Fight Men Enter Race For County Positions
Eight candidates announced for five county elective offices at a Sullivan County Democratic meeting held to select chairmen for the nine voting precincts. Nominees will seek the party nomination in the April 3 primary, with the general election set for August 5. Officials J. W. Adams and Cleve Hicks sought renomination. resignation from Vice-Chairman J. C. Leonard Jr. was announced. Other candidates include Bermen H. Hall for Tax Assessor, Raymond Massengill for Superintendent of Schools, Paul Zimmerman for Highway Commissioner, Ort Malone for magistrate, Melvin Witt for Sheriff, Clyde Groseclose for Trustee, and various county roles.
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Ine County
Sullivan County
George, Bradley
The
Country Executive Committee
J. C. Leonard, Jr
Bristol
John R. Todd, Jr
Kingsport
E. W. King, Jr
King
Blountville
Blountville High School
Paul
Zimmerman
Fordtown
F. O
Ort) Malone
Shariff
Melvin H. Witt
Clyde Groseclose
General Kuter May Take Over Aeronautics Board
Washington Senate Armed Services Committee plans a second look at President Truman proposal to appoint Maj. Gen. Laurence S. Kuter as chairman of the Civil Aeronautics Board with full military status and pay. The panel previously opposed the legislation. White House talks prompted a reconsideration. Senator Byrd remains opposed. others offered no firm stance.
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Washington
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Laurence S. Kuter
Civil Aeronautics Board
White House
House Armed Services Committee
Kuter
Air Force
Senate
Byrd
Dva
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Woman Secures Fifteenth Divorce in Polk County
Betty Denlavy a 40 year old tavern owner from Brooks Oregon won her fifteenth divorce. The Polk County court granted the decree after Dunlavy did not contest. She had earlier pursued the divorce in Marion and Clackamas counties. She has several prior marriages and divorces, including Victor Williams three times. She stated she has no prospects for number sixteen.
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Dallas
Ore
Betty Denlavy
Polk County
Brooks
John & Dunlavy
Dunlavy
Marion
Clackamas County
Nevada
Marion County
Victor Williams
Missing piano prodigy sighting reported in Buffalo
A Buffalo taxi driver claimed to have seen 14 year old pianist actress Jacqueline Horner, but police found no substance in the report by Leo Wilson. Horner, who left Hollywood after a dispute with her mother, was believed headed to her music teacher’s studio. her father George Wright Horner resides locally.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Jatqueline Horner
Fred H. Rambuss
Leo Wilson
Hollywood
Cal
Clara Horner
George Wright Horner
Pauley Calls Showdown In Probe
Edwin W. Pauley demanded Senate investigators prove he used inside government information for personal gain or admit his commodity profits came from business skill. He said the records show profits of 932,703 in three years, liquidating much before Army post. he pledged to testify again with Harold Stassen as part of the inquiry into government employees’ speculation.
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Washington
Edwin W. Pauley
Senate
Pauley
Bridges
R-Nh
Senate Appropriations Committee
Ferguson
Rmich
Bridgen
California
Hes
Department of Army
Marshall
Tam
Harold E. Staanen
Fire Chief Burns Attic Fire During Hamilton Residence Blaze
Ames C. M. Kenner of the Kingsport Fire Department sustained second degree burns to the back arms and shoulders while battling a fire at George O. Hamiltons home on Johnson City Highway. A booster pump failure left him trapped in flames in the attic and he escaped by breaking through the ceiling. Kenner was admitted to Holston Valley Community Hospital in good condition later Tuesday.
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Ames C. M. Kenner
Kingsport
Kenner
Carter
Treut
Boyd Kilgore
Emerson Brickey
Hill Adams
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Hamilton
Parliament Takes Up Princess Elizabeth's $80k Rise
London restarts after Christmas as Parliament tackles a government bill to raise Princess Elizabeth's annual allowance from 15,000 to 40,000 pounds and Philip's to 19,000 pounds. Labor splits over the issue, and Ronald Chamberlain pushes a reduced plan. Bevin is expected to outline Britain's tougher stance toward Russia in a major foreign policy debate.
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Princess& Elisbeth
Prince Philip
Labor Party
House of Commons
of Commons
Princess Elizabeth
Philip
House
Ronald Chamberlain
Elizabeth
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Bevin
Russia
Attlee
Herbert Morrison
Still Nippy But Cold Wave Breaks Across Region
Severe cold eased slightly as a break was forecast for the Kingsport area after ten days of deep freezes that claimed seven lives across Tennessee and nearby states. Temperatures expected to stay near 34 to 40 degrees with more snow and icy conditions impacting schools and travel.
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Kingsport
Tennessee
Mattie Lewis
Mespyille
Winford Stage
Humphreys County
Trent Westbrooks
Shreveport
Texas
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Orson
Kentucky
Connecticut
Illinois
Massachusetts
Iowa
Minnesota
Wisconsin
North Caroline
South Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Missouri
Mississippi
Marsha
Virginia
Ona
Mermphis
Tenn
Hartley to Hear Musicians Views on Petrillo Move
Hartley says he will summon readers from name bands to tell the House Labor Committee their views on James C. Petrillo and the AFM ban on musical recordings. He notes many rank and file letters protesting Petrillo's actions as hearings proceed with Petrillo to be questioned.
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Washington
Hartley
R-Nd
House Labor Committee
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Petrilio
AFM
Petrillo
Re- Mesa
Lesinski
D - Mich
Mark Woods
American Broadcasting Co., Inc
Street Scenes Bubble Mishap Sparks Morning Alarm
A seventeen year old girl in a hua attempts a large bubble causing a burst that scatters foam on her face and hair as fellow passengers react. A nearsighted girl misreads a man she had spoken to warmly, and a young woman in a house coat with curlers bangs on a door at dawn after emptying the garbage, seeking her husband.
