Huddle and Pectol election fraud case to be tried tomorrow
Attorney C W Huddle and former Deputy Trustee W C Pectol face circuit court trials on charges of printing issuing or using fraudulent poll tax receipts. Judge Shelburne Farguson announced the cases would be called at 9 a m. with a grand jury probe into Democratic primary fraud ongoing and more indictments possible before the term ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Huddle
W. C. Pectol
Circuit Court
Shelburne Farguson
Jules Feteuson Shiding
Leonard
Watkins
Ferguson
Huddle
Pestol
Frank Hiyes
T. A. Douson
Fedor
R. M. Hall
Ed Plank
C. M. Mottern
Preston Carrier
PR. C. Lady
WR. Hall
SM. Oliver
John Holt
J Dunivan
W. H. Perry
H. D. Spahr
W. ©. Hickman
E. D. Stone
Peetol
H. P. Richards
Sullivan County
Democratic
Richards
Grand
Browning taxes claim boosts education funding gap
Nashville May 25 Gov Gordon Browning faces charges from Roy C Wallace the sub senate candidate that Browning would add 7 million dollars to the biennium by funding a new education plan Wallace says Browning has impounded 1.4 million of 4.0 million last legislature's eight‑point school program and promises 2 million annually to finance the plan He asserts total 3.5 million annually or 7 million for the biennium would raise taxes on already overburdened taxpayers Browning did not reply to the charges but said he may appoint Memphis supporters as state police without pay to allow them to carry arms and protect themselves legally from attacks tied to the Browning alliance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Gordon Browning
Roy C. Wallace
Wallace
Browning
Tennnessee Education Association
A. H. Roberts
P Jower
Memphis
John L Lewis Urges Barkley Support
Washington May 28 John L Lewis urged organized labor to back Senator Alben W Barkley of Kentucky in his renomination bid against Gov A B Chandler The Lewis faction sought recognition and promises before pledging active support to Barkley described as often the spokesman for the President on legislation and cited by Sam Caddy Kentucky head of labor non partisan league as a key advocate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John L. Lewis
Organized Labor
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky
A. B. Chandler
Lewis
Lexington
Pennsylvania
Tennessee Virginia Kentucky Weather Showers and Warmth
Weather brief notes showers and warmer trends across Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky. Increasing clouds tonight with showers Thursday. Virginia remains cloudy with continued rain tonight and Thursday. Kentucky expects showers tonight and Thursday with warmer temperatures tonight.
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Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Lad Testifies For Brother In Slaying Of Sweetheart
In New York on May 25 a 16 year old Donald Carroll stands accused of murdering his sweetheart Charlotte Matthiesen in a March death pact. Douglas Carroll, 13, testified he found their father’s army pistol in the living room and moved it to the kitchen. The defense witness described his brother praying for the Lord to Kil him and joining the courtroom with a grave demeanor as the trial opened.
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Mary Elizabeth Vlummer
New York
Donald Carroll
Charlottle Matthiesen
Carros
Douglas
Chearing
Donald
Mving Voor
Jackson Heights
Thomas Downs
Young Douglas
Beverly gets year and day in auto death
Marshall Beverly, 27, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter by a Sullivan circuit court jury. Punishment fixed at a year and a day in the penitentiary after a two and a half hour deliberation. The case stems from the December 23 death of 16-year-old William Dean Jr., a Times carrier boy, struck on Walnut street by Beverly who admitted driving the car. The defense argued the accident was unavoidable. the state contended Dean’s death resulted from Beverly’s negligence. Trial lasted about five hours with jurors kept overnight at the courthouse.
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Marshall Beverly
Kingsport
Sullivan
State
Shelsarne Ferguson
William Dean, Jr
Walnut Street
Beverly
Dean
T. A. Dodson
Walter R. Gray
John R. Todd
Ferguson
Split in State Insurance Alleged as Unfair
Memphis May 25. Former insurance commissioner James H. McCormack charged discrimination in the division of the state's 5.7 million dollar insurance business. He said three legislators and one Republican member of the state election commission secured 5 million of the total, leaving 700 thousand for 146 other agents, and criticized Governor Browning for not publishing the list of 150 agents with fees.
