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Kingsport Times from Kingsport, Tennessee • 6

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Kingsport Timesi
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dljc nrpuporf Iitm? 3 PAGE sa MONDAY FEBRUARY 21 1927 LETTER CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN WRITTEN BY GEO WASHINGTON IS CREATING A STIR ANNUAL EXODUSTO BASEBALL TRAINING CAMPS IS STARTED I KINGSPORTS 7 SOCIAL REALMS Pratt League Standing City League Standing Pet 589 538 512 358 SOCIETY HOURS 8:00 to 11 :00 a and 12:30 to 4:00 Saturday: 1 :00 Jto 9:00 PHONE 136 New received after 11:00 a will not be published until the following day Team Borden Utilities Press City 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 Senators and SL Louis Browns in Camp at Tampa and Tar-poon Others Planning Leave This Week Legion Kiwania League Record ligh Game Office 846 2365 898 2503 High three games Office Individual Mark High single McConnell High three games Boda If you bar friends visiting yon if you are going away or coming borne or if yon bare any other social news kindly write or tele phone this department It will be highly appreciated All items sent in must bear the signature of 'the sender other wise they will not be published No marriage announcements or engagements will he received over the telephone Leagu Record High single Press High three Press Individual Mark High single McConnell The general assembly recessing abruptly for the longest mid-term recess in the- history of the state in deference to tlje illness of the governor left much important business unattended to Appointments of re 'cess investigating committees was completed however and the first of these committees to get into action is the water power committee which Vrill meet tomorrow and map out its tour of the state and decide whether the committee should take a trip to Washington to confere with the federal wates power commission1 The other committees meet next-Monday Much official action awaits the governor's attention paramount among this the signing of of interest bearing highway bonds for a six months' renewal Frank Hall state commissioner of finance and taxation was hopeful today that the governor would be able to affix the forty signatures required by tonight for forwarding theb onds to New York to arrivei there before the three days of grace? expires The legislative program was halted with his illness and the last thirty five- days of the seventy five daya session is now considered by legislators" more important than had been anticipated because of the leftover business after plans had been begun to speed up action and transact much of the important legisla- 222 562 255 (Continued from page one) the text continued adding soldier a good man can not help but love him How peculiarly hard then is our fortune to be deemed traitors to so good a The letter went on to say that the writer was prepared for any eventuality except a and that he saw his duty of standing up for the liberties of my country and whatever differences and discouragements lie in my way I dare not shrink from 200 Words Long Other high lights in the letter about 2000 words long and in script described as similar to other facsimiles of letters were references to failure of the Continental Congress to grant certain requests of Washington which caused his army to suffer great inconveniences and to his attention being called discovery of a most wild and daring which he wrote probably make a good deal of noise in the His wife Martha was assured of his Thi Schedule Monday Comp-Foundry vs Office Wednesday night Press Room vs Bindery High three Boda a567 Thi Schedule Tuesday night Legion vs Utilities Thursday night City vs Kiwanis Friday night Press vs Borden but has been in Kingsport for some time where he is associated in business with his cousin Mr Grover Underwood Mr and Mrs Underwood will make their home in this city GREENWELL-ARMSTRONG WEDDING ANNOUNCED Mr and Mrs Armstrong announce the marriage of their granddaughter Belva Armstring to Mr Fred Greenwell A BALLADE OF LETTERS (Marian Hurd McNeeley) Editor of The Forum: I had a letter from you today Couched in words that were stern and few Written in curtest most businesslike way With never a nor a last to (Then my fate I knew) (Oh the old routine!) fentre nous The result of the bowling in the Press League last week did not cause any changes in the relative standing of the teams but it served to bunch them closer together The inability of the first three teams to stop the