Death of Frank L. Cloud Ends Long Kingsport Service
Frank L. Cloud dies after years as Kingsport city treasurer and city manager. He fought illness since 1944, remained active at City Hall and in board sessions until September 1944, and left a lasting local government legacy. Cloud, a Kingsport native, led city administration after 1923 and earned respect among officials nationwide. (See Frank Cloud, Page 8)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Cloud
Philadelphia
Board of Mayor and Aldermen
Kingsport
Cloud's Bend
Gla Kingsport
Cloud
H. Kidd
Knoxville
International City Managers Association
Frank Cloud
Frank L. Cloud
Kingaport
Tennessee Municipal League
Union Pickets Strike Threatens Paralyze U S Phone System
United States telephone service faces a nationwide strike as union pickets shut major exchanges. Government officials weigh seizure options, while reliability varies by region with some lines operating only for emergency calls. Ohio Bell workers walk out as other crews halt nonessential tasks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Cleveland
Ohio Federation of Telephone Employes
Ohio Bell Telephone Company
Proposal To End GM Strike Studied Today
Washington and company representatives studied a proposal to end the General Motors strike. The plan recommends a 1 936 per cent pay increase for GM production workers coupled with safeguards. White House aides and UAW leaders weighed the terms, with no immediate commitment but signaled interest. Officials await the fact finders report and Detroit meeting Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Motors
Willan Green
Truuman
White House
Truman
United Automobile Workers
Detroit
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Reds Object To Election Plan In UNO
London P Hussin launched an attack in the United Nations Assembly against the secret ballot system that defeated her candidate for assembly president at yesterday’s diet session. The American delegation favored abandoning the rule backing Spaak with Russia and the United States split over the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
P—Hussin
United Nations Assembly
Assembly
Paul Henri Spaak
Belgium
Britain
Trygve Lie
Russia
United States
Dmitri Manuutsky
Ukraine
Ussr
UNO
Spaak
Dele
Gates
Spask
Manuilaky
Guy Peres Cisneros
Preparatory Commission
Perea Cisnaroa
Jap prison commandant Furushima convicted of brutalities
Jap prison camp commandant Chotaro Furushima, once interim school teacher and Funatsu vice mayor, was sentenced to life imprisonment after being found guilty of brutalities against American internees. His wife sat impassively as the court read the verdict. earlier, another commandant faced the death penalty and a third received life with hard labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toxonama
Chotaro Furushima
Furushima
Funatsu
Furushime
Suzanne Degnan Funeral Deepens Chicago Mystery
Police at Suzanne Degnan's funeral continued the hunt for the kidnapper who killed and dismembered the six year old. Detectives mingled with mourners while clues, including possible sightings, were pursued in Chicago's ongoing manhunt. The Mass of the Angels was conducted at St. Gertrude's Church with pallbearers among Suzanne's schoolmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Suzanne Degnan
Mondey
St. Gertrude’s Catholic
All Saints Cemetery
George Kearney
Suzannne
James Degnan
Mannac
First Steps Taken To Organize Jaycee Club In Kingsport
Twenty three men gathered at the Kingsport Inn to organize a Junior Chamber of Commerce. Temporary officers were elected with Jack Huntoon as chairman and Jim Touhey as secretary treasurer. A by law committee was named including Gerald Clark Al Michaelsen and Jim Welch. Jim Tilly explained the organization’s aims and clarified its independence from the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waisio
Boen
Kingsport
Chamber of Commerce
Kingsport Inn
Jack Huntoon
Jim Touhey
Tranpurar
Gerald Clark
al Michaelsen
Jim Welch
Jim Tilly
Bristol
Tennessee Jaycees
Jaycees
Daycees
Patterson Takes Cyclotron Blame
Secretary of War Patterson claimed full responsibility for destroying Japanese cyclotrons at a press conference. He said the order went out under his name and he did not see the message, blaming a failure to consult scientists. Several scientists who helped develop the atom bomb protested the action and urged sending the machines to the United States for study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kimmel
Halsey
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Halety
Army
Henry D. Russell
Kimamel
Hawaii
Philippines
Navel
Ts Tadac
Oahu
Hght
oKyo
Patterson
America
United States
Patterson Says Hirohito Should Not Abdicate
Secretary Patterson told a Tokyo press conference that Hirohito likely does not bear war responsibility warranting abdication. He praised General MacArthur and the occupation army, noted demobilization progress, and said the Potsdam declaration covers the emperor system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
P.U. 8
Wear Patterson
Hirohito
Patterson
Japan
Korea
China
Philippines
MacArthur
Russia
Czech Nazi Trial Witness Links Dachau Visits to Defendants
Dr Franz Blaha testified at the war crimes trial that five of the 22 top Nazi defendants visited the Dachau compound during the most brutal experiments. He named Wilhelm Frick Alfred Rosenberg Walther Funk Fritz Sauckel as visitors. Ernst Kaltenbrunner was absent due to a cranial hemorrhage. The hearing also examined Hjmar Schacht’s role in German wartime successes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neumberg
Germany
Dachau
Franz Biaha
Wilhelm Frick
Alfred Rosenberg
Walther Funk
Reichsbank
Fritz Sauckel
Blaha
Munish
Mills Named To Succeed Adm Land As Maritime Chair
President Truman selects Rear Admiral Mark W. Mills to replace Vice Admiral Emory S. Land as chairman of the U S Maritime Commission. Mills’ nomination will go to the Senate and he may be promoted to vice admiral. Press Secretary Roos said legislation to keep Mills in active Navy status will be sought. Bradley retained active rank when head of Veterans Administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Mark W. Mills
