City Welcomes Nashville Boosters With Big Parade
Approximately 100 Kingsport business men greet 125 Nashville Booster Club members arriving at Clinchfield station by special train. The visit includes tours of Mead Fibre and Kingsport Press, a long parade, and citywide hospitality planned for their one hour forty minute stay.
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Kingsport
Clinchfield
Nechaile Booster Club
Tennessee State Capitol
Mead Fibre Company
J.city
Johnson City
Elizabethton
Firwin
Nashville
Nashville Booster Club
W. Rowland
Alfred H. Williams
Arch Trowick
Louis Higgins
Jacques Bach
Joel Fort, Jr
Wi. R. Manter, Sr
Charles EH. Vetteran
W. Angie Smith
W. E. Wibbett
Wal Mustaine
Hungary accuses Europe of rearming. calls for general cuts
Geneva May 26. Hungary in a memorandum to the disarmament commission argues that feverish armament by most European nations threatens new wars. It says Hungary is surrounded by stronger neighbors and should have wartime limits eased. The note urges universal reductions and warns that failure risks destroying the Paris peace framework. The memorandum is sent to a sub committee for technical study as experts begin reviewing numerous problems.
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Geneva
Hungary
Preparatory
Germany
Count von Bernstorf
League of Nations
Paris
Little Entente
First Peaches Move From Georgia and California
The government bureau reports the first peaches of the season moving from Georgia and California. Georgia is expected to lead with a heavy output in coming months. Officials estimate Georgia peach output may reach 4,200 ears, doubling three years ago.
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Chicago
Georgia
California
Government Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Rifian Chief Abd-El-Krim Surrenders to French Forces
Abd-El-Krim the Rifian chief announced to French lines at Fez and will be taken to Taza under Resident General Jules Steeg. He surrenders with all prisoners from French Spanish and native forces returned prior to notice. French operations continue as plan while Martys sector advance briefly slowed to regroup.
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Fez
French Morocco
Abd-El-Krim
Krim
Taza
Jules Steeg
Keim
France
Marty
Tarquist
Presbyterians Review Foreign Missions Amid Church Debate
In Pensacola Florida on May 26 the general assembly of the Presbyterian Church United States resumed foreign missions discussion after home mission items. The Korean mission was recommended for study in all Sunday schools next year as 37 ministers died over the year prompting a silent tribute.
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Pensacola
Fla
Home Missions
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Foreign Missions
General Assembly
Naking
Federal dry agent killed in Springfield Illinois
Springfield, May 26. Federal prohibition agent Thomas Langford died from wounds received last night while investigating a fight sparked by three men over liquor. Three men already arrested on liquor charges were held in connection with the shooting. Langford, from Greenville, North Carolina, died at a confiscated brewery where he went to aid a report. No liquor was found after a raid on a nearby soda shop. gambling paraphernalia was seized.
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Springfield
Ills
Thomas Langford
Prohibition
Yellowley
Department of Justice
Langford
Greenville
North Carolia
Home Improvement Topic Highlighted by Federation President
Atlantic City May 26 The federation's president Mrs John D Sherman outlined a year of work toward improving American homes urging a shift from reckless promises to stable family life. She reported 26 states visited 70000 miles traveled 16000 individuals and 134000 form letters sent with 200 organizations involved while attending 26 national and international conferences.
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Atlantic City
John D. Sherman
General Federation of Wamen's Clubs
Sherman
West Baden
Philippine Moros Press Campaign to Crush Bandits
In Mindanao’s Lanao district American forces and Philippine constabulary press a campaign against Moro fortresses after months of raids. Two fortresses destroyed, 200 troops battle remaining centers. two constabulary soldiers killed and eight wounded. Moros suffer higher losses per native reports.
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San Francisco
Philippine Islands
Lanao
Mindano
Manila
Philippine Constabulary
Luther R.stevens
Constabulary
Wood
Flood Threatens to Ruin Kitsura City in Japan
Tokyo reports reveal the Maya river overflowed its banks in Ekri ta prefecture northern Japan washing away half of Kitsura town with 7900 residents. Officials fear heavy casualties as 17 bodies recovered and many injured amid destroyed town hall post office bank and theatre. Communication cut by damaged roads and lines hampers details.
