24 Dec 1938
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1938
Page
1
The Daily News outlines subscription figures for carriers and mail. Rates listed include 15 cents weekly, 2.40 dollars yearly in Bell and Lee counties and Claiborne County, and 4 dollars yearly outside the area, with six month options at 2.26 dollars.
Markets show steady to higher activity with 7,000 sheep and 1,000 cattle in Cincinnati. Prices move across weights with average cattle around 6 to 9 dollars, top lambs near 12 dollars, heavy hogs around 6 to 7.50, and notable variability in heifers and cows. Stronger demand for good rates, and frequent references to weights and regional shipments.
Residents of Mileshoro faced a small crowd as Mr. Knipp and Coe led a curious local event. A half dozen people, wearing veers, observed a Christmas spit and yule plow as a town scene unfolded in the morning.
A fragmented diary style scene unfolds in a dim salon filled with silver and black decor. A visitor describes uncanny furniture, oblique lighting, a corridor linking to a bedroom, and a chilling ritual whispered by Mrs Greely about a later appointment and “treatment.”
Read like a sensational diary entry, the fragment portrays a pale dominant figure directing a young woman named Eliza and a stern horse keeper discussing an unsettling visit. The narrator notes eerie height, porcelain lips, and a menacing gaze amid a tense confrontation.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a gate, a punt, mediation, and red pane in Ways Street near Mt. Tig. It references possible location items and unclear names, with no coherent event or clear entities to anchor a full card.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases about a tragedy and named entities unclear. The readable portions suggest a local notice or brief item, but no coherent events, dates, or organizations are established for a definite summary.
City council debates a proposed silent sales market, weighing vendor rights against neighborhood disruption. Officials consider licensing, hours, and safety rules as residents express concerns about traffic and crowding near schools and transit hubs.
Sealed proposals for the improvement of a major sewer system will be received by the City of Middlesboro Kentucky until 3:00 PM local time. Bids will be publicly opened and read. Requirements include a certified check or bid bond for five percent of bid. The city reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities.
Fragmentary text notes years ago Thomas Chester Wats became official Saint Cla children of Vitale West Carrefl parish town. The passage references a present day procedure for the abl nay.
Japanese interests purchased the British Broadway Mansions apartment house, a tall building east of Snez. The price was 6,000,000 yuan about 1,020,000 dollars. It was believed the building would be used as an expansive lead.
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