Lyons Enjoined From Taking Office As Sullivan County Judge
Chancellor Miller in Johnson City issues injunction preventing W D Lyon of Bluff City from interfering with the office of Sullivan county chairman Joe A Caldwell. Governor McAlister had signed a bill abolishing the county court chairman and re establishing the county judge post, sparking a heated dispute with supporters and opponents predicting outcome at a five day hearing.
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Lyon
Sullivan County Court
S. E. Miller
Johnson City
W. D. Lyon
Bluff City
Sullivan County
Joe A. Caldwell
Cotinsa
Mela Crond
Eur
Hill McAlister
Behailf
Ape
John R. Todd
Brack R. Sams
McAlister
Todd
W Lyon
Caldwell
East Tennessee
Worley, Hauk and Minter
Kingsfort
John F. Blevins
Blountville
Cox
Epps and Taylor
J. K. Brown
John £. O'Dell
Bristol
Tennessee
Weather summary for Tennessee and Virginia
Clouds and much colder air move through Tennessee tonight with the central region feeling the cold most. Wednesday brings a slight moderation in the west. Virginia sees rain turning to light precipitation with interior areas likely to dry by Wednesday as colder air settles in.
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West Portion
Virginia
House Votes Seat to Rhea Countian
Nashville, Dan. 22 The house voted to seat Sue K Hicks Rhea a Democrat after a committee report found White’s fraud charges unsupported by affidavits and not pertaining to key issues. Hicks, who held the election certificate, was shown elected by 20 votes. A wrangle over committee fees followed the vote. Continued on page three.
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Nashville
Dan
House
Sue K. Hicks Rhea
Walter Whle
W. M.martin, Jr
Davidson
White
Hicks
Bob Brown
Hickman
McAlister urges TVA legislation in special message
Nashville January 22 Governor McAlister backs a Tennessee Valley Authority program. He urges passage of 12 bills proposed Friday by the Shelton delegation to enable TVA work and planning board activities. McAlister says cooperation between state and federal efforts is essential for the TVA and related projects.
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TVA
Tennessee
Nashville
McAlister
Kunind
Tennessee Valley Authority
Billy
Sheloy
Planning Board
Tennessee Valley ‘Authority
Wary
Tennessee sales tax bill ready for legislature
Governor McAlister backs a 3 percent tax on retail sales and 0.25 percent on wholesale to raise about 12 million dollars yearly. Effective March 1, 1937, the emergency measure would expire December 31, 1937, with the first five million directed to federal relief matching funds and state general funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William S$. Ardery
Associated Press
Nashville
McAlister
Japs Over Soviet Invading Sinkiang
Tokyo reports Sinkiang, a vast northwestern Chinese territory, as future theater in a clash between Japan and Soviet Russia. A Japanese government spokesman claims Soviet political and economic penetration threatens Eastern Asia's stability, with Tokyo stressing Japan's mission to preserve order. The remarks were presented to the Diet.
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Tokyo
Sinkiang
China
Woman in long dark coat sought by agents in Robinson case
Federal officers in Houston seek a woman in a long dark coat, believed to be another ranking fugitive linked to Thomas H. Robinson Jr. They suspect the 26 year old abducts Mrs. Alice Stoll of Louisville, a society matron, after she alighted from a car in a garage yesterday. Police note Robinson has been seen masquerading as a woman. Continued on page to.
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Houston
Tex
Thomas H. Robinson, Jr
Robinson
Alice Stoll
Louisville
Gus Jones
Veteran Department of
Merrimack plant walkout over disparaging remark in Huntsville
About 500 workers left the Merrimack Manufacturing plant after an overseer allegedly disparaged the United Textile Workers of America. Looms and spindles fell silent as the day shift did not report, and authorities were cautious but no disturbance occurred.
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Huntsville
Ala
United Textile Workers of America
Coas
Merrimack Manu
Svestamdiae
Svestamdiae Fp, Mopming
Sgo
Nowsmeh
The
Hurtsile Times
Cigaret Code Opinion From NRA Officials
Washington observers report NRA leaders expressed confidence the long delayed cigaret code would be sent to the White House. Labor circles had questioned why the industry remained without a code despite inquiries from several representatives and at least one Western senator.
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Washington
Jan
White House
NRA
Tall Iin
Kingfish Back in Baton Rouge Plans Unclear
Huey Long resumes control in the Louisiana capital, meeting political leaders after arriving from Washington. He wanders his hotel, responding vaguely about a possible special session while greeting supporters and Cousin Jess, Jesse Nugent, vice-chairman of the highway commission.
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Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Louisiana
Washington
Long
Jess
Jesse MM
Nugent
Louisiana Highway Commission
Bitter cold grips the South as fatal cold wave spreads
An Associated Press report describes a harsh cold front moving southeast from the North, causing about fifty deaths, widespread fog, sleet, and storms that delay traffic and endanger lives. Ark LA MS TN report heavy flood damage as the Wolf River breaches moorings in Memphis. small craft suffer losses while large barges remain afloat. Temperatures plummet in the Far Northwest and West as Bliss-like cold eases from Minnesota to 32 below.
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Associated Press
Dixie
Florida
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Wolf River
Memphis
Rocky Mountain
West Central States
Mercury
Minnesota
Young radical editor jailed in Arkansas case sparks aid drive
Ward H Rogers a 24 year old Vanderbilt graduate found guilty of violating an Arkansas act of 1813 and sentenced to six months in jail and a $600 fine. Norman Thomas and students from Commonwealth College and cooperative school in Mena Ark pledged support and a defense fund. Thomas said the case was too important for a justice of the peace. Charges of profane language conspiracy to usurp government and intimidation were to be dismissed. The incident stems from tensions in tenant farmer disputes amid sharecropping changes and the acreage reduction program.
