Hanover Named Shelby County District Attorney General
Memphis attorney Joseph Hanover was appointed by Governor Browning to serve the unexpired term of the late W. Tyler McLain as Shelby County district attorney general. Beeler opposes a special election, Crump challenges the move, and Hanover vows a new staff and to assume office that afternoon. Hanover, 48, a Poland native and former state legislator, is Democratic and brother to David Hanover.
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Dyersburg
Tenn
Browning
Joseph Hanover
Memphis
Shelby County
W. Tyler McLain
McLain
Hanoverould
Hanover
Tennessee
Roy H. Beeler
Beeler
E. H. Crump
Crump
Poland
David Hanover
Shelby County Election Commission
Nyttorney
Memphi
Keys to Stolen Car Recovered From Lake Albany
An automobile stolen from Rev. Carl B. Morsell was found abandoned. Two hours later Lois and Marie Woodward, while fishing in a nearby canal, retrieved the vehicle keys, marking their first “catch.”
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Albany
Carl B. Morsell
Lois
Marie Woodward
The
Keys
Tulsa businessmen form Smiling Club
Tulsa, July 7. Local businessmen Pi-Walter Engard and Leo Spring announce the formation of the Anti-Sour-Puss Organization to combat “present-day gloom.” Mascot is a plump alleycat milkpan grin. motto “Ten thousand faces and stile on every face.”
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Tulsa
Ohls
Walter Engard
Leo Spring
Isha
Thefts Continue Inspire Gunfire In Wheeling Yard
In Wheeling Illinois on July 7 a man known for theft vigilance fired at visiting men who had robbed George Popps of 5000 dollars a year earlier and were returning with a gift watchdog. Popps and his two sons had kept guns ready after the earlier robbery and shot at the automobile but none of the shots struck the visitors.
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Wheeling
George Popps
Popps
Weather Outlook Across Tennessee Kentucky and Adjacent States
Weather summary indicates generally fair conditions for Tennessee and Kentucky with possible local thunder showers and cooler in western portions Friday afternoon. Virginia shows fair to night and early Friday with little temperature change. Alabama expects partly cloudy skies tonight and Friday with possible thundershowers and cooler in the extreme north. coastal winds easterly to southerly light to moderate.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Alabama
Britain orders cruiser to Haifa amid Palestine riots
July 7 dispatches report Britain rushing troops from Egypt to Palestine to quell Arab Jewish clashes that have left 28 dead and 103 injured over two days. The 7,450-ton cruiser Enterprise and the Emerald are en route or in Haifa where rioting continued.
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London
Britain
Egypt
Palestine
Holy Land
Admiralty
Haifa
Jerusalem
Emerald
Florida pardon board refuses to commute McCall death sentence
Tallahassee Fla July 7 The Florida pardon board refused to commute the death sentence of Franklin Pierce McCall for the ransom kidnapping of James Bailey Cash Jr at Princeton Fla on May 2 His death sentence stands after pleas by McCalls attorney and by the prosecutor For mercy from Mrs Lily McCall the defendants wife and McCalls mother met with Mrs Cash to seek clemency The case is being carried out at Raiford Fla in the state prison Mothers from both families met as the board prepared to hear a plea for clemency from Mrs McCall.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida Pardon Board
Franklin Pierce McCall
Ranson
James Bailey Cash, Jr
Princeton
McCall
Cash
Lily McCall
Jasper
Raiford
Tradition of Europe Said Cause of Babs Mate Fight
In a July report from New York, DEWIFY MARKENZie says the London clash over marriage traditions exposes Europe’s view of male rule by divine right. The piece notes historic courts allowing spousal chastisement and limited divorce rights for women, contrasting with changing norms.
