Axis Victory Threatens U.S. Senate Debate
Senator Wag per warned that an Axis victory would imperil the western hemisphere and U.S. economy. He urged prompt enactment of British aid and joined Senator Schwartz in criticizing Senate delays while wartime events in Europe and threats to the Panama canal were outlined by administration strategists.
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Washington
Wag‘per
Beca
Western Hemisphere
United States
Schwartz
D. Wyo
Senate
Wagner
Atlan
Pacific
South America
Balkans
Rio Grande
Panama Canal
Hull
O'Mahoney
Ellender
White House
Barkley
Csti
George
Yareiza
Injuries Fatal For Man Struck By Skidding Auto
Charles Warren, 30, of 933 Welnut Street, died at Community Hospital from injuries after a skidding automobile struck him on an ice coated highway in Hillcrest. Warren, a worker for Inter-Mountain Telephone, had been unconscious since Friday morning. Otto Skeen sustained a slight foot injury. Warren survived by his widow, one daughter Mery Ruth, four stepchildren, parents, three brothers, and a sister in Bristol and Indian Springs. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Wednesday at Gunnings Chapel with two ministers officiating.
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Charles Warren
Welnut Street
Community Hospital
Warren
Hillcrest
Denver Sallee
Stonege
Inter-Mountain Telephone Company
Otto Skeen
Mery Ruth Warren
Bristol
Sherwood
Landon
Cera
Nancy Sliver
Frank Warren
Kingsport
John
Robert
Paris Warren
Indian Springs
Liza Skeen
93 Year Old Confesses Strangulation Slaying in Bronx
New York District Attorney Samuel J. Foley said George Joseph Coek, 93, of Harrisburg, Pa., admitted the strangulation killing of Mrs. Catherine Pappas in her Bronx home last month. He also confessed to 15 other assaults on women in Philadelphia, Washington, Newark, and other cities.
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New York
Samuel J. Foley
The
Bronx
George Joseph Coek
Harrisburg
Catherine Pappas
Coek
Foley
Philadelphia
Washington
D. C
Newark
Nad
Two Sites in Line For Camp Airport
Authority sources narrowed the Camp Forrest airport location to two options near Manchester and north of Tullahoma Tennessee. State official John Horton negotiates with the War Department as the plan calls for two 4,000 foot runways and a 140,000 square foot hangar with the facility to support stationing observations and ferrying personnel and materiel.
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Camp Forrest
Tenn
Washington
Mar
Tullahoma
Manchester
John Horton
War Department
Jevel
Jwar Department
Army
FDR Begins Ninth Year as President During Uneventful Day
Franklin D Roosevelt marked his ninth year in office as the United States chief executive. The day passed quietly with no observances as he continued routine duties focusing on defense and aid to Britain. He reportedly has a slight head cold but officials say it is not serious.
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Washington
Franklin Delmo Roosevelt
America
United States
Roosevelt
Britain
Is Phy
White House
Ceremonies Planned At Tri-Cities Airport For PCA Flights
Kingsport officials led by City Manager F L Cloud and Mayor E W Tipton will join PCA executives Bedell Monro and J H Carmichael at Tri Cities airport for a christening and band ceremony marking Pennsylvania Central Airlines new Pittsburgh to Sarginenan service. Hydrogen balloons will rise as Miss Tri Cities is christened and a dinner and dance follows at John Sevier hotel in Johnson City. An FAA board examiner is expected to recommend Tri Cities become a permanent stop when service begins Thursday.
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Tri-Cities
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Pittsburgh
Sarginenan
PCA
Bedell Monro
J. H. Carmichael
Col
Cather Harris
Kingsport High School
Kingsport
Blountville
Bristol
Johnson City
Evangeline Showalter
Louise Harr
Alva Spicer
Fern Trivett
Bbe
James D. Henry
Monro
George Mason
John ‘Sevier
Henry
Mason
Birmingham
Birmingham Owl Club
Adalene Cox
Flight Command
Henry and Mason
Civil Aeronau
Itics
Joe Engel Starts Radio Station in Chattanooga Charter Granted
The secretary of state's office approves a charter for the Joe Engle Broadcasting Company, Inc. of Chattanooga to issue 600 shares of common stock at 100 dollars each. The charter authorizes broadcasting facilities, talent brokerage, theater operation for broadcasting, and advertising. Directors listed include Engel, Fred Bugg, and Cifford D. Buffon.
