virginia Missouri Tennessee and Virginia will be distributed on June 13 instead of June 20. Checks will be mailed that day and should reach growers within two days after mailing.
London reports an office modeled after a battleship conning tower will direct an August 8 banquet for 8000 Free Masons in their regalia hosted by the United Grand Lodge of England with the Duke of Connaught presiding. Seven kitchens, hundreds of chefs and 1500 girl waitresses will staff the event, described as the greatest care and service for such a function.
A Christmas tale where Moonbeams peer through the shutters of a toy shop after hours to witness damaged dolls and animals longing for repair. The moonlit visit reveals the toy mender’s annual work, restoring hair, limbs, eyes, and voices so every fallen toy is made whole again.
The system will be controlled from a conning tower and electrically fitted, with means to convey instructions to all parts of the hall. It anticipates serving over 50 000 plates and dishes, 24 000 glasses, and 100 000 pieces of cutlery. The event marks a record in London, surpassing the 1822 luncheon of 7 000 attendees.
The Times classifieds unite sellers and bargain seekers in a bustling marketplace. Readers browse listings for jobs, services, and items for sale while sellers post offers and contact details. The page signals active local commerce and community notices.
On June 11 in New Waterford Nova Scotia William Davis a striker is killed and scores of miners and police injured in clashes over control of the Waterford power plant linked to the British Empire Steel Corporation dispute. The fight began as strikers and supporters tried to seize the station from company police crowding the station.
In Los Angeles the police auctioned unclaimed machines, selling 20 cars for 58.62 dollars and motorcycles for 50 cents to 2 dollars. Prices ranged from 25 cents for a battered popular make to 10.50 dollars for an antique vehicle guaranteed to run. Most cars were ancient. buyers moved units from the stockade by tow ropes.
Gloucester England. British Minister of Agriculture E F L Wood defends country people against the belief they are less clever than city dwellers. He argues agriculture and related tasks require greater intelligence and grasp than urban work, citing remarks in Gloucester.
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