24 Sep 1934
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Newspaper
Kingsport Times
Location
Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1934
Page
1
Thousands of textile workers resumed posts as mills reopened after a three week strike. Some centers remained shut or saw unrest, with clashes over reemployment and a court occupation by unionists in Gonecord, North Carolina. Federal mediation urged quick, non-discriminatory rehiring.
Readings show fair conditions in Tennessee tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Virginia sees partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with no major temperature shift from yesterday. Observations are taken daily at 6:00 p.m. for the preceding 24 hours, with notes on rain and past comparisons to last year.
Wrexham Wales Sept 24 The death toll at the Gresford collieries disaster is officially set at 261 one of Wales worst mining catastrophes Only 15 bodies recovered Rescue ends as new blasts fire and fumes end hope of survivors Shaft sealed to stop carbon monoxide flow Officials say remaining sections quickly fill with flames and the mine becomes a furnace
Washington reports President Roosevelt plans a complete NRA reorganization this week with a new five member policy board. Named figures include Barnard Baruch and Gerard Swops with possible roles for General Hugh S. Johnson and Colonel George A. Lynch. The plan aims to end one man rule and shift to a formal board led administration.
Atlanta Sept 24 Georgia's more than 2 000 national guardsmen on sherike duty will be demobilized by midnight Adjutant General Lindley Camp said military headquarters buzzed with orders to withdraw troops from strike zones Remaining on duty are units at Shannon where they were stationed for special duty At Auguste disorders occurred as workers awaited second shifts Return to Work calls went out for a three week old walkout to end by 7 am today Checks showed many workers returning across Georgia By nightfall at least fifty guardsmen were to be demobilized Valdosta Waycross and Brunswick units moved from Newnan Shannon and nearby areas Four companies near Shannon stayed on duty under Col L C Pope Shannon opened the Southern Brighton Company cloth mill for the first time since the strike with about 400 pickets sent home by Pope to maintain order Continued on page six
Eugene F. Black former head of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Coordinator of Credit says economy shows definite improvement in the United States. He reports better business in agriculture and general markets after a continental tour including Kentucky and Tennessee.
About 400 pickets were sent home by Georgia National Guard at the Southern Brighton Company mill in Shannon. The plant with 75 workers resumed with pressure from Colonel Pope who warned workers to return or leave town. Union president A. N. Ayres said none would work while soldiers remained. No violence occurred and the plant’s machinery barely turned.
Washington dispatch notes a record turnover with at least 69 House seats and five Senate seats in the current Congress to be filled by new members. Four strong new faces are assured for the 74th Congress meeting in January as primaries, retirements, and deaths reshape the lineup despite election outcomes.
Marksville volunteers clashed with Huey Long bodyguards as Long spoke for Lieutenant Governor John B. Fournet on the courthouse steps. A courthouse fire alarm blared and a sudden blast cut short the scene, leaving tensions between the crowd and police.
Max Sjoblom 36 of Rogie Island, Iowa and Davenport, Iowa, was found dead in a wooded Atlanta suburb. Police say he was abducted, shot, and robbed. two Atlanta men, Hoyt Summers and Robert Riley, have confessed. The body was discovered in Clayton county after a chase led by Detective C E McCrary. Riley confessed to five other robberies.
William F. Warns, acting captain of the Morro Castle, testified he feared assistant radio operator George S. Alagana would acid the captain Willmott. Warns said Willmott warned of possible acid attack and Alagana allegedly kept two bottles of sulphuric acid. He contradicted Alagana’s claim of disorganization aboard the liner. The grand jury resumes its marine disaster probe with about 50 crew members ready to testify.
Bruno Richard Hauptmann faces a grand jury as Col Charles A Lindbergh and his wife travel to New York. Witnesses include Dr John Condon and Gregory Coleman as prosecutors seek Hauptmann’s role in the kidnap ransom.
At Democratic headquarters in Nashville on September 24 a conference gathered Governor McAlister United States Senator Nathan L Bachman Railroad and Public Utilities Commissioner Porter Dunlap and W H Turner Burgin Dossett state campaign manager and Henry R Bell to finalize vote drive arrangements Senator K D McKellar could not attend.
Nashville Sept 24 Colonel Walter L Simpson PERA administrator said any relief food program must include a detailed delivery plan. He warned he will push his proposal for goods exchanges if retailers fail to provide a comprehensive distribution setup. A grocer committee spokesman reportedly said a state wide plan is impossible but Simpson will not accept any plan without delivery.
Smithsonian scientist Dr. Charles G. Abbot heats a solar stove at his summer cottage in Mount Wilson California. The apparatus bakes bread and plans to broil bacon and bake biscuits after sunset. A solar hot water heater uses garden hoses to heat five gallons of water.
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