New easier to read type comes to Kingsport Times-News
Kingsport Times-News switched to eight point Ionic type cast on a nine point space to improve readability. Readers like C K Koffman and longtime resident Mrs Mary Clyce praise the larger darker letters and more white space, noting less eyestrain and easier reading across editions. City officials and Judge S G Gilbreath Jr affirm the change as progressive and reader friendly.
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Kingsport Times-News
Times-News
Tennessee
Virginia
C. K. Koffman
Kingsport
Koffman
Mary Clyce
8. G. Gil
Breath, Jr
TVA Announces Plans for Two Dams in Tennessee
The Tennessee Valley Authority disclosed plans Monday to build two new dams on the South Fork of the Holston River near Kingsport. Boone Dam will be 18 miles above Kingsport, near the Watauga and South Holston river junction, with Fort Henry to follow, as Congress debates a $6,982,000 initial appropriation requested by President Truman.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Holaton River
Tennessee Valley Authority
Kingsport
Truman
Congress
Boone Dam
Watauga
South Holston
Fort Henry
Chinese Acknowledges British Recognition
The Communist regime said it would negotiate for opening diplomatic relations after Britain recognized China. The official China News Agency released a cryptic statement noting Premier Chow En-lai accepted J C Hutchison as Britain's Charge d affaires to negotiate establishment of ties.
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Hong Kong
China
Britain
New China
Chow En-lat Haa
J C Hutchison
Read More For Less in 1950 Kingsport News Subscription Offers
New mail subscribers and renewals can save by choosing the special subscription rates offered until January 15 1950. Daily and Sunday at 4 50 or daily only at 6 00 per year with club rates for three or more subscribers at 3 00 per year. Offers expire January 15 1950 orders to Kingsport News P O Box 911 Kingsport Tennessee.
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Mail
Kingsport News
News Daily
P.O
Kingsport
Tenn
Baseball Ban Planned In Johnson Stadium
City Recreation Commission voted to recommend to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that J. Fred Johnson Park be discontinued for professional baseball. They favor amateur use due to low attendance and interest, noting larger crowds for city softball and amateur games at school grounds and sand lots. The Kingsport Cherokees of the Appalachian League, led by H. Joseph Higgins, had renewed annual contracts but have faced poor showings in recent seasons.
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City Recreation Commission
Aldermen
J. Fred Johnson
Commission
Nelos
Kingsport Cherokees
H. Joseph Higgins
Chero‘keen
Senators Seek Face Time on Formosa Policy With Acheson
A group of Republican senators pressed for the right to question Secretary of State Acheson face to face over the administration’s Formosa policy. The request went to Chairman Connally as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee met to receive a personal report on Cold War moves worldwide. Connally indicated the group would decide by vote whether to open the door to Formosa briefings.
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Washington
Acheson
Formosa
Connally
D-Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
S. R. Clark Bound for Sullivan County Grand Jury
S R Clark, 34, of Springdale Addition, bound to Sullivan County grand jury on murder charge after a Tuesday preliminary hearing before General Stasinns. Judge Sidney G. Gilbreath Jr set bond at 5000, posted by O G Clark, John Jobe, and Paul E Lingerfelt. Clark accused in connection with the December 23 fatal shooting of John Allen, 46, owner of a Long Island venue known as the Tent.
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S. R. Clark
Springdale Addition
Sullivan County Grand Jury
Sidney G. Gilbreath, Jr
Clark
Gilbreathy
0. G. Clark
John Jobe
Paul E. Lingerfelt
Clack
John Allen
Long Island
Democratic Leaders See Taft Victory Possible
Washington reports that Democratic leaders rate Taft and Donnell as top Republican targets but still harbor hopes of defeating them. A quiet survey within the Senate Democratic campaign committee suggests some belief in harvesting more favorable results than public forecasts indicate.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Forrest Donnell
Missouri
Taft
Donnell
Senate
Democratic Campaign Committee
Maria Eva Peron Suffers Appendicitis Attack
Buenos Aires reports first lady Maria Eva Duarte Peron is recovering from an acute appendicitis attack suffered while officiating at the opening of a taxi union headquarters and social center. She was moved to the presidential palace for treatment. government sources said she responded well to care.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Mra
Maria Eva Duarte Peron
Juan D. Peron
Sodal
Government House
Inter
Memphis Ice Storm Costs Repair Bill
Memphis utility spokesmen estimate the January ice storm that crippled the middle South will leave behind a repair bill near 2 million dollars. More than 3,500 telephones in Memphis remained out of service Tuesday as crews work to restore service and repair damaged poles and lines.
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Memphis
Tenn
Middle Dixie
50 000 Miners Continue Strike Don’t Know Why
More than 50 000 soft coal miners walked out on Tuesday in Pennsylvania West Virginia Kentucky Alabama Virginia Ohio and Utah. Industry spokesmen say the move is to pressure operators in a contract dispute led by United Mine Workers President John L Lewis. UMW officials deny headquarters ordered the action. By nightfall many mines were idle though some workers disputed the motive.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine Workers
John L.lewis
UMW
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Alabama
Virginia
Ohio
Utah
Arms Loaded for China at Philadelphia Pier
Philadelphia officials report that tank loads and armored cars were consigned to the Chinese government in Formosa. The gear came from Ohio via Reading Lines to a Delaware River pier in Port Richmond, loaded onto the Turkish freighter 8,077 tons, Mardin, owned by Marta T. A. Ogzwrp.
