FDR Measures Still Hang Fire At End Session
Washington reports members of Congress adjourned the administration's special session after the senate approved the housing bill. Major administration items like farm and wage hour standards await the January regular session. Barkley praised the adjournment for trimming six weeks from the session, while McNary called it a failure to carry out the president's program. Future action on wage-hour, farm, and government reorganization was planned or debated, with potential action after Jan. 6 on the anti-lynching bill and regional reform measures expected to move through committees.
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McNary
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Cro
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White House
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O'Cannor
D-Ny
House Rules Committee
Weather outlook: rain and cold across Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia
Rain tonight and Thursday in Tennessee with warmer conditions tonight in the east and much colder Thursday. Kentucky sees rain tonight likely changing to snow Thursday and very cold conditions especially in the north late tonight. Virginia reports occasional rain and warmer conditions tonight with colder interior rain on Thursday and probable snow in the mountains.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Dietrich Breaks Studio Relations in Hollywood
German star Dietrich ends contract with Paramount over film costs and waning box office. Indefinite postponement of French Without Tears raises doubt she will return to American cinema. She remains free to work elsewhere as speculation swirls about cash settlements and future projects.
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Holliwood
Maslene Dietrich
Miss Dierich
Paramount
Miss Dietrich
Dietrich Pictures
Express
Dietrich
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Walt Disney
Europe
Hollywwood
Berlin-horn
Rudolph Steber
Paris
Maria
Switzerland
Saint Nick In Some Fashion Readied For All
Saint Nick will visit travelers and youngsters across the South as railroads decorate trains with trees and gifts. The piece notes Santa’s timeless reach into trailer homes and depots, bringing Christmas meals and programs to boys during the holiday season. The story emphasizes the universal reach of the holiday figure beyond homes and firesides.
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Memphis
Santa Claus
Southland
Thelma Burton
Chris
Elma
Saint Nick
Rmingham
Santa
Brother in law charged with first degree murder in Kingsport area
Robert Little, 38, brother in law of James Bullion, 33, well known Sullivan County farmer, was charged in a warrant with first degree murder after Bullion was shot on Little’s front porch. Little released on $7,000 bail. he said the shooting resulted from family trouble.
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James Bullion
Little
Cooks Valley
Sullivan County
Bullion
Kingsport
C. F. Lingar
L.S. Ashworth
John Little
Hillcrest
Undertaking Establishment
Times
Recess Declared in Utilities Case
In Chattanooga on December 22 a three judge federal court hearing the TVA utilities case adjourned due to illness of Raymond T. Jackson. The recess continues as TVA lawyers stay at headquarters in Cleveland and witnesses await resumption. Judge Florence Allen plans a Memphis visit. other judges return home. The court has sat five weeks and three days with limited testimony.
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Raymond T. Jackson
Cleveland
Ohio
Tennessee Valley Authority
Jackson
Florence Allen
Allen
Memphis
John D. Martin
John J. Gore
Cookeville
N Tenn
James Lawrence Ply
TVA
Death of Kellogg Ends Long Career
Frank R B Kellogg formerly secretary of state and world court judge died on the eve of his 81st birthday after cerebral thrombosis, bronchial pneumonia and other complications. Survivors include his wife and nieces. Kellogg served as U S senator from Minnesota and ambassador to the Court of St James, earning the Nobel Peace Prize for the Briand pact. London and Paris tributes called him a silent diplomat and noted his influence on international peace efforts. The death announcement noted a coma since Monday and irregular breathing before his passing.
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Minnesota
One Nation
Frank RB. Kellogg
3. A. Lepak
Kellogg
U. S
Court of St. James
World Court
Calvin Coolidge
Aristide Briand
France
England
London
Foreign Office
Lepak
Fromtier
Kingsport Council Approves City Budget for 1938
The Kingsport board of mayor and aldermen approved a 1938 city budget of 480000 with minor adjustments. A key change shifts 25 percent of city manager and city recorder salaries to the water department, leaving 75 percent on the general fund. A new driver license ordinance for taxi and delivery operators passes on third reading, requiring state chauffeur licenses and age minimums. An enhanced food sale ordinance was deemed unsatisfactory but passed on second reading with planned revisions.
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Gnal
City Recorder's Office
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Water Works Department
Loyalists report province capture near Teruel
Front line dispatches say government forces seized Teruel but parts of the old city remained in insurgent hands. Salamanca headquarters regarded Teruel as lost and the insurgents claimed a surrounding fortress position at Los Morreros was retaken with heavy government losses.
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Teruel
Francisco Franco
Rock
Franco
Salamanca
Aragon
Irun
Los Morreros
Last Minute News Flashes Headlines Across World
William E. Dodd says world must face the sad fact that nations are farther apart than ever as international cooperation wanes. Britain protests Japan over seizure of a Chinese vessel near Hongkong. incident dated December 11. The Canadian Supreme Court upholds Charles Vance Millar’s eccentric stork derby will. AFL vows a divide and conquer campaign against CIO amid labor peace talks collapse.
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Ping
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London
Japan
Hongkong
Ottawa
Ont
Supreme Court Today
Charles Vance Millar
Toronto
AFL
CIO
Washington
Ican Federation of Labor
Organized Labor
Autopsy refused in Healy death amid Hollywood fight
Los Angeles police ordered an autopsy to decide if Ted Healy died from injuries in a street fight outside the Trocadero night club after celebrating the birth of his son. Healy, 41, reportedly fought an unidentified man. the coroner noted facial injuries and signs of trauma.
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Los Angeles
Ted Healy
Healy
Gm-G-M
Westwood
Hollywood
Frank
University Hospital
Culver City
Henry
Beverly Hills
Peigetes
Second fatality recorded in Kingsport this year
Kingsport records a second traffic death for 1937 as Arthur A. Breedlove a 70 year old resident dies from a fractured skull after being struck near Bristol highway and Walnut street. Witnesses described Breedlove stepping into the path of a Bernard car as a bakery truck approached. He died 24 hours after the accident at Community hospital.
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Kingsport
Arthur A. Breedlove
Breedlove
Kings'port
Community Hospital
Bristol Highway
Walnut Street
Ts Linehaels
S. F. Woon
Lineback
Clyde Bernard
Wood
Inez Jones
Johnson City
Legion Park
Fativa
Disputes Split Ranks of TVA in Berry Trial
Knoxville report recalls a public split among TVA leaders as directors Lilienthal and Morgan rebutted Chairman A. E. Morgan’s claim that majority supported Berry claim values. They argued TVA counsel fully presented the case before the condemnation commission, countering alleged omissions and questions over Berry leases in the Norris dam region.
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T.V.A
Berry
Knoxville
Tennessee Valley Authority
David E. Lilienthal
H. A. Morgan
A. E. Morgan
TVA
Morgan
George L. Berry
Norris Dam
Lilienthal
Federal Commission
John W. Finch
U. S. Bureau of Mines
Dr. Morgan
Fill The Barrel Campaign Assures Brighter Holiday
Kingsport residents in Sullivan County will enjoy a brighter Christmas as Fill the Barrel contributions pour in through Dixier Maid Bakery. Barrels distributed Friday by Mack Hampton Grocery distribute to households facing hardship, providing warm meals clothing shoes toys and comfort to families and children on Christmas Eve and Day.
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Kingsport
Dixier Maid
Mack Hampton Grocery
Torough
Sullivan County
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