Conferees Delay Outcome of FDR Coal Mediation
White House talks between soft coal operators and miners ended without a final statement. John S. Lewis announced negotiations would resume tomorrow in New York as concerns over 460,000 idle miners and potential coal shortages lingered.
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Washington
White House
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United Mine Workers Union
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Mr. Roosevelt
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John R. Steelman
New York City
Charles O’neill
Bishop Maxon warns on future world of liberty or control
The Rt. Rev. James M. Maxon, Bishop of Tennessee, told St. Pauls Men's Club that tomorrow hinges on self expression versus mass control. He urged a firm US stance against isolationism and cited democracy versus fascism as today's struggle. He warned leaders must yield to the people and recalled the Spanish influenza as a distant warning.
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Tennessee
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St. Paul's Men's Club
United States
Europe
Hitler
Germany
China
Tennessee Virginia Kentucky Weather Update
Tennessee expects fair skies tonight and Wednesday with cooler air. Virginia forecasts local thunder showers this afternoon or early tonight, then cooler tonight and fair, slightly warmer Wednesday. Kentucky remains fair tonight and Wednesday with a slight chill tonight.
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Tennessee
Virginia
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Bishop warns U S could be swept into European war
The Rt. Rev. James M. Mayon, bishop of Tennessee, told St. Paul's Men's Club that the United States will be drawn into a European conflict if war breaks out, during yesterday's monthly meeting.
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James M. Mayon
Tennessee
St. Paul's Men's Club
United States
Plans To Guard Collegian On Return To Phoenix
Arizona officials prepared to safeguard Robert M Burgunder Jr on his return to Phoenix to face murder allegations in the deaths of two automobile salesmen. Sheriff Lon Jordan and County Attorney Richard Harless planned a long motor trip while avoiding details, citing tense public sentiment and the need to protect the prisoner after arrival. Burgunder, 22, a Seattle attorney’s son, was described as moody and erratic with a flair for the spectacular.
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Knoxville
Arizona
Robert M. Burgunder, Jr
Phoenix
Ariz
Lon Jordan
Richard Harless
Sheriff Jordan
Jack Peterson
Ellis M Koury
Burgunder
Harless
Local Guard Units Get 17 New Army Trucks
The War Department will send 17 new army trucks to Tennessee National Guard units in Knoxville Kingsport Maryville Columbia and Winchester. The trucks replace those now in service and were announced by Adj. Gen. Tom Frazier in Nashville.
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War Department
Adj
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Tennessee
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National Guard
Knoxville
Kingsport
Maryville
Columbia
Winchester
New Tennessee Labor Commissioner Seeks Employer Employee Cooperation
S. E Bryant, Tennessee's new Commissioner of Labor, a 21 year veteran of labor activity, calls for strict but cooperative enforcement of labor laws. He hopes employers and employees will comply with statutes and says inspectors will enforce only what the law requires.
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Woodson Knight
Nashville
S. E Bryant
Tennessee
Bryant
S&s
E. Bryant
Hull Pleads End to Conflicts at International Medical Congress
Secretary of State Hull appeals to a world medical congress of military physicians to end war and build peace. He cites an international order based on justice and the dignity of humanity, urges nations to meet as equals, and asks scientists to unite in turning energies from hatred to friendship. Roosevelt sends a greeting underscoring shared pursuit of common ground.
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International Congress of Military Medicine and Pharmacy
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Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Federal Alley Dwelling Authority employee count inquiry
A question asks how many employees the Federal Alley Dwelling Authority has. The offered answer is nineteen.
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TVA to Map Plan Replace Tax Loss in Tennessee
TVA and state officials plan a Friday meeting in Nashville to craft a plan ensuring payments to state and county governments to offset tax losses from TVA purchase of TEPCO assets. Harcourt A. Morgan proposes a separate bill, with federal approval, to allow in lieu of taxes payments. The deal could cost the state about 1 million dollars and counties about 2 million.
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Nashville
TVA
Cooper
Harcourt A. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Morgan
TEPCO
IVA Taa
Europe’s Two Martial Blocs Wooing Russia
Great powers pursue Moscow alignment as Britain France and Germany Italy press for Russia ties. Britain hopes for security pact gains and Warsaw ambassador move. Poland wary, Berlin reports talk of friendship with Russia, Mussolini signals Italy’s military stance.
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Associated Press
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Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Vyacheslaff Molotoff
Soviet Union
Poland
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London
Warsaw
Rome
Mussolini
Kingsport Losses State Patrolmen Under New East Tennessee Plan
N Y Pace the East Tennessee highway patrol chief said Kingsport will not host new patrolmen but work the territory from Johnson City under Sgt Claude Buckles. He noted upper East Tennessee appoint ments and patrol counts are unclear and that only Buckles remains in the district.
