Admiralty Admits Southampton Sunk After Attack
The British admiralty confirmed the 9,100 ton cruiser Southampton was sunk after sustaining damage from axis bombers off Sicily on January 10. Most of the crew were saved, while other Royal Navy ships including Illustrious and Gallant were damaged but reached port. In the Mediterranean, Italian reports claimed carrier Eagle was torpedoed, part of a broader axis offensive against Britain’s naval blockade.
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Sicily
Eagle
Mediterranean
Britain
London Admiralty
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Gallant
Wilhelmshaven
Catania
Hitler
RAF
Associated Press
County Teachers Oppose Tennessee Bill In Budget Clash
Sullivan county officials joined a regional effort to block an administration bill they say would cut state funding for schools and deny raises, staff increases, and library funding while shifting teacher loads. The group urged lawmakers to back the Tennessee Education Association alternative. Mexico City-That treasured privilege of Mexican government workers, the Siesta, is no more.
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Tennessee
Lewis I. Chase
Nashville
Tennessee Education Association
Chase
Mexico City
Cooper Begins Second Term With Pledges Of Peace
Nashville Tennessee Governor Prentice Cooper takes the oath for a second two year term pledging industrial peace and Tennessee’s role in national defense. He cites natural resources and strategic location, reviews past achievements, and foresees continued reforms, including a balanced budget and debt reduction.
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Tenn
Prentice Cooper
Tennessee
Cooper
Bedford County
General Assembly
Highway Patrol
County Attorney To Serve 4 Years Under New Bill
Nashville report notes Sullivan County attorney tenure would rise from two to four years under a bill sponsored by Speaker John Ed O'Dell of Bristol and Rep. R E Armstrong Jr of Kingsport. The measure also sets the tax assessor salary at 5000 dollars annually and allows appointment of deputy tax assessors as needed.
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Nashville
John Ed O'Dell
Bristol
R. E. Armstrong, Jr
Kingsport
Sullivan
Buckles O'Dell Got Honor Seats in Parade
Sullivan county lawmakers Buckles and O'Dell led in Nashville at the governor inauguration parade. O'Dell, speaker of the house, rode in the third car behind the governor and Alan Maxwell. Senator Buckles, chair of the senate inauguration committee, rode in car No 4 with Louis J. Allen of the inauguration panel.
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Nashville
House
John E. O'Dell
Sullivan
Alan Maxwell
William Buckles
Senate
Louis J. Allen
Hose
Bishop Dubose Dies Militant Prohibitionist and Scholar
Nashville Tenn a veteran church leader Bishop Horace Mellard Dubose age 72 or so died after a year of ill health He served over fifty years as minister editor and administrator in the Southern Methodist Church He opposed Alfred E Smith in 1928 while active in church affairs and prohibition advocacy He was noted for wide travels and scholarly writings including religious treatises stories for boys and a western novel
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Nashville
Tenn
Horace Mellard Dubose
Southern Methodist Church
Bishop Dubose
Alfred E. Smith
Japan Suggests U S Withdraw Hawaiian Fleet
Tokyo based Japan Times argues the best way to honor President Roosevelt’s pledge not to send troops abroad is to pull the Navy from Hawaii to home waters. It contends U S lend lease criticism shows Americans may deploy arms by keeping a Pacific fleet at Hawaii. The Tokyo press also backs a strengthened southern program to counter British and U S influence in east Asia.
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Foreign Office
Japan Times
Roosevelt
United States
Hawaii
Japan
East Asia
Probe Renewed As Alibi Stands
Castlewood Virginia dispatch reports state police and Russell County officers plan a new probe into the Walden Fink killing to identify the masked shooter. Fred Kelly known as Bicycle is atop alibi verification. widow Walden Fink vows a large reward if Kelly’s case fails. A truck driver testified Kelly left Castlewood Thursday around 7 p.m. with a companion, though he could not confirm the man’s identity. The widow questioned resemblance, noting differences in clothing and the group’s description.
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Castlewood
Fred
Bicycle
Kelly
Lebanon
British appoints ministers to Washington in landmark move
Sir Gerald Campbell, high commissioner to Canada, becomes second minister to the United States, joining Sir Neville Butler elevated to ministerial rank. Both serve as aides to ambassador designates Lord Halifax, a first for Britain in Washington. The announcements underscore London’s emphasis on the embassy’s role and the importance of Washington during this period.
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London
Washington
Gerald Campbell
Canada
United States
Gerald
Neville Butler
Lord Halifax
Workers Injured as Cable Breaks at Cloud's Ford Bridge
Two workers injured seriously during Cloud's Ford bridge construction after a cable attached to an elevator broke. Will H. Jones is in critical condition with possible skull fracture, while Kelly Snapp has a fractured shoulder and left wrist. Two others suffered minor injuries from a separate vehicle crash on Cook's Valley road. Both injured men work for Alley Construction Company contracted to build the Hawkins Sullivan county bridge.
