Collins Denies Berry Settlement Comment In TVA Claim Dispute
In Knoxville and Frankfort reports, former Kentucky official George Collins denies suggesting Senator Berry could secure an early TVA settlement over marble and mineral leases near Norris Dam. Engineer Fred Meaniex and Manley contest Berry links while congressional investigators press on unsigned letters and motives.
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Knoxville
George Collins
Kentucky
George L. Berry
D.-Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
H. Ford
Norwood
Ohio
Coline
TVA
A. F E. Morgan
Berry
Lilienthal
H. A. Morgan
Ford
Collins
Senator Berry
Arthur E. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
Harcourt A. Morgan
Frankfort
TI Nevar
A. B. Morgan
Knonville
Fred Meaniex
WH. Ford
D-Tenn
Narvis Dam
Manley
Congressional Investigation Committee
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Weather Locally Mixed Showers in Tennessee Virginia Kentucky
Local forecast notes partly cloudy skies with likely showers and thunderstorms tonight and Thursday. Tennessee and Virginia expect little temperature change, while Kentucky shows modest east and south shower chances and slight cooling in western and northern areas.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Slump Ended Here Kingsport Back Toward Normal Trade
Kingsport in early 1930s revival mood as industry and merchants report gains. About 10 000 employed under normal conditions with payroll near 13 million dollars. 300 back at work at 1300 dollars annual wage. Tennessee Magnesium, Kingsport Press, and local firms lift schedules and orders. Transportation up. merchants see near normal buying and rising shipments.
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Kingsport
Tennessee Mastman Corporation
Kingsport Press
Ward King
Mason Dixon Lines
Cleveland Police Tighten Search For Torso Slayer
Coroner Samuel R. Gerber said torsos found along the lakefront likely came from three different people rather than two, as Cleveland police broaden their hunt and examine remains.
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Cleveland
Samuel R. Gerber
WAGE HOUR HEAD WANTS NO HASTE
Washington August 17 Elmer Andrews arrived from New York to run the new wage hour law with deliberation He favors cooperation with business over use of a big stick to secure results first conference in Washington. At Cleveland bones found in a dump near Great Lakes exposition site are linked to torso murders and gruesome parcels.
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Washington
Elmer, Andrews
Aad
New York
Andrews
Gerber
Cleveland
James Dawson
Showers Bring Relief From Heat Across Regions
A heat wave eased with scattered showers offering relief for the eastern seaboard. In three days Pennsylvania suffered nine heat deaths, Washington DC saw 18 prostrations, Baltimore six, with many aided by ambulances. Washington weather workers enjoyed a partial holiday as temperatures hit 94 in Pittsburgh the highest Aug 16 since 1988. Police investigated a fur theft reported by Rufus Middlebrook.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
D. C
Baltimore
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Pittsburgh
Rufus Middlebrook
Police Arrest Three After Staging Highway Gun Duel
Three men were arrested after a gun duel with two Kingsnorth traffic officers on the Gate City highway near the state line. The truck driver identified as Joe Adkins escaped. Officers Gene Spencer and Charlie Still were not wounded. The pursuit began when the cruiser followed a drunken appearing truck without rear lights as it turned from Sullivan Street onto the highway.
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Kingsnorth
Hucrowly
Gate City
State Line
Joe Adkins
Gene Spencer
Charlie
Ing Lie Battle
Sullivan Street
Spencer
Europe disagrees on Hulls speech in world note
European reactions to Secretary Hulls plea for economic reconstruction and adherence to international law varied. British and French officials welcomed the address as a warning to German aims, while Italian fascists voiced displeasure. Hull outlined seven proposals for peace, including disarmament and cultural collaboration, as the world faces rising coercive power and looming chaos.
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Washington
Hull
Paris
America
Europe
Centrl
T&y
London
U. S
Thera
Purge hits next rostrum as Roosevelt weighs rivals
Washington aug 17 A purge list grows as Senator Millard Tydings and Representative John O Connor join President Roosevelt in his anti administration campaign. Speculation centers on Senator D Smith and possible action in Connecticut while Augustine Lonergan is seen as unlikely to be targeted. O Connor welcomes the challenge, while Tydings declines comment.
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Washington
Millard Tydigs
Maryland
John O'Conner
New York
Roosevelt
D. Smith
South Carolina
Smith
Greenville
S.C
Walter F. George
O'Conner
House Rules Committee
16Th
O'Connor
House of Representatives
Ham Fish
Tydings
New York Post
FBI Agent Slain Man Identified in Memphis Shootout
In Memphis FBI agent in charge Pi E Clegg announced the slain man last night was Fred A. Tuttle, linked to a Mobile police slugging and a gum battle. He resisted arrest, fired on officers, and escaped in his car. Authorities note aliases and a Mobile marriage claim.
