Valley pageant retells Greeneville past and hero lore
A Greeneville centennial pageant celebrates East Tennessee history with descendants in buckskin, depicting mountain men from Nolichucky Jack Sevier to Sam Houston and Andrew Johnson. F. D. By of Tennessee delivers Roosevelt era messages. events include memorial for Andrew Johnson and a two day festival ending with a life renewal fantasy tied to Muscle Shoals and the Tennessee Valley.
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Greenryville
Venn
Aus
Tony
Greene Couny
William Dean Sil
Danees
Speecles
Heigh
Lennessey
Col
Julia Sevier
Tennessee Volunteers
King’s Mountain
Franklin
Kovevar
Tennessee
Esther Ilgss
Jonesboro
Tran
Nolichurky Jack
Bonnie Rate Sheeril
Sevier
Saniel Doak
Samuel Doak
Presbyterian Mintor
Termesse
Tuscnlum
Andrew Johnson
Thoms Clyde Coot
Richmond
Margaret ‘Querzon
Greeneville
Andruw Dagkson
Wildernvas Jasyer
New Orleans
Wavy Graciell
Sam Houston
Mob
Ayler
Wolbers
Alvin York
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee Basin
Inhibitions Win Case: Alex P Clary Arrested for Malicious Mischief
Los Angeles reports state Alex P. Clary, in a drunken spree, smashed eight hotel windows with his cane after declaring he would “smash every window in this town.” Police arrested him on malicious mischief charges as witnesses recalled his erratic actions and statements.
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Los Angeles
Alex P. Clary
Clary
Potige
Barrel Shortage Suit Filed by Fort Thomas Woman
Mrs Edna L Pile of Fort Thomas Kentucky sues a Cincinnati brewery for nine pints short. She seeks 57 cents compensatory damages 999 43 punitive damages and 4 for return of the barrel in a suit on file today.
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Cincinnati
Edna L. Pile
Fort Thomas
Jin
Akron Lawyer Mark H Shank Held in Poison Murder Case
Akron attorney Mark H Shank, held at Hot Springs Ark, confessed to poisoning Mr and Mrs Alvin Coley and their two sons Clyde and Clarence in Akron, saying the family knew too much about forgery case documents in Wooster. A four year old traveling with them survived.
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Mark H. Shank
Akron
Hot Springs
Ark
Alvin Coley
Clyde
Clarence
Shank
Colley
Wooster
Colleys
Government hog buying plan outlined by Wallace in Chicago
Secretary Wallace announced a federal emergency hog program to buy 5 million hogs and sows, to be processed by meat packers and distributed to the needy. He estimated prices may rise 25 to 80 percent, with 4 million pigs and 1 million sows purchased by Oct 1, funded by a processing tax on hogs.
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Chicago
Wallace
Century of Progress
Farrow
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Virginia legislature works on prob bills in special session
Richmond Aug 18 AP Two administration backed bills for emergency legalization of 3.2 beer and a referendum on state and national prohibition were before Virginia’s General Assembly on day two of its special session. Delegate Vivian Tage of Norfolk pressed repeal of state prohibition and abolition of special fees in prohibition cases. A liquor control system bill was also in the offing. The opening session ran smoothly as rules committee limited topics to governor recommendations. Page cast the only negative vote, citing desire to add liquor control to the agenda.
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Richmond
Billy
General Assembly
Secon
Vivian Tage
Norfolk
Ligucr
Assembly
Page
W. Worth A Smith, Jr
Lavisia
Kentucky Aims Tax At Whisky
A coalition of Democrats and Republicans opposed to Governor Laffoon's emergency gross receipts tax crafted a substitute bill to tax old whisky in Kentucky warehouses at 11 dollars per gallon. They estimate 600,000 gallons of old whisky in storage, claiming 3,006,000 needed for relief purchases could be covered if 88,000,000 from the federal government is provided by this tax. Governor Laffoon spoke in Louisville urging the receipts tax and suggested a special session tax on spirituous liquors.
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Frankfort
Laffoon
Kentucky
Purc
Louisville
eMmyr- Beney
Capitol
Inside Story of Michigan Banking Told by Couzens
Detroit August 18 AP James Couzens prepares to expand his manuscript detailing Michigan’s banking collapse. He cites bank consolidations and refers to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation’s role, blaming directors and bankers for the crisis and demanding accountability.
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Michigan Banking
Couzens
Detroit
Ral iMichigan
James Couzens
Grand Jury
Rengions
Reconstruction Titance Corporation
Tom
Michigan Bank
Secretary of the Treasury
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
New Japan views actions in orient reflect military power
An editor's note discusses Japan's new political philosophy and the rising influence of Lt Gen Sadao Araki as war minister, with the army and navy portfolios gaining authority from the emperor. The piece notes their prominence during recent Shanghai events and hints at continued coverage on page six.
