President Urges Steel To Agree To Special Study
President Truman pressures United States Steel Republic and Bethlehem to reconsider their rejection of a Taft Hartley era 60 day truce and special inquiry board. CIO president Philip Murray threatens a strike against firms not joining the plan as Ching invites more companies to join.
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Washington
Trusmen
United States Steel
Republic
Bethlehem
Mr. Truman
Philip Murray
CIO
Hsue
Taft-Hartley
Cyrus S. Ching
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Truman Board
U. S
Truman
Steel
Rent Decontrol Movement Spreads in East Tennessee
A movement toward rent decontrols spreads across East Tennessee with proposals in Bristol Elizabethton and Johnson City Lenoir City Stewart County Paris and Knoxville abandoning rent controls Moderate tax or rent increases followed decontrol in Knoxville and Bristol Tennessee commissioners schedule a public hearing July 26 to review the issue Elizabethton city attorney directed to study the situation Johnson City Meyer Howard Patrick signals Johnson City will address the matter soon.
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East Tennesste
Kingsport
Bristol
Elizabethton
Johnson City
Lenoir City
Stewart County
Paris
Knoxville
Tenn
Last Wee
Meyer Howard Patrick
T A
Boy Lost Eye Then Struck by Car in Street Chase
Philadelphia mourns a sequence of misfortunes for 15 year old George Mersick who first lost his left eye in an accidental air rifle incident and later was hit by a car while chasing a foul ball. He remains in serious condition with a brain concussion at Episcopal Hospital.
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Philadelphia
George Mersick
George
Cher
Episcopal Hospital
Robeson hearings spark Negro loyalty push amid Red suspicion
The House Un American Activities Committee heard witnesses skeptical of Paul Robeson declaring him a traitor while Black leaders defended American loyalty. Manning Johnson, a former Communist, was listed for testimony as debate over summoning Robeson continued. A Jewish rabbi and Catholic lay leader backed Black loyalty, but could not confirm Robeson’s Communist ties. Separately in Kingsport, a body sighting in the Holston River prompted a Friday search by lifesaving crews near Holston Bridge, with citizens describing a dark clothed man as the probable victim.
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Washington
House
Paul Robeson
House Un-American Activities Committee
Manning Johnson
Robeson
Johnson
Gerhart Eisler
Germany
America
Roberson
Jamerican Negroca
Russia
Walter
D-Pa
McSweeney
D-Oho
Moulder
D-Mo
Wood
D-Ga
Thomas W. Young
Norfolk, Va
Journal and Guide
Alvin W. Stokes
Benjamin Schultz
New York
American Jewish League Against
George K. Hunton
Catholic Interracial Council of
Young
Kingsport
Holston River
Hammond Bridge
Johnson City
Clarence Rector
Bradley's
George Presley
Pierson
Jay Taylor
John Penn
Holston Bills
J. O. Light
Colonial Heights
Taylors
Bradley's Bar
Pendy Pond Island
Fight Not Cause for Big Crash in LA Airliner
Civil Aeronautics Board officials say low lying weather and not a fight caused the crash and explosion of an eight passenger airliner that killed 35 and injured 14. Stewardess Charlotte Grenander testified that a punch occurred an hour before the crash in the Santa Susana Mountains north of downtown Los Angeles. She named Frank Conway of Albany New York as the man who struck his seatmate.
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Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Board
Charlotte Grenander
Airllines
Santa Susan Mountains
Frank Conway
Alboany
N. Y
GOP Seeks Fusion Candidate to Oppose O'Dwyer
New York Republicans and minor parties raced to nominate a fusion challenger to Mayor William O'Dwyer after the Democratic incumbent reversed a months long plan to retire. O'Dwyer, backed by the five county Democratic leaders, appears set for the Sept. 18 party primary.
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New York
Rain Floods Creeks and Holston River Rising in Kingsport Area
Persistent rainfall over several days caused extensive flooding of creeks near Kingsport. Harne Creek overflowed its banks near Childers Store with roads and fields submerged, farms under water, and a stalled automobile along Sullivan Gardens. Reedy Creek and nearby streams joined in flooding lowlands and cornfields, with Clover Bottom Farm pastureland and a bridge area also affected. See Rain, Page 3.
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Harne Creek Dens
Sullivan Gardens
Horre Creek
Childrers’ Store
Sullivan Garties
Kingsport Flyingcreek
Clover Bottom Farm
Gibsontown
Four Thousand Miners Idle in Alabama Protest
Four thousand miners at Short Creek and five other TCL mines in Bessemer and nearby areas idled work in protest of ten arrests tied to a beating claim by Thomas A. Warnell of the Short Creek Mine. Warnell, a United Mine Workers member, said the assault occurred Friday night after a three day work week order.
