Former Local Girl Bares Horror In Chinese Conflict
A Washington area wire reports a fatal plane crash near Put-in-Bay Lake Erie. Three aboard perish Nancy Hoard Delbert Watkins and Albert Anderson all North Bass Island. Survivor William Somogy aided by rescuers Emil Weisler and Arnold Burggraf. Pilots misjudged water for ice in dense fog. Also includes Mary Elen Hawk letter from Shanghai detailing refugee relief and cost of care for 750000 in Nan tan and International Concession.
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Toledo
Ohio
Lake Erie
Nancy Hoard
Delbert Watkins
Adbert Anderson
North Bass Island
William Somogy
Somogy
Emil Weisler
Arnold Burggraf
Shanghai
Mary Elen Hawk
A. N. Hawk
Kingsport
Miss Hawk
International Settlement
China
Nantan
Weather outlook by region with clouds and rain chances
Weather report notes cloudy skies across several states. Tennessee and Kentucky expect mostly cloudy conditions with possible rain and slight warmth in western areas tonight and Thursday. Virginia forecasts increasing cloudiness and interior rain, while North Carolina sees partly cloudy skies, light mountain rain, and little temperature change.
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Fennessee
West
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Dialects Of Mountaineers Believed Purest In America
John Ferris reports from New York that experts argue good speech should be unobtrusive and coordinated with bodily action. Indiana University's Prof. Lee Norvelle, attending a speech teachers convention, stresses saying words for results over showing off accents, cautioning against exaggerated delivery. Continued on page eight.
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America
John Ferris
New York
Simone Simon
Gertrude Stein
Lee Norvelle
Indiana University
South
Oxford
Middle West
National Association of Teachers of Speech
Critics of Roosevelt Face Battle Over Tax Bills
Washington dispatch outlines fresh signs that Roosevelt allies back a push for corporate licensing as a main anti monopoly tactic. Ickes to speak on government business links while Norris urges renewed lobbying inquiry to expose opposition.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Norris
Ind-Neb
Senate
Year of sobriety vow taken by Omaha drinkers
In Omaha on December 28 Judge Lester Palmer heard men pledge not to drink in 1938 and face a year in jail if they slip. He released them all, promising sobriety as a year of restraint and reform.
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Neb
Omaha
Pat
Lester Palmer
Palmer
Government Aims at Held Buildings in Teruel Battle
Madrid reports government troops closed in on two dynamited buildings sheltering the Teruel garrison as insurgents fight to recover the provincial capital. Four insurgent warplanes were shot down in a dramatic air battle while air defenses held.
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Madrid
Teruel
Vineral
Pkmes
TVA Berry marble lease case faces rulings and tours
In Knoxville on December 29 the TVA Berry marble lease dispute grows with exceptions to a ruling that two Berry leases are invalid. Special Master Ben Teaterman found royalties overdue. The federal commission plans to inspect marble deposits above Norris Lake and report lease value next month. TVA argues zero value while Berry witnesses claim up to 2.5 million dollars.
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Knoxville
TVA
George [L. Berry
Ben Teaterman
George Taylor
Norris Dam
Fed Ou
Leslie Morris
Berry
Len G. Broughton, Jr
Norris Lake
Career of famed writer: Marquis dies at 58
New York reports Don Marquis, renowned columnist and creator of The Old Soak, died at Forest Hills Long Island after a long illness. He suffered strokes since 1936 that weakened him financially and physically. Sisters Bernice and Neva Marquis cared for him as Morley and others visited. Marquis enjoyed Christmas day before his death, with a final decline that led to his passing.
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New York
Don Marquis
Marquis
Christopher Morley
Bernice
Neva Marquis
Forest Hills
Long Island
Morley
Sun Dial
New York Sun
Business Fights for Plan Amid New Deal Clash
Philadelphia December 25 Assistant Attorney General Robert H Jackson charged big business with striking against the government to liquidate the New Deal. In a prepared address to the American Political Science Association he said firms use the recession as a cudgel to extract concessions and to throw off government interference with their initiatives.
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Philadelphia
Robert H. Jackson
Big Business
American Political Science Association
Sinos Destroy City Property in Evacuation
Chinese forces in Tsingtao undertake a campaign of destroying telegraph and radio terminals as they prepare to abandon the threatened port. The actions sever communications and heighten tensions among residents, including 158 Americans not yet evacuated, while Japan asserts potential control over foreign areas in Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Nippon
Reaper Ends Film Contracts in 1937 Hollywood year
Hollywood mourns a grim year as ten headliners and eleven film celebrities in parental roles died or were killed. Notable losses include Jean Harlow, Ruth Etoland, Marie Prevost, and director Richard Boleslawski, with others such as Ted Healy, Ross Alexander, and Helena Burgess among the fallen.
