TWOC appeals for election at Borden Mill Kingsport
John A. Peel regional director of TWOC says a petition has been filed with the National Labor Relations Board in Atlanta seeking a union recognition election at Borden Mill in Kingsport Tennessee. He cites 80 percent of about 1,200 employees affiliated with TWOC and notes a hearing may be required.
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TWOC
Committtee For Industrial Organization
Peel Seiul
Mall
Kingsport
TWOG
Regional Labor Relations Board
Atlanta
Atlanta Board
Tennessee
ATWOC
Borden Plant
Textile Workers Union
Peel
Hart
Weather Outlook for Kentucky Tennessee Ohio and West Virginia
Generally fair and cooler conditions in Kentucky and Tennessee with possible scattered showers in far west portions. East areas remain largely sunny with light local showers in the west. Ohio mostly fair and cooler then Sunday with a touch warmer Monday. West Virginia expected fair and cooler Sunday, with Monday turning warmer in parts.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
West
Ohio
West Virginia
Wrecks Spill Two Victims In City Crashes
Two Kingsport residents were treated at Coralanity hospital after four auto accidents in the city. Nath Collins sustained a deep shoulder depression and broken collarbone when his Ford collided with a taxi driven by George Begley. Begley suffered a shoulder injury and was charged with reckless driving. Roscoe Ketron received severe lacerations from a ditch collision on Gibson Hill Road. No one else was seriously hurt though several cars were damaged in multiple collisions.
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Kingsport
Coralanity Hospital
Nath Collins
Thennessee Eastman Corporation
George Begley
Riverside Avenue
Putnam
Nail
Coy Riggs
Charlie Still
Jack Stater
Begley
Roscoe Ketron
Gibson Bill
Gene Spencer
Spencer
Ketron
Charles Lee
Pardons Sought for Two Ohio Prisoners
Attorney General Cummings asked President Roosevelt to grant pardons to Anthony Lobrizetta and George Sargent, both serving 10 year terms for a 1935 robbery in Warren Ohio. He argued the men did not commit the crime and that evidence points to the Karpis gang as the real culprits.
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Tay
Cummings
Roosevelt
Ohio
Uncy
Anthony
Tony" Lobrizetta
George Sargent
Cuyahoga
Warren
Federal Bureau of Investiestion
Karpis
Loss of Earhart and Noonan closes aviation era
The death of Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan marks the end of a pioneering era in American aviation. Experts say over water flying is now the domain of large companies with giant seaplanes, automatic navigation, and two way radio guiding a shift toward mass air travel.
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Stephen J. McNonough
Associated Press
Washington
Aroclia Earhart
Frederick J. Noonan
South Pacific
Bureau of Air Commerce
Atlantic
Pacific
Nait
Japan threatens drastic steps against China in North China
The Japanese army warned of drastic measures if Chinese demands were not met. Base buildup around Tientsin and Peiping preps signal possible large scale operations. Tokyo wants negotiations accelerated while noting Chinese delays. Roosevelt and Hull discussed the crisis with no policy changes.
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Associated Press
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Tientsin
North China Ctisis
Peiping-Tientsin
Manchuris
Korea
Japan
Tokyo
Peiping
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North China Army
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Tientisin
Chiang Kai-Shek
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hull
United States
Bull
Akron strike paralyzes trucks halt in city action
About 2,000 Akron area truck drivers walked out in a strike called by the Akron Truck Drivers Union over wages. The blockade disrupted terminals and cost carriers about 30,000 per month, with 5 terminals operating from Akron affected. Officials urged the National Labor Relations Board to break the blockade and restore normal trucking, as arrests limited activity in Massillon and other northern Ohio cities.
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Akron
PIA
Akron Truck Drivers Union
E. H. Russell
Akron Transport Association
National Labor Relations Board
Ohio
Massillon Swoc
Federal Grand Jury
Republic
Massillon
Piccard Begins Solar Flight From Rochester Field
Dr Jean Piccard launched the Pleiades balloon from Soldiers Field in Rochester at 12 08 a m on July 18 as a crowd of more than 5000 watched. The craft rose after balloons broke loose and rope releases fired, with Piccard aiming to stay aloft about seven hours and drift 100 to 200 miles or more.
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Minn
Pleiades
Jean Piccard
Soldiers Field
Onc
Charles Sheard
Piccard
Assessments Likely to Fail to Keep Sullivan Rate Under $2
Sullivan county officials say a modest rise in tax assessments is unlikely to prevent the tax rate from staying above $2. Board members offered no figures and did not explain why increases in overall assessments lag behind rapid local development.
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Sullivan County
County Tax Equalization Board
Sullivan Comnty
Abe
Wounded plant employee not expected to survive shotgun wounds
Stanko Randich, 26, a Bloomingdale resident and Blue Ridge Glass worker, was shot in the head near Oakdale Greene County. His wife, Mrs Randich, said he drove off to fish and returned drunk, prompting an argument. Relatives say Jones, held in Greene County jail, is charged with the shooting.
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Stanko Randinh
Bloomingdale
Blue
Nathan Strong
Oakdale
Greene County
Jones
Intruder blamed in doctor's death in Providence
Police cite no new clues after questioning the physician's secretary Dorothea Gilgan and roommate Elizabeth Prince about the slaying of Dr George W Webster at his city townhouse. Mrs Webster asserts the doctor was with her and their daughter at Watch Hill when the crime occurred or the night before. Two shots from a 45 caliber pistol killed the renowned society physician in his east side home. The widow says the husband usually went to the summer home on Thursdays but stayed for a meeting the following day.
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Webster
Evening Bulletin
Watch Hill
Dorothea Gilgan
Elizabeth Prince
Churches to Close in Nogales Sonora
The Nogales Herald reports orders from the Mexican State Department in Mexico City to close all churches in Nogales Sonora. Angel La Garcia, a federal official, demanded church property be turned over to him.
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Nogales
Ariz
Remnant of Army Begins New Drive
Government forces in northern Spain open an offensive amid Madrid push. Basque remnants at Santander send planes as refugees surge from Bilbao. Franco hastens troops to Madrid's western frontier while fighting erodes into its first anniversary with festivities nearby. Duke and Duchess of Windsor attend a Velden festival in peasant garb.
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Spain
Madrid
Santander
Bilbao
Francisco Franco
Badrid
Villafranca del Castillo
Villafranca
Festival Velden
Austria
Duke of Windsor
Farley Seeks To End Battle On Court Bill
Three White House emissaries including James A. Farley work aboard the Robinson funeral train to reconcile Democratic factions over the court reorganiza tion plan. They urge leaders Barkley and Harrison to settle differences and avoid a party split.
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Robinson Puneral
White House
Robinson
D.-Ark
Senate
James A. Farley
Little Rock, Ark
New Deal
Charles Wert
Interior Department
Joseph B. Keanns
Barkley
D-Ky
Harrison
D.-Miss
Congress
Washington
Barkey
Judiciary Committee
Call of the Brine Attracts Good Time Bound Americans
New York reports a cruise boom as Americans seek sea vacations. Travel agents estimate over a million will sail this year despite ship shortages from rising trans Atlantic travel. Cruises extend from September to December with new ports like Montreal to Labrador aboard the North Star.
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New York
Roosevelt
Europe
J. W. Kirk
Cook’s
Speed
Shige
Montreal
Labrador
North Star
Prince Henry
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