Draft Board to Sign 300 More Men for Selective Service
Approximately 300 youths who turned 21 since October 16, 1940, report to the Kingsport Bristol and Blountville district draft boards on Tuesday July 1 to register. W J Donnelly says Post Office office hours are 7 am to 9 pm with twelve assistants. Registrants may study the blank form beforehand to speed processing. Districts for Kingsport Bristol and Blountville are listed.
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Draft Board
United States Army
W. J. Donnelly
Kingsport
Bristol
Blountville
Government to control rubber imports and usage
Secretary Stimson proposes broad power over rubber as imports from the Far East are halted and civilian consumption is cut 20 percent over six months. Jesse Jones announces that June 23 the Rubber Reserve Company will become sole buyer for crude rubber exported to the United States, giving the government control at the source.
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Stimson
Far East
Jesse Jones
Rubber Reserve Company
United States
British Malaya
Dutch East Indies
Mishaps Leave Three Injured In Saturday Accidents
Three people were treated at Holston Valley Community Hospital after separate incidents Saturday night. Garrett Fields 9 of Hiltons Virginia fractured his left arm falling from a hayloft. Roy Morehouse 26 of Gate City sustained cuts and bruises in a highway crash. Lawrence Perry from Greenville South Carolina received a facial laceration after a blow. Harold Mitchell 9 Bloomingdale suffered a severely toe injury in a bicycle and car collision. Clarence Price and H W Davidson also sustained cuts and bruises in an early morning wreck.
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Holston Valley Community Hospital
Garrett Fields
Hiltons
Dug Hill
Roy Morehouse
Gate City
Lawrence Perry
Greenville
S. C
Harold Mitchell
Audley Mitchell
Bloomingdale
Clarence Price
H. W. Davidson
Early Morning Raid Finds Moonshine at Louis Home
At 6 a m Saturday three Kingsport officers raided John Louis 905 Oak st and recovered over a half gallon of moonshine with half gallon on the roof. Louis paid 50 dollars for possession and a companion was fined 15 dollars on lewdness and adultery charges. Patrolmen Fletcher Broyles and Parker assisted.
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Kingsport
John Louis
Oak Street
Bill Fletcher
Louis
Napoleon Bond
Jim Broyles
John O. Parker
States Major Cities Agree To Cut Power
The TVA urged 119 contractors and 11 cities to reduce non-defense power use by at least 25 percent for July through October. Knoxville Nashville and Chattanooga pledged cooperation, Memphis would push conservation but not demand 25 percent, and J A Krug of TVA will advise in the war department program.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Public Power Enterprise
Knoxville
J. A. Krug
TVA
Office of Production Management
Nashville Power Boards
Chattanooga Power Board
Krug
Memphis
Walter Chandler
War Department
Kingsport Grocers Adopt Tuesday Half-Holidays
Leading Kingsport grocers announce summer half-holidays on Tuesdays with stores closing at noon to allow employees time off and Sunday church attendance. The program includes Piggly Wiggly C B Fleenor Billings Kroger Little Stores Thrifty Market Cut Rate Market Golden Rule Walnut Street Market A L Addington Jim Poston and George E Stone.
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Kingsport
Piggly Wiggly
C. B. Fleenor
Billings, Kroger
Little Stores
Thrifty Market
Cut Rate Market
Golden Rule
Walnut Street Market
A. L
Gloomy Jones Faces World After Lost Loved One
Dorothy Dix advises Kitty, 20, who mourns a fiancé killed in an auto accident two years ago. Despite friends and a good job, memories and gifts trigger tears, and she avoids outings. Dix suggests focusing on healing, gradual adjustment, and new meaning to fill the void without rushing.
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Miss Dix
Kitty
Ged
Janes
City Disbursement Suit Seeks Funds for Dozens of Owners
City attorney Howard Wilson explains a chancery filing to distribute an accumulated improvements fund to hundreds of entitled owners. The suit aims to minimize costs and delay while clarifying each claimant must file separate suits if not named. Signers include trustees and church representatives, with instructions to those not named to pursue their own claims.
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Chancery
Howard Wilson
Wilson
Frank S. Myers
James T. Pearson
Harvey Pearson
James W. Verbal
William Edgar Clayman
F. N. Fields
John Turner
Mack Flack
Willie Johnson
Lee Walston
J. C. Foust
Thomas Hendricks
Flem Dobyns
H. H. Smith
E. L. McConnell
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Clarence Horton
Earnest Haney
Paul Taylor
Steamy Humidity Roasts Area in Torrid Weather
The region sweltered as humidity made for a steamy day far hotter than the thermometer reading of the previous two weeks. With highs near new records and night temperatures around 69, residents faced tough sleep as paved streets held heat in the city.
War Declared Reports Germany and Romania Unite
The proclamation says German and Romanian soldiers are united to safeguard Europe and save all. Hitler attacks Britain while denouncing Russia. Finland requisitions all automobiles and attaches army plates after nearly full mobilization.
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Europe
Hitler
Britain
Russia
Germany
Finland
Americans Drive For A Strong Air Force In Debates
The piece traces 1935 public opinion showing broad support for a larger air force before WWII and notes voters meanwhile value Navy and Army strength. It cites Institute surveys, discusses separate air force bills, and presents voter comments favoring air power while acknowledging traditional services.
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U.S
American Institute of Public Opinion
Adolf Hitler
Luftwaffe
Institute
Army
Navy
United States
Senate
Europe
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Main St
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Donnelly
Red RyDer
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J. R. Williams
Cope Sear
Nea
Hoople
Thomases
Remai
U.S. Pat
Bachelor
Aing
Associated Press
Greene
Greene's
W. B. Greene CO
Victrola Record Department
Kingsport Grocers
Dorothy Dix
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