Court Approves Four Salaried Deputies for Bristol Kingsport
Circuit Judge Shelburne Ferguson approved Sheriff J D Newland’s petition to hire four salaried deputies to serve Bristol and Kingsport areas starting October 1. The agreement includes two deputies in Kingsport area and two in Bristol, with salaries of 160 dollars monthly, uniforms, marked patrol cars, a finger print expert, and a bookkeeper, funded from the ordinary county fund.
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O Dell Attacks Legislature Urging Constitutional Amendments
John F. O'Dell, speaker in the Tennessee house, told Wingsport Business and Professional Women's Club members that the legislature is ignorant and incompetent. He urged passage of two constitutional amendments and criticized current governor pay and term length while outlining a plan for salaried deputies and monthly arrest reports to curb inefficiency.
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Tennessee House of Representatives
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Bulletins: Debate on Europe and fire at Northern Ireland
Wendell Walkie warned voters that electing him president would not send an American key to Europe. President Roosevelt addressed Congress with a defense plan stressing speed of delivery and all defense program items. A German plane dropped incendiaries in a Northern Ireland coastal town after a failed attack on shipping.
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RAF Bombs Coast London and Invasion Talk
British bombers struck sharply last night on the German held coast of France near Havre amid reports of Nazi concentration of forces for a possible invasion of Britain. The air force announced. Also announces the 1040 World Series will open in Cincinnati on Wednesday October 2 after a meeting led by baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
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Draft Passage Expected Today
Washington reporters predicted peacetime conscription legislation would reach the White House tonight as Congress moved to fast track the Burke Wadsworth compromise bill. The plan aims to register 16 500 000 men aged 21 through 34 for possible military service with swift Senate and House action and a one hour debate limit in the House. Some legislators objected to the age range and 60 day postponement but no sustained delays appeared.
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Explosion Fatal to 39 Probed For Sabotage
Rescue teams in Kenvil New Jersey search the Hercules Powder plant ruins after a deadly series of explosions. Reports list rising death tolls with officials citing potential sabotage and federal probes. The plant, maker of amomeless powder and explosives, held defense contracts totaling about 40 million dollars in recent months.
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Willmington
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Pershing Birthday Highlighted as War Preparations Rise
Generals Pershing’s eightieth birthday is noted amid a storm of political rhetoric and a deadly powder explosion disaster. Willkie pledges plain language honesty while campaign events unfold with aides, police, and crowds in Chicago. The blast near Dover hospital injuries and deaths shift attention to national defense.
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Italy Prepares Suez Drive Amid Kenya Front Fighting
Italian forces massed on the Libyan Egyptian frontier as British and Egyptian troops clash on a 200 mile Kenyan border front. Unofficial Rome reports hint an offensive against Egypt, while observers await a shift toward the Suez Canal and a broader Mediterranean push.
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King Queen Uninjured In Explosion
German raiders attacked Buckingham Palace and Downing Street in London with bombs but did not injure King George VI or Queen Elizabeth who were in a shelter. The palace chapel was wrecked and three staff and three plumbers were slightly hurt.
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Road Worker Gravely Hurt in Wytheville Area
Phillip Mills 28, of Wytheville, Va., was reported critically injured while working on a state highway project near Moccasin Gap where a bridge construction is in progress. Nearby, Kingsport youths Ross Lane 20 and Buford Thompson 18 suffered minor injuries in a head on collision on the Johnson City highway above Hammond Bridge.
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Lane
Thompson
Johnson City
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Prennie Wonter
Overbay
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Weber City
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Gunney
Dale Street
Historic Fete Plans Complete Sesqui Centennial Event
Chairman L H Driver announced plans for the Sesqui Centennial celebration of the Southwest Territory founding to be held October 13 at the William Cobb home in Rocky Mount near Bristol. Col Harry Berry will be principal speaker. 2500 attendees expected. entertainment by a local band and Sullins College chorus. Tusculum College students stage a historic pageant. Traffic by state patrol and Boy Scouts assists. event shortened to one hour and a half. Anniversary date is October 10 and celebrations defer to Sunday to maximize attendance. A souvenir booklet will compile historic articles from upstate newspapers for attendees.
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Southwest Territory
William Cobb
Rocky Mount
Bristol
Col
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WPA
Sullins College
Tusculum College
London Is Chaos Says Nazi Squadron Leader
Nazi pilot Rechenberg describes London as chaos from air raids and predicts more attacks. He recalls fires and smoke along the Thames and asserts industrial targets across greater London will be hit as strikes continue. He notes crews faced air raids and recalls watching bombs hit from his bomber after dusk last Saturday.
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