Carry On Fight Against Lynching Bill in Senate
Senator Pepper leads a prolonged filibuster against the anti lynching bill in the Senate amid procedural rulings and political maneuvering. President Roosevelt plans a defense oriented conference with House appropriation and defense committees as southern opposition hints at an open ended delay.
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FDR
Roosevelt
House
Appropriations
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Connally
D.-Tex
Weather Outlook Snow and Cold for Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
Weather forecast notes snow flurries in northeast Tennessee and extreme west Virginia, with colder temperatures and fair periods. Kentucky expected mostly cloudy tonight with possible snow flurries in east and central portions, then Wednesday turning fair but cold.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Cregger and Bride Tie The Knot After Mail Order Match
The 47-year-old foundry worker R N Cregger and his 30-year-old bride, married today at Moccasin Gap, plan a delayed start to housekeeping and a honeymoon that begins their married life. The couple, labeled Mr. and Mrs., anticipate a blissful future as they embark on their new life together.
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R. H. Cregger
R. N. Cregger
Moccasin Gap
Mr. Cregger
Gate City
Bean Station
Tenn
Mary Evelyn Lamb
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Miss Lamb
Moccassin Gap
Winnie Breeding
H. P. Boatright
J. B. Craft
Appalachian
Sunday Times
Plane Lands Safe After Seven Hour Wind Battle
A 14 passenger Eastern Airlines plane with five aboard landed safely at Rent schier field after seven hours battling 90 mile per hour headwinds and rain on a Newark to Washington trip. Captain Fred Jones reported the craft was never lost and remained in radio contact with Newark throughout.
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Conn
Eastern Airlines
Rentschier Field
Washington
Newark
N. J
Fred Jones
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Philip King
U. S. Maritime Commission
C. E. Bane
James Corrigan
Edward Lemieux
West Haven
Reverend Israel Noe Faces Long Recovery Path
Doctors said the 47 year old Rev. Israel Harding Noe has a long road to recovery after a 22 day abstinence program. They noted his heart action was good and his constitution sturdy but his muscles were atrophied and organ function undetermined. He entered St Marys Episcopal Cathedral’s former dean role was removed by Bishop James M. Maxon.
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Memphis
Israel Harding Noe
St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral
James M. Maxon
Seaver Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter in Gate City
Charles W. Seaver of Kingsport Tennessee pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Joe Ashworth in Gate City. Judge Floyd Roberts sentenced him to one year and one day with credit for jail time and half-time off at the Richmond state penitentiary. Ashworth died when struck by Seaver’s automobile while he was being chased by a highway patrolman near Gate City’s west limits.
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Kingsport
Tenn
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Richmond
Ashworth
W. L. Holmes
Higher value put on marble leases
Knoxville January 25 a chief counsel for Senator George L Berry and others Morris declared his clients should receive more than 5 000 000 for mineral and marble leases in the Tennessee Valley Authority Norris Dam reservoir The stake was set during a federal commission hearing on TVA condemnation of the leases as worthless Morris pegged the value of the Berry holdings at market value based on estimates introduced at the hearing
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Leslie Morris
George L. Berry
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris Dam
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Berry
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Len G. Broughton
Commission
Lewis denounces lower wage plan before UMW convention
John L. Lewis told 1,900 delegates that price and wage cutting never improve business. He warned leaders against following the economic will o the wisp and said reduced prices and wages would lead to a debacle. He recalled Hoover era as context for opposing the policy.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Convention
Lewis
Hoover
McKellar Opposes Browning Plan for Tennessee Private Utilities
Senator McKellar urged President Roosevelt to reject Governor Browning’s proposal to have the federal and state governments buy Tennessee private power systems. He supports TVA’s current work and predicts strong opposition in Tennessee to Browning Berry efforts.
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Washington
McKellar
D.-Tenn
Roosevelt
Tennessee
TVA
Browning
Berry
Loyalists Try to End Blockade at Cerbere Front
Spanish government planes bombed toward Barcelona to break the insurgent blockade after an indecisive sea air clash off Cerbere. Insurgent fleets, including Canarias and Almirante Cervera, dodged government planes as three government aircraft bombed the French destroyer La Poursuivante with no hits. Inward fighting raged along the Teruel front as France bolstered border defenses against spread of aerial warfare. Dispatches report 39 killed in Barcelona air raid and Madrid tallies four dead, five wounded from insurgent shelling of the capital.
