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Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jan 12, 1936

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Government subsidized soil conservation plan gains farm support

Farmers approved a seven point program for government subsidized soil conservation as a substitute for the AAA. The plan calls for adequate funding, retention of AAA provisions, expanded foreign markets for surplus crops, and light taxes on processors. Officials noted the money source remains unresolved while Congress would fund the program and rent land for conservation.

Jerry Greene Associated Press Washington AAA Supreme Court Congress Wallace Chester C. Davis Secretary of Agriculture

Wants Feet in Heaven: Detroit Patient Refuses Amputation

Chun Hong Jim, a 52-year-old former restaurant owner and laundryman, lies in a Detroit hospital with gangrene poisoning. He has refused surgical amputation of his feet, insisting his body must remain intact for his Chinese heaven after death.

Chun Hong Jim Detroit Jim

Weather sketchy across states with scattered rain

Forecasters warn of fair to unsettled conditions from Tennessee through North Carolina and Kentucky. Expect rain chances Saturday and Monday with cooler, rising temperatures in northern areas and likely snow in western Virginia.

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Mother Hewitt May Face Criminal Charges in Sterilization Case

San Francisco January 11 prosecutors seek a final conference with counsel for Ann Cooper Hewitt before deciding on criminal proceedings in the sterilization matter. Russell Tyler, her attorney in a $809,000 damage suit against her mother, vetoed a DA proposal that Hewitt sign complaints alleging mayhem. The DA wants to confer first. the police investigation followed the suit filing and the outcome depends on the conference and the findings.

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League faces action on oil sanction act

The Italo Ethiopian war nears a Geneva decision on oil sanctions as Mussolini delays Fasci grand council. Addis Ababa reports unconfirmed Makale recapture rumors while Italian dispatches claim Ethiopian forces were trapped south of Makale with heavy losses. Officials gave no confirmation of such gains.

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Freedom of seas sought by group in Senate

In Washington a group presses for preserving traditional American trading rights amid pending neutrality legislation. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Nye predicts further hearings will reveal modifications in World War neutrality policy as Morgan and associates testify, with both the munitions and foreign relations panels working to assess commerce with belligerents.

Turner Richard L. Tf Associated Press Washington Senate Foreign Relations Committee Nye Ft ND Jo. Morgan Wold Proddee Americk Onley

Dynamite Slaying Trial Returns to Kentucky Jury

Attorney Binion Midddyton and six others face charges tied to a dynmite killing case in Kentucky. Jurors were instructed, evidence presented, and a man jailed as investigators pursue motives and possible accomplices in a complex courtroom scene.

Ilarlan Otis Shying Binion Midddyton Leur Queby Cork Moreiay

Arrested for threatening letters to President in New York

Austin Phelps Palmer, 52, a Park Avenue apartment resident and retired engineer, was arrested by secret service agents on January 11 for sending threatening letters to President Roosevelt. Palmer reportedly confessed, citing blame on the President for his financial reverses, as U S Attorney Carter withheld letter contents. Continuation noted on page fourteen.

New York Roosevelt Austin Phelps Palmer Park Avenue Secret Service Palmer U. S J. Howsard Carter Carter

Vincent asks for order to save AAA

Joseph A. Loftus reports that T Vincent, a real estate and steamship ticket seller, petitions the U S District Court to revive the Agricultural Adjustment Act. He seeks a preliminary injunction against President Roosevelt and two executives to keep the AAA operating despite the Supreme Court ruling it unconstitutional.

Joseph A. Loftus Associated Press Star Philadelphia United State District Court Today AAA Pr T. Vincent Roosevelt Supreme Court Vincent Arthur C. Hirst Philadelphis NRA AWA Hirst District Court

Championship Checker Match Set Between Nash Champs and Chitun

National Checker Champion Mdwith Unt went to Nashville to defend his title against southern titleholder Herbert Chitun. The two plan a seven hour training session and a policy of 2,500 plays used in prior tournaments will feed into their preparation. The match is scheduled for December with long preparations and oversight by the American Checker Association.

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Compromise Draft on veteran bonuses eyed in Senate

Washington January 1b Associated Press reports say a coalition compromise bonus measure for veterans, offering premiums to those who do not cash immediately, was secretly drafted in the Senate for introduction Monday. Drafting details were not disclosed as the bill nears completion after yesterday's House passage.

D. Harold Oliver Washington Jan

AAA Invalidation Presents Puzzle For Supreme Court

Government experts face a looming Supreme Court ruling on AAA invalidation and potential tax refunds totaling around 1.2 billion dollars since 1923. The decision could influence whether new taxes are sought in the 1936 campaign and affect processing tax reimbursement for rice millers and processors nationwide.

James W. Douthat Associated Press Wetler Washington AAA Supreme Court High Tribunal Louisiana Roosevelt Congress

Dirt Farmers Press for New Federal Crop Plan

In Ashville Tennessee January 11 GP The dirt farmers of Tennessee press for new federal legislation to replace the AAA Supreme Court invalidated the plan. About 500 Montgomery county farmers met in Clarksville and adopted a substitute AAA resolution with little opposition while some protests emerged against the late crop adjustment program. A tobacco grower John D Sadler questioned who would accept 1952 conditions and expressed support for higher wheat prices. Exuberant crowd of about 1000 farmers cheered at Jackson serenely as the meeting continued.

Ashville Tenn Tennessee AAA U. S. Supreme Court Montgomery County Clarksville John D. Sadler Sadler Jackson

Japan to avoid direct vote at London conference

Japanese officials decided to try abstaining from a direct naval vote at the London conference to prevent a break in the meeting. High navy and foreign ministry leaders urged the delegation to pursue this course, with Japan aiming to influence the talks without a formal vote.

Japan Glenn Fl BABI Associated Press Tokyo Ign Sirpan London United States

Smith Awarded 12600 Sues Millionaire for Heart Balin

In Charlotte North Carolina a jury in Mecklenburg County awarded Smith twelve thousand six hundred dollars in a heartbalin case against Joseph Cane, former father-in-law, with legal motions prepared for a retrial. The suit also involved claims over the loss of affections and alimony disputes tied to prior marriages.

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Hauptmann clemency denied by New Jersey court

The New Jersey Court of Pardons denied Bruno Hauptmann’s clemency appeal in the Lindbergh baby case, condemning him to die in the electric chair. The decision ends hopes for delay, with Hauptmann's fate now tied to possible actions by Governor Hoffman or higher courts.

Death Grune Richard Wauptmann New Jersey Court of Pardons Col Charles Lindbergh Associated Press New Persey Bower Pardonk Bruno Michard Hauptmann Lindbergh Dale Harrison Trenton N. J State Court of Pardons Richard Hauptmann Hauptmann Bronx Harold G. Hoffman Hoffman Jusine Thomas W. Trenchard Huaiptmand United States Surpreme Court Lloyd Fisher Lie Estate Ore Road Paules Beth Lamarrow New York MUNL Rune Richard Gouna

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