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Nashville—P
Joe Engle
Hawkins Opens Circuit Court in Rogersville
The Rogersville circuit court began slowly with few cases at hand. The grand jury was organized with foreman Sam P. Miller and members John Arnott, Ralph Davis, Hubert Kirkpatrick, Charles Sanders, Harley Flora, Bob Smith, Thomas Richmond, L. C. Chapman, George McCoy, H. T. Bledsoe, Paul Camper, Roy Bernard. Crea Phipps, a Black man, is slated for trial Wednesday on a double murder charge.
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Troin Times
Rogersville
Brontlay
Sam P. Miller
Foreman
John Arnott
Ralph Davis
Hubert Kirkpatrick
Charles Sanders
Harley Flora
Bob Smith
Thomas Richmond
L. C. Chapman
George McCoy
H. T. Bledsoe
Paul Camper
Roy Bernard
Crea! Phipps
Wennesday
Mediators Move To Avert Ford Plant Strike In Detroit
State and federal mediators worked to prevent a strike at three Ford Motor Company plants in the Detroit area. Michigan Governor Van Wagoner named a special commission while a state mediation board held a 30 day cooling off period. Federal negotiators also entered talks after the CIO United Auto Workers voted to strike.
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Ford
Michigan
Federal Department of Isbor
Ford Motor Company
Detroit
van Wagoner
State Mediation Board
CIO
United Automobile Workers
R Rouge
Highland Park
Shitcoln
Mediation Board
North Carolina Department of Labor
Hollyridge
British Minister Rendel Breaks Ties With Bulgaria
Sofia to sever relations with Bulgaria on Wednesday, prompting American Minister Earle to prepare to take custody of British property nationwide as the United States Legation awaits further instructions.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
George W. Rendel
United States
George H. Earle
Britain
Earle
Government to shut civilian industries and shift manpower
London reports the British government orders closure or consolidation of over 60 civilian industries employing about 1.9 million workers to channel labor and materials into arms production. Tokyo dispatch notes Japan again sets a deadline for France on Indo China border settlement proposals with Thailand.
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London
Tokyo
P —Damei
Japan
France
Thailand
Mill Shutdown Stalemate Over Wage Talks and Idle Plant
Bordlen Mill Inc remains idle as workers and management trade proposals over pay rates and conditions. The employees say wages of 18 dollars per week are sought and await a company reply after the plant closed for probationary reductions last May. The union committee says all avenues have been exhausted for an amicable settlement and is ready to negotiate anytime.
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Bordlen Mill, Inc
Worl
Employes Committee
Stil
J. Sti
Toolick
C. C. Parker
T. J. Denton
F. G. Shipman
W. K. Hager
Norton coal hearings set dates for producers
The bituminous coal division announces hearings at Norton Virginia on charges of selling coal below the minimum mine price. Producers named include Fred Gudger Cary Kentucky Roy Sanders Array Kentucky and others with hearings on March 31 and April 2 at Norton and London Kentucky.
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Washington
Norton
Virginia
Kentucky
Fred Gudger
Cary
Roy Sanders
Array
G. S. Tate
Isane
Maggard
Whiteshuey
Archie
Ellis Blackburn
Huddy
Cole Fuel Company, Inc
London
Condition of War Ace Still Critical
Atlanta pilot Eddie V. Rickenbacker remains in critical condition at Piedmont hospital after being rescued with severe injuries from an Eastern Airlines sleeper plane wreck last Thursday. Doctors report a slight improvement and continued careful monitoring.
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Atlanta
Eddie V. Rickenbacker
Piedmont Hospital
Eastern Airlines
Reinforcements on Border Stir European War Tensions
Reports from Bucharest say red troops are reinforcing Bulgarian border and Bessarabia near the Prut river as Romania mobilizes under German guidance. Berlin signals possible German entry into Bulgaria while Yugoslavia weighs Axis ties and Britain-Bulgaria diplomacy faces delay.
War Cuts Deeply Into U. S. Exports
An analysis of 1940 commerce figures shows U. S. exports abroad fell by about 300 million dollars due to Germany's blitz and Britain's blockade. Exports to the British Empire and Latin America rose, pushing total exports past 4 billion dollars while continental Europe share collapsed from 25 percent in 1939 to four percent in 1940. Exports to Germany dropped sharply from 66.3 million in 1939 to 156 thousand in 1940 as occupation expanded.
