Sullivan County Hopes WPA Funds Pay Teachers Salaries
County Judge W D Lyon reports Sullivan County may avoid a tax rate hike for 1935 36 if the WPA approves a $20000 grant to cover elementary and high school salaries and to back outstanding warrants. He and lawmakers travel to Nashville to supply data and secure funding while other bids for school building projects await ERA WPA matching funds.
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State
Works Progress Administration
Sullivan County
W. D. Lyon
Nashville
P John R. Todd
Brack R. Sams
Lyon
Plana
Bia
Sehosl
Holston Valley
Lynn Garden
Warpath School
Kingsport
WPA
Blountville
John Dail
Judge Lyon
the Revenue Commission
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Weekend Showers Across Tennessee Kentucky and Va N Caro
Local showers and thunderstorms Sunday and Monday bring little temperature change. Virginia North Carolina expect generally fair weather with possible interior afternoon thundershowers and mild temperatures.
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Tennessee - Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Bank Alarm Stirs City as Alarm Rings Off
The burglar alarm at the Industrial Bank caused a crowd to gather on the main street last night around 10 15 p m. Police and bank officials investigated but found no sign of entry or tampering. The alarm sounded for about 20 minutes with no explanation evident.
FUEL FOR HEATED CAMPAIGN VIEWED
Edward J. Duffy writes from Washington that constitutional issues rise in political calculus as New Deal faces possible NRA doom. Wallace signals broader debates on economic self government with farm and labor backing against economic oligarchy amid court scrutiny and curtailment talk. Campaigns open as Hoover era opposition frames enduring constitutional questions. A Louisville rally plan by Walking Man Wilson sets stage for lieutenant governor race with a four day mountain tour and a Richmond debate challenge to Keen Johnson.
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Edward J. Duffy
Associated Press
Washington
New Deal
NRA
Wallace
AAA
TVA
Seattle
Supreme Court
Congress
House
New Deal Foundation
Hoover
American Liberty League
Louisville
Mann” Wlson
Madisonville
Fie
Covington
Kentucky
Joh) Murphy
Keen Johnson
Johnson
Richmone
New Nazi Purge Expands Across Germany in Bloodless Drive
Berlin reports a broad Nazi purge targeting reactionary elements. Jews clergy veterans and suspected opponents are named as targets as authorities dissolve organizations threaten expulsions and arrest measures. Julius Streicher plans to lead the Berlin purge while Catholic leaders face warnings from interior ministry and church protests Mounting actions include dissolving Stahlhelm and suppressing other subversive groups as papal protests reach the Vatican.
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Melvin K. Whiteleather
Associated Press
Berlin
Reich
Steel Helmet Veterans Organization
Germany
Julius Streicher
Stuermer
Ministry of the Interior
Franz Seldte
Staalhelm
Adolf Hitler
Thurin
Silesia
Schleswig
Mecklenberg
Stahlhelm
Snlemnational
Cesare Orsenigo
Wilhelm-Strasse
Vatican
Probe of modern lobbying methods sparks congressional inquiries
Senator Schwellenbach denounces modern lobbying as two congressional committees pursue long investigations into activities influencing legislation. Hearings resume Tuesday in the House Rules Committee inquiry with special counsel. Senator Black's Senate committee also reconvenes, both with $50,000 appropriations, signaling exhaustive probes.
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Washington
Schwellenbach
D-Wash
House Rules Committee
Senate
Black
D-Ala
O'Connor
D-Ny
House
Day and Night Rioting Slaughters Ten in Lahore Clash
Day and night rioting in Lahore results in ten deaths including nine Muslims and one British trooper. Troops fired on a mob charging toward Shahidgun Mosque amid attempts to demolish it, with hundreds arrested and shops closed as armored police patrols monitor the streets.
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Lahore
India
Rey Seer
Shahidguns
Mahatma Gandhi
Thirteen Die in Third Royal Dutch Plane Crash
Thirteen persons died when a Royal Dutch Airline passenger plane crashed into trees near San Gia como, San Bernardino. Among the dead were Gerard Phillips and Virginia Phillips. The Dutch English German and Swiss passengers were aboard en route from Frankfurt to Milan. The crash followed an SOS signal during fog as the plane tried to reach an emergency field in a narrow valley.
