Court decision backs government loans for public electric plants
Supreme Court ruling upholds federal loans and grants to publicly-owned electric plants affecting 52 projects valued at over 84 million dollars. Alabama Power and Duke Power challenged the financing. the court affirmed, finding municipal competition lawful and private rights not violated. Governor Townsend pledges to support names for the baby and the marriage case draws attention to Indiana law.
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Washington
Jan
Supreme Court
Ivkes
Public Works
Alabam Power Company
Duke Power Company
Alabama Funnties
Buzzard Roost
Sutherland
Alabama Power Company
Black
Circuit Court
United States Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
Power Company
Alabama
Alshama
Linton
M. Clifford Townsend
Bidiana
Betty Dune Lacer
Tommy Chapman
Tommy
Detroit
Betty
Indiana
Townsend
Central Press
Weather forecast for Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
Tennessee fair and warmer tonight and Tuesday with possible light rain in the west. Virginia unsettled with increasing clouds and warmer temperatures tonight through Tuesday. Kentucky cloudy and warmer tonight and Tuesday, colder Tuesday night with likely light rain Tuesday.
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Tennessee
Warner
Virginia
Kentucky
Mayor Howse Dies Ending Nashville's Reform Era
Sorrowing Nashville honors long time mayor Hilary E. Howse who died at 72 after pneumonia, ending a career that began with a 1903 election. He lay in state at the Davidson county courthouse and will be buried at 2 p.m. at the War Memorial. a special escort of Tennessee mayors will attend.
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Nashville
Jan
Hilary E. Howse
Davidson County
War Memorial
Tennessee
Howse
Old Fox
Happy Notes Forecast A Smiling Year Ahead
Dewitt Mackenzie writes an optimistic outlook predicting more sun than rain in the coming year despite lingering gloom. He recalls a wet start to the writing day, jokes about weather forecasts, and jokes about Roosevelt’s future sea campaigns in a light, period voice.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Vrres Porvigyy
York
Dan
Newbury Weather Bureau
Chiang Kai-Shek resigns civil duties to lead war effort
Chiang Kai-Shek assumes commander in chief of the army and takes charge of the navy while H. H. Kung becomes president of the executive Yuan to direct civil administration. China trains a large new force behind the lines as part of a drastic shake-up meant to stiffen resistance against Japan.
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H. H. Kung
Executive Yuan
Chiang Kai-Shen
Mill to Present Defense Evidence in Borden Mills Case
The National Labor Relations Board hearing on charges against Borden Mills Inc moves toward its midpoint as only two witnesses for the complainants have testified since the recess. Mill counsel E G Hunter said a defense session would focus on CIO card verifications and employee counts, with about 13,500 workers at the mill today and a six month basis for the figures. Larnie Lemons, a former worker, testified as counsel for the labor board aimed to show active shop floor opposition to the CIO.
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Borden Mills, Inc
Mill and Association
Textile Workers Organizing Committee
Hunter
Berden
Larnie Lemons
Borden Mii
Norris pushes FTC probe into TVA and private utility clashes
Senator Norris introduced a resolution seeking a Federal Trade Commission inquiry into the Tennessee Valley Authority. The plan would allocate up to 200000 for the probe, examining TVA director dissension, lower court injunctions, and related private utility lawsuits, as well as the Berry marble deposit suit tied to TVA waters.
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Washington
Norris
Ind-Neb
Tennessee Valley Authority
Federal Trade Commission
TVA
Nebraska Independent
Berry
Dteuri
Arthur EB. Morgan
TVA Board
Harcourt A. Morgan
A. E
David &. Lilienthal
Senata Committee
Weekend traffic toll tops Tennessee deaths in holiday
Nashville reports eight New Year fatalities include seven auto and gun incidents. James Lanier, 66, dies after being struck in a residential area. Mrs. James L. Barbee, 55, fatally injured by a streetcar. Herbert Manning, a 2 Negro, killed in collision. F Manious of Cleveland and Miss Belle Boyd of Memphis die from crashes. Patrolman Bart Coker shot during inquiry at a lumber plant. Continued on page eight.
