Death and funeral notices Elizabethton split
Mrs. R A May aged 77 died at her daughter's home after a lingering illness. She leaves a husband, three daughters and five sons, with 39 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be at the Shelburne home and Mountain View Cemetery, with multiple relatives among the survivors listed. Burial at Mountain View Cemetery follows. The body returned to the home from Roy Hathaway Funeral Home. Also noted are funeral plans for Dorchester and Dorchester area deaths, with details of survivors and service arrangements, including church affiliations and cemeteries.
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Elizabethton
Spl
R.A. May
Bmirs
W. H. Shelburne
Aingeringness
North Carolina
Mra. May
Mra Shelburne
R.A. Milam
Kingsport
Methodist Church
R. A May
Newland
N. C
Mra
J. A. Trimble
Avondale
Elbert Myers
R. D. May
Elixabethton
D. E. May
Fred H. May
Hill May
Newport
Dele
John May
Gettysburg
Joe Barlow
Emmett Barlow
Fenn
Luther Barlow
Georgetown
Ohio
Alex Wilson
T.C. Wilson
Tenn
Roby Barlow
John Barlow
Irarde
Tenn. H
W. A. Shelburne
West H Street
Fred Smith
Mountain View Cemetery
Mountain City
R. A. Brown
Weat H Street
Roy Hathaway
Betty Jo
Elain
Janet
Ann Carpenter
Bugh
Kermit Hammond
Fain
J. H. Gardner
Margaret Gardner
Birdie Garry
Teo
First Baptist
Glenn Lippas
Une
Ben A. Blarnini
Hurt
Sullivan Street
Emmett Starnes
Carl Akard
Earl Caatie
Jim Fogleman
al Agett
Jim Pendleton
J Ezra Grazier
Hamlett-Dobson
Bids Open for Sullivan County School Transportation
Blountville officials announced bids for all Sullivan County school transportation for the upcoming year and bids for supplying non to all schools will be opened at 7 p m on Friday in the courthouse. A separate bid for building a new Miller Perry School to replace the burned structure will be opened July 4. Akard urged timely bids to present figures to the County Court on July 4.
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Blountville
J. Craft Akard
Hida
Sullivan County
Connes
Bia
Akard
Miller- Perry
Cont Figares
Sullivan County Jail Escapee Caught Returned
Sullivan County jail escapee James A Mason 23 of Norton Virginia was arrested in Cumberland Kentucky on a larceny charge and returned to Sullivan County by Patrolmen W Burchfeld and Paul Fleming. Mason escaped with five others weeks ago and faces auto burglary and grand larceny charges in circuit court.
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J. Chartres
Sullivan County
James A. Mason
Norton
Mason
Cumberland
Stil Sald
Burchfeld
Paul Fleming
Xavier Cugat to Face Big Surprise on Return Home
Xavier Cugat's ex wife Carmen Castillo sought 32400 back alimony and an accounting in a divorce suit filed after she charged a 1546 settlement required 17 percent of his net income plus 400 a week when he left the U S or Canada. She alleges he fell behind on payments since departing the country. Cugat is now married to Lorraine Allan.
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Los Angeles
Xavier Cugat
Cugatle
Lorraine Allan
Skies and Commodities Note May Read Like Broadcast
A fragmented sky chart lists celestial details with planets Arcturus Altair and Venus and an uneven inset about a tomato filling. A stray recipe fragment mentions mixing hard boiled eggs with anchovies mayonnaise cucumber pepper and celery.
Two Armed Men Escape With 19000 Payroll
Two armed men robbed Wells Fargo Express Co. guards on the Columbia University campus and fled with a $19,000 payroll as a university security officer pursued the getaway car. A woman, Anne Manfredi of Woodridge New Jersey, alerted authorities.
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New York
Columbia University
Wells Fargo Express Co
University Hall
Anne Manfredi
Woodridge
N. J
Old Kentucky Feud Revived Amid Shootings in Lexington
A 36 year old Kentucky woman Mrs. Reetha Hatfield Hooker and her son were shot and seriously wounded Tuesday near Mrs. Hooker’s home. Lawrence Hatfield, a former marriage relative, is a descendant of the Hatfield clan in the famous Kentucky feud with the McCoys. Mrs. Hooker and Hatfield are in good condition at University Hospital. Police found Chatiin Moran of Raphine Virginia in a back yard near the home.
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Baltimore
Kentucky
Reetha Hatfield Hooker
Lawrence Hatfield
McCoy
Hooker
Hatfield
Proprietor Bob Woods Manshop Chooses Kingsport Site
Bob Woods plans a display only opening Thursday at his new store in Center-Keystone Building Kingsport after leaving his old Robert P Woods manshop in Ville Penn. Woods, a retired Presbyterian minister, ran the men’s shop 11 years before closing in September 1947 and traveling since. Howard Spetshouse, a Kingsport native, will assist, having worked in Asheville Jacksonville and Atlanta after leaving Kingsport two years ago.
