Society Notes and Local Club Activities
Social items from The Times include readers urged to send notices to the Society Editor with full names and contacts. The Central P T A meets Tuesday at 4 PM in the high school auditorium. Country Club hosts Mrs Campbell King for bridge. Mrs J C Price wins high score. Epworth League holds a treasure hunt for Reds vs Whites members after a Whites victory.
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Central P.T. A
Campbell King
J. C. Price
Epworth League
Broad Street Methodist Church
Visitors in Bristol and surrounding towns noted
A long list of residents and guests from Bristol Knoxville Greeneville Blountville Johnson City Rogersville and nearby areas spent time visiting attending games or traveling. Names include Jack Gillespie G C Lyons William Pearson Wm Smith Eugene Pardue Bert Henry Francis Moyers Nina Ketron Pete Bitner Wirt Davis Charles McClellan Harvey Masengill O S Hauk Jean Deane J Mack Bond N G Ketron and others with trips to Newport Holston Institute Blackey Ky and Elizabethton. A final line notes Want Ads in The Times connect sellers and buyers.
Ambassadors Pestered by Calls in Berlin
The American ambassador and the consul general in Berlin face daily interruptions as travelers seek personal meetings to boast of encounters abroad. Officials express concern over nonessential visits slow serving of official business while travelers linger in reception areas hoping for a glimpse of American leadership.
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Berlin
Abroa
Germany
America
Washington
Gladiolus King A. E. Kunderd Aims For Garden In Every Yard
Goshen Indiana based gladiolus expert A E Kunderd known as the gladiolus king attracts visitors to his several hundred acre farm. He has developed many varieties and the ruffled gladiolus prototype while eyeing a future where every American yard hosts a flower garden. Kunderd wins most awards at national expositions in Rochester and Des Moines and shares his hybridization methods with horticulturists worldwide.
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Goshen
Ind
Lincoln Highway
Here
A. E. Kunderd
Kunderd
Rochester
N. Y
Des Moines
Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Colds and Coughs
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a two fold remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims to soothe inflamed membranes, inhibit germs, and aid recovery from bronchial conditions with creosote as the active ingredient and a refund if not relieved.
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Creo
Mulsion Company
Atlanta, Ga
Hens Well Housed Mean Nests Filled
Hens lay more eggs when housed in comfortable homes, especially in winter. Poor housing causes drafts dampness and disease, cutting profits. Tennessee Extension Service publishes a model poultry house plan in Publication 132.
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Agricultural Extension Service
University of Tennessee
Tennessee
Universty of Tennessee
Tennessee Model Poultry House
Hog Growers Find Ton Litter Very Profitable
Tennessee fairs showcased ton litters ready at six months, finished to a ton or more. Farmers followed Agricultural Extension Service methods, drawing wide attention and proving the ton litter route profitable. Ten litters weighed 24,231 pounds with total value $3,633.14 and net per-litter profit about $181.81 after costs. East Tennessee fair added $500 in premiums. E. L. Hiteman won first for heaviest ton litter. A spring ton litter show is planned in Knoxville with local packers backing.
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Tennessee
Agricultural Extension Service
State College of Agriculture
Knoxville
T. L. Lay Packing Company
East Tennessee Packing Company
East Tennessee
E. L. Hiteman
Jefferson County
Former anti Soviet leader to become subject of Japan
Nagasaki Oct 10 Ex-Attoman Semenoff, a former Russian White leader who fled the Soviet regime and now resides in Nagasaki, has reportedly applied for Japanese naturalization. The Home Office may waive the seven year residence rule for the Russian refugee. He is said to plan a campaign to boost closer economic ties between Japan and Mongolia.
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Nagasaki
Attoman
Semenoff
Gen. Semonoff
Japan
Mongolia
Tennyson Edition Found in Waste Paper Sack
London report of a first edition Poems by Two Brothers dated 1827 valued at 60 pounds. Found among books sent as waste paper to a firm of booksellers. The two brothers are Lord Tennyson and his brother Charles.
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London
Lord Tennyson
Charles
J P Morgan Arouses Interest in London
London notes show J P Morgan amid flurry of inquiries at downtown hotels as he arrives for visits. Most letters and requests are filtered by secretaries and a coded system, while Morgan rarely appears in public or hotels and maintains a private Grosvenor Square residence with full staff. A separate debate touches on smoking by women, with varying views on health, etiquette, and modern fashion, including Selma Harden defending private smoking for fatigue yet condemning outdoor use.
