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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1955
Page
1
Washington sources say lawmakers will extend current corporate and excise tax rates for one year delaying large cuts. The plan secures a federal budget deficit estimate around 2.3 billion dollars for the FY begins July 1, with opposition voiced in both parties.
FRANKFORT Kentucky school districts owed 61 482 700 in bonded debt at last June 30. Revenue bonds amounted to 29 882 700 voted bonds 2 196 500 and funding bonds 413 500.172 districts carried revenue bond issues 18 had funding bonds and 29 had voted bonds outstanding. In Bell County totals reached 328 000 with Lone Jack 15 000 Middlesboro 74 000 and Pineville 24 000.
Obituary notices list Mrs PMMA LOBES and several others dying yesterday or recently. Funeral services held at First Christian Church Rose Hill and Chevrolet Baptist Church with multiple officiants. Survivors include sons Charles Hobbs Simupt Hobbs Guy Hobbs and daughters Lucile Neff Vivian Kinnary Iris Looney and others. Burial at Hobbs Cemetery Rest Haven and Middlesboro and Graveside services noted. Additional notices: Bryday Yoakum, Luther Ausmus, Mrs Stanley Wake, Henry Carter of Chevrolet with service plans incomplete.
AM reporting from Campbellsville Kentucky details Marion "Dutch" Smith a father of five receiving blood transfusions at Rosary Hospital. Despite a 50 50 survival chance, Smith remains hopeful as Sister Angelica a hospital technician works long hours to obtain and administer blood. He has received 30 pints so far and doctors expect further treatment.
FRANKFORT KY March 31 Governor Wetherby proclaims Sunday May 8 as Mothers Day and designates May 15 as an American Day, listing Sunny as the celebratory observance in Kentucky.
Chicago reporters note a sweeping pattern of quirky state bills across the nation. Nebraska proposes a bounty for returning beer cans to county clerks to curb roadside litter, part of a broader catalog of unusual reform ideas in shared headlines.
In Maryville Tennessee about midnight a crowd of 230 picketed the Southern Bell Telephone exchange. The building was stoned with windows shattered and an operator narrowly escaped injury when a brick landed in the operating room. Cars were tampered with and fuel additives placed in gas tanks. The mob used a battering ram from a nearby construction site. The violence followed a CIO steel workers and communications workers meeting in nearby Alcoa. Union officials claimed strike breaking and demanded non Maryville residents be dismissed. Mayor Callaway said Maryville police 12 officers could not hold back the crowd and no reinforcement would be summoned unless violence escalates.
The world’s first atomic sailors prepared to publicize how to man a nuclear submarine. The Nautilus docked at its building port as skipper Eugene P Wilkinson and crew met reporters. The Navy arranged the visit a week before publishing two articles by Wilkir of Long Beach. Defense Department policy changes prompt debate on future such disclosures. The 30 million dollar Nautilus has undergone varied trials but details of its nuclear power and capabilities remain off limits.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad ended its freight embargo across 13 states after a workers’ strike crippled operations. Gavin Whisey, assistant to the VP for traffic, says backlog removal and reorganized facilities allow handling of most wayload freight without permits, except livestock and perishables. Previously, priority favored plants and industries dependent on L N.
A concise guide outlining key menu creation points: appearance first, then color, texture, flavor, and staying quality. It also notes considering calorie value to balance health and indulgence. Emphasizes cohesive presentation and reader appeal for diners.
Caribou Maine reports record winter snowfall exceeding 15 feet as residents contend with extreme conditions and ongoing snow removal efforts across the town. Local officials note the historic total and ongoing impact on daily life.
MAYSVILLE Kentucky March 20 James V Phelps a 30 year old draftsman won $10,000 on the radio program Stop the Music He correctly identified The Thunderer March as the jackpot tune Phelps said he has little musical knowledge and does not listen to records on the air He calls it luck rather than skill.
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