Roosevelt Rest at Hyde Park Amid Purge Debate
President Roosevelt, ignoring political feuds, rests at his Hyde Park estate after labeling Senator Millard E. Tydings a traitor and praising Maryland's Rep. David J. Lewis a 100 percent New Dealer. He urged liberals and conservatives to be honest about beliefs and avoided public remarks on O'Connor renomination.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Millard E. Tydings
Denton
Tydings
Maryland
Rep
David J. Lewis
Lewis
Poughkeepsie
New York
John J. O'Connor
Baltimore
Weather fair in Tennessee and Kentucky with rising Virginia temps
Tennessee and Kentucky predict generally fair weather through tonight and Wednesday with little temperature change in Tennessee and slightly warmer conditions in Kentucky. Virginia expected to be mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with cooler air in the southeast and a gradual rise in the north.
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Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Toll of Labor Holiday Deaths Reaches 396
The Associated Press reports 396 deaths over the labor weekend, up from 391 the prior year. Auto accidents caused at least 278 fatalities, with 44 drownings and 18 suicides among the total. California and Ohio led with 33 deaths each. New York 32, Michigan 29, Illinois 23.
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Associated Press
California
Ohio
New York State
Michigan
Illinois
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Bloody Harlan peace parade marks miners union deal
Labor Day observances across Kentucky focus on peace in Harlan after the United Mine Workers CIO and the Harlan County Coal Operators Association sign a pact. A weekend of fatalities includes nine traffic deaths, four homicides, and one drowning in the Ohio River, with Louisville bars, Lexington and Paducah celebrations continuing.
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Louisville
Lexington
Paducah
Harlan County
Harlan
United Mine Workers
CIO
Harlan County Coal Operators Association
Ohio
CTO
A.F. of
Former Spanish heir dies after auto crash injuries
The Count of Covadonga, 31, eldest son of former King Alfonso of Spain, died in a Miami hospital nine hours after an automobile accident. His companion Mildred Gaydon, 25, a nightclub cigarette girl, suffered minor injuries. Police questioned her and she was released.
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Miami
Fla
Covadonga
Alfonso of
Spain
Mildred Gaydon
Alfonso Jack Fleming
Alfonso
Rome
Government orders foreign agents to register with State Department
Washington reports a new law requiring all agents of foreign governments to register within 30 days. The act, effective today, governs propaganda agents and Americans funded by foreign principals, with penalties up to 1000 dollars fine or two years in prison for noncompliance.
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Washington
State Department
Georgia Slayer Acquitted In Screven County Killing
Albert L. Cobb Savannah attorney and former congressional candidate was freed after being acquitted of being an accomplice in the September 22 slaying of Charlie Daughtry, a Screven County planter. The verdict followed seven days of testimony and a 45 minute jury deliberation. Adjournment set for September 12 as remaining defendants await trial.
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Sylvania
Albert L. Cobb
Savannah
Congress
Charlie Daughtry
Screven
Cobb
W. G. Neville
Joe Newton
Bloomingdale
Ralph
Pair Suspects Held in Meeks Kidnaping Case
Merced police detain two men for questioning in the kidnapping of Mrs. William R. Meeks. They traveled in an untagged car and lacked licenses. One wore shoes matching a description, and the duo allegedly demanded 15000 dollars. The two may be suspects as investigators pursue leads.
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Meeks
Maysville
Calif
F. W. Zunker
Merced
William R. Meeks
Zunker
California
E. W. Personius
State Highway Patrol
Many Halt to Pay Respect to Hayes
New York observers from all walks of life paid respects to Cardinal Hayes whose body lay in state at St. Patrick's Cathedral. Doors opened at 9 45 a m and mourners filed past the coffin as detectives and police stood watch for days. The cardinal died at his summer home near Monticello and tributes from religious leaders and laypeople continued to arrive at the Diocesan office while James J Hines trial moved into its fourth week.
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New York
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Catafalque
100 Japs Victims of Fire and Flood in Japan
Fire and floods from a 97 mile per hour typhoon swept central Japan causing widespread destruction. Takaoka saw many buildings leveled and potential losses around 100 dead, Osaka and Kobe reported flood and ship damage, with the typhoon tracking across Shikoku and Honshu toward the Japan Sea.
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Tokyo
Japan
Takaoka
Noto Peninsula
Osaka
Kobe
Shikoku Island
Honshu
Japan Sea
Tokyo-Yokohama
Defense Attacks Check Testimony in Hines Trial
In New York on September six, James J. Hines defense alleged that state witness Mrs. Rose Wendroff spoke recently with rackets lawyer J. Richard Davis who cooperated with authorities. They argued Davis may have coached her on prior testimony about the Dutch Schultz policy racket and Hines protection claims. Wendroff testified she saw Davis at her mother’s home and previously in prison, saying the chats were not confidential. She identified a $500 cash check as part of a payoff, according to prosecutors.
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E. C. Daniel
New York
James J. Hines
Rose Wendroff
J. Richard
Dixie) Davis
Tammany
Davis
Hines
FDR Praises Press Freedom amid Democracy Argument
In New York on September 6, President Roosevelt calls a free press essential to democracy. He praises Frank D. Schroth for buying the Brooklyn Daily Eagle and urges journalism to present facts without bias to allow public judgment.
