Husband Claims Half of $10,000 Paid for Rented Affection
Samuel Brummel, 56, says his wife lent him to Mrs. Norman Peppin for a year and seeks half of the $10,000 Brummel contends Mrs. Peppin paid. Brummel alleges the money was compensation for loss of affection. Mrs. Brummel divorced in Mexico. Peppin acknowledges paying but cites no specific purpose. Judge Sewell defers ruling.
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Los Angeles
Samuel Brummel
Tijuana
Mex
Brummel
Peppin
Fresno
Calif
Lillian
Virginia Matrons Featured In Society Photos
Gate City matrons in new and remodeled homes will be featured on the photo page of the society section of the Sunday Times. They will be shown surrounded by family heirlooms and antiques decorating many homes in the Virginia city.
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Gate City
Virginia City
Secbn
Sunday Times
Special Court Session Called to Decide Piney Flats School
County Judge T R Bandy announced a special Sullivan County Court session for next Thursday at 9 am in Blountville to decide on rebuilding the Mary Hughes school at Piney Flats which burned April 11. Additional urgent business may be added. The prior magistrates session voted down a school building program.
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T. R. Bandy
Sullivan County Court
Court House
Blountville
Mary Hughes
Piney Flats
Bandy
FDR Power Curb Gains Big Support
An unexpected Senate move pushes to curb the Presidents authority to transfer seized Axis ships to Britain. The measure would enable requisition and payment for about 80 idle foreign flag vessels, sparking a clash in the Senate commerce committee over warlike implications.
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Washington
Senate
Great Britain
United States
Senate Commerce Committee
Emory S. Land
Maritime Commission
Clark
D-Mo
Johnson
R-Calif
Bailey
D-Nc
Coast Guard
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Britain
Bond set for UMW officials in Fork Ridge clash
Circuit Judge H B Brown set bond at 10000 dollars each for A T Pace and James W Ridings, United Mine Workers officials charged with murder in the Fork Ridge coal mine fight near Middlesboro Kentucky. They remained in custody. London reports Tobruk garrison still resisting axis siege as a night attack was launched.
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Jacksboro
Tenn
H. B. Brown
A. T. Pace
James W. Ridings
United Mine Workers
Fork Ridge
Middlesboro
London
Tobruk
Libya
Former Romanian King Carol sails to New York aboard Excalbion
Private advices report King Carol of Romania boarded the American liner Excalbion at Lisbon, bound for New York. In Chicago, the U S circuit court of appeals affirmed the anti trust conviction of General Motors and three affiliated firms.
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New York
United Press
Carol of
Romania
Excambion
Lisbon
Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
General Motors Corporation
Hitler as Germany Its Leader and the Nazi Force
The piece argues that Hitler is the embodiment of Germany and Nazism. It notes Hitler’s absolute rule shapes policy and daily life, and that British broadcasts often name Hitler rather than Germany. It highlights Hitler’s hypnotic hold on youth and the allies’ focus on crushing Hitlerism as the war aim.
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Hitler
Germany
Reich
Churchill
Adolf Hitler
Tipton and Kincheloe Do Not Seek Reelection
Mayor E W Tipton and Vice Mayor J L Kincheloe will not run again in the June 7 municipal election. They have held offices for six and two years respectively and no candidates have filed for the two vacant alderman posts. Supplementary registration books will be open at city hall for new voters or address changes.
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E. W. Tipton
J. L. Kincheloe
Board of Mayor
Center Street
City Hall
Tipton
Kincheloe
Kingsport
Substituting Fence for Wall Saves City Cash at Park
The board approved a cyclone fence and hedge for J Fred Johnson Park, saving roughly 9,000 to 10,000 dollars in construction. City Manager Frank L Cloud cited softer earth, a taller brick wall, and aesthetic concerns as reasons to avoid a brick barrier. If the hedge fails to satisfy, the brick wall can be added later with little loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fred Johnson
Frank L. Cloud
Cloud
Johnson City
Mr. Cloud
President urges 24 hour seven day work for defense tools
President Roosevelt asked defense industry to run machine tools around the clock with only overhaul periods. He pushed expanded supply of new tools and said existing machines can operate longer without increasing worker hours to meet rising munitions and ship needs. He discussed auto plants aiding plane output and called for a tool pool and enough operators to keep factories busy.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Defense Industry
Office of Production Management
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
OPM
United States
Twins Volunteer For Army Service
Kingsport local board records three volunteers for army service including 22 year old twins Edward Lee Asbury and Vernon Hix Asbury who will join Ft. Oglethorpe on the next call May 16. The first Negro volunteer Paul Curtis Owen, 25, was accepted and will be included in the next Negro selectees. Dr. H. J. Shull visited the Kingsport board. A separate incident notes Frank Owens lassoed a purse snatcher after sensing a scream outside a station.
