Whitaker Hinted Youth’s Condition Shifts in Campaign Talk
Nashville news reports indicate Phil Whitaker of Chattanooga hinted at a bid against Governor Gore Browning. The piece sketches a crowded Senate race, naming Whitaker and other possible candidates, with Crump commenting on the talks and local party leaders weighing endorsements amid a troubling shooting of Glen Littleton.
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Nashville
Phil Whitaker
Chattanooga
Goreon Browning
George L. Berry
Sheelsy
E. H. Crump
Memphis
Brownings
Kenneth Whitaker
Sam D. McReynolds
Senate
Whitaker
Ren. J. Ridley Mitchell
Weather Showers Across Tennessee Kentucky Virginia Tonight
Tennessee expected showers tonight and Thursday with little temperature change. Kentucky rain tonight and Thursday with a warmer 81 in the east. Virginia sees rain in the west tonight and Thursday with cloudy skies and rain spreading from late tonight into Thursday morning in the east. Slight warmth in the extreme west tonight.
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Tennessee
East
Virginia
West Portion
Virginia House Debates Women Workers and Billboard Bills
In Richmond on March 9 the House sent back minor senate amendments to the women workers hour bill and the outdoor advertising billboard regulation for concurrence. The senate approved both measures by large majorities, while the bar organization law passed the house but stalled in the senate.
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Richmond
House of Delegates
Senate
Bar Organization
Court Central
State Supreme Court of Appeals
House
Lawes
Senate Courts of Justice Committee
Elige Gilliam 105 Dies Oldest Sullivan Countian
Elige Gilliam a 105 year old Kingsport resident native of Senrt county Wa until nine years ago died at Holston Valley Community hospital after a long illness. He was the oldest man in Sullivan county recorded by county historians. Surviving eight children forty grandchildren and eighteen great grandchildren. Services and further details continue on page twelve.
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Blige Gilliam
Kingsport
Senrt County
Holston Valley
Sullivan County
Scott County
Virginian
Gil
Clinch Rh
Tennessee
Cosby Bishop
Chris Flanary
Calle Frank
Nick Barlette
Clinchhport
Callie Walters
Church , Tonn
Richard
Noah
Rate increase far short of needs railroads say
Washington March 9 The Interstate Commerce Commission approved higher freight rates but rail spokesmen say the raise falls short of needs. J J Pelley of the Association of American Railways calls the decision disappointing while noting permission for some rate hikes could boost revenue to about 220 million dollars. Roosevelt plans a railroad finance conference next week to study the issue with lawmakers and industry representatives.
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J. J. Paliey
Association of
Ameri 10 Railroads
Raisa
Mort Cates
Joseph FB. Eastman
Pelley
Walter M. W. Strawn
Eastman
Wheeler D.mont
Lea 'D-Califf
Carl Gray
Union Pacific
Reorgie Harrison
T. Gc. C
Jane Refri
Eastern Railroads
Wheeler
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Runaway Youth Sent Back Home From Virginia Tale
A 13 year old Philadelphia boy Stanley Klara, who claimed he was abducted and dumped in Virginia, was returned home after a story that sparked local excitement. Sheriff E P Parks investigated a similar report from New Rochelle but found no likeness to Levine.
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Tempeeranceville
Virginia
Philadelphia
Stanley Klara
Philadelphi
Thomas Klara
Stanley
E. P. Parks
Peter Levine
New Rochelle
New Church
Levine
Whistle Signals Stork Arrival In Georgia Town
Greenville Georgia residents will hear a whistle to mark births. Wilbur C Gulpenpes of Greenville Oil MHI blew the mill whistle to announce Ida Lee, daughter of Mr and Bi Warner & Tigner, prompting mixed reactions and plans for a citywide signal system.
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Georgia
Greenville
Wilbur C. Gulpenpes
Greenville Oil Mhi
Ida Lee
Bi Warner
Prayer Evidence Emerges In Moscow Treason Trial
In Moscow a bled prayer found in Rosengoltz’s pocket was shown as evidence against traitors in the great treason and murder trial. Medical experts testified that several officials and a writer suffered from murders and neglect, while Yagoda admitted guilt in four killings amid courtroom revelations.
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Richard G. Maslock
Moscow
A. P. Rosengoltz
Ataxim Gorky
Maxim Pechkoff
Vyacheslaff Menzhingty
Secret Police
Valerian V. Nuibisheff
Nikolai Yezhoff
Genrikh Yagado
Yezhoff
J. N. Hazakoff
Vyacheslaff Menzhinsky
Russia
Kazakoff
Yagoda
Genrich Yagodaa
Mlenzhinsky
Kazakof
House Rejects Surtax Clause In Tax Revision
The House rejects a surtax amendment in the tax revision bill amid heated debate. Opponents labeled the levy punitive and discriminatory against certain corporations, while supporters argued for revenue needs. A Republican-led push sought to strike the surtax, with final passage expected after further legislative maneuvers.
