Rebels Victorious May End Spanish War Progress Catalonia Advance
Spanish insurgents pushed toward Lerida as Franco’s forces moved along the eastern front toward the Mediterranean. Fraga fell after intense air and ground assaults, with government troops retreating toward the Ebro line. The Catalonia campaign raised prospects of a climactic battle and possible endgame in the war.
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Lerida
Catalonia
Pim Generalissims
Francises
Frag Sufway
Nain Highway
Burceton
Hendaye
France
Franco
Mediterranean
Barcelona
Spain
Bellana
Clnser
Morella
Northatalonia
Weather showers and warm Tennessee forecast likely
Weather notes mention showers tonight and Tuesday with warm readings in Tennessee and Virginia. Forecast predicts increasing temperatures eastward with unsettled periods and rising readings into Tuesday.
Sullivan County GOP to Meet for Reorganization
Sullivan county Republicans will meet next Monday for reorganization and the election of a new county chairman and executive committee. E Lynn Minter, longtime chairman, issued the call. The meeting, at 0 p.m. during a recess of the Sullivan county court, will also consider officers and other business as may arise. The principal item expected is discussion of candidates for sheriff and trustee, amid rumors of a strong Republican bid for the sheriff's office in August.
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Sullivan County
E. Lynn Minter
Republicans
Sullivan County Court
Minter
Barrier Against Floods Forecast
Washington March 28 The chief of the war Department s engineers pictured today an American program to flood protection through a long range plan costing two billion dollars Major General Julian F Schley said the department will not prescribe a detailed technique for hydraulic problems in flood control studies The art is in the development Several improvements in methods will be discovered soon Schley will appear before the Neuse flood control committee on March 30 to aid loan protection legislation Existing programs call for nearly one billion dollars in expenditures An engineer estimated an equal amount would be needed Continued on page eight.
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Washington
Gépartment
Julian F. Schley
Schley
Manama
Neuse Flood Control Committee
Amerry Mith Ude
Contin
Prison visit ties writer to Brushy Mountain break
An on site report from a casual prison visit at Brushy Mountain recounts a dramatic escape attempt. Writer observations include guard chatter, the recapture of inmates, and warnings about danger as authorities pursued fugitives. The account centers on emotions and sequence rather than legal conclusions.
Ruins of Burned Club May Hide Body of Young Man
A fire at Hillcrest club outside city limits destroyed the structure and burned likely all inside. L Morris, a 3 roomer, may have perished. search of the ruins continues as firemen contend no sign of a body yet. Damage estimated at $10,000. cause undetermined noon today.
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Holcrest Club
Lon Morris
James
Morris
Hillcrest Club
Fire Met
Mortis
Fred Barger
Morris Barger
Barger
Maple Street
R. ©. Pyle
Julle
theft diamond display draws four robbers to Milgrim home
In Manhattan a $50,000 Marquis diamond ring worn by Sally Milgrim sparked a home invasion that netted $94,700 in jewels and cash. The Milgrims and two children, a governess, and a servant were restrained while Charles Milgrim was forced to reveal the ring’s hiding place under torture with cigarette tips. The assailants fled as Mrs Milgrim’s screams and threats escalated, with authorities continuing the investigation.
Matches Point Way to Body of Drowned Woman
Special to The Times Norton Virginia March 28 A trail of matches led to the body of Mrs Daniel Gardner found in shallow water in Guest River about a mile east. Disappearance noted by her son Edwin Gardner's family after morning. Body found by bank. Gardners death ruled suicide by coroner's jury. Funeral 2:30 p.m. Tuesday from the home.
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Times
Norton
Daniel Gand
Ner
Guest River
Edwin Gardner
New government formed at Nanking replaces Chiang Kai-Shek
A new government established in Nanking, dominated by Japan and staffed with Chinese personnel, was proclaimed today to replace Chiang Kai-Shek's administration. The sponsors called it a reforming government of the republic of China, with a manifesto signed by Laing Hung-Tye, chairman of the executive Yuan.
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Shanghai
Japan
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Republic of China
North China
Pulying
Laing Hung-Tye
Executive Yuan
Fear Convicts Escape With Dynamite From Brushy Mountain Mine
Fugitives from Brushy Mountain prison used dug tunnels and blasts to escape. Twenty one of thirty eight convicts remained at large as authorities recovered sticks of dynamite and noted some captives were armed. One prisoner returned to the pen, while others were captured with cycles of alarm and few disturbances noted.
