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Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1938

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Japan Ready to End Extraterritoriality in China

Premier Konoye declared Japan would help China abolish foreign concessions and extraterritorial privileges, aiming for full Chinese independence. He spoke after November Imperial Conference decisions and referenced a Japan-led bloc with Manchukuo to replace Chiang Kai-shek's government.

Tokyo Fumimaro Konoye Japan China Dkqui Manchoukuo Japa Caneralissima China Kai-Shek Chungking Amor Exiraterriterialite Tioniye Brilaw Hongkong New Order of Japan Thysladetteny Now 3 Ecofoni

Weather notes for Tennessee and surrounding states

Fragmented OCR weather brief reports for Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky. Mentions fair to partly cloudy conditions with a warming trend in parts of Virginia and chances of snow or rain in western Kentucky and adjacent areas. Details are garbled and uncertain due to OCR errors.

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Daladier Backed by Slim Margin in French Vote

Paris December 22 Daladier won a fragile endorsement for reorganizing French finances by decree with a seven vote margin in the chamber of deputies. The vote upheld a section in the 1929 appropriation bill approving decree laws from the three year plan. Daladier warned he would have dissolved parliament if overthrown.

Paris Pierciay Daladier Chamber of Deputies Daladier Agslin

Demos Fight Internal Democratic Strategy Rift

Washington December 22 A controversy grows within Democratic politics over an internal plan drafted by Lewis to rally conservative Democrats and endorse party affiliates who worked for Lanes candidates. Senator Bale and Hatch foresee a possible clash as the plan moves toward the party convention. An unnamed veteran senator predicts strong agitation if the effort gains traction.

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Moe the Gimp Sent Fans Mail Like Movie Stars

In Los Angeles Moe the Gimp draws heavy fan mail amid a sensational trial atmosphere. The case involves Ruth Etting theatrical ties and a shooting alleged against a figure linked to Etting, with jurors split as details unfold in the courtroom.

Moe Gimp Los Angeles Jay Martin Sr Ruth Etting Tay Mit Ada Myr Alfie Matt Min Erting New York Chicago State Street

Child Blinded By Operation to Save Life Dies

Betty Ridings of Eagan Tennessee, aged six, died after an operation to remove a cancerous eye growth. Her parents Boyd and Mrs Ridings faced a dire choice between blindness or a spreading tumor. Betty, who lost sight in one eye, was buried in Coal Creek.

Knorville Det the Metival Science little Ietty_Ridings Eagan Tenn Betty Boyd Ridings Bettly Coal Creek

Daniels May Get TVA Appointment

Knoxville report says Jonathan W. Daniels of Raleigh North Carolina may join the Tennessee Valley Authority board to fill the vacancy created by the ouster of Chairman A E Morgan last March. Daniels son of former Navy Secretary Josephus Daniels is 36 and has edited the Raleigh News and Observer since 1933.

Knoxville News-Sentinel Washington Today Ronsa Jonathan W. Daniels Raleigh N. C Tennessee Valley Authority Daniels A. E. Morgan Josephus Daniels Navy Mexico Raleigh News and Observer Peek South Fio Dr Morgan Fred Brown New Himeshire Jarace Pape Lane Sean Car Morgan Dantels

Marriage and divorce rates rise in 1937 United States

United States marriage and divorce rates reached peaks not seen since 1923, with 11.03 marriages and 1.42 divorces per 1,000 people. The marriage rate rose about 40 percent from 1932 and the divorce rate 50 percent from 1945. Dr. Samuel A. Stouffer and Lyle M. Spencer based figures on 2 states for marriages and 16 states for divorces. Florida showed the largest divorce gain, followed by Michigan.

Chicago Der United States Ubivel Nf Chicago Restores Workers Samuel A. Stouffer Lyle M. Spencer Census Bureau

Gannett Defends Independence Against Roosevelt Critique

Rochester publisher Frank Gannett issues an open letter rebuking President Roosevelt for claims that news is edited in the counting room. He argues newspapers must be independent and fearless, with editorials free from business office dictates, while maintaining strong financial health.

