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Newspaper

Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1937

Page

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Violence and unrest ripple through early strike era

Violence flares as non union drivers and pickets clash with police in Alameda and Chicago. Reports cite tear gas, water cannons, injured officers and a broad wave of strikes expanding across Chrysler, Hudson, GM, and other plants. Workers idle numbered in the tens of thousands as negotiations continue.

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Weather brief from several states on frigid night

Tennessee sees extreme cold with wind and sparse protection overnight. Virginia reports mostly clear skies with rising temperatures and light winds in the south. Kentucky forecasts generally grim with warming later in the week. North Carolina experiences clear to partly cloudy night with uncertain temperature rise.

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Report Indicates Work Needed For Handicapped Tots

A vehicle crash on the Gate City highway near Morrison City injured two men. Henry B. Bragg 35 of Penn-Dixie Cement was in critical condition at Community Hospital with internal injuries and possible skull fracture. Claude Morrison 22 Tennessee Eastman was admitted with favorable prospects after the collision with a truck. The incident followed a prior fatal wreck nearby and underscored local efforts to aid crippled children, with county health reports noting 117 cases needing help and public support rising.

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Court Hearing Draws All Kinds Of Senate Spectators

The Senate hearing on the presidents ymirt measure attracted hundreds of onlookers including grandmothers, serious men, and officials from nearby offices. Spectators crowded the chamber as Senators Logan and Connally questioned witnesses, while aides and reporters watched from the sides, amid signs and a cautious, crowded scene.

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Insurgent Drive Near Guadalajara In Spain Front

Rebels claim wiping out a battalion of government troops and capturing more than 100 square miles of territory as they push toward Guadalajara. Control of seven villages along the Madrid Zaragoza highway reported, with twelve government tanks captured.

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WETS TO SEEK REPEAL AFTER SOLON RECESS

Alabama votes dry prompt renewed push to repeal Tennessee prohibition as border states show mixed liquor laws. Debate centers on revenue needs and possible state wide referendum while anti saloon groups mobilize counties. Prominent Rep Lon S Austin criticizes enforcement as widespread.

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Bell Slated for Record Crop Seen Marshal's Post

Knoxville Journal reports Henry R. Bell of London is named U S Marshal for East Tennessee with Chester R. Hackney as chief deputy. The post, vacant since Marshal Worley’s April auto crash, pays 4400 annually. Bell’s past roles include state Democratic chairman and former state senator.

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Alabama votes to end prohibition in statewide repeal

Alabama counties voting wet favored state stores, making liquor legal in the state. Early returns show 88,305 for repeal and 182,909 against, with Jefferson Mobile and Montgomery counties voting strongly for the state plan. State stores to begin within two weeks after governor proclaims results.

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Mrs Curry First Customer Returns for gown Promise

In Adelaide on March 11 1867 Mrs J B Curry 9 now visits a department store anniversary tale. The store had rewarded her as its first customer with outfits in 1867 and fulfilled a later promise to give another gown when she returned at age ninety.

Adelaide Australia J. B. Curry

Senate Gum Question Stuns Hearing Inquiries

Washington March 11 a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the presidents court reorganization bill drew odd speculation as Attorney General Crel Curmmin was said to have chewed gum during testimony and not disposed of it. Witness details remained unclear as officials near Reed and Jackson were referenced amid a long examination.

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Jackson Takes Stand In Probe Of Court Plan

Assistant Attorney General Robert H. Jackson testified in Washington that a majority of the Supreme Court opposes Roosevelt’s court reorganization aims. He warned delays and divisions threaten key New Deal measures, citing acts from Social Security to the Tennessee Valley Authority as under legal cloud and in danger of being struck down.

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