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Noe Receives No More Injections As Recovery Progresses
Israel Harding Noe’s physician says the 22 day fast recovery continues and he no longer requires intravenous injections. In Washington a U S request seeks access to Ruth Marie Rubens held in Moscow in espionage case.
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Memphis
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Signature placed on guard measure in Kentucky
Gov. A B Chandler signed two acts in Frankfort to bar deputy sheriffs from private mine guarding and to regulate wages through the state. One bill outlaws wage payments by private employers and directs payments through the state. The other sets qualifications for non elective peace officers and authorizes gubernatorial appointment on employer recommendation. The House also passed a bill curbing Agricultural Commissioner Ferguson's police appointment powers and creating a State Fair Board to oversee fair matters, sending it to the Senate.
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Harlan County
General Assembly
A. B. Chandler
House
Garth K. Ferguson
State Agricultural Board
Senate
Circus Showman Killed Over Bird Abuse in Henderson
Steve Good, a Carson Texas itinerant circus showman, died after an argument over a South American cocatrice during a Henderson North Carolina performance. Clarence Fairbanks of Baltimore Maryland confessed to killing Good with an axe and faces murder charges.
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Bank Holding Bill Passage Expected
Senators Barkley and Wagner forecast easy sailing today for legislation to abolish bank holding companies. Senator Glass, author of the measure, said it would allow five years to liquidate and would not affect branch banking. Morgenthau planned talks with administration officials to align on bank holding regulation.
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D.-Va
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Jesse Jones
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J. F. T. O'Connor
Norfolk & Western declares quarterly dividend
The Norfolk and Western Railway Company declares a quarterly dividend of 2.50 a share on common stock payable March 19 to stockholders of record February 28.
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Philadelphia
Norfolk & Western Railway Company
Cold Wave Halts Midwinter Flood Threat Nationwide
A sharp cold spell swept from the Midwest into the East before noon, ending the flood danger that had spread over Illinois and Wisconsin farms. Central New York reported the cold blast as the weather pattern moved eastward, with floods checked along the way.
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Wisconsin
Dramatic Warm to Cold Swing Hits Kingsport Area
A 15 hour pre dawn cold snap shattered records from 69 to 33 degrees at 7 am. Severe storm brought thunder lightning hail rain and snow with about 0.41 inch rainfall in the peak two hours. Snowfall outside the city exceeds two inches in several rural locales crippling air travel and offering little relief expected soon.
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Sullivan County
Northland
Weather and travel disrupted by severe southeast storm
A cold Northwest wave drives temperatures below zero in North Dakota and Minnesota while midwest states near zero. Heavy snow hits Syracuse as 54F record highs fall to 36F. Eastern seaboard faces gale and disrupted schedules with one Newark to Wilmington flight diverted. Two drownings reported in Illinois floods. New York buses injured in Maddletown crash. Arkansas floods top 41 feet, Camden forecast. Ocean liners late. Metropolitan New York gale at 52 mph.
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Prowlers Steal Rain From Missouri City
Prowlers robbed Lexington of over an inch of rain while nearby areas saw two inches. The government gauge recorded only .35 inch, and Miss Carrie Loomis the official observer reported tampering with the gauge.
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Lexington
Carrie Loomis
Cat blamed by coroner for New Mexico home fire
A coroner's jury in Silver City New Mexico blamed a cat for overturning an oil lamp that started a Saturday night fire, destroying the home of Crespin Villados and causing the deaths of his four children.
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Crespin Villados
CryBaby Actor Stan Laurel Reveals Marital Missteps
In Los Angeles on January 25, intimate letters from Stan Laurel's second wife Virginia Ruth Laurel are offered in court to annul their divorce as fraudulent. The documents reference Laurel’s reconciliations and his marriage to Vera Shuvalova, plus letters addressing Ruth and Lois.
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Stan Laurel
Virginia Ruth Laurel
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