Landon Urges Free Country From Dictation at New York Rally
Former Governor Alf M. Landon told the New York State Young Republican clubs convention that government industry finance and labor all oppress freedom and must be checked. He warned against private and public monopolies and urged a broad view of Republican aims while criticizing Democratic divisions and cautious governance.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Alf M. Landon
Repu
New York State
Young Republican Clubs
Landon
Republican Party
Tho
Jefferson
Jeffersos
Neil
Ir Biewation
Petlerh
Wilbie
Welini
Marsine
Democratic Party
Besaise
Dias
Ius
Progressive Party
Wison
Theodore Rogeevelt
Wiliam Jennings Brean
Burt Aus
Lagden
Dave Hwern
Mipsizis
Weather outlook with scattered showers this week
The forecast notes cool to mild temperatures with periods of showers across Kentucky Tennessee Pennsylvania and surrounding regions. Sunday brings generally fair weather though showers likely in the west and central portions. Temperatures show little overall change with possible late day thundershowers and brief breaks in the rain.
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Naylvania
Mitchell Opens Senate Campaign in Murfreesboro
J. Ridley Mitchell launched his bid for the Senate at Murfreesboro saying he is supported by no fictional group and will represent the state as a whole. He stressed independence and a focus on statewide issues without factional backing.
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J. Ridley Mitchell
Murfrees
Matchell Begins Race for Senate
Murfreesboro Tenn May details show J Ridley Mitchell launching a bid for U S Senate as a peacemaker and denying factionalCandidate status He argues for healing wounds and harmony while criticizing current party leaders He cites Tom Stewart as an opponent favored by McKellar and says party unity is essential Continued on page sixteen.
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Murfreysbord
Tenn
May Mo oPeRup
J. Ridley Mitchell
Nieking
Togdey
Yoannale
U. S
Sidle
Aly
Jesus
Stewart
Mitchell
Tom Stewart
McKellar
Nashville
John W. Horton
Prentice Cooper
Govenor
W. D. Hudson
Browning
Memphi
Tennessee
Ctrief
Looper
Branding
Phyin Clothes
Slaying Suspect Tests Ordered at Crime Lab
Twenty of the suspects in the brutal slaying of Meg Florence Johnson were ordered to undergo lie detector tests at Northwestern University's crime detection lab to determine if they possessed knowledge of the crime. Ravert Nixon alias Thomas Crasbs, among the prisoners, took two tests. authorities say the test indicated he was truthful in denying involvement. A separate first degree murder warrant was issued for Nixon in the slayings of Edna Wotder and her daughter Marguerite Jr.
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Chicago
Meg Florence Johnson
S Johnson
South Side
Ravert Nixon
Thomas Crasbs
Noesters University
Laciny
Los Angeles
Nixon
Edna Wotder
Mar- Ruerite
Shene
Ann
Jansen Wishe
Wethan Giller
Puge
Twelve to be arrested in Sullivan fraud case
The county sheriff announced that twelve defendants indicted by a grand jury in a Democratic primary poll tax fraud case will be arrested tomorrow. Names are sealed by a circuit judge until custody is achieved, as residents and political figures await the identities amid a tense county political scene and potential Republican splits.
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Capluses
J.D. Newland
Grand
Shelburne Ferguson
Newland
Sullivan County
Permons
Councy
Bar group seeks court aid for tougher admission rules
The Tennessee Bar Association, meeting in Nashville, pledges to urge the state Supreme Court to require two years of pre legal and two years of legal education for bar admission. President George H. Armistead, Jr. calls current standards flimsy, noting some admit with only high school education and short law study. The move follows a survey showing 29 percent of Tennessee lawyers favor higher requirements. Armistead plans to address educational standards in his presidential address.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee Bar Association
State Supreme Court
George H. Armistead, Jr
Armistead
Bar
Supreme Court
Association
Tennessee
R. A. Davis
Athens
East Tennessee
Second Espionage Witness Evades U S Agents
The witness Werner Gudenberg, a key figure in the espionage probe, slipped past federal authorities and boarded the Hamburg ship as a stowaway bound for Germany. He testified before a federal grand jury earlier, but his departure does not impede the investigation.
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Roger D. Greene
New York
Pi Fed-iFinal
Qolay
Cher- Saife
Suites
Lamars Wloserl
Werner G. Gudenberg
Nrth
Hamburg
Hardy
Gudenberg
Bristol
Federal Grand Jun
Germany
Lloyd
Life term for Lenore double slaying by principal
Willie McGuire was sentenced to life in prison by Judge C. W. Ferguson for the fatal shooting of Andrew Marshall, janitor at Lenore High School, in a case tied to the couple’s estrangement. McGuire also faced accusations he killed Mrs Marshall, present with her husband the day of the incident.
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Williamson
Willie McGuire
C. W. Ferguson
Person
McGuire
Andrew Marshell
Lenore
Marshall
Birs
Polly
eGuire
Ferguson
Czechs and Germans Resume Pact Talks Ahead of Elections
Czechoslovakia and pro-Nazi Sudeten German leaders reopened negotiations with Premier Milan Hodza, aiming for a durable compromise on autonomy for the 3,400,000 Sudeten Germans. The surprise talks sparked optimism on the eve of municipal ballots as regular meetings are agreed to ensure steady progress toward peace amid past refusals and ruptures.
