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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1932
Page
1
Washington reports Hoover signed the broad tax bill in a ceremony lasting minutes. Most new rates, excises, tariffs, and stamp taxes go into effect June 21, with revenue to fund the government and restore cash balance. The accompanying economy bill aims to cut expenditures to match revenue.
In New York on June 7 AP reports John D Rockefeller Jr who had long opposed prohibition now suggests the 18th amendment should be repealed. He appeals to major parties to remove the issue from partisanship while stressing he remains a lifelong teetotaler and that neither he nor his forebears ever drank alcohol.
Eight people were killed and six are missing after an explosion leveled the six story Ellington apartment building in downtown Cleveland early today. Fire crews from 26 companies battled smoldering ruins while investigators probe the blast origin. Police and wardens struggled to verify casualties as the only tenant list was lost in the blaze. A crowd of about 10 000 watched the dramatic scene as flames surged through the East Ninth Street building.
Santiago Chile June 7 The fate of Cosach the 375000000 American controlled Chilean nitrate combine vied for attention today from the new provisional government with the religious question and reports of a counter revolt in southern provinces The finance ministry said no steps would be taken to confiscate Cosach properties until after a committee of experts studied the nitrate problem and the matter was submitted to the new congress expected in November A retraction later left Cosach matter as yesterday when the government indicated it would proceed to take it over immediately The newspaper La Libertad said the junta studying a possible decree on religious orders but no action had been taken The government denied a counter revolution yet advices today indicated some naval activity.
Mrs Elen Kin 18 of Russellville Kentucky was killed when a car plunged into a ravine after masked robbers halted the vehicle. Her husband J B King 22 was knocked unconscious and injured as he struggled. The couple were en route from Memphis to Russellville when the attack occurred.
Reynolds, a mountain politician and former solicitor, led the North Carolina Democratic U.S. Senate primary with 144 562 votes as Morrison trailed with 236 196 with 1823 precincts reporting. Other candidates included Bowie Grist Simmons. Prohibition repeal was Reynolds’s campaign theme while Morrison defended dry policy.
Washington June 7 Charles G Dawes will quit the Reconstruction Finance Corporation next week to return to Chicago and his bank He submitted his resignation to President Hoover yesterday and was accepted with regrets and praise for his past governmental service The move surprised many outside the inner administration circle and follows his earlier departure as London ambassador to resume private interests with Central Trust Company of Chicago
In Collingswood six people died when an ambulance rushing to a hospital with a three year old girl collided with a car at a street intersection. Victims include Richard J. Bloemaker and his daughter Emma Bloomaker, plus William Rodecker and his mother Mrs. Rodecker. Policeman Frank B. Tucker was seriously injured. The child died at West Jersey Homeopathic Hospital in Camden. Rodecker and Mrs. Rodecker’s bodies were badly burned.
Paris June 7 Premier Edouard Herriot urged reciprocity in war debt and reparations negotiations at Lausanne set for June 14. He declared the government would stand firmly against treaty violations while open to any project based on reciprocity that could advance world stability and peaceful reconciliation. He pledged immediate economies in the war department to aid disarmament.
In Shelby County a factional clash within the Republican party ends with Bob Church retaining control as C Arthur Bruce, the gubernatorial nominee, loses influence. Nashville and state boards weigh in as old Shelby boards are kept in place amid disputes over new county executive committees and future primaries.
Nashville Tennessee report notes the state primary board did not adopt a resolution to exclude Black voters from Democratic primaries. Mitchell Long of Knoxville urged rejection, arguing the move would violate law and civil liberties. The legal department said such a resolution would be ineffective given Supreme Court rulings and Tennessee primary law.
Washington reports show Republican and Democratic factions clashing over convention control. GOP leaders debate resubmitting prohibition with drafting chief James R. Garfield eyeing final talks with Hoover before Chicago. In the Democrats, Jouett Shouse faces a split over permanent chairman and Roosevelt alignment, while Borah attacks the prohibition plank and whether states or conventions should decide.
June 7 report says Samuel Insull retires after three holding companies go into receivership. James Simpson, former Marshall Field and Co. chairman and ex messenger, becomes head of Commonwealth Edison Public Service of Northern Illinois and Peoples Gas. Insull resigns as co receiver of Middle West Utilities. banks move to reorganize and refinance Insull holdings across 7 states and Canada.
A conference of 31 mayors led by Detroit’s Frank Murphy urged Congress to approve a 5 million dollar bond issue to fund employment for the idle and to pass relief measures. The group also backed using the Reconstruction Finance Corporation to invest municipal securities to free city funds. The Fulmer bill to aid relief via farm board stores was unanimously approved by the House Agriculture Committee, aiming to distribute 40 million bushels of wheat and 400,000 bales of cotton.
A nationwide veteran march to Washington aims to press Congress for a 16 billion dollar World War II bonus. The procession included 4,000 marchers on Pennsylvania Avenue with police roping off the route to prevent clashes. Volunteers and communities aided feeding units, while authorities reported few incidents aside from occasional freight-train disputes.
Cloudy conditions in Tennessee with continued warm trends and a chance of a thunderstorm. Virginia forecast calls for fair, cooler conditions tonight and Wednesday with cooler readings in the west and central portions. Readings note yesterday's high and low, with no rainfall in the prior year.
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