Navy Rile Seen as Forerunner of Long Disputes
Washington March 22 The administration's naval expansion bill will trigger Senate debate on foreign policy neutrality and defense. Opponents led by Borah Idaho and La Follette Pro War condemn the bill as excessive citing a 1 1 billion dollar price tag and expansion to defend both coasts. Secretary Hull supports no alliance stance while Norris notes change but sees the bill as excessive. House approval includes ships planes and submarines with four to six years required to fund and build the program.
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LaFollette
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Atlantic Ocean
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France
Great Britain
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Congress
Weather showers and colder across Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia
Weather outlook reports showers and thunderstorms for Tennessee tonight and Wednesday with cooler follow up. Kentucky sees showers and possibly thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday with colder air arriving later. Virginia forecasts rain and added cloudiness inland with a milder start followed by colder conditions by Thursday.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Japan Is Believed Close To Defeat In China Front
North China dispatch reports Yu Cheng-Tsao saying Japanese forces near defeat as Red guerrillas and Chinese armies cut rail links Y lence across Shansi and Shantung. Chinese offensives isolate 40000 Japanese in Southern Shansi while Chiang Kai-shek forces cross the Yellow River and seize rail lines near Taiyuan.
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Red Army
Yu Cheng-T'sao
Hopeb
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Central China Front
Shansi
Red
Peiping-Hankow
Chiang Hai-Shek
Chiang
Taiyuan
Shantung Province
Poetry Writer and Foundry Worker Will Air Love Suit
Mary Evelyn Lanthe 23 year old Bear Station songwriter seeks 50000 damages for a broken heart. She and her attorneys failed to appear. Judge Shelburne Pereuson set a 1 pm start but neither side was present. Defendant’s counsel also failed to appear, case postponed, costs to be paid by the plaintiff. Court was crowded and largely filled by women spectators. Continue on page eight.
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Mary Evelyn Lanthe
Bear Station
Shelburne Pereuson
Miss Lambe
Cuirford E. Sanders
R. NS. Cresger
John Henry Me
Dairyman's Death Baffles Officers in Read County
Knoxville March 42 A. J. Wardrop 60 dairy official and county candidate was found shot dead in his yard near Concord. Police ponder whether homicide or suicide as a pistol with one empty shell lay nearby. A milkman found the body at 6 am. Wardrop's wife was away last night. Officers report no witnesses to the shot and are pursuing leads. Meanwhile in Hendaye, Spain, insurgents unleashed tanks and planes along the Catalonia frontier as they press toward the sea, breaking through defenses near Castellaras to Valencia road. Government says line held, while insurers say the fourth attack opened a gap. Air raids targeted Tortosa as Madrid reports stalled momentum. Continued on Page Eight.
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Spain
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Alcaniz-Valencia
Barcelona
Tortosa
Mediterranean Coast
Torrevelilla
Madrid
Noose Takes Life of Kingsport Man
Rice Crawford a 64 year old retired farmer was found dead by hanging at his daughter’s home in Kingsport. A coroner’s inquest ruled death by his own action as authorities noted despondency and heart ailment over the past year.
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Kingsport
Crawford
Belle Davdsor
Howard Hill
George EB. Bradley
D. L. McConnell
D. C. Deane
England Seeks Sound Conditions For European Balance
London report says Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and his cabinet work on a stabilization declaration to preserve domestic peace and restore Britain’s historic balance of power in Europe. Cabinet sessions aim for unanimous foreign policy to be presented to the House of Commons, with no split among aides over Anthony Eden’s resignation and methods in dealing with Germany and Italy.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
Britain
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House of Commons
Anthony Eden
Germany
Hitler
Italy
Mussolini
Nazi Brazil Move Hits Blind Alley
March 22. Efforts by the German government to regain free Nazi cultural activity for Germans in Brazil ran into a blind alley today. Foreign Minister Oswaldo Branda rejected flatly the latest representations against Brazil's ban. German ambassador Carl Ritter acted for his government. Ritter’s note was deemed overly strong and rejected without further consideration. Continued on Page Eights
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Brazil
Foreign Office
Oswaldo Branda
Carl Ritter
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Southern States industry center cites 1.9% February job gain
The Southern States Industry Center reports a 1.9 percent bump in February employment across 14 Southern states versus January, signaling a potential bottom to the downturn. No wage cuts reported though weekly hours decline. employers aim to spread work and preserve payrolls.
