Clinchfield Railroad To End Tennessee Passenger Service
The Tennessee Railroad and Public Utilities Commission approved a petition for Clinchfield Railroad to discontinue passenger service in Tennessee after a hearing in the City Court room. A formal order from Nashville will finalize the action. If still required, four other states await approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordie Bass Vimes
Tennessee Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Clinchfeld Railroad
Commission
Nashville
Hammond Fowler
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Clinchtfield J
Elkhorn City
Spartanburg
C.fowler
Tennnessee
Raiload
City considers fluoridation and streamlining reforms
Kingsport’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen debated fluoridating the public water supply with strong backing from dentists and PTA, but postponed a final decision for private talks. The board also moved to abolish the Public Welfare Commission, directing the attorney to draft an ordinance, with welfare duties remaining under the city’s Public Welfare Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsport
Board of Mayor
Bus
Milton de Vault
H. Marvin Parsons
Public Welfare Commission
D. W. Moulton
Welfare Commission
Servicemen's and Veterans’ Bureau
Car Train Collision Kills Family Of Five
A car train collision in Snyder Texas killed a family of five. Police said a car and a train collided near a level crossing during twilight hours. Investigators are reviewing signals and witness statements for the cause of the crash.
Automobile Fumes Kill Four At Secluded Maryland Crossing
Police identified five victims in a carbon monoxide accident at a private road crossing on the DuPont estate. L. D. Miller of Snyder and his family were killed when a freight train struck their car. Victims include Georgia Miller 41 and children Gary 15 Linda Kay 11 Brenda Joe. The two men and girl were identified as Jesse James Jennings 34 William F. Carter 35 and Opal Sturgill 15. The incident occurred near Air Hill Maryland with no automatic crossing signal present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. D. Miller
Snyder
Georgia
Gary
Linda Kay
Brenda Joe
Acci-- Air Hill
William DuPont
Jesse James Jennings
Clear
William F. Carter
Opal Snyder
Howley
Tex
Sturgill
Wilbert
Family of Four Missing After Sunday Trip
Elmer L. Fordyce 24 and his wife 22 with two children Theresa Jean 4 and Sharon Lee 1 disappeared after leaving Memphis Sunday night for Tupelo Mississippi. A nationwide search by Mississippi state patrol covered eight counties along Highway 78 but found no trace. Cousin Laverne Keathery flew a private plane over the route but did not spot the missing auto. Both adults were to report to work Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Albany
Miss
INS
Mississippi
Elmer L. Fordyce
Theresa Jean
Sharon Lee
Memphis
Tupelo
Mississippi State Highway Patrol
Pa Woman Dies In 11 W Mishap Near Church Hill
Relatives of Mary Derr of Sunbury Pennsylvania arrive after a two-vehicle crash on Route 11 W at Hord's Mill bridge fatally injures Derr and critically injures her husband Daniel Derr and daughter Susan Banks both of Sunbury. The truck driver Joseph W Taylor of Florence Alabama was uninjured.
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Church Hill
Spl
Pennsylvania
Here
Holston Valley
Mary ©. Derr
Sunbury
Derr
Hord's Mill Bridge
Hord’s
Buckies
Joseph W. Taylor
Florence
Ala
Three Fatal Shootings in Knox Area Reported
Knoxville police described three fatal shootings as among the bloodiest days in recent months. Henry Bruce Green 80 and his wife 44 were involved in a self defense claim after a handgun discharge at a tourist court east of Knoxville. In another incident Henry Buff and his wife were found dead in a bloody garage apartment. police said the wife shot her husband then herself. Buff was from Asherville North Carolina and Mrs Buff had lived in Florence North Carolina. A lab test was ordered to determine who fired last. Green filed for divorce last fall but the couple had reconciled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Henry Bruce Green
Andrew Buf
Carl Bunch
Buff
Asherville
N. C
Bunch
Florence
Green
Envoys Return From Far East With Peace Hope
Washington reports restrained optimism after recent Far East talks. Adm. Radford says anti-Communist forces likely win a complete military victory in Indochina and supports Navarre's ability to contain the Communist offensive. Walter Robertson cites prospects for a Korean peace conference and prisoner releases. Gen Taylor warns Seoul against armistice violations and pledges orderly handling of 22 000 anti-Communist prisoners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Walter Robertson
Far East
Radford
Indochina
Henri Navarre
Vietnam
Robertson
Syngman Rhee
Eisenhower
U. S
Korea
Maxwell D. Taylor
United Nations
Taylor
Mother Found Shot in Talladega Car After Disappearance
Flora Horn a 32 year old mother of four, wife of Rev Alvin Horn, was found shot in her parked car near Talladega after she disappeared while visiting a friend. Police said indications point to self inflicted death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talladaga
Ala
INS
Flora Horn
Alabama
Alvin Horn
Talladega
Carl Jacks
Four Charged In Reuther Shooting Case
Wayne County authorities issued warrants for Jas Santo Perrone Carl Renda Clarence Jacobs and Peter Lombardo in the 1948 shooting of CIO leader Walter Reuther. Renda and Jacobs were arrested. Perrone at large Lombardo jailed in Terre Haute. Rewards totaling over 100000 offered for information leading to the solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
INS
Wayne County
Gerald K. O’brien
CIO
Walter Reuther
O'Brien
John Doe
Jas
Santo
Sant) Perrone
Kefauver Crime Committee
Carl Renda
Perrone
Kefauver
Clarence Jacobs
Tecumseh, Ont
United States
Peter Lombardo
Terre Haute
Ind
Renda
Jacobs
