Tax rate to rise for coming fiscal year in Kingsport county
County Judge Joe A Caldwell announced a higher levy of 1.60, up from 1.30, to cover a planned budget of 642,625 for the next year. He cites a 25,000 highway overdraft, two new county grade schools at West View Park and Highland Park, increased pauper relief, and higher court costs due to inmates unable to pay fines.
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Joe A. Caldwell
Caldwell
Meighland Park
Kingsport
Highway Department
West View
Highland Park
West View Park
S Shool Altogethat
Commonwealth
County fines and jail remain the option for delinquents
The court states fines should be paid to avoid jail, as taxpayers must support those jailed. If fines cannot be paid, the county must house them, with no alternative raised beyond restoring the prior tax rate. The county’s rate remains lower than nearby East Tennessee counties.
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East
Tennessee
Brain parts govern speech sight and senses says digest
A medical digest notes brain surgery and injuries show how frontal lobes govern thinking speech and writing while sensory centers control sight hearing smell and taste. It cites cases of word blindness word deafness and loss of language after trauma, with recovery possible after removing tumor or repairing blood flow.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Litlie Arleryant
Dushman
Repeal Sentiment Grows as States Vote Against Prohibition
The Massachusetts repeal majority exceeds hopes with four to one support while Boston votes 109 to 2. Eleven states oppose continuation of Constitutional Prohibition. Postmaster General Farley urges nationwide repeal and predicts reversals in three states. New votes come from New Hampshire Connecticut California and West Virginia. Iowa becomes the test of rural opposition to repeal amid pro and anti prohibition campaigns.
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Massachusetts
Bay State
Boston
Farley
South
New Hampshire
Connecticut
California
West Virginia
Iowa
Prohibition
Washington Post
Oriental Music Weakened by Modern Broadcast Media
Parisian musician Mlle. Yvonne dolig de Lotbinniere comments that radio, sound movies, and gramophones steadily erode Oriental music. Milos de Lotbinniere notes Asiatic music, especially Chinese, is tied to local customs now fading as Western contact grows. An effort to channel Chinese music into broader symphonic forms is mentioned.
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Mlle
Yvonne Dolig de Lotbinniere
Milos de Lotbinniere
World War II era quote translates to wake the world for democracy
A fragment quotes a controversial assertion about making the world safe for democracy and cites Detroit Free Press as the source, suggesting a critical reflection on wartime rhetoric. The passage hints at editorial doubt about democratic crusades.
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Detroit Free Fress
Reader Qs Answered in Kingspot Times Bureau
A trivia column outlines common questions and concise answers on topics from German occupations to voting rights, West Point admissions, and U.S. presidents. It lists figures like Alfred P Sloan Jr and clarifies definitions of city town and village, with addresses for Boy Scouts of America and general guidance on requests.
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Boy Scouts of America
Park Row
New York City
United States Navy
Theodore Roosevelt
Aady i Q. Ii
France
Albert LeBrun
Fanl Dowmer
Gaston Doumergue
Alexandre Millerand
Household Measurements and Your Purchases Guide
A Washington Bureau bulletin urges homemakers to use simple measuring devices to verify food, fuel, and other daily orders. Learn to read gas and electric meters, check quantities, and ensure you pay for what you receive. Include five cents for a copy via the coupon.
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United States
Washington
New Bulletin
Vic
Eton
Quiz questions from a reading test page
A practice item asks from page Bb answers after attempting the test. Questions cover: city where a lodge or society was organized, definition of mineralogy, proportion of U S Senators elected every two years, Congo Free State country, Minorca location, whether Henry Ford ran for Senate, author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, meaning of Congressman at large, name of hull of Mings, and definition of an unguent.
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U. S. Senate
Uncle Tont
Cebin
Mings
Deep sea diving depth discussion in incomplete prose
The fragment questions how deep two divers can descend. It states a theoretical depth of 330 feet for a deep sea diver, but notes uncertainty or incomplete reasoning about actual depth reached.
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Smmalla
Scalf's Indian River Tonic Promoted by Local Reader
Mr W O Smith of Powellton Washington reports relief from indigestion nervousness and liver trouble after using Scalf's Indian River Tonic. He claims improved weight nerves and general health. The tonic is sold at local drug stores in Kingsport and Gate City Pharmacy with price 1.09 per bottle.
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W. O. Smith
W.O. Smith
Powellton
Scalf
Kingsport
Gate City
New Seals Medicine Co
sHarlar
How Medics Marshal Forces To Help Or Cure Disease
A physician classifies six general treatment divisions from direct cure to symptom relief and patient philosophy. The six are cure by therapy, disease management, aiding natural healing, minimizing progression of chronic illness, relief of symptoms, and patient resignation. Modern medicine uses rest, drugs, diet, surgery, serums, radiology, physiotherapy, and other procedures to support healing.
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Logan Clenening
Washington and New York in political crosscurrents
A composite report outlines Democratic resistance to Huey Long, noting Baruch as adviser. in New York Tammany faces a split over auto tax and bridge tolls, with Pecora eyed as a potential challenger. Roosevelt town-house leasing discussed as tax woes persist. Summer propaganda aims to stall investigations.
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Charles P. Stewart
Washington
Huey P. Long
Leither Party
Long
Bernard M. Baruch
White House
Baruch
Huey
Wall Street
Joseph T. Robinson
Louisiana
Capitol Hill
Leslie Eichel
Central Press
New York
Tammany
New York City
John P. O'Brien
Beitg Nn
Jay F. Curry
Manhattan
Queens
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Bronx
Curry
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate
Morgan
Pecora
Mahattan
Muriel in Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Selection
A fragment notes a question about a film moment in which Muriel appears. It asks for the selection played by Muriel in the motion picture Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and provides the answer Champoigh Charla as a cue. The source is unclear and mixes unrelated details about a submarine salvage.
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Frank Crilley
Honolulu
Muriel
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Cardus touted for pains cramping and female health
Mrs. Maxie Crommely of Texarkana Texas reports taking Cardus for irregular trouble pains and cramping and giving it to daughters with relief. Cardui is credited for renewal of health in women widely sold by crezgists and others.
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Cardus
Maxie Crommely
Texarkana
Texas
Cardui
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Germany
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Florida
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
G. L. Hartford
J. A. Hartford
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Washington Jacks
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