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London
J. P. Morgan
Cranaks A
Mr. Morgan
Lage
Grosvenor Seuate
New York
Morgan
Germany
Times
Selma Harden
Is It Proper for Women to Smoke
Berlin October 10 The National Zeitung is conducting a symposium on the question Is it proper for women to smoke Replies thus far received indicate that German opinion is divided with cultural norms and public discourse shaping views expected to continue with additional responses from readers and authorities.
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Berlin
The
National Zeitung
Tennessee Death Rate Drops Slightly in 1924
Nashville report shows Tennessee’s death rate fell from 11.9 to 11.62 per 100000 in 1924 with 27986 deaths, down from 28558 in 1923. Major causes include pulmonary tuberculosis and organic heart disease, with detailed white and colored deaths by sex and age.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
State Department of Public Health
E. L. Bishop
Chin decorations fall from fashion in London
In The Associated Press dispatch from London dated Oct 10 authorities note that beards and long whiskers fall out of favor as beaver fashion spreads from music halls. Police tighter on whisker wearers, Hyde Park Corner crowds grow unruly, fines for whisker related incidents appear light, while spectators joke at courtroom outcomes.
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London
England
Hyde Park Corner
One Killed and Injured in Kentucky Road Smash
In Paris Kentucky on October 12 Charles Throckmorton 26 was killed and Miss Sallie Arnold fatally and gravely hurt when their automobile struck a pole on the Lexington road. William Gravel of Millersburg suffered slight injuries in the crash.
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Paris
Charles Throckmorton
Sallie Arnold
Lexington Road
William Gravel
Millersburg
Tennessee marble and phosphate exhibit for Philadelphia 1926
Nashville state geologist Hugh D. Miser says a display of Tennessee marble and phosphate will be planned for the 1926 International Exposition in Philadelphia to mark the Declaration of Independence centennial. A request came during Miser’s visit to the International Petroleum exposition in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The exhibit plan will be discussed with Tennessee marble and phosphate producers.
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Nashville
Tenn
Philadelphia
Hugh D. Miser
Miser
Tula Okla
Tennessee
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Times Society
James Stephens
Jack Gillespie
Bristol
G. C. Lyons
William Pearson
Wm. Smith
Eugene Pardue
J. C. Cope
Greeneville, Tenn
Bert Henry
Rogersville
Francis Moyers
Dave Smith
Nina Ketron
Pete Bitner
Greeneville
Mr. B. C. Stafford
Bluefield
W. Va
G. C. Stone
Appalachia
Hazel Barger
Wirt Davis
Lenoir City
Charles McClellan
Harvey Masengill
Blountville
Mr. W. F. Moody
Florda
Messrs
Ben Hagan
Harvey Brooks
B. C. A. Hunt
Charles T. Hamlet
Johnson City
James Melear
Athens, Tenn
Robert Snow
Blanche Arnold
Mrs. N. H. Ketron
N. G. Ketron
A. J. Dean
Thut
Gertrude Faust
Indian Springs
O. S. Hauk
Jean Deane
Henry Akard
O. E. Woodyard
Newport
Mrs. J. Mack Bond
Mrs
K. L. Bond
Perry Roller
Mrs. Jewett
Holston Institute
W. W. McDonnell
Wallace, Jr
Francs Baird
Bill Waddell
W. C. Pendleton
Reginald Downey
W. B. Penditon
Elizabethton
J. P. Jones
Mack J. Hampton
J. Barnes
R. J. Nilis
Detroit, Mich
H. S. Angle
Holston Heights
Charles Rogan
Hayden Webb
Blackey, Ky
C. E. Howard
C. S. Kinzer
John A. Kinzer
H. A. Kinzer
J. C., Kinzer
Sullivan Street
Thelma Lambert
Lessie Kiser
St. Petersburg
Fla
Alice Campbell
Gray, W. Va
Stacie
Margaret Clayman
Robert Gott
Honaker Department Store
J. Fred Johnson and Company
Strand Theatre
May McAvoy
Arthur Wing Pinero
Mack Sennett
Harod Bell Wright
Brian Kent
Pathe News
T. H. Bailey
Associated Press
Gladiolus
R. W. Pannell
Bank of Kingsport
Kingsport
Phare
Tennyson
Times Who
J. H. Watkins
First National Bank
J.P. Morgan
One
Pacface
J. Fred Johnson & Company, Inc
Kingsport, Tenn
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