Rickenbacker Speeds To Rescue Of Intrepid Flyers
In Newfoundland, Harry Richman and Dick Merrill, flying the damaged Lady Peace, await rescue as Captain Eddie Rickenbacker leads a relief mission. Stopover at Musgrave Harbor, weathered by rain and fog, with a plan to return the fliers to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Richman
Dick Merritt
Newfoundland
Musgrave Bay
Eddie Rickenbacker
Bay Roberts
Habor Grace
Harbor Grace
Floyd Bennett
Brooklyn
Rickenbacker
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Lady Peace
Richman
Merrill
Rockpound Musgrave Harbor
T. W. Abbott
Southport
England
Musgrave Harbor
ST. John's Newfoundland
Dick Merrill
T. W W. Abbott
Weather outlook across Tennessee Kentucky Virginia North Carolina
Weather reports indicate fair and warm conditions across Tennessee tonight and Wednesday with cooler changes in extreme western Tennessee. Kentucky will stay fair and warm, turning showery with thunderstorms and cooler by Wednesday night especially in the west. Virginia and North Carolina expect fair to tonight and Wednesday with slightly warmer interior conditions and similar mild trends in the western and central areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
West Gartion
Kentucky
West Portion
Virgenia
North Carolina
Landon Promises Sound Soil Plans
Governor Alf M. Landon, en route to Topeka, pledges a sound program of soil and water conservation to provide genuine employment and protect resources. He links drought and flood as facets of the same problem and expects to detail his farm program in Des Moines next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Wagon
Associated Press
Landon
Topeka
Alf M. Landon
Middle West
Illinois
New England
Des Moines
Maine
New York
Roosevelt
Washington
Democratic state group launches aggressive campaign for victory
Washville September 15 The Democratic state organization advances a hit plan to build county structures and push for victory in November. Chairman A B Broadbent says major speeches begin early October as leaders including Gordon Browning and Nathan Bachman meet to refine social security civil service and soil conservation bills for enactment after the election. Browning, returning from Washington, aims to have a substantial program ready for the January legislative session against Republican Pat Thach and Socialist Kate Bradford Stockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washville
A. B
Jack) Broadbent
Broadbent
Gordon Browning
Leon Jourolmon
Nathan L. Bachman
Social Laws Browning
Washington
Browning
Pat Thach
Kate Bradford Stockton
General Assembly
Textile strikes surge in French industry nationwide
Paris reports broad strikes across the textile sector with 16,000 workers striking in Vosges and 2,500 dyers clashing with pickets in Thoan les Vosges. Mobile guards and police restored order as labor factions threaten to mobilize up to 100,000 militant workers to push a 40 hour week and back government reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Vosges Department
Hazebrouck
Thoan-Les-Vosges
Lille
Lille Union of Public Service Employes
Berry considers dismissal of five state WPA workers
NASERVILDG Sept 1 The State WEA chief Harry S Berry said five Cookeville district WPA workers recommended for dismissal by Washington would remain on the job while he reviews the actions. The five named are R D Fisher Howard C Varen Edward H Watson Henry J Gay and Garland C Stanton all in Cookeville. Berry plans a telephone conference with Washington before deciding.
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Berry
WPA
Naservildg
Harry S. Berry
WEA
Seidl
Washington
Cookeville
Carrington Gill
Buc
R. D. Fisher
Cookeville District
Howard C. Varen
Edward H. Watson
Henry J. Gay
Garland C. Stanton
Afl
No Snakes No School Item In Florida Colleges
Lakeland Florida September 15 A student named Eugene Hester of Dade City told Florida Southern College officials he keeps live reptiles in the biology laboratory The professors granted permission for the arrangement and there may be room for mounted specimens as Hester is an amateur taxidermist He prefers snakes but also watches for insects spiders birds amphibians or fish His hobby of collecting snakes started about five years ago and he has a sizeable assortment He cannot recall the exact number of creatures he owns Reading about his captives occupies his spare time.
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Lakeland
Fla
Eugene Hester
Dade City
Florida Southern College
Hester
National Defense Fund Expansion Forecasted for 1938
Washington reports budget estimates for the next fiscal year point to defense expenditures surpassing one billion dollars as agencies rush to file figures for 1938. Budget chief William S. Ardery urges reductions elsewhere to offset inevitable increases while defense outlay is projected to exceed 920 million dollars.
