Two New Firms Set to Open in Kingsport Building
Two new firms Vogue Farriers and Cole Drug Company near opening in the Cawood Building on Broad Street Kingsport. The two story structure designed by G M Stone and built by W A Sprole C Instruction Company features exterior offices and large light courts for ventilation. Vogue Farriers operates nationally in major cities while Cole Drug Company HQs in Knoxville oversee a large chain of stores.
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Kingsport
Broad Street
Vogue Farriers
Cole Drug Company
Nouncement
G. M. Stone
W. A. Sprole C Instruction Company
Theft Case Sent To Circuit Court
Homer Larkness bound over to the grand jury by Magistrate George E. Bradley on petit larceny charges. He allegedly stole a coat shirt and flashlight from Bill Templin s car at Midget Garden on the Johnson City highway while answering a service call. Larkness pleaded innocent and claimed he was at home. Bond set at $1000.
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Homer Larkness
Grand Jury
George E. Bradley
Larkness
Bill Templin
Johnson City
Coal Shortage Forecast for Winter Prices May Rise
R E Howe of Appalachian Coals warns William S Knudsen of a potential coal shortage next winter. Strong industrial demand from defense, miners’ strikes in the Appalachian field, and possible tie ups in the Southern mines drive expected price increases. Weekly production gaps of about 1.1 million tons threaten supply.
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R. E. Howe
Appachian Coals, Inc
William S. Knudsen
Office of Production Management
Appalachian
Howe
Doll Show Slated In Kingsport Playgrounds This Week
A week of activities for Kingsport children includes doll shows at Lee and Lincoln on Friday at 7 p.m. and Douglas on Thursday at 7 p.m. Ribbons in multiple categories will honor best and cutest dolls. Wednesday features a Holston Tunnel hike for Lee and Lincoln groups.
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Kingsport
Lee and Lincoln
Douglas
Holston Tunnel
Lee
Lincoln
World War Veteran trains flyers in National Defense program
William Duff, a World War veteran, is stationed in Florida teaching pilots in the National Defense program. James P. Jessie, son of Mrs. Tregg Jessie, completed flying training at Darr Aero Tech in Albany Georgia. Hess family reunion scheduled for Spruce Pine on Sunday June 29, location three miles from Honaker. Miss Helen Louise Ketron, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J W Ketron, earned a BS degree from Radford State Teachers College with home economics major and held multiple honor societies and clubs.
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Trom Times
Newney
Lebanon
William Duff
Florida
Russell County School Board
James P. Jessie
Tregg Jessie
Darr Aero Tech
Albany
Hess
Spruce Pine
Honaker
Helen Louise Ketron
J. W. Ketron
State Teachers College
Radford
Ketron
Economics Honor Society
Young Women’s Christian Association
Lambda Sigma Pi Sorority
International Relations Club
Dra- Club
William Davis to Head Defense Mediation Board
William H. Davis, vice chairman of the Defense Mediation Board, was chosen to succeed Clarence A. Dykstra as chairman. The White House said President Roosevelt will appoint the 61 year old New Yorker to direct the board when Dykstra resigns July 1 to become president of the University of Wisconsin. Davis has led board panels on major cases and studied industrial relations abroad in 1938.
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Washington
William H. Davis
Defense Mediation Board
Clarence A. Dykstra
White House
Roosevelt
New Yorker
Dykstra
Davis
Mr. Roosevelt
Great Britain
Sweden
Funeral held for Mrs George R Pearson Blountville
Funeral for Mrs. George R. Pearson of Blountville held at 2 30 p m with the Rev E W Dean and two other ministers officiating Burial in Blountville cemetery She was a life long resident and worked in the Sullivan County registrar's office and Health Department Surviving are her husband two daughters and a brother Active and honorary pallbearers listed with numerous local names
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Blountville
George R. Pearson
E. W. Dean
Methodist Church
S. H. Garst
Dan Graham
Sullivan County
Paul F. Anderson
Kelly Hammer
Hal Carr
S. R. McDowell
J. C. Martin
Worley Fain
N. A. Long
J. A. King
John B. Nall
John R. Snow
C. H. Massengill
C. J. Long
R. M. Massengill
J. D. Newland
Roscoe Phillips
Sam S. Fain
Haskett Wood
W. S. Blevins
C. M. Dulaney
Lewis I. Chase
J. W. Adams
D. A. Barger
Sullivan County Health Department
Stella Long
Alice Hodges
Ethel Phillips
Birdie Anderson
Alpha Kenny
Leland Holt
Aldin Long
D. C. Anderson
Fain Malone
Gordon Anderson
C. C. Blackburn
Funeral for Charles Qualls in Clinchport Va