Comp-Foundry from running a majority of their games is causing considerable comment and if they continue at their present gait it will not be long until they will catch up and be contenders instead of rank tail-enders NEW YORK Feb 21 The an nual exodus to the baseball training camps most welcome to fandom of all signs of spring gets under way in earnest this week Already members of the Washington Senators and St Louis Browns are in camp at Tampa and Harpon Springs The first squad of the New York Giants is at Sarasota some of the champion Cardinals are at Avon Park and the Vanguard of the Cleveland Indians under direction of the new manager Jack McAllister is at Hot Springs Ark The Braves reach St Petersburg today and the Athletics detrain at Fort Myers And a busy week of packing and travel lay ahead of other clubs A half dozen Yankees will leave Friday for St Petersburg and the Robins flight for Clearwater is slated for Saturday pitchers and catchers are on their waj to Pasco Robles men will be leaving to answer roll at San Antonion ext Sunday The first skuad of Cubs will entrain from Chicago Thursday for Catalina California Members of the Cincinnati Reds take off Saturday for Orlando Calif among these bowlers It will be of real interest to watch the scores made by these boys a great many of whom are in their firBt year of bowling and this their first tourna ment for prizes The first team prize will be $800 the second $600 and the third $400 To the team Tolling the highest single game score with handicap $100 will be given and the individual rolling the high single game score with handicap will get $100 In addition to this the Cates Company has donated a tie to each bowler of the team getting the most strikes and the Cut Rate Store will give pair of silk socks to each of the team getting the most spares The alley donation to the tournament wil be $100 to the individual bowler registering the most splits affection and hurt was expressed at her suspicions that he was inattentive tion before recess was taken and losing his regard for her Fear I The majority of the long distance I for his health led him to re-1 cana from felicitious Tennessee have WhO writes the notes of your mag- Saturday February the nineteenth quest that she be innoculated against been received at the of-azine? nineteen hundred and twenty-seven I smallpox She also was urged to leave 1 fjce wbere the daily bulletins from TT 1 I JnlwVln Iv ttnllnn A A th A I because of fear that Philadelphia restless madman our quondam The City League got off to a flying start for the last half of the season six games being rolled well over the 800 mark Borden and Utilities are tied for first place as a result of winning 3 points each from the Legion and Kiwanis teams The Press and City split even in their series and are thus a tie for third place Kingsport Tenn Why the coldness and dignity pray? I The ceremony was performed at I had letter last week from you I the home of Dr Sam Martin on I might carry on a Re minding me in a loving way Saturday evening at 8 in I tory war in Virginia and Next subscription is almost the presence of only a few intimate I spite at my due friends Saying my friendship is tried and Both Mr and Mrs Greenwell are true Ifrom Kingsport and will make their And miss me much if I left home for the present with his par- you ween ents Mr and Mrs Greenwell is four dollars between! 442 Charlemont Street us BROTHER HUNTED one) I the executive mansion were read to anxious inquirers from the four corners of the state Miss Mary Virginia Cox the private stenographer has been almost constantly at the telephone many calling upon her for an interpretation of the bulletins is sued by the physicians The announced improvement of the governor has caused general rejoicing among the citizenry of the state telegrams being received at the residence from all quarters representing condolence from friends and enemies alike to the governor of the state who has undergone severel strenuous campaigns during his political 'career from page arching for the alleged Johnson murders the Flannery alleged to have fled to of Oklahoma It is William Flannery is Wanted Someone to beat Parks Grills for the weekly prize for the high duck pin score He has walkec away with this for the past threa weeks and it seem quite fair PERSONALS Foreign Fighter May Get Chance At Jim Maloney Fraxee won the alley prize for high ten pin score the past week with 236 A rigid rule should be made in the City League that would prevent a recurrence of such a violation of all known