Campaign Closed In State Primary Races Draw Spotlight
In Nashville the campaign for Tennessee governor, U S. Senate, and railroad and public utilities commission drew intense activity as Democrats and Republicans field nominees. Key figures include McAlister Pope McCall Glarke and McKellar News Bachman Browning, with Dry laws a campaign issue and Roosevelt TVA cooperation central to platforms.
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Wayne T. Cottingham
Associated Press
Nassville
Neds
Tennessee
WU. S
State Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
Lee
House of Representatives
Amieny
Cilite
Ber
WW McAlister
Lewis S. Pope
Nashville
Dohin E. McCall
Mom
Will H. Glarke
Jonesburn
Knoxville
Ben W. Hooper
Newport
U. S
Nathan L. Bachsman
Gordon Browning
Bluntingen
Dwayne Maddox
Iduntins
Dun
St Tennessee
Lotter Dunlap
Mckeaie
Charles H
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Weather Snapshot for Tennessee and Virginia
Readings show generally fair skies in Tennessee with a chance of scattered afternoon showers on Monday and slight warmth on Sunday. Virginia expected fair Sunday with mostly cloudy Monday and light local showers possible, cooler by Monday night. Temperatures, rainfall, and past comparisons noted from six o’clock p.m. observations.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Escaped Prisoners From Indiana State Penitentiary
Michigan City Indiana July 28 UP Four of the five escapees were career criminals including a burglar and four were bandits all with past records Their breakout from the prison hospital was silent and efficient driving off in a stolen car before detection The night captain and another guard were discharged by Warden Louis Kunkel The warden remained puzzled by how the men gained access to an administration building year and then
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Michigan City
Ind
John Dillinger
Indiana State
W. CO. Griswold
W. #. Schuet
Louis Kunkel
Powder blast kills man at Harrison mine in Kentucky
In Berea Kentucky July 28 a powder explosion at the Harrison mine in Jackson County near Berea injured two men, one fatally. Elmer Clemens 40 died, his brother Leonard 7 was badly burned and others were treated at a hospital. The cause was not clear, with reports suggesting a cigarette sparked the blast.
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Berea
Harrison
Jackson County
Elmer Clemens
Leonard
Mckee
Leardens
Fifteen Year Old Wife Shot by Husband in Kentucky
Eddie Wright, 20, shot his 15 year old wife Bonnie four times then killed himself at Clearfield near Morehead. Neighbors say the couple, married a year, had separated after a quarrel last Saturday. Both were rushed to St Joseph hospital in Lexington.
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Morehead
Eddie Wright
Bonnie
Clearfield
St. Jozeph Hospital
Lexington
Pardon Withdrawn for Mart Lunee After New Conviction
Frankfort Ky July 28 Gov Rudy Laffoon refused a full pardon for Mart Lunee who was re admitted to the state reformatory after a new offense. Lunee had been imprisoned for a 1927 rape sentence and a 1933 grand larceny conviction. The governor noted the new offense but said the rape witness later admitted false testimony, though details remain contested.
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Franklin
Reformatory
Laffoon
Wend
Lance
Jennie Lawson
Mart Lusee
Johnson threats for second time to take Harriman eagle
San Diego reports President Johnson threatens to remove the blue eagle from Harriman Hosiery Company of Tennessee a second time if it fails to meet a demand for immediate back pay and to resume bargaining. He directs Greif Clothing to surrender its eagle and moves to resolve the Chicago stockyards strike. A telegram to Colonel Lynch outlines steps including a code for packers and an industrial relations committee.
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Johnson
Harriman Eagle
San Diego
Calif
NRA
Eee
Tennessee
Greif Company
Baltimore
Caicago
Washington
Harriman Hosiery Company
Greif
Bullimore
Greif Clothing Company
Louisville to Withhold City Tax in Defiance of State Levy
Louisville mayor Neville Miller announced the city will deduct the three percent state sales tax from city department bills and set up a reserve to cover the tax if a court challenges the levy succeeds. He argued the state has no right to tax municipal purchases and signaled likely court action.
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Louisville
Neville Miller
tax _commission
Frankfort
Municipalitie
Roosevelt Bids Hawaii Aloha Before Sailing to Portland
President Roosevelt, finishing a near five day Hawaii visit, bids aloha to Oahu from the governor’s balcony. He praised Hawaii’s people, their patriotism and the armed forces, while aboard the Houston en route to Portland. He longs to return, saying the welcome has been wonderful.
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William H. Ewing
Honolulu
America
Roosevelt
Hawaii
Houston
Portland
Ore
Kiauea
Island of Hawaii
Oahu
United States
Schofield
Navy
mid-Pacific
Pearl Warbor
Aloha
Tolani—Palace
Capitol
Eniry
Islands
Army
Balloon aviators bail out after stratosphere flight
Holdrege Nebraska reports three army aviators leaped from a balloon at about 60 000 feet when the craft ripped open during a high altitude exploration. They floated to earth unscathed by parachute. The wreckage landed 12 miles northwest of Holdrege at 5 p.m. Central. Five thousand spectators watched the recovery and instrument check.
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Holdrege
Neb
Here
Peace Enforced Amid Strike Violence in Kohler Wisconsin
National Guardsmen restored order in Kohler a model industrial town after last night’s clashes between rival workers. One dead and 39 wounded in gunfire and tear gas as 200 plant workers manned water works against saboteurs. Barricades fell when deputy marshals and croppers took police duties. Gas bombs, shotguns, and rocks filled the street as chaos erupted. guardsmen prepared for more trouble.
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Kohler
Wis
Onight
Kohler Company
Col. J. C. P. Handley
Chilton
Milwaukee
100Th Wisconsin Calvary
Ap Douglas
High Street
Mai
Dressler Called Ugly Duckling Turned Swan of Laughter
Santa Barbara dispatch reports Marie Dressler, famed actress of stage and screen, died at 8:25 p.m. at the Billings estate after a long illness including cancer and heart trouble. She was 68, previously of Hollywood, and had just moved to California for health.
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Santa Barbara
Galil
Mouss Dress
Marie
Marie Dressler
Galif
Marie Dragsley
Vale Eran
Miss Dressler
Geath
C. K. Billings
Hollywood
Hone
Des Stote
First County Fair In Sullivan County Since 1798
The Associated Press delivers a Tennessee report on the Sullivan County fair tradition as a symbol of rural progress. The piece notes fairs began in 1798, with later mentions of 1854 bureau records and an admission tax history, alongside expectations of 25 Tennessee communities hosting fairs into October with exhibits, livestock, and entertainment.
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Sullivan County
William 5. Ardery
Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Tenmassee
General Assembly
Agricultural Libureau
Knox
Sumner
Davidson
Board of ‘Commissioners
Aaron V
Brown
Austrian Crisis Deepens as Dollfuss Buried in Vienna
Sporadic street fighting raged in Carinthia and Styria as Prince Von Starhemberg’s government moved toward control amid the Nazi revolt. Dollfuss was buried in a state ceremony near Schoenbrunn. 700 lives were said to have died in four days of clashes.
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Prince von Starhemberg
Austria
Dollfuss
Schoenbrunn Park
Teoopa
Italy
Streens
Lada
London
Niicial
Whitehall
Prince von Starkenberg
Hapsburg
Vienna
Archduke Orle
France
Europe
Germany
Associated Press
Carinthia
Styria
Engebert Dollfuss
Reapie
Monarch
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Stick
Danville
Jack Durham
Wesley Carty
Wate
W. Harlan
J. Sterling Towles
Harlan
Effiry
Carty
Durhgin
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