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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1940
Page
1
Virginia legislators in Richmond scrambled to end a week of urgent action on a controversial scrap fee plan. Members debated the bill package, with a House committee hearing and a Senate committee discussion restricting measures to acts clearly within the bill.
Marseille dispatch reports the Italian motorship Orazio of 11,669 tons burned quickly after an engine explosion off southern France. Lifeboats were largely lost to fire, yet 412 passengers and most of the 231 crew were saved by a French warship and rescue boats. Survivors, including women and children, described a harrowing escape with lifeboats lowered into high seas aided by emergency hospitals aboard hotels.
A fragment from a 1940 era report notes President Roosevelt may delay any third term decision while Democratic contenders and managers organize to secure delegates. Garner is the lone explicit supporter of running no other candidate, as factions discuss possible “craft Roosevelt” moves and weigh aims of McNutt, Farley, Hull, and Paul in shaping the nomination.
The House rules committee approved continuing the Dies committee probe into un-American activities amid Rep Hook’s allegations that Chair Mann Die s allied with a prominent Christian Front collaborator. Hook cited Merwin Hart as a leading “fellow traveler” of the movement, noting arrests of 17 organization members in a plot to overthrow the government. The House vote to extend the inquiry is set for tomorrow while further accusations surface about Dies’s associations with Christian Front sponsors.
Fragmented late news reports describe a breakdown in negotiations affecting federal actions and labor issues. References to DHS, secretary roles, and corporate interests show a clash over rights and employment terms amid a broader political struggle.
Hawkins County sheriff announces murder charges against a local youth in the fatal shooting of Dwight C. Lemmons of Highland Park. The suspect was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Tom Still and moved to Rogersville. The arraignment before a Hawkins County magistrate is pending. no bond set at noon. The shooting occurred Wednesday in the Bays Mountain area near the Sullivan County line during a hunting incident involving Lemmons and Light.
Louisiana's docile legislature rushed to pass 20 administration drafted bills during a three day special session. Gov Earl K Long aimed to repeal dictators laws and push a constitutional amendment. The push included funding requests for school meals and postal needs amid a fight over reform and loyalty.
In Kansas City a young woman named Misa Mary McElray, daughter of Ikansas City's city manager, shot herself after fear and reports of kidnapping and punishment. Her maid found the body near a pistol. The case involves past mayoral era tensions and Pendergast era political linkages as details unfold.
British destroyer Grenville sunk by mine or torpedo in the North Sea as wartime losses mount over a weekend. Eighty-one dead or missing, 118 saved. Three British merchant ships lost and losses also reported among Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Latvian ships amid ongoing Finnish Soviet fighting and naval activity around the Gulf of Finland. Finnish air raids against likely Soviet targets are noted, with Estonian buses allegedly used in attacks. Diplomacy tensions heighten as China and Japan protest European moves, following the British stop of the liner Asama Maru and removal of 21 German seamen.
Tokyo reports formal protest to Britain over the halting of the Japanese liner Asama Maru and the removal of 21 German passengers. Foreign minister denounces the act as unfriendly while Britain defends the boarding to reclaim Germans aboard the vessel.
The stormy winter climatology swept much of the nation bringing snow to Texas cities like San Antonio and Houston for the first time in 26 years. Freezing rain coated southern states while a blizzard reached the gulf. Crop damage ran high across Texas especially affecting fruits vegetables and small grains. At least 231 people died nationwide due to the severe cold over a week.
Gardner Massachusetts January 24 UP A hard hitting mayor says he will help unemployed men who marry by providing work even if it means using public welfare. Mayor Fred Perry, father of four, calls reformers’ rhetoric about economic collapse drivel and argues marriage should be encouraged to stabilize society.
New York Jan 22 The government broadened a grand jury investigation into the Christian Front case involving 17 defendants arrested in raids that nabbed arms and paraphernalia. Rev Charles Coughlin, calling himself a friend of the accused, said he does not belong to any unit but vows support. Bail set at 350000 each.
Earl Browder, Communist leader, told a federal court jury he must be acquitted of passport fraud charges or risk setting a precedent that a citizen may be exiled from his country. He defended his actions as returning to the United States on his own passport and challenged the prosecution's case as long and flimsy while noting prior travels abroad in 1937 and 1938.
Washington January 22 Leaders of the government and lawmakers paid tribute in a state funeral for William Borah Idaho senator known as a great opportunist His casket lay in the Senate well as President Roosevelt sat nearby in silent formality The obituary notes Borah 74 died after a cerebral hemorrhage following four days of illness
A 1938 survey lists Lover Hers Company president Cullunwiy as the highest paid corporate employee, earning more than 50 000 despite new treasury rules. Louis B Mayer leads 1937 with 401 750. other stars and executives appear, with film paychecks from Warner Bros and others noted.
Helsinki reports indicate hundreds of Russians killed in failed attempts on Karelian Isthmus and eastern front. In Taipale sector about 120 enemy dead. Finnish lines held while loudspeaker propaganda urging surrender failed to break resolve. On Lake Ladoga northeast, three officers and about 120 men killed. Loimola sector saw about 450 Russians killed and five tanks destroyed. Far north nothing new. four wounded. Finland fortifies coast from Estonia to shore, including barbed wire on Hanko beach. Finland also strikes at Soviet aviation bases as air activity remains limited amid cold wave. Hospital bombardments continue with three reported damaged though casualties await tally.
A Los Angeles jury awarded $4,092 in a case arising from a $2 pari mutual ticket mishap at Santa Anita. The defendant, accused of altering a ticket, faced detention and threats of imprisonment as the trial unfolded at the Los Angeles Turf Club. The ruling contrasted with Crack prices cited in the record.
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