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Robert
Dudley Associated Press
Tree
Aric
South
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Polmsett County
Norman Thomas
Socialist Party
Commonwealth College
Mena (Ark
Ward H. Rogers
Vanderbilt
Boston University Divinity
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
Young Rodgers
Fred WH. Stafford
Rodgers
Thomas
New York
Justice of the Peace
Southern Tenatat Farmers Union
Federal men close net on Karpis in chase
Detroit Jan 22 Federal agents reported the car Alvin Karpis and Harry Campbell used to flee Philadelphia was found abandoned near Monroe Michigan with the motor running. police indicated the fugitives headed toward Detroit as the nationwide hunt intensified between Detroit and Monroe as part of the Brem er kidnapping case.
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Detroit
Alvin Karpis
Harry Campbell
Philadelphia
Monroe
Mich
Karpis
Campbell
Karpis- Barker
Bremer
Here
Relief Measures Hit Roadblock in Early Relief Bill Fight
Washington January 22 Roosevelt administration faced its first major challenge as a $4.38 billion works relief bill stalled under gag rules. Insurgent Democrats on the House Rules Committee refused to pass under iron rules, signaling possible compromise after a secret Republican plan to scrap the measure and replace it with a lump sum grant to the president.
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Washington
Roosevelt
74Th Contess
House
House Rules Committee
Representative Snell
Republican
New York
Congress
Smuggling Cited as Vast Problem Before Congress
Treasury officials told Congress that smuggling is rising across all goods including liquor and narcotics. Coast Guard officials estimate losses of 50 to 60 million dollars yearly and note 10 to 20 vessels patrolling northern waters weekly. Customs and law enforcement cite links to the underworld and Lords of Crime while seeking increased appropriations.
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Washington, Jac
Treasury
Congress
Customs Bureau
Coast Guard
Treasury Department
V. Parker
Carolinas
Parker
James H. Moyle
Customs
Customs Service Bureau
Body of Murdered Man Found On Creek Bottom
Philadelphia report confirms the body of William Weiss, allegedly kidnapped and slain, found in Neshaminy Creek near Philadelphia after a three month search. Police recovered the remains from under a bridge as investigators linked the case to the Mais gang and imprisoned mob leaders Robert Mais and Walter Legenza.
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Philadelphia
William Weiss
Neshaminy Creek
Robert Mais
Martin Farrell
Phillphia
New York
Walter Legenza
Mais-Legenza Pang
Order troops to end tribal wars in Somaliland
French forces including camel troops and planes were ordered to the Southwest frontier of French Somaliland to quell a tribal war that has claimed 97 colonial lives. After a Jan 18 battle at Lake Abbe, Governor Bernard and accompanying native forces were overwhelmed, prompting a swift air and camel corps response from Djibouti to round up tribesmen.
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Richard Massock
Associated Press Foreign Star
Paris
M. Bernard
Golad
Lake Abbe
Bernard
Aiss Amaras
Issas
Ais
Copper
Somialiland
Camel Corps
Djibouti
Ohce
Appropriations Board Nears 1936 Postal Budget Decision
Washington reports the house appropriations committee backed the 1936 funds for the post office and treasury, keeping 1935 levels while studying future subsidy policy. Ocean, foreign air, and domestic airmail allocations are revised, with total department funding set at 724 million, including pay adjustments and anticipated service expansions.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Post Office Department
Treasury
Post Office
Farley
Treasury Department
Public Health Service
Coast Guard
Tennessee Senate mourns death of H. L. Taylor
The Tennessee Senate adopted a resolution expressing profound regret at the death of Hugh L. Taylor of Carter County on January 17. The tribute lauds his greatness of heart and loyalty, noting his influence on brothers Bob and Alf Taylor, philanthropy, and humanitarian conduct across East Tennessee and the state.
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Nashville
Senate
Hugh &. Taylor
Carter County
Tennesses
Taylor
Govs
Bob
Alf Taylor
Benalae
Sam R. Howell
Washington
Howell
Alt Taylor
East
Tennessee
Hauptmann identified again near Lindbergh estate
In Flemington New Jersey January 22 1935 Bruno Richard Hauptmann was identified for the second time as a man seen near the Lindbergh home before the kidnapping and murder of Charles A Lindbergh Jr Millard Whited a Sourland area logger testified to seeing Hauptmann February 18 1932 and again February 25 1932 The trial also featured attempts to introduce a plaster cast of a footprint and a phonograph recording of a ransom negotiation with Dr John Condon The defense questioned Whiteds identification and the casts relevance while a Justice Department agent testified about the casts origin and lack of proven link to Hauptmann
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William A. Kinney
Consright
Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Millard Whited
Sourland
Hauptmann
Whited
St. Raymond's Cemetery
The
Bronx
Edward J. Reilly
John F. Jassie Condon
Department of Justice
Thomas H. Sisk
Washington
Stranger Whited
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Sams
Miller
Shlury
Rhea Countian
M’alister
Ickes
McMister
Department of Finance and Taxation
Dancey Fort
Japan
Glenn Babe
Associated, Press
Huey
Vandy
Lords OF Crime
Mais
Richmond
Robert ‘Mais
John L. Ingraya
Hustings Court
M. Huband
Federal Reserve Bank
Lrud
Walter Lorenza
Mass
French Somaliland
State Senate
H. L. Taylor
Zion
Reilly
Thomas W. Trenchard
Talon
Sisk
John F.) Condon
St. Raymond's
Ralph Hacker
Dr. Condon
Sisk the Fact That Dr. Condon
John
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