Verdict Reached In Less Than Two Hours In Kingsport
In Kingsport May 25 Charles C Rice of Kingsport was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a jury, who recommended two years in the state penitentiary. Acquittals were returned for John Q Rhea and EK UL Johnson on charges of first degree murder and aiding and abetting. The trial stemmed from the slaying of Mrs. Rice at the Elite Hotel on Main Street, with Rice and Rhea in the room and Johnson in an adjoining room. Judge Ferguson deferred sentencing pending motion for a new trial as court reconvenes later this week.
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Blountville
Charles C. Rice
Kingsport
State Penitentiary
John Q
Rhea
Johnson
Womenkl
Port
Shelbourne Ferguson
Rice
Chartie
Night Club
Kingspore
Walter R. Gray
Main Street
Ech
John
Che
Finol
Perry Rice
County fee cases face court jury in Sullivan County
A panel of 29 Sullivan county officers lawyers and others charged with irregularities in law enforcement will face a circuit court jury starting tomorrow The cases stem from a grand jury investigation begun after January term presentments allege receipt of excessive fees and offering favors to avoid prosecution The list includes 14 current or former county officers four magistrates two lawyers and a businessman with hearings expected to span several days.
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Sullivan County
At & A
Jude Shelbourne Ferguson
Charles John Q. Hea
HL. Tahuson
Grand Jury
The
Times
Upper East Tennessee
Loss Of Trade With Britain Seen As Heavy Blow To U S
Frank Macmillen reports in New York that Britain’s potential invasion and air attacks threaten U S commerce. The piece notes heavy American trading involvement, with over a billion dollars in goods moving through British ports and the U S share exceeding half of this trade last year, signaling broad economic impact.
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Britain
U.S
Lovlen
Great Britain
United States
Berihaen
Surplus Problems Plague Farmers Amid War Markets
Washington reports farmers face rising surplus due to wartime shifts. Foreign markets near collapse as European war and barter spread threaten cotton, corn, wheat, and other crops. Officials fear reduced demand will depress farm prices while Britain and France explore barter with South America. The administration weighs price controls to steady farm incomes.
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Washington
Dloclarn
Amarican
Cains
Garmin Troupe
France
Europe
Lopgishition
Cities vie for arms and plants in wartime push
Washington May 25 Large numbers of cities and towns seek arms and aircraft plants as part of the preparedness program. Officials said civic and business reps pressed Secre tary Woodring and Assistant Secretary Johnson for urgent military questions. Decisions on rotations may rest with the treasury or a new national defense council.
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Washington
Congress
Woodring
Louis Johnson
T Hese
Fox Bure
The
Treasury
Council On National Defense
Teo J. Dillion
Army
Ordinance Department
M. R. Wood
Army Air Corps
War Department
Senate
Roosevelt
George C. Marshall
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Britain calls 18 and 19 year olds to home defense
Britain mobilizes volunteers aged 18 and 19 for home defense battalions as German bombs strike coastlines. Prime Minister Churchill urges labor to support the war effort and conscription of labor and property under new totalitarian rules. The article notes wartime shifts to full production, troops in training, and arrests of suspected fifth columnists as Britain tightens control.
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Rnpachre Presa
Lon Gy
War Office
Channel
Britain
Churchiih
Trades, Union Executive Council
Labor Ministry
Flan
Kingsport Deathless Days Record Ends
A truck accident on Sullivan Street near Market in Kingsport killed James To Hunter a 25 year old African American man from Johnson City. Driver Dale Hughes said the victim rode on a gas tank between the truck and trailer and was ordered off before the vehicle moved.
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Kingsport
Janes
Hunter
Johnson City
Mason Dixon
Hughes
A. A.thomas
Ani
Tally
Allied Generalissimo Weygand ousts 15 French generals in shift
Weygand purges fifteen generals and installs new officers to strengthen France for the looming showdown with Germany. Berlin cites Hitler moving a third of his army to the western front and readying a Paris drive after mop‑up. Germans push north to Calais and west past the Lys, tightening the encirclement as French lines sag toward Arras and the Somme.
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Associated Press
Maxime Weygand
France
English Channel
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Paris
Maginot Line
England
Calais
Lys
Belgium
Vimy Ridge
Arras
Somme
French War Ministry
Wnr
Maurice Gustave Gamelin
Meuse
Engelish Channel
Germany
Channel
Abe Altos
Belgingy
Gervans
Hatlefeld
Ryland
Nazis Ready to Annihilate Foe in Latest Speech
An authoritative source claims Germany has trapped and vowed to destroy the French army. He asserts Germany used one-third of 4,000,000 first line troops and threatens Paris defense, Maginot line, and possible invasion of England. Britain's and France's northern armies are encircled near the Channel with hundreds of thousands of troops at risk.
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Becks
English
Rasst
France
Tne
Paris
Maginot Line
Somutheastern
Ncriar
Gentany
Germany
Hwo Owhirth
Holland
Belgium
Calais
Lille
Arras
Indusmal
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