bowling mles as occurred the last week On Thursday night the Legion team was short a player and used a substitute bowler who happened to be on the alleys On Friday night the Kiwanis team rolled this same man on their team (Continued a possese killers of young After the brothers are the foothills reported that living in that state under an assumed name Patton Flannery indicates he will fight extradition Mr from An effort vrill be made to get team from Bristol to come to Kingsport on Saturday night for a specia match in ten pins Who writes the notes for your mag-1 azine? How can I follow your vagaries eh? What in the world is a maid to do? Sometimes you flatter and sometimes you flay You spurn my rime not my reve- nue Each November you bill and coo The rest of the year you clout my bean Say to your methods give me a Who writes the notes for your mag- azine? BRITAIN AND CHINA In this particular instance the REACH AGREEMENTl 8Cores roUed did not affect the Te" gult the gaineg but it wa8 a bad precedent to set and was against the rules of all bowling leagues Pectol is recent illness Mrs Grizzle is ill at her home on Wanola Street Miss Avery Lee Dunn was a visitor in Bristol on Saturday Mr Elton Herron spent Sunday in Johnson City with friends Mr Walter Phipps of Bristol was a visitor in Kingsport yesterday CAPITOL HILL AT NASHVILLE ELATED OVER IMPROVEMENT (Contiaacd from page one) I These regulations will remain in force until such time as arrangements are Smoke Shop will be supplying Chas Vance with his tobacco this week as a result of his 550 series Friday night and if you see Roy Pyle sporting a brand new hair cut you will know he visited Barber Shop as a result of his 210 game Friday night A typographical error last week omitted the average of Parkes Grills OF GOVERNOR PEAY 1 negotiated for amalgamation of the from the Utilities team of the City I five existing foreign concessions in Hankow and the1 former concessions League He knocked down 4733 itno one unified fmuicipal district The agreement between wool (Cititttted from page one) NEW YORK Feb 21 of an indoor match with Jimmy Maloney new edition of John Sullivan dangled today before the eyes of Paulino Uzcudun last of four foreign entries in Tex heavyweight elimination tournament The basque wood chopper by an impressive victory over Knute Hansen husky Minnesotan' in their 10 round match at Madison Square Garden next Friday iright can battle his way Into a bout with the conqueror of Jack Delaney Rickard said today A close fight will mean the elimination of both Paulino and Hansen from future consideration In the series to produce Gene challenger The second $100000 of the $200-000 forfeit that Rickard agreed to deposit on or before May 1 to bind Tunney to a title match next September already has been postted in St Louis Rickard said The promoter has until June 15 to select a challenger recovery was abandoned arose today Chen regarding the British con- As -a enUtwi prise to the man rolling the lowest three game total in the Leagues the Palace Barber Shop is going to give a hair cut and shave The two-man tournament starting tomorrow night in the Press League is causing considerable interest Envoy Prince my riming I eschew I send you this poem with mind se- rene: 4- I Miss Hope Brown spent the week -Who -knows but some morning end in Dante Va with her mother change the two Who writes the notes for your mag- Mr Flannery spent Sunday azine? Jwith his parents at Hill Station Va HARRISON-VAUGHN Miss Hester Haynes of Yuma Miss Belle Vaughn and Mr Her-vaf was a visitor in Kingsport on bert Harrison both' of this city Saturday were quietly married at the home of Rev Kinzer on Sullivan Miss Marie Maxwell of Johnson Street yesterday afternoon Rev City spent the week end here with Kinzer officiating Jher sister Miss Marguerite Max- Several friends of the bride andwell groom witnessed the ceremony Mr 1 and Mrs Harrison will make their I Miss Florence Vines spent the home here- Jweek end at her home in Johnson City MRS WALTER SMITH HOSTESS AT COUNTRY CLUB j)r Will Hutchins has returned in one accord to welcome the continuity of the news from the mansion that the condition still looks satisfactory and that the governor had a chance to recover in view of present conditions Other Messages Other officials offered expressions of delight over the official bulletins on their condition improvement is extremely i HANKOW Feb 21 With the gratifying to everybody in Tennes- rest of on edge over the COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO TAKE CARE OF