Rochester Frank Gannett Roosevelt St. Louis Post- Dispatch Joosevelt Ganneth Gennett

Coster Scored Big Shots For Collapse Firm

New York December 22 1930 F Donald Costar born Philin Kauska said in a death by own action note made public today that bankers lawyers and executives bled McKesson and Robbins white The note claims the crash should have seen receivership a year after its reorganization He blames board friction and a rotten wholesale business noting millions were written off In his alleged masquerade he defends himself saying he did not intend to ruin stockholders and laments being ruined by legal intrigue

New York Donald Costar Philin Kauska McKesson Robbins White Connecticut Becares Whalesale Wall Street Samuel Reich Coster-Musica Sian

Argentina Blocks Pan Am Proposal At Pan American Conference

Argentina withdrew unofficial endorsement of the majority Pan Am draft and presented its exit resolution on government orders. The move created an impasse as the 20 republics debated next steps while US officials and other delegates urged compromise to avoid a rift in regional defense plans. Conferences continued into the night as leaders met in Lima to seek resolution.

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Last Minute News Flashes Memoir of World Warnings and Health

Memphis surgeon reports removing the second appendix from a scarred woman patient in a brief post with technical phrasing. Prime Minister Chamberlain told Parliament that Hitler said he was glad to leave Memel, noting Lithuanian compliance. Francis J. Gorman of the United Textile Workers pledged renewed craft representation as he campaigns to lead textile workers from CIO.

Hitler Memel Tondon Chamberlain Howec Nf Commons Tadar Berchtesgaden Menhhland UTW Crafts Washington Francis J. Gorman United Textile Workers Body Craft CIO

Germany Apology Demand Rejected by Welles

London reports say about 1000 arrests occurred in insurgent Spain in a spy hunt linked to the case of the dirty shirt found in Harold Goodman’s baggage. Documents seized in Goodman’s valise allegedly warned enemies about insurgent plans as both sides reported large operations ahead.

London London Today Spain Harold Coodman Allan Sebastian Irun

Slain Girl's Body Found In Sack After Nondiscretion Case

State troopers hunt for a killer after Margaret Martin, 19, a Kingston business school graduate, vanished last Saturday. Her nude, mutilated body was found in a burlap sack under an abandoned bridge, tied with a clothesline, with a single hand protruding. Investigators consider a sex maniac or white slave trafficking motive.

Tunkhannock Margaret Martin Ting Business School Kingston Joan Martin Daugher Miss Martin

Morgenthau Seeks Extension of Stabilization Fund

Secretary Morgenthau said he would ask Congress to extend the 2.0 billion dollar stabilization fund beyond its June 30 expiration. He noted the fund functions as a key treasury adjunct and may be renewed for as long as Congress desires, though he did not commit to permanence.

Secretary of Treasury Congress Washington Morgenthau Treasury Stabilization Fund

Indictment Hits 19 in Fraud Conspiracy Case

A federal grand jury indicted Rufus Oliver a Corpus Christi Texas special investigator for the district attorney and 18 others on small fraud and conspiracy charges tied to a $100 000 race track confidence scheme. Victims were mainly elderly in Texas California and other western states who were promised profits from fixed races at multiple tracks. Individual awards ranged from 1000 to 2311 dollars. Prosecution traced ring origins to New York after postal inspectors found mail through incal post offices. Ring operated largely from Corpus Christi with alleged help from local police officers and bankers.

New York Rufus Oliver Corps Christi Tex Texas California U. S John J. Dowling Herbert N. Graham Dowling Corpus Christi

Hoare warns Nazi group threats in Britain

London December 22 Sir Samuel Hoare home secretary told the House of Commons that forcing German nationals in Britain to join a British branch of the Nazi labor front would be an imperishable offense. He said he would take action if evidence of intimidation were presented and noted an inquiry into reports a London firm dismissed Jewish employees. He disapproved if German servant girls were forced to disclose information heard at work.

London Samuel Hoare House of Commons Britain Home Secretary Veporis Hoare

U S Rejects German Demand Over Ickes Speech

Washington, Dec 22. Sumner Welles, acting Secretary of State, disclosed the United States rejected Germanys demand for an apology for Ickes harsh remarks about dictatorship. He told the German charges d affaires that the request came with ill grace from a government tolerating attacks on American leaders and that Ickes remarks reflected the view of a broad American majority shocked by German events. The exchange heightened already strained G A relations as Germany withdrew ambassadors and the US pressed for an official German expression of regret not given.

Washington Sumner Welles United States Germany Ickes Cleveland Welles Hans Thomsen Wilson Roosevelt Thomson sHvoy U. S Thomsen Henry Ward Charles A. Lindbergh Ford Lindbergh State Department

Tennessee Newspapers Aid Christmas For Needy Families

Tennessee newspapers organize charity drives across the state to help indigent children. By Christmas Eve, papers have supported thousands of families with food, toys, and gifts, surpassing earlier efforts with over 11,000 baskets and many toys distributed. The Nashville Tennessean highlights two projects, general charity work and Big Brothers type programs, plus a toy-making contest for children.

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