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Kingsport Times

Location

Kingsport, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Sep 27, 1937

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Spain minister calls league to call bluff on Germany Italy

Geneva September 27 1Py Julia Alvarez Del Vayo Spanish government delegate to the League of Nations demanded that the league call the bluff of Germany and Italy this two headed monster which may declare war on all Europe. He condemned German and Italian intervention in the Spanish civil war on the side of the insurgents. The committee room was packed as he urged five proposals from Juan Negrin to restrain aggression grant free purchase of war materials extend Ny on anti piracy protection to Valencia shipping and a year of hands off Spain policy. He compared the danger to Roosevelt’s warning of fear in the world and named Hitler and Mussolini as the other side.

Geneva Julian Alvarez del Vayod League of Nations League Germany Italy Europe Committee Committee On Political Questions Ge Vayo Juan Negrin League Assembly Nyon Valencia Mediterranean Spain Alvarez del Vaya Roosevelt United States Hitler Mussolini

Honesty Best Policy Brings Pass to Fair

In Macon Georgia a young woman living near Butler admitted to tricking the Georgia State Fair by claiming to be under 12 to gain admission. She saved 24 cents but returned 25 cents in stamps to the fair management, and Secretary Ross Jordan sent back the stamps plus a complimentary season ticket to this year’s fair.

Macon Butler Ross Jordan

Weather Outlook for Tennessee Kentucky and Virginia

Tennessee forecasts show generally fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with a slight warmup in the west on Tuesday. Kentucky expects partly cloudy skies tonight into Tuesday with a slight warmer trend Tuesday. Virginia foresees cloudy periods with possible rain in the east and central areas tonight and in the morning, cooler along the coast but warmer inland.

Tennessee Kentucky Virginia

Bristol Factory Idle as TWOC Strike Rises

About 1,400 workers at two Big Jack Overall Company plants in Bristol were idle amid a dispute between plant executives and the Textile Workers Organizing Committee. Officials cited a temporary shutdown due to lack of orders, while TWOC leaders said workers are on strike to press ongoing demands. Picketing was peaceful with no violence reported as Col. Kidd and R. C. Thomas were out of town and C. D. Puckett was placed in temporary charge.

Bristol Big Jack Overall Company TWOC Mianss Lee Street Textile Workers Organizing Committee Brad Allen John A. Peel Roanoke Peel R. C. Thomas Col. Kidd

Man Weds Again But Owes First License In Maryland

Frederick Md September 27 Charles Ramsburg 65 went to the courthouse to obtain a license to remarry the woman he divorced 34 years ago. He discovered he still owed 16 dollars for the divorce. With his attorney’s help he resolved the old bill and married his former wife.

Frederick. Md Charles Ramsburg

Patricia Maguire Sleeping Beauty in Chicago Awaiting Operation

The family of 31 year old Patricia Maguire, known as the sleeping beauty, fears for her life as she awaits an abdominal operation for a pelvic tumor. Sister Gladys Hansen described her condition as critical. Surgeons decided to operate after Saturday consultations. a blood transfusion was planned. Continuation noted on page ten.

Chicago Patricia Maguire Sleeping Beauty Gladys Hansen Patricia Hansen

Wife awaiting message from missing husband

Fatigued and grief stricken Mrs. Chas. Ross waited in her Chicago apartment as abductors held her 72 year old husband, a former greeting card manufacturer, after he was forced into a car Saturday night. Police, Justice Department agents reportedly involved. Miss Florence Freihage, once his secretary, described as a family friend, recounted the events of the snatching near a hotel in Sycamore, Ill. The case remains active with no word from the abductors.

Chicago Chas Ross Daniel Gilbert State's Attorney's Police Florence Freihage U. S. Department of Justice A. H. Johnson Miss Freihage Telelace Valentine and Greeting Card Company Carrington Miss Freshage

Bemberg Concern Seeks Tax Reduction in Tennessee

Nashville Sept 27 The American Bemberg Corp and North American Rayon ask the State Equalization Board to cut county tax assessments raised by Carter County. Values jumped from 1.65 million to 2.5 million for North American and 1.07 million to 2.9 million for Bemberg. Plant manager Wolff cited four grounds: valuations exceed cash value, out of line with competitors, higher than other county property, and exemption agreement shielding North American from 1937 taxes. He claimed the firms occupy little space yet account for 38 percent of county property value, about 200 times the average industrial valuation. He estimated fair cash values at 500,000 for Bemberg and 1.5 million for North American. County attorney Gwinn was denied cross-examination of earnings and depreciation but allowed 1934 financial statements to be filed.

Nashville American Bemberg Corporation North American Rayon Corporation State Equalization Board Carter County Equalization Board North American Company Americano Charles Wolff Yoth Companies Tennessee Wolff Sampany J. H. Epps Bemberg Corporation North American Corporation D. M. Gwinn A. B. Broadbent

Mysticism and tragedy rock Missouri fraternity death

In Columbia, Missouri, University of Missouri student Albert Waters, 19, died after an accidental gun discharge during a religious discussion with Sigma Alpha Epsilon brother Kilpatrick in Waters room. Kilpatrick recounted the moment Waters urged to commune with his maker and then held a revolver to his head.

