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Newspaper

Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jun 23, 1938

Page

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Abandoned Baby Draws Offers of Homes from Many Families

Three and a half month old Tommy, son of an unwed mother, was found abandoned at a Kingsport home and later taken to Community hospital. County officers report a flood of calls from would be adoptive parents seeking procedures. The mother said she could not care for the child and placed him hoping he would be raised in a proper home.

Tommy Husky Uday Lota Community Hospital Kingsport

Scott Mabe Heads State Labor Unit in Tennessee

Nashville June 28 Scott Mabe acting labor commissioner announced a speaking tour supporting Governor Browning's renomination bid in August. He resigned his unemployment division directorship, citing classified service restrictions, and will appoint a new unemployment insurance director, with Hughton Akin among contenders.

Nashville Bud Scott Tennessee Labor Department Hughton Akin Jackson Senate

Weather Outlook for Virginia and Kentucky Clouds and Showers

Virginia expects partly cloudy nights and Friday with possible isolated showers in the west and little temperature change. Kentucky forecasts partly cloudy nights and Friday with possible local showers in the east and minimal temperature variation.

Passney Virginia Kentucky

Nazi Labor Service Rigid Plan for All Germans Enforced

Berlin reports Field Marshal Goering ordered that from study 1 all German men and women, regardless of trade, be liable for temporary labor service for the state. Suitable occupations will be assigned under government contract with better pay while normal jobs remain available. The measure aims to curb unemployment, which stood at about a given level at the end of May.

Berlin Hermann Wilhelm Goering

Eleven Primaries Indicate Ballots Favor Incumbents

Washington reports that analysis of primary results shows incumbents winning renomination across states. Only one senator and three House members were defeated, while governors Lewis Barrows of Maine and Ebner A. Benson of Minnesota benefited along with multiple House members. Oregon Governor Martin lost, signaling heavy losses for some House members seeking Senate seats.

Washington Schlejade Lewis ©. Barrows Maine Ebner A. Benson Minnesota House Herbert E. Hitchceck D.-3.d Louis M. Lang D-Ii Charles N. Crosby D.-Pa Michael J. Stack Florida Indiana Iowa Oregon North Carolina Martin Senate

Four Suspects Confess Parts as Nazi Spies

New York June 22 Four espionage suspects in custody pleaded innocent in federal court as former government investigator Leon G Turrou said he had signed confessions from all four. Turrou asserted the men were self confessed spies who had already implicated others and vowed to reveal the sinister forces behind the spy ring despite ongoing investigations.

New York Leon G. Tirron Turrou Federal Building New York Post Turreu U.S United States Lamar Hardy Post Hardy Turrow Administration of Justice Ting

Kuhn Claims Jewish Control of U S Politics

Fritz Kuhn president of the German American Bund testifies before a New York legislature hearing on Nazi activities alleging both major parties are steered by Jewish banking interests. He accuses the House of Warburg and Rothschilds of party domination and says about half of government officials are Jewish.

New York Fritz Kuhn Bund United States House of Warburg House of Rothschild Democratic Kuhn, Loeb and Company Kuhn

Youthful seamen end voyage in borrowed yacht

After 28 days at sea three Santa Cruz boys aged 16 to 17 are reported held by Mexican officials in Puerto Vallarta as the 25 thousand dollar yacht they borrowed to voyage south 2000 miles from California ends. Lew K. Foote, owner of the craft, plans to fly to Puerto Vallarta to learn details. A telegram to Lester Risley said the boat was not stolen and the boys were detained by Mexican authorities.

Santa Cruz Calif Lew K. Foote Puerto Vallarta Manzanillo Lester Risley Lyle Tara James Henninger William Grace Eisley

New Discoveries Bolster Murder Theory in Atlanta Couple Deaths

Cobb County police noted a new development in the deaths of Mr. and Mrs. J. Ed Peek found beside their wrecked car at a 52-street railroad ravine near Austell Georgia. Kerosen odors were detected only in the back seat and two empty oil cans lay nearby suggesting the bodies were placed in the car before the plunge. Police traced the couple from Carrollton after 4 pm Monday and examined a half inch rope twisted around Mrs Peek's neck as part of the evolving murder theory.

Austell Cobb County J. Ed Peek Atlanta Peek Carrollton

Facts First In Monopoly Case Reform Talk

Washington in a June review notes federal officials and big industrials shaping a monopoly inquiry focused on facts over laws. Roosevelt may outline priorities in a fireside chat with hints of revising anti trust laws. Labor and wage trends show job losses while public works funding rises to boost the economy.

John M. Hightower Washington Economist Roosevelt Congress Réper Charles W. McLaughlin

Japan imposes mobilization plan for war economy

Tokyo reports a drastic eight point mobilization plan under a Nazi model law to tighten production, distribution, and consumption. It prioritizes arms and export materials, curtails imports, controls prices, and promotes thrift and mining as Japan faces ongoing undeclared warfare in China.