Charles Qualls a 54 year old farmer died Friday at Holston Valley Community hospital in Kingsport funeral services were held today at his residence with Rev Billie Barnett and Rev Taylor Hood officiating Burial followed in the family cemetery Qualls was a native of the Clinchport Good community Surviving are his widow Rebecca Clendennin Qualls five sons Edgar Willie Lester Ralph and Elmer two daughters Birdie and Lizzie three brothers Sam Isaac and Orban and one sister Mrs Creed Lane all of the Clinchport community
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Clinchport
Charles Qualls
Holston Valley Community Hospital
Kingsport
Billie Barnett
Taylor Hood
Qualls
Rebecca Clendennin Qualls
Edgar
Willie
Lester
Ralph
Elmer
Birdie
Lizzie
Sam
Isaac
Orban
Creed Lane
Funeral for Mrs. Eliza Neeley at Clinchport Methodist Church
Funeral services for 68 year old Mrs. Eliza Jane Neeley will be held at 1 p.m. at the Clinchport Methodist Church with ministers C. G. McKay Ran Dillon and James Miller officiating Burial will follow in Holston View Cemetery Mrs Neeley a lifelong resident of Clinchport died Friday after several weeks illness She was a Baptist and active in the community Surviving are her husband W Harvey Neeley a son FE Neeley a daughter Mrs Stella Lawson two brothers Jerry Elliott East Stone Gap R D Elliott Gate City three sisters Mrs John Flanary Mrs Howard Baker and Mrs Elisha Roller East Stone Gap Pallbearers are Oscar Ball Parker White J S Ervin E G Reed Lewis Tipton J F Wolfenbarger Flower bearers listed including Mesdames P J Robinette and J H Edwards
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Clinchport
Eliza Jane Neeley
Methodist
C. G. McKay
Ran Dillon
James Miller
Holston View
Neeley
Baptist Church
W. Harvey Neeley
FE. FE. Neeley
Stella Lawson
Jerry Elliott
East Stone Gap
R. D. Elliott
Gate City
John Flanary
Haskel
Texas
Howard Baker
Wise
Elisha Roller
Oscar Ball
Parker White
J. S. Ervin
E. G. Reed
Lewis Tipton
J. F. Wolfenbarger
P. J. Robinette
J. H. Edwards
Felix Jones
Eugene Fugate
H. H. Necessary
Dewy Jennings
J. M. Bowling
W. W. McConnell
S. M. Dunn
E. G Reed
Tom Mullins
A. J. Bray
R. J. Carter
Dud Ford
H. S. Carter
Workers Demand Wage Increase At Standard Knitting Mills
Striking workers in Knoxville demand a flat 10 percent wage rise as ILGWU pushes for recognition as bargaining agent. The plant reopened with about half the workforce returned amid ongoing dispute over pay cuts and union recognition. Nine strikers faced assault charges as police intervened during a day of walkouts.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Standard Knitting Mills
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
ILGWU
Army Underwear
E. J. Ashe
John S. Martin
Strikers Face Navy in Bethlehem Defense Contract Standoff
A Bay Area labor dispute involving 1200 AFL and 500 CIO machinists across 11 shipyards, centering on Bethlehem’s $300 million defense contract, heads toward a Navy intervention as union leadership and local members clash over wage terms and a closed shop. Navy officials and international leaders held talks amid threats of military involvement if strikes persist.
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San Francisco
AFL
United States Navy
Navy
Bethlehem
Bay Area
CIO
Pacific Coast
National Defense Mediation Board
J. W. Greenslade
12Th Naval District
Harvey W. Brown
Machinists’ International
Naval Chieftain
Brown
Ford Cl0 Tie Nears Ratification By UAW-CIO
Ford Motor Company reaches a landmark union shop contract covering 120000 U S Ford employees. Ratification by the UAW-CIO is expected at a mass meeting Sunday with a final vote on the agreement pending technical classifications and seniority determinations.
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Detroit
CTO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Company
Uaw-Cio
Ford
United States
Speeders Fined 15 Dollars in City Court
Two more speeders were assessed fines of 15 dollars each when they appeared for trial before Judge Napoleon Bond in city court Saturday morning. Other traffic violations included forfeitures of 3.50 cash bonds in one case of double parking and two for running red lights. one man posted 25 dollars which was forfeited on a charge of public drunkenness and shooting, and six others were fined 15 dollars for public intoxication. A Negro man and woman were fined 15 dollars on a lewdness and adultery charge, and the man in addition was fined 50 dollars for possessing whiskey.
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Napoleon Bond
Railway Shipping Surges Under National Defense Program
New York City officials of the Railway Express Agency report a sudden upswing in railway shipping driven by the National Defense program. Increases are shown in aviation materials machinery automobile and rubber goods hardware implements shipyard materials and oil industry loadings.
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Times’ State News Service
New York City
National Defense Program
Railway Express Agency
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