Polls and electoral outlook from Kingsport Times
The Kingsport Times introduces a new weekly Poll of the Polls feature summarizing national straw polls. It details how states vote in electoral votes, lists Roosevelt Landon Lemke results, and notes Crossley and Publishers Autocaster Polls with state breakdowns and notable gains, including Landon’s strength in West Virginia and Tennessee.
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Farm Journal
Literary Digest
Kingsport Times
United States
Congress
Tennessee
California
Times
Crossley
King Features
Roosevelt
London
Autocaster
Gov. Landon
Lemke
Autocaster Service
American Press
Landon
West Virginia
Don Lemke
Alabama
Arizons
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Minnesota
New Mexico
Virginia
Washington
W. Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Landon Warns of New Deal Threat to Democracy in Bangor
Governor Alf M Landon rallied Maine voters in Portland warning the New Deal risks a centralized government and possible war. He said the current trend endangers free enterprise as crowds estimated at 12 000 to 15 000 gathered on a wet foggy night under floodlights.
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Portland
Alf M. Landon
Maine
Lewis ©. Barrows
Landon
Six Hour Day for Workers Favored by Kellogg
Kellogg, cereal magnate, advocates six hour workdays across the United States to curb unemployment and cut accidents. He notes his plants raised wages to historic highs and says purchasing power must rise with shorter hours. He urges embracing labor saving machinery to boost productivity and benefits for workers.
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Battle Creek
Mid
Kellogg
Kellog
Dean Testifies in Terrorist Killing Trial in Detroit
In Detroit on September 12, 4-Day ton Dean recounted the Black Legion murder of Charles A Poole as 12 defendants go on trial. Prosecutor McCrea outlined a plot from Findwater Hall to abduct Poole and shoot him on a remote road. Dean, who pleaded guilty, identified Harvey Davis as the plot leader and tied the death to a Black Legion discipline claim. Poole’s body was found the next day in a roadside ditch.
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Detroit
Dayton Dean
Black Legion
Charles A. Poole
Circuit Court
WPA
Duncan C. McCrea
Findwater Hall
Poole
Dean
McCrea
Harvey Davis
Herschell Gill
Lowell Rushing
Davis
England
France
Spain
Mexico
Lima
United States
Hubert Day
Indiana
Geisking
Raymond Jones
Indiana Reformatory
Pendleton
Elliott Knight
Louisville
Indianapolis
Knight
Eda Swaney
Swaney
Alfred Brady
Williamson Chosen to Ring Democratic Cash Registers
In New York on September 12 former United States Senator Ben Williamson of Ashland Kentucky was named assistant director for the Democratic National Committee and state chairman of the National Council of Roosevelt Electors in Kentucky. James A Farley announced the appointment and said the Roosevelt electors will lead the fundraising for President Roosevelts reelection. Williamson will appoint local chairs in Kentucky to organize Democratic committees.
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New York
United States
Ben Williamson
Ashland
Democratic National Committee
National Council of Roosevelt
Kentucky
James A. Farley
National Committee
Roosevelt
Farley
Williamson
Parklin] Mays
Council of Roosevelt
W. Forbes Morgan
Frank C. Walker
Carl Buckr
Horace Loomis
J. Stephen Fynn
L. W
Germany hints war with USSR to get Ukraine
Nazi leader Adolf Hitler spoke at a Nazi convention about the lure of Soviet wealth and the possibility of war with the Soviet Union if rivalry escalates. He asserted Germany would overcome material shortages and claimed four years to produce its own copper and rubber as confidence rose among supporters.
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Nurnberg
Germay
Urals
Ukraine
Germany
Soviet
Hitler
Johnson Goes to Bat for New Deal Rally
General Hugh S. Johnson former NRA administrator speaks at a Democratic rally in Buffalo urging poor people to back Franklin Roosevelt. He attacks Alf Landon calling his campaign Hooverist and accuses Landon of flipping positions on federal regulation of industry and state compacts.
