Government Mountaineer Battle Over Park Land
In Knoxville Tennessee on August 28 a preliminary hearing began for Pharis Trentham accused of trespassing on federal lands in the Great Smoky Mountains. Trentham claims Elkmont land inherited with his brothers while the government says the land came from his late father. He built a fence and vows to plant turnips on park land set aside for mountain flowers as the court considers ownership in a trespass case.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Flowers
Pharis Trentham
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mouuineer
Uncle Sam
Elkmont
Trentham
Govrnment
Park Service
Peace Advocate Disrupts Maryland Legion Meeting
A Wichita peace advocate, Woody Hockaday, interrupted the Maryland American Legion convention in Baltimore by scattering feathers over diners. He was restrained as others acted, with Frank E. Samuel and Col. Amos W. Woodson among those reacting. Police removed a man who grabbed the protester by the ears.
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Baltimore
Woody Hockaday
Wichita
Maryland Merican Legion
Hockaday
Frank E. Samuel
Indianpolis
National Legion Adjutant
Amos W. W. Woods
St. John’s Colexe
Prohibition
Hockaday Escapes From Washington Hospital
Hockaday escaped from a Washington hospital where he had been confined for observation after previously staging a feather raid at the war department.
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Hockaday
Washington Hospital
War Department
Burrus Memorial Hospital Completes 7000 Worth Of Improvements
Burrus Memorial Hospital announces 7000 in improvements and repairs enhancing its status as a leading local institution. The emergency room is fully equipped and repainted, a new X ray machine installed in the urology room, and a new entrance with loading platform added. A fire sprinkler system covers all rooms.
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Burrus Memorial Hospital
Halley’s Comet Traced Back to 240 B C
A concise note links Halley’s comet to the year 240 B C while a separate remark states there is no exact scientific definition of an intoxicating drink.
Jeffersonian Democrats form Tennessee organization
In Nashville on August 28 a group calling themselves Jeffersonian Democrats organized a state group with the aim to defeat President Roosevelt in the November election. Fitzgerald Hall led the organizing committee with Joel Anderson, E. C. Tompkins, Mrs J B Henderson, and John E. Edgerton noting a potential 100000 Jeffersonian Democrats in Tennessee.
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Nashville
Tenn
Roosevelt
Fitzgerald Hall
Nashville, St. Louis and Chattanooga Railway
Joel Anderson
Knoxville
E. C. Tompkins
Burlington Burs Face Tough Time
Burlington Mayor Earl B. Horner ordered a townwide patrol roundup of loafers to curb vagrancy. He defined as vagrants those subsisting without visible support who cannot find work and said residents must take relief jobs or relocate to seek work on county roads.
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Burlington
Earl B. Horner
Alamance County
Horner
Spanish Ambassador to London Resigns Quietly
The Spanish ambassador to London Lopez Olivan resigned today Aug 28. He offered no comment on the action.
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London
Lopez Olivan
Teachers' body condemns Hearst as fascist opponent
The American Federation of Teachers adopted a strong resolution at its Philadelphia convention, forming committees to boycott Hearst newspapers and other outlets under his control. It denounces William Randolph Hearst as a jingoist and enemy of academic freedom, urging action against aligned candidates.
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New York
Jerome Davis
American Federation of Teachers
William Randolph Hearst
Davis
Hearst
Federation
Philadelphia
Yale Divinity School
United States
Market trading slows after morning gains in early session
The transcript notes a mixed session where initial advances in several sectors faded as the day progressed. Carrier issues caused a brief resume in climbs, followed by a slower pace across steel utilities oils motors and other industries.
Cotton Growing In Philippines Is Termed Success
Manila reports cotton growing in the Philippines, started three years ago, is a success. The Bureau of Agriculture and Commerce estimates the 1936 crop at 1 000 tons, up from 640 tons the previous year.
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Philippines
Manila
P. IL
Bureau of Agriculture and Commerce
Horse Stealing Puzzles Winston-Salem Police
Police face a puzzling string of horse thefts in Winston-Salem with three incidents this week. One horse stolen from the city barn was recovered then stolen again the same night. another was recovered. a third pony was taken from a Negro boy's property.
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Winston-Salem
High Point Spinning Mills Receives Charter
The High Point Spinning Mills were granted a charter of incorporation by Secretary of State Stacey W. Wade. The firm is authorized to manufacture cotton fabrics and other fibrous substances with a capital stock of 100000 dollars, and 300 dollars subscribed by George J. Johnson Horace B Haworth and Owen Reese, all of High Point.
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Raleigh
High Point Spinning Mills
Stacey W. Wade
George J. Johnson
Horace 8. Haworth
Owen Reese
High Point
Voliva Rites Scheduled After Duram Hotel Fall
Funeral services for J. Fred Voliva will be held at his parents' home in Belhaven Saturday at 3 PM. Widely known former resident of the city, Voliva died from injuries after a fall from a hotel in Duram yesterday morning. Attendees from the city are expected.
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J. Fred Voliva
Belhaven
Voliva
Staubtagtes Duke
Duram
Trend Irregular On Stock Market
New York August twenty eighth profit takers dominated trading as the stock market struggled to hold gains. Investors sold late in the session amid mixed earnings and cautious outlooks.
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New York
Rail traffic slows as grain shipments dip and bonds rise
The report notes only a small contraseasonal drop in last week’s freight loadings due to lower grain shipments. Transportation stocks show optimism on earnings while bonds improve and futures hit new highs amid mixed community signals.
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