Eyes in Back of Head Teacher Recalls Bristol Minister
Rev J P Allen recalled Sullivan County teachers in a Blountville High School pre school meeting. He cited a storied educator with X ray vision, a kind helper who softened his seat, and a pretty mentor. He urged wholesome child guidance and the fourfold development of moral, social, physical, and intellectual growth for every child.
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Virginia Davis
Bristol
Dr. Allen
Sullivan
Eas
Flue-Cured Sale Prices Fall in 1949 Opening Markets
Opening 1949 five Middle Belt markets Durham Henderson Oxford Louisburg and Warrenton reported general averages from 46.50 to 48.75 per hundred pounds with low quality leaf dominates. Last year opening sales reached 4 088 048 pounds at 53.97 and eastern belt markets Aberdeen Carthage Fuquay Varina Sanford and Aulerbe sold 3 549 343 pounds at 47 62. Leaf grades land and nondescript rose 1 to 3 while most delimitations ran 1 to 3 under prior year.
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Raleigh
N. C—P
Durham
Henderson
Osford
Louisburg
Warrenton
Federal State Market News Service
Aberdeen
Carthage
Fuquay- Varina
Sanford
Ailerbe
North Carolina
Robeson to stage Peekskill concert amid protests
Robeson plans a Sunday concert four miles north of Peekskill at Old Hollow Golf Club amid a riot last Saturday and a counter demonstration by fourteen veterans groups who vow a parade to protest communism. Robeson says protection will be provided if troopers stay away.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Paul Robeson
Veterans Groupe
Cortinholt
Robeson
Westchester Committee For Law and Order
Westchester Committee For Law and Order," Which Henceibea Iterlf
Old Hollow Golf Club
Albany
State Capitol
New York
United States
Cortlandt Township
Alan M. Grant, Jr
Sea Rebeson
Greek Army Fights Albania Troopers Near Kroustaloplys
The general staff said Greek forces clashed with regular Albanian troops on Greek soil south of Kroustaloplys as the Ninth Division aimed to block a guerrilla escape route. Greece reported 1 killed and 201 wounded in the engagement.
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Athens
Greece
Albania
Kroustaloplys
Five Percenters Targeted in Government Contract Probe
Washington reports the government moved to curb five percenters amid a Senate probe into improper influence in federal contracting. Acting purchasing chief Jess Larson vowed to phase out middlemen, while decentralizing procurement and direct contracting plans aim to shrink the practice. The inquiry paused for a month as staff review evidence, with future hearings likely focusing on Maj. Gen. Vaughan, anti influence allegations, and campaign contribution chatter linked to officials and associates.
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Washington —m
Hoey
D-Nc
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Jess Larson
Larnon
New
Government Services Administration
Defense
Johnson
Budget
Frank Pace
Ahout
Senate
William Helis
Truman
Harry H. Vaughin
Mundt
R-Sd
McCarthy
R-Wis
Margaret
Helis
Vaughan
Democratic Party
Drew Pearson
Pearson
James P. McGranery
W. T. Burton
Louisiana
Burton
McGranery
Kansas City
Kingsport Times marks 25th anniversary of paper
The Kingsport Times notes the twenty fifth anniversary of the first daily newspaper in Kingsport. The article recalls the milestone mentioned two years ago and highlights a milestone from the local industry. The Borden Mills plant cornerstone ceremony was attended by Governor Austin Peay of Tennessee.
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Kingsport Times
Kingsport
Borden Mills
Austin Peay
Tennessee
Man Climbing Pole for 3 Months Fast to Lose Weight
Percy Caplan a 53 year old from Birmingham plans a 3 month fast atop a six foot pole to shed about 100 pounds. Weighing 340 pounds he begins a week of fasting and will drink lemon juice daily with salt later. He has a radio phone and plans to consult his Chicago physician brother for updates each day.
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Birmingham
Ala
Percy
Percy Caplan
Tarrant
Jay
Peres
Sittle
Gtu
Chicago
Panny
Brewster Slaps At English Setup In Festival Talk
Sen. Owen D. Brewster assails socialization of industry during a Johnson County Bean Festival address in Mountain City. Former RNC chair B. Carroll Reece introduced him as about 3,500 spectators watched Marjorie Lane crowned Bean Festival queen. The story also notes bean crop yields, land planted, and local civic praise.