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Kingsport
Edward Lee Asbury
Vernon Hix Asbury
Ft. Oglethorpe
Vernon
War
W. Va
Paul Curtis Owen
H. J. Shull
Kingsport Board
Banks Aid Sale of Defense Bonds
First National Bank reports the sale of National Defense Bonds on Thursday as satisfactory. The bank cooperates with the U S government in defense funding, selling bonds from 25 cents to 1000 dollars and fractional stamps from 10 cents, without compensation. Banks include defense bonds in standard advertising plans per officials.
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First National Bank
United States
Knoxville Transit Lines hearing nears end in TN case
The months-long state utilities commission inquiry into KTLA to show cause why rates should not drop and service improve neared a close. Commission Attorney Lon Mac Farland aimed to finish the cross examination of KTLA witnesses today.
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Nashville
State Utilities Commission
Knoxville Transit Lines
Commission
Lon MacFarland
R. F. Anderson
MacFarland
KTLA
Nashville Coach Company
Iraq Crisis Raises Fears In Washington Over Oil Fields
U S officials monitor British Iraqi clashes sparked by Basra landings amid fears for Kirkuk oil fields vital to the British Empire. Oil expert DeGoyler notes Iraq could become the world’s central oil region within 50 years despite axis transport hurdles.
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Washington
Kingdom of
Iraq
Kirkuk
E. DeGoyler
National Petroleum Association
Mediterranean
Basra
Persian Gulf
Rashid Ali al Gailani
DeGoyler
Britain
Renovated Library Reopens May Fifth
E. W. Palmer announces the library will reopen next Monday May 5 after complete renovations. Walls were repainted woodwork refinished floors sanded and new more powerful electric lights installed as part of spring house cleaning and improvements.
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E. W. Palmer
Palmer
Two Men Believed Drowned In River
Alcoa Tennessee officers drag the Tennessee river near Topside for two aluminum workers missing since a Wednesday fishing trip. George Spurgeon and Howard Murr left by motor boat for an all day outing. their car was found but no boat or bodies located. Sheriff’s Deputy John Mynatt says they likely went down while fishing.
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Alcoa
Tenn
Tennessee
George Spurgeon
Howard Murr
Aluminum Company of America Employes
John L. Mynatt
Mynatt
Berlin Hints Holy War as Iraq Crisis Grows
The Berlin radio hinted a near eastern holy war as Iraq shells the British airdrome at Habbaniyah 60 miles west of Baghdad. Iraq premier Rashid Ali seeks German aid amid pro-Nazi claims, while British troops defend Iraq's oil regions and Tobruk battles intensify in North Africa.
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Paul Knabenshue
United States
Baghdad
State Department
Iraq
Germany
London
Habbaniyah
Berlin
Near East
Suez Canal
Turkey
Mosul
Tobruk
Mussolini
Archibald P. Wavell
Egypt
Tripoli
Mediterranean
Grecian
Peloponnesus
Gulf of Corinth
Thomas Blamey
Middle East
Greece
Plan to End Depressions With U S Treasury Checks
Richmond VA A Virginia Academy of Science proposal suggests paying every adult American 5 to 10 dollars monthly to bridge depressions. Allen T Gwathmey of the University of Virginia argues the plan would offset production gaps without triggering inflation, while preserving private property and simplifying wartime taxes.
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Richmond
Virginia Academy of Science
Allen T. Gwathmey
University of Virginia
Gwathmey
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Frank Owens
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KTL
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Larry Allen
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Mead Corp
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