Bridge collapse injures three on highway project near here
Three KR Li employees were injured when a concrete pier failed and a highway bridge under construction collapsed over the Clinchfield Railroad ten miles south of here. Lon Johnson and Mitchell Fuller were hospitalized in serious condition, with Johnson possibly facing fatal injuries. J T Copas and others were treated. the train to Kingsport was halted by wreckage.
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New Kingsport
Johnson City
Cone
Clinchfield
Lon Johnson
Mitchell Puller
Conas
Jolson
Fuller
Johnson
Puller
Kingsport
KR. Li
Blackwell
Gervin's Slayer Held to Grand Jury in Knoxville
D. Blanchard, accused of fatally shooting Knoxville contractor H. A. Gervin, is jailed without bond awaiting the July grand jury. Blanchard claimed Gervin “broke up my home,” after a history of divorce and travel from Florida to Chicago. Witnesses say he fired five bullets. Blanchard offered no resistance when seized. Magistrate J. W. Sneed ordered him held for the grand jury.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Pie
D. Blanchard
H. A. Gervin
Blanchard
Brewer
Gervin
Florida
Chicago
Harry
Gunn
J. W.J. Sneed
Organdie and Net Cool Combination in Washington Fashions
In pastel organdie trimmed with matching net ensembles the younger set displayed dress styles. A yellow embroidered organdie worn by a diplomat's daughter contrasted with a light milk embroidered piece from the late congressman's daughter.
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Washington (Ap
Kingsport Close Vote Shows Wet and Dry Split
Kingsport residents show near equal division on prohibition per a Literary Digest digest poll. Enforce 22, modification 179, repeal 109. combined modification and repeal 286 to 223 in favor of change. City compares wet or dry with nearby towns Bristol, Johnson City, and Knoxville.
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Kingsport
Ant
Upper East Tennessee
Bristol
Johnson
TENN
Clarkaville
iGleveland
Columbia
Dyersburg
Jackson Wa
J. City
Knoxville
Memphis
Morristown
Census figures for 21 Tennessee towns released
Nashville May 3 AP Census supervisors announce population figures for incorporated towns in Tennessee. The data lists counts for 21 towns, reflecting growth and shifts in local populations as the decennial survey progresses.
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Tenn
Nashville
Tannacanas
Price Announces Campaign Against C Reed Reeve for Congress
Sam W. Price a Johnson City attorney declared his bid for the Republican nomination in Tennessee's First District in the August 6 primary, opposing incumbent Gran D. Carrol Reeve. Price condemned long tenure as risky, urged fair chances for all, and called for strict law enforcement without favor. Continued on page six.
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Times
Sam W. Price
Johnson City
Congran D. Carrol Reeve
Tennessee
Price
Congress
Old First District
Pettibone
Robert L. Taylor
Anderson, Brownlow
Alfred A. Taylor
Dre Massie
Sam B. Sells
Issue of 1928 still looms in North Carolina race
In North Carolina the 1928 election theme dominates the Democratic U S Senate nomination battle. Senator Simmons faces Raleigh attorney Josiah Bailey as the primary nears on June 7. Hoover's NC plurality and Gardner's victory frame the contest amid Smith opposition.
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L. A. Brophy
Washington
North Carolina
United’ States
Hoover
Max Gardner
Alfred &. Smith
Cansidate
Democratic Party
Furnifold McLendes
Simmons
Senator Simmons
Josiah W. Bailey
Raleigh
Battle to hold West La levees in flood fight
Alexandria La May 31 AP Plantation Negroes homeless up the Red River ventop ress up the Red River Valley sang Red Cross rations while in Alexandria a mighty battle raged to curb inundation Refugee camps in Natchitoches and Red River parishes report more than 10000 driven from homes camp meetings planned for thanks for deliverance on the recession of the waters Crews push to strengthen levees and hold Rapides Bayou emergency dike to protect Enterprise and surrounding farm land
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Alexandria
Red River
Red Cross
Alexanderia
Natchitoches
Rapides Bayou
Enterprise
Weather Summary for Tennessee and Virginia
Readings taken at 6 80 pm for the preceding 24 hours by L. Bann U and W. Q. report fair and warmer conditions in Tennessee and Virginia. High temperatures yesterday matched, low temperatures yesterday compared with the same date last year. Rain measurements unavailable.