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Tokyo
Ekrita
Japan
Kitsura
Kitsera
Quiet After Mount Tokachi Eruptions In Hokkaido
Reports from Tokyo say Mount Toka chi in Hokkaido, which erupted Monday causing loss of life and damage, has quieted with only smoke at the crater. Villages along the Furano river flooded and many residents evacuated. about 200 villagers were swept away at Kamifurano. Rescue efforts hampered by flood conditions.
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Tokyo
Tokachi
Hokkaido
Biel
Kamaifurano
Matsuyama Spa
Furano
Hirayama Sulphur Mining Company
Immersion Rule Debated at Northern Baptist Meeting
The Northern Baptist church convention voted to table an amendment requiring immersion as a prerequisite for church membership. Modernists supported the table, arguing for compromise amid the fundamentalist modernist controversy. The amendment, previously proposed in Seattle, would define a Baptist church as one that immerses believers.
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Washington
Northern Baptist Church Convention
Seattle
Baptist Church
J. W. Brougher
California
Northern Baptist Convention
Convention
Norfolk and Western protests Virginia Railway control bid
The Norfolk and Western Railway files twelve exceptions with the Interstate Commerce Commission over Haskell C. Davis report on acquiring control of the Virginia Railway. It seeks oral arguments before the full commission and argues the examiner erred on economic impact and public interest. The brief rejects alleged Pennsylvania control as 32.6 percent stock ownership and four of eleven N & W directors, noting no control by Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Norfolk and Western Railway
Interstate Commerce Commission
Haskell C. Davis
Virginia Railway
Norfolk & Western
Virginian
The
Pennsylvania Railroad
Norfolk and, Western
Pennsylvania
Alden
Elevan
Norfolk and Western
Pennsyvania
Weather update for Virginia and Tennessee
Mostly cloudy in Virginia tonight with possible showers on Thursday. Temperatures steady with moderate to fresh northeast and east winds. In Tennessee, fair skies tonight and Thursday with little temperature change.
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Virginia
Party To Johnson City In Box Factory Run Ends In Crash
A party en route from Marion North Carolina to Johnson City Tennessee to work in a box factory is killed or gravely injured in a wreck on Whitehead hills between Roane mountain and Elizabethton. The dead include Baby Ray Williams and 18 month old, while Ethel Williams Lucy Williams Arthur Leil Alf Carson are among the injured all transported to a hospital in Elizabethton.
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Johnson City
Knoxville
Tenn
Whitehead Hills
Roane Mountain
Elizabethton
Marion
Tennessee
Baby Ray Williams
Ethel Williams
Lucy Williams
Arthur Leil
Mack ‘Williams
Alf Carson
Carson
Florida Governor orders test of federal inheritance tax law
Governor John W. Martin authorized Attorney General John B. Johnson to file in the U S Supreme Court to test the constitutionality of the federal inheritance tax law. Johnson to seek court permission to challenge the tax in Florida. He planned to depart for Washington to pursue the action.
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Tallahassee
John W. Martin
John B. Johnson
United States ‘Supreme
Florida
Washington
Moving Pictures of Byrd Fight Center of Board Inquiries
Photographs from Commander Byrd’s north pole flight arrived in New York amid a board inquiry over duty free admission for the films. The north pole is claimed for the United States by Peary. if the government loses the claim, the duty on the films would be $12.
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New York
BR. E. Byrd
North Pole
United States
Peary
Testimony in Perjury Trial of Earl Carroll Ends
In New York on May 26 the perjury trial of Earl Carroll concluded afternoon testimony as defense rested. Augustus Thomas testified Carroll had excellent veracity. The government had presented its case, and motions for acquittal or dismissal were denied as the trial moves toward jury instruction.
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Earl ‘Carrol
New York
Earl Carroll
Bath
Carroll
Augustus Thomas
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Presbyterians ON Foreign Missions
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Federation of Women’s Clubs In
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Baptists Meet
DAVIS
Virginian Railway
Washington Produce
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J. City
Byrd
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