Reconciliation Hinted As Count Courting Barbara Trutton
VENICE Italy Aug 20 AP It looked to Lido society tonight that Count Haugwitz Reventlow wooed back his American heiress wife Barbara Trutton. Less than four months after their separation and a court wrangle the pair swam together and lunched as rumors of reconciliation swirled. Friends were divided on whether a reunion would happen while the count appeared eager and arrived by air from Budapest.
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Venice
Italy
Lido Society
Court Haugwitz-Reventlow
Barbara Trutton
Bar- Dare
Dundon Society
Lido Beach
Dirplare
Budapest
Thureday
Officers Probing Picture Company Scandal Unfolds in Hollywood
United States postal authorities and police raid the National Pictures Corporation plant in Hollywood. About $200,000 is alleged to have been fraudulently taken as officers, led by Ira C. Overdorff, face charges of petty theft and false advertising. Franchises sold for $120 to dance schools, promising film contracts and insider access. Approximately 200 franchises reportedly sold. many clients were minors with parents present seeking Hollywood instruction.
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Hollywood
Calif
United States
National Talent Pictures Corporation
Campany
Ira C. Overdorff
Merle Swan
Banco
Swan
Ace Hall
Wood
Etest
Weather Outlook for Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
WEATHER FORECAST REPORTS fair conditions for Tennessee Sunday and Monday with little change. Virginia expected to be fair with slightly warmer Sunday, Monday partly cloudy and possible mountain showers. Kentucky shows partly cloudy to local showers in the north Sunday and Monday with potential total thunder showers and little temperature change.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
North Pireton
Appropriate Name Birth in Auto Crash Names Ford
St Louis reports a two weeks old boy born in the back seat of a racing car en route to a hospital named after his birthplace. The infant is christened Ford. In Colorado Springs Miriam Harrison wears a hat made of rattlesnake skin. Her hatter defends the snake and she finds the reptile near her typewriter desk.
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ST. Louis
Christeneil Ford
Colorado Springs
Miriam Harrison
Hess
FDR ready to alter Wagner Act changes urged
President Roosevelt is prepared to seek changes in the Wagner labor act after a long discussion with AFL leader William Green. Green said the board should be more judicial minded and noted concerns over the National Labor Relations Board's administration. Proposals reportedly include reducing the board’s authority and clarifying its duties, with drafts by Joseph Padway at Green’s suggestion. Green claimed he outlined numerous complaints, while Roosevlet indicated support for changes.
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William BK
Ardery Myde Park
Roosevelt
William Green
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Green
National Labor Relations Board
Donald W. Smith
Smith
Nhat
Loveline
Milwaukee
Joseph A. Padway
A. F. of
L. Counsel
Ton J. O'Connner
la Guardia
O'Connor
James H. Fay
Insurgents Attack Villalba De Los Arcos Near Gandesa
Spanish insurgents pressed a major push along the Ebro River targeting Villalba De Los Arcos about five miles north of Gandesa in a bid to crack the government south Catalonia line. Tanks and planes bombarded the town, while the attack shifted north after failing in the Pandos mountains. Government air forces reportedly shot down seven insurgent aircraft as rebels retreated.
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Hendaye
France
Ebro
Villalba de Los Arcos
Catalonia
Gandes
Gandesa
Pandos Mountains
Candesa
Barcelona
Letters Threatening Life Of Governor Intercepted
Nashville reports govern or Browning’s office disclosed that letters threatening his life were intercepted at the state penitentiary post office. The letters signed “your cousin, Kate” were sent to Ray Flynn and Mrs Ora Ramsey 18, at the prison. Flynn faces execution Friday for the January murder of Patrolman Bart Coker, 56, of Maryville. Flynn’s sentence may be commuted to life, a move recommended by the supreme court and pardons board, though Browning has not decided. Federal authorities will receive the letters.
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Nashville
Browning
Movernors
State Prommentiary
David Manker
Kate
Ray Fl
Ora Mag Rameey
Fiyhng
Maryville
Treworn
Manker
Flynn
Supreme Court
State Pardons Board
C. C. Woods
NOFES
Hughes Predicts New Flying Era After Trip
Howard Hughes, fresh from a transcontinental flight at 228 mph in a transport plane, predicts a new era for air travel. He says commercial flights will operate at 30 000 feet once oxygen masks and gear are available, following a Glendale to New York test run in 10 hours 34 minutes with navigator Barry Connors and Hughes Plan plant staffers.
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New York
Howard Hughes
Hughes
Glendale
Calif
Barry Connors
Glenn Gdekirk
Hughes Plane
Los Angeles
Charles Ferrine
Nominating Ways Revision Likely Not, Says Senate Leader
Washington reports doubt prospects for drastic changes to how senators are nominated due to constitutional barriers and state party opposition. Senator Morris Sheppard notes the 1938 inquiry found issues in nomination campaigns but suggests no current drive toward a constitutional amendment. The Sheppard committee plans to report in January, yet political turmoil and relief employe charges in other states may sway focus to upcoming election days and Senate conduct.
