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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1941
Page
8
A contest in Kingsport Times State Thea invites readers to submit four answers in the Hope style to best Dorothy Lamour lines. Prizes include 10 dollars, a 30 day theater pass, and an 11 day pass. Submissions due by Wednesday. drop at the State theater box office.
The Legion Carnival opens on Broad and Conner streets with rides, games, and food stalls drawing crowds. Parents bring children to the midway featuring Ferris wheel, Tilt-a-Whirl, swings, and muscle contests while vendors promote snacks and prizes as Frank Taylor and Frank and Mack present a revue with Maple Sisters and Marion Mercer’s Quintette adding entertainment.
Agriculture Commissioner C Flowery warns the drought threatens pastures and feed supplies. He urges farmers to plant and harvest in the next week, saving straw and corn for seed, while adding vegetables such as cabbage turnips okra beans carrots and potatoes. He stresses building pantry stocks for civilians and army camps.
President Roosevelt to address Americans at 4 00 pm EST on July 4 in Hyde Park or possibly the White House south lawn. He will urge all to recite the pledge of allegiance as part of a nationwide Independence Day program organized by the Office of Civilian Defense led by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia of New York.
The show introduces Ro Autres with cowboy songs drawing crowds while Peggy Jean Murray performs a standout routine. Bet y Ruth Miler sings in popular numbers, the Mad Russian brings comedy with an accordion sketch, and Taylor supports in a skit. Maple Sisters Beatrice and Sylvia headline with hillbilly, cowboy, and blues songs. The act, joined by Mackandy Happy Jewel, tops the carnival lineup as Kingsport prepares for the Fourth. A baby Mardi Gras fundraiser runs all week with fairground treats and festivities.
George Hommell, 33, died at his home in Kingsport Saturday after a brief illness. He was a Barton Chapel church member who lived in Kingsport all his life. Survived by mother Mrs. James Hommell and two brothers Joan and Row, all of Kingsport. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. at Barton Chapel Baptist Church. Rev. Ralph Cook to officiate. Burial at Morrison Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers: Hubert Williams, Harve Steffey, George Steffey, Chris Gltham, Lige Fansler, Tom Sanders.
J W Carmack 72 died Friday at his home in Surgoinsville. Funeral services set for 2 p m today at the Surgoinsville Methodist Church with burial in Caron cemetery. He was long involved in farming and well known in the community.
Surviving are the widow and three half brothers C Kensinger of Lakeland Florida D C Kensinger of Peoria Illinois and KR T Kensinger of Surgolusville plus one half sister Mrs J D Rogers of Bristol Nephews will be pallbearers.
A Salt Lake armory event was delayed for hours as workers recovered from tear gas released from a canister reportedly brought out of curiosity. An army sergeant commented, Live and learn, as staff managed the incident and resumed operations.
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