10 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1939
Page
1
Washington reports indicate a subcommittee agreed to carry the Works Progress Administration through June 30 by appropriating funds from existing reserves. The measure faces further approval by the full committee as relief legislation and related trade policy issues draw debate.
Weather report indicates much colder conditions. Tennessee mainly fair with very cold tonight and Wednesday, light rain in extreme northwest tonight and west areas Wednesday. Virginia mostly fair. light rain possible in Roger and extreme northwest tonight, colder Wednesday and Wednesday night. Widespread cloudiness and breezy conditions noted in portions.
A damaged report describes Follett awaiting execution by electric chair for the dynamite slaying of three children in Santa. Governor Gordon Browning refused a petition for clemency from Follett's relatives as Follett faced the death penalty.
Kingsport League of Women Voters unanimously opposed the Sullivan county court proposal to make board of education members and the county superintendent appointive by the court rather than elected. The group urged further study and examined Tennessee Taxpayers Association ideas for four year terms with countywide candidate access and a superintendent appointed by the board to reduce political campaigning. See Women Voters, Page 3.
Police report a fatal shooting during a drivers strike in Robton Jurisdiction. State police monitored movements as trucks were halted by area bikers and crews forced off streets. Union officials pledged cooperation with a proposed arbitration, while authorities broadcast vehicle descriptions to locate suspects.
An official British statement defends troops in Palestine against German accusations of atrocities. It notes the large scale counterinsurgency and identifies revolting factions, including rebels and allied Arab-Jewish forces. Observers say the tone aims to offset hostile reporting abroad.
A garbled report describes Chamberlain and a figure named Duce planning a visit, with references to European leaders and wartime policy. The text hints at discussions of pressures and alignments among powers, including mention of Italy and Germany, and potential steps toward diplomacy or conflict. The piece reads like a late 1930s or wartime foreign policy snippet.
Woodson Knight Ivilly reports on a death row inmate appealing for mercy while awaiting a dawn execution. The condemned man, along with two co defendants, pleads innocence though one has pleaded guilty in a aborted plot to kill Gouge, who killed Arnnold Tollett, White's brother. Governor Brown is not intervening. The condemned man hopes clemency may save him.
Fragmentary wartime style notes describe a fatal shooting of Mollige, an ex convict, amid gangland violence near a penitentiary. The report mentions prison records, previous sentences, and a mystery surrounding the assailants, with references to a Shades of Pest event and local names.
Nashville report on a proposed law to require permanent voter registration by party, creating an office of registrar and linking re registration to address changes. Sen. Joe Bean drafts the measure to block cross party primaries, while keeping poll taxes as a voting prerequisite. The plan faces procedural debate and ties to Browning’s gubernatorial era.
Japanese warplanes bomb Chungking and Shanghat in relays, heavily damaging Chinese military installations as China’s capital responds with fierce resistance. Chinese air crews flee the raids while a Chinese peace petition surfaces from Wen Tsung Yao, leader of the occupied regime’s legislative council.
Nationwide brief reports claim an extraordinary session discussed international dispatches impacting U S defence plans while President Roosevelt faces a nominating recall. A separate headline notes the slaying of a fourth man in Minnesota. Police describe a fatal auto crash scene and a United Automobile Workers meeting plans a special convention in Detroit.
London January 10 Anthony Eden told an Anglo American audience that President Roosevelt's message to Congress was a sign post for liberty loving nations. Speaking to the American Chamber of Commerce in London, Eden praised the speech's tonic effect on the British people and urged unity to protect freedom as a national heritage.
A Senate judiciary subcommittee heard objections to Felix Frankfurter's Supreme Court nomination. George E B Sullivan Calif Redd and Wade H Cooper testified amid questioning. Sullivan urged concern over Frankfurter being born in Vienna and alleged alien minded affiliations with such groups as the ACLU and Reds.
Authorities investigated the death of Frank E. Rives in Percy Warner Park to determine if it was homicide or suicide. Rives, a district manager known as a salesmanship expert, was found burned in a car and identified by clothing fragments and license plates. His wife and seven year old son had lived in Memphis recently while he resided here. Investigators noted possible foul play amid reports of financial trouble and recent borrowing.
Paris conference scene as Britain and France reaffirm no capitulation to Italian claims in the French empire. Chamberlain and Halifax meet Daladier and Bonnet while Mussolini talks in Rome loom over Mediterranean strategy. Franco's forces push in Spain as Taragony teeters near Barcelona. Italian fleet and German cooperation raise regional tensions.
New York dispatch reports that U S diplomats were spied upon at the Pan American conference in Lima denied by Assistant Secretary of State A A Berle Jr who said no spying or searching of delegation papers occurred He called conferences open and without secret diplomacy Hull also rejected spying claims saying no subpoenas or warrants were involved and emphasized merit over sensational reports
Film critics describe a new 20th century studio portrayal of Jesse James starring Tyrone Power. Review notes the production’s color effects and racing action but finds the plot largely fictional and dismissive of the historical record.
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