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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1925
Page
8
Society Editor Office Hours Listed by Times Paper
The Times Society Editor will be reached for column work from 8 30 to 12 noon and 2 30 to 5 PM daily including Sunday. Phone 136.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times Society
Evening social notices at the Country Club scene
The page lists events for the Country Club: an Evening Bridge for members and guests at 8:30, a Saturday sewing and bridge club hosted by Mrs. J W Dobyns and Mrs Bruce, and Class Picnic details for Mrs Harrison’s class hiking to Shipp's Spring with a pie. Also notes a informal dance at the Holston in honor of Miss Jane Grant with attendees and dancing described.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Dobyns
Bruce
Clara Roller
Ruth Matns
Holstone
Jane Grant
Asheville
N. C
Miss Roller
Dorothy Leonard
Carol Williamson
Clara Hamlett
Ruth Matthews
Clara Black
Pauline
Katherine Stone
Helen Carmack
Theresa McClellan
Eleanor
Patsy Hufford
Mary Sams
Dorothy Wright
Criel Bevirf
Visitors and guests along regional towns
Abel Lonog of Blountville visited the city today. Bert Fine spent yesterday in Elizabethton. Mr Kennedy Doane is the guest of J C Doane Jr in Bristol this week. Raleigh Tester of St Louis was a business visitor yesterday. S A Matthews Jr left this afternoon for a Bristol business trip. Miss Verna Pardue of Bristol is the weekend guest of Miss Thelma Wexler on Sullivan Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel Lonog
Blountville
Bert Fine
Elizabethton
Tenn
Kennedy Doane
J. C. Doane, Jr
Bristol
Raleigh Tester
St. Louis
City
S. A. Matthews, Jr
Verna Pardue
Thelma Wexler
Sullivan Street
J. H. Hamilton
Josephine
Anna Blanche
Church Hill
Dye
Texas
Roberta Tudor
Lexington
Piney Flats
Maud Hodge
Johnson City
W. A. Hughes
Laurence Hawk
Norfolk
A. D. Browder
John Jeter
Emma Cox
Elizabeth Hughes
Elliott
Julia Smalling
W. E. Smalling
B. B. Cross
Edward
D. H. Mattern
A. C. Cross
Robert Smith
Viola Jeter
Mildred Sanders
Will Baker
Luther Whitaker
S. H. Hauk
S. M. Oliver
Browder
George Cross
Walter Hughes
Arleigh Cross
Ben Blevins
Blevins
Summer green frock and accessories in light silk poplin
A fashion note describes a cool green summer dress, matching hat and hose, made from silk poplin with an inverted side pleat skirt, long plain sleeves, turnover satin collar, and a narrow belt. It highlights jabot treatments, bow fronts, and the revival of a transparent contrasting sleeve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Lisbeth
Warm Weather Clothes Problems and Silk Frocks Displayed
The column notes a store window featuring dark blue silk frocks with patchwork sleeve designs and a street sighting of a printed crepe sleeve dress. It discusses summer clothing challenges for men and the shift toward light weight materials that maintain shape and style in hot weather. Local residents Mrs. Price, Miss Price, Mrs. Platt, Mrs. Summerlin, Mr. Umbarger family, the Black sisters, and Elizabeth Worth are mentioned among recent travels, visits, and a birth at Riverview Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Browning
Elizabeth Worth
Riverview Hospital
Local social notes and visiting friends in Rock Springs
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Carroll and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Lady with son Denzel visited Arthur Carroll Sunday. Milton DeVault of Kingsport visited grandmother Melvina DeVault. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dillon hosted a young folks gathering. A Ku Klux Klan meeting drew a large crowd from the area to Double Springs Saturday night. Various neighbors and relatives attended events with several families visiting Gentler locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Carroll
Andrew Lady
Denzel
Arthur Carroll
Milton DeVault
Kingsport
Melvina DeVault
Richard Dillon
Pearl Hite
Jessie Galloway
Lena
Edna Trivette
Nora Carroll
Daisy Blakley
Cordie Hite
Milton de Vault
George Trivette, Jr
Richard Caroll
Chester Trivette
Double Springs
J. H. Hood
Craig Depew
Douglas Shed
Baxter Hite
Carl Bell
Moss, Va