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Brooklyn Eagle
New York
Roosevelt
Frank D. Schroth
Scranton, Pa
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Ford Employes Reinstatement Recommended At Richmond Plant
The National Labor Relations Board examiner urged Ford Motor Company to reinstate 129 workers at its Richmond California plant. Police and deputies pursued leads in a Memphis shooting spree after one killed and two wounded, with rewards totaling 800 dollars offered. Senator Tydings accused Maryland IRS collector and Salisbury postmistress of pressuring federal workers for a Senate race candidate.
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FORD
Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Ford Motor Company
Richmond
Calif
Memphis
Tydings
D.-Md
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee Today
O Hara Files for Rhode Island Governor Nomination
Walter E. O Hara former president and general manager of the Narragansett racetrack filed nomination papers for governor in Providence on September 6.
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O'Hara
Providence
Walter E. O’hara
Narragansett Racetrack
Maginot Line Fortified as Thousands Serve On Front
Tens of thousands of troops and thousands of tons of equipment arrive in northeastern France. About 300000 reservists are called to watch the border as the Maginot line goes on a wartime footing. Troops stay underground. trains deliver men and supplies to small fortifications along the frontier. Citizens report a tense frontier atmosphere and sudden military detours on regional roads.
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Charles S. Foltz, JR
Maginot Line
France
Siegfried Line
Germany
Metz
Verdun
Nancy
Maginot Zone
Adolf Hitler
Maginot
School Programs Open as 110 Teachers Gather for 1938-39
One hundred ten city teachers meet at Dobyns-Bennett auditorium at 9 a m to receive duties for 1938-39. City students, 3,000, report at 1 p m for book lists and information. Superintendent Ross N. Robinson says preparations are complete and teacher roster is filled. County schools opened yesterday with over 8,500 students. Roy E. Clarke led instructional meeting for upcoming program.
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Dobyns-Bennett
Ross N. Robinson
Roy E. Clarke
British Home Fleet Heads to North Sea Cruise
About fifty warships from Britain's home fleet sail from Portsmouth and other bases for a ten week North Sea cruise. The 33,500ton battleship Nelson leads the procession as the fleet operates from Invergordon Rosyth and Scapa Flow until November 17. For the first time the aircraft carrier Argus accompanies the fleet with radio controlled Queen Bee aircraft for anti aircraft practice.
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London
Britain
Portsmouth
North Sea
Nelson
Sir Charles M. Oe
Invergordon
Rosyth
Scapa Flow
Germany
Argus
Fifteen Tennesseans Die Over Holiday Week End
Death touched Tennessee over the Labor Day weekend with eight killed in automobile accidents including a racing car crash at Morristown. A 25 year old Southwestern College graduate Jim Tompkins died from shotgun wounds in a Memphis hospital. Elijah Douglas, a 70 year old Nashville resident, was shot by an unknown assailant, and Nancy Beard, 26, was found shot in Nashville.
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Nashville
Tennessee
G. R. Hancock, Jr
Owensboro
Morristown
Southwestern College
Jim Tompkins
Memphis
Elijah Douglas
Nancy Beard
Quietness Marks Holiday For City
State county and city police reported a quiet Labor Day in Kingsport with only normal drunkenness arrests and no injuries from vehicle crashes. One wreck on Sullivan Boulevard outside the city limits left two cars badly damaged but no injuries, linked to a similar Highland Park collision the day before involving Bill Stephenson and Joe Fleenor.
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Kingsport
Sullivan Boulevard
Highland Park
Bill Stephenson
Joe Fleenor
City Quiet
Hitler Skips Czech Position at Nazi Rally in Nurnberg
Hitler opened the tenth annual Nazi Congress with a long proclamation focused on Germany’s internal strength and Austria’s annexation. He denied plans for a foreign pact, urged democracies to emulate Germany’s stability, and linked Bolshevism to a world Jewish threat while ignoring Czechoslovakia.
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Hitler
Nurnberg
Germany
Adolf Wagner
Fuehrer
Congress Hall
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hugh R. Wilson
U. S
Berlin
Italy
Roberto Faranacci
Xxx
Hitler Delivers Silent Proclamation at Nurnberg
Hitler addresses the Nazi congress in Nurnberg but omits any reference to the Czechoslovak crisis. The Czechoslovak government awaits reactions to last night’s concessions to the German minority, including autonomy for the Sudetens and language equality.
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Associated Press
Adolf Hitler
Nurnberg
Europe
Republic
Praha
Reuters
Sudetens
Sudeten
Foreign Office
Hitler
Ninety Nine Percent Accuracy claimed for New Poll
The American Association of Applied Psychology heard 99 percent accuracy for a new public opinion poll system. Developed over six years by the Psychological Corporation of New York, the so called psychological barometers aim to measure buying habits and political views. Dr. Henry C. Link warned question wording greatly affects results, with two words shifting outcomes by 10 to 20 percent.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
American Association of Applied Psychology
Psychlogical Corporation of
New York
Henry C. Link
Link
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