Kingsport Launches Citywide Clean Up Paint Up Week
Kingsport officials civic groups students and residents back a weeklong campaign to clean streets yards and alleys. The effort led by the Fire Department and Public Welfare aims to make Kingsport among the South’s cleanest cities with daily routes targeting specific neighborhoods and districts.
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Department of Public Welfare
Shelburne Ferguson
Vity
Worden Mill Village
Bale Stress
Poplar
Boone and All Rejacent Shree Sevier Porrace
Saple Street
Walnut
Uiale
Cristal Boulevard
Mertl
Cherry
Weert
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CTVIC
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Tennessee
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May Oust Purvis Over Dillinger Raid Fallout in Mercer
Mercer Wisconsin residents sign petitions to suspend Melvin H. Purvis, head of the Division of Investigation, citing the deadly shooting of three locals during a federal raid on the Spider Lake hideout of John Dillinger. Dillinger and his gang escaped during the gun battle.
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Mercer
Wis
Melvin H. Purvis
Division of Investigation
Federal Department, of Justice
John Dillinger
Indiana
Spider Lake
Dillinger
Seavers Treated for Isdine Poison
Seavers of Church Street was brought to the Maysh Cline Infirmary Sunday about 7:00 p m believed to be suffering iodine poisoning. An examination by physicians failed to find any poison in his system and he was discharged yesterday after recovery.
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Seavers
Church
Weather notes for Tennessee and Virginia brief forecast
Tennessee fair and warmer Sunday and Monday with fair conditions in most areas. central sections may see rain. Virginia shows showers Sunday and likely Monday with slightly warmer temperatures. Fragmentary data mention prior temperatures and daily readings, with notes on rainfall and comparisons to prior year.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Tariff bill may gain Senate approval
Senate leaders say enough votes exist to pass the Roosevelt tariff bill and reject Republican amendments. Democrats report four solid supporters with several unsure, while Republicans may offer two to three defections. Party conference aims to push the measure quickly to honor Roosevelt’s desire for early adjournment and boost foreign trade.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
United States
Tugwell urges continuance of farm programs
Dr. Rexford G. Tugwell assistant secretary of agriculture told the New York State Bankers Association that the key difference this administration makes is between task and action. He warned that past secretaries noted surplus farm products yet only persuasion. Roosevelt chose systemic action to curb overproduction and align supply with demand.
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Buffalo
Rexford G. Tugwell
New York State Bankers Association
Roosevelt
Tryde
Harriman Hosiery Mills Denied Signing Agreement
The Harriman Hosiery Mills refused to sign an agreement with the United Textile Workers, triggering National Recovery Administration action. Workers were discharged, injunctions issued, and 74 arrests occurred amid claims of legal rights and investigations. Johnson directed further inquiry to assess remedies under the industrial act.
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James Cope
Associated Press
Washington
One
NRA
Harriman
Tennesser
Recovery Administration
Shore
Harriman Hosiery Mills
United Textile Workers
National Labor Board
Stgn
Workeye
Atlanta Carpenter Boards Frigate Once Father Served On
Samuel Pressley Chappell of Atlanta, a carpenter, visited the Frigate Constitution in Charleston. He toured the ship his father served on, posing with Captain Louis J. Glover and presenting Navy documents corroborating his father’s service beginning in 1899 aboard the Constitution and Private President. The elder Chappell died at 112 after a boating accident and pneumonia.
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Atlanta
Charleston
Samuel Pressley Chappell
Constitution
Grimson
Columbus Street
Boston
Chappell
Louis J. Glover
Charpell
Navy
Withl
King Seeks Peace via Strong Air Militia Policy
King Victor Emmanuel addresses the throne urging disciplined economy and a strong armed force to guarantee peace for Italy and Europe. In Washington, the Senate passed the Black Melell bill authorizing the Interstate Commerce Commission to set routes and rates for air mail, rejecting McCarran’s substitute and sending the measure to the House.
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Senate
Associated ‘Press
Rome
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Legislative Assembly
Savoy
Europe
Victor Emarangel
Prine Humbert
Mussolini
Elena
Black-McKellar
Benjamin Colby
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Today
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Interstate Commerce Commission
House
Senatory McGarran
Nevada
Utah
McCarran
Austin
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Court aid sought supreme court for auto dispute review
The Associated Press reports a request for a court order to restrain United Automobile Workers from interfering with 3,000 Fisher Body Company workers as a strike involves 8,400 employees. Negotations to be pursued Monday under the National Labor Board, amid broader industry talks and a planned truce among striking drivers.
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Associated Press
Fisher ‘Body Company
Cleveland
United Automobile Workers’ Federal
National Labor Board
Alabama
Silver bloc insists on firm metal status in system
The congressional silver bloc rejects White House reforms and pushes for remonetization. They foresee legislation this session to make silver holdings mandatory, challenging President Roosevelt who proposes an international pact to balance reserves at 70 percent gold and 30 percent silver.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Contact Sought With Kidnappers in June Robles Case
In Tucson on April 28 a secret intermediary sought to arrange a ransom exchange for 6 year old June Robles as a tense posse kept watch. No money changed hands yet and no direct contact with abductors had occurred. The Robles family led by Bernabe Robles pressed for news while authorities canceled no options.
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Ariz
June Robles
Bernabe Robles
Cate Tloman
June
White
Ohio
Mary
Columbus
Phoenix
San Quentin
Victorville
Calif
San Rafael
Gower
Frank Wood
Four Indicted in Dillinger Harboring Case
Federal grand jury at St Paul returned four indictments charging conspiracy to harbor John Dillinger and aid his escape. The cases name Evelyn Freehette and others across Minnesota Wisconsin and Illinois as the Dillinger hunt broadens from St Paul to Binghampton and Chicago.
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Associated Press
John
Binghampton
N.Y
University Avenue
St. Taul
St, Paul
John Dillinger
Au Federal Grand Jury
St Paul
Minneapolis
Court Street
Chicago
Madison
Wis
Duluth
Columbus
Marshfield
Arcase
Evelyn Freehette
Cannon to Fight Quiter Attempt at Methodist Conference
In Jackson Mississippi the 22nd session of the Methodist Episcopal Church South heard Bishop James Cannon Jr recount his acquittal in Washington on conspiracy charges. He likened his experience to Paul’s deliverance and said the Lord would preserve him as he heads to Jackson.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
State Supreme Court
Nashville
Habeas Corply
Joseph I. Reece
Lem Reece
Ada McCray
C. C. Corpening
Joe P. Bowers
Davidson
LD. A. Vines
Reeces
Miss McCray
Gorpening
Insurance Department
Srom Reece
Corpening
Joe
Powers
Dudge ‘Vines
Supreme Council
Jackson
General Conference
Paul
Timothy
Tome
Byrd Antarctic Expedition Prepares For Long Polar Winter
In Little America near the Bay of Whales 66 men of Byrd's second Antarctic expedition dig in for four months of darkness. Their tunnels feed winter camps. Aviators build snow hangars and a machine shop as Rear Admiral Richard Byrd remains in a small shack 100 miles away with scientific instruments. The team studies cosmic rays meteors ice and microscopic ocean life despite harsh conditions.
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Little America
Mackay
Polar
Bay of Whales
South Polar
America
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