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Philadelphia
Formosa
Reading Company
Reading
Ohio
Delaware River
Port Richmond
Mardin
Marta T. A
Ogzwrp
Turkey
Foreign Freight Department
the Reading Company
Ree Arms
Economy Clamor over Truman Budget Grows in January
Washington report notes a broad clamor in Congress over President Truman's 42 billion dollar budget deficit and out-of-balance finances. Senators and House members vow cuts, but past January talk often fades by June. Page 16 coverage signals potential budget battles ahead.
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Washington
Truman
House
White Men Shoot 3 During Rape Attempt
A Black man named Thomas Harris says three white men attacked his family in Kontinsko Mississippi after attempting to rape his 14 year old step daughter. Harris says he was shot in the back and lung and one suspect was captured, Malcolm Whitt 32. Two others Leon Turner 38 and Wendell Whitt 24 are still at large. all three were jailed after escaping Attala County jail ten days earlier using a beer can opener to dig a hole in a cell wall.
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Kontinsko
Tuesaday
Thomas Harris
Henry Rodgers
Malcolm Whitt
Leon Turner
Street Scenes and Delays Dash Through Morning Rush
Early commuters chase coffee at a reopened shop but find the opening hour changed causing a wait. A man at a bakery throws a cake at a refus ing recipient while a husband watches, as a couple quarrels over a street crossing and shortcut.
Lee Wise Mines Ignore Coal Tioup
In Southwest Virginia, most mines in Lee and Wise counties reported operating on Tuesday despite shutdowns at seven Clinchfield Coal Corporation mines noted by officials. Big Stone Gap spokesmen said area mines were working Tuesday, though one Wise County mine closed Monday. About 2,500 of Southwest Virginia's 15,000 union miners were idle Monday due to strikes at eight mines, seven operated by Clinchfield.
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Southwest Virginia
Lee and
Wise County
Clinchfield Coal Corporation
Big Stone Gap
Clinchfield
A. B
Two U S Destroyers Aboard Shelled Freighter Near China
Two United States destroyers Bunsell and Stickell anchor near the shelling of the Flying Arrow as a Chinese nationalist gunboat wavers on the horizon. The freighter was damaged and the crew requested escort to Shanghai for repairs, with the State Department warning American captains about entering blockaded ports.
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U.S
Wayne Richardson
David Jones
U. S
Shanghai
Insbrandtsen
C. L. Stuart
Chico Calif
Flying Arrow
Stickell
Jones
Moutenarit
Jong An
State Department
Bangkok
Thailand
Siam
Russell
Berkey
U. S. Seveath
Washington
Isbrandisen
Brooklyn Heights
Agi
Shanghai I
Hong Kong
U. S. State Department
Black Swan
Fiire
Boat
Would-Be Robber Runs When Woman Laughs In His Face
Philadelphia reports a suburban Mer ton incident where a robber pointed a pistol at Mrs Jane Carey and demanded money. She laughed and revealed she had only 50 cents, causing the assailant to flee after muttering about bad luck.
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Philadelphia
Jane 8. Carey
Merton
Carey
Tennessee Burley Markets Lead In Poundage And Price
Greeneville led Tennessee burley markets on Monday with 78,102 pounds sold at an average of 0.940 per hundredweight. Knoxville sold 17,794 pounds at an average of 46.51, while Rogersville averaged 48.67 and Hartaville 48.66. Greeneville, Knoxville, Rogersville, and Hartaville reported top figures.
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Nashville
Greeneville
Tennessee Burley
Knoxville
Rogersville
Hartaville
Congress Seeks New Legal Tools on Lewis Case
Congressional leaders proposed two measures to curb John L. Lewis. Senator Ferguson plans a resolution urging President Truman to use Taft-Hartley powers to end the current three day coal mining week. Senator Robertson urged the Senate Banking Committee to consider applying anti trust laws to labor unions.
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Washington
Congress
John L. Lewis
Ferguson
R-Mich
Truman
Robertson D-Val
Senate Banking Committee
Directors Pass $100,000 Plan for Ridgefields Club
A $100,000 plan for a clubhouse and swimming pool at Ridgefields Country Club won unanimous approval from both preferred and common stockholders at the annual meeting in Kingsport Utilities Auditorium. About 150 stockholders attended as Col. E W Palmer, the club president, unveiled drawings for a one story building with restaurant and ballroom for 400, locker and game rooms, and a wide Veranda facing the Holston River. Architect Allen N Dryden designed the structure which can be enlarged later to meet future needs.
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Bill Barnett
Times-News
Ridgefields Country Club
Kingsport Utilities Auditorium
E. W. Palmer
Holston River
Palmer
Allen N. Dryden
Flee Club
Former Oak Ridge Man Charged With Stealing Gold and Platinum
A former Oak Ridge worker, Herbert John Belknap, 29, is held on charges of stealing gold and platinum from the atomic energy laboratories. D. B. Hostetter, Memphis FBI special agent in charge, identified the man.
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Memphis
Oak Rridge
Atomic Energy Laboratories
D. B. Hostetter
FBI
Herbert John Belknap
Solunar schedule gives major and minor hunting periods
The page presents a Solunar table from John Alden Knight with Eastern Standard Time for January dates. It lists major periods lasting about one and a half to two hours and minor periods of shorter duration, guiding anglers on best hunting or fishing times by day and time slots.
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John Alden Knight
Lake stage readings at Cherokee Dam and Douglas Reservoir
The observed water levels at 9 a.m. Tuesday show Cherokee Dam at 1116.6 feet above mean sea level and Douglas Reservoir at 9334 feet. Authorities monitor stage changes for flood risk and water management.
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Cherokee Dam
Douglas Reservoir
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Maria Eva Peron
Country Club
Tiny Airt
Lee
Anita
Wayne Richart
Radio Shack
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New York
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