First National Bank Board Adds Four New Directors
At the annual stockholders meeting of the First National Bank four new directors were elected. The new members are H. Anderson V. B. Frees H. J. Shivell and G. W. Taylor, all noted as Kingsport contributors. The existing board members were reelected. The board then elected officers with C. P. Edwards, Jr. as chairman, A. D. Brockman as president, and other officers named, including EK. W. Tipton and W. F. Smith as vice presidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Kingsport
H. Anderson
V. B. Frees
H. J. Shivell
G. W. Taylor
F. M. Selly
EB. W. Palmer
W. F. Smith
J. C. Stone
BW. Tipton
J. G. White
C. P. Edwards, Jr
A. D. Brockman
J. M. Cooper
Bank
Rescue of 46 Sailors From Army Transport Connolly
A dramatic eyewitness account describes the rescue of all 46 sailors from the U S Army transport Connolly after it burned and sank 800 miles east of New York. Captain G Ober of the Union Victory said the 27 survivors he picked up were exhausted after hours at sea in heavy seas and hail, some brought aboard in stretcher baskets. The Gen R E Callan later rescued the remaining 18 as the two ships converged in bad weather near Halifax with coffins en route to Antwerp.
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New York
North Atlantic
G. Ober
Union Victory
Associated Press
U. S. Army
Joseph V. Connelly
Antwerp
Ober
Connelly
R. E. Callan
City Weather Sees Mercury Drop To Eight Degrees
A Kingsport area forecast calls for a sharp cold snap with cloudy skies, strong winds, and possible snow flurries. Temperatures may plunge from a noon reading near 18 degrees to about eight tonight, with more snow likely in Bristol, Johnson City, and the surrounding Southwest Virginia mountains as wintry conditions continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mwingsport
Kingsport
Bristol
Johnson City
Virginia
Pauley Moves Toward Resignation From Army Post
Edwin W. Pauley prepared to resign from government service after denying Stassen’s criticisms of his grain speculating record. He said he would leave the Army Department within months, reiterating plans made after taking the job, and noting Stassen cannot claim credit for his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Edwin W. Pauley
Harold E. Stassen
California
Democratic National Committee
Truman
Army
Royals
Pauley
Stassen
Touman
Docs & Man
Ani
Royall
Army Department
Communist Boycott Endangers Power in French Assembly
Report from Paris describes a stormy reorganization session where a Communist boycott threatens control of assembly offices. Non-Communists seek help from President Vincent Auriol as power-sharing disputes arise over the first vice presidency and potential seating of Jacques Duclos, with the Communists holding 182 of 618 seats after the 1546 election.
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Paris
National Assembly
Assembly
France
Vincent Auriol
Edouard Herriot
Herriot
Max Lejeune
Jacques Buelos
Duclos
Romanian Royal Household Claims Mihai Abdicated Under Russian Pressure
A royal source says ex King Mihai of Romania abdicated due to Russian pressure on the government to recognize the Greek regime of General Merkes in Greece. The report cites dispatches from Athens and claims Moscow influenced the decision, with plans for Petre Groza to assume power and for Mihai's entourage to be restricted from opposition.
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Cial
Tjueen
Elizabeth
Greece
Iliana
Lausanne
Mainew People's Republic
Anne
Bourbon-Par
Markos
Vienna
Switzerland
Mihai Gaidhera
Mihai
Merkes
Valades
Athens
Embros
Paria
Moscow
Mihal
Ings
Nousiat Dingt
Misi
Orient
Russia
Romania
Doctors Warn Of Danger To Gandhi's Life
New Delhi reports that Mohandas Gandhi, age 78, has completed 21 hours of fasting without complication as his effort to secure communal peace continues. Doctors warn that each day without food increases immediate and future danger to his life while his followers press to restore peace in the capital and the subcontinent.
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New Delhi
Mohandas Kandhi
India
Delhi
Gandhi
Indian Subcontinent
Pakistan
Leaders In Fight Against Polio Honored in Kingsport
Six Sullivan County leaders will receive sterling silver pins for five years of work against infantile paralysis at a Kingsport Inn dinner meeting. W. A. Wilson, Miss Mary Perry of Bristol, Lewis J. Chase of Blountville, John Hay, Mrs. Fred Slaughter, and C. F. McAfee of Kingsport will be honored. J. E. Wankan of the National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis will present the awards, with certificates also given. The Sullivan County Chapter has led in polio cases, and J. W. West will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan County
Kingsport Inn
W. A. Wilson
Mary Perry
Bristol
Lewis J. Chase
Blountville
John Hay
Fred Slaughter
C. F. McAfee
Kingsport
J. E. Wankan
East Tennessee
National Foundation of Infantile Paralysis
Athens
Tenn
J. W. West
Sulivan County
Street Scenes Show Early Morning Demos and Witty Oddities
A brisk morning scene shows a worker performing a sailor’s hornpipe while waiting for a coworker to park. A young person drops a shoulder bag in a restaurant scattering contents. A small fry in a knitted cap uses a bag as an improvised fry pan for small parcels bought downtown.
