Church Hill man blamed witching in Hawkins County double murder
Walters, a 40 year old Church Hill resident, said to be bewitched, shot and killed two women in a Carter's Valley country store about 2 p.m. Tuesday. The victims were Mrs. Alberta Gibbons, 21, and her mother Mrs. Alta Woods, 44. Walters was jailed in Rogersville on two murder charges. Witness Frank Hall described the sequence before Woods died after hospital arrival. Walters claimed he was bewitched and fled after the killings. No preliminary hearing date set. case linked to an earlier shooting in the same area.
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Louis
Bailey Times
Church Hill
Spk
Carl Walters
Church Bill
Carter’s Valley
Hawkins County
Bradley Blair
Blair
Walters
Rogersville
Alberta Gibgons
Alta Woods
Alberta Gibbons
Frank Hall
Woods
Larkin
Carter's Valley
Holston Valley Cermmumnily
Kingsport
Wo N
Bill) Taylor
Bowlnehed
Sheritt Blair
Sald
Washington Deliberates GI Family Support Plan
President Truman and Congress push rapid establishment of family support allowances for GIs with fast track action expected. Administration proposed payments start Sept 1 with dependents target amounts around 75 to 80 dollars monthly for wives and parents, while Senate plans differ on wife and child totals.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
House
Five Year Old Girl Struck By Auto In Critical Condition
Josephine Hensley five year old daughter of Lois Hensley of 1624 Newhern Road remained in critical condition at Holston Valley Community Hospital after being struck by an automobile on Pineola Avenue Tuesday afternoon. Witnesses described the moments before and police ruled the accident unavoidable with no charges filed against the driver from Tennessee Lastman Corporation.
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Josephine Hensley
Lois Hensley
Newhern Road
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Pineola Avenue
Harold Campbell
Josephine
Hensley
Kingsport
W. R. ‘Taylor
Rutherford
H. Dy Jever
Campbells
King Declares He Will Wage Campaign
Democratic Congress candidate Kyle K. King says he will not withdraw from the First District race. He vows an intensive campaign with an organization in every county and precinct to win votes. He insists the rumors are unfounded and that he will pursue an active campaign for votes.
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Focuson City
Kyle K. King
Demcratic
Congress
Jevery Precincs
Hols
Draft Will Top 185000 In Fifty
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selective service director, said the 185000 draft total for the year may be exceeded as world events shift needs. He testified that calls have gone out for 160008 in the year, with 50606 in September and 56000 in October, and that further increases are possible.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
International
Congessman
Armed Services
Bouse Appropriations Committee
Defense Department
Quakes Felt in South China Sea Area Near Manila
Manila reports three strong earthquakes over five hours with centers tentatively placed in the South China Sea about 308 miles southwest of Manila. Observers caution location is uncertain due to intense shocks and no felt reports across the Philippines. The quakes occurred at 7 52 am, 9 15 pm, and 2 44 pm EST with the heaviest at 9 15.27 am.
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Manila
Philippines Weather Bureau
South Chima Sea
Mania Observatory
South China Sea
Indo-China Peninsula
Ma‘lay
Barnes
Igoin
Philippines
Nashville Army Reserve unit alerted for active duty
The Tennessee Military District announced Nashville's 278th Malaria Control Unit has been ordered into active service between September 3 and 7. The unit is identified as a Negro unit in the report.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Military District
House Backs Mail Service Restore Amid Anti-Red Debate
Congress moves to restore two daily city mail deliveries as the House votes 264 to 168 to reject reductions and maintain Post Office services. Debate centers on anti Communist registration measures linked to broader Social Security expansions and sweeping home front controls.
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Washington
Bersie
Fata
Trumtan
House
Senate
Net earnings rise for Eastman Kodak in first half of 1950
Kodak reports 1950 first half net earnings of 26.16 million dollars and 1.90 per share on 181.67 million dollars in sales. Ferley & Wilcox and Thomas Hargrave cite higher sales later in the year and growth in photographic products and acetate varieties as key factors.
