Oil firm withdraws Ethiopian concession amid tension
Washington reports Standard Vacuum Oil Company will drop its vast Ethiopian oil concession. In Geneva the League of Nations council debates Italo Ethiopian peace paths with Eden Laval Aloisi drafting a joint report. Britain and France unite on strategy, urging cautious steps as Italy weighs sanctions and possible sub committee actions.
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Associated Press
Washington
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Standard Vacuum Oil Company
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Geneva
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League of Nations
Rome
Britain
Anthony Eden
London
Joseph E. Sharkey
France
Great Britain
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League of Nations Affairs
Paris
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Laval
Baron Pompeo Aluoisi
Italy
Ris
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Baron Pompeo
Aloisi
Standard Vacuum Qi
United States
Ese
New Lands Discovered by Russian Arctic Expedition
Moscow reports a Russian exploration group reached an Arctic Island yesterday. They climbed, flew over, and photographed the island, reporting snow and ice, thousand foot elevations, fresh water springs, and animal life. Nine explorers, led by chief George Ushakoff, landed for three hours before an airplane survey.
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Moscow
Arctic Island
Civilization
George Ushakoff
Thirty five is golden age of man’s productivity
Howard W. Blakeslee reports from Ann Arbor that a study of 1,264 famous people finds creative peaks mostly at age 35, with poets and astronomers as exceptions. The research by Harvey C. Lehman shows creativity rarely ends before 89, though later years slow accordingly, and questions why the decline occurs.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Ann Arbor
Mich
American Psychological Associa ‘Tion
Harvey C. Lehman
Ohio University
Athens
Lehman
Confederate Vets Open Convention in Amarillo
Aged Confederate veterans debated a joint reunion with Union veterans at Gettysburg in 1938. Leaders like Gen. Rice A. Pierce and Gen. R. A. Sneed voiced conditions about equal terms and victors inviting attendance, while stressing the flag reflects the fighters not the fight. The report notes a continuation on the next page.
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Vestel Lott
Associated Press
Amarillo
Tex
Gettysburg
Todey
States
Rice A. Pierce
Union City
Tenn
Weather brief for Tennessee Kentucky and surrounding regions
Readings indicate generally fair weather in the west and central areas with probable rain in the extreme east. Tonight and Thursday expect cooler conditions, especially in the east. Virginia and North Carolina report rain tonight and Thursday, with milder temperatures elsewhere.
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Tennessee - Kentucky
West Ani
East
Virginia
North Carolina
Consul General Hanson Dies Aboard Ship En Route Home
Washington reports the death of George C. Hanson Consul General at Salonika Greece from a self inflicted gunshot wound aboard the President Polk on September 2 He had been in failing health after a nervous breakdown and was returning to the United States for treatment Hanson long served in Chinese postings and was famed as a Troubleshooter and trusted envoy in Manchuria and Moscow with strong ties across China and Russia
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Tynilar Steamship Company
State Department
George C. Hanson
Zeners
Salonika
Greece
President Polk
Hanson
American Foreign Service
Ips
Rlode Hanson
Hardin
Manchuria
Eral
Moscow
United States
Far East
FDR discusses 1936 campaign plan in informal Hyde Park talk
President Roosevelt told Dutchess County Democrats that government is in a constant state of repair not change. He said the White House will stay the same in architecture and simplicity while being made better. He spoke ahead of national political debates and awaited a parley with party leaders.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Dutchess County
Moses Smith
White House
United States
Farley
Air experts cite cause of Rogers Post crash
Air Commerce Director Eugene Vidal reported that a motor failure likely caused Rogers and Post to crash into an Alaskan lagoon after a nose heavy takeoff. Pontoon gear and low speed during a right bank amid climb contributed, with moisture freezing suspected as the motor fault.
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Pest
Rogers
Washington
Will Rogers
Wiley Post
Eugene Vidal
Air Commerce Director
Seattle
Vidal
Post
Joe Crosson
Fier
Crosson
Eskimos
Defense Service Planned in Malta
The government issued a call for recruits for the passive defense service in Malta. Volunteers will receive intensive training in first aid gas decontamination and rescue work before becoming Placedom reserve subject to call. Malta, a British possession at the heart of the Mediterranean, is viewed as a strategic point. the Admiralty has reinforced the fleet while units have moved toward the Suez area.
