Passage trade pacts assured Doughton says
A House Ways and Means committee leader said he expects little trouble passing an extension of President Roosevelt's reciprocal trade agreement power. He noted some Democratic opposition from districts with industries hurt by treaties. Francis Sayre testified on how reciprocal tariff machinery works as hearings proceed. Senate debates on relief funding and civil liberties inquiries also marked the session.
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Washington
Ia House
Doughton
House
Ways and Means
Francis
Sayre
Roosevelt
Hull
Roper
Senate
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
National Metal Trades Association
Homer D. Sayre
Chicago
Association
NYA Group to Aid Game Conservation in County
National Youths Association members will be assigned to conservation work under the county game warden and sportsmen. They will erect bird shelters and feeding stations in hunting fields and scatter grain to teach birds to come for food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeling
National Youths’ Association
NYA
Weather summary with sleet and cold in several states
An OCR dated weather bulletin describes sleet risks tonight and Saturday across Tennessee Kentucky and surrounding regions. It notes colder interior temperatures with extreme west portions seeing sharper drops. Forecasts include rain and possible sleet, with higher temperatures yesterday and a 24 hour precipitation outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portior
Kentucky
Sist
Partinis
Move by Roosevelt Seen As Inevitable In Strike Situation
President Roosevelt faced a growing stalemate in the General Motors strike as government mediation neared inevitability. Alfred Sloan Jr and strike leader John A. Lewis signaled a White House conference as the next step, though no move from the White House was stated. Secretary Perkins pursued peace efforts amid fatigue and failed proposals, with Michigan Governor Frank Murphy continuing negotiations.
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Roosevelt
Associated Press
Washington
General Motors
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
John A. Lewis
Generalissimo
White House
Perkins
Sloan
Lewis
New York
Ford
Chrysler
Whitehouse
Labor
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Miss Perkins
Fisher Body
Flint
Mich
Autopsy Tests In Suicide Case Weighs On Griffith
In Gallie Phie Lines Fort Blackmore Va January 22 a man known as Fred Griffith died by self harm during a disrupted funeral routine. A stomach removal by Dr R R Mec Connel is linked to autopsy work amid murder charges over Coy Gobble’s death. Authorities report mercury poisoning as the likely cause while the family asserts the case involves a broader murder investigation and indictments against Griffith.
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Gam City
Fred Griffith
Fort Blackmore
J. B. Quilling
Griffith
Coy Gobble
Kyle Welehwepa
Gybh
Commonwealth
Adasen Richmond
Hay
Ceriffill
Quillin
Japanese Diet confronts military budget clash in new protests
In a stormy session the Diet clashed as opposition legislators accused the army of draining the budget and pressuring policy. Premier Hirota suspended proceedings for two days while parties threaten to contest military dominance, with the 1937-38 budget totaling 3.041 billion yen and taxes set to rise.
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Japan
Kunimatsu
Hamada
Seiyukai
Harakiri
Koki Hirota
Hirota
Tower House
Minseito
Greene Countians Seek Coalition in State Senate Realignments
A Greene County movement forms to push a three-county realignment by removing Greene and annexing it to Sullivan Hawkins and another county. A meeting was held in Blountville Tennessee with plans for legislative action and possible coalition.
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Greene County
Hawkins
Sullivan
Blountville
Tenn
Wey
Mikangs
Hintel Tonaw
Hawhkins County
Greenn County
Rivers Roar as Ohio Valley Floods Overwhelm Dams
Debris filled waters swept over Portsmouth flood wall for the first time in 24 years. Ohio river currents toppled earth levees, sending turbid flood into business streets as debris and wreckage moved through the city. Kentucky faces near historic floods with widespread evacuations and power outages. Cincinnati expects record flood levels as the Ohio rises, while Tennessee TVA engineers monitor Norris reservoir and Joe Wheeler dam for lowered flood heights.