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Memphis
Browning
James H. McCormack
State Election Commission
Chattanooga Insurance Exchange
McCormack
Surplus of Ford Denotes Increase in 1937 Figures
Boston May 25 Ford Motor Company reports a 1937 surplus of 3608 085 935 with total assets 704 922 541 and liabilities 70 387 416 plus capital stock 817 264 500. The statement filed with the Massachusetts commissioner of corporations and taxation outlines cash notes and receivables and other assets, with comparative figures from 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Ford Motor Company
Massachusetts Commissioner of Corporations and Taxation
Ford Company
Global turmoil and violence dominate war news reports
European fears rise as Adolf Hitler honors two Sudeten Germans slain in Czechoslovakia, while Japan fortifies control of the Tientsin Pukow railway and presses toward Hankow. In Spain, Franco’s forces renew assaults along the Sort Tremp Balaguer axis as 10,000 government troops are counted lost. Mexico faces a deteriorating insurgency under Cedillo. A Kentucky liquor-licensing hearing for Blue Grass Liquor Co. is postponed by court order.
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Czechoslovakia
China
Spain
Geoboslovaks
Adolf Hitler
Eger
Bali
Orient
Tientsin-Pukow
Trafic
Sunghai
Hankow
Kaifeng
Catalonia
Sort
Tremp
Esseguer
San Roza de Abela
Bastus
Francisco Franco
Sort-Tremp-Balaguer
Lazarus Cardenas
San Luis Potosi
Saturnino Cedillo
Cardenas
Blue Grass Liquor Company
Covington
States Alcoholic Control Board
Franklin
Igierk Kelley Smither
Engines failed in United Air Lines crash near Cleveland
A United Air Lines twin engine airliner dove into a suburban ravine near Cleveland eight miles from the airport, killing 10. President A Patterson said both engines were not operating at impact and investigators found fire after the crash. Passengers included North Dakota Republican chairman John Brostuen returning from Washington.
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Cleveland
A.w. A. Patterson
United Air Lines
Patterson
Packerson
United
Newark
Chicago
John Brostuen
North Dakota
Alexander
N.D
Washington
Slaying Ties to Labor Case Shown in Testimony
London Kentucky May 25 Government questioning in the Harlan labor conspiracy trial focused on the ambush killing of Bernett Musick 19 son of a United Mine Workers organizer Ball former Harlan County jailer testified he saw 20 25 deputies near the sheriff s office the night Musick was killed He named several deputies including Ben Unthank Wash Irwin Frank White Allen Bowlin Lee Fleenor Perry Noe George Lee Louis Hubbard and others All but Hubbard and Irwin are among 22 law officers on trial with 22 mine executives and 20 corporations for conspiring to block union organizing The defense objected to nearly every question and the judge overruled the objections Contacted on page ten
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Ferguson
Huddle and
Peetal
Tomarray
Circuit Court
Ken White
London
Harlan Laoor
Bernett Musick
United Mine Workers of America
Clint C. Ball
Harlan
Theodore R. Middleton
Young Music
Ball
Ben Unthank
Ccbief
Harlan County Coal Operators’ Association
Wash Irwin
Frank White
Allen Bowlin
Lee Fleenor
Perry Noe
George Lee
Louis and
Lee Hubbard
Hubbard
Irwin
Welly K. Hopkins
Merle Middleton
Charlie Elliott
Last Minute News Flashes Abandon Cotton Control
Houston cotton exporter W L Clayton urged abandoning government cotton production and marketing central while supporting soil conservation. Frederick H Wood testified to the Supreme Court that government objections to the Kansas City stockyard decision reflected totalitarian philosophy, not a free people. Germany protested over reports Czech planes over German territory. In Alabama, testimony linked Homer Welch to sending hand grenades to Huntsville as the state rests its case against J A Gann for the deputy sheriff murder.
