France Eyes Italy Ethiopia Treaty For Peace
Paris reports authoritative sources say France seeks a treaty giving Italy economic dominance over Ethiopia in exchange for Italy guaranteeing Ethiopia's nominal independence. Italy would gain immigration privileges and safeguard the Ethiopian emperor's sovereignty, aiming to avoid outright protectorate status and block other powers from league action. In Addis Ababa, Italy's minister Vinci-Cigucucci boycotted a reception over Haile Selassie's remarks, risking diplomatic friction, while US chargé d'affaires George drew pro-American cheers from a large crowd.
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Paris
France
Italy
Ethiopia
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Haile Selassie
Great Britain
Addis Ababa
Luigi Orazio Conte Vinci-Cigucci
Palace
William Perry George
United States
George
Francis Jansens
Diplomatic Corps
Halle Selassie
Abuna Kyrillos
Weather Outlook For Tennessee Kentucky And Nearby Areas
Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with a chance of thundershowers in Tennessee and Kentucky. Temperatures little changed. some afternoon thundershowers likely in western and central North Carolina as a mild system moves through.
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Tennessee - Kentucky
North Carolina
Wins Diaper Change Title Swattle Derby
In Swattle Washington a diaper changing championship was won by 29 year old W H Love who changed his seven month old son Jerry in 16 seconds. The race drew male competitors after women withdrew over a proposed one second handicap that the derby committee refused to grant under complaint that women were professionals.
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Swattle
Wash
W W.H. Love
Jerry
W. P. Shapiro
Derby Committee
Cules
Readman Telegram Signing Probe Reveals York Links
Senate lobby committee heard Quay C. Haller of Associated Gas and Electric confess that 700 anti utility bill telegrams from York were supplied by E A Barnitz of York Railway. Metropolitan Edison payed for telegrams. Only about 300 of 1800 York telegrams were signed by senders. workers were notified their names would be used unless bosses objected.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington
Quay C. Haller
York
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Senate Lobby Committee
E A. Barnitz
York Railway Company
Metropolitan Edison Company
Cit
Hatier
Congress
Barnitz
Debutantes to attend Memphis Country Club ball season
Debutante ball for the 1935 36 season will be held mid November at the Memphis Country Club marking the debutants first formal appearance. A dinner dance at the club hosted by Mr and Mrs John Price Edrington will feature Virginia Bethel Symes of Denver as their granddaughter debuting. Seventeen debutantes have been announced so far with more expected.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Country Club
John Price Edrington
Virginia Bethel Symes
Denver
Edrington-Symes
Cynthia Edrington
Bettes
Miss Symes
Europe
Alice
English Mass Strong Fleet Near Red Sea
British naval experts report a massive buildup of capital ships in the Mediterranean as Italy concentrates troops in East Africa. The fleet, described as the strongest and fastest yet, will see increased tonnage and faster vessels centered at Malta to control routes to the Red Sea.
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Albert W. Wilson
Associated Pre
London
East Africa
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Malta
Red Sea
Veterans Groups Dissolved Today by German Authorities
Berlin July 23 Associated Press General Hermann Goering dissolved the Reichsbund of Catholic front fighters arguing it split the Volksgemeinschaft. A parallel education ministry order made religious exercises optional for all higher school students, signaling loosened church state ties and prompting diverse interpretations about motives and consequences.
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A. D. Stefferud
Associated Press
Foreign Stalf
Berlin
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Prussia
Reichsbund
National Association
Catholic Front
Volksgemeinschaft
Education Ministry
Wilhelm Frick
Members of House Assailed by Representative Fish in NY
Washington July. Fish of New York warns that if President Roosevelt is impeachable then Democratic leaders in the House are doubly so. He accuses them of eroding constitutional powers and compares the situation to Gandhi. Snell counters with criticism of the president. Republicans reportedly urge one member not to push impeachment. Fish notes the Johnson impeachment failed as an example.