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Europe
Dewify
Markenzie
New York
London
Aglard
Sussex
Sharp upturn in FHA activity boosts Roosevelt aides
Washington July 1 A sharp rise in home financing and upbeat reports on other business cheered President Roosevelt as he prepared for a month long tour. FHA said June activity rose 60 to 73 percent from June 1937 with plans to insure 1 billion in new building this year. Farley announced record postal earnings last year. Rural Electrification allotted 1,129,200 for 86 rural power projects in 18 states and Puerto Rico. ICC allowed eastern railroads a half cent a mile fare increase, expected to raise 20 million in a year. Jones said REC will borrow over 700 million in the coming 12 months to repay Treasury loans. O Mahoney predicted businessmen would be pleased by the inquiry. Coe noted a recent patent application trend.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Housing Administration
Stewart McDonald
FHA
Farley
Rural Electrification Administration
Puerto Rico
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Railroads
Jesse H. Jones
REC
Treasury
O'Mahoney
Taxicab Drivers Continue Strike in Knoxville
Labor conciliator James Bernard warned he would seek Governor Browning’s help if the taxicab strike worsens. He described a violent clash last night with injured men, smashed windows, and fighters armed with sticks, pipes, and a gun. A woman with a baby sought shelter in a restaurant as combat erupted. The situation prompted calls to halt cab operations until order returns.
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Knoxville
James &. Bernard
Browning
Bernard
Roosevelt Nominated For Van Buren County Election Commissioner
In Washville on July 7 a state election board meeting devolved into a comic dispute between pro Browning Republican Robert Johnson and anti Browning Democrat Abe Waldauer over vacancies. Franklin D Roosevelt received two votes for the Van Buren County election post as the board deadlocked before Republicans Johnson and Tom Taylor ultimately backed McCoy. The session also noted the first paper mill in the U S began in Philadelphia in 1580.
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Washville
Franklin D. Roosevelt
van Buren
State Election Board
Robert Johnson
Abe Waldauer
J. B. Miller
Lee McCoy
Browning
Waldauer
Johnson
van Buren County
Reed Sharp
Last Minute Reprieve Saves Condemned Man in Indiana
Prison warden Alfred Dowd at Indiana State Prison Michigan City grants a four day stay for Robert Shaw, a British subject condemned by a guilty plea without jury. Townsend approves after Dowd phones governor, saving Shaw from the electric chair with half an hour of life remaining.
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Alfred Dowd
Indiana
Michigan City
Ind
Robert Shaw
M. Clifford Townsend
Shaw
Central Press
Japs and Chinese End Year of War
A year into the China Japan conflict sees Yangtze stalemate near Hukow and Likiang with Japan holding about a third of China’s coasts while Chinese forces retreat inland. China endures heavy losses. Japan bears a heavy financial burden yet Chinese armies remain unbeaten. In Spain civil war nears two years, government forces stall insurgent advances near Teruel and Valencia as refugees seek help at Evian conference. In Palestine riots Haifa produce more deaths amid ongoing sectarian violence.
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China
Japan
Europe
Spain
Yangtze River
Hukow
Iinkiang
Shanghai
Hankow
Teruel
Valencia
Mediterranean
Inter-Governmetal Committee On Refugees
Evian-les-Bains
France
Heinrich Neumann
Vienna
Germany
Austria
Palestine
Haifa
Rail fare approval sparks big buying surge on Wall Street
Traders flood into Eastern rail shares after approval of passenger fare increases. Volume nears 1 million in first hour as Pennsylvania New York Central and Baltimore & Ohio rise on anticipated revenue boost. Bonds gain with rail securities, ICC decision easing market nerves and fueling renewed bull strength.
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New York
Wall Street
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Baltimore & Ohio
ICC
Youth Acquitted in Hawkins Shooting Case
Rogersville July 7 A Hawkins County jury found Jay Lawson not guilty of attempted murder in the shooting of Gurney Winstead who faces a murder indictment. The verdict followed an hour of deliberation as the defense invoked unwritten law. Winstead, shot after being released on a manslaughter charge tied to Deputy Harrell’s death, survived days in hospital and later faced arrest anew. Witnesses described a fleeing car chase in which Harrell pursued Winstead toward 2 Point, with the shooting occurring beside a lunch car. The case moves to Page Eight.