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Brewster
Mountain City
America
Owen D. Brewster
Johnson County
B. Carroll Reece
Johnson_ City
Sen
Maine
Marjorie Lane
Edward Jones
Tennessee
L. M. Walker, Jr
Virginie
Ballentine
North Carolina
J. C. Rambo
al Beverey
Sen. Brewster
England
East Tennessee
It Will Be In Sundays Paper Times News Feature Plans
Tecumach plans to share views on school days in Bill Maples weekly feature in the Times News Sunday. Next week Maples will compare New York City people with local talks in his weekly letter to the Warrior. Dorothy King pens People Speak while Kingsport residents answer what Kingsport needs most. A Benn Festival feature with Senator Owen Brewster opens Thursday in Mountain City. Jack Kiser returns with Kiser Corner on the sports scene. Sullivan High opens football season next Friday at home vs Elizabethon. The Ciraten get a Sunday sendoff in a four picture layout. Wise County High School football prep pictures begin Sunday with slots on air. Norton and Wise County reporters cover local fairs with advance and progress stories. Carrell Tree reports from Norton on the Wise County fair.
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Tecumach
Bill Maples
Times-News
Maples
New York City
Dorothy King
Dorothy
Brimer
Times- News
Kingsport
Sunday Times-News
Mountain
City
Owen Brewster
Sullivan High
Jim Powell
Flizabethton
Ciraten
Wise County High School
Sam Lawson
Nerhl
Tack Raiders
Ner
Man Charged In Death Of Virginian On Road
Robert McGee a 67 year old man and brother of Town Councilman W F McGee was struck by a vehicle driven by Delmar Lane 27 on the Manville Road near Gate City Virginia He died at Holston Valley Community Hospital after being taken there by ambulance The driver Lane faces drunken driving and manslaughter charges Funeral services for McGee are set for Saturday at 2 pm at First Methodist Church Gate City with Rev N P King and Rev L W Pierce to conduct the service Burial will follow at Holston View Cemetery McGee survived by his wife Linnie Harkleraad McGee three sons Sart Ray and James all of Gate City three daughters Mrs Raymond Johnson of Exeter VA Mrs Bascam Lane and Mrs M T Tipton two brothers L A Metice of Yuma VA and W F McGee of Gate City two sisters Bra M A Veughen and Miss Mary McGee The accident occurred a short distance from his home while he carried a 50 pound sack of feed from a local grocery to his home on the Manville Road
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Davis Gate City
Gate City
Manville Road
Robert McGee
W. F. McGee
C. G. Cunningham
McGee
Delmar Lane
First Methodist
N. P. King
L. W. Pierce
Holston View Cemetery
Lane
Clinton, Tenn
W. L. Daughtery
W. C. Salyer
Cunningham
Carl Peters
Mom Connell
Peter
Julia McGee
Sullivan County
Tenn
Linnie Harkler Aad McGee
Sart
Ray
James McGee
Raymond Johnson
Exeter
Bascam Lane
M. T. Tipton
L. A. Metice
Yuma
Bra
M. A. Veughen
Mary McGee
Florida Manhunt Ends In Death Of Accused Jailbreaker
Florida authorities say John Calvin Russell, 34, wanted for the jail escape and murder of Worman Browne, was shot and killed by officers after a four day manhunt in an orange grove. Bloodhounds, helicopters, and armed deputies tracked him down. Browne was slain in Crystal Beach on August 7.
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Tampa
Fla
John Calvin Russell
Florida
Orange Grove
Insane Hospital
Fim
Bryan Curry
Clearwater
Russell
Worman Browne
Crystal Beach
Browne
Miles Crum
Program For Help To Britain Looms
A tentative plan for aiding Britain out of its financial crisis is expected today after meetings by American British and Canadian officials. They aim to complete an agenda for foreign ministers to discuss next week, focusing on reducing British purchases from the United States and expanding non dollar sales, streamlining American export rules, and easing the 1946 British trade agreement to favor non dollar goods. The plan also calls for boosting American purchases of British Commonwealth tin and rubber and widening U S economic aid to Southeast Asia to ease pressures on Mountain's seater door supply. The involved countries include India Pakistan Burma and Melave.