Columbia University of Missouri Albert Waters Jack Killpatrick Sigma Alpha Epsilon Waters Kilpatrick Orville Pollock Pollock

Finances Dispute Ends Egypt Marriage Plan

Cairo dispatch reports 17 year old Maria Huebner daughter of an Austrian hotel owner left Egypt without a husband as the financial settlement collapsed. Nessim Pasha, former premier and adviser to King Fuad, said a dispute over the terms of the settlement ended the engagement after agreeing to cash sums and jewels worth about 25000 dollars. They had met last May at her father's hotel where she worked as a reception clerk.

Cairo Egypt Maria Huebner Tewhk Nessim Pasha Nessim Tao King Fuad Thotel Nes

Yacht Endeavour I Found Off Irish Coast

Lloyds rung the Lutine Bell as the Endeavour I, 19 crew, was sighted about 260 miles off the Irish coast by the British steamer Cheyenne. The Cheyenne reported contact with the missing yacht since Sept 13 and said the crew were well, confirming a second hopeful sighting after an Azores report proved false.

London Lloyds Cheyenne Alcock Associated Press Endeavour Valencia Irish Communications Center Insurance House Azores

Farley touts Roosevelt as popular as in re election

In Washington Farley told an AP briefing that President Roosevelt remains as popular as during last year's victory. Across the globe a Java quake killed two people and injured one with major property damage. Dr. Wellington Koo urged the League of Nations to name Japan as aggressor and denounce it before the advisory committee.

Greenville D. C James A. Farley Roosevelt Batavia Java Koo Japan Geneva Wellington Koo China League of Nations League

Legal Profession Declared On Spot

Kansas City Sept 27 The supreme court fight dominates at the American Bar Association convention with James A Reed warning destruction of the court would kill constitutional liberty and Frederick H Stinchfield accusing Roosevelt of aiming to destroy the court The two leaders warn of religious intolerance and a stark clash between the president and the legal profession urging public trust in lawyers as guardians of the constitution

Kansas City Supreme Court American Bar Association James A. Reed United States Missouri Reed Washington Roosevelt Frederick H. Stinchfield Minneapolis Roosevelt Stinchfield Stinchfeld

Russia warns Japan may aid China in tense stance

Nashville September 27 A three judge federal court dismissed without prejudice an injunction suit filed by Kentucky Tennessee Light and Power to stop Clarksville and TVA from entering a power contract. Horace Stout attorney for the company said they would pursue another route. Dismissal lifts a chancery court restraint though it remained in effect after transfer to federal court. Cullied Goodlett special attorney for the city said the municipality can proceed with TVA power purchase and distribution plans. The case ahead also covered motions by 17 private utilities seeking TVA record access and depositions from Harold Ickes and John Carmody. The judges were Circuit Judge Florence Allen and District Judges John D. Martin and John J. Gore.

Nashville Kentucky-Tennessee Light & Power Company Clarksville Tennessee Valley Authority Horace Stout Chancery Court Cullied Goodlett TVA Florence Allen Ohio John D. Martin John J. Gore Tennessee PWA Harold Ickes John Carmody William C. Fitts, Jr John Lord O'Brian

Soviet Warns Japan Over Nanking Bombardment Aid

Moscow denounces lawless bombardment of Nanking in response to China's plea for aid against Japan. Soviet note demands Japanese restraint, warns embassy bombardment would draw full responsibility, and cites no troops massed on Manchukuo border. American merchants report Japan seizing Shanghai customs as war spreads along the coast and inland rail links face bombardment.

Moscow Japan Nanking Travestia Manchoukad Tokyo China Koki Hirota Mikhail Mikhailovitch Stavutsky Russia Shanghai Canton Hankow Yangtzepoo Hongkoy

Tenants Cheer WPA Leader in Memphis Speech

In Memphis on September 27, Aubrey Williams deputy administrator of the WPA praised the Southern Tenants Farmers Union. He urged unity among southern tenant farmers and farm laborers, many of whom are Black, noting their long struggle and the need for continued effort to improve conditions amid the era’s economic woes.

Memphis Southern’ Tenants’ Farmers’ Union Aubrey Williams WPA Wiliams South

New Silk Robes Awaiting Arrival of Black in U S

A new black silk robe awaits Justice Hugo L Black in the Supreme Court ante room as the court reconvenes next Monday. Rumors swirl about his possible response to allegations of Ku Klux Klan membership as he travels to the United States. President Roosevelt plans no immediate return to Washington, potentially delaying a face to face with the justices.

Washington Supreme Court Europe Hugo L. Black Tribunal United States Ku Klux Klan Justice Black Norfolk Roosevelt Far West

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