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Hollywood
Jean Harlow
Sir Guy Standing
Ted Healy
Ross Alexander
Martin Johnson
E. J. Mannix
Helena Burgess
Ruth Etoland
Marie Prevost
Richard Boleslawski
Wallace Smith
Gary Coopers
Henry Fondas
Ted Healys
Kent Taylors
Robert Youngs
Ozzie Nelsons
Harriet Hilliard
William Wellmans
Lloyd Bacons
Labor Opposes Federal Control of Labor Relations
Last Minute News Flashes report AFL vice president Matthew Woll stating labor is unalterably opposed to federal control of labor relations. He predicts the Wagner Act will be amended to clarify labor and NLRB rights.
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NLRB
Philadelphia
Matthew Woll
American Federation of Labor
Labor
National Labor Relations Board
Heated Democratic primary looming in Sullivan County
In Kingsport and Blountville a regional Democratic rally gathers as over a dozen potential candidates announce plans for county offices. Sheriff races center on Magistrate George E. Barger, with Deputy Sheriffs G F Singer, E M Crost, Jim Oliver, Sam Feathers, Bob Carter, and King Pyle among those mentioned. County trustee bids surface for W C Pectol, Paul Gray, T qspret, and Sam Hanes. highway commissioner sees J W Erwin, Paul Zimmerman, Toy Griffith. Some incumbents like J D Newland and H P Richards expected to seek no re election. renomination seems likely for H W Copenhaver and A N Hawk. The annual convention was called to reorganize the party and elect officers.
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Democratic Party
Kingsport
George E. Barger
G. F. Singer
E. M Crost
Jim Oliver
Sam Feathers
Bob Carter
Blountville
Sherif King Pyle
Bristol
W. C. Pectol
Paul Gray
T. Qspret
Sam Hanes
J. W. Erwin
Paul Zimmerman
Toy Griffith
Bluff City
Nealther
J. D. Newland
H. P. Richards
H. W. Copenhaver
A. N. Hawk
Funds for rural power extension in Sullivan County
TVA funds for rural electrification in Sullivan County will be released upon official request from the county. Magistrate George S. Barger said a conference in Knoxville this week confirmed plans to extend TVA power lines and purchase or build a distribution plant with Rural Electrification Administration support if the county court approves the extension. A survey and plans for a large dam near Bluff City on the Holston River would follow, possibly in 1941, with electric power distributed before the dam is completed.
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OUR
Norris
Senate
Hugo L. Black
House
Sullivan County
Tennessee’ Valley Authority
George’ S. Barger
Barger
Knoxville
Rural Electrification Administration
Washington
TVA
Hawkins County
Holston River
Bluff City
T. B
Thomas Curtin
Tightened Wedding Waiting Laws Across States in 1937
Chicago dispatch reports nine states enacted or revised laws to curb hasty marriages. By end of year twenty six states require waiting periods prior to marriage ceremonies with durations from 24 hours to ten days. Delaware shortest, Wisconsin longest. Nine states acted this year to curb early morning nuptials, eliminating Gretna Greens in Maryland West Virginia and Illinois. California Mississippi Ohio and others noted.
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Chicago
Fcore
Council of State
Delaware
Wisconsin
District of Columbia
Illinois
Iowa
Maryland
Minnesota
New York
Tennnessee
West Virginia
Wyoming
Linois
California
Mississippi
Ohio
Paris Public Service Strike Ties Up City
A 120000 strong strike in Paris halted bus and subway service and disrupted street cleaning, water gas and electric services, and garbage collection. The action, backed by the Communist party, prompted emergency cabinet talks as Premier Camille Chautemps warned of using force to restore essential services.
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Paris
People's Front
Camille Chautemps
Chautemps
Communist Party
Ater
National Congress
Leon Blaza
People’s Front
Goodrich Rubber
Edouard Daladier
Marx Dormoy
Succession To Throne May End If Mussolini Has Way
DEWITT MACKENZIE reports on rumors that Mussolini could alter the line of succession in Italy by elevating the Duke of Aosta, possibly displacing Crown Prince Umberto, while the king weighs options and discusses the viceregal appointment amid political intrigue.
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Mussolini
Dewitt MacKenzie
New York
Duke of
Aosta
Ethiopia
Bussolini
Italy
Rasta
Umberto
Vittorio Emanuele
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Camille Chantemps
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Gevantic
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Russia
C. G. Grey
Richard Maslock
Moscow
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