Poll Finds Intensification Of European Crisis Likely To Prove Help to Roosevelt
A Gallup poll shows voters may rally to Roosevelt if Europe heads toward war, with Roosevelt leading Willkie 51 to 49 if war nears and 58 to 42 in a hypothetical England defeat scenario. The study notes past crises bolster Roosevelt, while Willkie’s stance on foreign affairs could sway undecided voters amid a global crisis.
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Postal Receipts Show Increase at Kingsport Post Office
Postmaster Howard Long reported August receipts at Kingsport rose by 2,984.90 over July and 1,250.10 above August of last year. Total for August reached 15,068.71, higher than the prior month and last August, signaling 1939 as a record year for the local post office.
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Executions In State Chair Two Executed In State Chair
Two condemned men perished in Tennessee state prison electric chair early today for murders committed within a year. William Henry King Nelgon of Dyersburg and James Uther Slim Goodin of Memphis died within minutes after the electric chair was administered. They had confessed religion, and chose fried chicken for their farewell meal.
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Dyer County
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Goodin
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al mM
Hickens Johnson
Gunnings Schoolgirl Dies After Truck Collision
Seven year old Grace Mathes of Gunnings was struck by a truck while waiting for an eastbound school bus on Highway 1-W four miles west of Blountville. The driver Milton Hodges of Franklin Ky remains held for investigation as authorities trace the truck marks after the fatal crush. Grace, daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Mathes, died of internal injuries. funeral arrangements were not completed. school year had just begun.
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House Fees Ask For Draft Delay
Washington lawmakers divided over delaying the draft as a pro post for peacetime war measures gains momentum. Supporters cite public sentiment and Roosevelt's destroyer deal while opponents fear entanglement, with debate focusing on government power to seize industrial plants and the impact on conscription.
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Body of Wreck Victim Found Near Too River
Trainmen recovered the body of Ted Sifferd, a Merwin, N.C. engineer, from the Too River near Toccane after a two-engineFreight plunged into the stream following a mishap. Five other crew members escaped serious injury as the second engine and a girl toppled into the river after the lead locomotive struck the bank.
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Convicts Free Three Hostages in Arkansas Escape Capture
Three of five desperate Arkansas convicts who overran a prison camp surrendered near Columbia, releasing two high school students held since Monday. They freed a third rape victim, sent to police with a truce demand, as state troopers closed in. A large posse tracked remaining fugitives, with six kidnapers tied to the gang.
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Fourth of Nation Going to School
The office of education reported that nearly one quarter of Americans will attend school this month. About 32,285,900 students will be in school with 21,550,000 in elementary grades, as educational systems reopen nationwide.
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Germans To March On Rumania Amid Turmoil and War
German troops reportedly moved toward Romania as King Carol I faced internal strife after an assassination attempt by the Iron Guard. Premier Ion Gigurtu resigned, Ion Antonescu formed a military cabinet, and martial law was imposed. British reports claimed air raid alarms in Bucharest while Soviet calls to arms intensified. Air battles over Berlin and raids on English ports followed as the wider war escalated.
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Hitler Threatens British Cities to Be Erased
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler broke his silence to warn that Germany’s air force will erase British cities if night raids continue and that England will crack up. In a 50 minute Sportpalast speech he mocked Britain, predicted a long war, and vowed to end it on his terms while promising heavy bomb retaliation. The rally marked the winter relief campaign with 25,000 workers present.
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British and German air actions reported in London and Berlin
London reports British planes might bomb Berlin targets including electrical power stations and an armament factory. Washington cites Rep Short calling peacetime conscription a confession of Nazi methods, while White House says Hitler can test that claim. Berlin notes 28 British planes and 6 German aircraft shot down over south England during raids on airplane plants.
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Kingsport council debates site for new Negro school
A Kingsport board committee will study reserving seven to eight acres for a potential new Negro school to relieve congestion at Douglas school and serve as a community center in the Riverview Homes area. The panel also weighs jail expansion costs on rented city hall property and traffic signal upgrades at key intersections near Lincoln school and local highways. The group plans to await a mayoral committee report before further action and to bid out drainage pipe for an upcoming athletic field site.
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Japs Reported Serving Demands On Indo China
Admiral Hart arrived in Shanghai aboard the Marblehead amid reports of a looming crisis in Indo China. Censors blocked Hanoi messages as officials viewed a possible Japanese ultimatum demanding submission and use of Haiphong as a base to wage war against China.
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United States Seeks Quick Control of New World Bases
The United States moves fast to finalize the 50 destroyer swap with Britain and gain bases in Bermuda Newfoundland Bahamas Jamaica St Lucia Trinidad and British Guiana. Navy and Army officers sail for Bermuda for base arrangements while U S ships prepare for immediate use of sites once occupation begins.
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Deadline Nears To Pay Poll Tax For 1989 Vote
Kingsport and Sullivan counties voters have three days to pay the 1989 poll tax to qualify for the November 5 presidential election. The Kingsport city hall office will stay open through the noon hour and into Friday, Deputy Trustee Paris Pendleton announced, to accommodate those making payments.
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