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Washington
Fish
R-Ny
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
House
Mahatmi Gandhi
Theo
Lever
Rep. Fish
Andrew Johnson
Resnise Cangrene
Engagement announced for Peter Arno and Mary Lansing
Announcement says cartoonist Peter Arno will wed Mary Livingston Lansing, a New York society figure who debuted in 1931. Arno and his previous wife were divorced four years ago.
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Peter Arno
Mary Livingston Lansing
New York
Arno
Miss Lansing
Control of group up to the courts Leesville La
In Leesville Louisiana on July 23, the Llano cooperative colon group, founded by George T. Pickett, seeks court settlement over leadership after new board and manager were chosen. An injunction against Pickett was denied. two arrests followed a late shooting and earlier fistfights during a contested entry to Pickett’s office. The colony, moved from California to Vernon Parish in 2017, includes a mill, veneer plant, shops, an electric plant, hospital, pool, papers, and hundreds of acres.
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Leesville
Llano C
George T. Pickett
Pickett
R. E. Wiliams
Sheri
Charles Delaphe
Howard W. Young
The
Colony
California
Vernon Parish
Own Ininistries Tt
Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
National
Eugene Harvey
Martinsville
Columbian Enamiling and Stamping Company
Walter J. Smith
C. B. Gorby
Smith
Noted shooting and suicide described in brief report
A terse item states Alvin fired at two men, killing one, then killed the other before shooting himself. Coroner Lee indicated no motive was disclosed in the report.
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Wlieader
Bn. i
Alvin Dot Len
Lee
Sui Oglke
Nooe
Balanced budget urged by speaker in Tennessee
Memphis report details C W Bailey president of the Tennessee Taxpayers Association urging a balanced budget without new taxes. He cites an efficiency survey showing state income could rise by over one million dollars yearly and a budget director with long tenure could cut expenditures by half a million. He says no new taxes are needed and signals openness to a constitutional convention with public input.
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Memphis
Tenn
C. W. Bailey
Tennessee Taxpayers Association
Bailey
Clarksville
Tennessee
Association
Firing on Hu Ping College classed as accident
Rear Admiral Teijiro Sugisake stated the damage to Hu Ping College near Yochow appears accidental. He said the Japanese navy will investigate and express regrets if at fault, noting stray bullets during anti aircraft practice are plausible. Missionaries reported the incident occurred July 16 with late notification.
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Sugisaka
Hankow
Yochow
Italian Government Drops Gold Coverage on Bonds Decree
Rome reports a royal decree allowing reduction of gold backing for currency sight obligations from 5 percent since 1927. The stock exchange rallied as Italian bonds fell and stocks rose. Fiat Motors jumped about 11 points while banking rules and gold use prompted wide market speculation. London observers noted market reactions and potential lire effects.
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A. E. Stuntz
Associated Press
Rome
The
Stock Exchange
Fiat Motors
Tennessee bill aims to tax and legalize liquor sales
A Tennessee House bill introduced with 26 sponsors aims to repeal prohibition by regulating liquor manufacture, storage, sale, and taxation. It envisions local option elections, channels liquor revenue to an old age pension fund, or the general fund if pension legislation stalls, and sets specific privilege taxes for manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers.
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Ashville
Tennessee
Bona Fide Fair Associations
Racing Commission
Nashville
House
Robert Brown
Hickman
Equor Jeaders
Congress
Aan
BSA
Comedinely
HIN
County Election Commission
Creation Commission
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Richard G. Maslock
Pierre Laval
George Russell Clark
League of Nations
Readman
Utility Holding Co
Dead Man
Germany
Representative Fish
N. Y
Mary L. Lansing
Amenido
Villa Juarez
Rafael Vilherrenl
Tamaulipas
ADEA
Hiram Walker Distillery
Harry L Thomas
Peoria
Hiram Walker
Frank Dornberger
John Barton
William Hulsebus
Dornberger
General
Jefferson City
Piedmont
Abner French
Knoxville
J.C. Freeman
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