07 Jun 1947
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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1947
Page
1
Fragmentary text lists mail rates by region and period, with unclear place names and amounts. Includes quoted religious verses and a misread watermark style, showing disjointed postal fee figures and a misaligned author note.
The piece notes a wartime and postwar diaper shortage blamed on price controls and increased birth rates. It cites 1946 with 3,500,000 babies born, predicting production will lag demand for about six months and that diapers remain scarce while mills shift to different fabrics.
A Paris newspaper reports calls for Petain’s release from prison after a year in custody. The Wrench Academy, France’s clergy, and the US secretary of state are cited supporting the idea. The piece notes Petain’s hero status before turning toward fascist sympathies and betrayal, questioning current thoughts about punishment versus imprisonment.
A damaged letter to John I Lawis Tran Lacs Union No 4261 from Kelletan Kentucky Union No 3281 urges wage increases and shorter work week. It references daily hours, weekly meals, and a one time raise request. Signed by Bee and local union members in Betheland Kentucky.
Middlerboro June records show the Legion Auxiliary thanking donors and noting local aid efforts for the wounded. The piece mentions the group’s financial support to hospitals and distribution of proceeds from a daily sale, with emphasis on community relief and veteran care.
A fragmented note thanks volunteers including Virganin D. Chambers and the Amerivay Leyign Auxthiay for their help in a welfare project. The message expresses appreciation to those who contributed to the collaboration and assistance efforts.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a mosaic of names and phrases around Solomon, Salamon, and Solomons, with scattered references to West Te, Ming tein Attings, and a love tale. The text meanders through mock dialogue, sensory images, and stray terms, lacking coherent narrative and readable structure.
Fragmentary OCR from a Titus chapter reading stresses sobriety temperance and piety. It urges older men to be sober and reputable, younger women to be reverent and obedient, and servants to be faithful. The passage highlights redemption, divine grace, and the appearing of Christ as guiding values.
In Kitts Kentucky Sam 6 Mia Uliao White wife of William Cape White age killed in a mine disaster. The tragedy occurred after her husband died in a separate incident at Clover Pork Coat Company where retirement plans were announced. Also killed was Charlie William a 48 year old Black man in the same accident.
Deputy county court clerk Toe Kelly stated 1,300 residents registered in Marian by June 6, closing June 3, more than double the previous registration. The report reflects countywide efforts to finalize rolls.
The column catalogs U S leaders and official statements from Moscow to Washington opposing any separate peace with Germany. It cites Roosevelt Truman Hill Byrnes Vandenberg Marshall and others, stressing united actions for postwar peace and the danger of treaty-by-treaty settlements undermining broad objectives. It notes declarations from the United Nations and Moscow and quotes Truman and Byrnes on maintaining principle and avoiding isolationism.
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