Tokyo Japan China Fumimaro Konoue Ixeda Kazushige Ugaki Seishiro Itagaki Navy Mitsumasa Yonai

Hague Attorneys Offer No Defense

Newark June 23 The defense for Mayor Frank Hague and city officials to CIO and ACLU charges of abridging free speech and assembly was not pursued in federal court. John W. Matthews announced the decision saying the defense would rest as the case moved toward Judge William Clark.

Newark N. J Frank Hague CIO American Civil Liberties Union Jersey City John W. Matthews State Department Hague William Clark Matthews Morris L. Ernst ACLU Clark

Nashville sets record with 55 days no fatal crash

Nashville reports a modern traffic safety record with 55 days without a fatal accident. Memphis previously led the state with 53 deathless days this year, as both cities strive to curb road fatalities in Tennessee metropolitan areas.

Nashville Tennessee Memphis

Heiress seeks protection in Paris over custody battle

The Woolworth heiress obtained a court order to restrain her Danish husband Count Haugwitz-Reventlow amid a custody dispute over their two year old son Lance. Paris hotel scene with the count and his father-in-law Franklyn Hutton, Scotland Yard at Croydon airport, and plans to possibly move to London. The case involves fears of kidnapping and the son’s future inheritance reportedly valued around 20 million dollars.

London Barbara Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow Paris Woolworth Count Court Haugwitz-Reventlow Franklyn Hutton United States Lance Regent’s Park Baron Horfer Little Nance Scotland Yard Croydon Ing Count Haugwitz- Reventlion Regents Park Chancery

Enraged farmer shoots lawyers in Los Angeles court

Arthur Emil Hansen 38, a former South Dakota farmer, confessed to shooting two attorneys, KR D Mc Laughlin and J Irving Hancock, in the Los Angeles hall of records courtroom as they sat before a session. The killings followed a prior judgment dispute involving John Hancock’s family and Hansen. Hansen was jailed without bail. In Washington, John J Crim announced the Army and Navy Union endorsed Senator George L Berry for the Democratic Senate nomination.

Angeles Lpj Los Angeles South Dakota Arthur Emil Hansen Wakonda S. D William Penprose Hall of Records KR. D. McLaughlin J. Irving Hancock G. Allan Hancock Los Aneles Oil Hansen Hancock John Hancock J. W Katherine Coykendall Kurtz Kauffman Penprose Washingiun John J. Crim Army and Navy Union George L. Berry Senate

Mother of Queen Claimed by Death

London reports King George VI ordered only family mourning for Queen Elizabeth's mother the Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne who died early today. The king had not decided on royal visit plans to Paris next Tuesday and no court mourning will be issued. The lord chamberlain announced the royal couple will observe family mourning along with royal households in attendance.

London George VI Queen Elizabeth Countess of Phlens Har! of Cromer

Browning group seeks purge of Shelby registration lists

A state source, unwilling to be named, says the Browning administration plans to appoint Abe Waldauer to oversee physical custody of Shelby county registration books and purge them. About 96,000 names are on the rolls, and Browning hopes purges will reduce heavy cooperation for Prentice Cooper. James H. Cummings notes some previously purged names may have been properly registered voters.

Nashville UPJ Shelby County Election Commission Abe Waldauer Shelby Election Commission E. H. Crump Shelby Browning Prentice Cooper Browning Rolls James H. Cummings anti-Browning Commission Waldauer

Harlan Defense Resumes Battle in Unionization Case

The Harlan labor trial enters its sixth week as the defense seeks to refute government claims that Harlan county coal operators conspired to block miners' unionization. Prosecutors read a bulletin from the Harlan County Coal Operators' Association urging owners to be on the lookout for union organizers.

London Harlan Laborial Harlan County Harlan County Coal Operators’ Association

Second Angle In Kohn Attack Told By Youth

Sidney Queen 20 offered his second signed version of his black jacking of Attorney Ben Kohn a month ago. He repudiated yesterday's claim the attack was inspired by Detective Sergeant A O Clark. Queen said he attacked Kohn because Kohn insulted his girl and sought immunity for himself and his brother. The statement was made at police headquarters before reporters and witnesses.

Memphis Sidney Queen Ben Kohn A. O. Clark Queet John Shea Kohn Browning Mark N. Lowry Bmrrs Pauline Davis Osceola Ark Queen Lowry J. A. Pigg Ben Robs Clark Freman Clark Porteous Press-Scimitar Moon Sidney Quetne Shea Mrs. Davis Sidney Charlie Moore Frank Jon Smith Keho Oswoola Carl Queen E. H. Crump Shelby County Prentice Cooper Shelbyville Arkansis

Nations Face Big Problem In Jewish Rehabilitation

AP reports at Evian a conference of over thirty nations will address a grave crisis as European Jewry, especially Germany and Austria, faces Nazi persecution. The piece notes a recurrence of medieval-style oppression, with Goebbels signaling continued violence and a drive to eliminate Jews. Continued on page fourteen.

New York Evian France Washington Germany England Imperial Russia Austria Joseph Goebbels

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