Veterans relief bill moves to Senate after House approval
The House backed a new veterans relief measure with amendments, and the finance committee increased cost projections by omitting tax clause protections. Senators Walsh and Connally urged adoption, while debate centered on pension levels and tax status. A consolidation bill to merge veterans agencies was also reported to the Senate.
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Washington
Jiews
Senate
Fianca Committee
Eton Watson
Indiana
Serk
Finance Committee
S& O
Walsh
Massachusetts
Connally
Texas
House
Pension Bate
Watson
Com Pailies
Reed
Pennsylvania
Burn Fires First Campaign Shots For Governor
Terin H Burn opened his Republican bid for governor in Stota Kansas speaking from his historic farm porch. He called for tax relief for agriculture removing tolls on bridges free nextbooks repeal of obsolete laws and immediate water power development. He proposed a state budget ten million dollars less than last year and cutting political appointees to save costs. Burn urged tax relief for farmers through land tax reform and higher county funding from indirect taxes while limiting highway mileage to accelerate construction. He supported regulation of motor buses education and public health with fair treatment between it and capital. The speech drew about 140 guests and relatives at a Paola Kans wedding.
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Terin
Svere
Ha. T. Burn
J. L. Burn
Burn
Reg Wation
Hibot
Capite
Historic Tennessee sites reachable by a short tour
A Tennessee tourism note outlines a sub 1000 mile automobile tour starting in Memphis and traveling through Jackson Trotter's Landing ferry Nashville Stone's River battlefield Sparta Bon Air Rockwood and Ozone Falls then Knoxville and on to Maryville Elkmont and Gatlinburg. The route highlights scenic Cumberland Plateau views and Smoky Mountain gateways.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Memphis
Jackson
Parthenon
Andrew Jackson
Battlefeld of
Stone’s River
Sky Harbor
Murfreesboro
Sparta
Bon Air
Highland Rim
Rockwood
Cumberland Table Land
Ozone
Ozone Falls
Knoxville
Department
Smoky Park
Maryville
Elkmont
Gatlinburg
Tennessee and Virginia Weather Summary
Readings show fair conditions in Tennessee and Virginia on Sunday with little temperature change. Temperatures yesterday and the previous year are noted with no rainfall. Observations taken at 6:70 p.m. daily for the prior 24 hours by C. L. Bunn, U.S. Weather Office.
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Trail of clues deepens in Lingle assassination probe
Chicago reports another labyrinth of leads in the murder investigation of Tribune crime reporter Alfred Lingle. Investigators probe alleged police promotions ties to Lingle and a ward political machine, with big fee scales and deposits tied to past gambling rings. key witnesses have resisted testifying.
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Fine
United Tie Enforcement
Alfred
Jake) Lingle
Tribune
Ron
Lingte
Lingle
Pat Roche
Charles Rathbun
Thomas McFarland
Russell
Twin natural bridges near Waynesboro in Tennessee
Tennessee highway officials highlight twin natural bridges inside three miles of highway 15, six miles east of Waynesboro, formed by a tunneling ridge beside a stream. Indians used them for councils, pioneers for fold court, with a sheltered area for hundreds. Distances: Memphis 126 miles, Nashville 38 miles, Chattanooga 167 miles. Meriwether Lewis Monument nearby on route 20.
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State Highway Department
Waynesboro
Lewis
HighWay 13
Hohenwald
Memphis
Chattanooga
Hohen, Wald
Meriwether Lewis
Monument
Cyanamid Dam Projects Near Kingsport Details Emerge
Report on the Holston river dam scheme by Holston River Power Company a Cyanamid subsidiary. Sixfold equipment increase and four dam sites at Big Creek near Kingsport Holston Institute and Bluff City show favorable surveys with a final statement due after completion of core drillings in six weeks.
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Holston River
Holston
Big Creek
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Holston Institute
Watauga
George Wahl
Bluff City
Nevada gains in 1930 census after losses
Nevada's 1930 population rises to 90,559 reflecting a 16.9 percent gain since 1920, reversing 1920 losses noted alongside Vermont and Mississippi. Arkansas reports 1,862,088 residents, up 99,884 from 1920, while Kentucky’s 1930 population is 2,604,744, up 188,144 or 7.8 percent, based on Associated Press figures.
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Associated Press
Jonesboro to Celebrate Sesquicentennial on July 4
Jonesboro Tennessee plans a grand sesqui centennial celebration on July 4 to mark 160 years since its founding and the completion of a waterworks system. The town famed for its Andrew Jackson ties will feature pageants recounting early history and a frame tavern dating before 1800.
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Tenn
Andrew Jackson
Waightstill Avery
Tennessee
Taven
Limestone Creek
United States
J Paul Fink
New Territory
Washington
Limestone
General Assembly of
North Caroling
Jonesborough
Washington County
Ocean fliers to visit Washington on big plane
Squadron Leader Kingsford-Smith and his crew plan to meet President Hoover in Washington aboard the largest air transport in the United States. They will leave the Southern Cross in Oakland for a non stop flight, while Kingsford-Smith may pilot part of the journey. He spoke with his mother and relatives in Australia by short wave radio after touring Schenectady.
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New York
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Ocean Fliers
Washington
Hoover
America
Kingsford-Smith
Atlantic
Pacific
Oakland
Calif
Anthony H. G. Fakker
Southern Cross
Ocean Flier
Mother Kingsford
Smith
Schenectady
Australia
London
Evert van. Dyk
J. Patrick Sait
John Stannage
England
Kingsport Gets New Federal Post Office Building
The Treasury announced a $226,000 Kingsport post office project with bids opened in Washington on July 23. Construction must begin within 60 days of bid opening and finish within 481 calendar days, with a daily penalty for delays, placing completion forecast in late fall 1921. The brick stone building at Broad and New streets will cover about 28,000 square feet across basement, first and second floors, featuring a front on Broad Street and a main entrance on that street.
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New Streets
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New Street
Reece Defends Stand On Shoals Campaign Kickoff
Mountain City Tenn June 28 Reece defending private ownership and operation of Muscle Shoals attacked Sam W Price as he opened his campaign for Congress from the first district in Johnson County High School auditorium. He cited federal buildings obtained for the district and denied claims the Reece Promise Bill favored a power trust while noting committee drafted the bill. continuous remarks continued on page six.
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Tenn
Muscle Shoals
Sam W. Price
Carrol Reese
Congress
Johnson County High School
Reece
Johnson
Price
Power Trust
Beaumont Jail Guards Tighten Secrecy Over Williams Riot Threat
Jefferson county officers placed heavy guards around the Port Arthur suspect Rainey Williams after a mob from Port Arthur attempted to storm the county jail. Williams, charged with multiple offenses in attacks on white women, was moved to Beaumont for safety as authorities prepared for potential new mob action and a trial set for next Wednesday.
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Gavington
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