Sullivan County Sets 1948 March of Dimes Goal
Sullivan County's goal for the 1948 March of Dimes was set at $37,000 by Why A Wilson of Bristol, general chairman of the drive. Wilson noted 27 polio cases in Sullivan County last year and 22 patients received direct aid from the county chapter.
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Ava
Sullivan County
Dave Akard
Bristol Drive
W. A. Wilson
Robert Beck
Kingsport
A Wilson
Bristol
Wilson
$18,000 To Combat Polio Needed In '48
Sullivan County polio drive details show a 1938 goal of 18 000 to aid anticipated cases. Kingsport chair J W West leads the county chapter with Elvin Agnel CF SEN ee responsible volunteers. The article notes 27 cases last year, funds raised locally, and plans to involve all area residents in the March of Dimes campaign.
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Sullivan County
National Foundation For
Kingsport
Robert Beck
J. W. West
Nae Elvin Ageal
David Akard
For
Bristol
Scott County
Focal Chapter
At Dimes
National Kingsport Plants Foundation
John Hay
Wilson
Beck
March of Dimes
Hay
Tor
Roy Kinnich
Charles Marsh
Phil
Weaver
L. L. Edwards
Kingsport Firemen Cite Cold Weather For Six Alarms
Kingsport firemen blame a spell of swinter weather for four of six alarms since late Wednesday afternoon with two caused by defective wiring. Minor damage, three chimney fires spread to wooden structures as heating was intensified. Notable sites include 1228 East Sullivan, 607 Minton Street, 821 Maple Street, and 170 Hast Revine. Sirens were frozen, delaying response.
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Kingsport
East Sullivan
Minton Street
Fire at St Klary's Parochial School in Memphis
Flames swept part of St Klary's Parochial School in Memphis Tennessee injuring no children as 130 escaped. The two story brick building housed a grammar school and was located near St Mary's Church and a housing project. Father Wilfred Coc suspects a defective boiler caused the blaze and said damage estimates were not available. The fire was confined to the attic and brought under control within minutes.
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Memphis
Tenn
St. Klary
Wilfred Cocl
Grammer
St. Mary's Church
Wallace Backed By Group In South Shivers Aid
The Associated Press reports strong backing for Henry Wallace as a cold wave sweeps the East and South. Temperatures plunge across the nation with Miami at 35 above and Greensboro at 106 above, while blizzard conditions loom in the Dakotas and northern regions.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Henry A
Wallace
Mercury
Miami
Fla
Progressive Clur
Greensboro
Dakotas
Midwest
New York State
Avanta
Birmingham
Ale
Macon
Nashville
Tenn
Charleston
New Orleans
Texas
Two Die In Rock Island Train Wreck Near Little Rock
Two people died and eight or more injured when two Rock Island trains collided head on on the western outskirts of Little Rock. The engineer W L Martin about 52 from North Little Rock died, scalded in the cab. An unidentified Black woman passenger also killed.
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Little Rock
Rock Island
W.L. Martin
North Little Rock
Former VP outlines peace and prosperity platform at convention
More than 500 Progressive delegates from 26 states will hear the former Democratic Vice President outline his peace and prosperity platform in a convention speech late Saturday afternoon. The meeting does not plan to nominate Wallace for a third party ticket, but delegates expect to give an enthusiastic green light to his presidential bid and to discuss forming a third party in the near future.
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Wallace
Trumen
Roosevelt
PCA
Republicans Propose Tax Cut and Profits Levy Plan
Washington AP Republicans touted a file and forget cost of living tax cut paired with a new 75 percent excess profits levy on corporations. Knutson (R Minn) heads a bill to reduce income taxes by 5.6 billion annually, offset by corporate tax on profits above thresholds. Senate leader Ga says no comment as Democrats weigh the plan and Doughton and Dingell handle committee actions.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Majority
Rep
Knutson
R-Minn
House Ways and Means
Morrow
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Congress
White Houses
Doughton
D-Nc
Cooper
D-Tenn
Dingell
Mich
Ways and Means
House
Coughton
George D-Ga
Jeader
Senate
Carroll Reece Predicts GOP Victory In 1948
Kingsport California based Republican leader Carroll Reece predicts a Republican victory in November 1948 and says third party candidacy could siphon votes from Democrats. He asserts core states New York California Massachusetts and Tennessee will go GOP, and criticizes Truman as guided by radical advisers. Reece, former Tennessee congressman, chairs the Republican National Committee and leads Sullivan County Bank in Kingsport.
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Carrell Reece
Republican Nations Committee
Kingsport
Sullivan County
Atory
Henry Waillace
Teac Ler
Washington
Waleee
Carroll Reece Trac
New York
Tlimois
California
Massachuseetts
Republican National Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Reece
Sullivan County Bank
Upper East Tennessee
Street Scenes Reveal Cold City Winter
A sunlit recliner in a feed store window shows a man resting with feet on feed sacks near a vintage stove. Nearby, women in warmly hooded coats buttoned high tilt heads back to expose bare scalps to the cold. A caller stirs the office with a clumsy attempt at excitement, making an odd “Megwing” sound that unsettles a worker searching for a stray line.
Reopening of Mellahba Air Field Signals U S Policy Shift
The Mellahba air field near Tripoli is being reopened to boost the North Africa to Middle East ferry route and sustain U S supplies. Officials stress it is a minor way station, but diplomats see it as part of broader moves to protect American interests in the Mediterranean amid rising tension with Greece, Palestine, and Trieste.
