Nine die as flames engulf Knoxville tenement hard news
A chaotic dispatch reports Japanese forces advancing on Nanking and other Yangtze ports with tanks entering the southeast gate. Chinese resistance is ongoing as observers claim air reconnaissance confirmed Japanese armor and a major battle looms. Casualties and fires mount across multiple fronts.
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Morris J. Harris
Shanghai
Tapati
Spakesman
Toburo Five
Ote
Nanchang
Chiang Kai~ Shek
Wahu
Jnane
Bei Vost
Japan
Shangehousu
Kuyung
Nanking
Purple Mountain
Su Yat-Sen
Dex Vhu
Wiangyin
Weather Outlook Delivers Warmer Tennessees and Snow Likely
Fragmented forecast notes slow warming in Tennessee with a chance of snow in western areas by Friday night. Kentucky shows a cloudy, cool pattern with a brief warm spell fading to cold by Friday. Virginia expected to be much colder in the southwest with clouds and a chance of light snow later in the period.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Bnegencing
Hess
Virginia
Vicht
Warner i
TVA Deficit Forecast Threatens Utilities Power
Edward L. Moreland of MIT testified before a three man federal court that the completed TVA unified system would incur an annual deficit of at least 9 million dollars. He testified for 48 private utilities seeking to invalidate the TVA power program, noting higher costs if TVA power replaced private generation.
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TVA
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
Edward L. Moreland
Boston
Electrical School of Massachusetts Technical Instilite
Moreland
Poswer Company
Wendell Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation of New York
Willkie
Moore- Vans
Raymond Ducksom
iAttorney
Baidy
TVA T
Dev
LPI
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Electrical School
TVA Power
Aged Man Offers Eye To Youth Friend In Attempted Transplant
In New Orleans a 67 year old man, John Amos of St. Joseph, Louisiana, donated his eye after eye removal due to infection. Doctors at the Ghavity hospital transplanted Amos eye into Charles Chabion, whose eye was blind from rust dust damage. The operation aimed to save Chabion’s vision but left Amos with one eye damaged. the event unfolds amid a dust episode that harmed the same man years earlier.
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New Orleans
John Amos
St. Joseph
Louisiana
Ghavity “Hospital
Alhian
Rao
Ram
Amos
Chabion
Pracy
Chabina
Kingsport Thaws After Mild Warm-Up Breaks Severe Cold
Rising temperatures from clear skies melted much of yesterday's heavy snow in East Tennessee. A three inch white covering blanketed the area while highways grew hazardous due to ice and snow. Temperatures rose to about 45 degrees, then fell to 18 degrees by night, with slippery streets disrupting travel as police noted continuing conditions.
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East
Tennessee
Aseason
German Confesses Slaying of Jean De Koven Dancer
Versailles dispatch reports fugitive German Eugene Weidmann confessed to a string of murders including American dancer Jean De Koven. He claimed money drove him, describing burial under a villa porch in St Cloud and tracing a trail of victims from Sept to Nov. Police pursued an accomplice and a blond French-speaking woman tied to the case.
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Versailles
France
Jean de Koven
Eugene Woerdmann
Miss de Koven
Brooklyn
Paris
May
Weidmann
St. Cloud
Pari
Ida Sackheim
Joseph Coffey
Robert Leblonid
Fritz Frommer
Thue
Raymond Lesobre
Fhve
Eugene Weidmann
Peggy Garcia Faces Bigamy Trial After Suit Loss
Peggy Garcia, known as Peggy Unworried Pretty Peggy, faces a bigamy trial in New York after losing a breach of promise suit to violinist Dave Rubinoff. She was seen in Boston making a personal appearance as a singer, rumored to be touring in the area.
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Peggy Garcia
Dave Rubinoff
New York
Peggy
Boston
Tobacco Market Opens Five East Markets Heavy Sales Prompt Opening
Nashville reports several burley markets in Middle Tennessee began operation as the 1947-38 tobacco season starts. Opening sales in Abingdon and nearby markets reached about 495,700 pounds at $22.39 per cwt, with farmers pleased at the higher than expected prices. Danville and Lexington area markets sold substantial tonnages with varied averages, while Franklin Colum bia Gallatin and Hartsville markets posted notable totals and averages amid a brisk early trade.