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William S. Ardery
Washington
Paaniecl W. Bell
Budget Bureau
Bell
National Defense
Memphis Firebug Sought by Police
Memphis police pursue a man linked to a string of arson fires, with a recent blaze at the Hendersons’ brick bungalow. Fire marshal E. B. Hansen labels it a deliberate act. A neighbor described a tall slender Black man seen near the rear of the home moments before discovery. In separate city news, Dr Fred C. Smith arrives in Knoxville to take the University of Tennessee post as dean of the graduate school.
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Memphis
Winstead G. Henderson
Henderson
Mississippi
E. B. Hansen
Knoxville
Fred C. Smith
Harvard University
University of Tennessee
Harvard Graerate School of Education
Rebels Renew Drive Toward City of Bilbao
Spanish Fascists renewed their campaign in Northern Spain with an advance toward Orio as insurgents repair war damaged rail lines in San Sebastian. The objective is Bilbao about 50 miles west along the coast. Foreign evacuations followed, including the American consul and family.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Orio
Bilbao
United States
William E. Chapman
Washington
Manuel J. Codoner
Saint Jean de Luz
France
Kane
Portugalette
San Sebastan
Insurgenta
Irun
Mediterranean
Se!ville
Roosevelt Meets Insurance Group Conference on New Deal impact
President Roosevelt summoned insurance company executives to the White House amid signs of a campaign battle over the New Deal. Officials would not detail the meeting's purpose, but observers expect statements comparing conditions of their companies when he took office to today. Knox accused spending policies of inflating the dollar, while Mor genthau said concerns were years past and unwarranted.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Insurance
White House
New Deal
New York
Unien
Allentown
Frank Knox
Stephen Early
Knox
Helena, Mont
Lfe
Rock of Gibraltar
Morjgenthau
Fame and Fortune Are Sought By Thousands
New York reporter John Ferris profiles Louise Leonhard, a versatile performer nicknamed Little Dynamite, who pursues success in theater and film rather than Hollywood. The five foot seven dancer and singer works across models, ads, shorts, and voice work, juggling studio hops from dawn to night.
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New York
John Ferris
Hollywood
Louise Leonhard
Barbary Coast
Miriam Hopkins
Matson Outlines Value Of Papers At Nashville
Carlton K. Matson editor of the Toledo U News-Bee told the Financial Advertisers Association that newspapers are not vessels of passing sensationalism but a vast economic institution with a stake in the community. He urged responsible, open coverage and warned against economic pressure on the press. He said depression related banker wariness should be overcome by better contact with the public prints and media of intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Carlton K. Matson
Toledo, U
News-Bee
Financial Advertisers Association
Association
Ohio Newsmen
Ex-Bank Cashier Paroled After 18-Year Embezzlement Case
Nashville report states Carl Van Young once cashier at Alam bank received a commutation from Governor McAlister reducing his embezzlement offense to petit larceny. After 18 years away he pled guilty, served 16 months, and is now eligible for parole. He faced personal hardship including a failed theft claim, wife’s death, and a later hotel business venture. State records note strong local backing for clemency from bank officials, prosecutors, and Alamo Crockett county officials.
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Nashville
Feno
Carl van Young
McAlister
Alam
Young
Brushy Mountain
Alamo
New York
Asbury Park
Alamo and Crockett County
Maine Returns Republican Sweep in State Elections
In Maine's barometric 1936 vote, Senator Wallace H. White Jr. won a second term by about 4,000 over Gov. Louis J. Brann as Republicans swept the governorship and all three U.S. House seats. Secretary of State Lewis M. Barrows captured the governorship amid strong Republican margins in rural towns, signaling possible national shifts against the New Deal.
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Associated Press
Portland
Wallace H. White
Louis J. Brann
House of Representatives
White
Washington
Brann
Lewis
Barrows
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Maine
Landon
Oliver
Townsend Old Age Pension Group
James C. Oliver
Charles E. Coughtin
National Union For Social Justice
Simon H. Hamlin
Neaby
Hamlin
Clyde H. Smith
Skowhegan
Wiley Diugninet
Ernaert J. Meleun
J. Clarence Leckersby
A. Raymond Rogers
Union Party
Edward Moran
Ralph O. Bewster
Wallace F. Mabee
Mi4
Lewiston
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Robert S. James
Los Angeles
Mary Busch James
Central Preea
Hobert S. James
National Defense Fund
Board Vessel
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Talavera
Franco
Iran
Hendeye
Hte
Matson
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