Bennett Sr. Dies Suddenly at Kingsport Cement Plant Leader
W M Bennett Sr longtime Clinch field Portland Cement Corp vice president and general manager and school board chairman died suddenly at his Holston Heights home after returning from Bristol. Funeral held at First Presbyterian Church with large turnout and students paying respects as floral tributes and processions underscored public esteem.
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W. M. Bennett, Sr
Clinchfield, Portland Cement Corporation
Kingsport
Holston Heights
Bennett
Bristol
First Presbyterian Church
Robert King
Presbyterian Church
Circle Street
Stage Set for Aldermen Election in City Saturday
Six candidates, three incumbents J. W. Harrison F. E. Mahan and S. P. Pyle plus Lewis Foster Charles F. Lingar and J. M. Cross, compete for three city aldermen seats. Election at city hall 9am to 4pm with officials appointed by the board of elections. Only 111 votes may be cast due to limited registration. expected high turnout.
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City Board of Mayor
J. W. Harrison
F. E. Mahan
S. P. Pyle
Lewis Foster
Charles F. Lingar
City Board of Elections
W. W. Hufford
H. S. Angle
J. H. Parrott
L. B. Larkey
J. M. Morton
E. C. Price
Co. P. Edwards, Jr
Poppy Day Events Planned in Kingsport
The American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary will stage Poppy Day in Kingsport tomorrow, joining Auxiliary Memorial Day activities. Local volunteers will distribute poppies to raise funds for veterans.
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Kingsport
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Poppy Day Sets Flowers For Overseas Heroes Graves
Women workers will canvass the city selling red poppies to honor sacrifices on Flanders Field. Morning business districts and afternoon Chautauqua events will host sales. Proceeds fund grave decorations for overseas heroes. Poppies priced 25 cents and up. Kingsport Supreme Honor Roll graves to be decorated by Hammond Post No. 3 tomorrow morning with flowers for families.
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Flanders Field
Legion
Auxiliary
Kingsport
Resolutions Honor W M Bennett by Johnson City Chamber
The Johnson City Chamber of Commerce adopted resolutions on the death of W M Bennett of Kingsport Tennessee. The notes praise his broad vision sound judgment and business ability and say his loss is felt across the entire region by former Johnson City residents and many local people.
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W. M. Bennett
Kingsport
Johnson City
Paris Observatory finalizes star catalogue after 36 years
After 36 years of study at the Paris Observatory a new map of the heavens and star catalogue nears completion. The compilation estimates about 300,000,000 heavenly bodies visible with powerful telescopes and follows photography plans initiated by director Admiral Mouchez in 1887. Pilgrim observers expect the upcoming total solar eclipse over California to draw thousands of scientists.
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Paris
Paris Observatory
Admiral Mouchez
Los Angeles
Calif
Pacific
Santa Catalina Island
United States
California
Funeral of Missouri ex governor Folk set in Tennessee
New York reports the funeral of Joseph Wingate Folk former Missouri governor who died yesterday at a relative's home will be held Thursday in Brownsville Tennessee his widow Mrs Folk will accompany the body tonight Folk rose to national prominence after prosecuting the St Louis boodlers in 1900 and later railroad swindlers with city council members involved
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New York
Joseph Wingate Folk
Missouri
Brownsville
Persian earthquakes devastate Khorassan villages
Teheran advices reach Pioneer report thousands killed in a series of earthquakes in Khorassan. Shocks lasted hours and many villages were wrecked.
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Allahabad
British India
Pioneer
Teheran
Khorassan
Representative Kitchen In Critical Condition In Wilson
The condition of Representative Claude Kitchen, former Democratic house leader, is critical, according to family members today in Wilson North Carolina.
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Kitchen
Wilson
N. C
Claude Kitchen
Five Die in Powder Mill Explosion at Fayville Plant
Five men were killed and three injured when a blast rocked the Hercules Powder Company's Fayville plant. Only one of several buildings withstood the explosion, authorities said.
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Fayville
Hercules Powder Company
Daugherty Denies Resignation Reports
Washington Attorney General Daugherty stated he will not resign. He cited improved health and called reports of his stepping down frequent in certain quarters as strange.
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Daugherty
Washington
Rumor: Daugherty May Resign Over Ill Health
The Daily News reports from Washington that Attorney General Daugherty may resign soon due to ill health. It adds that President Harding would name a successor who would be the personal choice of Mr. WA.
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Ohio
Daily News Today
Washington
Daugherty
Harding
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