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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1941
Page
1
The city prepares a full day of events including a 9 am flag salute, an amateur contest, a 2 pm fireworks display, a balloon ascent, and parachute drop. The day features a parade with bands from several towns, a bicycle contest, and numerous civic activities.
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a 1.056 billion deficiency bill adding 124 thousand to the 1.015 million Office of Government Reports fund led by Lowell Mellet. Bridges Lodge and Carney protested, planning a minority report as the Senate weighing a Monday decision. The measure also boosts 613 thousand for a weekly Pan American Airways trans Atlantic flight to Lisbon and extra San Francisco to Honolulu hops, aiming for 65 flights yearly to Honolulu.
Kingsport wartime registration opens Tuesday for men born between October 27, 1919 and July 1, 1920. Thirty four registrars will assist as offices at the Post Office open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. in districts 1,2,3,14,17,19,21 and 29 with Bristol taking registrations for other districts. The procedure requires full name birth details occupation employer and two contact addresses.
American Airlines flight 37 westbound will stop at Tri-Cities airport starting this week. The service previously flew over the local field and will now land here at 2:23 a m and depart 2:33 p m after Kingsport business leaders request. New York departure is 9:45 p m, aiming to aid arrivals after closing offices and stores.
Two children were injured Saturday afternoon in Kingsport when struck by automobiles. Charles Edward Hunt, age 5, suffered a fractured right leg after being hit on Market street near 1240 p m by a car driven by A F Owens. Bennie Sexton, 10, of 1547 Cutter Street, received bruises after being struck on Broad Street at the Circle by a vehicle driven by James Rector from Jonesboro route 2.
Lieutenant General Ben Lear, commander of the Second Army, warned at a Tennessee maneuver briefing that the army’s chain of command is weak from officers to ranks. He cited major war games involving 77,000 troops to argue for better trained, larger, mechanized units and front firing anti tank guns.
Report describes Ukrainians tearing down a statue of Lenin as German troops enter, symbolically ending Soviet rule. The caption notes the removed figure shows Lenin’s right boot, reflecting a desolate scene from the radiophone account.
Lynn Cole of the Silvacola section found a large cave on his farm that he did not know existed. His cow Bossy wandered into honeysuckle and vanished into a 75 foot cavern. Neighbors aided by ropes as the cow mooed from the bottom at night. the cow was uninjured in the fall.
Washington demands a congressional declaration of national emergency as opposition grows. In Helsinki today Field Marshal Mannernheim urged Finns to back a holy war against Russia amid Soviet air raids on 11 towns. In Knoxville J A Krog denounces Chattanooga power board for seeking TVA reimbursements, calling the move unprecedented. In New York a Sunday NBC broadcast reports Albania has declared war on Soviet Russia.
Washington reports that lawmakers from farm states move to curb Leon Henderson price administrator over what they call price fixing amid market breaks in cotton and wheat as Congress considers raising farm product prices. Taft says Henderson acted without legal authority and urges new legislation to fix prices.
The House Military Committee issued a harsh report faulting defense progress and material shortages. It cites lack of centralized authority, preoccupation with social reform, and slow stockpiling alongside plans to boost aluminum output and shipbuilding. The document also notes airplane production lag due to material shortages.
The bituminous Coal Administration warned of a coming winter coal shortage based on a special survey for Secretary Ickes. It cites an expected 10 percent rise in coal requirements totaling over 300 million tons in 1941, versus 1941 production of 453 million, and a 56 percent drop in consumer stocks after spring shutdowns, reducing reserves from about 50 million tons to 22 million.
London voices grow in favor of coordinated land and sea raids on the German held coasts while German forces face renewed RAF strikes. General J F C Fuller recalls amphibian tanks and urges tip and run operations to divert German defenses as Britain pushes for a broader assault beyond air attacks.
A civilian test pilot Hob Fausel of Curtiss-Wright in Buffalo flew an 11 mile per minute vertical dive at Wright Field on April 7 2240 in an enhanced Curtiss P-40. The speed of 661 mph beat last year’s unofficial record by Andy McDonough flying a Bell P-39 Airacobra. Cur tiss-Wright officials confirmed the feat noting the dive showcases American engineering and the prowess of the air force amid testing at Wright Field.
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