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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1937
Page
1
James A Mills Toryg reports ongoing Sino Japanese clashes near Lukou, west of Peiping, with Chinese protests over Japanese air activity and alleged aggression. Chinese and Japanese officials exchanged charges as barricades and troop movements continued around Tientsin and Hankow railroad areas.
Weather reports indicate showers tonight for Tennessee and Kentucky with a chance of showers Tuesday in the west and central Kentucky. Virginia remains cloudy with showers on Tuesday and minimal temperature change.
Chicago report shows farmers facing a labor shortage during a harvest peak. Midwest grain belt and northeast vegetable regions report short-handed crews and offer the highest wages since 1930 for farmhands. Agricultural officials cite few unemployed workers and rising competition for labor.
A Newport Arkansas engineer, noted for river bottom exploration since 1923, plans to dive and study a reported river monster called the White River monster. He intends to take precautions, carry gear, and possibly extend the search the following day, amid reports from Bramlett Bateman and Dee Wyatt.
Sheriff J L McGovern said he sought Werner Roddy thirty for questioning in the fatal shotgun shooting of Mrs Roddy at their Tracy City home last night. She died en route to Chattanooga. three children were asleep. Roddy disappeared after the stabbing. no witnesses were present. Mrs Roddy had recently had her husband placed under a peace bond.
In Columbus on July 19 Hey wood Broun, president of the American Newspaper Guild, urged separate units for editorial and business office workers. He opposed letting office staff vote in the union referendum on CIO affiliation and proposed a split referendum on CIO ties and admission of business staff.
Police investigated the death of Walter J. Bilber, 39, a railroad section worker found yesterday. In Louisville, Louis Dilley, 67, division superintendent of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, died yesterday from a cerebral hemorrhage.
George H Hughes general manager of Borden Mill declined to comment on the Textile Workers Organization committee appeal to the National Labor Relations Board for a local plant election on union recognition. Roanoke regional director John A Peel reported the death of the TWOC official. The company doubts a 90 percent union membership and majority affiliation with CIO. The board may order a consent election or hold a merits hearing if the plant declines. TWOC will continue organizing as officials contest membership claims amid a two to three week action timeline.
London July 19 Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden disclosed to the House of Commons that Britain has demanded the release of the captured British merchant ship Morton Eden said the demand was sent to Insurgent Generalissimo Francisco Franco through Sir Herbert Creighton, British Ambassador to Spain, at the Franco-Spanish border. The Admiralty announced the ship Morton Eden was captured by the insurgent cruiser Almirante Cervera and was stopped near Santander after leaving Swansea waters. In Madrid, the fiercest battle of the Civil War raged near Brunete as Insurgents sought to punch through to Madrid with heavy air and artillery actions by both sides. Government forces reported gains and renewed bombardments as the conflict widened toward the capital.
Stanko Rendich, 24, of Bloomingdale, wounded in a shotgun blast to the head, was reported "slightly improved" today with partial consciousness returning. Will Strong, 45, held in Greene County jail on an open barge after surrendering, admitted the shooting. Rendich and his wife visited her parents in Oakdale when a family argument followed their return and the assault occurred. details continued on page eight.
In Franklin Kentucky regional director Charles W Feidelson announced formal charges of worker intimidation against Franklin Manufacturing Company The statement comes as part of ongoing NLRB actions at the plant The Scottsboro case is also noted with Alabama proceedings resuming after a state waiver of capital punishment for Andy Wright following a defense conference
A Domei dispatch from Tientsin reports the Japanese army command warned it would take independent action unless all Chinese firing against Japanese ceased immediately. The ultimatum signals a tough stance in the ongoing clash between Japanese forces and Chinese troops.
In Little Rock a clash over who should replace the late Senator Joseph T. Robinson dominated politics. Gov. Carl Bailey contends for control of timing and interim appointment while Brooks Hays is eyed for the interim post. The state Democratic Committee plans a Friday meeting to name a candidate or call a primary, with Republicans keeping quiet as rumors swirl about Rex Cravens J. Rosser Venable and Homer Adkins potential runs and talk of a November or September election.
Nashville July 15 A string of highway mishaps last weekend produced seven deaths in Tennessee. Roscoe McMahan 18 was electrocuted entering a fertilizer plant worker Alfred Memanteler 26 found on a Lebanon railroad track. Mrs Bessie Stamey killed when a car plunged off a Tullohoma highway. Earl Thist ky youth killed by a motorist near Union City. Molen Haley 30 died from crash injuries in Nashville. Hubert Thompson 30 of Sweetwater killed near Cleveland. William Powers 60 of Chattanooga died when struck by a truck. Winford Keith 23 drowned in Bridge Fork pond Whitley City Ky.
Mary Scales, widow of Los Angeles, is linked to a dispute over custody of Jacqueline Ann. Mrs. Martin, formerly in guardianship, regained then lost custody, leading to the charged disturbance as protestors picketed the apartment of Mrs. Scales. Central Press reports details of the arrest and jail sentence.
Amelia Earhart and navigator Frederick Noonan are officially missing after a long ocean search by four navy vessels and 1,300 men. The hunt covered 450,000 square miles of equatorial waters as tides and storms hampered recovery efforts, with all hope of rescue fading after they disappeared July 2 during a flight from Lae to Howland Island. The Navy called off the search as exhausted possibilities closed in. Fulham, husband of Earhart, expressed gratitude for the efforts and the ceaseless vigil of Putnam at coast guard HQ.
ALBANY July 19 Governor Herbert Lehman in a letter to Senator Wagner urged opposition to President Roosevelt's Supreme Court reorganization bill. He argued the change would damage court independence and government procedure, though he praised the overall social program and urged continued support for federal leadership. Lehman, a longtime ally of Roosevelt, noted his shift as the first public opposition since his 1933 governorship began.
Washington July 19 President Roosevelt urged continuation of surveying agencies to keep national policies aligned with machine progress. The National Resources Commission and scientists released a far reaching study calling electrical and mechanical advances the greatest invention of the twentieth century. He warned unemployment shifts as labor adapts and noted the need for long term planning to meet widespread use of new inventions.
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