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State Highway Patrol
East Tennessee
Kingsport
Johnson City
Claude Buckles
Pace
Upper East Tennessee
Buckles
Cooper
Sullivan
Hawkins
Grainger
Blountville
Frank Wiliamson
Knoxville
Jim Weaver
Indian Springs
Highway Patrol
Nashville
Pope Seeks Peace Through Diplomatic Contacts
Vatican reports Pope Pius XII shows an ardent desire for peace and is aiding peace efforts through normal diplomatic channels. Nuncios in capitals are conveying the Pope’s prayers and wishes to heads of government and foreign ministers to prevent compromised peace and resolve current disputes peacefully.
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Pope Pius Peace Moves Reported in Europe
Berlin dispatch notes disclosures of Pope Pius XII peace initiatives in Europe. The item references further details on page 10 under Pope Pius coverage.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Pope Pius
Union Pacific Rail Official Dies in Washington Hotel
Carl R. Gray 71 vice chairman of Union Pacific Rail road and former president was found dead in his Mayflower hotel room in Washington. Associates awakened him around 10 am and learned he had died after dining with his son Carl R. Gray Jr. of St. Paul and another son Russell Gray of New Leys, Massachusetts. Gray had served on Roosevelt era labor management committees on reviving the railroads.
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Carl R. Gray
Union Pacific Railroad
Mayflower
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Wellesley
Mass
Carl R. Gray, Jr
St. Paul
Water Carriers Now Under Interstate Commerce Jurisdiction
The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee approved legislation bringing water carriers under I C C control. A second item notes Evalyn McLean, heiress to the Hope Diamond, faces kidnapping threats prompting a special detective detail for her and her mother in New York. In Ecuador a plane crash caused 24 deaths with about 60 injured in Guayaquil. George Bellah of Elkins West Virginia, aged 104, dies after failing to secure a pension, having worked independently in his garden due to naturalization issues.
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Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hope Diamond
New York
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Evalyn Walsh McLean
Washington, D. C
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Ecuador
Elkins
W. Va
George Bellah
Court recognizes Arizonian as victim in famed 1874 kidnap case
Gustave Blair, 69, a carpenter from Arizona, was legally identified as Charles Brewster Ross by Maricopa County Superior Court. Blair, who claimed kinship with the Ross family from Philadelphia, pursued a civil action to establish his identity after years of effort. The Ross relatives disputed the finding and did not respond to the complaint while Blair vowed to continue pursuing acceptance of the ruling.
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Ariz
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Carpenter
Ross
Philadelphia
Charley Ross
Germantown
Blair
Charles Brewster Ross
Walter L. Ross
Chaakey
Arizona Court
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Sophia
Marian
Anne
Christian
Sarah Ann Ross
G. A. Rodgers
Nashville set for record turnout in mayoral vote
Nashville faces a high turnout as residents vote on mayor, two board of public works members, a city judge, 27 council seats, and a liquor option. Election officials expect a 21 000 ballot total, surpassing 18 600. The mayoral race pits incumbent Thomas L. Cummings against Felix Z Wilson and A Roy Greene amid crime controversy following a recent abduction murder.
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Board of Public Works
George Phillips
Thomas L. Cummings
City Administration
Felix Z. Wilson
A. Roy Greene
Young Democrats
Davidson County
George Johnson
Cummings
Johnson City Voters Choose Five Council Members
Johnson City Tenn May 9 voters selected five councilmen and two school commissioners in a municipal election that will adopt a city manager form of government. A record vote of about 5 000 was anticipated amid strong local issue interest after purging roughly 5 000 illegally registered names from registration books. Circuit Judge Ben Allen urged grand jurors to investigate any registration frauds and said irregularities should not go unchecked amid a fierce rival between two tickets led by Mayor Marion Sell and by Sam H Sells and Welsford P Artz.
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Tenn
East Tennessee
Washington County Election Commission
Jonesboro
Ben Allen
Marion Sell
Sam H. Sells
Welsford P. Artz
Mother of Girls Who Died In Blast Gives Birth to Son
ELIZABETHTON Tenn May 9 Mrs Harmon Gouge mother of three daughters killed in a January 1937 dynamite blast that destroyed the Gouge home near here has given birth to a son weighing ten and a half pounds born Sunday night Four men were convicted of murder in connection with the blast that killed the Gouge children seriously injured Mrs Gouge one hanged himself in a jail cell one died in the electric chair and two are serving prison terms for the abortive plot to kill Harmon Gouge
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Tenn
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Gouge
Here
Roosevelt proposes second reorganization plan to save 1.25 million
President Roosevelt asks Congress for a second government reorganization plan affecting 14 inter department transfers and consolidations estimated to save 1,250,000 dollars a year. He notes this will be his final such proposal this session under the reorganization law.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
House
Hide-and-Seek Plague in Bondsmen Case Draws Court Ruling
Magistrate M. M. Chase set Thursday at 2 p m for the trial of Charlie Rice and L W Henriott in a bondsmen dispute while also scheduling Constable D C Pierce for extortion charges. The cases arose after heated arguments about a continuance and a warrant sworn by H N Cowden.
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Charlie Rice
L. W. Henriott
M. M. Chase
D. C. Pierce
Rice
Henriott
H. N. Cowden
Pierce
Roy Stansbury
Knoxville
T. R. Randy Kingsport
Cowden
O. W. Huddle
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