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Washington
North Africa
Mediterranean
Greece
Palestine
Trieste
Melleha
Tripoli
Middle East
United States
State Department
North African
Michael J. McDermott
Mellahba
Britain
Libya
McDermott
Wiesbaden
Germany
Defense Forresta
North
Africa
Turkey
Plan to smash aid Marshall Plan via Cominform order
A French paper Der Kurier in the British zone Dortmund reports a Cominform coordinated plan called Protocol M to cripple Western Germany’s economy and break Marshall Plan monopoly. It names the German Communist party and aims to gain union support, targeting Bremen Dueseldorf and Hamburg Bielefeld rail lines and British occupation food flows.
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Berlin
der Kurier
Kurier
Dortmund
Cominform
Poland
Soviet Union
Germany
der Kartler
Communist Party
Belsraede
Transport and Metal Workers
Bremen-Dueszeldorf
Hamburg-Bielefeld
Jewish Plane Fires On British Plane Near Jerusalem
A plane believed Jewish piloted fired on a British reconnaissance craft over Kfar Etzion south of Jerusalem. British forces and armor moved into the area after a 24 hour battle between Jews and Arabs left about 50 killed or injured and the Jewish craft reportedly dropped a message before the chase and exchange of fire.
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Jerusalem
Kfar Etaion
The
Holy Land
Daniels Dies At Age 85 In Raleigh
Josephus Daniels, longtime Raleigh publisher and former Navy Secretary, died at 85 after bronchitis led to pneumonia. He served under Woodrow Wilson and was ambassador to Mexico, last surviving Wilson war cabinet member, with four sons and nine grandchildren at his bedside.
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Raleigh
N. C
Josephus Daniels
BR. m
Ote
Mexico
Daniels
Navy
Woodrow Wison
Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ufe
Raleigh News and Observer
Josephus, Jr
Frank
Jonathan
Worth
Charles C. Daniels
New York City
Gandhi Enters Third Day Of Peace Fast
Mohandas K Gandhi in Delhi enters the third day of his peace fast to push harmony among India's religious communities. He shows concern over a new massacre in Muslim Pakistan as Pathan tribesmen ambush a refugee train in Pakistan's west Punjab, leaving only 759 of 2400 non-Muslim passengers known to survive.
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Delhi
India
Mohandas
Gandhi
Pakistan
Pathan
West
Punjab
Edith Thomas Appears Again On Trade List
Washington reports Edith Thomas, wife of Senator Hlmer Thomas, named on a new list of 5 651 commodity traders as probes into suspected trading by lawmakers continue. Senator Ferguson notes memoranda from Thomas and considers inviting him to testify, with open hearings set for January 23 involving Stassen and Pauly. The session also disclosed records on John Kerr Rose, Library of Congress employee, who admitted losses from 1947 futures trades and had access to food-relation information.
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Washington
Edith Thomas
Hlmer Thomas
D-Okta
Edith
Thomas
Senate
Appropriations
Ferguson
Witethjet
Fergusson
Harold E. Stassen
Edwin W. Pauley
Secretary of the Army
Royals
John Kerr Rose
Library of Congress
Special House Committee On Foreign Aid
Rep. Herter
R-Mass
Roses
William Yandel Elliott
Herter
Rose
Congress
Nine Die in Rail Wreck Near Wykes in North
Canadian National officials report nine killed and 56 injured after two Quebec passenger trains collided near Wykes in subzero weather. Eight victims were passengers from Quebec and a baggageman died. Three seriously injured were flown to Quebec City. Weather cleared the scene and traffic resumed. An inquest is planned for next Monday.
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Canadian National Railways
Wykes
Northlands
Quebec
Quebec City
National Campaign To Kill Off Rats Except In Casper
A national drive to exterminate rats nationwide excludes Casper Wyoming to save grain. The quirky piece cites Casper’s alleged ratless status, quotes Mills Astin and local editorials, and humorously contrasts Casper with other cities while noting the campaign aims to limit food waste and pest damage across the US.
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Nation
Casper
Arthur Edson
Washington
Wyo
Mills Astin
O’mahoney
Secre
U. S
Boyle's
Europe
Kingsport
Mikolajczyk
Mackenzie's
Colummn
Dominy Dix
Opposition Arises After Truman Plea
Washington AP reports sharp Democratic opposition to the administration anti inflation plan after President Truman urged compulsory action to curb living costs. Senator Maybank argues anti inflation steps frighten people and warns against price controls especially on textiles and steel. Harriman says ceilings would apply to lumber and farm machinery, Krug discusses a 60 day coal and petroleum price freeze and study to decide future action. Taft plans a March 1 deadline for committee study. Republicans largely silent on the proposal.
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Washington
Truman
Maybank
D-Sc
South Carolina
Secretary of Commerce
Harriman
Congress
Senate
Secretary of Interior
Krug
Interior Department
Banking Committee
Conjtress
Ie Maybank
Plana
Taft
Ohioan
Senate Banking Committee
Sullivan County Bank Rapid Growth Reported at 1947 Meeting
Sullivan County Bank bondholders and directors heard a report of rapid growth for the past year. Deposits rose by 493960.22 since December 31 1946 as loan activity doubled. Four new hires increased staff from six to ten. Reece reelected president. Latimer reelected chairman. officers named include Reaner Halbach Tipton. Directors named include Duckwall Hoffman Latimer McGoughan Reasor Reece Young. President Reece spoke at the Kingsport session after talks with nearby banks.
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Sullivan County Bank
W. B. Halbach
Halbach
J. L. Latimer, Jr
B. Carroll Reece
Earl M. Reaner
W. 3. Halbach
James H.tipton
Fred M. Duckwall
James Hoffman
Frank E. McGtoughan
Earl M. Reasor
Carl Young
Reece
Kings Port
Carter County Bank
Elizabethton
First National Bank
Jonesboro
Fermers Bank
Blountville
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