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San Bernardino
Switzerland
San Giacomo
Gerard
Virginia Phillips
Frankfort-on-Main
Milan
San Fiscome
Senate delays appropriation action on Tennessee budget
Nashville July 28 the senate postponed the general appropriation bill until revenue sources are identified to cover more than 48 million in expenditures for the coming biennium. Governor McAlister projects 1.75 million in annual franchise taxes plus tightened revenue laws and economies to balance the budget.
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Nashville
Senate
McAlister
Game and Fish Department
General Fund
Morgan
Sun Six
Davies
Youths Knife Confession Leads to Murder at Park
Chicago police outline a fatal stabbing case where 21 year old Joseph Gornik confessed to killing 19 year old Mac Lukavich after a last night walk in which the girl urged him to kiss her. Authorities note a possible jealousy motive tied to an earlier breakup and a witness, Frederick Beltz, 25, being held for inquest. police also reference a separate note about Polynesian greetings.
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Chicago
New City
Joseph Gornik
Mac Lukavich
John Leng
John McGinnis
Gornik
McGinnis
Gornil
Frederick Beltz
Boltz
Gornix
Gormik
Mountain tragedy child slays brother in heat haze
In Pettsonsbury Kentucky a 14 year old girl Hattie Irene Hyden confessed to killing her brother Thomas Hyden while picking berries on a mountainside. The attack left the boy dead as authorities say heat and rage contributed. The girl, pretty and 14, awaits juvenile court trial July 25 on a murder charge and faces possible reform school if convicted. The body was found by the father F M Hyden during the search.
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Ppestonsburg
Hattie
Irene Hyden
Thomas Hyden
F. M. Hyden
Ethiopia Says Italy Is Forcing the Issue
Emperor Haile Selassie challenges Italy as diplomatic protests rise in Addis Ababa Rome protests the speech while Italy promotes 1000 officers Britain hopes for peace via a league council and Tokyo notes Italo Ethiopian tensions deepen as deserters flee toward Austria
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Associated Press
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Emperor Haile Selassie
Italy
Count Vinci
Foreign Office
Rome
Nants
Haile Selassie
London
Britain
League Council
Bennlony
Dure
Tokyo
Japan
Innsbruck
Austria
Kidnap extortion fails misidentifies target in Ohio case
A Columbus man, Robert C. Byers, reports a $20,000 kidnap extortion plot aimed at his presumed wealthier brother George failed due to mistaken identity. Byers was abducted Thursday night, blindfolded, and released near Cleveland after claiming he was not George and offering $500. Police say no payment was collected and two men, with others, led the scheme.
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Columbus
Robert C. Byers
George
Byers
Cleveland
Robert Byers
Byers Distributing Service, Inc
George W.W. Byers Sons, Inc. Automobile Distributors
Gans
Medina
Tom Bob
Coincidental Hoover Visits Draw Speculation in California
In Palo Alto, Herbert Hoover and a circle of friends spent the weekend at a northern California resort. Visitors expected include Governor Harry Nice, Patrick Hurley, James Beck, and Colonel Frank Knox. Hoover’s Bohemian Grove trip preceded no stated political plans for 1928, though observers note his renewed public voice has begun after years of quiet.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Herbert Hoover
California
Paul Sexson
Harry Wnice
Maryland
Patrick J. Hurley
James M. Beck
Frank M. Knox
Chicago
Mr. Hoover
Emperor of Ethiopia Denounces Italy in Parliament Speech
The Ethiopian emperor warned parliament that Italy seeks to destroy the League of Nations framework and overturn the Kellogg pact. He claimed Ethiopia will defend its borders to the last man, citing 5,000 years of history and Christian heritage while condemning European provocation and the threat of war. He accused Italy of aggressions backed by tanks and planes and urged world support for Ethiopia’s cause. Continued on page twelve.
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Judah
Ethiopia
Tialy
Italy
League of Nations
Mary
Europe
Empire
Gill
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