Kingsport maintenance of industrial upturn described
The Kingsport industrial scene shows 12 of 15 major plants active or ramping to full operation with three remaining idle. Blue Ridge Cass, Rextex Mill, Borden Mills and others resume or expand production, signaling improved business climate and forthcoming federal post office building work.
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Kingsport
Blue Ridge Cass Corporation
Rextex
Borden Mills
Tennessee Bastiian Corporation
Penn-Dixie Cement Corporation
Kingsport Press
Mead Fibre Company
Kingsport Silk Mills
Holliston Mills
Fisher-Beck Hosiery
Kingsport Foundry and Manufacturing Corporation
General Shale Products Corporation
Kingsport Hosiery Mill
Kington Extract Corporation
United States
Federal Post Office
Scott County Feuds Turn Deadly In Virginia
Two killings in Scott County Virginia push a sequence of homicides. Game warden Harve M. Carter was shot near Hill Station and died later in woodland. Suspects Worley Taylor Calvin Taylor and Henry Snavely were arrested. Farmer Preston Quillen died from pistol wounds near Ft Blackmore after a Wednesday clash. Horton Brickey faces charges over the shooting.
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Scott County
Harve M. Carter
Hill Station
Worley Taylor
Calvin Taylor
Henry Snavely
Preston Quillen
Coeburn
Ft. Blackmore
Scott
Horton Brick
Scott County Faces Lawless Feud Violence
An editorial notes Scott County Virginia’s higher murder rate compared with Cooke County Illinois and Shelby County Tennessee. It cites gun killings driven by feuds, recalls John Fox Jr’s Trail of the Lonesome Pine, and calls for the county to unite against lawlessness with strong law enforcement to end the mountain feud era.
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Scott County
Cooke County
Ill
Chicago
Shelby County
Tenn
Memphis
United States
John Fox, Jr
Scott
No Ghost Writer for Alfred E. Smith Says Ex-Governor
Former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith repudiates any ghost writing for his speeches and voices concern over an unauthenticated telegram attributed to him. A June telegram to the Joel Parker Association sparked nationwide reaction. Smith denies authorship but seeks verification to deter misused names and ensure future statements bear his endorsement.
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Alfred E. Smith
New York
Joel Parker
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Grover Cleveland
Woodrow Wilson
Democratic Party
Joel
Smith
Washington Star
Questions and Answers From The Kingsport Times Bureau
A reader’s inquiry column outlines how to request answers from Frederick M. Kirby. Sample Q and A cover topics from calendar dates and film roles to physics, military deaths, checkers origin, Eiffel Tower location, and legal phrases.
Questions and trivia from an old test page
A scanned reader’s quiz asks about George Washington’s mother’s maiden name, the author of a work titled Martin Chuzel wit, dyke countries, Hungary’s government form, John Reed, locomotive power, tri color flags, Sudan governance, Panama Canal era work, and the author of the Fourteen Points. It also includes notes on historic clubs, Bey meaning, a book Bel and the Dragon, and belomancy used by Nebuchadnezzar and other figures.
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George Washington
Martin Chuzelwit
Hungary
John Reed
Sudan
Rich and Lambert
Covent Garden
Thiregire
Sublime Society of
Prince of Wales
Garrick
Beard
Hogarth
Wilkes
Charles Morris
Peg Waftington
Theatre Royal
Dublin
Sheridan
London
Jong
Toole
Mr. Sterling
Harold Beghie
Bel and the
Bel and the Dragon
Daniel
Nebuchadnezzar
His Pet Pleasure left handed novice golfer sighting in sand trap
Putnam County Sentinel notes a large entourage of women golfers and highlights the sight of a left handed novice woman golfer in a sand trap as one of the most interesting scenes observed locally.
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Putnam County Sentinel
Sauces Bulletin Offer From Washington Bureau
Our Washington Bureau ready to provide a comprehensive bulletin on SAUCES for desserts fish meats and vegetables. Fill out the coupon and send five cents to receive SAUCES. Kingsport Times Bureau 1322 New York Avenue Washington D C.
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Frederick M. Kirby
Kingsport Times Bureau
New York Avenue
Washington, D. C
Ayaa ET
Washington
Tonsil removal debated as health measure
Dr Logan Clendening argues tonsil and adenoid surgery should be reserved for clear indications such as repeated infections and sore throats. He cautions against unnecessary procedures and notes little evidence that tonsil removal prevents rheumatic disease, urging conservative use when warranted.
Drought and Dredging Rule Mississippi Channel
Secretary Hurley tours the Mississippi Valley finds the six foot channel unreliable this year due to drought and sand buildup. Despite dredging, shallow crossings near bends limit navigation, forcing steamboat operators to contend with reduced depths while upriver shipping hopes for restoration of a six-foot minimum.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Ethel Barrymore and Cancer Question in Print
A writer poses who is the greatest living American actress on stage and notes popular opinion would likely name Ethel Barrymore. The piece asks if cancer has a known cure and cites the American Medical Association’s stance. It also questions how Tad’s cartoons can run after his death May 29, 1229 and mentions unpublished work potentially being reused.
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Logan Clendening
Ethel Barrymore
American Medical Association
Tad
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Panama Canal
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R Charles P. Washi
Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Patrick J. Hurley
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Sir Mc
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Selkirk Range
Canadian Rockies
British Columbia
Mr. Hoover
Pat Hurley
Rivers and Harbors Board
Patrick J Hurley
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