FDR names Carmody and Jones to head new loan agencies
President Roosevelt appoints John M. Carmody of New York to lead the federal works administration and Jesse H. Jones of Texas to head consolidated federal loan agencies. Appointments take effect July 1 with Senate confirmation pending. program aims to spur lending for sewers bridges hospitals and housing without new treasury funds.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John M. Carmody
New York
New Federal Works Agency
Jesse H. Jones
Texas
Consolidated Federal Loan Agencies
Carmody
Rural Electrification Administration
Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Federal Works
Public Works Administration
Interior
Works Progress Administration
WPA
United States Housing Authority
Bureau of Public Roads
Agriculture
Public Buildings Branch
The
Treasury
Building Management
National Park Service
Federal Loan
Home Loan Bank Board
Federal Housing Administration
Export-Import Bank
Electric Home and Farm Authority
TVA
Federal Security Agency
House
Congress
White House
Weather outlook for Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
Partly cloudy with showers in extreme east Tennessee tonight and in southeast Virginia tonight. Saturday, partly cloudy with little temperature change in Tennessee and Virginia. Kentucky fairs tonight, Saturday partly cloudy, warmer in the north, with possible local showers and thunderstorms in the west in the afternoon or night.
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Tennessee
Virginia
North
Kentucky
North Portion
West Portion
Charges politics in school buses in East Tennessee
John H Headden warned at the 25th annual East Tennessee county school superintendents meeting in Johnson City that rural bus transport is being corrupted by political influence. He urged strict county superintendent supervision to curb waste and political expediency in assigning drivers and routes. Leonard H Brickey of Knox County echoed concerns over fund waste.
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Johnson City
Tenn
H. C. Headden
School House Planning and Transportation
East Tennessee
Headden
Leonard H. Brickey
Knox County
Judge Frees Pair of Fraud Counts in Bond Scandal Case
Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard dismissed all but the fifth mail fraud count and the conspiracy count against Felipe Buencamino and C. Wesley Turner in a case with William O. Buckner Jr. and two others. He also dropped seven mail fraud counts against Capt. John Stuart Hyde. The defendants allegedly defrauded Philippine Railway bondholders of over 1 million dollars by diverting funds to advance their interests after default.
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New York
Henry W. Goddard
Felipe Buencamino
Philippine National Assembly
C. Wesley Turner
William O. Buckner, Jr
Playboy
John Stuart Hyde
Buencamino
Turner
William Power Maloney
U. S
Buckner
Philippine Railway
Germany Aims to Worsen Britons and Arabia Rift
Associated Press writer Dewitt Mackenzie reports Nazi efforts to provoke ill will between Britain and Arabia. Goebbels urges London to settle the Danzig dispute to protect its empire, warning that Britain’s empire in Arabia and the Far East faces peril amid the Pacific tensions.
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Germany
Britain
Arabia
Dewitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Poreim
New York
Arabian Peninsula
Goebbels
London
Danzig
Arabian
Far East
Tax Revision Bill Ready for Signing
The House concurred in minor Senate amendments to the business tax revision bill and sent it to President Roosevelt for signature. The measure, rushed through in under a week, eliminates the undivided profits tax and establishes a flat 18 percent levy for large corporations.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
White House
House Appropriations Committee
Charles Fahy
Labor Relations Board
Senate Labor Committee
Raiders Sweep Gold Coast as Guardsmen Hit 31 Spots
Jackson Mississippi residents watched as 147 national guardsmen raided 31 night spots in the Gold Coast area. About 60 people were arrested and $50 000 in property was damaged or destroyed including 398 liquor cases 29 gaming tables 9 bars 84 slot machines 21 music boxes and 12 guns. The raid followed a previous invasion in Rankin county last March that failed to silence gambling and liquor.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Gold Coast
Coast
Rankin County
Pearl River
Turkey and France Sign Mutual Defense Pact
Paris June 23 France and Turkey signed a mutual assistance agreement to aid each other if aggression leads to war in the Mediterranean. The pact followed Ankara ceremonies where France ceded Hatay to Turkey in exchange for Turkish support in the British French bloc.
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Paris
France
Turkey
Mediterranean
Foreign Office
Ankara
Republic of Hatay
Bloc of Nations
Georges Bonnet
League of Nations
Syria
Lebanon
Hatay
Alexandretta
City Traffic Drive Fines Four. Crackdown on Speeders
Kingsport patrolmen, under Chief C. G. Crawford, fined four individuals for traffic violations in city police court. Dana Harkleroad and Robert Boardwine each paid 7.50 plus costs for speeding. Worley Canter was fined 15 for reckless driving. Clarence Myers paid 3.50 for running through a filling station. E. B. Holton saw his red light case dismissed. Three others cited for public drunkenness paid 15 plus costs. Jaywalking received warnings with fines ranging 1 to 50 if noncompliance occurs.
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Kingsport
C. G. Crawford
Ned
Dana Harkleroad
Robert Boardwine
Worley Canter
Clarence Myers
E. B. Holton
Atlantic Clipper delays Lisbon departure due to bad weather
The Atlantic Clipper bound for New York delayed its Lisbon departure for 24 hours after a press preview flight to Europe encountered rough sea conditions at Horta Azores with bad weather delaying the next leg of the voyage.