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Wopecanaene Tinea
Rogersville
Hawkins County
Telay
Jay Lawson
Gurney Winstead
Winstead
Lawson
Drew Harrell
Harrell
Tvo
Tennessee Traffic Fatalities Drop 44 Percent in June
Nashville reports a 44 percent drop in traffic fatalities for last month compared with June 1937, with 29 fatalities recorded in the latest period versus 52 a year earlier. The Patrol Statistician cites improved safety measures as a likely factor.
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Nashville
Highway Patrol
Tennessee
Patrol
Sam Oliver
Roosevelt and Farley Lead Liberal Campaign Tours
President Roosevelt will depart on a major stumping tour to back liberal candidates and press for New Deal supporters in the Senate. Democratic Chairman James A Farley heads northwest on a separate, prolific speech trip amid party factional battles.
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Srpeehne
Senate
Farley
Northwest
Mr. Roosevelt
California
James. A. Farley
Slain witness in Harlan labor trial near McKellar Airport
In Kentucky near McKellar Airport two men were killed during the eighth week of the Harlan labor conspiracy trial. Frank White, 36, a defendant, was shot on a tourist camp porch near Corbin. Chris Patterson was arrested. a previous witness had been killed amid related court activity as the defense tried to shift blame. Mosier praised McKellar Airport at a Kingsport Rotary Club meeting, noting its rising status and potential service increases.
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London
Harlan
Frank White
Corgin
Fred Lucas
Chris Patterson
United Mine Workers of America
Pineville
Bell County
Harlan County
Herbert Cawood
Huestley
Lee Fleenor
Fleenor
M Mosier
American Airlines, Inc
Kingsport
Gun Battle Kills Deputy Sheriff and Suspect in West Virginia
In Clear Fork district Beckley West Virginia a gun battle left Deputy Sheriff Jess Thompson and suspect Claude Bennett dead after Bennett and his son confronted the deputy at a hid ing place. The incident followed a store robbery and vigil by officers and a deputized man. A bystander note is included about a unrelated remark on U S Indian population growth.
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Beckley
W. Va
Hill
Clear Fork
Jess Thompson
Claude Bennett
Thompson
Lawson
Bennett
Georgia Nalles
Charleston
Zack Karantanis
Rullie Sotver
Ameagle
Ford May Be Ordered to Recognize CIO Union
Washington July 7 A Labor Relations Board examiner urged Ford Motor Co to bargain with United Auto Workers CIO at the St. Louis assembly plant and to reinstate 192 workers discharged or who refused jobs for union activity or a November strike. The report by examiner T E Dudley allows ten days for compliance. Ford asked the Supreme Court to force the board to proceed with a separate Michigan case and seek removal of a 29 employee reinstatement dispute to the Sixth Circuit Covington Ky court.
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Washington
PA Examiner
Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Company
United Auto Workers Union
CIO
St. Louis
T E. Dudley
Ford Company
Supreme Court
Labor Board
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Covington
Circuit Sturt
Michigan
Ex TVA Leader Seeks Void Of Roosevelt Ouster
Dr Arthur E Morgan seeks to overturn President Roosevelt's March removal as TVA chairman director. He asks for back pay, a declaratory judgment invalidating the removal, and to be recognized as fellow director and as chairman. TVA General Counsel Fly says move will be fought and may go to federal court with Justice Department cooperation. The suit names Harcourt A Morgan and Lilienthal as defendants.
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Anoxville
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur E. Morgan
Federal Agency
James Lawrence Fly
Dr. Morgan
United States
TVA
David E. Lilienthal
Harcourt A. Morgan
Fly
Morgan
Chancery
Department of Justice
Justice Department
Lilienthal
H. A. Morgan
Washington
Antioch College
Congressional
Congress
Roosevelt
Harcourt Morgan
FDR's Plan for South Prompts National Split
Washington dispatch outlines how Roosevelt's proposal to resettle the South as a path to solving the nation's top economic problem could spark sectional conflict. It notes Southern leaders pressing for freight rate reductions to help southern commerce and argues the plan will face northern interests and entrenched wage structures.
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Garney Winstead
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Sidesaie
Intergovernmental Committee On Refugees
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Tennessee Electric Power Company
Oklahoma
Calia Ee Ata
Alaska
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