Knoxville Fleet Of Planes On Tennair Tour
A 12 airplane goodwill flight from Knoxville will circle Kingsport at 5:30 pm, not land, then proceed to Johnson City. Two fast planes will drop literature over Kingsport. The tour, two days, launches from Knoxville and visits Bristol and other towns, with Mayor James A. Trent among passengers.
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Knoxville
Tennair
East Tennessee
Kingsport
McGhee- Tyson
McGhee-Tyson
Bristol
Blountville
Johnson City
Young Men's
Chamber of Commerce of
Newport
Greeneville
Tusculum
Limestone
Jonesboro
Milligan
Elizabethton
Bluff City
Herbert Toomey
Walter Self
James A. Trent
George R. Dempster
C. R. Wright
Louis Hilbert
Charles T. King
Harry Watson
Rex Wallace
Leslie
Prater Found Guilty Of Manslaughter In Harris Death
Albert Prater of Bristol was found guilty of manslaughter in circuit court for the June 7 wreck that killed Mrs. Henry Harris and injured her husband and two Harris children near Gate City Virginia. He received a one year sentence in the state penitentiary after jurors deliberated for hours following the fatal collision with the Southern Railway underpass. Prater testified he was not drinking and had left the scene fearing violence. the state presented testimony of alcohol use. The crash, one of the worst in the area, left Mrs. Harris dead and Mr. Harris dying at Kingsport General Hospital.
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Gate City
Albert Prater
Bristol
Henry Harris
Here
State Penitentiary
Prater
Sunbright
Clinchport
Bristo
Kingsport General Hospital
Harris
Southern Railway
Harve, Culbertson
Scott County
Quake Death Toll Near 3000 as Aftermath Spreads
AP report from July 25 cites 2,575 deaths in Avellino province and 1,315 injured, pushing total deaths near 3,000 across multiple Italian provinces. Nine Avellino townships destroyed or severely damaged, with Bari fatalities none. Naples reports nine dead. Potenza 233. relief efforts mobilize with soldiers, fascist militants, and aircraft aiding rescue amid heat and storms.
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Rome
Avellino
Treviso
Bari
Benevento
Campo Passo
Foggia
Naples
Hurricane Treviso Wind Toll Rises in Piava Valley
AP reports updated hurricane figures for Treviso Italy show 22 dead 100 injured and 200 houses damaged. The storm struck Barco Di Sesegana Nervesa Selva and Volpago along a 25 mile swath. Relief expeditions were organized at once.
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Treviso
Italy
Piava Valley
Barco di Sesegana
Nervesa
Selva
Volpago
Earthquake Toll In Ariano Rises With New Death
In Ariano Italy a fresh quake at 10 am yesterday added to the mounting death toll from Wednesday's disaster. The registry office collapsed burying an elderly woman. Residents remained terror stricken as aftershocks continued.
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Ariano
Italy
Senator Fess Picked to Succeed Huston
Senator Fess is chosen to replace Huston in the Ohio seat. The selection, urged by the Republican high command, appears settled and likely to be confirmed. The move strengthens party control of the Senate amid ongoing national political shifts.
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Senator Fess
Huston
Ohio
Huston resigns as Republican National Committee chair
Claudius Huston ends stormy tenure by informing President Hoover he will resign and that the executive committee will meet August 7 to act. Senator Fess of Ohio is named successor and Robert Lucas will campaign chief. Hoover approves a new organization to begin work next month amid lobbying controversy.
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Claudius Huston
Republican National Committee
Fess
Ohio
Republican High Command
Huston
Executive Committee
Robert Lucas
Kentucky
Internal Revenue
Hoover
Capital
James Francis Burke
National Committee
White House
Senate
Tennessee River Improvement Association
Democratic chiefs plot to gain control of Congress
Washington July 25 Democratic chieftains plan an intensive late August congressional campaign to win enough seats to control the 72nd Congress. Funds will be raised for drives in 72 districts in border and northern states, not to cover the national committee deficit. They aim to regain 30 seats and win 53 more to reach a bare 218 majority, with Burns directing the effort from Washington in late August.
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Washington
New York
Democratic National Committee
Representative Burns
Tennessee
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Ber
Jouett Shouse
Democratic Executive Committee
John J. Raskob
Burns
Congress
New Jersey
Maryland
New Mexico
Pensylvania
North Carolina
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Ohio
Virginia
Kentucky
Missouri
Massachusetts
Utah
Kansas
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Rhode Island
Weather Fair No Change Across Regions
Tennessee forecasts call for generally fair conditions tonight and Saturday with slightly warmer readings in the extreme southwest. Virginia expects fair weather and continued warmth, with light variable winds shifting to gentle southerly by Saturday. Yesterday’s high reached 89, low 67, both near year-ago marks with no rain. Readings taken at 6 30 p m by C L Bunn U S W O.