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HOUSE
Ion Corres
Eierndey
Pwasiden
Roosevelt
Doughton
D-N
He Wrya and Means
Representative McCormack
b.-Mass
McCormack
Ways and Means
Coughton
Congress
Fabor Committee
Deoughton
North Carolina
Robertson
Indictment Sought for Rex Brittain in Wife Slaying
In Mayfield Kentucky authorities moved quickly to seek a murder indictment against Rex Brittain a 34 year old farm foreman who allegedly confessed to killing his wife with an ice cream freezer tap and then tried to burn the house with kerosene as neighbors discovered the flaming scene Brittain reportedly told Judge W H Crowder he struck his wife twice because she nagged him The 32 year old mother of two was found dead in the burning home near Lowes Kentucky with Brittain and the children absent at the time of discovery
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Mayfield
Rex Brittain
W. H. Crowder
Crowder
W. J. Wymas
Stook
Brittain
Lowes
High winds lash Corpus Christi causing limited damage
A March 2 report from Corpus Christi notes winds of 70 miles per hour at the municipal airport battered city buildings but caused only minor damage overall. The severe gusts disrupted activity but left structures largely intact.
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Corpus Christi
Congressional Probe TV A Asked by Senator Bridges
Senator Bridges requests a congressional probe into the Tennessee Valley Authority as debates focus on sex education. Fr. Rev. Irving Robinson urged strong biology courses for high school students and warned against aggressive school programs that undermine family guidance.
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T.V.A
Senator Bridges
Rvinson
Parent-Teacher Association of the
Wall Street May Vote on Exchange Shakeup and Austria Referendum
New York reports a Wall Street rally of speculation over a potential stock exchange reform after the Richard Whitney breach as members vote on constitutional amendments to install a new board next May. In Vienna, Chancellor Schuschnigg reportedly plans an early referendum to seek a mandate for Austria’s independence amid German encroachment.
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Wall Street
Austria
New York
Wall Tkreet
Locke Exchange
Richard Whitney & Co
Wall
Exchange
Board of Governors
Whitney
Charles R. Gay
Old Guard
Vienna
Kurt Schuschnigg
Fatherland Front
Plebsnite
Kentucky Senate Resumes Slow Start in Special Session
The Kentucky Senate began work in a slow special session while the House rested. Revenue Chief James W. Martin rescinded Ward Oates’s appointment as acting head of the distilled spirits unit, citing a mutual decision not to extend Oates’s duties. Governor Chandler expressed surprise at Martin’s initial appointment.
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Frankfort
Senate
House
James W. Martin
Ward Oates
Morganfield
Revenue Department
A. B. Chandler
B Martin
Theo A. Hageman
Martin
Oates
Browning urges home rule for county courts
Governor Browning in Williamson county at a remodeled courthouse calls for county courts to receive full local government authority. He defends his budget stance, touts social security measures, a balanced budget, school improvements, a conservation program, and a prison industries system to fund state institutions.
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Franklin
Browning
Williamson County
Washington
Nashville
Govemor
Directors Called by FDR to Conference Over TVA Quarrel
All three TVA directors were summoned by President Roosevelt to a White House meeting on Friday to discuss charges of waste, mismanagement, and possible corruption. Senators Norris and King pressed for an investigative committee, while Bridges warned the move could imitate a Russian show trial.
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Meret &Pi
Jonutho
Tanviesses Valley
Senate
Pny
TVA
Congress
Norris
Ind-Ned
Bridges
Executive Branch
Roosevelt
A. E. Morgan
Ther
H. A. Morgan
David Mathe
H. A. Morgen
Lilienthal
Morgan
King
U.-Utah
Qnate
T&a
Rade ‘Commission
Russia
White House
Ind
Neb
Dilkce
McLean
R.-N.d
Morris
David E. Lilienthale
Beale Street Author Sees End Of Negro Honky Tonks
MEMPHIS March 8 A growing clash on Beale Street between hard driving blues acts and a new genteel movement drew attention from author George W Lee. He plans an article to show Beale Street’s shift from a blues hub to a swankier community with college bred influence, a change seen over twenty years and evident during last year’s cotton carnival when a genteel king and queen were crowned.
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Mempeos
Beale ‘Street
George W. Lee
Lieut. Lee
River George
North America
Lee
Beale
Tom
Tac
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