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Washington
Britain
United States
British Commonwealth
Mvntain
India
Paklatan
Burma
Melave
Street Scenes of Young Clerks in Summer Attire
In the early morning chill, young businessmen in summer weight trousers and shirts head to work. A trio of young people hunt a parking space on Broad Street near the station, finally securing a vacancy as they circle the area. One tucks into the spot while they hurry away. A man hums a tune to steady nerves and ease his ulcers as he explains his effort.
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Broad Street
Unsettled Heresy Battle Rages Over Salvation Doctrine
Boston hierarchy and the Rev Leonard Feeney led Roman Catholic opposition to non Catholics being saved. Vatican ruling upheld Archbishop Cushing and faulted Feeney. The controversy, involving St Benedict’s Center, continued despite interdict and archdiocesan response in The Pilat. Feeney faced canonical discipline while the Legion’s 1950 convention advanced with George N. Craig named national commander.
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Seston
Boston
Vatican
Richard J. Cushing
Cushing
Pilat
Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
Leonard J. Feeney
Leonard J. Feeney, & J
St. Benedict's Center
Fr. Feeney
Sacred Congregation
County Schools Not Closing Monday Labor Day Correction
The Times News retracts a Thursday item. County schools will not close for Labor Day. Kingsport city schools will be closed, but county students will start the new fall term Monday morning after registering Friday.
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The
Times-News
Kingsport
Wedding Was Fine But Kiss Was Short Bearded
Fort Lewis wedding ends with bride Verna Gregory 22 and groom Sergeant Kurtzhal 28 from San Francisco. Bride insisted beard be shaved within two weeks, but Kurtzhal kept it for the ceremony and reception. Brig. Gen. Fox noted whiskers resisted removal, yet honored the bride who persuaded him to drop the beard as a token.
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Kurtzhel
Miss Gregory
Madigan General Hospital
Kurtzhal
Casing
Italy
C. Lyn Fox
Scientist Claims Ancient Yuma Site Unearthed Near Cody
Dr Loren Riseley of the University of Pennsylvania reports a primitive hunter camp near Cody Wyoming dating 5 000 to 12 000 years before Christ. The 600 square foot Sage Creek terrace yielded tools weapons and food remains buried under 10 inches of desert sand. No human bones were found but Yuma points and lance tips indicate pre conquest nomadic culture.
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Art Everett
New York
American West
Christ
Cody
Wyo
Loren Riseley
University of Pennsylvania
Wyoming
Yuma
New World
Hiseley
Sage Creek
Cady
High Plaine
Weem
Eiseley Mit
Ieetey
Aid
Kentucky News Briefs Touch Polio Toll And Local Events
The Associated Press reports Kentucky's polio cases total 318 with 11 new ones recorded by the State Department of Health. Louisville reports the Regional Blood Center has more rare blood than common types. Louisville Gas and ElectricCo probes purchase of Brandenburg distribution system and a 66,000 volt line from Kentucky Utilities. The line runs from Beargrass to the Jefferso n-Shelby line. Louisville Deputy Coroner John Fox says 48 year old window washer William Byrne died after a faulty safety belt failed due to sweat and wear. Richmond sees former State Representative E Newt Todd die at 76 after long illness. he served one term and had been Chief Highway Administrator under Governor Melish.
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Kentucky
State Department of Health
Louisville
Louisville Gas and Electric Company
Brandenburg, Ky
Kentucky Utilities Company
Beargrass
River Road
Jefferson-Shelby County
Loutaville
John Fox
William Byrne
Byrne
Ruchmond
E. Newt Todd
Lexington
William J. Melis
Solunar Tables From John Alden Knight’s Melunar Guide
The article presents Gelunar period schedules from John Alden Knight’s Melunar Tables for planning fishing and hunting. Major periods appear in bold with start times and lengths about two hours, while minor periods run shorter under regualr type. An observed water level reading at Cherokee Reservoir dam at 6 a m Friday registered 1063.0 feet MSL and at Douglas Reservoir dam 10 a m 9064 feet.
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John Alden Knight
Cherokee
Douglas Reservoir
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