14 Aug 1948
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1948
Page
1
A garbled ad lists subscription prices for various regions including Middlesboro Bell County Virginia and Claiborns County Tennessee. Rates show six months at 6.00 and eight months at 1.25 with monthly 0. Outside this area annual 8.00 and local rates 4.00 per month.
The piece argues for a Canadian inquiry into Soviet espionage and endorses a secret commission model, akin to Canada’s approach, to uncover truth without public branding until guilt is proven. It warns against sensationalist congressional tactics and favors independent, high-integrity investigations. It ends by lampooning a Tennessee gubernatorial candidate Roy Acuff as a popular musician-politician.
Wemester Oklahoma was started as a small store at the crossroads of two wells traveled along the Indian Territory roads. The California trail and a Texas road met there, marking a key junction in regional travel and commerce.
Washington bureau columnist Peter Edson analyzes how wartime conspiracy probes expose flaws in the espionage statute. The piece discusses the Smith Act and 1940 espionage law, testifying witnesses, and the risk of convictions lacking clear links between alleged leaks and national defense harm. It notes indictments of 12 U.S. Communist leaders and questions surrounding the Remington case.
Advertisement outlines bids to be received by HL Case Shormas son for construction of a new school facility in Middlesboro Kentucky. Two bid types: material goods and labor, with delivery to the site. The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all bids and urges bidders to review plans and specifications at designated offices.
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