Democratic executive meeting in Blountville eyed
Interest in a pre nominating meeting rises as Sullivan county Democratic leaders plan a Monday session to decide if candidates will be chosen by convention or primary next April. Chair D Snow announced the gathering to gauge county member opinions while a bribery probe subsides.
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Blountville
Sullivan County
Grand Jury
Doe D. Snow
Democratic Orgent Nation
Pero
Aevaril Jpindred
Dismos
Doctor Accused by Nurses in San Antonio Hearing
Dr W N Johnson 16 year head of the San Antonio State hospital faced a three man board over improper advances alleged by five former female staffers. Johnson denied the charges calling them false and slanderous claiming a conspiracy. Nurses testified he forced kisses and harassed them to keep their jobs.
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Austin
Tex
W. N. Johnson
San Antonio State Hospital
de. Johnson
Contre
San Antonio
Assoghitlen
Johnson
Dex
Ruby Benson
Dr. Johnson
Carl Weight Johnson
Unclear criminal pleas and political clash surface in late reports
Fragmented lines show Manuel Eskind pleading guilty to a district case amid consent-law questions and penalties. Landes proposes a new plan linking unemployment relief to broader policy, while Wheeler presses for a Columbus declaration and a third term debate stirs Roosevelts case. Industrialists testify amid trade disputes as federal action looms.
Furious Russian Attacks Thwarted by Finnish Lines
Helsinki January 26 AP Soviet assaults northeast of Lake Ladoga pressed for a week with Finnish positions holding firm. The army communique said red army troops were pushed back everywhere as snow and ice coated the battlefield and Finnish forces reported no gains.
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Helsinkes
Lake Ladoga
Red Army
Wheeler Appears At Mine Meeting In Ohio
Sen Burton Wheeler, long allied with labor, spoke to the United Mine Workers of America in Columbus amid party tensions. The CIO leader later criticized New Deal figures and urged against a Roosevelt third term, while a staged flag incident tested Wheeler and Lewis relations.
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Rye
Bastberly
Columbus
Ohio
Burton KK. Wheeler
United Ming Workers of America
Ig Wheeler
Johnny Lewis
White House
Montana Democrat
Lewis
Wheeler
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Montanan
CIO
Paul V. McNutt
Democratic Weders
Roosevelt
Governors Study Dixie Problems at Southern Conference
The Southern Governors Conference shifted to panel discussions on Dixie issues after Gov. Carl B. Baltes of Arkansas warned that future costs of the federal lending policy could force rethinking. Bailey cautioned federal grants carry conditions that erode state sovereignty and may require enduring standards. Gov. Lloyd C. Stark urged protecting liberties and equal opportunity while maintaining state rights as essential to preserving economic viability.
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Nashville
Jum
Southern Governors’ Conference
Carl B. Baltes
Arkansas
Bailey
South
Goard
Pall
Aeder Elayed
Seoy
Finnish Red Army Attacks Repelled near Ladoga Coast
The army reported that an attempt to storm Fort Mantsi on the east coast of Lake Ladoga failed, despite Russian artillery support. Communiques say Finnish lines northeast of Ladoga faced unremitting pressure but were beaten off, with troops holding positions. The battles proved costly for the enemy, with hundreds of casualties and hundreds of horses destroyed. in the Fort Stants actions Russians left over 160 dead in front of Finnish positions.
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Mantsi
Lake Ladoga
Pasterday
Reda
Fort Stants
Foreign Enlistment Illegal Say Roosevelt in Washington
President Roosevelt declared no foreign nation may lawfully run an enlistment service in the United States and any American who enlists abroad would lose citizenship only if he takes an oath to a foreign government. He noted an attorney general memo supports a ban on solicitations and expatriation for those who enlist in belligerent nations. The incident of an aviator offering to enlist in Finland was questioned, with the president saying he needed more facts to determine whether it involved an American enlistment service.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United States
Finland
Meraly
Legation
Ickes
Perkins
Lewis
Labor
Guy T. Helvering
Battle Over Billboard Bill Opens in Virginia
Richmond, Va January 26 The proposed billboard legislation aims at highway beautification per supporters while opponents say it suppresses outdoor advertising. The measure was examined by a subcommittee of the House Finance Committee after hearings. Other committees reported various bills including labor relations proposals and a teachers retirement plan funding measure.