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Kingsport
Bob Woods
Manshop
Aca
Cory
Agape Trasks
Ville
Penn
New Center-Kiey
Robert P
Teachers Warned Against Communist Influence in Schools
A state commission urged excluding Communist Party members from teaching, arguing their allegiance erodes personal thought and jeopardizes freedom in American education. It warned about publishing or teaching materials that praise other countries, saying such content risks banning from classrooms and libraries.
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Communist Party
United States
Coal Contract Changes Threaten Miner Strikes and Safety Bill
The article notes proposed contract changes removing the able and willing clause and memorial dead provisions, risking fines for unauthorized walkouts. Miners hint at trading the wage clause for federal mine safety bill support, while operators seek changes. It also covers wage differentials fading since 1840 and a local RCA dance postponement. In Virginia, crops suffer from a three week drought threatening potatoes if not rain resumes soon.
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Congress
Erection Plans for Negro School and Remodels Discussed
Allen N. Dryden announced completion plans for the new Negro School and remodels at Dobyns Bennett High and the Junior High. Finances remain the main issue as bond funds and prior allocations fall short, with bids opened for equipment and paving contracts and city projects advancing pending cash arrangements.
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Dobyns-Bennett High School
Allen N. Dryden
Elton
Nealdo
Dokyns- Bennett
Chemcity Radio Electric Supply Company of
Knoxville
International Business Machines of
Kingaport
Highland Products Company
Wesco Paving Company
East Market
Cherokee
Main
Cumberland Street
Bloomingdale Road
Wesco
Bloomingdale
Construction Materials Laboratory of
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Garden Drive
Fineola J Avenue
Prospect Drive
Bellevue Avenue
Sullivan Street
Sevier Terrace
Baller Road
Bellvue Avenue
J. ©. Istey
Market Street
Shelby
Gate City Highway
Jackson Street
Ravine Road
Valley Street
Morningside Circle
Main Street
Charlemont
iBoong
Myrtle Streets
Walnut Avenue
Coe Sullivan
Wley
Broad
Commerce Streets
Market
Lee Sehnol
Board
Berlin Talks Pivot to German and Austrian Peace Treaties
Ministers plan to shift after Berlin talks to peace treaties for Germany and Austria. Vishinsky notes Vienna as a liberated capital differs from Berlin, while Acheson counters the idea of reparations via ex German property. Austrian Foreign Minister Gruber presses for troop evacuation after four years of occupation.
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Berlin
Germany
Viahinsky
Vienna
Acheson
Vishinsky
Austria
Kurt Gruber
Robert Schuman
Gates Testimony on Fifth Amendment Jeopardy and War Funding
Judge Medina questions Gates about self incrimination and privilege under the Fifth Amendment. Gates answers that recalling responses could incriminate him and degrade him, then says he cannot recall after a long series of questions. He testifies funds from Youngstown paid his passage to Spain to fight in the Civil War and that he contributed to the funds.
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Medina
Gates
MacGohey
Youngstown
Spain
Bank executive tied to Kingsport firms and hospital board
Kingsport business leader, former superintendent of American Spinning in Greenville, D. C., serves as vice president and general manager of Borden Mills and sits on the Kingsport Chamber of Commerce and Holston Valley Community Hospital boards. He attends First Baptist Church and the Kingsport Rotary Club. home at 1408 Watauga Street. A novel coffee cannister uses a plastic top and knob to measure coffee in single cups.
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Alresta
Wenelige Authority
Ieetor Riehard
Bolteswaldtta
Yadkin Street
Acheo Gym Naalims
Election Commission
Harris Avenue
Watauga Street
Spruce Street
Central Fire Hall
Kingsport
Market Street
Felix Signs, Inc
Clay and
Shelby Streets
D. W. Moulton
Clay
Shelby
Charles T. Herndon
Menant
American Spinning Company
Greenville
D. C
Borden Mills
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R. A. May
James Hamilton
Dorchester
James
Keema
Hamilton
Needmore
Washington
Gale Roberts
Does
Midwest
Carla Bistrom
Allen G. Hartman
St. Paul
Joe P. Gardner
Jos P. Gardner
Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Gardner
Maple Street
Minneapolis
Arthur Bistrom
West Point
Neb
Mandan
N. D
Gulf
Clyde Bridwell
Sarnes P.O
Backer Bros. Flowers
Charlamost
Wateuss
Wlowar
Groseclose
Kingsports
Mara
Perannahtcod Service
E. Boyd, Sr
Dale & Phoss
Bennett & Edwards
Pullatoon
Arsturus
Altair
Venus
Saturn
Dante
Bob Woods Manshop
RCA
Reserve Officers’ Association
Naval Armory
Virginia
Patricia Ball
Hollywood
Patricia
Civic Auditorium
the Black Mask
Henry Harrell
Lee Fields
Johnny Srookfield
Sawdust
Bill Sez
Clinchfield Supply Company, Inc
Hanna
Id Prem Udr Ate l Mets Ok
Tthe Board
Kingsport Preas, Inc
Air Force
Kingapart Housing Authority
Walnut and
Dale
Fuller
Ag S
Whola
East Tennessee
Cleveland
Tennessee
Acta
Orble
Fleenor
Atate Farm
Gardner Equipment CO
Sullivanal
Orkin
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Bella
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Atlanta
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Charleston
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Detroit
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Imeream
Leatith
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