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Lisbon
Atlantic Clipper
New York
Europe
Horta
Azores
Hope for End TVA Deadlock Grows
Senator Norris and Senator Wheeler announced a compromise on TVA bond legislation after a third conferee meeting. The Senate backed a 100 million dollar bond issue to fund TVA and its share of a 78.6 million dollar contract, while the House trimmed the bond to 65 million and restricted TVA operations seeking a settlement.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris
Ind
Neb
Senate
House
Wheeler
D.-Mont
Representatives May
D.-Ky
TVA
Tennessee Electric Power Co
TVA DB
British Problems Draw Nazi Sneers Across Europe
Berlin reports quoted Nazi outlets ridiculing Britain over its perceived loss of prestige in Europe. A Soviet statement claimed little progress on a mutual assistance pact with Britain, France, and Russia. Germany portrayed Britain as kneeling before Moscow and warned of ongoing crisis.
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Berlin
Britain
Europe
Moscow
Hitler
Voelkischer Beobachter
Morgenpost
Tientsin
Swatow
Palestine
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitung
England
Innkeeper Nelson Executed for Draw Straws Murder
Last minute news flash reports Harvey Nelson of Reidsville Georgia executed by electric chair for the murder of his son J. C. Nelson. He maintained innocence to the end.
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Reidsville
Harvey Nelson
J. C. Nelson
Textile unions urged to disclose membership by states
A spokesman for southern cotton mills urged Elmer F. Andrews, administrator of the wage hour law, to compel AFL and CIO textile unions to reveal how members are distributed across states.
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Washington
Southern Cotton Mills
Elmer F. Andrews
AFL
CIO
Youth gets 21 years in slaying
Nashville June 23 Eugene Duff 19 was sentenced to 21 years in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to fatally shooting a grocer during an argument over a small bill.
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Nashville
Eugene Duff
King George VI Says Humanity Is World Ruler
London reports King George VI and Queen Elizabeth return from a 15000 mile New World tour. He calls humanity the strongest force shaping world affairs and praises public interest in Magna Carta and the World's Fair display. The king notes U S Minister Daniel C. Roper credentials and the Canada United States trade treaty signing. The luncheon followed their homecoming and featured notable dignitaries.
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London
George VI
Elizabeth
New World
Guildhall
King George
John
Daniel C. Roper
U. S
Ottawa
Optimism Voiced In Debt Reduction Plans
Governor Prentice Cooper moves toward reducing Tennessee's state debt by 20 million dollars this year and launching an 8 million dollar institutional building program. He cites 14 million in the sinking fund and notes payroll cuts of seven percent. He will attend bond sales in New York with state officials. funds cover Eastern State Hospital and the Tennessee School for the Deaf.
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Knoxville
Prentice Cooper
New York
Tennessee
Eastern State Hospital For the Insane
Tennessee School For the Deaf
Department of Institutions
Department of Education
John Horton
A. B. Broadbent
Cooper
Nye predicts national old age retirement plan
Indianapolis June 23 Senator Gerald P Nye told the Townsend old age pension clubs convention that their plan is right and honest and a national retirement system will be created. He praised the 10 000 delegates for backing the Townsend plan and urged passing a business tax to fund benefits for qualified seniors.
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Indianapolis
Gerald P. Nye
R-Nd
Townsend Old-Age Pension Clubs
Townsend
Francis E. Townsend
Nye
Premier Angrily Protests Japan's Action At Tientsin
The British premier denounced Japanese treatment of Britons at Tientsin as intolerable and said the Japanese ambassador was summoned for consultation. Eight Britons reportedly subjected to indignities at barricades while American and British sailors patrolled missions in Swatow.
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Japan
Tientsin
Associated Press
Chamberlain
House of Commons Today
Lord Halifax
U. S
Frederick W. Hinke
Swatow
South China
Tokyo
North China
Great Britain
Manchukuo
Outer Mongolia
Lake Bor
France
Turkey
Ankara
Republic of Hatay
Alexandretta Sanjak
House of Commons
British Official Claimed Stripped by Japanese Gendarmes in Tientsin
Cecil Davis honorary New Zealand agent in Tientsin described being slapped and forced to undress by Japanese gendarmes amid a cordon of blockade around British and French concessions. US and British protests had been made but yielded no formal response.
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Tientsin
Cecil Davis
New Zealand
U. S
Frederick W. Hinke
Davis
Windsor couple to visit Spain aboard private yacht
A semi official report states the Duke and Duchess of Windsor will travel to Spain in July. They are expected to arrive in Barcelona aboard a private yacht around July 15.
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Windsor’s
Spain
Barcelona
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Demos to Select Stites Successor
Jefferson county Democratic committee may pick a candidate for the November election to replace Judge James W. Stites if he resigns from the state court of appeals in July. Gov. Chandler would appoint a temporary successor until the election, but would not act without the resignation. Stites, elected in 1934 from Jefferson county, plans to return to private practice.
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Frankfort
Democratic Committee of
Jefferson County
James W. Stites
State Court of Appeals
A. B. Chandler
Stites
Legion Carnival Opens Tonight With New Attractions
Kingsport Legion members launch the carnival at 7 p.m. on the lot between Center and New streets for a season through July 4. A matinee tomorrow from 1 to 6 p.m. offers rides at a nickel for youngsters. Judd Tate leads arrangements predicting the biggest year yet with five rides including a Ferris wheel first used by local operators, plus four shows and a free act. The acts feature Frank Taylor and Mack Riddle, Pat Hufford and his wife, miniature railway displays by E. S. J. Grubb, and more.
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Kingsport
American Legion
Center
New
Judd Tate
Operatrs
Frank Taylor
Mack Riddle
Pat Hufford
Ringling Brothers Circus
E. S. J. Grubb
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FWA
J. H. Jones
Chinatown
Judge Frees
Philipine
Crawford
Wisconsin
Ray Olson
Hayward
Wis
George Johnson
George
U.S
Townsendites
Sador
John K. Caldwell
Nce
United States
Demos
Legion Carnival
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