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Nashville
Middle Tennessee
Columbia
Franklin
Fayetteville
Carthage
Hartsville
Gallatin
N. Tazewell
Abingdon
Richmond
Dee
Bennett Hoole
South
Danville
Lynh‘burg
Widow Berns 63 Burned to Death in Nashville Home
Mrs Ma L. Zumbro a 63 year old widow was found burned to death in her Nashville home. Investigators said her clothing likely ignited from an open grate as fire crews were called to the scene.
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Nashville
Nee
Ma L. Zumbro
Last Minute News Flashes Railrates Increase Request
The Association of Railroads urged the Interstate Commerce Commission to raise both interstate height rates and passenger rates. A Washington dispatch notes the push follows ongoing debates on freight costs and travel pricing in the rail sector.
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Washington
Association of Aur Rods
Interstate Commerce Com
Kcan Railfor
Solons Study Tax Revisions for New Setup
Washington dispatch summarizes proposed tax revisions debated by congressmen. Highlights include Eccles recommending price leveling to curb recession, Minton backing a near total exemption gross income tax to balance the budget, a House subcommittee advancing lighter undistributed profits levy, and Jones urging railroads to gain higher revenues or subsidies. Secretary Roper cites 1937 foreign trade of 6.5 billion with a $100 million favorable balance, while Senate leaders stress price level adjustments and farm price parity as keys to a steadier economy.
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Washington
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Minton
D-Ind
House
Brookings Institution
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
White House
Roper
Senate Banking Committee
Fope
Idaho
Harrison D.-Miss
Senate Finance Committee
Lodge
Mass
Feeley
Indiana
Modification Act Opposed By NLRB At Manufacturers Session
Charles Fahy, general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board, led a closed agency briefing before about three thousand industrial leaders at the National Association of Manufacturers convention. He argued against amendments favoring employers, prompting pointed questions on government regulation of labor relations. the session was described as unofficial and not binding on the board.
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New York
Charles Fahy
National Labor Relations
Bostd
National Association of Manufacturers Conevention
Waldorf Astoria
Faliy
Sis
Faby
National Labor Relations Board
Four Kingsport Former Residents Among Knoxville Fire Victims
A Knoxville blaze in a two story frame tenement killed nine, including four former Kingsport residents Mrs. McKinley Connatser and three children Virginia 4 Vallee 4 Luther 12. The husband escaped with a months-old son. The fire trapped sleepers after midnight. 22 fled. Fire officials call it a fire trap and announce an investigation.
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Knoxville
Kingsport
McKinley Connatser
Virginia
Vallee
Luther
Connatser
Tenn
Dec
C. M. Johnson
Walter Smith
McKinley Crmnatser
Luter
Cora Tate
Eugene Tate
R. L. Melton
Junior Melton
James Earl Melton
Gordon Tate
Mra ‘Tate
Congress seeks farm debate end
Washington reports House and Senate leaders aim to finish farm debate this week while maneuvering for quick consideration of the administration housing program. debate on the wage hour bill is to be bundled with housing. internal fights over a proposed administrator led board threaten passage this session.
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Washington
House
Senate
van Nuys D-Ind
House Labor Committee
Labor Department
Lhe
Hamspeck
Gad
Labor Committee
Verunary Board
NRA
Ramspeck
Noro D-N. Ja
Norton (Can
Hull May Strike Obstacles Before Gaining Peace Aims
Dewitt Mackenzie reports that Anglo American talks on a trade pact between England and the United States face hard bargaining and notable disagreements. Officials warn the path to Hulls tariff détente may be rocky with both sides signaling concessions and tough terms before any historic agreement.
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Hull
Dewitt MacKenzie
New York
Dec
England
United States
Kal
Cordell Hull
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Hooper
Ben W. Hooper
Capitol
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