Besieged Bilbao Threatened as Anarchists Mass Fight
Basques strive to stop anarchists from burning Bilbao to deny insurgents a full victory as Bilbao’s defenses falter. Refugees flood roads to Santander while air raids pound the long battlefront. German Italian non intervention patrols resume amid renewed Francoist advances toward the city.
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Hendaye
Bilbao
Baracaldo
Achuri
Santander
Rea Cross
Pia
Begena
Acros
Nergion River
Associated Press
Germany
Italy
Spain
Ster
Almeria
New Britain
France
Fidel Davila
Anlye
Eapest
Francisco Franco
Radio Sation
Salanan
Local Showers Across Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia Forecast
Tennessee expects mostly local showers tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Kentucky mostly cloudy with showers Thursday and central and western areas tonight, temperature steady. Virginia fair tonight with Thursday partly cloudy, temperatures rise in the north and showers in the far west in the afternoon or at night.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
North
From ragtag to disciplined army in Madrid war
After eleven months of conflict in Spain the government reports a transformed fighting force. Once an unruly mob with few weapons, the people's army now shows regular units, officers trained in schools, and strict discipline. Young officers lead front lines while commissars accompany patrols.
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Madrid
Pemnist Betay
People's Army
Toledo
Bargas
Fficer
Arganda Front
Borden Raises Wages For Over Thousand Workers
Officials of Borden Mill announced a ten percent wage increase effective June 14, expanding the pay rise to all of the more than 1,100 local employees. This marks the second raise since January, with prior bonuses and increases totaling about 9.6 percent over seven months, tied to profits and living costs.
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Borden Mill
Jolly
Tennessee Taxpayers Call for Local Government Reform
The Tennessee Taxpayers Association reports Governor Browning, after a heavy General Assembly session, will push plans to standardize county and town government. It notes a four month workload burden and aims to focus on economy and needed improvements to curb unnecessary costs. Local government bills are referenced as not yet resolved.
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General Assembly
Goffin Browning
Tennessee
Tennessee Taxpayers Association
Augusta Faces Liquor Rebellion Demands Militia Help
Georgia's Augusta city faces an open liquor challenge after a referendum left the state dry. Baptist minister Grover Tyner urged militiamen to suppress what he calls a rebellion, citing police chief Chambers's pledge to allow liquor sales while Governor Rivers is away. Chambers dismissed the idea of federal or state interference, arguing liquor will persist and should be controlled by licensed outlets and police.
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Augusta
Grover F. Tyner
Georgia City
Tyner
R. L. Chambers
Chambers
Arroway Traffic Signal Plant Planned in Kingsport
Officials announce a Kingsport factory to manufacture Arroway traffic signals using aluminum, with 20 to 30 workers and about twenty directional units per day. The plant will be in Highland Park on Will Hutchins property, expansion planned after initial operations as orders grow nationwide. Senator George L. Berry is president of the locally organized firm.
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Arroway Traffic Signal Corporation
Kingsport
United States
Highland Park
Will Hutchins
George L. Berry
Birth of Crown Prince Cements Bulgarian Succession
Sofia chimes with salutes as Queen Giovanna bears a son for King Boris. Premier Kinsteivanoff rushes to Vidin Castle to witness the birth. the 4 year old princess Maria Louisa is now disqualified by gender. Bulgarians celebrate with mass, dances, and a day proclaimed. The newborn prince strengthens the dynasty.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Giovanna
Boris
Georgé Kinsteivanoff
Vrans Castle
Maria Louisa
Alexandre Nevsky
Ivanoff
Borie
Kiosseivanoff
Seek to Save Life of Bristol Child
A chartered plane carried nine month old J. D. Van Jr from Bristol to Philadelphia to remove a safety pin from the child’s lungs. The boy swallowed the pin at his home in Abingdon, Virginia, and will be treated by Dr. Gabriel Tucker, a renowned Philadelphia bronchoscopist. Pilot Louis Hilbert, manager of the Bristol airport, flew the flight.
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Bristol
Tena
J. D. van, Jr
Philadelphia
J. van
Abingdon
Gabriel Tucker
Louis Hilbert
Roval
Senator Chavez Suffering Poison Worsens in Hospital
Washington reports Senator Chavez of New Mexico was admitted to the Naval hospital with nausea chills and high fever following a sudden illness similar to the case that killed Representative Connery of Massachusetts. The condition was described as improved this morning and his son said he appeared out of danger.
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Washington
Chavez
D.-N.m
Naval Hospital
Connery
D.-Mass
Caye
George W. Carver
Dennis Chavez
Silent ash carts debut for light sleepers in Philadelphia
The bureau of street cleaning introduces silent ash carts with rubber tires to help light sleeping residents. In Shreveport lightning kills 43-year-old Jack Turnsey, struck at home while lowering a window during a storm.
