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Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1934

Page

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United Aircraft aids Canton air school probe

Senate muni tions committee testimony shows United Aircraft and Pratt and Whitney aided in recruiting and forming a military air school for Canton China. Officials testified profits and close ties with the navy bureau of aeronautics emerged while efforts to sell planes in Gaivlia and Paraguay were disclosed.

Washington United States Department of Commerce Canton China Senate Munitions Committee Wear United Aircraft Export F. R. Love Oememoraridum A. McClellan Lave Ty P. G. Johnson United Aircraft and Transport Company Plate Whitney Airpoft Company United Export Galivia Paraguay Pratt and Whitney Paide Navy Department Bureau of Aeronautles Navy Department Aircraft Concern United Aircraft Corporation Bolivia Parguay Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Wright Aeronautical Company Wilson EF. E. Wilson Bureau of Aeronautics of Navy Hamilton Standard Propeller Corporation United Aircraft Debye Senate Munitions Germany North Sea Pratt and Whitey Company United Aircraft and Transport Corporation Lu Loud Pratt and Whitey

Weather Averages and Cloudy Forecast Across Tennessee

Cloudy conditions extend across eastern Tennessee from Clotuty to the extreme west and central areas tonight and Tuesday with some warming expected. Mostly cloudy in Virginia with variable conditions and temperatures lower on Tuesday. Yesterday’s high 88, low 66. rainfall 0.02 inches. Readings taken at 6:00 a.m. daily for the prior 24 hours.

Tennessee Taght Ritith

Slayer of Speer Sought by Police

Police pursued a killer for Mount Hermon headmaster Eliott Speer shot Friday night in his study. Authorities questioned faculty and staff while a manhunt, shoreline search, and river divers were planned. A former student linked to threats was later seen at a Southern college, casting doubt on that lead.

Anderw J. Clarkt Nist Puglewwoed N. J Connecticut Bartlett Weitken Southern College

King and Queen Welcome Princess Marina at Balmoral

King George and Queen Mary greeted future daughter in law Princess Marina of Greece at Balmoral Castle. Marina and Prince George were saluted along the line by cheering villagers as she arrived with her parents. Wedding plans will be discussed by the sets of parents.

Ballatior Scotlan King George Mary Ielow Marina Greece Balmoral Castle Prince George Aberdeen Marinn Trince Prince Oi Duchess of York Yroung Elbeth Marin

Negro Miners Killed During Parade in Alabama

In Jefferson County Alabama gunfire during a march by about 3000 union miners killed two men, Elc Collins of Plat Creek and Ed Woolens of Powhatan. Sheriff J J Hawkins and Col James A Webb helped disperse the crowd and restore calm after the shooting near Porter Mine village.

Birmingham Ala North Jefferson Elc. Collins Plat Creek Ed Woolens Powhatan J. J. Hawkins James A. Webb Alabama National Guard Porser Mine

Cardinal cites six million slaves in world plea to church

Cardinal Pumnsoni Biondi, prefect of the Congregation for the Propagation of Faith, warns that about 6,000,000 people remain enslaved globally. He cites outlets in Ethiopia, Liberia, China and parts of the Moslem world, noting 2,000 slaves yearly are moved from Africa to Arabia.

Rome PimmAn Pumnsoni Biondi Hurman Congregation For the Propagation of Faith Leo XII Congregation Ethiopia Liberia China Red Sea Africa Arabia Fumasori Biondi Washington Australia New Zealand Dutch East Indies

Adherence to Constitution Urged by McCormick

Philadelphia Sept 17 Col Robert B McCormick publisher of the Chicago Tribune urged rigid interpretation of the constitution in an address at Carpenters Hall the meeting place of the first continental congress He warned against Trojan horse gifts and urged defense of trial by jury taxation and freedom of expression He claimed the constitution and bill of rights are under attack by powerful lawmakers and compliant judges who would stretch rights for current leaders He also denounced federal agencies as intruding into private life and warned that newspapers must defend press freedom and public contracts.

