22 Jan 1939
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1939
Page
1
Fragmentary weather item from Mie ot Nar region skews with garbled terms and stray names. The readable bits hint at Mayday event timing and possible changes in air or seas conditions affecting routes and general outlook amid uncertain text.
Fragmentary text references Capea and Gelten on the Med coast with unclear names and places. Mentions of dangers, a revaver, and a parade of sports or officials appear briefly amid garbled phrases.
A restless strike by truckers paralyzed state logistics, forcing disruptions across transportation hubs. Police and union leaders clashed over picket lines as officials urged restraint and negotiated for a rapid resolution.
Washington January 21 Administrations top aides suffered another setback as the Senate Appropriations Committee rejected a relief spending bill. The panel voted 17 to 11 to retain a relief appropriation at 72. Omitted funds would have provided 140,000,000 in new allotments. Presidents’ supporters warned that the proposed 140,090,000 unit could displace 100,000 workers on relief rolls. Republicans and some allies warned the plan would widen deficits and strain a fragile economy. The bill’s fate remained uncertain as lawmakers prepared further revisions and debates ahead of floor action.
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee Chairman Wheeler urged a long term program for railroad aid, warning against emergency relief. He criticized immediate measures and backed coordinated national plans to maintain employ ment and stabilize railroad facilities while protecting workers. He discussed Roosevelt’s and the commission’s views on transport integration and potential consolidation under rail policy.
A Beaver Island physician battles a severe illness in a high‑stakes struggle described as two to one against death. The report notes hospital and health department involvement on Michigan’s island, with limited readable details about procedures, care, and status as of late summer.
MEMPHIS Tenn Jan 21 A day long search of the Mississippi river's muddy eddies found no trace of four men missing after their small motor boat sank off shore. The victims were J J White 23 and companions T J Sullivan 26 Leslie Ho Bullard 22 Adolphus Lanier 23 and Hughton Patterson 20 all of Memphis. White had taken them toward the Arkansas shore to buy fish.
Detroit dispatch reports a fractured UAW with two rival factions grappling for control and contract authority. Injunctions and suspensions emerge as leaders meet amid intra union strife while national labor figures weigh in on the power struggle. At Concord North Carolina, officers of the Social Order of Me Sat No. 44 are elected with Manse and Moose among the new leadership.
Nations face an economic fight as democratic and totalitarian regimes edge toward conflict, with no guarantee of violence yet fierce, bitter competition. Leaders warn that sound finances and resources determine defense, while new economic penetration methods rival military power in modern warfare.
Ashville January 21. Municipal housing corporations partnered with the Federal Housing Administration won a Clean-cut Supreme Court ruling that housing authorities are tax exempt and have power to condemn property. Chief Justice said public housing districts are necessary to foster health and safety, and that slum areas breeding disease and crime justify government action.
A murky political dispatch reports Cooper plans before the assembly amid a politicized effort to enact measures from his modernization program. The piece notes resistance from Browning allies and outlines legal maneuvers affecting a crime commission and electoral officials while signaling broader political stakes.
TV YORK Jan 21 AP radio sponsors plan a national talent strike affecting about 2,000 performers including Eddie Cantor and many Hollywood stars as AFRA and the Fourth American Association of Advertising Agencies clash over wages. The walkout could halt programs nationwide with potential pay cuts estimated around 185 a week for some actors.
Governor Cooper re emphasized his economy program to department heads in Nashville on January 21 urging review of functions that could be abolished without harming public service. He said the trip still represents his belief in trimming state government while preserving essential services.
New York stock market opened lower amid fears that Europe may threaten peace and spark a US trade war after Schacht’s dismissal. Industrial shares slid as much as $1 to $4 in the late session as rapid turnover outpaced ticker tape records.
Judge Bandy endorses appointing a county school superintendent for two years and supports electing seven school board members by districts for four year terms. He notes these methods would ensure policy continuity and limit county education board ties to politics. He denies pushing county court appointments or a related resolution. See PUDGI BANDIT.
Ten survivors were rescued after the British flying boat Cavalier crashed off New Jersey while en route from Port Washington to Bermuda. Three others are believed drowned. Rescue efforts involved the Esso Baytown, U S and Canadian ships, and aircraft, with weather described as stormy. Survivors, both passengers and crew, were taken to safety as search operations continued for the missing three.
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