Marie Bell
J. Delaney Depew
Johnson City
Herman Poore
Abingdon
Poore
Elbert Poore
Isaac Hite
J. N. Fulkerson
Lena Mae
O. D. Ketron
Bristol
J. N. Devault
Highland Park
Lee Highway
Shipley
Visitors Attend Hosting Families This Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Trivette were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Larkins of Solomon Temple Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. King were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dillow Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dren
G. W. Trivette
John Larkins
Solomon Temple
J. L. King
Richard Dillow
Local Notes From Fordtown and Pactolus Area
Rejoicing over rains boosts crop prospects in Fordtown R F D. Sunday church attendance and many at Pactolus prayer meeting. Local residents host guests, enjoy beach trips, and report farming nearly finished harvesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Lebanon
Kate King
Guy King
Zula Blakley
Chase
Dora Lisenby
R. L. Light
Stewart Hamilton
Fordtown
Frank Todd
J. E. Owens
Pactolus
Nat Shipley
Kingsport
G. A. Brooks
Bailey Light
Minnie Ethel
Mary Lee Light
Alden Fulkerson
M. H. Witt
Ruby
Verna Bacon
Sunday Socials and Local Visits Reported in Short Branch
Miss Maxie Moody spent Sunday night with Miss Essie Dixon. Rev T E Goodman filled his appointment at Emory Sunday. Orgie Horne and John Hite attended a prayer meeting at Pactorus Sunday night. Mrs Annie King and her daughter and Miss Ruth Bennix visited Mrs King’s parents, Dr and Mrs Hurst. Henry Cole motored to Blountville Monday. Lena Moody spent Sunday night in Kingsport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxie Moody
Essie Dixon
T. E. Goodman
Emory
Orgie Horne
John Hite
Pactorus
Annie King
Ruth Bennix
Allen
Kingsport
Ril Whaley
R. A. Smalling
Charmie Copas
Louise
Margret
George Poore
Cleo Strickler
Hemlock
A. A. Kidd
Old Keys
Gunnings
Bethel
Ruth Poore
Georgia
Orgie Light
Kindricks Creek
Kitty Strickler
Allen Booker
Marie Whaley
S. M. Dunn
C. C. Strickler
Raymon Atkins
Lettie Atkins
Georgia Poore
Mary Walton
Annie Strickler
Minnie Strickler
Ene Kidd David Kidd
Orgie Strickler
Henry Martin
Riverview Hospital
Worlie Mitchell
Fordtown
Houston Copas
Jay Hatcher
Charmie
Copas
Wheat crop notes and local family updates in Lone Star
The column records farmers busy with wheat and notes illness of Mrs. Nannie Hickman. It mentions births in the Hickman family and social visits by locals such as the Archer, Conkin, Morelock, White, and Crawford households. A decoration is planned for Sunday June 28 with dinner and daylong activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie Hickman
George Hickman
Horse Creek
Mark Archer
Johnson City
Onnie Conkin
J. K. Morelock
Church Hill
Arthur Archer
Baby
Mack Archer
J. J. White
T. C. White
Conkin Home
G. W. Crawford
Bill Church
Enoch Duncan
Little Son
O. M. Conkin
Social News From Nearby Communities
Sunday visits and calls fill the week as families guests, farm work, and school events mark life in the area. Rev S M Dunn will preach July first. many attend Bethel children day and Grays Station picnic. births, illnesses, and improvements feature among neighbors across Kingsport, Hemlock, and Bristol areas.
Local social notes cheer as rains arrive in Woodrow
Rural life brief from Piney Flats and nearby towns records visits, guests, and small incidents. Families like the Taylors, Moores, and Massengills are noted hosting and traveling to places such as Rotherwood, Highland Park, and Norfolk. A mishap leaves Ben Blevins with two broken ribs after a wagon accident.
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the Lamplighter
Seumas O'Sullivan
Richard
West Point
West
Tre~a
Green
Iss
Summer Cole
GEM Theatre
Paramount Pictures
Sidney Caribs
Gloria Jwanson
Edmund Lowe
Robert Price
Louise Price
S. P. Platt
Oyster Bay, L. L
Irl Summerlin
Chapel Hill
F. K. Umbarger
Crockett, Va
Helen
Virginia
Rock Springs
Fordtown, R. F. D
LONE
J.R. Pecktal
Recorder Protem
Susie Conkin
Woodrow
John Taylor
Ray
Walter Pearler
Rotherwood
Rev Goodman
John Moody
T. R. Birdwell
Bruce Devault
George Shipley
Noah Childress
Tailleurs
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