Philadelphia Robert B. McCormick The Chicago Tribune Congress Carpenters Hall Continental Congress America Col. McCormick NRA AAA

Disaster probe pushed in effort to get fire cause

New York dispatch reports a federal board of inquiry heard from James Pond second steward on the ill fated Morro Castle. Pond said he saw no peculiarities in the rapid fire spread and he selected experienced crew to handle passengers guiding them from C to D deck as smoke thickened. He denied seeing inflammable polishes aboard. Richard Kopf a second steward testified he escaped in the No 2 lifeboat after it was ordered lowered by the chief engineer who apparently boarded the boat himself. The hearings featured conflicting accounts as the inquiry continued.

New York James ‘Pond Federal Board of Inquiry Lends Pond Morro Castle Federal Board of Richard’ Kopf Brooklyn Kent

Election Chiefs Open Drive as Parties Prepare for October Push

Washington dispatch reports both Democratic and Republican leaders will send speakers into the field after October 1 to bolster campaigns for Senate and House seats. Despite five states in early primaries, parties focus on closely contested areas as they seek candidates for six of eight Senate seats and 28 House seats. Wisconsin voters pick candidates tomorrow for the Senate ten House seats and governor amid a heated race following Senator La Follette Jr.’s new independent stance.

Cecil B. Dickson Washington Senate Halls el Teacy Congress Maine House Wisconsin Robert M. la Follette, Jr Pro Aix

Our New Type Face The Times adopts Ideal type for readability

The Times announces a complete switch to Intertype Ideal type after tests by teachers and eye specialists. The new balanced letters reduce fatigue and improve legibility for readers, including children and the elderly, aligning with practices of leading metropolitan papers.

The Times

Astor Bride Denies Split After Providence Quarrel

New York reports quote Ellen Tuck French Astor denying rumors of a quarrel causing a split with Jon Jacob Astor III. She arrived in New York heading to be a bridesmaid as details of a Providence hotel dispute circulate with claims of shouted exchanges and a hasty departure guiding their six month trip.

New ‘York Jon Jacob Aster New York Providence Providence Biltmore Astor New Haven Astors Newport

Germany Defends League Ties in Locarno Talk

In Geneva Germany rejects pressure to reframe its ties with the League of Nations and resists scrutiny of equality rights while an unofficial session on eastern Europe Locarno peace ideas proceeds. A Soviet entry vote moves to the political committee as the Netherlands delegation remains active. Meanwhile in Nashville a missing three year old girl prompts a statewide manhunt and a kidnapping warrant for a neighbor.

Associated Press Geneva Germany League of Nations Sp’ Jong France Europe League Russia Netherlands Nashville Tenn Ant Gibson T. Gibson W. Bate Winfrey Anne

Ex-Chauffeur and Penn President's Daughter Wed in Secret

Virginia Ewing Gates McCafferty, daughter of University of Pennsylvania president Thomas Gates, and her former chauffeur wed in Maycow after meeting in Boise while she hitchhiked from Pinedale Wyoming. They plan to move to California for a home as financial help arrives from her father.

Boise Idaho Virginia Ewing Gates McCafferty Thomas Gates University of Pennsylvania California Tom Cribbins Palia Cribbins Pinedale EE Cantro Calif McCafferty Maycow Here J. Edgar Panly

Textile strike nears crucial showdown in Georgia

Martial law marked the third week of the textile strike as Governor Talmadge mobilized National Guard units and 11 000 guardsmen patrolled mills. Francis J Gorman warned divisions would be called out, potentially affecting about 100 000 workers across dyeing, layor, underwear, knit goods, carpets and rugs. The executive textile workers council eyed extension while violence and police cordons followed pickets at mills in Newnan and other centers. President Roosevelt weighed mediation as Gorman urged lines to hold and New England to stand firm.

Georgia Eugene Talmadge Francis J. Gorman Gormen Johnson United Textile Workers Waterville Newman Adj Lindley Washington Carolinas National Talmadge Roosevelt Green Rhode Island Newport Winant New Hampshire Garman New England Manufacturers Chambers of Commerce

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