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New Orleans
W. L. Clayton
Houston
Texas
Washington
Frederick H. Wood
Supreme Court Today
Kansas City
Talladega
Ala
Homer Welch
Huntsville
J. A. Gann
John Bryant
Wage hour bill races through House amid Senate hopefuls
Washington May 25 The revamped wage hour bill cleared the House by a large margin as northern Democrats and Republicans formed the winning vote. Senator Barkley urged immediate committee work to reconcile House and Senate plans, while opposition hinted at possible delays. The measure would set a graduated minimum wage for interstate industry and limit weekly hours, with the Senate version proposing an independent board to set wages and a 40 hour workweek.
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Washington
House
Barkley
D-Ky
Senate
Senate Labor Committee
Thomas
Utah
Congress
Rules Committee
Wolf and dogs end chase after brief farm water mêlée
In Tipton Missouri on May 25 a wolf and three dogs tumbled into an abandoned farm well. They floated in five feet of water until their owners rescued all four. The dogs then resumed the chase and killed the wolf.
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Tipton
Browning Plans Remain Mystery in Press Conference
Nashville May 25 Gov Browning held a rumor session at his press conference commenting without shedding light on reports that he might summon extra sessions and call out the militia in Shelby county for the August Democratic primary He offered no clear affirmation or denial and said he would need to see any bill before acting He noted possible moves to seek federal grants if spending measures pass and warned against risking money He noted other reports tying a possible court ruling on crime commission and election board laws to repealing poll tax in primaries and creating voter registration systems
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Nashville
Browning
Shelby County
Roosevelt
Study Under Way To Cut Kingsport Utilities Rates
Preliminary studies by the Tennessee Public Utilities Commission began in Kingsport to assess property values and investments of Kingsport Utilities Inc. Chief Engineer M R Williams and statisticians Charles Beatty and Stanley White are analyzing the utility assets. The commission ordered the company to show cause why rates should not drop, with a hearing date to be set after these studies. Commissioner Leon Jouromon noted the commission had been receiving requests.
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Kingsport Utilities, Inc
Tennessee Public Utilities Commission
M. R. Willams
Charles Beatty
Stanley White
Leon ‘Jouromon
State Railroad and Public Utilities
Convicts Face Murder Charges After Alcatraz Escape Plot
In San Francisco on May 25, prosecutors prepared murder charges against two Alcatraz inmates linked to a failed escape plot that left a guard dead and another custodian fatally beaten. R. Cline, 36, died yesterday from injuries as the scheme unraveled, while co-conspirators Limerick, Franklin, and Lucas were involved in the incident and its aftermath.
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San Francisco
California
Irthal
Alcatraz Federal
R. Cline
United States
A. J. Zinpoli
Morgan Denies Bribe Claims By TVA Directors
Arthur E. Morgan testified before a congressional inquiry, denying he accused two TVA directors H A Morgan and David E Lilienthal of falsifying a report on Commonwealth and Southern Company negotiations. He charged mismanagement and collusion aimed at deceiving the public over utility property sales and said Lilienthal pushed an inaccurate release to shape Willkie and TVA positions.
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Washington
Arthur KE. Morgan
Tennessee Valley Authority
H. A. Morgan
David E. Lilienthal
TVA
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
A. E. Morgan
Lilienthal
Commonwealth and Southern
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth
Southern
Morgan
Willkie
Roosevelt
David E. Lilienthsl
Senate
Farmer Ordered Arrested In Attempt To Bribe Jury
Emory Fields, 40, Sullivan County farmer, is charged by a judge with attempting to bribe a trial juror. An attachment also targets Wighds, father of Welson Fields, for larceny conviction. Attorney J Franklin Parks is cited for concealing a bond. Field and father allegedly offered 50 pounds to influence the juror post trial.
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Emory Fields
Sullivan County
Shelburne Ferguson
J. D. Newland
Thomas’ Bridge
Wighds
Welson Fields
Fields
A. Walter Howell
J. Franklin Parks
Jefferson City
Howell
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CIO
Lad
Sweetheart
James W. Crabb
James Crabb
Pekin
Betty
Over & Gun
Europe
Japan
Ohio
Germany
Berlin
Frahe
Bill
Federal Bench
Suan Brandeis
Susan Brandeis
Supreme Court
Louis D. Brandeis
General Press
Commission
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