mra SCHOOL TOURNAMENT IN KINGSPORT see irrespective of politics or said Austin Foster assistant Btate librarian and archivist impression is based upon sentiments communicated to me by peo- ing seriousness of civil war and resulting international complications i Great Britain and the Centonese gov-1 rian eminent today entered an area of accord in one respect an agreement For First Fights Tonight Taking Form High School Tourney to Be Held in Kingsport On March 11 and 12 Mrs Walter Smith was hostess toJfroni a business trip to Washington I every grand division of the I diSp0sing 0f question of jurisdic- riciently improved to him to signthem they said Under the state aw only the governor can sign them the governor members of "his family 'rora out of town who came last week returned to their homes late Sunday 1 Austin Peay junior a student of law at the University of Tennessee was still with his father today (By Tb Associated Pratt) CHICAGO Bartley Madden New York vs Chief John Matoquah Chicago (10) tion over- the British concession here rt After overcoming numerous obstacles British Charge and Eugene Chen Cantonese foreign minister announced yesterday they had come to terms regarding the concession from which the British the bridge club at the Country Club I On Saturday afternoon I Dorsey Thomas secretary of Bridge was played at four tables Misses Ruth and Edith sae faroad and Public utili-Mrs I Hultman won the high spent the week end at their home tJ53 commission and also secretary score prize and Mrs Warner in Jonesboro was presented with the consolation Refreshments were served at the I Miss Eunice Taylor of Speers Fer-dose of the afternoon Iry Va was visiting friends here on Saturday D1CKERSON-UNDERWOOD WEDDING ANNOUNCED Mrs Woody and little of the state Democratic executive committee compared the esae to a tale he had heard of the election of a magistrate back home at Johnsville for a terpi of six years The magistrate became quite ill and he was afraid he would die' But MILWAUKEE Harry Kahn Milwaukee vs Basil Galliano New leans (10) Billy Bartfield vs Johnny MendelsohnI ilwaukee (8) With the appointment of a tournament committee consisting of Holmes chairman Dr Tipton and Tom Cf Warrick LeRoy driven several weeks ago when I le director of athletics at Dobyns-fioting cooolies over-ran the district I Bennett High School announced this Terms of the agreement were not I morning that the organization for the CHICAGO TO HOLD ELECTION NEWS SUMMARY Last Harsh Words Said Today as Candidates Sit Back Await Poll Results to A wedding of interest in Kings- daughter have returned from a sev- his recovery his divulged hut during the course of the Le ctional upper East Tennessee bas- days With relatives at parley between and Chen ketball tournament to be held here lCadia I I it was indicated that the leading prin- on March 11 and 12 was being rap- ciples of the negotiations was the I idly formed Coach Sprankle is this withdrawal of the concession from I afternoon mailing out invitations to exclusive British control and placing I schools throughout' this section who it under a joint commission for ad-1 we members of the state atheletic as-r ministrations similar to that of the sociation The number will be limited ssr RUMlaad Cerman eieM if1 1 sions I teams according to Coach Sprankle Baptist Church yesterday af ternoon at 5:30 when Miss Dickerson of this city became bride of Mr Walter Under of Waynesville The ceremony was solemnized by Martin in the presence of a few of the couple you elected for six years? Mrs Hendricks of Erwin Ernest Haston secretary of Tenn was the guest of Mr and state and chairman of the state Dem-Mrs Lilly on Watauga Street ocratic executive committee said: Sunday I state as well as Governor Mrs Gertrude Faust and little Louise spent the week Silvicola with Mrs Edgar Graham state comptroller Harned state commissioner I of education Dr Bishop com- Ed McKenney and mother I missioner of health Homer Hancock Bledsoe have returned commissioner of agriculture Lewi Italian aviator de Pinedo again unsuccessfully tries to start seaplane on voyage from Cape Verde Islands to Brazil Uurguayan flier Major Lor-r e-Borges starts from Italy on first leg of flight to Uraguay Senator Borah in Washington address on Nicaraguan situation saya it ought to be regarded a crime to defend by force and American marines title or claim to property which cln-not stand the inspection of an arbitrator Ford ex -chief of manuscript department of library of congress at Cambridge Mass brand as spurious First Ruth the wood