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FRAHA
Czechoslovakia
M JP
Germany
Praha
Milan Hodza
Tales of terror in trial at Harlan labor case
Ken White reports from London Kentucky on May 25 that sensational accounts of beatings a rape allegation and union busting mark the Harlan labor conspiracy trial. Prosecutors outline a scheme by coal operators to hire gun thugs and suppress United Mine Workers organizing while witnesses describe firings and rallies broken up by deputy sheriffs.
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Ken White
London
Harlan
Kentucky
United Mine Workers of America
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Pairyers
Con Union
Harrison Defends Tax Law Against Roosevelt Criticism
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi told the Senate that President Roosevelt was wrong in criticizing the new tax law. Harrison, a TVA revision author, argued Congress framed the legislation to aid business and said the president’s speech yesterday could dampen expectations. The $5.3 billion revenue measure was signed into law last night despite the dispute, with undistributed profits tax retained in modified form for two years.
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Washington
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Senate
Roosevelt
Harrison
Arthurdale
W. Ca
Congress
Cedillo Sought by Mexican Army
Federal forces deploy infantry cavalry and aviation in a broad hunt for General Saturnino Cedillo. The 45 year old rebel, who rose against President Lazaro Cardenas, is believed to be moving through brushy hills in San Luis Potosi. Officials expect imminent capture, noting Cedillo has escaped twice, including a plane sortie later abandoned near Estanzuel.
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Mexico City
Saturnino Cedillo
Cedillo
Lazaro Cardenas
San Luis Potosi
United States
War Ministry
Reynaldo Perez Gallarda
Calvary
Zezontle
Estanzuel
Ceditlo
Michoacan
Jaime
Collision sinks Mandalay after foggy harbor collision
In New York Harbor a fogbound collision between the excursion boat Mandalay and the steamship Acadia sent the Mandalay sinking within minutes. About 300 passengers were transferred to the Acadia and other vessels as crews aided evacuees. The Mandalay, built in 1889, lies about eighty feet under the water with bridges and funnels above. Coast Guard and police boats assisted in the rescue operation as the incident continued toward page twelve.
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New York
Mandalay
Acadia
Atlantic Highlands
N. C
Harpor
Bermuda
Coast Guard
Iowa Senate Primary Tests Roosevelt Policy Stand
Five candidates vie in Iowa as Democrats vote in town primaries a week from Monday. The result could signal farm belt sentiment toward New Deal leadership and influence midwest primaries, with Hopkins backing Wearin and Wallace's quiet stance reflecting wary White House politics.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Iowa
Wilson
Towa
Florida
Pennsylvania
Oregon
Congress
Illinois
Hopkins
Representative Wearin
Gillette
White House
Wallace
New Deal Farm Policy
Harnory Looms Within GOP Ranks Shakeup Rumors
Sulivan county Republican chairman B M Brown said the party desires unity and that Worley Pain of Bristol will back the announced ticket if Davis Pendleton remains a candidate. Pain had earlier failed to appear for examination, prompting Pendleton’s nomination and a split threat among supporters. The dispute over Pendleton’s status and Pain’s backing signals tensions within the county GOP ahead of the election.
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B. M. Brown
Sulivan
Republican Organization
Brown
Worley Pain
Bristol
Party Harmony
Pavis Pendleton
Gain
the Times
Pendleton
Fain
Pain
Desperate Sino-Japanese Clash Around Lanfeng Front
Reports from Shanghai on May 29 describe heavy air raids and ground fighting around Lanfeng as Canton rescue workers tally 1,300 casualties. Each side claims advances near Lanfeng and Kaifeng while accusing the other of capturing Lunghai base areas and surrounding rail junctions.
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Shanghai
Lanfeng
Canton
Chengchow
Lunghai
Peiping-Hankow
Leevald
Union reps in Kentucky pledge support for Barkley
About four hundred union workers representing more than 100000 Kentucky laborers endorsed Senator Alben W. Barkley for renomination in a state convention resolution. The pledge cited a letter from CIO chief John L. Lewis praising Barkley as liberal. The resolution criticized Governor for ignorance of national issues and alleged political deals affecting labor bills in 1938.
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Lenington
Kentucky
Alben W. Barkley
A. B. Candler
Labor
League of the Phoenix
John L. Lewis
CIO
Sam Caddy
Lexington
United Mine Workers of America
League
Lew
Barkley
Organized Labor
Chander
Memphis clash over armed state police spreads fear
In Memphis Gov. Browning creates an armed state police force, prompting mayor Overton and Sheriff Joyner to vow arrests if officers bear arms. Tennessee leaders trade warnings as political tensions flare amid Crump and Browning influence battles.
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Memphis
Tenn
Gordon Browning
Watking Overton
Browning
Nashville
Guy Joyner
Shelby
Clifford Davis
M. N. Lowry
Cooper Crump
Shelby County
Crump
Prentice Cooper
Shelbyville
Chancellce L. D. Bejach
Browning County Election Commission
Brownine
State Electrons Board
State Crime Commission
State Supreme Court
Charles M. Bryan
Frank H. Gailor
Browning County Election Board
Leif D. Bejach
High Court
Dlus
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Necedes
State Bar Group
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Chicago Railroad
Chicago and Great Western
Rockford
Central Press
Midwest
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Harnory
GOP
Party To Aid
South China
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