Purge Battle Over Shelby County Voter Lists
In Tennessee the Browning forces seek to purge Shelby County Memphis voter rolls. Atty. Gen. Beeler ruled on access to registration books and custody rights while probes unfold led by Abe Waldauer and T. Galen Tate amid claims of unlawful book handling and confusion over valid registrations.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Forest of
Gordon Browning
Shelby County
Memphis
Roy H. Beeler
State Board of Elections
Shelby Commission
Abe Waldauer
State Board
Fice
Browning
Beeler
T.galen Tate
Tration Shelby Commission
Augusta
James HH. Cummings
Ing
Cummings
Beh Crump
Shelby
Prentice Cooper
W. Mack Fuqua
Iate
Tate
New
Watdauer
Waldauer
Supreme Court
Progrump
Weather Outlook for Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia
Cloudy conditions continue tonight and Thursday with only slight chance of temperature change in Tennessee and Kentucky. Virginia sees partly cloudy skies tonight and Thursday with a modest warmup.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Sign Here! Overcast Confesses Fatal Drowning at Bartlettsville
Leonard Overcast signs a confession in Bartlettsville Oklahoma to the fatal drowning of farmer Benjamin Matthews, the man he worked for, after becoming infatuated with Mrs. Matthews. his signature is directed by Undersheriff J. D. Engeie.
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Leonard Overcast
Bartlettsville
Okla
Benjamin Matthews
Matthews
Overcast
Undersherif J. D. Engeie
Central Press
Unemployment Reaches New Peak in Hingsport
Joe M. Horton of the Tennessee State Employment Service reports 3000 to 4000 unemployed in Hingsport, the city’s highest level since 1932. Local claims amount to about 180000 in benefits. projected total by year end reaches 850000. Board members were astonished by the figures.
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Hingsport
Joe M. Horton
Tennessee State Employment Service
Horton
Board of Mayor and Aledermen
Congresswoman Hattie Caraway seeks reelection in Arkansas race
Washington dispatch reports Senator Hattie Caraway intends to run again for the Arkansas seat held since her husband's death. She faces three challengers in the Democratic primary while emphasizing her record stands on its own. Caraway flies to Arkansas for campaign planning as she braces for a tough, person-to-person effort.
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Beth Campbell Washington
Hattie Caraway
Senate
Huey Long
Caraway
Louisiana
Arkansas
Camphin Bat
Jonesboro
Page Ten
Unwed Mother Sacrifices Joy For Tot At Home
A 13 year old unwed mother, poor and unable to care for her son Tommy age three and a half months, sought a decent home for him. County officers describe the case of temporary care at Community hospital as they arrange a permanent arrangement. The mother, recently from Jonesville Virginia, said she planned marriage with the child's father before birth, but he refused to contribute to support.
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W.om
Thompson
Tonbay, Jr
Naich
Tommy
Kingsport
Jonesville
Federal funds begin for relief program nationwide
June 22 The Public Works Administration launches its spending program with 41.8 million dollars in grants and 9.0 million in loans for 201 projects. Howard A. Gray notes 92.5 million of construction, grants 45 percent and loans 55 percent. Several million-dollar grants follow, led by Southbury Connecticut with 2.57 million for school work. President Roosevelt signs a 3.76 billion spending bill as PWA and agencies move to dispersal.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Howard A. Gray
Ghay
Southbury
Conn
Fort Wayne
Ind
Miami
Fla
Jacksonville
Shelter Island
N.Y
Natches Miss
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
PWA
Damages Sought After Fall on Broad Street
Mrs. W. E. Bright of Indian Springs sues City of Kingsport Kingsport Utilities Inc and Retail Credit Association for 10000 dollars claiming a fall on Broad street during Christmas decorations on Dec 23. She tripped over a color difficult to see wire near a parkway tree, injuring her back and causing a leg length difference and permanent disability. Suit filed by Vines Hawking Bryant Johnson City and John F. Blevins Blountville. Law court convenes July 18.