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Buffalo
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Franklin Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Qld Guard
Landon
Kansas
Johnson
Sheriff to patrol roads to stop lovers lanes
JOHNSON CITY Tenn Sept 12 The sheriff said traffic on county roads is slowed at night by couples parking on the roads. He vowed to stop the practice and ordered deputies to accept no excuses, warning motorists to keep moving at night rather than create lovers lanes.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Carl R Young
Washington County
Nighstead
Power Parley climaxes in three cornered clash
Washington reports a three way dispute at the third world power conference closing session. Floyd L. Carlisle of the Consolidated Company of New York and Niagara Hudson Power faced questioning by B. E. Yasim of the Soviet Power Engineering Corporation and William S. Peterson of Los Angeles Power and Light. Yasim challenged Carlisle’s claim that modern industrial civilization has flourished mainly under private enterprise. He noted Russia’s rise from last in power production in 1923 to third, now behind the United States and Germany. Carlisle’s conclusions were under scrutiny.
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Washington
Floyd L. Carlisle
Consolidated Company of New York
Niagara Hudson Power Corporation
B. E. Yasim
Soviet Power Engineering Corporation
William S. Peterson
Los Angeles Power and Light Bureau
Yasim
Carlisle
Russia
United States
Germany
Five detained in murder probe in Peoria Illinois
Police detained Clarence Jackson 22 Ree Cates 30 and four others in Peoria Illinois in connection with the murder of James Richardson 63 of McEwen Tennessee. The five held without charge will be questioned tomorrow as investigators await a telegram from the dead man’s widow promising information.
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Peoria
Clarence Jackson
Ree Cates
James Richardson
McEwen
Tenn
Arthur Clary
William Harrison
Jackson
Cates
Bessie Rush
Pearis
Tennessee
Richardson
Fred Nussbaum
Spanish Strife Affects Trade With Americas
Washington report shows civil war in Spain cutting US trade as July exports to Spain fall to 1.0 million from June's 2.66 million and July 2.63 million while imports ease to 1.16 million. Shipping lines say they understand the neutrality policy and avoid danger ports. government warns lines with financial stakes not to cargo to risky Spanish ports.
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William S. Ardery
Washington
Spain
Commerce Department
Shipping Board Bureau
Dismissal Sought for WPA Employees in Tennessee
Washington reports acting WPA administrator Carrington Gill ordered the discharge of five Tennessee Works Progress Administration district employees for allegedly soliciting political contributions before the Democratic primary. The targets include R. D. Fisher and four aides in Cookeville, with Gill citing Hopkins instructions that WPA workers need not contribute to any party or candidate nor risk their jobs for failure to do so.
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Washington
Tennessee Works Progress District
WPA
Carrington Gill
Tennessee
Harry S. Berry
Gill
R. D. Fisher
Howard C. Vaden
Edward H. Watson
Henry J. Gay
Garland CC. Stanton
Harry Hopkins
Cookeville
Tenn
Berry
Spaniards fall at San Sebastian as Madrid falters
Government forces abandoned San Sebastian to Fascists under Gen Emilio Mola, a turning point in the civil war. Foreign consuls urged caution as Madrid planned a new code of flaws to aid workers. In Toledo province government troops fought westward while Oviedo was surrounded. An international diplomatic rift emerged as diplomats faced possible loss of recognition.
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Associated Press
San Sebastian
Emilio Mola
Madrid
Bay of Biscay
Toledo
Talavera de la Reina
Santa Clalla
Oviedo
Daniel Garcia Mansilis
Spain
Saint Jean de Luz
France
Contine
Leon Blum
Lille
Robert B. Parker, Jr
Associated Presse
San Isbastian
Iran
Bay of Biseay
Hug and Kiss Row Reopens Over Redress Demands
Chicago Seventy two details show Union Ridge township school reopening amid conflict after principal Charles OHearn and three teachers were discharged. Attorneys say no charges were made against Lindsay Cleary and Mary Hammond, while they pursue court action to expose alleged misconduct. The dispute began with letters accusing O Heart of caressing the women prompting a delayed school opening.
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Chicago
Union Ridge Township
Charles O'Hearn
Claribel Lindsay
Laurinda Cleary
Mary Hammond
O’heart
Frank E. Donohue
Misses Lindsay
Cleary
Miss Cleary
Miss Lindsay
Donohue
Cdid
O'Hearn
Weather Wair and W Tennessee and Nearby States
Weather summary reports generally warm fall conditions across Kentucky Virginia North Carolina and portions of Tennessee and surrounding areas with scattered shower chances. Showers possible Sunday and Monday, cooler Monday in many areas with moderate temperatures. Temperature highs reached 91 yesterday and 90 Friday, with 63 as the cool low. no rain reported in the latest 24 hours.
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Wair
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Konth Qirtians
North Carolina
Ceoler
Tona
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