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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1920
Page
3
More than 100 Kingsport citizens sign a petition urging the Board of Mayor and Aldermen to annually appropriate 1800 for the charity ward of the Community Hospital. The authors argue that taxpaying residents should share the burden, not the doctors, and commend physicians for their past generosity.
The article argues Harding and Coolidge suit the Republican faction, uniting diverse wings to challenge Wilson. It notes Harding’s honest image and organizational skill, Coolidge’s regional appeal, and doubts about their ability to win with Wood, Johnson, or Lowden. It suggests voters seek a program aimed at helping the country, with the GOP platform offering limited, ambiguous accomplishments.
Captain Richard H. Leigh of the battleship Tennessee urged local supporters to fund the ship, saying the crew deserved proper resources. The appeal came amid ongoing efforts to strengthen the vessel and its crew.
The Tennessee Legislature creates a permanent fund for shipboard welfare. Funds from investments will provide entertainments and luxuries for the crew, a novel approach praised as Tennessee becoming the first inland state to man a battleship with its own sons.
Dr. Yancey urges pure city water over shallow wells to prevent typhoid and related diseases. The piece then surveys Daniel Defoe’s life from London birth to Robinson Crusoe, detailing his travels, imprisonment, survival on a deserted island, rescuers, Friday, and culminating in a philosophy of retirement.
Federal Judge Thompson held Section 4 of the Lever act invalid for vague standards on unjust and unreasonable prices. The ruling voids the provision used to charge profiteering and grants injunctions preventing warrants for Lamborn & Co. sugar brokers of New York and eleven firm members.
Rev. Mr. Winslow held services Sunday night at Kendrick's Creek. Mrs. Alice Bell and Miss Velmer Hunt shopped in Kingsport Wednesday. Hal Rutherford of Green county visits relatives here. Samuel Hunt made a business trip to Fordtown Friday. Miss Imma Rutherford of Florida vacations with relatives here. John Carroll spent Thursday in Kingsport. Mrs. Ellen Lacey visited her daughter Mrs. R. C. Chase Wednesday. Miss Geneva Carruthers visited Johnson City last week. Charles Miller of Johnson City stays nearby this week.
Eye ear nose throat specialist Dr Joseph Pinquard returns from a four month visit to Los Angeles and moves his practice to Broad street in the Strauss building near the furniture store. He invites old friends and patients to visit.
A playful exchange on courting spans twenty years as a lasting partnership recalls the first mud pie a man tasted, quoted in the Birmingham Age Herald. The lighthearted reminiscence highlights rural charm and enduring affection.
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