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Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1925

Page

8

Hash Jewelry Store Opens on Broad Street Tomorrow

P K Hash jewelry store and gift shop opens in the Roller buildings on Broad Street. Mr Hash brings ten years in the trade from Pennsylvania and West Virginia, offering diamonds watches clocks silverware china and more with a full watch repairing department. Tomorrow 200 souvenirs will be given to ladies 2 to 4 pm and another 200 from 7 to 9 pm with an invitation to the public to attend the formal opening.

P. K. Hash Broad Street Hash Kingsport Pensylvania West Virginia

Ford Avers He Is Getting Ready For Flying Generation

Henry Fordarticulated in Dearborn about aviation’s future and peace driven by new engines and fields. He argued patents should boost, not hinder, invention and predicted a flying generation led by younger people. He favored helicoptic flight, winged craft, and stronger airships to endure storms while viewing aircraft as a potential war destroyer.

FORD Associated Press Detroit Henry Ford Dearborn Motors Tennyson

City Judge Hurst Faces Light Docket

City Judge Hurst has a light term since October 1 with most cases involving intoxication and speeding. He has issued a few fines of minor severity while fake drinking cases keep city business steady. This week one man was arraigned on an assault charge.

Hurst

Beauty regards film work mission good will

Senora Dolores del Rio, a Mexico City social figure turned Hollywood actress, treats her screen work as an international mission to soften prejudices south of the Rio Grande. She notes lingering coolness in Mexico despite abandoning the villain mold for Mexicans and Spaniards, and plans to write articles on films for Mexican papers.

Hollywood Cal Senora Dolores del Rio Mexico City Senora del Rio Mexico Rio Grande

Legion Backs Memorial for Woodrow Wilson Birthplace

Omaha dispatch reports the American Legion adopted unanimously a resolution endorsing a memorial shrine to Woodrow Wilson at his Staunton Virginia birthplace and another urging immediate adherence of the United States to a court of international justice.

Associated Press Omaha Woodrow Wilson Ameiian Staunton American Legion United States Court of International Justice

Cave-Dwelling Rise Amid Korea Poverty Surge

The Associated Press reports from Seoul that over 3000 residents are living in caves emulating ancient cave dwellers. Officials worry about rising poverty and unemployment and plan relief measures to curb the cave-digging trend.

Tokyo Seoul Korea

Churchill Greatest Talker, Says Parliament Gazette

London reports Winston Churchill named the greatest talker of the last parliamentary session with speeches totaling 145000 words across 309 columns in the official report. Ramsay Macdonald, Lloyd George, and Stanley Baldwin follow in declining word totals. Commander J M Kneworthy leads in questions with 571 columns.

London Winston Churchill Parliamentary Gazette Ramsay Macdonald Lloyd George Stanley Baldwin J. M. Kneworthy

Aviators Die In Home Made Plane Crash at National Air Races

In Mitchellfield New York on October 8 civilian aviator Harry Bunnelli was killed and pilot Clarence Chamberlain injured when their home built monoplane crashed during the opening event of the national air races. Basil Howe of Keyport New Jersey won the two seater free for all, averaging 102.9 miles per hour over a hundred miles.

Associated Press Mitchellfield N. Y Harry Bunnelli Clarence Chamberlain Basil Howe Keyport N. J

Death signs glare over Cook County reckless drivers

Chicago reports 545 auto mobile deaths in 258 days, averaging more than two daily, with many involving children who play in streets. Campaign places 500 grim signs on streets to curb fatalities, noting 1923 and 1924 death counts and predicting higher totals for this year.

Chicago Cook County

Cities teaching people to play statistics disclose

Asheville North Carolina October 8 American communities are teaching their people to play. The Playground and Recreation Association report shows 711 communities now have playground systems under direction, up from 12 in 1900. The public recreation movement, born in New England, spans all regions with Southeast leading in year round programs.

Asheville N. C Playground and Recreation Association National Recreation Congress New England

Beet Raising May Supplant Sugar Cane in Louisiana

Sugar beet cultivation could challenge Louisiana’s sugar cane dominance as planters begin prep for beet refining machinery at the New Louisiana State University and plan to plant over 100 acres of beets in the sugar belt next year amid cane pests including borers mosaic disease and root rot.

Louisiana The Associated Press Baton Rouge New Louisiana State University

Sword Forged as Gift for Japan s Imperial Grandchild

Tokyo reports Sadakatsu Getza, Japan s leading swordsmith, has been ordered by the Imperial Household to craft a sword for the Imperial grandchild. The blade, expected in November, continues the court tradition of presenting a personal heirloom on the child s arrival, to be kept for life.

Tokyo Sadakatsu Getza Japan Imperial Household

Youthful Smokers Obtain Cigarettes From Night Machines

London reports the Home Office frets over a wartime rule forcing tobacconist shops to close at eight. Slot and penny machines outside shops dispense cigarettes to both children and adults, undermining the law and raising concern about youth access to tobacco.

London John Bull Uncle Sam Home Office

Prince of Wales Sleeps Through Buenos Aires School Feast

Buenos Aires reports the Prince of Wales slept in late during a visit for a school festival, delaying the start of the event despite officials and thousands of children awaiting him. A prior royal tour included a ranch visit with a rodeo and horse breaking show prepared in his honor. The delayed morning affected planned ceremonies as the heir to the British throne rested despite the expectations of the crowd.

Buenos Aires Prince of Wales

Prince Arrives by Train at Ranch Station in Quiet Morning

A train carrying the Prince arrived at the railway station near the ranch in the early morning. The royal figure remained in bed, appearing only after the show concluded.

Canadian butter exports swell in latest year

Ottawa reports Canada shipped 28,869,307 pounds of butter abroad in the year ending August, doubling the previous 14,474,341 pounds. Value rose to $10,317,819 from $5,278,479. The gain reflects expanded overseas demand for Canadian dairy products.

Ottawa Ont Canada Dominion Bureau of Statistics

Hunger Drives Patients At Westmeath Mental Hospital

County Councillor Keegan told the Mul lingar Westmeath mental hospital committee that hunger drives seventy percent of the patients. Another member said the district must eat bread without butter and that the food was a disgrace to civilization.

Belfast Keegan Mullingar Westmeath

Home Run In Eighth With One On Base

J N Shannahan president of the American Electric Railway Association spoke at the convention noting slight declines in gross revenues from last year due to uneven business and more private car use. He cited lower operating costs and fare hikes as causes while regions north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi show stronger traffic.

J. N. Shannahan American Electric Railway Association Shannahan New England Ohio Mississippi Rivers Missisippi Ohio Rivers

Electric Railways Review Announced By Shannah an

Atlantic City National electric railway operations in 1925 show gains in net revenue though results are uneven. Shannahan announces a forthcoming Electric Railways Review detailing quarterly trends, investment returns, and regulatory implications for the industry.

Electric Railways Review Shannahan Atlantic City National Electric Railway

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