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Tennessee
Virginia
C. L. Bunn
Parents Settle Fight for Babies in Chicago
In Chicago on July 25, after an early morning conference, Charles Bamberger and Watkins families agreed their babies were never mixed. Medical experts had previously suggested a swap at Englewood Hospital, sparked by adhesive tapes marked with the other family name. Doctors noted head shape differences as natural for a first-born versus a later child.
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Chicago
Bamberger-Watkins
Charles Bamberger
Watkins
Englewood Hospital
Arnold Kegel
Bamberger
Bambergers
Eastman Borden Clash At Eastman Field Today
Borden Mill and Tennessee Eastman meet at Eastman field this afternoon at 5 45 in a likely pitchers battle. Powell may start for Borden with Mack McCollum for Eastman to counter Rifles. Tomorrow Mead Fibre faces Kingsport Press at 3 30 at Dobyns Bennett field in another lively encounter.
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Borden Mill
Tennessee Eastman
Eastman Field
Borden
Eastman
Chemical Makers
Powell
Bert Gardner
Mack McCollum
Mead Fibre
Kingsport Press
Dobyns-Bennett Field
Two Other Of Gang Still Eluding Noose At Kansas City
Three bank robbers who sprayed bullets into the Republican National Convention crowd in Kansas City two years ago were hanged for the murder of James H. Happy Smith. Tony Mangiarcina Nasello and John Messino faced execution as the Home Trust Company robbery of June 14, 1928, was tied to the killings. Witnesses included Smith’s policeman father. others connected to the gang remained at large or jailed.
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Kansas City
James H
Happy” Smith
Tony
Mangiaracina
Carl Nasello
John Messino
Home Trust Company
Smith
Sought Carolina Legislator Shot in Berkeley County
Moncks Corner, S C July 25—State Senator E J Dennis known as boss of hell hole politics was shot while buying a watermelon. Doctors fear brain and optic nerve damage with possible lifelong blindness. Political rivals tied to moonshining and feuds blamed the attack as Dennis campaigned against liquor dens. W L Thornley is jailed in Columbia charged with the shooting.
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Moncks Corner
S. C
Berkeley County
E. J. Dennis
Hell Hole
Dennis
Charleston
John G. Richards
Columbia
Louisiana and Mississippi top 2 million in 1930 census
New Orleans July 25 AP Louisiana and Mississippi exceeded two million in population in unofficial AP figures. Louisiana reaches 2,098,876 and Mississippi 2,011,388, with increases of 300,367 (16.7%) and 220,700 (12.3%) respectively since 1920.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Associated Press
East South Central growth doubles in decade census shows
The East South Central group of Kentucky Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi posts a ten year population rise of 995 004 or 11 2 percent to 9 888 311 surpassing New England 8 276 755 The prior decade gained 483 406 5 7 percent with Kentucky Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi each listed for 8 5 12 2 percent increases and total state populations.
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Mississippi
New England
State Pop. Inc
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Eleven Suitors Fight At Girl's Bequest Riot
HAMMOND Ind July 25 Police captain and aides rushed to a home where Charlotte Seidenstopp 18 and 11 suitors clashed in a staged battle to win her favor. Eleven youths and the girl were taken to jail after authorities halted the melee with night sticks.
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Hammond
Ind
Charlotte Seidenstopp
Charlotte
Biff
Bing
Charles Carlson
Umpire’s Safe Call Sparks Brawl At Amateur Game
Bat used by Third Baseman Contago to tag out William Cannatero after an umpire ruled him safe at third. Cannatero fell unconscious as Contago fled, eluding police into the early hours.
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Chicago
William Cannatero
Thomas Contangno
Cannatero
Contago
New Pet Dairy Opens Modern Plant At Clay And Market
The Pet Dairy Products Company at Clay and Market streets opens tomorrow at 10 a.m. The plant will produce 2000 gallons daily of milk and 2000 gallons daily of ice cream, with products including milk butter milk butter cottage cheese and ice cream. Ralph Redman, with 19 years of experience, will manage the operations and oversee delivery to all city areas.
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Clay and
Market Streets
Pet Dairy Products Company
Ralph Redman
Biltmore Dairies
Asheville
N. C
Redman
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Kingsport Interested
Potenzas
State Department
Mt. Vesuvius
Dolomite
Trento
Adige
Francis M. Stephenson
By Cecil B. Dickson
Tony Mangiaracina
Gang of
G.O.P
K.C
Carolina
A. R. Brashear, Jr
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