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Japan
China
Lnd
Sadao Araki
Convict Dies in Tucker Prison Farm Escape Attempt
Virgil Williams alias Gene Ralph Morgan a released killer, died in an escape bid at Tucker Prison Farm Arkansas. He and fellow inmate R G Jones tried to flee during a field work break. Jones was wounded by a guard fire while another guard was attacked in a separate incident at Cummins and Tucker farms. Two other escapes and a shooting were reported, with Warden Ben Allen of Camp Bomber targeted.
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Tucker and
Cummins
Ben Allen
Machinery of Death at Sing Sing Names Three Executed
Three men were executed over 18 minutes at Sing Sing with six minute intervals. John Jordan, 33, pressed the word frameup as he died at 10 04 pm followed by George Swan, 21, at 10 10 pm and Stephen Witherell, 30, at 10 22 pm.
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Dsstning
N. Y
Aupost
Sing Sing
Prnoreerers
John. Jordan
George Swan
Jordan
Asouira
Queens
Stephen Witherell
Charles
Hopkinton
Sinz Sing
W. den Lewis E. Lawes
Kidnapping Gang Linked to Lindbergh Case In Dallas
In Dallas on August 18 authorities linked a nationwide kidnapping and robbery gang to the Lindbergh infant abduction case. Reports say two federal agents were assigned to explore possible ties to Confederate prisoner Albert L. Bates. Bailiey’s jail guard was increased after a tool and bars were found in Bates’s cell. Police prepared for possible attacks and heightened security at the jail while examining other inmates.
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Dallas
Tex
Gol
Myre
Charles A. ‘Lindbergh
Harvey Bailey
Rocky Mountain News
Denver
Tor
Albert L. Bates
Bates
Al-bert T. Clark
Clark
Briley
Missouri Viewed Sure For Repeal
Aug 18. Despite efforts to prevent it, Missouri appears ready to repeal wet laws. Thousands of sample ballots and speeches marked by urgency surrounded the vote as leaders, including Governor Parks, predicted Missouri would join 22 states in repeal with a light but decisive outcome anticipated for a state convention in Jefferson City on August 29.
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Louis
Misanuri
Tansy
Guy EB. Parks
Missouri
Jefferson City
Washington hears code debate on auto industry recovery plan
Recovery administrator Hugh Johnson led hearings on the code aimed at the automobile sector, urging unity and signaling potential penalties if needed. Ford's absence, open shop provisions, wage disputes, and working-hour limits dominated discussions with leaders from Packard and General Motors amid industry pressure for balanced rules.
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Washington
Aus
Henry Ford
Hugh & Johnson
Ford
Detroit
National Automobile Chancey of Commerce
Donald Witehberg
The
Recovery Administration
Ande
Alvin Macauley
Chamber
Packard Motor Car Company
Cché
Donelison Brows
Board of
General Voters
I. W. Les
Johnson
Roosevelt
Sicel
Inflation pleas pace move for currency easing
Washington August 18 AP Roosevelt resists direct inflation urges to raise prices steadily and avoid swings. Senators Smith of South Carolina and Jones of Texas, chairs of agriculture panels, push for non interest bearing treasury notes to meet government obligations. No change indicated.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Smith
South Carolina
Representative Jones
Texas
Senate
House Agriculture Committees
20000 New Jobs Seen From Federal Funds Approved
Washington Aug 18 AP upwards of 20000 new jobs were seen due to approval of 105000000 more for construction. Projects include an immense bridge connecting Manhattan Queens and Bronx and 29 public buildings in 22 states plus nearly 19000000 for slum erasing housing. Wages set by zones and roles to meet a living standard.
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Washington
Public
Iworks Administration
Usborough
New York
Manhattan
Queens
Bronx
Neptune Gardens
Boston
T Hutchinson
Kansas
Hutchinson
Sim
Ickes
Congress
Weather notes show showers and cool change across regions
Partial clouds and possible showers marked a temperature shift in Tennessee and Virginia. Reports mention cooler northwest readings for Saturday, with yesterday’s highs and lows and rainfall data pending, readings taken at 600 pm for the prior 24 hours.
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Tennessee
East
Parjtion
Farm Help Plan Viewed By Officials On NRA Pace
The farm adjustment administration moves with the national recovery administration, sparking critique from dairymen. They urge quicker action to protect farm purchasing power while noting NRA programs lift costs and butter prices slide.
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Farm Adjustment Administration
National Recovery Administration
Recovery Administration
Wallace
Farm Administration
NRA
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