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Nashville
Southern States Industry Center
Second trap fall ends Adkins life at West Virginia execution
Arvin Adkins, 25, died in West Virginia's first triple execution when a trap malfunction caused the gallows to drop during his second attempt. Witnesses, including 74 men and one woman, watched as guards reset him and he spoke of Heaven. A second inmate, Join Travis, also fell as the execution proceeded.
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West Virginia
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Rebels Report Bout Of Defenders At Valdeulgario
Spanish insurgents claimed victory near Valdeulgario at the frontier town of Hendaye reporting they drove government troops from five barricaded trench lines in fierce close combat. In Memphis County Attorney Frank Gailin said registration books for Shelby County could be inspected by foe of the local political organization.
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France
Valdeulgario
Memphis
Frank Gailin
Ciny
Gordon Browning
Shelby County
TVA head Morgan rejects Roosevelt ultimatum
A dramatic session in Yellow Springs details Arthur E. Morgan refusing to provide reasons for potential removal as TVA chairman. President Roosevelt set a 2:30 p.m. deadline, with senators and observers weighing possible executive action and congressional inquiries into TVA director disputes. Morgan and board members Lilienthal and H A Morgan faced intense scrutiny as leadership tensions at the Tennessee Valley Authority escalated.
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Foes of Browning to Back Stewart in Tennessee Senate Race
In Tennessee a Brownings opposition backs Tom Stewart of Winchester for the U S Senate in the Democratic primary. Crump and McKellar endorse Stewart, while Crump backs Prentice Cooper for governor, linking Cooper for governor and Stewart for Senate as likely winners.
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Winchester
Senate
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Tennessee
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U. S. Senate
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Nathan L. Bachman
Browning- Berry
E. H. Crump
Memphis
U. S
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John T. Scopes
Dayton
Crump
Prentice Cooper
Shelbyville
Ambulance Blockade Delays New Jersey Crossing Work
In Elizabeth New Jersey a black hearse halted a $5 million grade crossing elimination project as diggers neared the wagon's wheels. Contractors sought court action to force owners and others to move, while laborers faced a protest by local business owners including a gas station and repair shop owner and his son and other named firms.
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Hearst
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Huto
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Benton and Holéen Co
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Corny
Senate Alters Way to Change FDR's Measure
Senate opponents of the government reorganization bill shifted tactics pressing for exemptions rather than full program change. They urged Senator Pittman to amend to stop transferring the Forest Service from Agriculture to Interior. Byrnes warned the vote would be extremely close and Senator Clark prepared.
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Senate
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del Nev
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Agriculture
Interior Department
Byrnes
D-30
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Victim of hit and run driver dies in Gate City area
Fifteen year old Nell Hawkins died after a hit and run in Robinette Valley near Gate City. Her companion Fay Pierson survived. Sheriff J E Quitlin pursues an old sedan described as the vehicle. Funeral services set for Cedar Grove Church with burial at Palmer Cemetery. Survivors include her parents R G Hawkins sister Mary Ellen and grandmother Mrs Palmer.
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Nell Hawkins
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R. E. Hawkins
Miss Fay
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Hawkins
Kingsport
W. L. Palmer
Palmer
Cedar Grove
T. B. Craft
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McConnell Funeral Home
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R. G. Hawkins
Mary Ellen
Good Training Slashes Highway Accident Repeaters
Harvard traffic research finds 500 accident repeaters given scientific driving tests cut accidents by about 90 percent. General safety education produced a smaller reduction. Study led by Maxwell Halsey and Dr H A Desilva with tests in two New England cities. Follow up showed 60 percent drop for a second group receiving general education.
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Mass
Harvard University Bureau For
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T. W. Forbes
New England
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