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Bestman Kodak
United States
Ferley & Wilcox
Thomas J. Hargrave
Kodak
Hargrave
Telnnessee Eastman Corporation
Eastman
Red China Russian Aid Pact Reported
Reports from Taipei claim Soviet Russia and Communist China agreed to deploy 150,000 Chinese troops in Korea if the North Koreans retreat to the 38th parallel. Unconfirmed lines mention a Moscow Peiping pact favoring infiltration over open invasion in Southeast Asia to avoid a new world war.
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Taipei
Russia
China
North
South Korea
Southeast Asia
Red Chins
Peipime
Iprerier
V. M. Molotov
Bombers Smash Red Buildup South of Naktong River
Reports say Korean Reds retreated in panic after a U S B 29 strike along the Naktong front. The raid saturated a 26 square mile area with 3500 2 1/2 ton bombs to disrupt enemy buildup and threaten ground counterattacks.
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Tokyo
Concentrat
United States
Naktong River
New York
Manhattan
Nalsong
Fifth Air Porte
West Bank
U. S. Army
Officials Press For Western European Aid From U S Troops
Paris American officials in France urge Washington to commit to European defense by supplying five additional American divisions and appointing a commander to coordinate efforts. British Laborites push Churchill’s plan for a two nation European army as France weighs risks amid Korea’s impact on U S resolve.
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Paris
France
Washington
Europe
U. S
Strasbourg
Winston Churchill
Callaghan
Assembly
Churchill
United States
Werfy
Tearmantentt
Britain
Germany
Emats
Korea
Atlantic
Russia
City Taxable Property Value Rises Over 3 Million
The city's taxable property value increases by about 3.5 million dollars over two years due to new buildings. Annexed Forest Lawn properties join the tax base with 1952 effective dates. The board also approved financing for Washington School remodeling, routed rights of way for Gate City Highway, and zoning changes converting blocks 26 to 2% from business to manufacturing.
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Kingsport
Forest Lawn
Asseesmetta
Pea
Rae
Sym
First National Bank of Memphis
Washington School
Civitan Club
2 ‘Circus
Ceeds
Civitan Boys
Marvin Parsons
D. W. Moulton
Howard Poston
Poston
Malton
Am Asdimance
Coca-Cola
Canter Street
How Can Reds Stand Losses
In analyzing Communist casualties in the Korean War, several explanations emerge. Conscription in both Koreas, manpower from Manchuria and neighboring regions, and possible overestimates of early troop strength help explain how the Red Army remains capable despite heavy losses.
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Washington
Red Army
North
South Koreas
Manchuria
Cormunies Ching
Far East
Pentagon
Korea
United States
Enemy Air Attack Over Waerwan Shocks North Korea
A force of 588-23 bombers conducts a massive air strike north of Waerwan Korea, stunning the enemy and turning a 21 square mile area into a blazing ruin. Superforts fly in waves, dropping bomblets and tanks from 7000 feet as Captain James R L Young issues a terse order from Denver.
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Wal Boyte
Pitth Airforce
Waerwan
Korea
Here
North
Burchfield Resigns From Police Force
City officials accept the resignation of W. B. Burchfield a Kingsport policeman effective Aug. 32 as safety director. He served since July 13 1946 and was recognized for burglary case work. His absence follows a noted retirement from the force amid a string of assignments and investigations.
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W. B. Burchfield
Kingsport
Martin
Barcitfent
FRY
Fishing Fables and Soltiat Perlite Schedule
The readable text outlines a quirky schedule titled Fishing Fables and Soltiat Perlite with entries on minor periods and major bands. It mentions days, times, and durations with references to terms like Eoye and periad groups, suggesting a calendar-like listing of events or types. The fragmentary piece appears to describe scheduling mechanics and period lengths in a stylized format.
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Biden Buigat
Rake Stages Hee Take Teveh Beane
Fragmentary OCR notes show a staged event or feature titled Take Teveh Beane. Details are unclear but indicate a local newspaper page item or column segment with unusual spellings. Further readable context is insufficient to identify people, places, or dates.
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Pineote
S. China Sea
Mundt
Cr-Sd
Ferguson
K-Reich
Mundt-Ferguson
Appalachia
Earnest London Pridemore
Exeter
Earnest K. Pridemore, Jr
Actiers
Young Pridemore
West
Bingsport Central Labor Union
Clay Street
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