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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1925
Page
10
Local notice announces Howard Long and L Duckett entering positions as editor and manager at the Kingsport Tenn newspaper in a standard postal designation.
Communications page invites readers to send letters with full names printed. Correspondents may withhold identification if requested, but The Times prefers signed contributions.
The article lauds Boy Scouts guiding boys from mischief to wholesome outdoor life. It highlights advancing scoutcraft tests, nature study, and self cultivation. Kingsport youth are urged to form troops where none exist, with male volunteers needed as leaders.
An old Fourth of July sermon argues the holiday should shift from self congratulation to a demand for civic action. It questions whether individuals and workers are contributing to the country’s high standards and better future, urging reflection and responsibility rather than spectacle.
Secretary Mellon understands business and capital habits and explains why much capital flows into tax exempt securities. He urges congressional cooperation beyond politics and says tax revision will be the leading issue for the next Congress. Prosperity advocates may rise in popular regard.
R B Harris of Rhea county Tennessee asks Tennessee National Guard troops be stationed in Dayton as evolutionists and fundamentalists stand before the court. The governor of Tennessee does not regard the move.
The emergency worsens as Dayton contemplates holding the trial in a ball park under a circus tent. Officials seek nearby police and firemen while debates swirl over publicity and stage fright. The city fears outcomes from the unfolding spectacle.
The Nashville Tennessean extols summer tourists who savor the journey along the Dixie Highway. It praises the ever changing scenery fields hills and roadside greenery as essential parts of the travel experience and highlights contentment found in both destination and travel environment.
The Houston Post-Dispatch notes that talk of a third term for Gov. Peay in Tennessee stirs opposition, with the Chattanooga Times agreeing that Texans and Tennesseans resist concentrating power in one man, fearing loss of traditional precedent and broader statesmanship.
A humorous exchange about driving and marriage unfolds on muddy streets. A tourist asks about Spindleburg pride while a country store clerk quips about Ford axle grease. Judge Hubby and a wife in the rear seat add a light remark about seating.
A dinner scene from Farm and Fireside shows landlady and Mr. Skaggs at a table with no one else. The landlady asks when Skaggs will pay his bill while he pretends the bill is not his concern and accuses TJ of uncertainty about payment.
A Santa Fe Magazine piece notes an editor who built wealth over twenty years earning about fifty thousand dollars. The gain credited to industry, thrift, perseverance, and a $49,990 inheritance from an uncle.
In a Boston Transcript item the minister cites a Job verse about the light of the wick being put out and, as the church goes dark, declares a moment of silent prayer for the electric lighting company, framing the outage as a sudden fulfillment of prophecy.
A humorous London quip describes a porter asking where a train goes, poking fun at station chatter. The brief piece highlights playful wordplay about routes and destinations in a railway setting.
A London Opinion quip contrasts two traders, Jock and the other man, debating profit from potatoes. One says he discounts a friend, while the other subtracts a heavy portion per hundredweight for friendship.
Preston Maxwell, a former doughboy now serving as a cafe waiter in Houston, encounters Rudolph Lubbert, once his Bavarian Guards foe, in a kitchen after recognizing his voice and face from World War I. They recall their St Mihiel clash and reunion follows. Dr Crume leads revival preaching with H E McKinley directing song.
German chemist Joseph Born, recently arrived in London to sell a synthetic drug invention, died by his own invention in Kensington Gardens after funds ran out. A coroner noted the suicide note reading I must die by my own invention. A British firm had offered £2000 for the invention.
It was announced that a revival meeting will begin at the First Baptist church on September 28.
Harvard meteorology professor Alexander G. MacAdie advises thunderstorm safety: seek cover indoors or lie down if necessary, avoid trees chimneys and metal lines, cut radios, stay away from doorway drafts, and use proper lightning rods. He notes urban homes are relatively safe and warns against bed or window exposures.
A physician urges rapid resuscitation for lightning victims noting lightning rarely proves fatal and prompting artificial respiration to revive consciousness. He warns farmers to avoid tying livestock near wire fences to prevent fatalities in pastures.
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