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Hua
Juries Convict Two On Driving Drunk Charges
In Sullivan County Circuit Court, Robert N. Johnson of near Greeneville received a $50 fine and 30 days in jail after a jury found him guilty of drunken driving. L R Drury of Kingsport was convicted of drunken driving with a $100 fine. he also faced a reckless driving count. Gray noted juries may set fines and sentences when agreed upon. Johnson, a WWII veteran who lost his right leg, claimed not to be drunk and said he had three or four beers.
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Ken Barns
Blountville
Tenn
Robert N. Johnson
Greeneville
Sullivan County
L. R. Drury
Kingsport
Drury
Etrvany
David Gray
Tennessee
Gray
Johnson
UN May Arrive At Kashmir Pact
UN quarters predicted a Security Council plan to halt the Kashmir conflict in northern India. Sources citing weekend truce talks between India and Pakistan suggested a good offices approach similar to the Dutch-Indonesian case. The council was to meet at 10 30 am EST to hear President Ferinand Van Langenhove of Belgium report on inter-dominion talks.
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Lake
Security Council
Kashmir
India
Pakistan
Fernand van Langenhove
Belgium
Truman Bills Permanent Voice Of America Plan
Washington report shows President Truman expected to sign a bill creating a permanent Voice of America program. Rep. Mundt led the measure through the House, seeking an additional about $5 million to boost wartime broadcasting to Russia before the new fiscal year. Mundt forecast easy approval for needed funds to sustain operations.
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Truman
Voice of America
Russia
Rep
Mundt
R-Sd
Nensmen
Appropriations Committee
South Dakota
Soviet Bosses Attack Western Berlin Bizonia Plan
Soviet Marshal Sokolovsky sharply attacked the Western Berlin bizonia setup during a closed Allied Control Council session, with Gen. Clay later replying. The meeting, the first since London Foreign Ministers' talks, ended amid expectations of a Soviet rejection and a currency reform showdown.
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Vasily Sokolovaiy
Allied Control Council
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Sokolovsky
Foreign Ministers’ Council
London
Clay
Robert Murphy
United States
Washington
Army
Germany
U.ss.r
West
Republicans Confident Of Victory In 1948
Republican national committeemen expressed growing confidence that Henry A. Wallace’s entry will peel Democratic votes and aid a GOP presidential win for the first time in 20 years. The committee met to approve a campaign budget and allocate delegates for the June nominating convention in Philadelphia as Carroll Reece criticized Wallace and Truman over foreign policy and political strategy.
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Washington
Republican National
Henry A. Wallace
Philadelphia
Carroll Reece
Wallace
Truman
Foreign Legion
Banking Controversy Drives Identical Bills in Virginia Assembly
Virginia lawmakers consider identical bills to curb interstate branch banking expansion. The measure pits the Virginia Bankers Association against Bank of Virginia and Morris Plan Bank supporters. House sponsors Vernon C. Smith James Magruder Shirley T. Holland Wight Harold B. Singleton back the bill alongside House leaders and Senate patrons Senator Thomas E. Elam and others. The proposal would limit new branches to city or town limits and ban mergers within 25 miles, affecting five-year-established banks.
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Virginia General Assembly
Virginia Bankers, Association
Bank of, Virginia
Morris Plant Bank
Bankers Association
Eas. AM
House
Insurance
Banking
Senate
Union Bank and Trust
Pany
Bowling Green
Sénain
ML M. Long
St. Paul
St. Paul National Bank
Vernon C. Smith
Bi-l Corporation Commission
Satthanan County
Cumberland Bank and Trust
Cabir Jeubite
Grundy
James M.i
Magruder
Arlington County
Shirley T. Holland
Isle
Wight
Virginia
Norman’ C.ishall
Halley
Orange County
Harold B
SCC
Singleton
Amherst County
Thomas
Elan
Ton
Tobey Backs Get Ready Control Bill In Congress
Senator Tobey supports the Flanders Javits meat rationing bill while House Banking chair Wolcott opposes granting Truman more inflation powers until usage is clear. Buck of Delaware opposes price ceilings, arguing rationing needs controls to work. Congress weighing stand by powers and possible 60 day fuel oil rationing.
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R-Mich
House Banking Group
Truman
Walcott
Flanders
Rep
Javits
Agriculture Department
Ratfron Flanders
Esa
Senate
House
Tobey
Scotting
Secretary of the Interior
Krug
Congress
Landcom
Tmcersaty
Senate Banking Committee
Buck
Negroes Seek Supreme Court Ruling On Law School Contempt
In Oklahoma City a 23-year-old Negro woman’s bid to enroll in the University of Oklahoma law school triggers a Supreme Court fight. State regents opened a separate Negro law school branded a Jim Crow institution. At a mass meeting 600 Negroes vow to argue that a state unit defies the high court’s mandate.
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University of Oklahoma Law School
United States Supreme Court
Oklahoma ‘State Regents For
James E. Stewart
of the Nations
Association For the Advancement of Colored Propra
Supreme Court
Classified Camics Corner Window Deaths Editorials
Our Yesterdays feature and local notices highlight community life with brief items on deaths editorials and shiny classified corners. Named individuals and places appear in compact entries, reflecting a small town newspaper vibe.
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Tony Mikolajeryk
Mackenzie
Calum
Sparta
Dorothy Dix
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