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Richmond
House Finance Committee
House
Senate
Charen Py
Hunsdon Cary
Henrico
John & Battle
Charlottesville
Department of Labor
House of Delegates
Duval Martin
Lynchburg
Japan uneasy as U S trade pact expires
Unpursued American Japanese trade relations near end as Japan fears shifted US position while Washington holds back. British ships dispute rempysl from a Japanese liner. Finns struggle in Russia Finland war. Americans advised to return home from Sweden amid global tensions. Submarine output and British French German war context noted.
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Japan
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Arctic Circle
Tinland
Sweden
U. S
Four Cities Bid for Conventions
Four cities Uhlenge Philadelphia St Louis and San Francisco have notified party committees they would bid for national conventions. Chicago and Philadelphia rivals were said to offer substantial sums for both parties. St Louis and San Francisco plan convention offers ahead of meetings in February.
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Chicago
Philly
Harold Oliver Washington
Uhlenge
Philadelphia
St. Louis
San Francisco
Republican Committee
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Cleveands
Congress trims budget as debt and tax fears rise
Washington January 26 The Senate and House cut 33 550 395 from Roosevelt budget estimates in three measures. The Treasury Post Office budget $1 032 154 612 was cut by 11 491 000. A 20 178 385 cut in the emergency defense bill, plus 1 882 400 in a deficiency bill. Leaders say retrenchment may continue as farm relief and unemployment bills loom.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Roosevelt
Treasury Post Office
Hede Rock
Barkley
D-Ky
Byrnes
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Harrigan
Local Resident Dies Under Train in Dante Virginia
Kingsport woman Teula Eyed Dobson aged 27 died at 7 45 am near Clinchfield station in Dante Virginia while en route to visit a critically ill sister in hospital. Family says she stepped into the tracks as the grade was steep and the train, moving by momentum, struck her.
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Teula Eyed
Dobson
Kingsport
Dante
Clinchfield
Elston Wilson
Fam
Artillery Duel With German Batteries Reported
French and German batteries fought for hours in the Vosges as French outposts detected German labor squads reinforcing for an advance. Reconnaissance planes from both sides exploited clear weather, a French plane encountered 12 enemy ships but escaped. The Paris government issued a decree curbing defeatist speech, while L Oeuvre joked about polar bears in Madrid and a U boat was reportedly attacked by a patrol ship.
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Paris
Vosges
Ita Hase
L'Oeuvre
Madrid
Journalist James R. Young Held for Questioning in Tokyo
Tokyo dispatch says International News Service writer James R. Young has been detained since Sunday and is undergoing questioning at metropolitan police headquarters. He has been denied visitors and the foreign office denies knowledge of the case.
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Tokyo
James R. Young
International News Service
Metropolitan
Foreign Office
Poll Tax Fight Reignites as Southern States Move to Lift It
Southern states including Arkansas Mississippi and Virginia renew efforts to repeal or revise poll tax laws that bar or limit voting. Debate centers on fairness and revenue with Mississippi considering two bills to eliminate or reduce the tax and Georgia already upholding a 1877 provision. Governors and senators split on repeal while proponents cite disfranchisement risks for the poor and minorities.
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J. KR
Atlanta
Arkansas
Mississippi
Virginia
Paul B Johnson
South
Georgia
Assisssippi
U. S
Theodore G. Bilbo
Pat Harrison
James H. Price
Winter Cold Grips Kingsport And Tennessee Cities
Kingsport endures a brutal cold snap with a morning low near 6.7 degrees and a noon reading around 10. Temperatures remain subfreezing, ice coats streams and roads, and the Holston River shows open flow in places. Forecasts predict a gradual warm up but more snow through Saturday as a second cold wave tightens its grip across West and Middle Tennessee. Authorities report minimal injuries, with one death linked to the cold near Athens and two serious sled-injury cases in Nashville.
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Kingsport
Wrapa
Mercury
Yeserday
Holston
Pat Hingaport
Oscar King
Tennessee
Mississippi
West
Middle Tennessee
Memphis
Nashville
Cumberland
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Louden
Athens
Jes Poe
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Dan
Wheelie Colembus
Obio
Kernainie Adr
Uae
Preto Si
Eliing Co
Roonevelt
Intent Wheeler
CLARS
Duelo K. Wheeler
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Rooseveld
Casey
Tis Press
Dnt
Solon
UMW
Sco Miner
Dixie
Carl Bailey
FDR
Bill
Derma
John K. Lewis
Thrift
Trula Dobson
Browder
William E. Browder
Communist Party
Earl Browder
Washington, D. C
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U.S
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