Pastor vanishes trigger murder theory in Johnson City
Sheriff Bramit advanced murder and attempted extortion theories in the February disappearance of Rev. G C Robinson, a 30 year old Carter County minister. Deputies searched an old water filled quarry near Mulgan college. dynamiting and draining failed to find him. A telegram from Chicago signed Royle Robinson asked for 5200 to come home, but Eunice Robinson said she denied it as the sender used the wrong names. Traffic on the Chilfield line resumed after a wreck left 10 box cars and 11 coalers telescoped three miles west of Kingsport, with rails relaid by early today.
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Johnson City
E. E. Bramit
GC Robinson
Carter County
Robinson
Here
Mulgan College
Bramit
Chicago
Royle Robinson
Ctiichfield
Kingsport
Weather forecast across states shows rain and warming trends
Tennessee} intermittent rain and slightly warmer tonight and Thursday. Virginia} cloudy tonight with intermittent light rain spreading north and south late tonight or Thursday morning. slowly rising temperatures. Kentucky} cloudy and warmer tonight and Thursday with intermittent rain starting Thursday.
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Oe Nessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Riot Over Franco Leaves Six Hurt in Los Angeles
March 14 police tear gas and gas bombs split a street fight outside the Wilshire Ebell Club theater as Catholic theater group members hosted Allen O Brien, ex nurse with the Spanish nationalist army, praising Franco. officers and several demonstrators suffered eye irritation from gas.
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Los Angeles
Spain
Wilshire- Ebell Club
Allen O'Brien
Catholic Theater Guild
John J. Cantwell
Franco
Gable Admits He’ll Wed Lombard Soon And Reconciles With Wife
Clark Gable indicated a possible marriage to Caryle Lombard by week’s end while a Las Vegas divorce trial freed his former wife Maria. He paused film plans as Vivien Leigh co star roles shifted with director changes on Gone With the Wind, awaiting on set reports and Fleming’s new leadership.
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Lombard
Rolly Ood
Marea
Clark Gable
Wormean
Jon
Caryle Lamard
Mrs. Gable
Clark
Seyi
Cond
Meria
Las Ve
Caraie
Beeman
Bern
Guhle
Vivien Leigh
Briett Butler
Miss Leigh
Scarlett O'Hara
Victor Fleming
George Cukor
Labor peace negotiators recess meet in New York
The AFL and CIO peace committees recessed their first joint conference on a labor war settlement and agreed to reconvene in New York City on Friday March 10 at 8 p m. The talks at the labor department opened with both sides seeking an honorable settlement and plans for a united labor movement from CIO president and AFL leaders.
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AFL
CIO
Mutt
New York City
Harry C. Bares
American Federation of Lavor
Labor
Conerence
John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
United Labor Movement
Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations-American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
William Green
ACL
Labor Department
Harv & Bates
Afls Peace Committee
American Federation of Labor
Daniel J. Tobin
Sea Peace
U S offered new lands in Smokies
Washington March Congress learns the National Park Service has received an offer from the Aluminum Co of America to sell 14 137 acres for the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at 29 an acre. Demaray says $9200 is needed for the next fiscal year and details land costs, condemnations, and other offers as negotiations proceed.
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Washington, March &Ri
Congress
Ne- Nonal Park Service
The
Aluminum Co. of America
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A H E. Demaray
Park Service
Tennessee
North Carolina
House
Demaray
Great Smoky Park
Scrugham
D.-Nev
Marey
Aluminium Company of America
Indian Service
Caref Scrugham
Jesus
Demi Varay
Senate approves Cooper bond bill in budget move
Nashville March 8 The Senate passed administration measure to change county highway reimbursement bond interest payments. Critics argued this shifts burden to state finances but supporters say it saves about 3000000 in interest over two years. The bill sets 4.75 percent this year and 3.5 percent thereafter.
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Senate
County Judges ' Association
Cooper
Sael
Lane Administration
Brosby
Fayette
Newman
Carideanislso
House tense as act begins
Washington March 8. Democrats rally to push the government reorganization bill amid a flood of Republican amendments. A quorum walk is demanded to bring absentees into the chamber. Leadership mobilizes for a straight party vote after fending off Dirksen. Committees stay active on the reorganization.
