Growing Kingsport as New Chemical Plant Aims for Prosperity
The Southern Oxygen Company will start a new chemical plant in Kingsport soon, bringing scores of jobs and more wage earners. The expansion promises a ripple effect across the city, boosting stores, housing, schools, and churches, while cementing Kingsport as a regional industrial center with plans to combine factory, mine, and farm industries for broad civic growth.
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Kingsport
Southern Oxygen Company
Arsa
World Washington Seen at a Glance
Washington observers weigh the impact of the Supreme Court's decision on New Deal programs. Uncertainty grows over the NRA, the Federal Alcohol Control board, and the constitutionality of intrastate tax funding for old age pensions and unemployment. Lawmakers debate curbing the Court, but broad support remains for its popularity.
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Charles P. Stewart
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
NRA
Federal Alcohol Control Board
National Industrial Recovery Act
Public mood shifts on NRA impact in New York
Central Press reporter gathers middle class and worker views on the NRA decision and potential political path. Voters fear business retreat would wreck recovery and demand decisive action from President Roosevelt, or risk siding with demagogues.
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Leslie Eichel
Central Press
New York
NRA
Roosevelt
The Prosler Voices on Constitutional Change After NRA Collapse
Citizens grow restless for action as they fear the Supreme Court ruling undermines social progress. Many argue constitutions and law should bend to betterment when faced with economic distress and national cohesion, while warning of 48 states competing with divergent wage standards and social tensions.
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Prosler
Mes
Supreme Court
NRA
Europe
Dafoe Receives Order of the British Empire for Rural Service
Editorials hail Dr Allan Roy Dafoe for devoted public services as a practicing physician in Canada and his role with Dionne quintuplets. The citation honors his twenty five years tending the sick and newborns across a remote district, with the Observer noting the award reflects rural practitioners’ faithfulness. The piece also cites a Washington Post reaction lauding humility. A second editorial comments on childbirth mortality in the United States, citing a Federal Children’s Bureau study showing US ranks high in maternal deaths compared to many nations, urging public health action.
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Allan Roy Dafoe
Canada
George I
England
Dafoe
Dionne
New York City
United States
M. D
Washington Post
Federal Children's Bureau
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
Wales
Estonia
France
Ireland
Italy
Holland
New Zealand
Norway
Sweden
Children's Bureau
Australia
Chile
Scotland
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Challenge to Congress on Guffey bill faces general strike threat
Washington Post reports miners led by John L. Lewis prepare for a broad stoppage when June 16 wage agreements expire unless Congress passes the Guffey bituminous coal measure. The piece argues for constitutional scrutiny post Schechter and cautions against premature action amid labor and industry disputes.
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Congress
Schechter
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Guffey
Washington Post
Q and A in 1930s Kingsport Times puzzle page
A scanned Q and A column lists questions and brief answers on topics from ships and stock prices to politics and famous figures. Entries include details on the Normandie decks, Kellogg Briand Pact, names like Milo Reno, and a potato market snapshot with regional price ranges.
Bond Market Holds Narrow Range In Early Trading
New York June 7 Prices stayed in a narrow range in the early bond market with light trading across most groups. Some bidding appeared for rail issues but traders sought better buying levels. Utility loans held modest gains while large advances were rare. U S Governments moved back toward the quiet zone after prior rises with Treasuries slipping slightly in forenoon dealings.
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New York
U. S
Baltimore
Ohio
American
Consolidated Gas
New York Central
Western Union
Youngstown
Goodyear
International Telephone
Laval
France
Do You Collect Postage Stamps Name Street and No
A reader asks whether a collector maintains a list or address request for stamps. No further details or actions are provided.
Answers to Ten Page 6 Quiz and Market Summary
The text lists quiz questions on composers authors and civics, then shifts to a stock market note. It covers who wrote Prelude in C Minor, letter salutations, author of Hard Cash, DC voting rights, Flushings borough, Commonwealth states, the Fourth Gospel, Treasury Secretaries before Morgenthau, the Wabash River, and Michigan’s location, followed by bond and stock movements including Laval cabinet news.
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Washington
U. S
Anns-Plate Saessesssese
Kingsport
District of Columbia
Greater
New York
Flushing
Long Island
Commonwealths
the Treasury
Henry Morganthau, Jr
University of Michigan
Stock market quiet with narrow ranges and waiting stance
In New York on June 7, buyers were scarce and prices held in a tight band as investors waited for cues from Washington and world events. Cotton, rubber, and hides showed gains while grains lagged on rains. bonds and many utilities held steady, with select rail and chemical issues edging up slightly.
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Victor Brubank
Associated Press
New York
Washington
Santa Fe
Union Pacific
Spiegel- May-Stern
Johns - Manville
Liggett and Myers “B
U. 3. Gypsum
Union Carbide
Columbian Carbon
Eastman Kodak
du Pont
U S. Steel
Case
Montgomery Ward
Westinghouse
Howe Sound
U.3
Standard Oils
New Jersey
California
What to Do for a Patient Before the Physician Arrives
A domestic poisoning emergency requires rapid steps before the doctor. Induce vomiting with throat tickling or household mixtures, give an enema, and wash the stomach with water. Keep the patient warm, hydrated, and monitored. learn what poison was ingested and how much.
Poultry Prices Steady in Chicago Market Report
June 7 market data shows eggs and poultry prices mostly unchanged with several items listed. Hens bring 38 152, Jeghorn hens 16, rock fryers 20 4-3 to 22 1-2, and other poultry including turkeys 14-17 and white ducks 4 1-2 pounds rise slightly.
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Chicago
Grain Prices Slip on Rain Hit Wheat Areas
Chicago grain markets opened with declines as heavy rains in domestic wheat districts dampened sentiment. July wheat fell to around 84 with losses broad across futures while corn stayed mixed to lower after a brief unchanged start. Weather disruptions from several inches of rain in key growing regions weighed on early trading.
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Chicago
Omaha
Livestock Prices Edge Higher at Cincinnati Sale
Livestock market report from Cincinnati shows hogs at 2,400 head fairly active with gains up to 10 cents, top 160-250 lb at 10.10 and 440-180 lb sows at 9.56-85. Cattle 723 head with calves 450, most classes slow, fat cows 5.50-7.00, steers and heifers 8.25-10.00. Sheep 1,500 head opening slow but steady with good ewe and wether lambs at 9.50-10.00, bucks 1.00 discount, fat aged ewes 2.50-3.50.
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Cincinnati
USDA
Curb Market Holds Steady Amid Mixed Oils Trading
New York curb stocks showed overall steadiness as volumes eased. Utilities and industrials advanced modestly while oils trembled. several issues rose about a point including Commonwealth Edison and Lake Shore Mines, while Hargreaves and Gulf Oil slipped about 2.5 points on thin trading.
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New York
Commonwealth Edison
American Dynamid
Banker Hill & Sullivan
Electric Bond & Share
Glen Alden Coal, Insurance Co
North America
Lake Shore Mines
Niles-Semet-Pond Niagara Hudson Pioneer Gold
Wright
Hargreaves
Great Atlantic & Pacific
Swift & Co
International Petroleum
Gulf Oil
Hiram Walker
Donald Gains Cheers of House in Commons
June 7 London reports Prime Minister MacDonald receiving a tremendous ovation in the House of Commons as he contemplates a coming cabinet reshuffle to Baldwin. He indicated such appointments should be public once approved. The event marks six years and two days in office, a record matched by few in the last century, with world economic conference expected to continue under future leadership.
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London
MacDonald
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
Cour
World Economic Conference
MaccDonald
United States
Baldwin
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