Peiping Gates Closed as Americans Held by Japanese
Japanese forces tightened control over Peiping imprisoning Americans and other foreigners within the walls as planes bombed Chinese targets. Reports say troops moved south along the Hankow rail line, with rail service disrupted across Hopeh and Shandong provinces. Soviet accounts claim raid on Tientsin consulate and consular records seized, while Japanese authorities deny involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peiping
China
Paotingfu
Hopeh Province
Tsinan
Shantung Province
Tientsin
United States Army
East Gate
Tungehow
East Hopeh
Hankow
Gaon Cheng
North China
Great Wall
Shanhaikwan
Manchoukuoan
Jopeh
Ientsin
Weather Outlook Fair Across Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
Tennessee sees fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Virginia forecasts fair weather tonight, Tuesday with possible showers in the extreme south, and little temperature variation. Kentucky alt shows fair tonight, Tuesday with possible light showers in the west after midnight and steady temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Senate Favors delaying Supreme Court appointment Act
Senator Van denberg proposed a resolution urging that Supreme Court seats be filled only when the Senate can act before new appointees enter service. The move follows reports the President might name a successor to Justice Van Devanter after Congress adjourns. The plan would let the appointee sit from the fall session until confirmation or rejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Vandenberg
R.-Mich
Senate
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Justice van Devanter
Congress
White House
Cummings
New Labor Drive Starts in Tennessee Statewide Campaign
The Tennessee Federation of Labor opens an intensive drive to unionize unorganized workers across the state. George Googe, AFL southern representative, announces a permanent expansion program aimed at unifying Tennessee labor forces as part of a national effort. The executive board meeting in Nashville was chaired by Federation President Gerald Foley and included D. D. Long, Johnson City, Joan McNamara, Memphis, and Miss Lucille Thornburgh, Knot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tennessee Federation of Labor
George Googe
American Federation of Labor
Tennessee Federation
Crlind
Federation
Gerald Foley
D. D. Long
Johnson City
Joan McNamara
Memphis
Lucille Thornburgh
Knot
Strip Tease and Mining Probed by Labor Board
In Harlan Kentucky Aug 21 the National Labor Relations Board opened an inquiry into Clover Fork Coal Company of Kitts Ky amid allegations it used strip and tease performances to lure workers from United Mine Workers meetings. The charge also accuses the company of employing armed guards and thugs to intimidate employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlan
National Labor Relations Board
Leonard Shore
Cincinnati
NLRB
Clover Fork Coal Company
Kitts. Ky
United Mine Workers of America
A. F. Whitfield
Ie Cormplaint
Philip G. Phillips
Clover Fork Company
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Washington
Passport Chief Runs Quiet Mail Order Bureau for State Dept
Ruth B. Shipley heads the passport division directing a staff of over 100, issuing passports and writing letters of introduction for Americans abroad. The mail order operation earns about 1.5 million dollars annually for the government, with 119,390 passports issued in the first six months, a 42 percent rise from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bets Campbell Washington
Ruth B. Shipley
State Department
R. B. Shipley
Patent Office
Tenn. Counts Four As Week End Toll
Four Tennesseans died over the weekend in separate incidents. Elbert Hill Black, 27, a school teacher, was killed in Memphis when his car collided with a train at a grade crossing. W. H. Black, his father, escaped with a broken leg and head injuries. sister Berta Belle suffered minor cuts. Nettie Brown Witt, 46, a WPA seamstress, was fatally hit by a car in Chattanooga while crossing near her home. Ben H. Henderson, 42, drowned in a railroad reservoir near Etowah. R. H. Smith, 63, a farmer from near Trenton, was found dead on a highway near Dyer with multiple injuries. investigators probing death causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Elbert Hill Black
Memphis
W. H. Black
Berta Belle
Nettie Brown Witt
WPA
Ben H. Henderson
Ebtowsh
RH. Smith
Trenton
Dyer
Bride Sees Hubby Die In Streetcar Crash
Mrs. Waldren J. Bowers, 22, became a widow after a speeding car knocked her husband from her grasp at Gretna across the Mississippi River. Bowers, a clerk, and Elizabeth Fisher were married moments before the fatal accident. he died instantly as he was dragged 70 feet before the car fled. Police offered no description of the vehicle. In Spain, insurgent artillery bombardments near Madrid intensified, with forces advancing on multiple fronts and large casualty reports. Other reports note Norval Cross and Katherine Brooks wedding under car lights at Sylvan Riverside Park, watched by hundreds, while guests heard the Lohengrin march and joked about the kiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Waldren J. Bowers
Bowers
Elizabeth Fisher
Mississippi River
Gretnada
Hendaye
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Spain
Oviedo
Asturias
Cuero
Teruel
Valencia
Franco
Carbonera
Villanueva de la Canada
Memrans
Norval Cross
Katherine Brooks
Sylvan Riverside Park
Stanley Lutz
Airplane Crashes After Takeoff Killing Surgeon
Major Guy Hart Moates of Breckenridge Pennsylvania, a flight surgeon at Langley Field, died when a military plane crashed after takeoff near Fort Hoyle Maryland. Lieutenant William R. Enyart was badly injured but survived. the post ordered a board of inquiry to investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Hoyle
