Anti Foreign Feeling in China Fanned Into Full Blaze
Shanghai and Nanking turmoil as anti foreign sentiment rises after bombardment reports from Nanking. Americans flee Yangtze valley while foreigners evacuate to Shanghai. Chang Kai Chek downplays threat and seeks diplomatic settlement. Evacuations tensor across Hankow Nanking Chungking with U S destroyer Preble aiding. Missionaries reported safe. continued coverage noted.
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Tennessee General Assembly
Shanghat
Yangtze Valley
Nanking
Chang Kui-Chek
Chang
Shanghai
Tianorea
Preble
Kingyin
Chinkiang
Chunggha
Henan
Chelloa
Shantung Peninsula
J. E. Williams
Nanking University
Capital Is Gripped By the Chinese Situation
Washington learns of a rising anti foreign terror threat in China as survivors in Nanking are confirmed safe. A 1500‑strong marine relief force is being rushed across the Pacific to aid beleaguered Americans, with further reinforcements possible. Admiral Hough reports the rescue of the last American victim in Canton. Continued on page four.
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China
Nanking
Yangtze River
Adjeez Williams
Shanghai
Pacific
Hough
Double Killing Puzzle Baffles Police in Miami Pa
Police and county officers sought help to solve a brutal double murder in Miami Pennsylvania. Mr and Mrs Edward Nevers were found dead ten days after breakfast on March 16 likely beaten with a hatchet. A newspaper dated March 15 and a roomer C A Callins of Detroit Michigan linked to Furfiter Co Dayton Ohio are being pursued for information. Deputy Sheriff J B Cone led the inquiry.
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Miami
Pla
Edward Nevers
Roemer
C. A. Callins
Nevers
Mack Avenue
Detroit
Mich
Fur Fiter Company
Dayton
Ohio
J. B. Cone
Boxer Stabbed In Night Club Row In Hollywood
In Hollywood at the Crescent Club Eddie Diggins a 29 year old lightweight boxer was stabbed to death as a fight broke out when lights were extinguished. Police questioned Charles Meehan and Joseph Zempelle along with five others while Floyd Hamilton aided Lloyd Hamilton the dying boxer.
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Los Angeles
Crescent Club
Hollywood
Eddie Diggins
Charles Meehan
Joseph Zempelle
Floyd Hamilton
Lloyd Hamilton
Kingsport Times 88 Page Anniversary Edition
The Manufacturers Record highlights Kingsport Tenn as The City of Industry marking its tenth anniversary. The Times published an 88 page February 27 edition printed on locally made book paper with pulp from Kingsport plants and trees grown nearby. Local labor supplied the full manufacture from raw world to finished newspaper.
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Manufacturers Record
Kingsport
Kingsportt
Tenn
City of Industry
Times
Mead Fibre Company
The
the Times
Insurance Money and Motive In Snyder Murder Case
District Attorney linked $104000 in life insurance to Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray, suggesting earnings motive for the murder of Albert Snyder. Gray attempted to drink poison during questioning, with detectives seizing a whiskey containing poison. Ruth Snyder mourns her birthday in tears as lawyers demand separate trials.
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New York
Ruth Snyder
Albert Snyder
Newcombe
Queens County
Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Gray
Syracuse
Tennessee Solons to Clash Over Recess Committee Expenses
Tennessee lawmakers brace for a battle when they reconvene Monday at 3 pm over recess committee expenditures. The military affairs committee led spending at 4,862.22 dollars, followed by finance ways and means at 4,185.40 and Rockwood mines at 3,312.22. Administration leaders say totals likely exceed double last cycle, with costs to be folded into the miscellaneous appropriation bill as debates begin.
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Nashville
Tenn
General Assembly of Tennessee
Sam R. Bratton
Finance, Ways and Means
Rockwood Mines Committee
Eaders
General Assembly
New Yorkers Visit Kingsport Family Arrives for Services
Mrs Ray Dennis and her husband with four children arrived from New York City on Friday. The renowned singer will sing at the morning services of the First Presbyterian church today. Kingsport residents recall her voice from a concert in Johnson City, Tennessee. The Dennis family will stay several days at Rotherwood House. Mr Dennis is the younger brother of John B Dennis who has interests in Kingsport.
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New York City
First Presbyterian Church
Dennis
Weather Summary for Virginia and Tennessee Forecasts
Fair and colder in Virginia Sunday with east sunshine and increasing cloudiness in the west Monday. Tennessee fair and somewhat colder in the east with increasing cloudiness in the west Sunday, followed by showers Monday. Readings at 6 p.m. show yesterday high 64, low 22. rainfall 0. Readings compare with last year. Friday rainfall 0.0.
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Virginia
West
Tennessee
West Portion
U.S
C. L. Bunn
Fatal 2000 Foot Fall Claims Mechanic in Augusta
In Augusta on March 26 a plane en route to Pensacola air station plummeted 2000 feet. Aviation mechanic C. T. Stone of Hamp ton Roads Naval Station died. pilot Lieutenant N. B. Wilkins and chief mechanic G. F. Lawden escaped unharmed. Stone attempted to crash land and refa se his parachute. The body was recovered from the wreckage.
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Augusta
C. T. Stone
Hampton Roads Naval Station
Pensacola Air Station
N. B. Wilkins
G. F. Lawden
Stone
Wilkins
Payne to Face Second Murder Trial in Tennessee
Hugh Lee Payne, convicted in February for the murder of Carl McMillan, and sentenced to 25 years, will face trial for the murder of Carl's father Henry McMillan. The double killing happened at the McMillan grocery on South Central Street in Knoxville. Continued on page four.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Hugh Lee Payne
Maryville
Carl McMillan
State Penitentiary
Henry McMillan
McMillans
South Central Street
Ford's Testimony in Sapiro Libel Case Draws Narrow Hype
Detroit March 26 Henry Ford's planned appearance as a witness in Aaron Sapiro's million dollar libel suit is expected to be uneventful beyond his presence. Ford's counsel aims to limit questions to the core issues, hoping to restrict interrogation as William J. Cameron previously faced. The schedule remains unsettled with Wednesday floated as a potential date for the testimony.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Aaron Sapiro
Sapiro
Ford
William J. Cameron
Dearborn Independent
William Henry’ Gallagher
Knoxville Man Fined For Excessive Horn Blowing
In Knoxville Municipal Court Judge R P Williams fined C H Palvines three dollars after Palvines claimed he horn blasted a driver he called an old maid. Palvines said she wouldn t move over and spectators laughed but the judge upheld the fine under a city order against excessive horn blowing.
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Knoxville
Tenn
R. P. Williams
C. H.palvines
Palvines
Carl F. Spence
Public Safety Director
Kidnapped Virginia Frazier Parents Agree Not to Prosecute
Ransom demanded for two year old Virginia Jo. Frazier, kidnapped from Chattanooga, with the family saying they will not prosecute abductors. The letter, purportedly proving possession of the child, arrived by mail and the Fraziers plan to meet the terms in a signed press statement.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Tittle
Virginia Jo. Frasier
Fred B. Frazier
Frazier
Chattanooga Times
Associated Press
Fox
Ransom
Fraziers
Fred. B. Frazier
Virginia
Benham Frazier
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