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Fetros
Tenn
FE. B. Jones
Neil Cinnamon
Claiborne
Jones
Cop Slayer Still Free After Break From Prison
Nashville March 28. Lawmen hunted Lonnie Taylor 34 and fellow escapee Rufus Guy after they fled the state penitentiary by climbing the wall with a ladder and rope and cutting high tension wires. Guy was recaptured near the Cumberland River. Taylor remained at large a few miles from the prison as deputies pressed the search with warnings of a dangerous escapee.
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Nashville
Middie
Tennessee
Lonnie Taylor
State Penitentiary
C. Woods
Taylor
Knoxville
Rufus Guy
Guy
Cumberland River
Charles Sanders
Lee
Woods
Last Minute News Flashes Berlin March 2844 Exults Nazis
Adolf Hitler told followers the German realm today is the strangest Germany in history. A group of Shithy county elti 7vons won a temporary injunction against Governor Browning's crime commission. The supreme court upheld public utility holding company provisions requiring interstate holding companies to register and file financial statements. A Crump Shelby county delegation forecast an endorsed candidate for railroad commissioner to complete the anti Browning ticket for major offices.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Nashville
Elti
Browning
Crime Commission
Washington
Supreme Court
Ccompany Bet Reque
CHEMP
Amasuville
E.W Crump
Shelby County
Edward M House dies in New York at 79
Colonel Edward M House longtime Wilson adviser dies after a long illness in New York He was 79 and died with family at his side His career included serving as Wilsons personal representative to European governments in 1914 15 and 18 and acting as U S representative at Paris Paris peace conference Versailles war council and allied talks furthering Entente coordination His death ends a prominent Democratic political era
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New York
Edward M. House
Woodrow Wilson
Colonel House
Gordon Altchincloss
House
Democratic Party
Wilson
Col. House
Paris
Supreme War Council
Versailles
United States
Rapid Mobilization Urged for Peace in Wartime Study
Washington March 28 General Malin Craig urged swift mobilization to secure peace, saying success hinges on ready military strength. He told 50 officers from active and reserve Army Navy and Marine forces that better wartime recruiting and planning could have ended World War I sooner. A two day study of mobilization machinery began among reservists using volunteers then selective draft methods.
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Washington
Malin Craig
Ele
America
Craig
Levine Snatchers Promised Safety
New York March 28 Blurray Levine father of kidnapped Peter Levine calls captors to contact him directly promising safe handling. He says police interference was involuntary and ransom delays stem from mishaps. He notes those contacted by kidnappers were unaware of the disappearance and urges a direct contact if his son remains alive.
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New York
Blurray Levine
Peter Levine
Levine
Treasury Cuts Price for Foreign Silver Washington
The Treasury reduced to 44 cents an ounce the price it pays for foreign produced silver, a rare move after nearly two years without change. Officials gave no reason, while London prices fell slightly amid fears the U S decision to stop Mexican silver purchases signals broader shifts in stabilizing world silver values. Oil executives including Walter Teagle and W S Fraish met Secretary Hull to press for support as Mexico expropriates American oil properties worth over 400 million dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
London
United States
United States Treasury
Hull
Mexico
Walter Teagle
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
W. S. Fraish
Eugene Holman
Huasteca Petroleum Company
Standard Oil
Frack Feville
California
Albert @.Watts
Penn-Mex Fuel Company
James W. Reid
Consolidated Gil Company
Sinclair Petroleum Corporation
Dispatches
Praish
Morgenthau
Canada
China
Pneumonia Measles Claim Three Victims In 24 Hours
Measles epidemic sweeps Kingsport and Sullivan County with three child deaths in 24 hours. Victims Billie Joe Blakely seven, Samuel Nicley four, Thelma Harless one year. local health officials urge protection for young children and warn against exposing them to contagion.
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Kingsport
Sullivan County
W. H. Tanksley
Hres
Billie Joe
Blakely
Dudley Blakely
Lake Street
West View
Samuel Nicley
Pat Nicley
Sollivan Street
Thelma Bee Harless
Melvin Harless
Depews Chapel
County Health Department
Tankley
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