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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1940
Page
1
Kingsport National Guardsmen drive locally awaiting orders for a year of active duty in Florida. First Sergeant Wilby Watkins and J. C. Davis pose atop a 155 mm howitzer as the unit prepares to ship out when called by Uncle Sam.
A steady stream of new recruits is replacing married men in the two local batteries of the National Guard as guardsmen await orders for a Florida training camp near Jacksonville for a year or longer. Major John C. McLendon says many married guardsmen will be discharged or remain only if requested. Most Tennessee guardsmen leave Sept. 15 for the 30th division. The Kingsport field artillery uses 155mm guns with crews of ten per piece and a 60-man battery plus four officers.
President Roosevelt announced Frank Walker, a New York lawyer and former Democratic National Committee chairman, as the new postmaster general succeeding James A. Farley. The disclosure came at a Hyde Park reception hosted by the Roosevelt Home Club on the estate lawn of Moses Smith, where the President teased a “perfectly tremendous secret” before naming Walker as the incoming postmaster general.
Republican candidates lead in Maine as the nation watches the first offi cial test between parties. Willkie leads Roosevelt 64 to 36 in Maine, a stronger GOP showing than Landon’s 1936 Maine victory. Roosevelt’s support shows a seven point drop since four years ago.
Preliminary returns from a Special Institute survey show Republican candidates leading in Maine for governor and U S Senate, with Sewall ahead of Redman and Brewster ahead of Brann. Undecided votes run up to 16 percent for governor and 11 percent for Senate as results approach election day.
The article analyzes Maine political sentiment from surveys by the American Institute of Public Opinion and the 1836 presidential election. It notes Republicans tend to vary with Maine results, historically predicting national outcomes, and compares Maine forecasts with Roosevelt's Maine strength at 36 percent versus 61 percent nationwide.
A tropic-born hurricane menaces the South Atlantic coast with forecasts of a midnight to early Sunday strike. Coast guard crews warn shipping to extreme caution from Hatteras to the Virginia Capes as a Venezuelan tanker issues a distant SOS and three weeks of deadly storms loom over the region.
Sheriff elect J D Newland announces a staff of 11 deputies with salary pay and other changes in the Sullivan County sheriff staff. The plan reduces total deputies and assigns salaries to several districts, while some deputies remain fee-based for civil process. The move aims to curb fee grabbing and improve efficiency, with possible later adjustments if unsatisfactory.
The Times reports a Gallup survey may address whether the United States should send food to France and Belgium this winter aboard U S ships amid famine concerns. This question stands as a potential flashpoint in wartime relief policy.
President Roosevelt is to dedicate the 440000 acre Great Smoky Mountain National Park, delivering a 3:30 p.m. CST address at New Found Gap after ceremonies at TVA's Chickamauga Dam. North Carolina highway crews rush to keep roads open as floods threaten access. twelve bridges destroyed east of New Found Gap. Tennessee Governor Cooper and North Carolina Governor Hoey will join, with Secretary Ickes at the dedication.
Two twenty thousand gallon water tanks plowed into a bath house on the boardwalk at the foot of Florida avenue killing Mrs. Connie Arbor, 43, of Philadelphia, and at least two others. A few were injured. Also announced is the sinking of the British armed merchant cruiser Dunvegan Castle, a fifteen thousand ton vessel torpedoed by an enemy submarine.
A massive night raid on a northwest English city, possibly Liverpool, involved thousands of incendiaries and six hours of German bombing. The attack caused a shelter to be hit, casualties, and extensive property damage, with most military targets spared. London endured six waves of raiders, while others bombed across Britain. Both sides claimed substantial losses, signaling intensified aerial warfare across the country.
The Pennsylvania Central Airlines flight carrying 25 people including Senator Ernest Lundeen crashed near Lovettsville Virginia. Eyewitness John Rhodes described a horrific scene with scattered remains, clothing, and luggage across fields. A stewardess note warned of the impending crash minutes before impact.
A civic notice urges every citizen to pay poll tax and register to vote in the General Election on November 5. The law requires poll taxes be paid sixty days before the election or by September 3. A supplemental registration period of three days opens October 14. If unpaid, you may not vote in November.
Senator Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota was among the 34 people killed in the crash. The sentence notes the tragedy involving the public figure and references a PCA plate.
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