Qualified man Berry named Tennessee junior senator
May 7 reports from Nashville show George Leonard Berry, longtime labor leader and New Deal ally, appointed by Governor Gordon Browning to fill the late Nathan Bachman’s U.S. Senate seat and to serve until the 1938 election. Berry, a strong Roosevelt supporter, heads the NRA’s labor wing and will stay in Tennessee for the Derby before heading to Washington.
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Nashville
George Leonard Berry
U. S
Tennessee
Gordon Browning
Nathan L. Bachman
Chattanooga
Bachman
Washington
Senate
Berry
Pressmen
Rogersville
Browning
Roosevelt
NRRA
Hawkins County
U.S
Des Moines
Iowa
Aurora
Jackson
Miss
Daily News
West
Nevada
San Francisco
New York
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union of North America
Weather Outlook for Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia
Weather continues generally fair tonight into Saturday with little temperature change. North Carolina sees fair to night and Saturday with only minor temperature shifts.
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Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Major Berry Accepts Tennessee Senate Appointment
Major George L. Berry of Pressmen's Home East Tennessee and federal coordinator for President Roosevelt pledged support to the president after being appointed to succeed the late Nathan L. Bacami as junior U S senator from Tennessee. In an interview Berry indicated he had learned of his appointment.
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Louisville
George L. Berry
Browning
Termesaoe
Nathan L. Bachman
Berry
Little
NRA
Surit
Roosevel
Tennesee
Pressmen’s
East Tranessean
Franklin B. Roosevelt
Nathan L. Bacami
U. S
Tennessee
Times
Refunds Hamper Budget Balancing Amid AAA Debate
Washington officials confront new hurdles in funding refunds from the unconstitutional Agricultural Adjustment Act. A bill by Rep. Owlen could add millions to federal expenses, with June 30 as the tax claim deadline and Treasury estimates showing less than 10 percent of the billion dollars collected may be returned.
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Washington, Mey
Owlen
Treasury
Cullen
Supreme Court
Metchod
Roose
Harry L. Hopkins
Works Progress
Hopkins
Woodrim D.wud
Kloch
Ohio
House Appropriations
Works Progress Administration
Senate
Roosevelt
Tennessee House votes down child labor ratification proposal
Mashville Tennessee May 7 by a 68 to 24 vote the Tennessee House defeated a proposed state ratification of the federal child labor amendment. Rev Alfred J Griffith introduced a separate bill for a state child labor law as Rep Sam Cole led the opposition claiming congress would abuse its power. Many names of supporters and opponents listed.
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Tennessee
House
Alfred J. Griffith
Davidson
Ren
Sam Cole
Shelby
Browning
Congress
Cole
Rape Browning
Wyust
Hugh Goucenour
Greane
America
Goudenour
Washington
Robert Tillman
Roosevelt
Tillman
Tennessee Manufacturers Association
Austin
Bates
Brown
Campbell
Cockrell
Coleman
Cross
Davis
Knox
Deford
Dixon
Duke
Fowler
Garland
Griffith
Hogue
Holt
King
Kinkle
Magevney
Mahoney
O'Dell
Cocke
Percy
Philins
Ragon
Rains
Shumate
Tanner
Taylor
MeMina
Caggett
Cowper
Crockarel
Crow
Crumbliss
Davis Tof Kitherford
Francisca
Foutch
Gore
Goucenour
Greenwell
Hamilton
Hammer
Horton
Hurt
Jackson
Jamison
Jones
Key
Latimer
McAdams McGehee
McKinney
McMahon
Montgomery
Nixon
Nichols
Oates
Sullivan
Oehmen
Pratt
Hindenburg Crashed Citing Lakehurst Landing Flaws
The Hindenburg disaster renewed criticism of Lakehurst New Jersey as an Atlantic airship terminus. Hugo Eckener and others weighed alternative sites including Hybla Valley Baltimore Philadelphia Norfolk and other eastern locations as the navy trimmed operations at Lakehurst citing cross winds fogs and weather concerns.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Germany
Hugo Eckener
Leckener
Hybla Valley
Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Atlant Seaboard
Navy Department
Akron
Macon
Los Angeles
Sunnyvale
California
Zeppelin Disaster Strikes Hindenburg in New Jersey
Trapped amid flames and gas the Hindenburg crash at Lakehurst leaves 34 dead and 64 injured as U S Army troops search debris. German experts suggest sabotage while federal investigators begin probing the disaster on the Atlantic crossing.
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Associated Press
Lakehurst
N. J
North Atlantic
North Atlantic, Left 64 Rivers-Aueny
Yacur
Charles 2
Rosendahl
Connnariant
Teneve Air Stallion
Catie
Todey
Etill
Niveort
U. S. Army
Federal Investigatisg Comsmittae
Minga Bekoner
Graz
Austria
Ehd
van Zeppelin
Chicago
Dr. Eckener
Eckener Proposes Three Theories On Hindenburg Crash
Airship designer Dr. Hugo Eckener offers three possible crash causes. He cites a hydrogen ignition from released gas, a ground spark conducted through the water ballast during landing, or a passenger fire though he considers the latter unlikely. He notes smoking was restricted to a spark-proof compartment.
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Associated Press
Hindenburg
Hugo Eckener
Eckener
Austria
Germans Prepare Commission To Probe Hindenburg Tragedy
Berlin May 7 officials from the air ministry Zeppelin Construction company Zeppelin Airlines and the German Institute of Aeronautical Research meet to form a rapid inquiry commission. Adolf Hitler and Dr Hugo Eckener express grief and urge safe air travel while threats of sabotage are noted but not proven. Eckener will join the inquiry panel expected to travel to Cherbourg by air.
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Nazi Air Ministry
Zeppelin Construction Company
Zeppelin Airlines
German Institute of Aeronautical Research
Lakehurst
Eckener
Germany
Reich
America
Cherbourg
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