Murder mystery solved in McConnell case with delirium tremens suspect
County Detective Roy Clinton said the April 30 death of Eula Mae McConnell, 23, was committed by James Jonas, a 53 year old painter who died May 8 from delirium tremens. Jonas allegedly confessed to two women before his death, and blood on his shoes and clothing proved his guilt.
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Chattanooga
Roy Clinton
Eula Mae McConnell
Clinton
James Jonas
Jonas
Erlanger Hospital
McConnell
West Virginia
Weather Outlook Across States Fair and Warmer
Tennessee stays fair with warm trend into Saturday. Virginia cloudier with showers possible in the north. Kentucky mostly cloudy with possible showers in the north. North Carolina generally fair and warmer. Temperatures yesterday reached 87, low 52. no rain yesterday. Readings taken at 7 am daily.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Insects Are Farm Worry Across The Midwest
Grasshoppers invaded fields in North Dakota Wisconsin Wyoming Nebraska Iowa Illinois and Kansas. Caterpillars crickets beetles cutworms and chinch bugs were reported in various areas. Light rain offered little relief and forecasters predicted scattered showers in the eastern North Central states and possible precipitation in the northwest. Evacuation plans for livestock in arid northwest districts proceeded.
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Chicago
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Nebraska
Iowa
Illinois
Kansas
North Central
Organizers Consider Next Move After Goodyear Riot
United Rubber Union leaders battered by a mob in Gadsden Alabama weigh their next steps to organize workers at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant. State officers patrolled the streets as Adjutant General Coleman traveled to help maintain order after the clashes.
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Gadsden
Ala
United Rubber Union
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
John C. Coleman
Philadelphia
Birmingham
George B. Roberts
American Federation of Labor
Japanese Demand Respect for Flag in Peiping
Major Takeo Imai, assistant military attache, said the imperial Japanese flag must be shown greatest respect by foreigners in Peiping. He announced a reply to the American ambassador's protest would be issued soon. He denied threats of bayonets and pledged troops would be careful to prevent a recurrence of the demonstrations against Americans and French residents.
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Peiping
Takeo Imai
Bond Election Polls Open Tomorrow in Sullivan County
Polls open at 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tomorrow across Sullivan County and its cities Kingsport and Bristol for a $235 000 bond issue to improve educational facilities. About 3 000 to 4 000 voters are expected as county, Kingsport, and Bristol each receive portions of the funds for school improvements and bond retirement. Rural districts are seen voting heavier than the two cities.
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Sullivan County
Kingsport
Bristol
Kings
Grand Jury Probes School Over Abuse Reports
Nashville June 26 A Davidson county grand jury study of conditions at the State Training and Agricultural School followed reports of severe beating of 14 year old Ted Phillips. Assistant superintendent Lester B Tomlin was indicted for assault after Phillips testified Tomlin struck him nine times with a lash. Judge Hart sent the panel to the school to view conditions and question inmates with state officials pledging full cooperation to uncover any mistreatment and punish those responsible.
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Nashville
State Training and Agricultural School
Davidson County Grand Jury
Ted Phillips
Lester B. Tomlin
Phillips
Tomlin
Chester K. Hart
E. L. Pardue
Hart
McAlister
Pardue
G. Newt Choate
Choate
Eminent Woman Scientist Claims Cancer Control in Mice
Dr. Maud Slye, noted for breeding 150000 mice to study cancer inheritance, says she has achieved control of cancer in mice by selective mating. She reports strains free of cancer for 20 years and descendants bred for susceptibility to a chosen tumor type, with plans to publish supporting data and extend the method to humans.
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John Lear
Associated Press
Chicago
Maud Slye
San
Tennessee Delegation Praises Liberal Platform
Tennessee delegates call the Democratic platform liberal and working with wide appeal. Governor Hill McAlister says it is brief and not radical, while Senator McKellar calls it a working platform that shows progress for farmers, business, labor, banking, transport and trade under Roosevelt.
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Philadelphia
Tennessee
Hill McAlister
McKellar
Western Union
Roosevelt
America
Joe Carr
Nashville
Young Democrat Clubs
Max Friedman
Knoxville
Sarah Annah Milton
Planks in Platforms of Two Parties Compared
Philadelphia June 26. A comparison of major features in the Democratic and Republican platforms of 1936 and the Democratic platform of 1932. Labor and the Constitution the 1936 Democratic line calls for federal and state authority to address monopoly hours wages child labor and working conditions, within the Constitution or by amendment. Republican 1936 urges sweatshop and child labor abolition and protection within the existing Constitution, with Landon open to constitutional amendment.
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Philadelphia
Landon
Democratic
Al Smith banners rouse delegates at Democratic convention
At the New Deal Democratic convention in Philadelphia on June 26, 30 youths in the gallery unfurled banners declaring they were Al Smith Democrats. The disturbance, blamed on a Republican plot by state chairman David L. Lawrence, led to shouts, fighting, and police intervention as the youths clashed with attendees. Leland Webb of Upper Derby was struck by a cane during the melee.
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Philadelphia
al Smith
David L. Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Leland Webb
Upper Derby
Delegates Leave as Negro Speaks at Democratic Convention
At the Philadelphia Democratic gathering Senator Ellison D. Smith, angry over a negro minister giving the opening prayer, walked out twice while Rep. Arthur W. Mitchell denounced him as ignorant and prejudiced. Mitchell's speech proceeded with a change in the program allowing him to speak instead of seconding Roosevelt.
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Philadelphia
Ellison D. Smith
Arthur W. Mitchell
Chicago
Lynchburg
S. C
Mrs. Brown Heads Synodical Society in Church
Mrs. C. B. Brown of Chattanooga elected president of the Synodical Society for Missions of the Presbyterian Church U S A at the close of the 63rd annual meeting in Maryville Tennessee. Other officers named include Mrs. Thomas McCord Nashville vice president and Dr. Raymond C. Rankin Johnson City moderator. James D. Burton urged churches to act to strengthen church morale.
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Maryville
Tenn
C. B. Brown
Chattanooga
Synodical Society For Missions of the
Presbyterian Church
U. 8
S. A
W. R. Bruce
Nashville
Synod of Tennessee
General Council
Raymond C. Rankin
Johnson City
Synodical Society
Thomas McCord
J. H. Marshall
Roosevelt Nominated. Mack Praises Leader at Democratic Rally
Judge John E. Mack of New York placed Franklin D. Roosevelt’s name before the Democratic convention, portraying the President as a unifying, progressive leader who cleared the way for more action. He argued the New Deal diminished power of financial interests and shifted control to the people, praising Roosevelt’s cabinet and Congress.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
John E. Mack
New York
Mack
Roosevelts
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
United States
Hudson Valley
New York Senate
Navy
Wilson
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Man
Midwest Farmers
John Hightower
Republican
Smith
South Carolina
Mitchell
Ku Klux Klan
Flynn Humphreys
Inoxville
Young Peoples’ Work
A. E. Church
Columbia
Hubert Lyle
Washington College
Mary Forrest Bradley
Memphis
S. B. Parker
James D. Burton
United Promotion
Garner
Gop
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