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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1932
Page
6
Only three days remain to pay the 1931 poll tax to vote in the Sullivan county general election on August 4 and the state primaries. Voters must settle all polls by Saturday June 4 to participate in county, congressional, and state races in a densely packed election slate.
The document notes repeated mentions of budget balancing tax bills and describes the mood in the chamber with members and crowds in the galleries. President Hoover is referenced as staying late through the night as the session concluded.
Stocks traded amid cautious mood as Senate moves spurred initial gains then narrowed. American Can Santa Fe Rail American Telephone U S Steel and other names swung, with early advances halved or erased and volume rising as traders watched for clearer news.
Seabury prepared to take action in the Walker case as police department officials indicate additional standards were required. Coupon deposits noted in the ongoing matter.
A woman recounts persistent headaches dizziness and nausea during menopause and credits Cardus with alleviating her symptoms. She says she used it through the critical period and has since given it to her daughters. The ad touts Cardus as a reliable, wholly natural vegetable tonic sold at drugstores.
The report names several men as mob participants in Princeton Kentucky where an accused bomber was lynched. Elgin faced indictment but no convictions followed. Fugate and Poole are noted as county board of education chairmen. Fugate was held on related charges with no shooting verdicts recorded.
Labor leaders back Speaker Garner's proposed direct relief of 100000000, calling it totally inadequate without broader congressional funding. They urge limiting weekly work to 85 hours, delaying rush on building and waterway projects, and note hope rose after Garner's support this month.
Congress moves a large revenue package through the Senate and House, naming conferees on the tax bill. The appropriations committee reports a $238 million national economy measure as part of the budget balancing effort, with final draft expectations influenced by White House discussions and presidential input. Rumors of adjournment by June 21 hover as the Capitol press races the political calendar.
Hamilton S. Burnett Knoxville attorney and former city education board member qualified as Democratic candidate for congress from the second district. Burnett said he will run if he gets the nomination. Tom Fowler, Knox County veteran and farmer, is also a second district Democratic candidate for congress advocating repeal of the prohibition law.
Parks Belk to host The Mechanical Man, known as Banner, in display windows from 1:45 to 2:00 pm and 4:00 to 8:15 pm on Thursday to Saturday, with additional shows 2:00 to 3:00 pm, 4:00 to 5:00 pm, and 6:00 to 7:00 pm on specified days. Advertising manager W S S Waddell notes Banner's claimed abilities and jokes about his future as a model.
Fourteen all star pictures announced by Strand Theater manager W H Harmon for the coming weeks. The list opens with Business and Pleasure and Will Rogers as ambassador of good will, followed by Miracle Man Lost Squadron Shopworn with Barbara Stanwyck, World rend the Flesh with George Bancroft, Flying High, Sky Bride starring Gary Cooper Jack Oakie and Robert Coogan, Private Lives featuring Norma Shearer and Robert Montgomery, Greta Garbo among others.
A fragmented theater listing highlights Tallulah Bankhead in Thunder Below and One Hour With You at Strand Theater. Includes notes on other titles like Listening and Night? with Chey. The fragmentary text hints at a diverse film program and stage next to a silver screen showcase.
In Brooklyn, five members of a single family died in a death by own action pact. The victims include Carlos Del Rio, 55, a wholesale lingerie merchant, and his four daughters Vince, 27, Josephine, 28, Gan-23, and Matilda Mu. They were natives of Argentina. The wife and mother had previously died in the crisis.
In a strange case near Prospect Park a gas flame and a stretched rubber hose connected a gas range to a bedroom where a father and two daughters lay undressed, while two others slept. Officers say Merton claimed the pelts were en route to Germany via Mexico and that Bode faces grand theft and conspiracy charges as pelts valued for coats and dress goods were found.
In Little Rock June report from Pocahontas Ark officers reveal 35 chinchilla rats stolen from a California farm, valued at 54000 dollars. Arrests made include K E Mertonm in Pocahontas. Governor Harvey Parnell has issued a requisition for return to California. Merton confessed to stealing the rats from Tehachapi area last year and implicated Albert.
Swope estate in New York totals 16.708 million dollars after transfer tax filing. Rebecca A D Wendel Swope, sister of Stella V Von E Wendel, disobeyed father by marrying and left estate to Ella Wendel as sole survivor. Ella died soon after, leaving few provisions for disposition of the fortune.
KNORVILLE Tenn June 1 Secretary Edgar Allen of the Knoxville Smokies announced the signing of three new pitchers to bolster the club. They are Bob Logan Verne Underhill and Jimmy Haise. Logan was released from Indianapolis and formerly with Oklahoma City in the Western league. Underhill formerly played with New Orleans. Haise is a Chicago high school athlete.
Johnny Varnum, a fisherman, killed his estranged wife Willie Fulford after saying he could not stand to see her supported by Fulford. He seriously wounded Fulford, then attempted suicide by falling, later surrendering in jail pending murder charges.
In Hot Springs Arkansas on June 1 the Women's Southern Association golf tournament opened with excitement over the first major clash between southwestern invaders and southern women golfers. Alabama champion Miss Margaret Smith of Birmingham faced co medalist Miss Aneilia A Goreayea in the opening play.
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