19 May 1943
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1943
Page
1
Reports from Stockholm and Berlin describe German officials clamping tight censorship on the extent of damage and casualties from floods triggered by bombed dams. Observers say hundreds drowned and towns flooded while power and factories suffered, with emergency measures declared in affected areas.
Soviet dispatches report German air forces shifting from Crimean airfields to reinforce exhausted units. The Red Star claims 930 enemy planes destroyed May 28 week, and 70 more May 1 to 16. Russian pilots claim downing 20 German planes in three days as fighting remains intense along the Kuban and northern Novorossiysk corridors, with German attempts to breach Red defenses at Lark and Kurhan river areas repulsed. Gibraltar freighters cited as damaged Allied ships reaching safety.
The article covers TVA’s 10th anniversary celebrations with remarks by Gov. Cooper and TVA leaders. Lilienthal and Director Pope praise the authority’s progress, stressing its role in regional development, water resources, and power. The speech highlights democratic goals, farmer collaboration, and economic gains for the Tennessee Valley.
The nation’s coal dispute rests with a three member War Labor Board fact finding panel. A full board decision is due by May 31 under an extended contract. United Mine Workers led by John L Lewis remain opposed to the board’s jurisdiction and refuse representation. Secretary Ickes insists any settlement must win War Labor Board approval. In Pennsylvania miners walk out near Tolastown and others strike, idleing around 2,750 workers.
A hard pressed conference committee to merge House and Senate tax bills faces pressure to deliver a pay as you go plan acceptable to House Senate and the president. Chairman George of the Senate Finance Committee warns a delay could push any bill to next year. Talks consider a 75 percent cutoff with 25 percent paid over two years, opposing a 109 percent abatement. The first joint session is set for tomorrow.
Ensign Florrie Sissi leads a SPAR party to the Kingsport Navy Recruiting Office for a day of interviews. A yeoman and naval nurse will interview applicants, assess aptitude, and conduct preliminary physicals around the morning visit, per Chief BR. R. Watson.
U S Navy reports American pincers closed on Attu Island with Japanese forces retreating toward a last ditch stand. Forces from Holtz Bay and Masacre Bay advanced, clearing a pass and capturing anti aircraft guns, while main Japanese positions remained at Holtz Bay and Chichagot harbor.
The UN Food Conference in Hot Springs Virginia opened amid optimism and realism. President Roosevelt's message affirmed freedom from want and universal daily bread, with Judge Marvin Jones stressing global cooperation to make the next century the people's century and to translate surpluses into food for hungry mouths.
A grocer surrendered 19 coffee stamps to police after failing to replace stamps taken from losses when confronted by an enforcement officer. The stamps were lured to the city officer on Tuesday morning as the rationing board chief clerk announced. The board had advised calling police for assistance. the grocer had a chance to replace the stamps but did not. An air raid alarm was sounded in Bucharest last night, per Budvahosh radio, with no details given.
In Blountville the circuit court heard the bigamy case of Albert Rosenbaum, a Bristol youth, charged with lacking consent. Judge Shelbourne Ferguson presided as the trial continued from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday morning.
Cobyns Bennett high school Beta Club sponsors a third Victory Show Thursday at 1 PM in the auditorium. War stamps fund admission with purple seats for $1000 bonds. the group targets $30,000 for the year, having surpassed $27,000 so far. Featured performers include Dr I P Inhusion, Dr Join C Patty, Mrs Z L Priza, Sara Prior, George Naff, Paul Overbay, Mrs Max Y Parker, Charlane Wright and others.
Five soldiers identified after a river crossing disaster during the Second Army maneuvers in Middle Tennessee. Names include Corp. Edward W. Osiura and Pvt. James P. Vassalli Jr with next of kin listed. a fifth body recovered unident ified. A sixth man remains missing amid the Cu nard river incident near Cole's Ferry. Memphis correspondent notes Justice DeHaven's grave condition after surgery with little recovery expected.
A fragmentary report from the OCU meat investigation committee proposes raising the wynota for Kingsport slaughter to address local meat labor needs. The proposal was sent to the Office of Price Administration in Atlanta for Civilian Defense figures and wartime rationing implications.
An inquest was conducted into the death of a man found dead near Bristol. Coroner W. Bat gardner and Deputy Sheriff noted a broken neck likely caused by a fall or injury. Police Chief W. J. Rogers provided details of the scene as investigators pieced together the events surrounding the death. Surviving relatives include a widow and several children.
Allied forces struck at German transport hubs and Italian targets in a broad daylight assault. Bombers and fighter units disrupted the Ruhr and Weser valleys while raids on Sicily and Pentelleria damaged docks and harbor facilities. The strikes followed weeks of precision attacks on German industrial and military targets.
Stockholm reports German leaders shift to the Maginot Line strategy as invasion threats rise. German war reporters trumpet an Atlantic wall from Norway to France, claiming superior strength and depth while showing photos for propaganda. They accuse the West Wall’s weaknesses and describe fortifications blocking interiors and doorways to hinder attackers, amid doubt over enduring UN assault.
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