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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1925
Page
3
The Legion Kiwanis baseball game will be held Saturday afternoon on the local field due to the morning League game. Both teams are eager for a thrilling match with tickets sold already. Each ticket costs 1 and includes a frog chance on a Ford touring car draw after the game. the winning number need not be present.
The day features three Appalachian and American League games with Detroit visiting Cleveland and Philadelphia hosting Washington while New York travels to Boston. In the National League, Brooklyn plays Philadelphia and Pittsburgh visits Cincinnati with two games on the slate.
International League games featured Syracuse-Toronto rained out while Jersey City beat Reading 3 2. Rochester dropped to 5 7 as Buffalo won 3 6. Baltimore defeated Providence 10 3 to 2 1. American Association Milwaukee 4 1 over Minneapolis 3 6. Louisville 7 10 beat Toledo 5 5. St Paul 5 Kansas City 6. Indianapolis 3 4 Columbus 4 4. Southern Association Chattanooga 10 Atlanta 2. Nashville 5 Birmingham 1. Memphis 16 Little Rock 1. New Orleans 9 Mobile 4.
The first of four O. B. S. educational rally days in East Tennessee will be held in Johnson City on Wednesday July 1. The program includes a welcome address, music, prayers, and talks on the group’s educational work and goals.
News arrives of Byrd Malear death in Cincinnati Ohio yesterday morning. Body to be sent to Kingsport expected tonight. Funeral services at Depew's Chapel tomorrow at 10 conducted by Rev B O Woodyard. Interment in Depew cemetery. Mr Malear is brother of J M Malear of Athens Tennessee. Both born and raised near Kingsport and have many friends here.
The Bob Taylor Lodge No. 254 K of P will meet at Castle Hall Tuesday night at 8 oclock. Every member is urged to attend on important matters to be discussed, with a full agenda expected.
H. H. Frazier, an employee of Tennessee Eastman, injured Friday night at work, has regained consciousness and rests easily at Riverview hospital. He recalls hitting his head on a pipe while climbing a step and cannot remember the fall. He described blood in his hair and soreness, with further head and shoulder injuries from the incident.
Several drunks were taken into custody Sunday and arraigned before City Judge Smith on drunkenness charges. The docket also lists a livestock law violation with strict enforcement and hefty fines for owners of any livestock that damages property.
Nashville news notes Ed Gillenwaters urges a safe Fourth of July with parades and band concerts rather than fireworks or firearms. Tennessee highways announce completion of two road links by July 1, spanning Jamestown to Pickett line and Sparta to Warren line with bituminous surface. Adjutant General Boyd asks mayors to form defense test day committees. War Memorial Commission to meet in Governor Peay’s office to discuss the state War Memorial Building.
London report to Church Temperance Society shows alcohol consumption increased after wartime restrictions ended. Sir William Joynson-Hicks cites a drop in cases during war from 204048 to 90433, then a rise 1919 onward as saloon hours expanded, with 1923-24 prison data showing 20 percent men and 50 percent women jailed for drunkenness. Archbishop notes US shift since prohibition. not in favor of total prohibition in Britain.
Women in England increasingly join four in hand driving clubs as interest in coaching grows. Costs for a coach range from 3500 to 6000 pounds, with skilled four-horse teams demanding high prices. Season opens at Hyde Park with a three month schedule, training emphasizes steady hands and nerves for new drivers.
A National Electric Light Association report to the Electrification of Steam Railroads Committee shows the United States and other nations jointly powering rail travel. World electrified mileage totals 4,504 miles outside the United States, with Sweden leading at 744 and France at 759 miles. Germany follows Switzerland, then Italy, Australia, and others. the United States trails with a little over 900 miles of electrified railroad excluding terminals.
The commates report argues that rail transportation must be allowed to grow with the nation. It asserts that transportation is essential to every individual and region, and that to handle doubling traffic future expansion requires intensified use and upgrading of tracks and facilities.
Indianapolis June 29 Educators heading to the 83rd annual National Education Association meeting will review early 20th century progress in education. Delegates will hear addresses by Frank W. Balleu George D. Strayer Wills Bryan J W Gwinn and others on topics from science of education to building character and college progress. The program opens with religious services and a mass meeting led by John A Tigart.
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