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Philadelphia
Bureau of Street Cleaning
Shreveport
Jack Turnsey
Legion Plans July Celebration with Week of Carnival
Hammond Post of the American Legion announces a week long July celebration starting Monday July 28 at the new recreation center at the Johnson City Bristol highway intersection. The event includes a ten day carnival, featured acts, and free performances by the Bob Eugene troupe known for Ringling Bros. antics, with pool and baseball grounds open to attendees.
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Hammond
The
American Legion
Johnson City
Bristol
Farm tenancy measure gets earlier action
Washington June 16 Administration leaders in Congress moved to enact farm tenancy aids and crop insurance this session delaying new crop control registration. They expect quick passage of the Triple A program next year. Senate debate on relief funds continues as Roosevelt presses for faster court legislation and broader spending remedies.
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Washington
Congress
Wallace
Lawyers Select Jury Carefully in Pur year Trial
In Memphis the fourth trial of Stanley A. Puryear for the 1932 axe murders of his wife and eight year old daughter began with slow jury selection. Prospective jurors largely disqualified themselves over opinions on his guilt. The state had nine jurors ready but none questioned by the defense. Puryear, a used car dealer, faced a prior case accusing him of killing a man to disguise the crimes. He had previously been acquitted in that earlier murder case.
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Memphis
Fame
Stanley A. Puryear
Puryear
Sunshine Walker
New Orleans
Hometown News to Open Two-Day Show at State Theater
The Kingsport Hometown News second weekly feature opens at the State Theater for two days starting tomorrow announced manager Jimny Pepper. The display includes last week’s opening of the American Legion Recreation Center with Governor Gordon Browning Senator George L. Berry and Congressman B Carrotl Treece among attendees plus local civic leaders. A sports feature highlights Kingsport Country Club golfers in action.
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Kingsport
State Theater
Jimny Pepper
American Legion
Gordon Browning
George L. Berry
B. Carrotl Treece
Kingsport Country Club
City Board Delay Signals Broad Street Improvements
Kingsport board members told Arrow Way Traffic Signal officials that a city wide vote is needed before Broad Street work or center parkway removal proceeds. No action is expected soon as traffic signal installation rests on a definitive Broad Street decision. The session also approved four bond ordinances totaling 6 155 for four districts, with abutting property owners paying 5 485 and the city 2 670. An ordinance on billboard permits in district one was amended to require discretionary issuance by city officials and specify steel or masonry construction. A first reading denied street dedications under 56 feet, echoing a prior stance. A taxi stand permit discussion followed. Governor Browning fished near Nashville, requesting privacy about the outing.
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Kingsport
Will Hutchins
Traffic Signal Company
George L. Berry
Broad
Center Streets
Market Streets
Broad Street
Helyoke
C. C. Stark
Long Island
Bristol Highway
Walnut Street
Fields
Old Kingsport
Return to Jobs Move Fails on Johnstown Strike Front
Johnstown Pa on June 16 with Mayor Shields urging President Roosevelt to intervene to end the Bethlehem Steel Cambria works strike. Kidnapping and a dynamite bombing were reported as tensions rose on day six amid calls to reopen mills and a Congressional inquiry into mail delivery during the strike.
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Johnstown
Daniel J. Shields
Roosevelt
Cambria Works
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Shields
Protection Sought for Key Witness in Kentucky Coal Case
The Senate Civil Liberties Committee asked the Justice Department to protect two witnesses in danger from gunmen hired by Harlan County coal operators. RC Tackett, jailed in Harlan, reported being kidnapped and threatened, while Lawrence Howard said a coal operators’ employee hired a gunman to kill him. Investigators have been dispatched to the strife-torn mining area.
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Washington
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Justice Department
Harlan County
RC. Tackett
Norton, Vai
Aherifts
Harlan
Lawrence Howard
Harlan County Coal Operators Association
Kentucky
Senate
Tackett
Coal Operators’ Association
Life Insurance Rackets Targeted by Post Office Probe
Postmaster General announces Postal Inspection Service nationwide drive against fake mutual benefit life protection organizations. About 100 fraudulent outfits operate in various regions costing the public hundreds of thousands yearly. Sentences handed to two organizers for mail fraud, highlighting use of terms like protection and certificate to dodge state laws.
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Jemes Aa. Farley
Postal Inspection Service
That Office Department
Angus C.littlejohn
Springfield
Olinpis
Charles E. Hill
Lake Charles
Louisiana
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Roy Kupryanova
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George Cate
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John L. Lewis
George H. Earle
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Gautier
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Youngstown
Ohio
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Republic Steel Corp
Mahoning Valley
Detroit
Frank Furnell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
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Ray L. Thomas
Independent Society of Workers
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Parnell
C.so
James A. Farley
Siigedt Chia
House Post Office Committee
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Yangstown
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Tom Girdler
Republic Steel
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