Ciounited
Auto Workers Union
Reuther
Victor
Donald 5. Leonard
Tom
John FP. O'Hara
Pair Arrested In Mint Robbery
Washington officials report four more suspects held in the New Year’s Eve theft of 160000 in freshly printed money from the U S Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Charles Howard Nelson of Maryland identified as cousin of James R Landis. Mamie Landis and William Giles also charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
U.S
Bureau of
Secret Service
Charles Howard Nelson
Chapel Oaks
Nelson
James R. Landis
Bureau
Landis
Mamie
William Giles
Azi
Landises
Fauquier County
Irving Grant
Kingsportii War Dead List Adds Local Names
Kingsportii joins new War Department roll of presumed dead for servicemen whose fate has been established after a year. The dispatch lists Cpl. Richard C. Davidson of Kingsport Route 3, Cpl Hugh H. Bailey of Indian Springs Route 1, Sgt James M. Synth of Jonesboro Route 4, and Sgt Robert B. Adams of Johnson City Route 1, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prem Press
War Department
Kingsport
Indian Springs
Jahmson City
Joneshara
Richard C.davidson
Sally Davidson
Hugh H. Bailey
Sallie Lou Bailey
James M. Synth
Marine Smith
Jonesboro
Robert B. Adams
Eva Adams
Johnson City
TVA Big Question Mark On '54 National Scene
Washington report on TVA in 1954 as Congress opens. Debates over funding for a Memphis area steam plant. potential hearings on amending TVA act to allow municipal power plants or private power purchases. debate over the agency’s control of resale rates and the impact of removing sole supplier status. President Eisenhower’s past label of creeping socialism looms in discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
A. FP
Bryan Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Congress
Memphis
Dondero
R-Mich
House Public Works Committee
Eisenhower
Rep. Priest
D- Tenn
Storms Flood Po River Delta and Roiled Northern Italy
Winter gales lashed the Adriatic Sea bursting dikes in the Po River Delta near Rovigo. Ice coated Western Europe as Adriatic waters flooded villages, marooning residents on rooftops and forcing evacuations while snow and wind disrupted cities from Venice to Trieste.
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London
Adriatic Sea
Po ‘River
Italy
Europe
Rovigo
Berlin
Frankfurt
Brussels
Paris
Venic
St. Mark’s Square
Trieste
Ellender Seeks McCarthy Hearings Over Alleged Plagiarism
Sen. Ellender from Iowa plans to invite Sen. McCarthy to testify in the Senate on whether McCarthy used rehashed plagiarized information in his exposure of Communists in government. McCarthy warned that Democrats cutting funding would be a Pyrrhic victory harming themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Ellender
D-Ia
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Pella May Form Another Govt
Premier Guseyio Pella resigned amid a rift in Italy's Christian Democratic party and may be invited today to form a new government. He stayed on as caretaker while Salvatore Al disio faced opposition over agriculture. Observers see Pella seeking parliamentary backing to lead a full government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Romeins
Guseyio Pella
Christian Democratic Party
Pella
Luigi Einaudi
Salvatore Al‘disio
Immise
Ger
Einaudi
Gunman Blames Card Cheating For Slayings
In Hazard Kentucky a 23 year old Wylie Mullins after a card game at Blue Diamond tavern killed Fitch Pollard Sewell Fugate Jr and Shafter Cullins and wounded his wife. Mullins said jealousy and cheating at cards drove the shootings. He was charged with murder after being found at his uncle s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shafter Cullins
Mullins
Perry County
Tolbert Combs
Mulling
Wilson Mullins
Seldon’ Mullins
Virgil Combs
Blue Diamond Tavern
Pollard
Fugate
Collins
Corbin Williams
Williams
Congress Opens 83rd Session Amid Election Year Stakes
Washington lawmakers convene with Republicans holding slim majorities as President Eisenhower plans a State of the Union address. The session focuses on foreign aid and defense while bipartisan meetings seek support. Senator Russell calls the early talks candid and constructive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Congress
Eisenhower
Earl Warren
Richard M. Nixon
White House
Supreme Court
National Presbyterian Church
John G. Stennis
D-Miss
Edward Martin
R-Pa
Dewey Short
R-Mo
House Armed Services Committee
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Armed Services
Solunar Tables by Jon Alden Knight
Schedule lists major periods and minor periods for hunting and fishing times. It notes bold Major Periods and regular Minor Periods with beginnings around golden hours and later segments, covering January through Sunday entries with times and days, though some OCR errors appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Alden Knight
Jobe Alden Knight
P.M
Gundey
Lake Levels Report Across Regions Measured Drops
Lake stage readings show Watura Lake at 2.6 feet low and South Holston, Boone, Ménry, and Cherokee lakes all below normal by varying margins. Cherokee reports 21 feet low, while Boone logs 31.8 feet low and others near similar declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watura Lake
South Holston
Boone
Ménry
Cherokee
Prominent constellations noted in tonight’s sky
The report lists Orion and Cassiopeia as visible constellations with the Moonset around 8:30 PM and a late 10:38 PM rise for other celestial objects. It mentions faint indications of additional stars and a likely regional sky guide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orion
Sunaet
Casiiopeia
Mure
Bileato
Seiuri
Mera
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Danny Woo
Northwest Airlines
Patricia Bees
Seattle
Wash
Hong Kong
Chicago
Billy Woo
Woo
Snyder, Tex
Snyder, Texas
Knox Area
Kingsport ii
Gunman
GOP
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