262 FATALITIES AS PRE HOLIDAY ACCIDENT TOLL
Nationwide pre holiday toll climbs with 262 deaths across 16 states and DC during Independence Day weekend. Motor crashes top 140 deaths, about 70 drownings at beaches, plus 11 personal crisis reports and 31 deaths from various causes. Kentucky and Tennessee incidents noted, with multiple fatal car crashes reported in Nashville and surrounding areas. Fireworks injuries occur but no deaths initially. one Flora Park store incident causes property damage and minor injuries.
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District of Columbia
Floral Park
Firecracker Accident at Boarding House
Jkanbas City on July 2 reports W C Taylor a boarder bought a firecracker to frighten friends. In a mishap he placed it in his mouth instead of a cigarette lighting it, losing several teeth after a doctor treated his damaged mouth.
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Mysterious Burial In Prairie Unveils Small Terrier
An excited man reported three people digging a grave in a deserted prairie late at night and lowering a small casket. Policemen arrived with officers. a steel lid was pried open revealing a blue and pink baby blanket and the body of a black and white terrier.
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Chicago
Dato Notice
Clayto Monroe
Weather Brief for Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia
Weather brief notes fair conditions tonight across Tennessee and Kentucky with mild temperatures and light winds. Virginia forecasts partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with slightly warmer conditions on Tuesday and no significant precipitation expected.
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Kentucky
10 000 Holiday Revelers In Kingsport Carnival
Ten thousand holiday revelers are expected in Kingsport for a carnival day of salutes parades and free acts. Major Montell hosts amateur cash prize events at 10 am then a noon parade form at Broad and Main. An evening fireworks display and a balloon ascension with a 6000 foot parachute jump are planned along with baseball and softball games and a spectacular night fireworks show.
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Fear for Roosevelt Faces River Navigators Heavy Schedule
Four men and two women embark an off season expedition down the Colorado River from Green River Utah toward Lees Ferry Arizona. The Nevills party hopes to reach the river’s first half today but risks delay as high water and rough rapids slow progress. Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter, botanist and assistant, with Norman Nevills Don Harris Eugene Atkinson and W C Gibson comprise the group.
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W. C. Gibson
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Green River
Rail Pay Highest in History Says Study
A detailed analysis by railroad cariers shows 1938 average wages exceed 1929 peaks and 1932 lows, while overall business and living costs do not justify current wage levels. The study argues for a 15 percent wage reduction under the Railway Labor Act as railroads face disaster.
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United States
Nro
Eternal Flame Flickers On Gettysburg Memorial
President unveils 40 foot Gettysburg Eternal Flame memorial during seven day 75th anniversary ceremonies. Veterans of the Blue and Gray stand with over 150000 attendees as Lincoln’s words on consecration echo through the hilltop shrine honoring Civil War heroes including Lee Meade Hancock Reynolds and Stuart who are recalled in the tribute to peace and national unity.
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Conspiracy Trial Reaches Eighth Week in Kentucky
In London Kentucky on July 4 419 the Ditters Harlan labor conspiracy case entered its eighth week under speedup orders from Federal Judge Ford with possible night sessions. Defendants including four coal operators five corporations and four deputy sheriffs face charges of conspiring to defraud minors of joining the United Mine Workers under the Wagner Act. Arguments continue on many counts while other defendants remain to be argued.
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Harlan County
Kentucky
Cval
United Mine Workers of America
Kingsport Festival Parade Sets Big Day With Sports And Fireworks
East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia revelers head to Kingsport for a large holiday celebration featuring a 2 p.m. parade procession from Broad and Main, bands from Knoxville and local high schools, decorated floats, girl and boy scout contingents, and a 4:15 p.m. baseball game between the Kingsport Cherokees and Pennington Gap Bears. Night fireworks at 10 p.m. and a 4:45 softball match between Appalachia and Bon Ton close the day, with a reviewed balloon ascent and amateur broadcasting from Broad Street.
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Markets Close in U S for Independence Day
New York markets and all major commodity and financial markets in the United States were closed in observance of Independence Day. Trading proceeded normally in Canada Great Britain and on the European continent.
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Great Britain
Crump attorney W T McLain dies at 53 in Memphis
Memphis July 4 W Tyler McLain 53 longtime Shelby County attorney general and Crump ally died of bronchial pneumonia His death gives Gov Gordon Browning power to appoint a temporary successor until the August 4 primary and general election McLain became attorney general in 1924 after Gov Austin Peay appointment and Samuel Bates resignation He had been ill since June 4 with a severe cold and heart weakness and was known as a hearty rally participant The note adds a separate line on US birth sex ratios of about 1057 boys per 1000 girls
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Samuel ©. Bates
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No increase in county tax rate likely for new year
Seattle July 4 AP reports a California man Charles Felix Butte 58 held on open charge after police quoted him confessing to fatally bludgeoning his wife Emily Zigler Butte 58 in a quarrel over a second honeymoon and an alienation of affections suit. He allegedly kissed her goodbye as she died and blamed prior court actions for their estrangement.
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Vanguard of Japs Truck Violations Near Hu Kow
Japanese and Spanish insurgents push in China and Spain as pivotal war fronts unfold. In China the Japanese vanguard nears Hu Kow seven miles from Hukow on the Yangtze, while in Spain Franco forces gain on the Teruel highway toward Valencia amid heavy air raids along the Mediterranean coast. Eight Arabs killed in Palestine clashes. Governor Browning pledges full Tennessee overweight truck probe findings will not be concealed and seeks district attorney review for potential wrongdoing.
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Kentucky Campaigners Plan Four Talks Amid Independence Day Push
The Associated Press reports Senator Barkley and Governor Chandler scheduled four speeches each as they campaign for the Democratic Senate nomination. Both in Western Kentucky, they launch a week with the President due in Kentucky. Barkley accuses Chandler of opposing higher wages for laborers, while Chandler warns that voting for Barkley returns state government to bipartisan dollars and sales taxers once denounced by Barkley in 1923.
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Howard Hughes to begin world flight prep from Wichita
Howard Hughes rests after overnight stop in Wichita and plans a leisurely roll to New York for a Paris hop en route to a potential world flight. His twin Lockheed 14 with advanced navigation gear completed a 1206 mile Los Angeles to Wichita flight in 6 hours 22 minutes at 11,000 feet.
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Bandy Appeals For Adoption Present Rate
County Judge T R Bandy urges adoption of a $2.00 tax rate for 1938 at Sul llivan County Court sessions in Blountville noting $25,000 of bonds paid since last term and bonds in high demand. He favors jail facilities funds and school funding, with an attached budget proposal and praise for increased assessments.
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U S Soldiers In Spain Join In July Fourth Celebration
U S volunteers with the Lincoln Washington Battalion in Spain celebrate Independence Day with games feasts and fireworks near their camp. Insurgent planes dropped bombs nearby prompting a pause on a planned parade. Firecrackers were improvised from anti tank bombs as the day’s program continued with inspection drills and sports.
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