TVA berry marble case deepens in hearings in Knoxville
A congressional committee pressed TVA officials and directors on the Berry marble leases in Norris Rogers area. TVA witnesses testified about alleged bad faith and possible damage claims, with controversy over lease values and the timing of investigations as the panel seeks clarity on motives and financial losses.
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Knoxville
Aug. al
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
David BE
Lilienthal
Harcourt
Morgan
Norris Rogers Voir
Arthur FE. Morgan
Evans Dunn
Pui
Berry
Federal Commission
Dunn
Edwin Es
Agemcy
Norris
New Jersey Republican
Duan
E Authority
Trias
Gerry
Wolverton
Duon
Weather Update For Kentucky Tennessee And Virginia
Weather forecast shows fair conditions in Kentucky and Tennessee with a chance of local thundershowers and little temperature change. Virginia remains fair with slightly warmer temperatures in the extreme northwest tonight and Thursday, partly cloudy with possible afternoon thundershowers.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Search for Girls Expands to Hills Near Coal Creek
In Coal Creek Tennessee sheriff and deputies comb wooded hills seeking three missing teens Mary Alice Taylor 14 Wanda Taylor 17 and Christine Seward 14 last seen with their mother Della Taylor’s daughter Wanda leaving to visit grandmother near Black Diamond mining area. No trace found in Black Diamond. search extended to hills.
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Coal Creek
Tenn
Bed Smith
Hill Caun
Liree Young Ag
Mary Alice Taylor
V. Waila Taylor
Christine Seward
Della Taylor
Taylor
Wanda
Black Diamond
Hill Courtey
Soviet repulse battle reported near Hill 62 border point
Japanese dispatch claimed a Soviet infantry and tank assault at Hill 62 two miles south of Chagkufeng was repulsed. Tokyo sought equal representation on a joint border demarcation commission as talks with Moscow intensified. Chinese guerrillas formed a regular army near Pootung amid rising Shanghai tensions.
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China
Spain
Adapancee
Conmurtijie
Chagkufeng
Russia
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Moscow
Maxim Litvinoff
Pootung
Shanghai
Paotung
Boundary Struggle Is Said Outgrowth Russo-Jap War
Report notes the current dispute between the Soviet and Japan over Ghangkifeng Hill stems from the Russo Japanese War age old issue. Portsmouth treaty ended that conflict with Roosevelt mediator. Analysts argue Russia won but misread results while Japan kept trophy. Current tensions rise as mediation chances and risk to world peace are discussed.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
New Yorsn
Japan
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Theodore Roosevelt
Russia
Erals
Moscow
Tokyo
London
Jonni Bull
Divine Is Pleased With Heaven Near Roosevelt Home
Father Divine and about 2,000 followers returned from a two day voyage to the 500 acre Krum Elbow tract across the Hudson from Hyde Park where they plan a self contained colony for 3,000. Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt was questioned about the pilgrims arrival and Howland Spencer said he sold the estate to fund a test of presidential and divine economic theories.
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New York
Promised Land
Father Divine
Hariem Evan- Belist
Hudson
Krum
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Walher Divine
Harlem
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Pouhkeepsie
N. Y
Howland Spencer
Ranch foreman uses beer bottle to kill coyote
Lan Wresng reports on Thomas Rose, ranch foreman, who used a beer bottle to shoot a coyote near the ranch house. The bottle struck the animal behind the ear from about fifty feet, killing it instantly.
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Wresng
Lan
Thomas Rose
Rose
Water described freak chemical as ice stays liquid below freezing
Washington report notes Dr. N Ernest Dorsey of the Bureau of Standards calls water a strange chemical mix that can stay liquid at temperatures well below its freezing point or freeze above it. He cites samples from lakes, streams and air conditions showing varying freezing points and even ice forming on airplane wings in flight.
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Stephen J. McDo
Anomoous Press
Selenge Eshtar
Washington
N. Ernest Dorsey
Bureau of Standards
Dorsey
Princeton
Rupert Wilt
Jupiter
United States
Bray Makes Bond On Murder Count In Virginia
Bray 18 was released on a 12000 bond after a preliminary hearing in Gate City on murder charges in the death of Willie Mac Gentry a 12 year old girl. The girl's body was found with a bullet wound near Cassard community. Bray claims he was out shooting at crows when she died and says he never went to the Gentry home. Ballistics tests from the rifle Bray admitted carrying and the bullet from the girl’s head were sent to Richmond for comparison.
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Shert
the Pines
Gate City
J. D. Bray
Willie Mac Gentry
Cassard
Here
Martin B. Compton
I. ©. Coley
Woods
Wands
Yweis
Kingsport
Braytas
Bray
Scott County
Richmond, Va
Federal Baycreu
Richmond F. B. Li
Young Bray
Fatal fake duel in Szombathely marks playful rivalry
In Szombathely near the Austrian border ten year old Paul Varga was killed in a make believe duel. He was struck by a bullet from a pistol wielded by a nine year old companion. Families rushed to the locked room where Paul lay dying.
