Maryland Maine clash marks national voting preview
The Associated Press notes Maine and Maryland host pivotal primaries as President Roosevelt faces challengers. Maryland fields senate and governor races with Millard Tydings seeking renomination against David J. Lewis while Maine voters choose governor and state officials as part of a nationwide early political week.
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Weather outlook for Tennessee Virginia and Kentucky
Fairfield forecast notes fair weather in Tennessee and Kentucky through Tuesday with little temperature change. Virginia expects mostly cloudy skies with light showers tonight and Tuesday and a gradual warming trend inland.
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Father Mistakes Son for Burglar in Fatal Shooting
In Knoxville a 33 year old man, George Baker of Heiskell Station, died from shotgun wounds inflicted by his father C. W. Baker. The elder Baker said he fired into a grist mill where his son had taken refuge to scare off an intruder after a reported break in. No charges yet filed pending investigation.
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European Crisis Sparks Upturn in New York Stocks
On Sept 12 Wall Street rose as traders eyed Chancellor Hitler’s Nurnberg address. Leading shares gained 1 to 3 dollars with U S Steel General Motors Chrysler Montgomery Ward and others closing 1.50 to 3 higher. Activity paused as the speech aired, signaling hopes for a peaceful German Czechoslovak dispute resolution.
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Negro Attackers Seek Pardons in Scottsboro Case
Decatur Alabama September 12 The Decatur Daily publishes pardon notices for three Scottsboro defendants Charlie Weems Andy Wright and Clarence Norris now serving long terms after mass rape convictions in the circuit court. No explanation for excluding Haywood Patterson and Ozie Powell. Powell 20 years for attacking a deputy during an escape attempt. Pardons sought from Governor Bibb Graves and the state pardon board amid international attention to the 1931 case.
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President James Roosevelt Recovers After Gastric Ulcer Operation
President Roosevelt visited his son James during a stomach operation at Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Doctors reported the operation to remove a large gastric ulcer lasted about 105 minutes and James slept well after the first postoperative night.
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Indictments for Truck Weight Law Officials in Nashville
Davidson county court disclosed indictments against State Administration Commissioner Wallace Edwards Chief Joe Boyd Williams and Highway Patrol Inspector Homer Cook for neglect of official duties and conspiracy. Proceedings followed motions to expunge a grand jury report criticizing overweight trucking law enforcement. Indictments were returned Saturday and kept sealed pending today’s hearing as libel suits were filed against the Nashville Tennessean.
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Pecora Delays Dismissal Ruling in Hines Conspiracy Trial
In New York a private Pecora chamber conference postponed ruling on the defense motion to dismiss the conspiracy case against James J. Hines the 61 year old Tamanny district leader. Dewey and Stryker joined Pecora to review weekend briefs.
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Chamberlain Becomes Grandfather Again
London report states Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain became a grandfather for the second time as Mrs Stephen Lloyd of Birmingham gave birth to a daughter. A son was born to Mrs Lloyd in June 1936, marking the first grandchild.
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Paralyzed youth near death after canyon fall
Hartsell McCain a 20 year old farm worker was found paralyzed at the bottom of a canyon after eight days with no food and only mountain rain to drink. Woodsman Morland Dodson carried him to a farmhouse and a doctor warned recovery was doubtful due to a back injury from the fall.
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Ford faults NLRB examiner over Long Beach hearings
Ford Motor Company charged that examiner Thomas H. Kennedy did not conduct a full and fair hearing on Wagner Act violations at its Long Beach California plant. Ford protested witness questioning and rejected reinstating strikers citing plant shutdown for new models. The examiner found unfair labor practices and Ford contested the findings.
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Hitler Eyes Sudeten Rights and Prague Stands Firm
Prague reports Hitler’s Nurnberg speech fuels Sudeten demand while Czechoslovak authorities brace for possible unrest. Premier Hodža and ministers vow no martial law unless extreme need, keeping troops on border but not mobilized. Police to handle emergencies as tension rises.
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Linemen to Face Conspiracy Count in Tennessee Power Strike
Magistrate W S Hambright to hold a preliminary hearing Friday for 15 men charged with feloniously aiding and abetting in a conspiracy to impair Tennessee Electric Power Company transmission facilities. Warrants were sworn for 16 men. 15 of the 16 were arrested. The case stems from cutting power poles on a 120000 volt line between Chattanooga and Ocoee Dam as linemen strike enters third week.
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Last Minute News Flashes No Basis For Criticism Says Body
Washington reports say the state campaign expenditures committee found no basis to criticize the Reconstruction Finance Corporation over its dismissal of a politically active attorney supporting Senator George. Maryland primary ballots prepare for a vote to renominate Millard E. Tydings despite Roosevelt's preference for David J. Lewis. Mississippi floodwaters inundate areas between Wisconsin and Minnesota causing train wrecks and extensive damage. Prince Arthur of Connaught, cousin to King George VI, dies in London at age 55 after health decline.
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War warning from League of Nations president at Geneva
William J. Jordan of New Zealand warned during the League of Nations assembly that even seemingly neutral nations may not stay neutral in the next war amid the Czechoslovak German crisis. He did not name countries, but the remark sparked talk of the United States and British dominions potentially being involved. The sanctions battle ended as Nordic states and Belgium declined to alter the League’s punitive system. Page 5 refers to LEAGUE NATIONS.
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Railways Report Shows Drop in Employes Across Branches
Washington reports preliminary Interstate Commerce Commission figures show class one steam railroads employed 19.22 percent fewer workers in mid August 1938 than a year earlier. All seven branches show declines, led by maintenance of equipment and stores at 26.55 percent and maintenance of way and structures at 24.36 percent.
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Nashville Arrives Portland on Friendship Visit
The U S light cruiser Nashville arrived at Portland on a friendship visit to Britain and exchanged a 21 gun salute with the Royal Oak. The cruiser Honolulu is due September 20.
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Dickerson Held on Murder Charge in Scott County
Conley Dickerson, 25, surrendered to Gate City authorities and confessed shooting App Payne, 50, in self defense near Fairview. Blood at the Dickerson home was found near a spring about 60 feet from the house, as investigators from Commonwealth Attorney Hagan Richmond and Sheriff Quillin examined the scene.
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Maxie Dickerson
App Payne
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Gate City
J. E. Quillin
Commonwealth
Hagan Richmond
Quillin
Ike Quillin
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Payne
Maxie Dick- Lee Dickerson
Pickets Patrol Plant as Jackson Strike Prolongs
Jackson Tennessee September 12 The American Creosote Company plant remains closed after 47 workers walked out at 3 30 p m Friday demanding higher wages Pickets will stay on duty around the clock until a satisfactory agreement is reached union official Wade Hampton stated 100 percent of the employees belong to Local 1161 of the International Hod Carriers Builders and Construction Laborers Union of America as talks continue See JACKSON STRIKE page 8
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Hitler Demands Sudeten Rights and Warns of Extinction
In Nurnberg Hitler declares 3.5 million Sudeten Germans are being ruined and doomed to slow extinction. He rejects a plebiscite, claims democracy and Bolshevism persecute them, and accuses the Democracies of hypocrisy while praising German strength and sacrifices for peace.
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Europe Maneuvers Echo 1914 Prelude to War
Washington observers note parallels between 1914 mobilizations and current European moves. Germany partially mobilizes for maneuvers while France and Czechoslovakia issue partial mobilization orders. Britain concentrates the fleet off Scotland ready to blockade. France places Marseille under military law as Italy stays ready for action. Officials warn civil decisions may avert conflict but fear military leverage in negotiations.
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