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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1925
Page
4
The Tha Timan invites reader correspondence and requires full signatures for letters. Names may be withheld upon request, but anonymous submissions will not be printed.
The piece contrasts the historic westward migration to develop untapped riches with a new southward rush led by diverse ages toward Florida and Kingsport. It weighs Florida’s housing bubble risks against a broader southern boom in textiles, education, agriculture, highways, and manufacturing, noting steady growth and optimistic prospects.
The article notes the 20th anniversary of President and Mrs Coolidge and contrasts it with earlier, more public wedding anniversary reports. It suggests many couples now celebrate quietly and emphasizes that long marriages come from reasonable choices in marriage, promising many future anniversaries.
Transportation expert Major Church of the Port Authority predicts motor truck service will grow into a private highway system funded by public subsidies. He argues trucks relied on public roads and taxpayer support to start and sustain service, with significant economic and tax implications.
The piece weighs rail and truck roles in long haul and short haul service. It notes duplication of trunk lines would be uneconomic and unlikely to attract private capital under federal regulation. Trucks remain a supplemental carrier on public roadbeds, not a full rival to rail.
The magistrate questions a witness as townsfolk discuss community moves. Verlin Bowery and family relocate to Highland Park while R. T. Childress recovers. Mrs. King Phillips plans to attend an evening event with Mr. and Mrs. G.ooddy. Rev S G Betton is expected to visit Harbors Chapel on the fourth of October as pastor. A cook from Tadian Springs has moved into the area.
A jumble of quotations and snippets from periodicals including Kamloops Sentinel and Notre Dame Juggler. The text weaves jokes about wealth, law, police, burglars, pulses, and a motor car accident victim, with onscreen dialog fragments and captions.
Locust Springs residents spent a busy weekend with relatives and friends. Thelma Gond visited her sister. Mr and Mrs William Tallman and Mr and Mrs Bill Hicks with children called on William Galloway and family. Isaac Browder’s son Lunacy hosted visitors. E E Rodgers received the Bargers. Samuel Collins and friends from Johnson City joined Elijah Ford’s family, and Don Bulles also had dinner with the Fords. The Barkers were out motoring. Mrs Alfred Browder and Miss Minnie Browder visited Miss Mannie Browder. E Barger and Mr Barger took a Bristol trip Monday.
Cool weather settles over the area as families gather for meals and social visits. The Jaynes host relatives from Moccasin Gap while Perry and Ring families note health updates and small social calls.
Reverend Hawks of Kingsport preached six sermons at Harbours Chapel Sunday. He plans to leave soon for Florida. R W Dillon returned home after visiting daughter Mrs. Charlie Moody of Johnson City, who is seriously ill and not expected to recover. Willie Gray, employed in Kingsport, spent the weekend with his parents. People from here and Fall Creek attended Repews Chapel Sunday. Mr and Mrs A V Cole visited relatives and friends on Fall Creek Sunday morning.
Mrs C C Turner and daughter Pearl of Kingsport spent the weekend with J F Turner and family. Bristol visitors included Mrs Woods and son Vance and Mrs C N Gray's family. Church in West View Park was attended, and Is land Park singing convention plans were made. Chestnut hunt among school girls yielded few chestnuts but good fun.
Rev C F Newland preached in Piney Flats Sunday night. Mrs Delia Scott and daughter Clara from Oklahoma, and Mrs Winnie Newton of Chattanooga visited Mr and Mrs W A Hughes. Mary Barger of Fall Creek stayed with relatives in Johnson City. Many attended the Washington College fair. John Jeter and Lou Sanders hosted family gatherings near Rocky Springs. B R McKamey and children drove to Bristol to see son T T McKamey. Ma and Mrs Robert Vaught and sons from Johnson City visited.
Relatives and friends gathered Sunday afternoon with Miss Gladys Hughes from Chincapin Grove visiting home folks. Several couples, including Mr. and Mrs. Browder and Mr. and Mrs. Smalling, were seen together. Dr. and Mrs. Fisener plan to move to Johnson City next week and Mrs. Will Bowman stays in Johnson City hospital. Willie McKarney went to Richmond Indiana and Mrs. Clarence Stanton and their child visited the Shell family in town.
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