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Nashville
James Lanier
James L. Barbee
Herbert Manning
F. Manious
Cleveland
Belle Boyd
Memphis
Bart Coker
Maryville
Licenses Revoked and Pending Sweeps Across States
Nashville reports 200 drivers to have licenses revoked this week with 700 more called in before February. New York coverage notes Willkie’s remarks on Supreme Court ruling about federal gifts to municipalities, while Cairo reports the Egyptian chamber of deputies voting non-confidence amid a rebellion and police orders.
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Nashville
Highway Patrol
Joy Boyd Willliams
Willkie
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Alabama Power Company
Supreme Court
Cairo
Jal
Egyptian Chamber of Deputies
Paroule
Sullivan Democrats Elect Cox Thomas And Mottern
Sullivan county Democrats reelect Will H. Cox Mrs Fannie St John Thomas and R J Mottern as chairman vice chairman and secretary at Blountville rally. Nomination by Joseph A Caldwell and John R Todd. County Judge T R Bandy heads resolutions. Anticipated hot primary with several contested races for sheriff and trustees. Former Gov John S Cox spoke urging tax cuts. Roosevelt praised in harmony note.
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Times
Blountville
Will H. Cox
Fannie St. John Thomas
R. J. Mottern
Sullivan County Democratic Organization
Joseph A. Caldwell
Bristol
John R. Todd
Kingsport
T. R. Bandy
Resolutions Committee
D. Newland
John St. John
Charles F. Lingar
E. M. Cross, Sr
Sam Feathers
King Pyle
J. C. Oliver
George S. Barger
H. P. Richards
Paul Gray
P. L. Holt
J. C. Carter
W. ©. Pectol
Sam P. Eanes
J. W. Erwin
Joe
School Building Plan Ends As County Funds Exhausted
Superintendent T N Orr told Sullivan county court the 10000 school program has been discontinued due to exhausted funds. The report was read in the morning session of the quarterly county court meeting which recessed for noon after departmental reports. County Judge T R Bandy announced the tax TVA and jail committees would provide the principal business in the afternoon session.
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T. N. Orr
Sullivan County Court
T. R. Bandy
TVA
TVA Engineer Faces Cross Examination Over Flood Control Claim
In Chattanooga on June 3, TVA engineer Charles W. Okey testified that TVA dates on the Tennessee River and tributaries would aid flood control on the Mississippi River. He described valley assets, including $450 million annual manufactured goods, 1,950 miles of federal highways, 6,600 miles of improved highways, and a cotton crop value of $250 million yearly, as private utilities seek to invalidate TVA’s power program before a federal court.
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Chattanooga
Jun
Psi— Counse
Tennessee Valley Authority
Charles W. Okey
TVA
Okey
Tennessee River
Mississippi River
Mississippi Valley
James Lawrence Fly
Florence Allen
Battle for Teruel Reports Fierce Insurgent Push
War dispatches from the Teruel front describe vigorous insurgent assaults on the western sector as snowbound troops claim to have stormed Villastar, five miles south of Teruel, amid conflicting reports of control. Both sides acknowledge heavy casualties as the protracted contest for the Teruel salient continues.
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Teruel
Villastar
Aragon
Spain
Madrid
China
Japan
Chiang Kai-Shek
Roosevelt outlines nations needs in wartime style speech
President Roosevelt told Congress that misuse of capital must end or capitalism will destroy itself. He urged cooperation between capital and labor with government to restore welfare. He stressed unity, a balanced budget next year, and strong self defense while pursuing world peace through democratic governments. He warned of limits to government action and called out practices like tax avoidance, price rigging, and collusive bidding.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Mgr. Roosevelt
Congress of the
United States
House
Senate
Wounds End Long Varied Career of AP War Correspondent
Zaragoza Spain January 3 Edward J Neil Jr AP war correspondent with Spanish insurgent armies died yesterday from shrapnel wounds suffered on the Teruel front. He was 37 and died after blood transfusions at the Red Cross hospital in Zaragoza. Other reporters were wounded or killed in the same shelling at Caude five miles from Teruel. Continued on page eight.
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Spain
Edward J. Neil, Jr
Associated Press
Teruel
Red Cross
Caude
Bradi
Johnson
Harvard
Sport
News Week
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Hilary Howse
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B. O. Shook
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Sullivan
Cox
Thomas
Mottern
Sullivan County
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Wilson
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