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Broad Street
W. E. Bright
Indian Springs
Kingsport
Kingsport Utilities, Inc
Retail Credit Association of
Bright
Vines, Hawking and Bryant
Johnson City
John F. Blevins
Blountville
Kentucky Banking Case Trial Begins
First prosecution witnesses testified in a Kentucky banking case about wholesale kitings and note manipulation tied to the closing of Taylor National Bank of Campbellsville last June. Defendants include Travis Morton former bank president Wayne Goode former cashier Cortex Sanders former cashier of Farmers Bank of Caney Valley and Robert Walker Wilson former deputy state treasurer. Government plans to present dozens of signed checks showing kiting operations and explain the method as a continuous scheme. Morton faces charges raised by District Attorney D H Brown.
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Loutseyville
Taylor National Bank
Campbellsville
Travis
Morton
Taylor Bank
Wayne Goode
Cortex Sanders
Farmers Bank
Cané Valley
Robert Walker Wilson
Wilson
Sanders
Barton
D. H. Brown
Juvenile Crime Menace Warns Rotary Leader
San Francisco June 22 Mayor Herold H. Burton of Cleveland warned Rotary International that juvenile gangsterism could wreck the nation if unchecked. He urged rededication of the boys work program to divert youth from crime and outlawry, calling it a defense of democracy.
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San Francisco
Rotary International Today
Herold H. Burton
Cleveland
Burton
Rotary
Hamilton Seeks Southern Support for Republican Unity
Republican national chairman John D. M. Hamilton urged a union of real Democrats and Republicans at the Alabama convention. He argued there is no insurmountable barrier between Southern Democrats and the GOP and called for free enterprise to triumph over party loyalties amid a drive to win the South from Democratic dominance.
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Birmingham
al Ip
John D. M. Hamilton
Alabama
Hamilton
South
Deep South
Alfred B. Smith
Lehman Bids For Senatorial Post In New York
Albany June 22 Democratic Governor Herbert Lehman announced his bid for the vacant U S Senate seat as New York politics pivots on the 1938 New Deal test. State Attorney General John J Bennett Jr joined the race for governor as both parties weigh Lehman plans, signaling a national trend factor.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Policion
Herbert H. Lehman
Bennett
John J. Bennett
Lehman
Roosevelt
Aerial Raider Bombs British Ships Off Valencia
A lone air raider attacked two British vessels near Valencia harbor with incendiaries and bombs. The Sunion, 3,084 tons, was sunk after six hours burning. the Thorpeness, 4,789 tons, went down with 7,000 tons of grain within five minutes. All Sunion crew of 32 saved except one Chinese. Thorpeness crew saved in parts.
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Valencia
Spain
Sunion
Thorpness
Sunioa
Non-Intervention Committee
Thorpeness
Norman Gouter
Southampton
Alexander Baillie
Seattle
Airay
William Kermode
Sanion
Kermode
Aun
Defendants Deny Conspiracy in Harlan Mine Trial
In London Kentucky on June 22 defendants in the Harlan wage dispute case denied conspiring to block a United Mine Workers drive. Eighteen operators and several others faced charges. witnesses testified that the Harlan County Coal Operators association did not use funds to fight the union and that no conspiracy existed to curtail Wagner Act bargaining.
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London
Harlan Lager
United Mine Workers of America
Harlan County Coal Operators, Association
Wum.w.a
Evarts
Jly
Allen Nidiffer
Steve King
George Lee
Elmer D. Hall
C. B. Burchfield
Operators Association
Frees Hopper in Slaying at Hopper's Road House
A Kentucky jury directed by Judge George Wilson found Bryan Hopper not guilty of murdering Elmer Iall an oil field worker at Hopper's road house near here last September. The verdict was delivered today in Hawesville.
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Hawesville
Chewil
George & Wilsor
Bryan Hopper
Elmer Iall
Hopper
Ex-defendant Hall threatens quit over anti-union funds
Elmer D. Hall former Harlan labor conspiracy defendant testified that he threatened to quit the Harlan County Coal Operators Association last year after learning funds were used in an anti-union fight but was talked out of it. Joe Louis weighed 198 3/4 pounds for his 16 round title bout with Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium. Roosevelt named a seven member commission to study the British labor dismates act and broaden work to Swedish labor relations. Unification of three Methodist branches would place Knoxville district in a southeastern jurisdiction of nine southern states, Rev. Charles M. Turner told locals.