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Kelly Snapp
Gate City
New Cloud
Jones
Snapp
Alley Construction Company
Hawkins
Sullivan Counties
Odell Rigsby
Vernon Widener
Highland Park
Cook's Valley Road
Glass Seeks Limit on Expenditures for Aid to Britain
Senator Glass, chair of the appropriations committee and Roosevelt ally, urged amending the lease lend bill to set a liberal but definite cap on funds for aid to Britain and democracies. He called for expert cost estimates before fixing a ceiling, saying better to vote too much than too little. The current bill lacks a funding provision, deferring money decisions to future presidential requests.
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Washington
Senator Glass
D-Va
Appropriations Committee
Roosevelt
Great Britain
House
Glass
Congress
Strikers Return At Eaton Plant
Strikers at Eaton Manufacturing Company plants join back to work under a peace plan for national defense. Four plants closed by sympathy strikes reopen. Saginaw plant prepares a rehiring plan as a federal mediator urged an end to strikes. The CIO UAW and company reached an agreement after 36 hours, with NLRB hearing a vote petition at Saginaw. Details of the accord were not released.
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Eaton Manufacturing Company
National Defense
Saginaw
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Cio-United Automobile Workers
James F. Dewey
Defense
Naw
Uaw-Cio
National Labor Relations Board
Dewey
Murray D. van Wagoner
Defense Commission
Cruiser Shadows Freighter as Mendoza Ventures Blockade Line
The French freighter Mendoza and the British auxiliary cruiser Asturias shadow each other along the blockade line off Montevideo Uruguay. Inside the line the Mendoza is untouchable. outside she is target for search or seizure as she attempts to carry food to France.
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Asturias
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Naval Committee OKs 900 Million Navy Ship Build Plan
The House Naval Committee gave urgent approval for the navy to spend 900 million dollars to build 400 relatively small ships and to expand shipbuilding and ordnance plants nationwide.
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Washington
House Naval Committee
Tennessee Senate Adopts Resolution Backing Britain Aid
Nashville Tenn a joint resolution urged the Tennessee delegation in Congress to support legislation aiding Great Britain and allies without stint or limit with all speed to preserve liberty freedom and democracy. The senate of the Tennessee legislature adopted the measure today.
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Tenn
Tennessee
Congress
Great Britain
Senate
British raid damages Sicily airfield at Catania
Cairo reports that between 30 and 40 aircraft were burned or severely damaged in a Royal Air Force raid on the Catania airdrome in Sicily Sunday night. No further details are provided on losses or timing.
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Egypt
Catania
Sicily
Royal Air Force Headquarters
Hoover Seeks Clear Limits on Roosevelt Powers
Former President Hoover urges Congress to define powers under the aid to Britain bill. In a letter to the House Foreign Affairs Committee he argues opposition to bill 1776 would drop if the President cannot be steered into war. He asks whether battleships may be given away and if ships and ports would be opened to British warships.
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Hoover
Congress
Roosevelt
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Britain
Britain and Russia Live Under Strain Says Tass
The Soviet news agency Tass says Britain is nearly at war with the USSR over London's Polish government. It urges a sincere British government to cooperate with the Soviet Union and notes London’s Sunday people's convention calling for peace and a new government.
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Tass
England
U.S.S.R
London
Soviet Union
Russia
Eastone Blue BB: New fastness dye from Tennessee Eastman
Tennessee Eastman announces Eastone Blue BB a blue dye of exceptional gas fastness for acetate rayon fabrics. The dye offers deep to light blue tones with strong wash dry cleaning and perspiration resistance. Leading dyers already use it on acetate rayon lining fabrics and tests show wide applicability across acetate rayon textiles.
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Tennessee Eastman Corporation
Navy on high alert as air invasion feared
Secretary Stimson told Congress the weapon supply crisis is acute compared to 1917 and urged lease or lend powers to the President to act as sole purchasing and distributing agency for U S war materiels. He described a plan to aid democracies by centralized procurement and distribution, with next testimony from Navy Secretary Knox and Knudsen.
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Stimson
Congress
War Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Great Britain
Roosevelt
United States
Treasury
Morgenthau
England
War Secretary
Army
Navy
Knox
William S. Knudsen
Defense Production
Roosevelts Record Nomination Totals in One Session
A congressional report shows President Roosevelt sent the Senate 17 732 nominations during the year ending January 3. It was the largest number in any session since he took office. Of these, 17 680 were confirmed, 11 rejected, 8 withdrawn and 33 had no action.
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