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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment discusses pride in home life and women’s roles. It contrasts “real work” with tasks women are expected to perform and mentions time constraints and value of labor. The text is uncertain and contains garbled phrases.
Elizabethton travels to Kingsport tomorrow at 4 30 P M to repeat last year’s double victory over Kingsport high. Lowry starts for Elizabethton with Saylor opposing. Saylor has four wins this season. The locals emphasize improved defense and a changing batting order led by Dodd Meredith and Clyce in a pivotal city showdown.
The local high school team lost 3 to 0 to Rogersville on the league field. Both sides produced the same number of hits, but the visitors failed to convert. Cox pitched six innings for Rogersville with others rotating in. The game lasted 1 hour 45 minutes with Burgins as umpire.
Markets report from Louisville on May 7 lists cattle at one hundred steady, hogs at eight hundred with gains of a quarter to thirty, sheep around fifty steady. Auction input reflects unchanged overall tone.
Detroit on May 7 reports the board of assessors set a taxable valuation of 45 000 dollars on funds due to the John Dodge estate from the sale of Dodge Brothers Incorporated. The tax would total about 900 000 dollars and trustees representatives planned a formal protest later today.
London scientists argue that by funding medical research at a penny or sixpence per person per year, germ conquerors and longer life are possible. Sir Ronald Ross cites past life expectancy gains and predicts future advances could yield centenarian generations with eradication of cancer tuberculosis and leprosy.
Bristol Tennessee abandons plans to field a baseball team in the Appalachian League for the season after old and new directors failed to raise about 3000 dollars. Debts run around 2300 dollars and 400 dollars in a city bank may be attached to cover obligations.
Engineer Odamwald suffered cuts and bruises after leaping from his locomotive as a stalled freight train collided with a fast freight on the Southern Railway system. Three cars of the stalled train telescoped. both trains were southbound from Lexington to Danville.
In Chicago five engineers and mechanics devote their days to testing fire protection devices at the Underwriters' Laboratory. They study valves hoses and sprinkler systems using a 25 000 gallon cistern and 60 foot hose tests. Their work includes two alarm systems and telegraphic fire alerts linked to fused sprinkler heads.
The president urged discretion by American bankers on European loans as Britain and likely Poland move to the gold standard. He stressed the US cannot control private loans though an understanding with financiers and government exists. Some senators say the address targets France to curb Parisian expectations of US assistance.
Springs Mississippi and Miles Memorial College Birmingham cited in report by Dr Perry. Approximately 150000 dollars contributed by the Methodist Board of Missions and other church boards aided white and negro students. About 200000 more needed for twelve mountain schools to continue planned work hampered by funds. Secretary notes support for twelve student pastors serving 10000 Methodist students in state institutions.
Senator Moses lauds the Houghton address as timely and valuable in shaping policy on militarism and fiscal restraint. Senator Borah calls it a wise pronouncement with potential to stabilize Europe and the United States through the stated policy.
Nashville reports Dr. J. W. Perry, home mission secretary, details expansion of negro higher education, Goodwill Industries and Indian missions. He notes six supervised Negro schools needing 180000 dollars including 80000 for Paine College in Augusta and aid to Halsey Institute, Texas College, Haygood Institute, and Mississippi Industrial Institute.
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