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London
Elmer D. Hall
Harlan
Harlan County Coal Operators’ Association
New York
Joe Louis
Max Schmeling
Yankee Stadium
Schmeling
FDR
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Knoxville
Charles M.turner
Woolworth Heiress Seeks Court Order Amid Rift Rumors
In London a private court action by Countess Barbara Hutton seeks to safeguard her two year old son Lance. The countess, accompanied by Sir Patrick Hastings, declined to comment on the order as rumors spread of a rift with Count Martial. No kidnapping threat was confirmed and Lance was seen in a carriage under guardless grounds supervision.
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London
Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow
Lance
Hues Ad
Iri
Patrick Hastings
Passage of Pact Sought by Italy
London reports Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons Italy seeks to implement the Anglo Italian agreement on Mediterranean issues while denying attempts to drive a wedge between Britain and France. He noted no retaliation for recent sinkings of British merchant ships and urged Mussolini to join in seeking a truce in the Spanish Civil War. The cabinet met beforehand to discuss Italy’s role.
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London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Italy
Mediterranean
Rome
Britain
France
Valencia
Thorpeness
Sunion
Mussolini
Commons
Heid
Train Wreck Toll Reveals 37 Dead
Officials counted 37 known dead as the Milwaukee Road Olympian crash near Custer Creek neared its end. Workers retrieved three bodies from a submerged sleeper car after access was finally gained. Dean Hanscom, a Dollar Line official, identified one victim as his son Don Jr., 19.
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Miles City
Mont
Custercreek
Nelly
Dean Hanscom
Dollar Line Steamship
New York
Don Jr
Youngest Cleric Orchestrates Busy Cleveland Wedding
In Cleveland on June 22 an eight year old cleric Charles EL Jaynes presided at the wedding of Mr and Mrs Clifton Hoffman at the Four Square Gospel Church His soprano voice led the ceremony with a blessing and a joke he then invited the couple to return for a sermon on the ten wives and five foolish virgins amid a capacity crowd続続 on page ten
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Cleveland
Clifton Hoffman
Charles EL Jaynes
Charles
International Isternal Federation
Iis
Four Square Gospel Church
Frorence Brinieman
Justman
Slugging Case Ties Browning Aide to Queen
Memphis police held Sidney Queen after a habeas corpus hearing on a charge of assaulting Attorney Ben Kohn. A signed confession from Queen alleged he was the Joe Smith who slugged Kohn on May 20, with state officers present. The Crump Crump Shelby County group backs Prentice Cooper in the Aug 4 primary.
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Memphis
Abe Waldauer
Anti- Browning
State Board of Elections
Waldauer
Shefoy
Ben Kohn
Nashville
Cottinald
Sidney Queen
Mark N. Lowry
Gordon Browning
Folice Force
Queen
Joe Smith
Browning
J. P. M. Hamner
Will D. Lee
Kohn
Wneil
Lee
P—City
Clegg Richards
Robert A. Collins
Governor Browning
Evansville
Ind
Richards
T. Galen Tate
Browning County Election Commission
Tate
Collins
Gordon
Sidney Queer
Ben Kolin
Atorney
Sergt
A.C. Clark
Lowry
W. S. Poore
D. F. Kitchen
Sterick
Madison
Third Streets
Osceola
Ark
Tenessee State Police
State Highway Patrol
Clark
Kahn
Dentes
BE. H. Crump
Shelby County
Prentice Cooper
Shelbyville
Res
Highway Patrol
Boy-Slayer Pleads To Jury In Effort To Escape Chair
Francis Marion Black Jr pleads with a West Texas jury to spare him from the electric chair for the murder of 13 year old Marvin Dale Nablitt. He admits pushing the boy from a 400 foot cliff to collect a $5000 life policy after plotting to adopt him for money. The confession describes his nerve struggles and plans to drown or run the boy over, with custody arranged through Mrs. Bobble Smith of San Benito. Continued on page ten.
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Boy-Slayer
Alpine
Tex
Francis Marion Black
Marvin Dale Nablitt
T Gually
Black
Bobble Smith
San Benito
Marvin Dale
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Leonard
Ohio
GOP
New Deal
Michael PF. Murray
Maria Utter
Michael F Murray
Syracuse
Centrel Press
Woolworth
Count Martial
Il Duce
England
Hoffmans
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