Taxpayers League Organizes in Sullivan County
Sullivan County forms a taxpayers league at Blountville with Homer H. Smith as permanent chairman and Frank W. DeFriece as secretary. The group plans by law to push budget cuts, reduce salaries, and trim office expenses to avert higher taxes and keep county government efficient.
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Taxpayers' League
Sullivan County
Blountville
Homer H. Smith
Frank W. DeFriece
Bristol
Homer PH. Smith
Dekricee
Dun
League
Canaly Dudge
Joe A. Caldwell
Taxpayers’ League
Comment From the Press on Gow Murray Nomination Hopes
A terse opinion says Gow Murray has no chance of winning the Democratic nomination. The piece notes the unusual dynamics within the party and hints at internal divisions reflected in San Diego and related unions.
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Gow Murray
Wong Democrats
Union
San di
State Amendments Needed for Tennessees New Constitution
In Knoxville Times an editorial urges Tennessee to amend its 1870 constitution. It argues for electing a lieutenant governor, citing recent succession issues and the danger of partisan selection. It also favors abolishing the old county court in favor of a small autonomous commission to cut costs and streamline county government.
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Peay
Henry H. Horton
Senate
Horton
Peaybean
Tennessee
Knoxville
Mayors Push Federal Loan Demand In Budget Crisis
A Detroit conference of American city leaders urged Congress to balance the budget and then seek a 5 billion dollar federal loan for public works and wartime needs. Mayors Walker and Murphy backed the request, while Richmond’s J Potter Bright warned that loans delay real solutions and risk centralizing government power. The Louisville Courier Journal notes widespread calls from cities from New York to Louisville for federal aid.
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Congress
Muvcurs
Detroit
Walker
New York
Murphy
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Foss
J. Potter Bright
Richmond
Blayney Wright
Washington
New York City
Louisville Courier-Journal
World turmoil, past warnings, and future inventions
Reprint from Harper's Weekly notes a gloomy era with global unrest, economic distress, and moral risk. It cites France, Russia, and British empire strains from Indian insurrection and China, urging resilience. It claims calamity spurs invention like steam locomotion and telephones, suggesting growth arises from hardship.
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Harper's Weekly
France
Russia
Europe
China
Snawer Questions From The Test On Page Seven
You should be able to snawer at least seven of the ten questions. The page seven snawers cover topics from history geography and science including timber stands county to constitution amendments Yorktown McGill University and art.
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U. S
McGill University
George Washington
Yorktown
Juvenal
Ukraine
Answers to readers questions from The Kingsport Times Bureau
A public inquiry column explains how to request information by mail and outlines answers on varied topics. It covers patent scope for games, film production credits, geographic poles, heavy actors, anthropoid apes, baseball pitching records, and football-related fatalities with specific figures.
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A. C
Denton T.) Young
Wes
Board Quiz Trouble Answers From Old Newspaper Column
A fragment from a 1912 quiz shows questions and answers on topics from animal terms to ad valorem, Revolutionary War generals, a fictional minister, world travel times, Broadway length, and the number of U S correspondence schools, reflecting early 20th century trivia and educational content.
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George Washington
Israel Putnam
Nathaniel Greene
Anthony Wayne
Daniel Morgan
John Hancock
Rufus Putnam
Dino Grand
Convention plank on repeal seen certain by Democrats
Overnight dispatch reports Democratic leaders view adoption of a repeal submission plank at the national convention as certain. The Associated Press notes the political maneuver amid ongoing debate and strategic positioning.
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The
Associated Press
Geneva
U. S
Europe
Washington
Borah
Brown
Je Ie Davila
Berlin
Indigestion and Ulcers What Causes Them
Dr Logan Clendening explains indigestion often stems from reflex or constitutional factors rather than stomach inflammation. He discusses ulcers as common stomach or duodenal lesions and argues peptic ulcers result from infection damaging mucosa with excess gastric acid hindering healing.
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Logan Clendening
France
Everbody
Defeat of Brookhart and Morrison Shifts in U.S. Primary
Washington dispatch notes Senator Brookhart’s renomination loss in Iowa to Henry Field and Senator Morrison’s NC renomination setback. Analysis cites Iowa’s anti Brookhart press climate, Field’s advertising prowess, and North Carolina’s wet sentiment reflected in Reynolds’s surprise plurality and Morrison’s lead needed for a runoff on July 2.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central
Washington, D. C
Smith W. Brookhart
Iowa
Cameron Morrison
North Carolina
Washington
Brookhart
Senator Morrison
Henry Field
Hawkeye
Field
P. D. McLean
Raleigh Times
Joe
Bet
Reynolds
McLean
Robert R. Reynolds
Morrison
Tate
Frank i Roy Carolinva
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the Taxpayers’ League
Frederick M. Kirby
Kingsport Times Bureau
New York Avenue
Plekk
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Lincoln
Michael Curtiz
Warner Brothers
Cécil B. DeMille
Paramount
TRI
Dept
Kingsport
Clinchfield Drug
Sen
Norfolk
John Hughes Curtis
Col
Lindbergh
Horace Boies
Brooehart
Louis Murphy
Dubuque
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