Guy Hart Moates
Breckenridge
Langley Field
Army Air Corps
Moates
William R. Enyart
Air Cornl Reserve
Montes
Enyart
Kitty Hawk
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Guy Moates, Jr
Senate Extends Probe Into Receiverships
The senate judiciary committee voted to extend the special investigation of receiverships and bankruptcies through the seventy-fifth congress. It is headed by Senator McAdoo of California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Committee
McAdoo
California
Senate Pegs Speedy Passage for Wagner Housing Bill
Senate leaders forecast fast passage of the Wagner housing bill after the wage and hour clash. The measure would authorize loans and direct federal contributions to public housing for low rent units and slum clearance, with a $709 million bond issue over three years and an initial $76 million appropriation. Critics warn of permanent policy and inflated overhead, while Byrd notes steep costs for mountain housing in Virginia. A court procedure bill and possible Supreme Court reorganization loom, with potential two thirds enforcement amendments debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Word Provide
United States Chamber of Cepimoren
Byrd
D.-Va
Resettlement Administration
Virginia
Supreme Court
Minton
D.-Ind
Congress
Commission will hear rates slash in Tennessee case
Nashville August 2 The State Utilities Commission set a 2 PM hearing on Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co request to continue the investigation of its rate schedule The company refused an $800000 annual rate cut proposed by the commission and sought more time to prepare A retroactive reduction was rejected by commission attorney Albert Williams who warned subscribers would lose about $2000 daily through delays The company argued the order would force surrender of funds and denied power to accept a retroactive deal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
State Utilities Commission
Thel
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Ed Seay
Albert Willams
Commission
Willams
Traffic Mishaps Kill 180 Persons Leave Many Hurt
Weekend highway crashes, drownings, and other violent incidents across the United States left more than 200 dead and hundreds injured. New York and California led fatalities with 16 each, while Ohio and Michigan reported 35 deaths apiece and Pennsylvania and Texas 13 each. A Bellefontaine Ohio tragedy drowned 5 in 12 feet of water after their car left the road. Stanwix New York saw a lone fatal accident when a car hit a tree. a Denmark Wisconsin grade crossing collision killed two couples as a fast train struck their coupe. Georgia and North Carolina reported additional auto deaths, with 5 and 4 respectively, Tennessee 2, Alabama 2.
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Chicago
New York
California
Ohio
Michigan
Fenhsylvante
Texas
Bellefontaine
Wour
Stanwix
N. Y
Denmark
Wis
Georgia
North Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
France and U S join in peace plea at Montfaucon
Roosevelt and Lebrun led a joint peace appeal at Montfaucon during dedication of a Meuse Argonne memorial honoring American and French sacrifices. The event highlighted Franco American friendship and democracy, with Pershing Petain and other leaders present. Roosevelt later resumed duties after the radio address to France.
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Montfaucon
France
United States
Sappeals
America
Potomac River
Roosevelt
Albert Lebrun
Ikea
Meuse-Argonne
John Russell Pope
New York
John J. Pershing
Henri Petain
Camille Chautemps
William C. Bullitt
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Mexico
Robert E. Quinn
Rhode Island
Quinn
Viomument
Murphy
Michigan
Supreme Court
Hull
Sullivan County Court Votes Rate Increase for Year
Sullivan county court met in adjourned session and unanimously set the tax rate at $2.00, up 35 cents from 1976-77, with 42 members present and six absent. The budget by the tax levy committee was approved as read, including Ordinary Fund, Elementary and High Schools, and various funds, while a proposal to add a ten cent levy for Kingsport and Bristol school programs was tabled. The court also received the tax equalization board's report showing the 1937 assessment at $26,001,896, up from $25,800,000 the year before. Judge Bandy urged acceptance of the committee's rate, and discussions included plans for a county tax map funded by the TVA planning board and calls for wider district assessment efforts. The TVA power question was briefly noted for later discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blountville
Sullivan County
Tak Ce
Olters Tian
John Fain
Bristol
Kingsport
Bandy
George E Bradley
Gray
Paul Gray
Regional Planning Board of
TVA
Ariclnia
H. H. Massengill
Ita
Debutante parties fear social ban this season
New York social pages warn serious drinkers will be black listed at coming out events as debutantes tighten etiquette. Miss Mildred Chapman notes secret lists may ruin social standing while lavish parties persist with costs from two thousand five hundred to twenty five thousand dollars for guest counts up to one thousand.
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Roger D. Greene
New York
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Tokyo
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Hiroito
Vandenburg
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Worgen
Cantera Praag
Passport Office
Government
Tenn
CCC
Maryland
Shanghai
Hsuchow
Kiangsu
Seattle
American Newspaper Guild Today
Seattle Star
Capitol Hill
U.S
Eiffel Tower
Paris
Europe
AML
Gussta
Ted Saucier
Waldorf-Astoria
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