Emory S. Land
U.S. Maritime Commission
White House
Mills
Senate
Congress
Charles G. Roas
Milla
Navy
Omar N. Bradley
Army
Veterans Administration
Street Scene Report Reflects Urban Turmoil and Child’s Reassurance
Vague street scene notes depict a tense city environment during noon, with ex servicemen gathering on Broad Street corners discussing national fate. An eight year old endures a sore arm yet remains cheerfully resilient as adults and cleaners struggle with disorder and dirt in the vicinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drossee
Marines Ordered Not To Stage Demonstrations
Marines in the Pacific are under orders from Lt Gen Roy St Geiger not to stage mass protests over demobilization. The directive cancels a Camp Catlin meeting and bans meetings outside military formations. Army officials praised soldiers for orderly expressions and said such opinions would be relayed to Eisenhower and MacArthur. Stars and Stripes resumed soldier submissions after a one day pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
United States
Pacific
Korea
Japan
Hawaii
Guam
Philippines
Roy St. Geiger
Camp Catlin
Pearl Harbor
Geiger
Mervin H. Silverthorn
Silverthorn
Richardson, Jr
Army
mid-Pacific
Ees
Ordearly Roanner
Richardson
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Stars and Stripes
Strike at Western Union Slows Messages for Soldiers
A New York CIO strike of 7,000 Western Union workers drags on into day four with no agreement in sight. Cable offices report piling up messages and money orders for overseas servicemen while domestic routes face curtailed service. union president Selly promises overseas transmissions by home-office channels as traffic remains limited. In parallel, CIO United Steelworkers and U S Steel clash over a 30 percent wage surge as talks resume after a stalled 1943 pause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tranaloceanic Cable Firma
Washington
San Francisco
Ralph H. Kimball
Western Union
CIO
United Steelworkers Union
U. S. Steel Corporation
Philip Murray
Benjamin Fairless
Trumen
Sitiken
Baker To Face Murder Charge In Intersection Fight
Johnson City report states 21-year-old sergeant was shot and killed after an altercation at Windsor Way and Wilson Avenue on January 2. Baker, a 20-year-old Broadway Camp employee, and his brother were released on $12,500 bond after a magistrate court hearing. Private Clarence C. Stockton of Unicoi County was named as the slain sergeant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City
Spi
Tarl Baker
Broadway Camp
serMcoman
Baker
Windsor Way
Wilson Avenue
Clarence C. Stockton
Unicoi County
GIs and Congressmen Press Ike for Demobilization Talk
Disgruntled GIs in Frankfurt and concerned lawmakers pressed for General Eisenhower to state clearly his views on the Army’s demobilization slow down and the new discharge policy. Capitol Hill was abuzz with a possible joint hearing next week as Royall warned against hysteria over homeward movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ike
Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Capitol HI
Inot
Frankfurt
Germany
Joseph T. McNarney
Eisenhower
U. S
Capitol Hill
Congress
Senate
Hisenhower
Canada
Pentagon
War Department
Royall
Rosnoke
Department
Shidehara to Remain as Cabinet Reorganizes Crisis
Premier Eijiro Shidehara will stay in office while the cabinet seeks reorganization amid a political crisis. Ministers submitted resignations as MacArthur order purge efforts surfaced. date for resignations unclear. Kyodo reports a delay in elections to accommodate the cabinet crisis with further meetings planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shidehara
Tokyo
Eijuro Shidehara
MacArthur
Laday
Tsugita
Kenzo Matsumura
Agriculture and Forestry
Shigeri Yoshida
Hirohito
Japan
Florida youth dies in wreck near Speers Ferry
Buddy Bailey a 14-year-old of Miami Florida was killed when a car carrying eight youths including his brother Jimmy Ray Bailey 20 rolled over a 3 to 4 foot embankment near Speers Ferry at 6 am The group en route to Wise and Way relatives included the boys grandmother Mrs Julia Dotson 66 and other relatives Deputy O B Qualitas said none of the other passengers suffered serious injuries though the aunt Mrs LH Dotson 26 was hospitalized for observation Funeral plans awaited the arrival of their parents from Miami The Baileys previously lived in Wise and he is survived by parents brothers Kermit Johnny and Jimmy Ray and sister Martha Ans Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gate City
Spi
Ous Garedon
Buddy) Bailey
Miami
Fla
Speers Ferry
O. B. Qualitas
Mra. LH. Dotson
Big Stone Gap
Jimmy Ray Bailey
Pacific
Wise, Way
Bailey
Julia Dotson
K. H. Dottsch
Dot
Baileya
Wise
Kermit
Johnny
Jimmy Ray
Martha Ans . Bailey
Wainwright named commander of the 4th Army
General Jonathan Wainwright, famed for Corregidor, is appointed commander of the 4th Army. He fills the vacancy caused by the death of Lt. Gen. Alexander Patch. Headquarters are at Fort Sam Houston Texas. He returned to the United States from a Japanese prison camp, then took leave and served in the Eastern Defense Command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jonathan Wainwright
Corregidor
4Th Army
Wainwright
Eastern Defense Command
Alexander Patch
4Th
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
United States
Eastern Defense Mim
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jack Bell
J. W. Devin
Adm
Husband &. Kimmel
William F. Halsey
Congressional
Roberta Commission
Army and Navy
Roberts Commission
Labor Department
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
New York City
Inter-Mountain Telephone Company
Virginia
Morristown
Reds
Suzanne
Jaycee Club
Cyclotron
Moscow
Czech
Dachau Compound
Adm. Land
Rix
Bey
Jonah
Mec
Daisabura Tsugita
Shidihara la
Kyodo
Orig
Florida
Speers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!