News from Our Boys Armed Forces column from Kingsport Times
The Armed Forces column highlights Tennessee soldiers in the 191st Field Artillery under Colonel Harry S Berry. It notes high housing health rations and morale, low desertion and venereal rates, and describes Kingsport recruits’ move from Camp Oglethorpe to Barksdale Field during their initial six week quarantine period.
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Kingsport Times
Kingsport
Tenn
Second Army
Arkansas
191St Field Artillery
Harry S. Berry
United States Army
Camp Oglethorpe
Tennessee
Barksdale Field
Louisiana
Roosevelt vows full part in conquering forces of insanity
President Roosevelt in a Labor Day address warns against Hitler and Nazi violence, pledging America’s full part without declaring war. He emphasizes sacrifice and readiness to stand up as free men, while stopping short of committing to immediate conflict. Nearby, fisherman C. W. Plenitily reports odd bait results with a half smoked cigarette attracting bass in Georgia.
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Mr. Roosevelt
United States
America
Hitler
Roosevelt
Atlanta
C. W
Moultrie
Court summons snake handlers in Lee county case
Jonesville Va Several Holiness Church faith healers will be summoned before the Lee county grand jury today by Commonwealth Attorney Robert B Fly seeking indictments on malicious wounding charges after two members were bitten by snakes during Pensington Gap services The grand jury will study three murder cases and another murder case has been decided for the term of circuit court which starts today.
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Jonesville
Lee County
Commonwealth
Robert B. Fly
Pensington Gap
Mayor and Council Take Over Work In Gate City
Gate Citys new administration begins with an organization meeting tonight to select a treasurer and city attorney and appoint committees. Mayor L K Coley, elected without opposition, and councilors Sam C Blackwell S G Stallard H C Vermillion E Hill and R L Kane will convene. Stallard and Hill are returning, Vermillion won by coin toss over A R Barker.
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Gate City
L. K. Coley
Sam C. Blackwell
S. G. Stallard
H. C. Vermillion
E. Hill
R. L. Kane
Stallard
Hill
Nation's Workers Observe Labor Day
The Associated Press reports mass meetings, parades, and picnics mark Labor Day nationwide with workers showing strength amid war defense orders. Leaders from AFL CIO call for intensified effort, praising labor’s role in national defense while Roosevelt and Bevin speak on a global broadcast.
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War Department
Robert P. Patterson
Army
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Roosevelt
Ernest Bevin
William ‘Green
AFL
Jas
Carey
CIO
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Pioneer Preacher Dr M W Doggett Dies at 87
Dr M W Doggett 87 a pioneer Presbyterian minister of Southwest Virginia and Texas died at his daughter's home at 6 45 am after months of decline. Born April 14 1855 in Arcadia near Kingsport he organized more than 50 churches as superintendent of home missions. Survived by wife two daughters two sons and two sisters funeral plans not yet set.
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M. W. Doggett
Virginia
Texas
J. Frei Johnson
Knoxville
Burlington
S.C
Grawfordsville
First Presbyterian Church of
Fort Worth
Doggett
Arcadia
Kingsport
King College
Bristol
Union Theological Seminary
M. W. Dogget
J. Fred Johnsom
Eleanor Doggett
Arthur J. Doggett
Marshall Doggett
San Antonio
Sara
Elizabeth Doggett
Blountville
Miss
Hosiery sales split by region prompt East Coast raids
Vancouver dealers say Western women buy few extra stockings while Eastern shops report large individual purchases. Sullivan High School P. 7. A. will meet in a called session Tuesday afternoon September 2 at 2:00. All members urged to attend.
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Vancouver
B. C
Sullivan High School
Laborless Day Observed Here As Workers Rest
Labor Day observations show hundreds of Kingsport workers enjoying a holiday as offices and stores close. Motorists are urged to use caution during the long three day period amid minor accidents and scattered golf and leisure activity. A county school term begins with Orebank delaying opening. traffic incidents include a bus and truck collision with minor injuries. In Indianapolis a traveler notes the Bates House demolition dating to 1960 as a 95 year old observer remarks changes since his last visit.
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Kingsport
Orebank
Tom Morris
Tennessee Department of Safety
Rogersville
Tennessee Coach Line
James Weaver
Tennessee State Highway Patrol
Indianapolis
Anytown
H. F. Morrison
Bates House
William P. Lockwood
Kantekee
R. Pose
Byrd Urges Major Cut in Federal Nondefense Spending
Senator Byrd proposes a joint investigative group to slash non-defense outlays by about two billion dollars, criticizing repeated budget passes by both executive and legislative branches. He argues for reallocating funds toward defense and allied aid while preserving essential peacetime costs, and notes legislative action proceeding despite holiday periods.
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Congress
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Lnence Committee
Harriet Bott
Office of Price Administration
House
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
Roosevelt
Germans Claim Red Forces Repulsed At Dnieper Front
A war report notes the Russians offensive near the Dnieper south of Kiev repulsed as German high command lists losses including tanks and artillery. It cites captures of Red army prisoners and material, U boat actions, and Allied air raids on Ruhr, Hull, and Boulogne. Iran’s Teheran area faced Russian bombardment during armistice talks.
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Kiev
Hitler
DNB
Red Army
Russia
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Gulf of Finland
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Qesel
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Luftwaffe
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Essen
Cologne
Hull
Docks
Thames
London
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France
Mediterranean
High Command
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Dodecanese
Berlin
Alexandria
Egypt
Germany
Britain
Teheran
Iran
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City Council to Name New Police Officers in Big Stone Gap
Big Stone Gap VA city council met to fill three police positions long held by Chief George Burke Luther Edwards and Hartney Minor. Few applications were received and the deliberation was expected to be brief with a quick appointment likely.
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Front Times
State News Service
Big Stone Gap
George Burke
Luther Edwards
Hartney Minor
Russians Arrive in Nome on Way to Washington
Forty seven Russians with diplomatic passports landed at Nome Alaska aboard two flying boats after a secret mission reveal. They left Moscow Thursday and reported a route via Anchorage to Washington with refueling planned in Norton Sound and possibly Sitka. Officials offered no details on purpose or timing and did not identify the travelers beyond customs verification.
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Alaska
United States
Moscow
Thea P
Washington, D.C
Anchora
Siuian
San Francisco
Washington, D. C
Alexander Skorukov
San Frantisco
Toate
Washington
Norton Sound
Anchorage
Siti
Fers
Bay
Winant Denies Central Role in Finn-Russian Peace Talks
US Ambassador John G. Winant denied reports that he was mediating between Moscow and Helsinki. The Finnish foreign office announced the release of 13 Finns detained on the Soviet side, while Stalin reportedly ordered northern forces back toward the 1939 frontier. German sources warned Finland would not seek a separate peace, casting the axis pact as the framework for any negotiations.
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Russia
France
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Legionnaire Oreanization
Germany
Italy
London
Europe
United States
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Winant
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Turkey
Premi
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Karelian
Stockholm
Daily Mail
Stalin
Klement Voroshilov
Finland
Helsinki
Moscow
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Japan
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