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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1945
Page
1
A historic notice lists subscription prices for Weeks By Mail outside of Kentucky Virginia and Tennessee counties 4.00 yearly 6 months 2.00 4 months 1.00 and 5.00 yearly outside area monthly 600 2.76 six months with a biblical quote from Haggai and a patriotic line by Douglas Jerrold.
A Domei dispatch suggests Japan moves toward a totalitarian party while keeping a fiction of free speech. The Diet allows debate but cannot topple the cabinet, as military leaders and industry chiefs largely run policy. The article weighs Japan’s path against Nazi models and notes parliamentary upheaval reflects growing peril.
The piece criticizes the Reconstruction Finance Corp and its director Mr Jones for discretionary loans, noting Congress repeatedly trusted a blank check. It argues the RFC structure is loose and risky and should be reformed to a responsible basis, despite praising overall honesty and profitability during wartime.
Visitors include Mrs Juba Jackson and family from Oak Kikwo Tennessee, Mr and Mrs Gills Harken and children, Frank Dack's kin, and Mr and Mrs Robert Quiller with son Dowming Fork Kentucky, as well as word of Bobby Tear Hell from Vint Tek and a long list of relatives.
The narrative traces Chicago’s rapid growth from a swampy 1830s settlement into a booming 19th century hub. It notes harsh beginnings at the river mouth, early names like Slab Town and Mud Hole of the Prairies, and a surge in population and industry by 1857 with hotels, rail traffic, grain elevators, and wholesale houses. It highlights drainage projects, land sale wealth, a sprawling sewer system, and stark contrasts between palatial riverfront homes and muddy worker hovels, ending with the arrival of Jeff Martin in 1871 and a note that the story continues.
Valley Sunday notes mingle family visits and dances as John Dawkegh of Pour Mil returns with his daughter. Miss Opal Berton visits Tidue with her mother Aere while Marl Kobbies of Burhivoit attends a local event with friends Redeye and Slimpenty. Relatives gathered as Norton receivers and Nathan’s party celebrate a wedding and a funeral march. invitations extend to all. Local officials report injuries from drunks while Nolen Handrickeaw returns to Dayton after a short visit.
Incomplete text shows a football or basketball game summary with references to a player tied to a 38 yard line and a throw for a 48 yard gain. Mentions a team and a field, but many words are garbled, obscuring full names and context.
NEA Washington correspondent Peter Edson surveys the Wallace affair focusing on banking ties around Main and First Streets and the political impact on Henry A Wallace’s prospects as Secretary of Commerce. The piece discusses bank loyalties, creditor ties, and the agricultural department’s expansion under Wallace.
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