05 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1939
Page
1
Browning defended his administration in a Tennessee General Assembly session, presenting a routine report. The address touched on public health expenditures, state services, and governance while noting bipartisan reception and emphasis on efficiency and progress.
The House opened its session by reading Governor Recayning's message and creating a committee to investigate the offices of the state comptroller and related officials. Representatives Austin Henderson Bil heey Putman Sips heey were named to lead the inquiry, with a Senate committee to coordinate from the governor's mansion.
Rain tonight with clearing Friday morning. Highs near the 30s to 40s. East and central portions may see rain or snow tonight, with calmer conditions Friday. West and southern areas could have miscible showers Friday afternoon. strong winds and cool temperatures persist throughout the period.
Four people died as a fire roared through a festory tene mer house in upper Manhattan on January 5. Firefighters rescued two people, including a 40 year old man and a relative, amid the burning structure. Authorities probed a report the blaze began near a Christmas tree outside the door. Victims listed include Mrs Georgette Davenault who lived alone and Mrs Anna Le Clare, 62. See MANHATTAN FIRE, P. 8.
Christmas observances fill the village as families attend tree lightings and gift exchanges. The Roanoke Island imported tree marks a long tradition with a pageant of local customs. Gifts will be shared around the tree with an effigy of “old Buck” noted in the plan for the village observance.
Insurgent forces report rapid advances near Borjas Blancas in the Lerida province, claiming 3,000 prisoners after a swift encirclement. They say government troops abandoned heavy artillery as Franco pushes toward Madrid. An Associated Press summary notes rising anti democratic tides and Japan's new cabinet with Kiichira Hiranuma as premier.
Nashville report by the public welfare advisory committee presents a voluminous plan drawn from six prior committees. Governor Cate emphasizes the need for several years to implement the recommendations while seeking immediate consideration of certain measures.
President Roosevelt asks Congress for 875 million dollars to sustain work relief through January and urges strict penalties for improper political activities in relief programs. He opposes local boards control and calls for hearings before policy changes, while preserving the current WPA administration to avoid disruption. He favors civil service integration of WPA staff and warns against stripping workers of civil rights.
West Tennessee faced a cyclone that killed three and injured at least twenty as homes and state buildings were demolished in Luray and surrounding areas. Survivors scavenged debris while families sought shelter. The disaster followed a Louisiana cyclone that day, causing property damage and fatalities.
President Roosevelt selected Felix Frankfurter a Harvard Law School professor to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Benjamin Cardozo. Frankfurter 36 and an Austrian native has taught at Harvard since 1914 with Senator Norris backing his nomination. He would be among the court’s liberal slate pending Senate confirmation.
Strong opposition from Roth Democrats and Republicans to a proposed Sullivan County statute would appoint county school board members and the superintendent. Leaders plan to lobby legislators in Nashville. critics warn it could be unconstitutional and strip voters of their constitutional right to elect officials.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve 712,953,640 for the National Park Service operation in 1990, a 285,083 increase over the 1939 fiscal year. Harcourt A. Morgan welcomed Pope’s TVA board appointment in Knoxville, and John W. Horton was elected state treasurer with Robert W. Lowe as comptroller in Nashville.
About 10,000 taxi drivers were set to return to work tomorrow after a peaceful settlement announced by Mayor La Guardia. Employers and strikers of the Thinspar ers Luien CTO planned to elect a bargaining agency this afternoon, with a two day wait out to be dropped pending wage and concession talks.
Nashville January 5 1871 Ernest F Smith of Morristown named to succeed Hunt as assistant attorney general after Hunt resigns to join the Norfolk Carolina and St Louis Railways legal department. General Roy Beeler lauds Hunt as a loyal capable attorney and regrets his departure. Hunt served nine years under Beeler and L D Smith.
Mrs Hadys Oakley, 31, stands accused in Lebanon of poisoning her husband Levi Oakley with rat poison last August. After 131 witnesses, the prosecution rested its case as Judge John Mitchell overruled a defense objection to a signed confession. Oakley, jailed four months, sat with her mother during the trial opening. Jim Barbee, 53, named in the household, faces implication in the poison death proceedings.
German and Italian papers attack Roosevelts defense address charging it with domestic politicking and abandoning isolation. British and other democracies praise the speech while awaiting shifts in US policy, notably in neutrality laws and preparedness. Soviet summaries stress preparedness but omit democratic and religious remarks. Page 4 reference.
Chicago report shows farm prices 23 percent higher than late 1934. Markets indicate rising prices amid grain surpluses, higher livestock supplies, and large butter stocks. Analysts say the uptick supports government forecasts of improved farm income after a 12 percent drop in 1938 from 1937.
President Roosevelt urged a multi billion dollar 1940 budget to fund national defense and farm relief, warning against drastic spending cuts or heavy new taxes. He proposed eight billion for federal outlays with a three and a quarter billion dollar deficit and emphasized moderate tax increases to cover costs. The request includes one point six billion for national defense with an extra half billion to accelerate armament programs, though only two hundred sixteen million would be disbursed next year.
Rapid spending plan from Washington dated January 5 proposes a budget of 17,113,000 dollars for the coming year. The daily rate translates to about 021 RS per hour, under the plan.
The President warns that modern warfare demands preemptive taxes and urges continued fiscal stimulus. He calls for emergency levies through June, proposes $750 million for WPA operations through June, and forecasts $1.5 trillion in federal outlays for the next year with about $5.67 billion in receipts. He argues balanced budgets come from economic recovery, not abrupt spending cuts, noting nine years of expenditures outpacing revenues despite a rising income base.
CANON CITY Colo Jan 5 Joe Arridy mentally six years old a condemned youth awaits execution with a final request to his neighbor a toy train Warden Roy Best and Attorney Gail Ireland sought clemency from Gov Ammons Ireland voiced little hope Agnes a fellow inmate asked for the train Arridy offered to give it if he died and kept it only if he survived the gas chamber outcome pending appeals and unchanged sentences.
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