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Bessemer
Ala
Thomas A. Warnell
Short Creek
Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad
Warnell
United Mine Workers
UMW
TCL
Brownie Heads Home From Pool in Rain Gear
Street scene shows a young Brownie in a wet bathing suit with hair dripping, carrying a raincoat and umbrella on her way from Legion pool. Nearby an older boy scouts-like figure adjusts a Western Union sign, and an elderly man on a bus debates politics citing Bible chapters to claim no future Republican president.
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Tiny
Legion Swimming Pool
Young Wan
Boy Scout
Western Union
Vote Fraud Case Heads to Federal Jury in Bourbon County
In Lexington Kentucky the Bourbon County vote fraud case goes to a federal court jury. Defendants E F Prichard Jr 34 and A 3 Funk Jr 27 face conspiracy to forge and vote ballots in last November's election. Officials found 254 forged ballots in several precincts. The jury will decide guilt or innocence while Judge Ford handles any sentence.
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Lexington
Bourbon County
H. Church Ford
E. F. Prichard, Jr
A. 3
Funk, Jr
Lexington Law Partners
Prichard
Washington
Funk
Kentucky
Ford
Victor Brad Stey, Sr
Walter G. Blackburn
Bradley
Amy
Claude Stephens
Big Dock Strike Hits Hawaii Life
A 75 day waterfront strike in Honolulu disrupts daily life but not for all. CIO stevedores demand 32 cents more per hour, while employers offered 12 cents back. Federal workers and military pay continue. court actions unfold over cargo shipments and possible dock seizure. Governor Stainback prepares to call the legislature as talks drag.
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Frank May
Lewers and Cooke
Hawaii
Tan
Federal Civil Service
Army
Navy
Air Force
CIO
Honolulu
Federalcourt
Ingram M. Stainback
Pope Orders Excommunication of Communist Catholics Worldwide
The Vatican, led by Pope Pius XII, issues a sweeping excommunication for Catholics who profess or defend Communist doctrine. The decree targets miltant adherents and those exposed to Communist writings, denying sacraments and church comforts. It marks a major escalation amid prior actions against a Yugoslav archbishop, Mindszenty, and Czechoslovak Catholic Action supporters.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Ais
Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
Alojalje Stepinac
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Catholic Action Society
Czechoslovakia
Vatican
Poland
Europe
France
Italy
Sacred Congregation of the Holy Ofise
Josef Beran
Bulgaria
Rumania
Russia
Vatican Radio
President Calls Out Selfish Interests in Budget Clash
President Truman delivered a national address criticizing selfish interests urging drastic budget cuts and warning they could drive the economy into a ditch. He defended his plan to expand production and avert a slump while noting unemployment rises, opposing Congress and its tax cuts. He said he will drop a proposed tax increase to avoid harming economic health.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Pepper
D-Fila
Agin
Senate
Kingsport Receives Six Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty Two Tax Rebate
Tennessee counties share last batch of sales tax average checks totaling 2 470 352 68 from June revenues. Current list shows Memphis Shelby and Nashville Davidson among largest recipients with amounts like 58 960 for Memphis and 45 193 for Nashville. Kingsport receives 6 082 for Sullivan County portion along with Bristol and Bristol area benefits.
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Nashville
Tenn
Wee Ee Atate
Carter
Davidson
Dyer
Greene
Hamilton
Chattanooga
Barkley
Henry
Knox
Knoxville
Madison
Marshall
Montgomery
Obion
Shelby
Memphis
Sullivan
Bristol
Kingsport
Washington
Solunar Tables Guide By John Alden Knight
Solunar Period schedule from John Alden Knight’s tables guides days for best fishing in good hunting cover. Major and minor periods are shown with Eastern Standard Time references and observed reservoir stages noted for Cherokee and Douglas reservoirs.
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John Alden Knight
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Demos
Negro
Holston Bridge
Johnson City Highway
Walter Taylor
No. 1 Fire Station
Milo Pleraon
Hemlock Bridge
Kingaport
Myrtle Street
Reedy Creek
West Rayine Road
Chernkes Village
Holnton River
Kenneth Huntley
Ellis Binkley
CAB
O'Dwyer
Red Cause
Cherokee Reservoir
Douglas Reservoir
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