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Newspaper

Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

May 22, 1925

Page

4

Tennessee second class mail entry notice

Tennessee as second class mail matter entered at the post office at Dingoport.

Readers urged to send full names for letters

The Times invites reader letters and requires contributors to provide full names for publication. Names may be withheld upon request, but anonymous submissions will not be printed.

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Kiwanis Club Pushes Cut of Highway Fees in Border Counties

A Johnson City inspired drive by Kiwanis clubs across Washington Unicoi Sullivan Hawkins and Carter counties seeks to end road patrol fee systems. The resolution urges county courts to abolish the fee practice, replace it with polite enforcement and tourist friendly actions, and asks Johnson City to issue steering wheel road maps and hospitality measures. Cooperation from Kingsport Bristol and nearby clubs is urged to boost tourism through the Appalachian region.

Johnson City Re Kiwanis Club Washington Hicoi, Sullivan Hawkins Unicoi Sullivan Carter Appalachian Kiwanis Club Lo Cuulion Kingsport Bristol Jonson City

Questioning Punishment for Mentally Defective Youth in Death Penalty Cases

An essay cites Dr. Pearce Bailey arguing that executing youths like a fifteen year old in Pennsylvania exposes a failure to recognize mental deficiency. It notes cases from Sing Sing where inmates with feeble minds showed no concept of imminent punishment. The piece urges education and institutional care over execution, highlighting broad social risks.

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Questioning defensive aims in preventing defectives harm

A fragment quotes the New York Herald Tribune on how to handle defectives by confinement if dangerous and by guiding development of them into safe useful members of society. The phrasing reflects a historical perspective on social protection and public safety.

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Fragmentary exchange probes a Texas Ranger scene

A garbled dialogue fragment shows a child asking about a gate and a Texas Ranger replying with a taunt about a mother. Another voice claims inability to pay a jury for six months and asks when it will be ready, creating a puzzling courtroom mood.

Leading Actress Moments of Pain in Onstage Exchange

Fragmentary dialogue shows a leading actress recounting pain and a theatrical manager urging patience during a stage moment. The lines reveal a real sense of discomfort as an actress mentions a large nail in her shoe and the manager jokes about leaving it in until a dramatic pause ends.

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End of Eee PBar Show London Widely Quoted Jokes

A collage of antique cartoon captions and quips from London shows and American papers. Jokes touch on dating dinner habits, work disputes, language barriers, and a bear riddle, bearing a dated humor tone and fragmentary punchlines. Names of publications include the London Post Washington Dirge Penn Punch Bowl Tenn essee Mugwump and Brown Jugee Penn State Froth.

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