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Washington
Germany
Europe
Britain
United States
Commerce Department
British Empire
Latin America
Spain
Portugal
Soviet Russia
Rumania
Bulgaria
Austria
Vakia
Poland
Heaviest Tax Payment Rush Predicted In Tennessee
Nashville Tennessee internal revenue collector Lipe Henslee said early returns show 17 508 more individuals and firms filed in the first five months of the year than in the same period last year. He noted January and February returns totaled 33 865 and warned the week before March 15 could be the heaviest yet as exemptions drop and more people file to avoid penalties.
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Nashville
Lipe Henslee
Tennessee
Henslee
Turkish Cabinet Convenes Amid Hitler Message Pressure
The Turkish cabinet met in emergency session over a Nazi message pressuring Turkey to abandon Britain and join the axis. Berlin warned Greece it cannot serve two masters as German advances threaten the Balkans. Turkey mobilized industry to report raw material capacities amid fears of supply cuts. RAF and Luftwaffe raids targeted Britain and Germany as Balkan tensions rise.
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Ankara
Adolf Hitler
Ismet Inenu
Turkey
Fuehrer
Fnenu
Prince Paul
Yugoslavia
Germany
Hitler
Rutiste
Belgrade
Russia
Soviet Union
Britain
Andy
Bulgaria
Ney
Balkan
Reich
Dardanelles
Nazia
Berlin
Greece
Balkans
Luftwaffe
Cardiff
South Wales
Cologne
Rhineland
Red Cross
London
Don
Sofia
George W. Rendel
Rendel
Sofis
Ismet Inonu
Palmer Appeals to Soldiers to Keep Faith in America
E W Palmer president of Kingsport Press urged Batteries B and F guardsmen to keep faith in democracy as 150 to 340 attendees at a fireside banquet thanked the Kingsport unit for joining the U S army. Major Jon McLendon spoke for the unit and J F Johnson praised city support. Palmer listed friendship faith tolerance and sportsmanship as democratic aims and urged fair play and perseverance in the Guardsmen’s training at Camp Forrest.
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John McLendon
Kingsport
E. W. Palmer
Civic Auditorium
National
Palmer
America
Kingsport Press
Tal
Camp Forrest
United States Army
B. Lynn Minter
Jon McLendon
McLendon
J. Fred Johnson
Johnon
Sted
Council to Meet Without Mayor
The Kingsport city council will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night with routine business expected. City Manager F L Cloud and Mayor E W Tipton will not attend as they participate in ceremonies at Johnson City honoring Pennsylvania Central Airlines officials and the start of the new Pittsburgh Birmingham flight.
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Kingsport
F. L. Cloud
E. W. Tipton
Johnson City
Pennsylvania
Central Airlines
Pittsburgh-Birmingham
Noted Kentucky Financier Dies
Louisville financier and attorney John Watson Barr Jr., 77, whose influence shaped Louisville's financial, industrial and political life, dies at Alta Vista overlooking Cherokee Park. He had served as officer or director of more than twenty key banks and corporations in Louisville and remained active in Fidelity and Columbia Trust Company and Citizens Union National Bank up to his final illness.
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Louisville
John Watson Barr
Alta Vista
Cherokee Park
Barr
Removal of Morgan From TVA Board Defended Before High Court
The Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to review J Arthur B Morgan's appeal to overturn a Cincinnati Federal Circuit ruling. Solicitor General Biddle argued the TVA Act permits presidential removal without statutory limits and that Morgan sought back pay after dismissal for conduct.
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Morgan
TVA
FDR
Washington
Roosevelt
J .Arthur B. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Francis Biddle
Federal Circuit Court
Cincinnati
Biddle
Circuit Court
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Gunnings Chapel
E. Lb, McConnell
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O'Mehoney
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J. R. Pedal
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J. C. White
B. M. Brown
H. L. Ford
H. L. Hasche
Joe Engel
Hawkins
Associated Press
Bulletins
Bolster Arms Works
Odessa
Black Sea
Chisinau
Cernauti
Bessarabia
Kiev
Bulgpetin
Hungary
U. S
Minter Toastmaster
Johnson
Earth
Tennessee Valley Authority Act
Badson's Calan
Deatha
Dorothy Dix
Hollywood
Society
Pega
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