Dr T C Crume Begins Tent Revival at Kingsport Inn
From The Times' Files 15 Years Ago Dr T C Crume evangelist opened a tent revival on the field opposite the Kingsport Inn with music by the McKinley Trio. Dr Robert K Bailey, a Kingsport native and Vanderbilt dental graduate, moved to Centerville. Dan Graham celebrated his tenth wedding anniversary at Blountville home. Frank Rule visited Knoxville relatives. John Davis Jim Gattrell and Chester Landes attended a Tate Springs Hotel dance.
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T. C. Crume
Kingsport Inn
Crume
McKinley Trio
Robert K. Bailey
Kingsport
Vanderbilt
Centerville
Dan Graham
Blountville
Frank Rule
Knoxville
John Davis
Jim Gattrell
Chester Landes
Tate Springs
Democracy hinges on American women's fiat says Dr Schuster
Statements from Dr George M Schuster at Hunter College and Rev Paul Scherer at Hamilton College stress that freedom is a quest requiring ongoing pursuit. Charles E Brinkley of Baldwin Locomotive Works warns of information overload and lack of wisdom, while Yale's Seymour calls responsibility a growing need in modern life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George M. Schuster
Hunter College
Paul Scherer
N. Y
Hamilton College
Charles E. Brinkley
Baldwin Locomotive Works
New York Nightlife Feels War Time Slump in Book and Club Trade
Manhattan Musings notes a broad downturn as books sell slowly despite wide offerings. The club scene suffers with summer closures for venues like Copacabana and Riviera, while discounts draw mass crowds to Monty Proser's Dance Carnival and parks. Major names like Clinton and Barnet attract crowds, but poor shows and exodus from theaters hint at overall gloom.
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Copacabana
Ben Marden
Riviera
Ing
Uo Pancho
Monty Proser
the Garden
New York
Larry Clinton
Charlie Barnet
Benny Goodman
Clinton
Barbed Sentences Barbed Sentences
A quirky collection notes misused phrases and wordplay about dining rooms Fridays the 13th 1941 and a nationwide scrap aluminum drive aimed at building 650 bombing planes. It touches on college commencement and the paradox of loafing graduates missing future fun.
Kingsport Times Editorial Statement
This newspaper carries Associated Press and United Press dispatches with local news from Kingsport and surrounding areas. It is published on weekday afternoons and Sunday mornings, with membership in major press associations and circulation audited.
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Associated Press
United Press
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Kingsport
Tenn
Face of the Lord Against Them That Do Evil
A biblical verse from Psalms 34 16 is quoted emphasizing divine judgment against those who do evil and a result to cut off their remembrance from the earth. The line reflects traditional religious admonition and moral exhortation.
The Times' Daily Tonic Swedensborg
Swedensborg notes that moral progress relies on individuals choosing good over evil as a path to communal well being. The column cites local examples and reflections on ethical living.
Kingsport’s Five Points area grows with new bus terminal
Growth in Kingsport’s Five Points district transforms Sullivan Street Cherokees and Charlemont with tree removal and storefront development. The new bus terminal draws public interest and promises improved travel, ending the era of a single outdated facility and boosting downtown progress.
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Kingsport
Five Points
Sullivan Street
Charlemont
Cherokee Streets
Cherokee Street
Center Street
Broad Street
German sales push in Ecuador signals US production strain
The article notes German machinery pitches in Ecuador promise six month delivery if the US cannot supply, highlighting German confidence but unreliability. It argues US wartime production limits affect Latin American trade and stresses the need to maintain both weapons and export capacity to secure future markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ecuador
United States
Germany
Americas
FSA faces defense boom tests rural resettlement plan
The Farm Security Administration combats farm flight as defense jobs lure poor farmers from land. It warns the coming boom may end and urges keeping a reserve on the home farm. It notes 800,000+ client families, 1.5 million migrants, 60 mobile camps, and RFC/appropriations.
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Washington
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Rex Tugwell
Fort Bragg
Fayetteville
N. C
Charlie
Bill
Congress
House
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
U. S
Detroit
Akron
Appalachian
Midwest
Florida
Maine
Rio Grande
Canadian
Southern Railway
Tugwelltown
Resettlement Administration
Emergency Relief Administration and Rural Rehabilitation Corporation
Traveling men of America shape war’s early record
In this era, President Roosevelt relies on a corps of traveling men to relay first hand war news. Sumter Welles, Wendell Willkie, Harry Hopkins, Capt. James Roosevelt, and other diplomats and observers report from Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, shaping policy and public understanding as they return with crucial assessments and plans.
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Germany
Italy
Russia
Japan
South America
Washington
America
Roosevelt
State Department
Army, Navy and Marine Corps
Hemisphere
Col. E. M. House
Wilson
Sumter Welles
Europe
Welles
United States
Chamberlain
Lord Halifax
King
England
Hitler
Berlin
Daladier
Lebrun
Paris
Mussolini
Hull
Wendell L. Willkie
Willkie
Winston Churchill
Harry Hopkins
Hopkins
William J
Wild Bill) Donovan
Mediterranean
Balkans
Near East
Africa
Frank Knox
Thomas Parran
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
James Roosevelt
Marines
Cairo
W. Averill Harriman
Britain
Egypt
John G. Winant
Laughlin Currie
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chungking
Government
20Th Fox
RAF
Hollywood
Nunnally Johnson
Stagecoach North life in Vermont from W Storrs Lee
Hollywood gossip notes and literary snips profile W Storrs Lee’s Stagecoach North describing life in early Vermont after statehood. It follows the Lee family in Middlebury with vivid contrasts of work, family, trades, and self sufficiency through the era.
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W. Storrs Lee
Macmillan
Vermont
Lee
Mr. Lee
Lees
Middlebury
Otter Creek
United States
Power Board Sign Lights Up Park All Week
Chattanooga Electric Power Board lights the park with its sign during a week of games as fans recall conserving electricity for defense industries. The sign remained illuminated through last night’s game.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
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Yale University
Manhattan
George Tucker
Publishers Row
Peple
Sandmy Kaye
Essex House
Balan
Kingsport Times
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Swedenborg
Pulse of the
Peter Edson
Grapes of Wrath
Dr. Reith
Leon J. Saul
Institute For Psychoanalysis
Chicago
National Conference of Social Work
Junior
Washington Daybook
Jack Stinnett
Howard E. Kershner
Quaker Relief In
Paul Harrison
the Literary Guidepost
By John Selby
NEA
Irvin S. Cobb
Cobb
Robert Hopkins
Metro
Sam
Samuel Goldwyn Studio
Joe
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