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Necessity
Playground Program Under Study
Kingsport City Recreation Commission discussed long range park and playground plans at January meeting seeking appropriations to hire a park expert and survey land. first year costs estimated 15000 to 25000 dollars. Improvements planned for Borden Mill Park and J Fred Johnson Park picnic grounds plus development of areas between Greenfields and Johnson City Highway and Reedy Creek Park near Center Street. Parking facilities discussed including a hilltop lot near picnic grounds and fencing to curb car damage from Johnson City Highway. Work underway in Borden Mill Park and Johnson City Highway area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Barnett
Kingsport
City Recreation Commission
Borden Mill Park
J. Fred Johnson
Johnson City
D. W. Moulton
New Park Alto
Hearings Slated to Get Facts on TVA Operation
A Senate Public Works Subcommittee led by Chairman Malone will begin hearings in about ten days to obtain the basic facts about the Tennessee Valley Authority operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TVA
Washington
Senate Public Works
Malone
New
Tennessee Valley Authority
Eisenhower Faces Loss of Regular GOP Backing
General Dwight D. Eisenhower risks losing support from regular Republican organizations in several states if he does not repudiate the independent presidential draft movement. The Draft Eisenhower League, backed in New Hampshire by Senator Charles Tobey, plans to place Eisenhower-pledged delegates in upcoming primaries, drawing from outsiders often at odds with local GOP structures.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Eisenhower League
New Hampshire
Charles Tobey
Eisenhower
Williams
James H. Duff
Duff
Pennsylvania
Pnd
Hisenhower
Llinois
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Krug Threatens Freeze on Coal Prices If Granted Power
Secretary Krug warned Congress that with stand-by price control authority he would immediately order a 60-day freeze on retail and wholesale prices for coal fuels and petroleum products. He said no opinion had been formed beforehand and noted West projects like Boulder Dam. Krug told the Senate Banking Committee that after TVA study conclusions are reached hearings may be held to allocate rationing authority for fuel oil and gas in the Mis Valley and Columbia Valley areas.
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Washington
Inverior Krug
Congress
Malone
Boulder Dam
Krug
Senate Bank
TVA
Tioning Authority
Xouri Valley
Columbia Valley
Emascur
Stat/P— Defense
Ahmed Sharabati
People’s Army
Palestine
Sharabati
Jamal Husseini
Husseini
Lake Succesa
N. W
Jerusalem
National Council
Katana
Tuck Opposes Sales Tax Seeks Extra Revenue From Assembly
Governor William Munford Tuck told the Virginia General Assembly that he opposes a sales tax but seeks $21.7 million in additional revenue in the two year budget. He proposed higher tax rates, welfare and unemployment boosts, and funding for tuberculosis control mental hospitals boiler inspections and river valley anti-pollution measures as part of the largest biennial budget in state history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
William Munford Tuck
General Assembly of Virginia
Br. Tuck
Assembly
the Commonwealth
Nuanee
United States
Truman Urges Anti-Inflation Steps To Curb Slump
President Truman urged Congress to grant full anti inflation powers and urged business to cut prices. He called for standby authority over prices wages and rationing and pressed labor to moderate wage demands while warning runaway inflation could trigger a severe recession. He proposed a $40 per person cost of living tax cut funded by higher corporate taxes and urged swift regulatory action to stabilize the economy.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Iabor
Aederate
Messurea
Mr. Truman
White House
Welfare Fund Clash Over Miners Pension Demands
Ongoing dispute between John L Lewin and soft coal operators centers on the miners welfare fund of 30.9 million dollars. A three member board met without statements as stalemate signals. Lewin pushes immediate pension schemes for older miners with long service while operators prefer gradual commitments. The talks also touch on union shop provisions requiring new diggers to join the union within 30 days of hire.
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John L. Lewin
Lewin
Lewis
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First National Bank Board
HE. J. Shivell
S. H. Anderson
Harold Stassen
Arkansas Supreme Court
Pulaski
Little Rock
Ruth Hale
Missouri
Columbia
Gordon BR. Clapp
Graham
Self
Senate
Wallace H. Graham
Tuck
Welfare Fund For Miners
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