Power struggle erupts as Noe and Martin announce for governor
Governor Allen faces inner party revolt after Noe and Martin bypass caucus and declare candidacies for governor and U.S. senator. Huey Long ally Gerald L. K. Smith backs Noe, while opposition led by Congressman Cleveland Dear watches as Allen stays silent. The piece notes political tension, key figures, and the nighthawk migration analogy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Wheatley
Associated Presse
New Orleans
O. K. Allen
Huey P. Long
James A. Nor
Public Service
Wade O. Martin
Governnor
United States
Long
Atnmoutice
Noe - Martin
E. A. Conway
L. B. Paynard
Lucille May Grace
State Land Office
T. H. Harris
Gerald L. K. Smith
Noe
Martin
Christian Church
Huey Long
Noe-Martin
Cleveland Dear
Allen
Weather Outlook With Varied Local Thunder Risks
The forecast covers Tennessee and North Carolina showing fair conditions with slight temperature changes. Virginia expects generally fair weather tonight and Saturday with possible thunderstorms in extreme north portions. Kentucky predicts fair nights and Saturdays with possible thundershowers in the north and a cooler afternoon.
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Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
North
Millionaire Play Boy Threatens Suicide After Singer Slaying
Claude Battin testified to a coroner's jury that Henry H. Rogers Jr. threatened to kill himself the night Evelyn Hoey was found shot at his Dutch farm house. Battin, a gardener, said Rogers appeared distraught and wrung his hands before the fatal shot rang out.
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Leo W. Sheridan
Associated Press
Westchester
Claude Battin
Henry H. Rogers, Jr
Evelyn Hoey
Battin
Rogers
William J. Kelly
National Guardsmen questioned over Keys damage
A military board of inquiry in Tavernier investigated guardsmen conduct after the Labor Day hurricane. Troops stationed there were said to have caused about 25 dollars in damage to A S McKenzie theatre proprietor and merchant property. McKenzie testified the damage was not malicious, blaming boys on a lark without proper value guidance. Col H K Hesterly, board chairman, assured George E Saunders the hearings opened.
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Allen C. Morris
Associated Press
Tavernier
Fla
Keys
A. S. McKenzie
McKenzie
H. K. Hesterly
Tampa
George E. Saunders
Airmen Freed in Koenecke Death in Airplane Fight
Two Detroit airmen Mulqueeney and Davis were acquitted of manslaughter in the death of Brooklyn outfielder Len Koenecke after a coroner jury found they acted in self defense during a flight from Detroit to Toronto. The verdict followed testimony that Koenecke attacked the pilots in the plane above the Long Branch race track and that he was despondent over being sent home by his club.
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Toronto
William Joseph Mulquesney
Irwin Davis
Len Koenecke
Brooklyn
Long Branch
Douglas Keith
Mulqueeney
Irwin
Detroit
Koenecke
Keith
Davis
Edward J. Murphy
St. Louis
Murphy
Bobby Barr
Les Munns
New York
William J. Mulqueeney
Len Keenecke
Broocklyn Dodgers
Warren Snyder
Islington
Pilot Mulqueeney
No Lottery Rule Declared In Bank Night Case at Columbia
In Columbia Tennessee on September 20 Judge W B Turner dismissed a bid by District Attorney General C L Boyd for a permanent injunction to halt prize drawings at the Princess theater and Crescent Amusement Co. Boyd previously secured temporary injunctions, but Turner ruled the drawings were not lotteries due to their organization. Boyd appealed.
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Columbia, Tenn
W. B. Turner
C. L. Boyd
Boyd
A. E. Shortley
Princess Theater
Crescent Amusement Company of
Nashville
Turner
General Boyd
Surplus Cotton Proposed as Medium for Road Repair
Crawford Notch New Hampshire September 20 H E Barnard director of research of the farm chemurgic council of Dearborn Michigan spoke to the New England council urging use of a light weight cotton mesh fabric to reinforce highways He argued it would improve drainage and prevent frost damage enabling durable roads Barnard said 10 million bales could be used initially with two to three million bales annually for repairs and expansion, absorbing cotton carryover and boosting domestic consumption by about 30 percent of current needs.
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Crawford Notch
N. H
H. E. Barnard
Chemurgic Council
Dearborn
Mich
New England Council
Barnard
New England
Chamber Plans For The Future Of Commerce
Reports criticizing New Deal policies are presented to the United States Chamber of Commerce directors during a major session to review the past and plan ahead. Debates focus on federal expenditures, farm and labor legislation, and legislative trends as committees prepare the official critique. The session signals potential public statements by the board and signals a shift in policy emphasis.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Congress
Chamber
ETERNAL TRIANGLE IS DEATH FOR ONE
Knoxville police attributed jealousy and greed as motives for two fatal shootings on Magnolia Avenue. James A. Miles, 66, grocer, was killed by two Black men during a botched robbery. a bullet struck his jugular and no money was taken. Hours later Floyd C. Edmonds, 24, died in a nearby drug store. James H. Shelton, 38, was arrested, admitting Edmonds robbed his wife, then shot him after a confrontation.
