16 Apr 1936
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1936
Page
1
A campaign flare erupts as Democrats accuse the 6 0 P farm plan of being copied from the New Deal. Farley names Hoover Landon and the American Liberty League, asserting Republicans have adopted administration policy while outlining primary results and anticipated re election prospects.
Tennessee fair and slightly cool tonight with a potential front Friday. Virginia fair but cool. Kentucky fair with a colder east section tonight and Friday. North Carolina cloudy and much colder with possible scattered precipitation. Friday generally fair, in the Piedmont and southern central portions.
Exonerated of the Lindbergh kidnapping murder, disbarred lawyer Paul H. Wendel remained jailed in Mercer county as authorities consider a kidnap warrant from Hunterdon county. The Mercer jury ruled No bill. Hunterdon grand jury has not yet acted on Mrs. Anna Hauptmann’s charge that Bruno Hauptmann’s associate Weirsler kidnapped the infant. Prosecutor Haunck indicated the case would go to a jury when an investigation indicts. Wendel’s bond status and possible travel to assist in an inquiry were discussed.
President Grove Patterson of the American Society of News Paper Editors denounces Senator Black's Senate lobby committee for subpoenas of telegrams. He defends press freedom, criticizes the Roosevelt administration, and warns against invasion of private messages and citizens’ rights. Continues on page ten.
Governor Eugene Talmadge weighs four paths after the Georgia Democratic primary call for June 3. He could enter the presidential race to challenge President Roosevelt, run for the United States Senate against Richard B. Russell Jr, seek another term if a constitutional amendment extends the term to four years, or retire from politics for a decade before challenging Senator Walter F. George in 1938. The governor said he is busy with state affairs and will decide after Georgia votes.
Unclear reports say a miner, Anthous Denavixe, blew himself up near Buttonwood coal mine as investigators pursue a possible link to the Easter Gift bombing that killed multiple people in Wilkes-Barre Wyoming Valley. State police question Breslau residents as probe widens. Death toll includes Thomas Maloury Sr and Miss Gallagher. four bombs intercepted.
Sally Rand, famed peekaboo dancer, faced bees during a San Diego exposition performance. She refused to stop dancing despite stings and jeers from picketers and rowdies. Rand affirmed the show would go on, noting she was stung but not seriously harmed.
Rockwood Tennessee April reports a quiet front as hosiery mill operations resumed for a fourth day. Pickers fewer, nonstriking workers entered the mill yard while deputy guards collected root oils scattered at gate areas. Officials promised fair treatment and no more tear gas or arrests if violence did not recur. A newly formed local unit of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers was expected to arrive soon. Ten arrested strikers and sympathizers face preliminary hearings Saturday before Justice of the Peace J. D. Ward. State labor authorities termed talks friendly but said no concessions likely for several days.
British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden arrived in Geneva for a League of Nations conciliation committee meeting to probe whether Italy would offer an early armistice and peace in Ethiopia. Eden and French officials sought swift progress while withholding any new sanctions until peace prospects clarified.
Mrs Dorothy Waddingham a 34 year old mother of five died on the gallows at Winson Green prison Birmingham as police guarded a May protest led by Violet Van der Rist against capital punishment. Home Secretary Sir John Simon denied clemency after appeals. The case sparked a wave of protest across Britain with widespread press commentary on the crime and mercy suggestions.
Davenport Iowa April 16 in a brilliant ceremony the Rev William L Adrian was to be elevated from priest of a small Iowa parish to Bishop of Nashville with Catholic jurisdiction over Tennessee. He spoke of being surprised by selection and recalled balancing parish duties with coaching St Bridget s Victor.
President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the new interior department building as part of a pledge to conserve national resources. Secretary Ickes lauded as a top conservationist, with cabinet members and officials witnessing the ceremony and a ceremonial inclusion of symbolical items in the foundation. The event traced the department from 1849 and underscored a renewed national policy of conservation.
In Bartow Florida April 16 a 108 witness session opens in a high profile case against R G Tittsworth former Tampa police chief and six ex officers accused of kidnapping in the flogging of three Socialist Isbor organizers last November One victim died The trial aims to determine if officers acted without authority while detaining and abusing the men and a juror panel is sought with concerns over Communist influence noted during questioning
Kansas City April reports from the American Chemical Society note a link between sulfur jags in the body and arthritis. Researchers Sullivan and Hees of Georgetown’s Chemo Medical Research Lab tied fingernail and hair sulfur to cystine levels, finding lower sulfur in nails among rheumatic patients. They report small improvements in swelling pain and well being with treatments that boost sulfur intake.
A dispatch reports Italy pressing toward Addis Ababa as Ethiopian resistance remains, with fascist sources claiming only about 1,000 fighters stand between Milan’s column and the Ethiopian capital. London and Rome discuss armistice terms while Britain, France, and others brace for broader security shifts as tensions rise in the Mediterranean.
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