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Budapest
Paul Varga
Szombathely
Paul
Hamilton Attacks Roosevelt Labor Policies as Deceitful
New Haven Conn. Republican chairman John Hamilton charged the Roosevelt administration is feigning labor friendliness to hide 12 million unemployed. He warned GOP women the party has long aided workers and cited anti trust laws and labor reform measures as proof.
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New Haven Conn
John Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Hamilton
Kansas
White House
Mamilton
Republican Party
Carroll to rely on alibi at trial
Francis M. Carroll, former deputy sheriff, took the stand to prove his innocence in the murder of Dr. James G. Littlefield by an alibi. State witness Paul Dwyer testified, claiming knowledge of letters by Barbara Littlefield accused of her father. The defense lists 86 witnesses including Carroll’s wife Ruby, but omits Carroll’s daughter Barbara.
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Paris
Francis M. Carroll
James G. Littlefield
Paul N. Dwyer
Carroll
Clyde R. Chapman
Barbara
Dwyer
Dr. Littlefiel
Ruby
New Jersey
Chapman
Littlefiel
North Arlington
N. J
Camp backs Roosevelt candidate in Georgia race
Roosevelt expressed hope that Lawrence Camp of Atlanta would win the Democratic Senate nomination to challenge Senator Walter F. George. Pope conceded defeat in Idaho where Senator Jones P. Pope lost to Worth Clark in a close primary indicating administration support. Arkansas results showed Hattie Cara way and Carl Bailey leading renomination bids in the Democratic primary with most precincts reporting. Japanese officers reported Soviet troops halted near Cahngkufeng hill after an unsuccessful assault on the eastern slope.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Lawrence
Atlanta
Waler F. George
Pope
Boise
Idaho
Jones P. Pope
New Dealer
DB. Worth Clark
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Hattie W. Caraway
Carl E. Bailey
Yuix
Korea
Siberian
Cahngkufeng Hill
William B. Ardery
Georgia
University of Georgia At Athens
Barnesville
U. 5
Walter F. George
Barmesville
George
Eugene Talmadge
W. G Mefize
Warm Springs Foundation
Athens
Roosevelt Heads Trial of Deputies to Georgia
On the train to Warm Springs Georgia President Roosevelt plans to address the Georgia Senate primary and attend speeches in Athens Barnesville and Warm Springs. The same edition notes the Scott County deputy sheriffs trial for Pete Hamilton’s 1936 killing was continued to November in Wise County circuit court.
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Roosevelt Heads
Georgia
Wise
Scott County
Pete Hamilton
Mountaineer
High Knob Mountain
Wise County
Wilmur Whited
John Sturgill
Jent Wlanary
Lloyd Laney
Hamilton
Allen seeks toll free bridge across Mississippi at Memphis
Nashville Aug 16 Highway Commissioner Allen announced plans for a new toll free bridge across the Mississippi at Memphis. He aims to meet within 15 days to craft a basis for future negotiations. Arkansas officials balked at cost sharing. Allen proposes Tennessee and Arkansas each fund a quarter of the 2.5 to 4 million dollar estimate with the federal government covering half. The conference would include Memphis leaders and federal and state highway officials from Tennessee, Arkansas and the Bureau of Roads.
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Nashville
MO. Allen
Mississippi River
Memphis
Allen
Arkansas
Tennessee
Arkanas
Arkansas Highway Department
Meyer Watkins Gyerton
W. Hale
J. W. Ogier
Federal Bureau of Roads
Federal Bureau
E. M. Turner
L. W. Erickson
Briggs Smith
Tennessee Highway Department
Chandler Can Set Own Hearing Date
Governor Chandler may choose the date of a special grand jury probe into his alleged poisoning. Criminal Judge Loraine Mix said the governor can “write his own ticket” after returning from a northern fishing trip. Barkley won the Democratic senatorial primary with 294,214 votes to Chandler’s 223,429.
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Louisville
A. EB. Chandler
Alben Barkley
Loraine Mix
Barkley
Chandler
Jefferson County
King
J. Dan Talbott
Talbott
Jesse Wryatt
Commonwealth
Merit O’neal
J. W. Bryan
Ordinance
Pope Loses in Idaho Primary to Clark in Roosevelts Camp
Idaho Democrat James J. Pope, a staunch Roosevelt ally, concedes defeat as Rep. D Worth Clark defeats him in the Democratic primary on issues over New Deal support and reciprocal trade. Ohio and Arkansas results show Bulkley and Caraway leading, with Taft and Day winning Republican nominations in Ohio.
Garbo to Return to Hollywood in November Not Staying in Sweden
Hollywood reports debunk idle talk about Greta Garbo remaining in Sweden. M G M sets November 1 as her return date with Leopold Stokowski possibly joining. Aldous Huxley to begin work on one of two Garbo screenplays as studios promise high quality projects.
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Greta Garbo
Sweden
Greta
M-G-M
Leopold Stokowski
Menestra
Europe
Jwether
Stokowski
Greta Oftener
Garbo
Greta Rho
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