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Portsmouth
Scioto River
Isnoxville
Tenn
Jan
TVA
Norris Reser~voir
Tennesser Tauntains
Joe Wheeler
Tennessee River
Madrid battle and Iberian crisis widen as planes bomb
Socialist planes bomb near Madrid as insurgent lines hold. Government air forces drop heavy bombs south and west while troops seize a strategic hill. Portugal accuses red elements of plotting terror and warns of possible pan Iberian spread. Insurgent command at San Sebastian threatens to inspect vessels in Biscay waters as international tensions rise. Germany readies a measured reply to the British note on foreign volunteers. Reports from Perpigan claim a Catalonia coup plan was thwarted by a dynamite find. Two young Kentucky girls die in fogged Mayo Trail accident. A coal miner, H. K. Hicks, crushed by slate in Pocahontas mines.
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Portugal
Iberian Peninsula
San Sebastian
Biscay Bay
Germany
Flood Conditions Worsen as Cumberland Hits Crest in Tennessee
Floods push 4 500 homeless across Tennessee as the Cumberland nears record crest at Nashville and Clarksville. Sheltering and feeding by Red Cross and American Legion staff, while 200 families evacuate low land homes. Mississippi and smaller streams flood West Tennessee, with trains delayed and roads washed out. Weather forecasts warn of sleet or snow and a plunging thermometer in coming hours.
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Nashville
Tennesaire
Cumberland
Middle
Tennessee
Mississippi
Memphis
Helen Moses
Red Cross
Washington
Clarksville
American Legion
West
East Tennessee
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Jackson
Madison County
Judd Brooks
Humboldt
Mcminnville
Carthage
Groups Lay Plans for President's Birthday Ball
A meeting of committee members overseeing the President's Birthday Ball in January 380 met in City Hall to finalize plans for the social event. The gathering, part of a nationwide effort with many communities like Kingsport taking part, outlined arrangements to hold the dance. Continued on page seven.
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United States
Kingsport
Omy Gahons
Indiana
Trey
Tell City
Cannellon
Hawesville
Hardinsburg
Cloverport
Lewienort
Irving
Memphian recalls heavy January rains flooding Delta region
Wet, cold storms lash the Mississippi watershed with 22 days of skies closed to sun. Yellow water floods highways and rail lines, forcing thousands from homes as rivers rise. Farmers fear drought relief memories fade while rains continue unabated.
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Memperis
Dan
Mississippi
St. Frimeis
Indictments returned during grand jury term
Judge Shelburns Ferguson praised the Sullivan circuit court grand jury after a four day session that produced more than 100 indictments. The panel found county offices satisfactory in inspections and noted the county jail and poor house conditions, urging immediate improvements to the rear building and continued attention to overcrowding and sanitary issues. The jury recommended a new jail due to outdated facilities. Members included Graham, Cox, Ree, Newland, Reler, Shipley, Steadman, Rameey, Cowen, Elsen, Mabley, and Luttrell.
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Mary
Fudge Ferguson
Grand Jury
Eigeuit Court
Tan Jarasee
R. J. Graham
John 3. Cox
Ree Les Newland
Ree EL H. Reler
D. P. Shipieyo
S R Steadman
Irby Rameey
T. He Cowen
Roy W. Elsen
Www
H. Mabley
GD. Luttrell
Levees break as rivers rise across flood districts
Severe flooding from the Ohio River drives 7,000 from Lawrenceburg Indiana to high ground and prompts Portsmouth Ohio to flood districts to save a $1 million sea wall. About 80,000 people across 10 states flee homes as 50,000 plus in Ohio and 16,090 in Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, and others are displaced. Fire, power losses, and disease fears accompany the disaster while warnings ring across cities and towns along the floodfront.
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Brent
Ohio
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Portsmouth
Indiana
Wiinois
Kentucky
Arkansas
Tennessee
North Carolina
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Louisiana
Mississippi
Hamilton County
Cincinnati
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
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Doughten
Criminal Records
LaFollette
Rom, Wis
Black and Decker Manufacturing Company
Kent
Treasury
NYA Group
Gallie Phie
Greene Countians
Ohio Valley
Im Valley
Louisville
Greenup
Dayton
W. C. Devereaux
Frankfort
Kentucky Cil
Raleigh
N.C
Weather Bureau
Courtey’ Schools
Richmond
Grace Frazelle
Moline
Ill
Madrid
The
Big Laurel
H. K. Hicks
Tpocahontas Fuel Co
Poccahontas
K. S. Hicks
Ferguson
Shelburns Ferguson
Serra of Sulivan Circuit Court
Mickey
Oslo
Tomorl
Gree
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