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Saime
L. Bann
W. Q
Confederates to Hold Fortieth Reunion at Biloxi
Veterans of the Gray Meet in Biloxi Mississippi will host a fortieth reunion bringing together veterans from both sides of the Civil War era Speakers include former Senator John Sharp Williams Rear Admiral Thomas Magruder and John Ashley Jones The gathering features the United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Southern Memorial Association in joint sessions at Camp Sneed auditorium with bands and patriotic songs on opening night
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Lenwood H. Bowman
Associated Press
Biloxy
Miss
United Confederate Veterans
United States
John Sharp Williams
Thomas Pickett Magruder
U.S. Navy
Navy Department
Yazoo County
Mississippi
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
R. A. Sneed
Oklahoma City
Sons of the Confederacy
John Ashley Jones
Atlanta
United Daughters of the Confederacy
J. M. Bashinsky
Troy
Ala
Southern Memorial Association
A. Med, Wilson
Camp
Sneed
United States _ Marine band
Clarksville, Ark
Birmingham, Ala
State committees to meet in Nashville for click
Democratic and Republican state executive committees meet in Nashville to plan the coming election. Republicans debate if a party primary is needed for governor, U S senator, and railroad and public utilities commissioner seats.
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Republican Executive Committee
Nashville
United States
Commingstone
Harry Z. Burn
Sweetwater
J. Will Taylor
Tennessee
Democratic Committee
Senate
Capitol
Henry TH
Horton
L. B. Gwinn
Memphis
Cordell Hall
Carthage
John R. Neal
Knoxville
Andrew L. Todd
Murfreesboro
Harvey Hannah
Casualty list grows in Salt raids in Bombay
The casualty list from nationalist raids on government salt deposits rose by 1206 names as plans were laid for a large final attack on the Wadala salt works tomorrow. British mounted troops charged at Dharasana as 186 volunteers attacked the salt pans, driven back by police. Authorities around Wadala boosted forces while nationalist leaders urged Indians to join the raid in the town.
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Bombay
Wadala
Dharasana
Sticka of Foot
Wass
Three Lives Lost As Ameco Founders Off Santa Monica
Three people are dead and sixteen listed as missing after the fishing boat Ameco foundered off Santa Monica on May 1. Fifty-two survivors were rescued as coast guards, police, and the coroner launched a triple probe into possible overloading and inadequate life preservers.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Ameco
Coast - Guard
John W. Lockhard
Pasadena
Margaret Keller
C. C. Ernett
Los Angeles
N. A. Law
Almeca
A. S. Kennedy
United States Steamboat Inspection Service
Frank Nance
William Lightfoot
Kingsport Census Shows 109 Percent Population Rise
Kingsport's 1930 official population within corporate limits is 11,908, a 109.2 percent increase from 1920. Industry city population rose by 6,216, while suburban areas add about 6,900 residents. Only 163 workers were employed, 1.36 percent of residents, and many suburbs push total area population toward 18,000-plus.
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Kingsport
Henry Smythe
Ind Try
Sontown
Nelsontown
Westa Fe Park
Lynn Gardens
Upper
Howard Hill
Occupational Workshop Demonstration Clinic in Chicago
A curative occupational workshop will serve as an demonstration clinic for medical students and physicians. The event, organized by a women’s club, features physiotherapy and recreation aimed at benefiting the disabled, under Dr. John S. Coultes, assistant professor of physio speutics.
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Women's Club
Chicago
John’s. Coulte
Sistant
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