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Malta
Suez Canal
Paroles Planned to Ease Prisons Crowding in Tennessee
Nashville Sept 4 7 Doctor B E Cocke commissioner of institutions says he will recommend pardons or paroles for a large number of prisoners to reduce state penitentiary congestion. Attaches are compiling data on minimum sentence inmates and many should have been kept in county facilities. He notes counties send petty offenders to state houses. the remedy is release or home confinement. The pardon board discussed the plan yesterday and pressure to speed up actions continues.
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Nashville
BE. W. Cocke
Cocke
Petit Dareeny
Dr. Coyle
First Negro Candidate Fails In Sville Election
In Sville Tennessee on September 17, Lew Bright Young trailed after yesterday's aldermanic election. J. F. Magill supported the ticket with 149 votes. Young was the first Black candidate for municipal or county elective office in Monroe County.
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J. F. Magill
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Plan Rescue as Storm Abates, Ship Battered
Five rescue ships prepared to transfer 372 people from the liner Dixie, aground on French Reef and leaking after a battering. Passengers and crew endured a night of exposure as rescue operations paused by heavy seas and rain. Several hurt but none seriously, under Captain E W Sundstrom. Continuous danger due to shark-infested waters and isolation near Miami.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Dixie
French Reef
E. W. Sundstrom
Morgan Line
WPA Applications Near 65 Millions
State director Kenneth Markwell said applications for Public Works Administration projects may exceed 65 million dollars before the deadline. Twenty one applications were filed yesterday, lifting total funds to 58,076,068. Smaller counties and cities push many projects including schools, water and sewer works, and street paving. A municipal power distribution system project came from Newbern, with Memphis and Chattanooga filing earlier.
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Nashville
Kenneth Markwell
Publc Works Administration
Markwell Sail
Markwell
Newbern
West Tennessee
Memphis
Chattanooga
Night of Horror Recounted Today in Miami
Dr. Lasser Alexander, medical officer at Camp No. 1, Snake Creek, described the Keys hurricane’s devastation. He reported dozens dead, many washed away, and a hotel hospital collapsing with about 40 patients, leaving only a handful saved. The island’s tide once rose over the town.
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Miami
Fla
Lasser Alexander
Snake Creek
Florida Keys
Alexander
Snake Creel Hotel
Matecumbe Keys
Stong Plantation Key
Key Largo
Keys
Key West
Jack Combs
Alatecumbe Key
Snake Creek Hotel
B. C. Main
Main
Florida Keys Devastation In Gulf Storm Claim Hundreds Dead
Rescuers estimate 400 to 500 fatalities across the Florida Keys as a hurricane wrecks camps and hospitals. Survivors reach Miami in rescue trucks while the storm moves north into Cedar Key and along Florida’s west coast. Government and Red Cross aid rushes to devastated areas as crews search for missing, with mounting death tolls and downed communications hindering reports.
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Associated Press
Miami
Florida Keys
Snake Crack
Matecumbe Key
Large Key
Keys
Gulf of Mexico
Florida
Cedar Key
Gulf
St. Petersburg
Associated Prosn
Rephy Ranin
Red Cross
Joels Combs
Coast Guard
Jacksonville
Sweeps Gulf
Storm Casualties Hit Florida Keys and West Coast
A tropical disturbance swept the peninsula causing known deaths and multiple injuries. Names include William Clark Lenning Lilja Ed Kettner and Betty Roien among several missing or injured across Marathon Tavernier Gulfport and nearby areas. Campbell resigns from Knoxville TVA post to pursue mining work in Asheville North Carolina.
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Miami
Fila
Floriday Keys
Ed Kettner
West Palm Beach
Fort Myers
W. A. Tyre
Harry Rooten
Tavernier
Betty Roien
Benny van Ness
Matecumbe
Benny van Ness, Jr
Katherine van Ness
Toseph Crusoe
Dr D. ©. Main
Jesse Gleaton
Gulfport
Vergil Pegg
Mary Bell Tyre
Barreds K. Howell
Franklin
William Cawthon
H. Stalnaker
Forest City
J. Wiemann
Louisville
Emergency curtailment moves by Roosevelt agencies
President Roosevelt orders seven emergency federal units under the budget bureau to curb personnel as the emergency phase ends. The Tennessee Valley Authority Public Works Administration Commodity Credit Corporation and the Railroad Coordinator are brought under budget control to prevent overstaffing and reduce costs. He says the emergency work is over and agencies must budget expenditures.
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Roosevelt
Burreau
Tennessee Vv Authority
Public Works Administration
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Tit Corporation
Emer
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R. A. Sneed
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Johnson City
Harry Mattox
William Clark
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Atlanta
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Terra Alta
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