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Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1940

Page

2

School's Out fete planned by Popeye Club at Strand Theatre

Popeye Club members plan a School's Out celebration starting at 9:39 am Saturday at the Strand Theatre. Bicycle owners will form a parade from Circle to the theater with awards for best riders. Dobyns-Bennett High School Band leads. grand prize is a Montgomery Ward trophy for best decorated bike. Pets join the parade with $1 prizes for smallest dog, largest dog, and best pony. Free tickets for sailors on Montgomery Ward lines. Refreshments served. stage show planned.

Schoul Popeye Club Strand Theatre Eail Circle Dobyns-Bennett High School Montgomery Ward Company Montgomery L. J. Papper

CIO Spurns AFL and Peace Plans

John Lewis of the CIO announced that resuming peace talks with the AFL is futile and wasteful. The CIO peace committee and board unanimously support continuing peace efforts, with clothing workers board member Jacob Polofsky backing the stand. Sidney Hillman, AFL president, urged reopening negotiations at the New York convention.

Clothing Workers Washington John le Lewis CIO National Executive Board CYO Sald CIO Amalgamated Clothing ‘Workers Union Confarentes AFL Jacob Polofsky Clothing Workers’ Board Sidney Hillman Vtbion New York

Kentucky Briefs Seek Funds for Wesleyan College

A drive to raise 240000 for Kentucky Wesleyan College endowment will be run by a five man committee named at the trustees annual meeting led by John T Metcalf of Winchester who was re elected president. Members include A W Darlington Methodist bishop of Huntington WV H G Sandifer of Danville My John J Dickey and C N Boone of Louisville and Paul B Powell Wesleyan president.

Winchester Kentucky Wesleyan College John T. Metcalf A. Vv. W. Darlington Huntington W. Va H. G. Sandifer Danville John J. Dickey C. N. Boone Louvisville Paul 8. Powell Wesleyan

McKellar Gets OK on TVA Payments

Washington Senator McKellar of Tennessee won Senate appropriations committee approval for a TVA payments provision. The measure, inserted in a relief package, would boost TVA payments to states and local governments based on a revenue formula, backed by Senators Norris and Sparkman. Senate supporters say the clause was blocked in the House, and attaching it to relief aims to secure action.

Washington McKellar B. Tenn Senate TVA House Norris Ind Sparkman Als

Snow forecast for Elkhorn Peak as park marks anniversary

Clarence Graces says June 26 will bring 12 to 18 inches of snow on Elkhorn Mountain as Rocky Mountain National Park prepares for its 25th anniversary. He chairs a sponsor committee ordering trucks and eight miniature rigs to haul snow for a celebratory event. A ski jumping tournament on June 16 highlights the festivities.

Rocky Mountain National Parks Colu Elkhorn Mountain Elkhorn Clarence Graces National Park

United States minister leaves Denmark for home

Copenhagen reports Ray Atherton United States minister to Denmark departed for home yesterday. In Brigham City Utah Kenneth C Jones 21 and Donna Veda Jones 18 wed, their fathers named John Jones and Donna Veda's father not related. Florence fire department drained a pond to recover bodies after girls disappeared into the water.

Denmark Copenhagen Ray Atherton United States Florence Fire Department

Stars form crude chair asterism in Cassiopeia

A group of stars in Cassiopeia appears to outline a rough chair shape, recognized by stargazers as a casual asterism rather than a formal constellation feature.

Cassiopeia

Enrollees in CCC Could Triple in Tennessee

Civilian Conservation Corps enrollees in Tennessee are expected to triple this month with many youths sent to the west coast for service. Welfare official Paul Savage announced the average quarterly enrollment now ranges from about 3,500 to 3,800, but future figures may drop to around 1,600 as adjustments are made.

Civilian Conservation Corps

CCC Expands Quota Across Nation For Youth Service

CCC officials in Washington raise the quota for nationwide enlistments. Local welfare offices will issue valid acceptances in the first three days of July after June applicant intake. The program, managed by county welfare offices, targets boys aged 17 to an upper limit.

CCC Washington Semonds Segage Varrous County

Lodge Meeting Calls First and Second Degrees

Lovedale Lodge No 401 will hold a called meeting tomorrow at p m to confer first and second degrees. Powell Lodge Appalachia Vic will confer the degrees on local candidates. Members urged to attend and visitors from neighboring lodges welcome.

Lovedale P.m

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