Dr friends young vMrs Underwood is the sister of Mrs Underwood of this city parents ahd has made her home with Mrs Underwood -on Wanola street for some time She is a charming and popular young lady and has a host of: friends here and' elsewhere to wish her every happiness Mr Underwood is of Waynesville i daughter end in Mrs Mrs from a Gap Mrs CHICAGO Feb 21 The last harsh words were said and the candidates in one of most vitriolic mayoralty primary campaigns sat back today upon claims of victory at the polls tomorrow The Republican nominee either will be William Hale Thompson the world war mayor or Edward Litsinger visit in East Stone Va They will be those teams holding best I records in this end of the staate The sectional winner will be Itermined in the classic here and wil go to the state tournament at Nash ville Winner in the latter tourney will represent Tennessee in the na tional tournament at Chicago con ducted by Alonzo Stagg Four cups will be awarded in the (classic here the winner to receive' a loving cup presented by Dobyns-Tay lor Hardware Three others will be I given member of the control board William Dever Democratic incumbent I alleged letter of eGorgfe Washington is without material opposition and to wife found in Kansas City: Strand Theatre FLU IS HERE! Gft rid of that cold quickly and purify System thoroughly by using COLD COMPOUND (LAXATIVE) love my says letter purported to have been written in 1776 Drug stores cigar and refreshment stands and gasoline stations in South Carolina close for greater part of Sunday because of enforcement of blue laws (governor peay is WELL ON ROAD TO STEADY RECOVERY Pope commissioner of institutions and various other officers and employes of the state extended cordial hope for the recovery of the chief executive state highway department in all its branches is thankful and delighted over Governor improved said Neal Bass state highway commissioner A Caldwell state commissioner of insurance said: department of insurance and banking is very greatly pleased at the progress Governor Peay is making toward recovery and sincerely trusts this may continue and that he may -be spared to carry out his pro gram heretofore outlined -In behalf of the banks of the state and the insurance companies and their representatives I make this state-! ment The office has transacted only the official business that could be taken care of by his sec- re tary Eugene Anderson 'during forced absence Every Fifth Car Registered in Kingsport a CHEVROLET Robert Hauk of Indian Springs was the week end guest of her sister Mrs George Barger on Sevier Street Mr Taylor of Bristol was a business visitor here on Saturday Mr Taylor has recently returned from a buying trip in New York City Hurt local representative of the Fuller Brush Company is in Knoxville this week attending a meeting of the salesmen of the Southern-branch Mrs Parham of Chattanooga Tenn was a visitor here yesterday and graded the Broad Street Methodist Sunday school Mrs Parham who is state inspector of the Southern Methodist Sunday schools expressed herself as very much pleased with the work done here there is no doubt of his nomination In the April election the winning Republican and Dever will be confronted by a third candidate Dr John Dill Robertson former health commissioner now chairman of the West Park Commission who will run on a ownership smash crime party ticket with which he previously was affiliated and termed all the other leading candidates for their respective bosses The Republican race has taken on the appearance of a fight between factional leaders for the control of Cook County with its 1000000 votes Robert Crowe attorney has campaigned for Litsinger Dever who claims the right of re-election upon his record is affiliated with George Brennan national commit-teemanj recognized as the Democratic in Illinois (Continued from ptfo one) Today and A Marshall Neilan Betty Bronson Ford Sterling Louise Dresser Lawrence Gray Henry Walthall Raymond Hitchcock 1 The life lived be- fore the camera ia- a story of pathos and refreshing comedy ed cere Makes the Body Strong Makes theBlood Rich Gpave'p TacHeiooo Tcinls 65c 1 '1 Physicians Dubious Signing'of the notes would require the governor to affix his signature 40 times and physicians so far have not been inclined to allow him to ffieopar-dize his improved condition by the exertion 1 It was possible however that later iq the day his conditiqn may be suf- Inc Ambulance Service DAY and NIGHT Phou S44 PATHE NEWS.

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