Premature Fourth of July Deaths Reported Nationwide
Chicago and Milwaukee report fatalities and injuries from fireworks as nationwide incidents of premature celebrations mar the Independence Day period. The tally includes drownings and auto crashes across Mississippi Florida Tennessee and Illinois with multiple youths burned and several dead in separate incidents.
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Associated Press
B. G. Rogers
Challow
Laurel
Miss
Sallie May O’daniel
Wylene O’daniel
Robert A. Snyder
Lake Virginia
Winter Park
Fla
Dayton Beach
Florida
Cumberland Gap
Tenn
Kjak Holifield
Walter F. Hamilton
Farmville
Dante Cevoli
C. G Poli
Anita
Janie Poli
Prmond
William Eudes
Mkville
Chicago
Milwaukee
Tramway
Wis
Arnold Ford
Harald Behling
Young Ford
Kingsport Observes Quiet Fourth Amid Limited Plans
Kingsport held a quiet Fourth as hundreds from surrounding rural areas arrived by morning. By 10 o clock downtown crowds exceeded 200 with most stores closed. Drug stores and eateries remained busy while theatres and gas stations drew attention. People headed to golf, tennis, and nearby camps for picnics and relaxed trips along the mountains and rivers.
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Wingport
Communitien
British Navy Demand Sparks Naval Talks in Geneva
A British spokesman said Britain and the United States would never go to war, urging a larger cruiser fleet to protect commerce. He noted the U S has many destroyers and argued Britain should seek similar cruiser strength while denying a 600,000 ton cruiser target. The talks, conducted largely in secret, face stubborn submarine and cruiser disputes with a leak dispute over ongoing deliberations.
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Geneva
Great Britain
United States
Gren
Samiliary Wat
le Genevais
Admiral B
Tropical Heat Hampers Richard Grace Pacific Flight Efforts
Richard Grace faces baring heat and tire failures on his Pacific flight from MANA to Honolulu route. The San Francisco bound flyer endures tire blowouts and rough beach conditions due to high temperatures, aiming to resume toward the California coast if fuel lasts. His craft carries 822 gallons of gas, about 29 hours in air, with an estimated 120 mph cruise and a loaded weight around 4,000 to 4,500 pounds.
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Richard Grace
Mana
Kauri
Trehard Grace
California
Yanice Henson
Westren Kanaki
Gries
San Francisco
Los
Bristol Flying Circus Proves to Be a Fluke
Bristol Tennessee police investigate a vanished circus organizer dubbed Captain W. E. Berra who advertised a four day flying show. A $1000 reward is offered for his return or the car he allegedly financed. five state police are alerted. The man collected guarantees from local businesses for sky writing and disappeared after taking a car worth $2,050.
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Bristol
Tenn
W. E. Berra
Berry
Hackler-Wood Post
The
Legion
Eircus
Harry
Sky
Knoxville
Aviation Jubilee Delivers Thrills in Santa Anna
The International Aviation Peace Jubilee in Santa Anna ends its three day event with planned stunts including a plane crash into a small house and tight pole flights. Navy flyers dominated the races with Lieut. EH. Shea winning the 100 mile race in 49 minutes and the 30 mile event in 17 minutes. Two accidents marred the program.
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Santa Anna
Calif
Cpi
Navy
EH. E. Shea
Weather outlook for Virginia and Tennessee
Virginia fair tonight and Tuesday, winds diminishing, temperatures rising. Tennessee fair tonight and Tuesday, cooler in the east and central portions tonight, then warmer Tuesday.
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Virginia
Tennessee
CAL CELEBRATES 55TH BIRTHDAY IN RAPID CITY
Rapid City South Dakota July 4. Prefant Coolidge today observed his fifty fifth birthday. In common with the rest of the nation Independence Day was celebral.
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Rapid City
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Hill
Vermont
Coolidge
Commander Byrd to Sail Saturday from Paris
Paris reports Commander Byrd and Lt. Adams Gibbons will likely sail home on a major liner Saturday after pressure to return to the United States. Byrd visited Madame Nungesser, whose son is missing, and the Nungesser Coli committee sent her an $80,000 check from American subscriptions. Byrd predicts Atlantic air service within ten years with year round operation.
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Paris
Byrd
United States
Adams Gibbons
Radman Wanamaker
Sheldon Whitehouse
Nungesser
Coli
Richard BE. Byrd
Atlantic
Heroes of King's Mountain Honored at Dedication
North Carolina commemorates the march of Revolutionary War troops through Gillespie Gap and honors descendants who joined the 30th American Division. A granite bronze monument, sponsored by the NC Historical Commission, was unveiled with remarks by Cameron Morrison and Adjutant General J V B Metts. Ferguson's British force was surprised and defeated at Kings Mountain on October 7, 1780.
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King’s Mountain
Carolina
Little Switzerland
N. C
Gillespie Gap
Kings Mountain
France
Little Settlement
The
North
Carolina Historical Commission
Heriot Clarkson
State Supreme Court
Cameron Morrison
Pure Mountain
J. van B. Metts
Ferguson
Will
Distinguished Guests to Speak at Kingsport Hi School Tonight
Kingsport prepares for a free eight o'clock program at Dobyns-Bennett High School featuring United States Senator L. Tyson ex Governor Alf A Taylor and Judge D A Vines. They arrive at 1 30 from Johnson City with Tyson accompanied by Mrs Tyson.
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United States
L. D. Tyson
Alf A. Taylor
Jurge D.a.vines
Dobyns-Bennett
Kingsport
L. 2. Tyson
D. A. Vines
Dobyns-Bennett High School
Johnson City
Sei Gtor Tyson
Tyson J
Noted soil scientists to visit University of Tennessee
Noted soil scientists from 33 nations visit the Agricultural Experiment Station at University of Tennessee after the International Soil Congress in Washington. The group travels by special train across the United States and Canada and studies the station’s self testing work and local soil formations.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
University of Tennessee
International Soil Congress
Washington, D. C
Tennessee
United States
Canzu
Indian Springs Man Wins the Ford Car
W. H. Hickam of Indian Springs Tennessee won the Ford touring car in a drawing conducted by the American Legion. Numbers 855, 296, and 632 won the top three cash prizes for gold, awarded to Walter Minor of Kingsport Motor Company and G. S. Cellina of Kingsport, with E. W. Pahner also winning a linen chest. The drawing occurred at 41:30 after a Legion High School Alumni game, watched by thousands. the Legion beat the Alumni 5 to 2 in five innings.
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W. H. Hickam
Indian Springs
Tenn
American Legion
Walter Minor
Kingsport Motor Company
G. S. Cellina
Kingsport
E. W. Pahner
Kingsport Press
The
Legion Auxiliary
Legion
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