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Rep
Dirkie
Byrd
D-Val
Dirksen
House
House Agricultural Coroalttes
American Farm Bureau Federation
Federation
Edward A. O'Neal
House Appropriations Committee
Interior Department
Department
Ascal
Harry L. Hopkins
Commerce Department
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Hopkins
Hopkins pledges aid for business in Washington
Secretary Hopkins promised positive action to back up administration promises of cooperation with business. He criticized cynicism about sincerity and said he would confer with government agencies to craft concrete measures, though he withheld details until action occurs. The wording reflects a high level of political rhetoric amid economic policy discussions.
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Washington
March
S.pi
Hopkins
Des Moines
Town
Morgenthau
Britain to submit final Palestine plan to Arabs and Jews
Britain notified Arabs and Jews that it would submit its forthcoming final plan for Palestine to both sides early next week after a month of talks. Cotton futures fell sharply in New Orleans amid heavy liquidation and foreign selling. The Chinese government formed a 10 million pound currency stabilization tax with two British banks contributing five million pounds. Senator Lewis proposed repealing neutralities laws directing the president to enforce neutrality by executive orders. The White House announced Daniel W. Bell would become assistant to the treasury secretary around April 15 and Harold G. Smith would become budget director.
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London
Palestine
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House of Commons
Lewis
Washington
Illinois
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March &P
White House
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Secretary of the Treasury
Harold G. Smith
Michigan
Fraziers' White Slave Case Set for March Trial
Greeneville March federal judge George Taylor set the trial for Mark Frazier his wife Mrs Winona Frazier and son Pat Frazier all indicted on white slave transport charges. They operated a Kingsport hotel and Tavern on the Johnson City highway and were arraigned with pleas of not guilty after a raid by FBI agents and local officers.
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Pines
Greeneville
March
George Taylor
Mark Frazier
Winona Frazier
Pat Frazier
Mann
Kingsport
Johnson City
Taylor
Frazier
Federal Bureau of Investigation
City Land
Britain mobilizes for unseen war with expanded reserves
London outlines a comprehensive plan to expand and equip the British army for Europe on outbreak of war. Hore Belisha proposes reserves in the Middle East and India, an anti aircraft command, and faster mobilization. Training includes 1,000 officers and 16,000 regular reserve in September and bigger anti aircraft defenses. Local overseas port garrisons rise. overall field forces remain 19 divisions ready for Europe. Prime Minister Chamberlain’s Feb declaration strengthens ties with France.
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March
British Empire
Leslie Hore- Bellsha
House of Commons
Middle East
India
Great Britain
Yorkshire
Belisha
Britain
Associated Pres
Madrid
Segismundo Casada
France
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Tunisia
Berlin
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China
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John
Hore-Belisha
Chamberlain
Kingsport to start center construction in April
Kingsport plans an auditorium and civic center costing 174000, financed partly by PWA funds totaling 124000. Work on foundations begins by April first after bid advertising March 28. The project uses Legion Park land, with additional land purchase for recreation at 37000, plus potential municipal stadium plans. Slum clearance funds up to 1500 may be used for admin costs. New traffic lights approved at Gate City highway East Sullivan and Walnut street Bristol highway.
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Board of Mayor
PWA
Legion Park
Walter F. Smith
Local Housing Commission
Holyoke
Gate City Highway
Sullivan Street
Walnut Street
Bristol Highway
Theo
Civic Center
Red Revolters Surrender to Miaja Regime
A Madrid radio announced the communist revolt within the Madrid regime had surrendered shortly before an ultimatum deadline. The government claims victory as it seeks peace with Franco to end the Spanish Civil War.
Jump and Run school hit by windstorm in Kingston
A windstorm toppled a tree onto the Jump and Run community school in Kingston North Carolina on March 5. Eighty Black students rushed outdoors without injuries reported.
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Kingston
N.C
Jump and Run Community School
Third Rate Burlesque Jokes Win Goebbels Contest
Berlin reports Goebbels ran a month long German humor contest awarding prizes from four to forty dollars for the best jokes. A humble construction worker won, his one handiwork accompanying three jokes. Some readers called the results healthy eroticism. Goebbels began the contest after expelling five cabaret artists from the Reich culture chamber.
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Berlin
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Nazi Germany
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der Angriff
Culture Chamber
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