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Kirkel
Simpson
Washington
Morris Sheppard
Senate
Charles
Sheppard
Kentucky
Tennessee
Cnercion
Sen
Republicans pick Gullford rival to Flanagan in ninth district
In Bristol Tennessee Virginia on August 20 Republicans of Virginia's ninth district held a harmonious convention. L. E. Gullford of Pulaski was nominated to oppose Democratic incumbent John W. Flannagan Jr. The gathering denounced the Roosevelt administration and Byrd. Keynoter Robert O. Crockett of Tazewell accused the national admin of harassing average citizens and said Byrd would be defeated for not being a yes man. R. H. E. Woods of Pearisburg was re elected district chairman.
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Bristol
Va-Tenn
Virginia
Tate
L. E. Gullford
Pulaski
John W. Flasnagen
Congress
Flannegen
Robert O. Crockett
Tazewell
Roosevelt
United States
Harry Flood Byrd
R. H E
Bob) Woods
Pearisbury
Woods
Crockett
Civil Liberties Body Reported To Visit Kingsport
John A. Peel of the Textile Workers Organizing Committee says a Senate Civil Liberties Committee may come to Kingsport to investigate conspiracy charges linked to the suppression of organized labor and relief distribution. He cited a labor board hearing naming Berden Mills and others, and noted the appeal for inquiry was issued after testimonies about efforts to keep labor out of Kingsport.
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Senate Civil Liberties Commites
Kingsport
State Welfare Agency
John A. Peel
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
TWOC
Market Street
Mr. Peel
Labor Board
Berden Mills, Inc
Borden
D. Puckett
Howard Long
Pudiett
Ishor
Peal
British Passport Officer Kendrick Arrested in Vienna
Berlin reports Captain Thomas Kendrick, British passport officer in Vienna, was arrested on alleged espionage grounds and later released to leave Germany within hours. The German press cited his confession of misusing official prerogatives to obtain military information, while Berlin stressed goodwill toward Britain amid the Diplomatic maneuvering.
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Berlin
Thomas Kendrick
Vienna
Kendrick
Hungary
Germany
DNB
Theomas Kendrick
Liecass
Reich
Berliner Tageblau
Crime Buster Judges Hines Trial In New York Conspiracy
In a New York conspiracy trial, James J. Hines of Tammany Hall is accused as a political fixer of police and courts. The Dewey prosecution portrays a nationwide fight against the Schultz numbers racket, with witnesses from Harlem to Los Angeles detailing payoffs and the organized crime structure.
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New York
James J
Jimmy) Hines
Tammany Hall
Hines
Duren Schultz
Thomas B. Dewey
Manhalburt
Dewey
Schultz
Los Angeles
San Quentin
Max Silverman
Schulta
Ftoo
Harlem
Bach
Treasury Studies Proposal on Tax Transfer Consolidation
The treasury is examining a plan to merge the federal gift and estate taxes into a single transfer tax. The proposed system would tax all gifts and estates at the same rate, potentially moving many transfers into higher brackets and reducing litigation over estate valuations. Authorities note this shifts away from gifting strategy to minimize taxes and may streamline procedures while affecting exemptions and other tax reforms.
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Waspington
Treasury
Morgenthau
Roswell Magill
Irving Perimeter
Numbers Racket Estimated To Have 2500 Take Here
A Kingsport reader notes a rising numbers racket linked to New York schemes. The scheme claims an annual take of at least 2500 and targets both black and white players amid speculation on weekly 50 dollar bets in markets and races.
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New York
Gotham
Kingsport
Treasury
Faney
Educator testifies on Reds exploiting famous names
Washington Aug 20 The house committee on un American activities assigned a body guard to accompany Dr J B Matthews after he testified that Communists exploited prominent Americans including Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt. He claimed direct ties to the Communist front and said he was a fellow traveler not a party member. He also linked the World Youth Congress and Mrs Roosevelt’s speech to Soviet aims.
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Washington
House Committee On “UN
Matthews
Communist Party
Russia
World Youth Congress
Vassar
Franklin D. Roosevelt
American League For Peace and Democracy
Communist Front
Finnish Oldsters Granted Divorce
In Helsingfors a 87 year old petitioner sought divorce from his 85 year old wife at a parish court. When asked marriage date he cited Sept 6 1873 and quarreling began Sept 6 1873. The court granted the divorce. Later, in Orlando, a mayor misplaced glasses while swimming near Cape Canaveral. a fisherman recovered them from a shrimp seine with no damage to lenses.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Mall—Pw
Orlando
Fla
Sam Way
Cape Canaveral
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