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Memphis
Pi. E .Clegg
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fred A. Tuttle
Mobile
Ala
Clegg
Len Cauley
Texas
New York
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Tuttle
Eddie Warren
Fred Lee Memphis
Barkley predicts new deal victory in Europe trip
Last minute dispatch from New York reports Senate majority leader Alben W. Barkley sailing for Europe predicting an ample majority of new deaf Democrats in both houses. Other items note Hungarian Nazis arrested, Ambers and Armek weigh in for a title bout, and Lindberghs en route to Moscow after stops in Warsaw and Minak.
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Barkley
New York
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
Senate
Chandler
Europe
They Play Roles in Hines Case in New York Trial
In the James J. Hines policy racket trial, Tammany district leader, jurists and associates appear prominent. James Shellock, Hines’s attorney and protégé, figures in the defense, while Mrs. Richard Davis, wife of the former Dutch Schultz aide turned star witness, is rumored to seek divorce as the case concludes. Davis was once found with Hope Dare, a former showgirl, during an arrest.
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James J. Hines
Tammany
New York
James Shellock
Hines
Richard Davis
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
Policy King
Dutch Schultz
Davis
Hope Dare
Entrat Press
Dewey Brands Hines Political Protector of Policy Racket
New York August 17 AP District Attorney Thomas E Dewey told a blue ribbon jury that the Dutch Schultz gang advertised James J Hines as political protector of a large policy racket. He described a March 1932 meeting with Schultz mobsters and Davis the kid mouthpiece, noting guns beatings and murders to seize control of Harlem policy. Dewey said Schultz collected about 45 000 a day in 1933 and 20 million annually, with Hines directing political protection and aiding campaign funds.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dutch Schultz
James J
Jimmy) Hines
Tammany
Dewey
Thial
Abraham Oo Weinberg
Schultz
Schultz -Gang Isid
J. Richard
Dixter Davis
the Kid
Schultz Gang
Harlem
Hines
Comedians Split Over Suit Hal Roach Studio Breakup Threatens Laurel and Hardy
Hollywood August 17. Stan Laurel accuses Hal Roach Studio of breach of contract amid a dispute over his absence during retakes for Blockheads. Laurel says he had permission to leave with wife Tiana and was unaware of retakes, while the studio cites contractual obligations and a provisional ending.
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Hollywood
Stan Laurel
Hal Roach
Stidio
Oliver
Babe) Hardy
Ben W. Shipman
Laurel
Roach
Tiana
Laurel Hardy
Kentuckian Held in Double Death
A 38 year old pistol expert is jailed on two murder charges after claiming he found his estranged wife Cora Barnett and her companion Everett Blison in each other’s arms in a car and fired when Blison threatened him. The victims were Charles Wallace and Colonel Blankenship, two U S Lock 29 employees believed drowned in the Ohio river.
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Lexington
Dan Barnett
Stanford
Cora B. Barnett
Everett Bliison
Blison
Joe Harrigan
Barnett
Ellison
Ed Wiseman
Rallie Leach
Claude Omitry Harrigan
Hillison
Ashland
U. S. Lock 29
Jake Armbruster
Charles Wallace
Colonel Blankenship
Eight federal heads named red affiliates by Mason
Washington august 17 a house committee witness rep mason named eight government officials as members of the american league for peace and democracy he said were connected with the communist party the officials include lambertson smythe silcox marshall chapman Carmody anderson barrows mason cited chaillaux testimony that public funds were used to promote communism and that the workers alliance linked to WPA workers is controlled by the party the hearing also touched on labor dep t officials aiding harry bridges and a private inquiry into a mysterious woman witness planned for later questioning see branded reds page 3
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Washington
Mason
R-I
House
American League For Peace and Democracy
Communist Party
Harry Lambertson
Dallas W. Smythe
Central Statistical Board
Fred Silcox
Forest Service
Robert Marshall
Publicands Service
Agriculture Department
Oscar Chapman
Secretary of the Interior
John Carmody
Mary Anderson
Burea
Alice Barrows
Office of
Education
H. L. Chaillaux
American Legion
United States
Chaillaux
Dies
D-Tex
iWorkers Alliance
WPA
Workers Alliance
Alliance
Livid Lasser
Lasser
Moscow
Bloor
Russia
Tater Mason
League For Peace and Democracy
League
Marshall
Mexico
Hart Browder
Highland Park Fire Costs Rise After September Change
Highland Park residents complain as fire protection costs rise with alarms outside city limits. The city requires an insurance guarantee of 5100 or a $100 deposit to receive response, as past charges of 25 to 50 depended on distance and unrepaid amounts. Officials cited limited equipment and risk of large fires if alarms occur while responders are outside the city.
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Lane Kingsport
Highland Park
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Lou Ambers
Henry Armeek
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Minak
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