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Knoxville
James A. Miles
Magnolia Avenue
Floyd C. Edmonds
James H. Shelton
Tom Kirby
Shelton
Edmonds
Kilby
Norris Vacation Ends in TVA Town Norris Tenn
Senator George W Norris returns to Washington after a nine day visit to Norris Tennessee, city built by the Tennessee Valley Authority. He spoke to TVA employees at the town's three day exposition praising the region and urging support for lower rates, stressing civic purpose over wealth and the electric age ahead.
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Norris
Tenn
George W. Norris
Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Man Believes Vision Predicts His Death in September
John Burdett of Brittsville Tennessee marks his 78th birthday while clinging to a 40 year old vision of death this September. He plans to live beyond the month but expects death soon, his friends and family accepting the superstition. Burdett has given away land and arranged his affairs, while noting he will die only when the Lord says no.
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Brittsville
Tenn
John Burdett
Sam
Birchwood
Briggs Smith Named State Highway Commissioner in Tennessee
Thirty eight year old Briggs Smith, long time state highway department employee, assumed duties as state highway commissioner succeeding Herbert Walters who resigned to focus on private interests. Smith, a University of Tennessee civil engineer graduate, served since his student days, and is married with one boy. Walters will stay in Nashville briefly to aid Smith, citing personal business pressures. Walters, a Hampden National Bank president and construction firm head, had been in the post since December.
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Nashville
Briggs Smith
State Highway Department
University of Tennessee
Herbert
Walters
McAlister
Smith
Dickson County
Coast Artillery
Fortress Monroe
Hy Boy
Methodist Church
Hampblen National Bank
Morristown
Walters and Prater Construction Company
Frank Webster
Webster
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee
Highway Department
War Threat Seen In England Plans In Africa Crisis
Italy vows protest at the League council over Britain’s Mediterranean fleet moves while Addis Ababa accuses Italy of aggression. Paris and London assess financial penalties and supply pressures as Mussolini tightens control and Italy readies for East Africa hostilities.
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England
Associated Press
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Rome
Italy
League of Nations Council
London
Ethiopia
Sues Canal
Fimneror Haile Selasale
Addis Ababa
Itaty
Brarseille
Bjibouti
French Somaliland
Rome Stock Exchange
New York
Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce
Milan
League of Nations
Itiy
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini
East Africa
Naples
League of Walions
No Ruling On AAA Contracts In Louisiana
Baton Rouge September 20 Attorney General Gaston Porterie denied he had ruled that AAA contracts in Louisiana would violate Act 21 from the last Huey Long session after October 1 He said no ruling has been made yet on whether AAA contracts violate the act Porterie indicated the act would apply to new contracts after October 1 1935 but not to contracts entered before that date He noted a prior ruling that delayed sugar contracts signed before October 1 would not be affected since the federal constitution bars impairment of existing contracts.
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Baton Rouge
Gaston Porterie
AAA
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Long
Porterie
Marcel J. Voorhies
Louisiana Aaa
Numa FP. Montet
Voorhies
Baer On Edge Ahead Of Tuesday Fight
Speculator New York September 19 Max Baer shows edge and argumentative mood ahead of planned title bout with Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium Tuesday night. A New York reporter provoked Baer who delivered a blunt punch and warned him to “take that back.”
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N. Y
Max Baer
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
New York
Baer
First Lady Invited to Attend Rural Electrification Event
Fayetteville Tener September 20 Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt heads a list of state and national figures invited to October 1 ceremonies for the Lin nell county rural electrification project financed by Tennessee Valley Authority power. Notables include Arthur Morgan David Lilienthal H A Morgan Gov Hill McAlister and Congressman J Riddley Mitchell with invitations going to Governor Bibb Graves Joe Burns and others. The network switch will be opened by 1 year old Mary Sloan daughter of a TVA employee killed supervising lines. The program includes several speeches and a barrier cue for visiting dignitaries.
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Fayetteville
Tener
Franklin D- Ronsevelt
Linnell County
Tennessee Valley Authority
Arthur FE Morgan
David Lilienthal
H. A. Morgan
TVA
Ernor Hill McAlister
J. Riddley Mitchell
Bibb Graves
Alabama
Joe Burns
Tennessee
K. D. McKellar
Nathan’ l L. Bachman
Mary Sloan
Lawrence Sloan
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Wade Martin
State House
Seymour Weiss
Nee
Dewn
Houma
Allen Ellender
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Mehes
Millionaire Play Boy
Torch Singer
Gardner
Kelley
Magistrate Court
Supreme Court
W. L. Cook
LA Follette
Prudie Rutherford
Campbell County
John Carr
William Reghetti
Carr
Reghetti
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Wispossesa Reghetti
Britain
Dam
Tennessee Valley
Burdett
Pick Briggs Smith
Highway Post
Il Duce
Trillan
Paris
Europe
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