Fourth Term Bid Election Leads Made by Lehman Ousted from Jobs
In Nashville September 30 the Roasts county free election commissioners Bronce Fitzgerald and Lloyd G. McCluen, both Democrats and Republicans, were ousted from the state board of elections after charges from coalition supporters that they failed in duties during the August primary. The action follows Governor Lehman’s push for a third term and signals shifts in party leadership and credibility ahead of the state’s political contests.
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Tennessee
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Weather Outlook Fair and Colder Weekend Forecast
Weather notes show generally fair conditions in Tennessee and Kentucky with cooler temperatures expected. Saturday night into Sunday may bring slight changes, including potential light winds and variable clouds across Virginia. Overall, modest cooling and settled skies anticipated through the weekend.
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Virginia
Nightmare Action Fatal For Youth In Maryland
In Frederick Maryland tonight Curtis Hour 2 and his father were wounded by Curtis after an alleged nightmare scene. State's Attorney Sherman P Bowers said Raymond Hour 49 a Pennsylvania railroad trackman lies in hospital with bullet wounds to the abdomen. Curtis 22 reportedly started to go downstairs then entered his father’s room and fired the pistol. Curtis will be held pending the outcome of his father’s injures.
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Sherman P. Bowers
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Iurgo Taylor
Wistol
Democratic Germans Plan Sudeten Departure Amid Refugee Turmoil
Report notes Democratic Germans will leave the Sudeten area as Polish and German border tensions rise. Officials draw attention to expected refugee flows and the need for new housing, with leaders urging Britain to press for safe resettlement and to aid farmers during the harvest period.
Historic City Devastated by Tornado Tolling 26 Dead
Charleston reels from a massive tornado that killed 26 people and injured about 200. Four militia companies and navy yard marines joined local forces to patrol debris as landmarks lay ruined. Red Cross reports 72 houses demolished and 45 damaged beyond living, with 92 slightly damaged yet occupied. Power and communication lines were down, leaving much of the city in darkness while relief agencies fed and sheltered 1,100 homeless.
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Dr Dafoe Returns as Suit Is Dropped
Chicago news reports ophthalmologist Dr. Allan F Dafoe won a 3,000 damage suit filed by Ivan L Spear, promoter who claimed exploitation of quintuplets. Federal Judge Barnes dismissed the case, citing lack of evidence of contract breach or conspiracy. Defendants included Pathe News and Woolworth Kresge stores.
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Spear
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Tennessee NYA aids 12,000 youths with $106000 monthly payments
About 12,000 Tennessee youths received NYA aid monthly, totaling roughly $106,000, since the NYA began in 1935. A state report shows Tennessee has allocated $468,436.33 for NYA use, split between student-aid and works programs run by four district supervisors. In April 1938 some 7,224 youths were in school programs including 5,423 in high school and 1,400 in college, earning $4.07 monthly on average with 2 cent hourly pay.
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Board Considers Local Mill Case
The National Labor Relations Board weighs the intermediate report on Borden Mills Inc and the Borden Mills Employees Association. Oral arguments were heard in Washington by two board members. The mill’s counsel opposed back pay for discharged workers and the report’s adverse contentions, while the association argued it is a bona fide union formed by employees. No decision was given. rulings may take months due to workload.
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James G. Ewell
Borden Mills, Inc
Borden Mills Employes Association
Washington
E. W. Hunter
Hwell
Winfield Hale
Rogersville
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Primaries Still Studied As Charges Mound
Washington Sept 30 The senate campaign expenditures committee remains busy across a dozen states with more than 500 complaints of political abuses in the primaries. Chairman Sheppard said investigations will continue up to the November general election and into long after, with a final report for the senate. The panel closed files on Missouri and Ohio, while probing Kentucky Tennessee Maryland California Pennsylvania Georgia North Dakota South Dakota Illinois Indiana Arkansas Wisconsin. It found issues in Kentucky about WPA influence and Chandler campaign funds, and in Tennessee WPA activity. Senator Berry lost Democratic nomination to Tom Stewart. The committee must fix what constitutes excessive expenditures and review candidates reports.
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Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
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Ohio
Tennessee
Kentucky
Maryland
California
Pennsylvania
Georgia
North Dakota
South Dakota
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Indiana
Arkansas
Wisconsin
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A. B. Chandler
Chandler
Champaign
George Berry
Tom Stewart
Soviet reaction to Munich pact darkens hopes for peace
Moscow reports express gloom over the Munich agreement. Izvestia’s Geneva correspondent blasts Britain and France describing the four power talks as a committee for coordinating aggression. He argues democracies yielded to fear and notes similar regimes in aggressor and capitulating nations. Czech legation remains diplomatically reserved as relief at averting war spreads.
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Prague Accepts Munich Deal Cession of Sudetenland
Sept 30 Prague government announced submission to the four power Munich accord dismembering Czechoslovakia. Premier Syravy and General Syrovy voiced protest at unilateral terms while pledging to uphold the state. Demonstrations occurred but authorities kept order. London report notes Prague accepted the agreement under pressure of world events.
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Sudetenland
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Syravy
League to Accept Accord in Munich
The League of Nations assembly approved separating the league covenant from the Versailles treaty. The move follows the Munich conference on Czechoslovakia and requires ratification by governments in the assembly. Nazi Germany, having left the league, objected to the Versailles treaty.
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Price of Peace Paid by Europe
Prime Minister Chamberlain, pale but hopeful, emerged after the Hitler-built inquiry today claiming peace is worth the price. He called the four power accord sized and satisfactory, noting Hitler's demands included evacuation of Sudetenland sections by Oct 1 with no property removals, while the agreement granted evacuation of an area.
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Sudetenland
Permanent Peace Seen After Pact
Washington reports indicate officials expect the Munich accord to lead to a broader settlement to preserve lasting European peace. President Roosevelt may seize the moment to push for a larger conference linking economic and political issues, aimed at placing the world on a new footing.
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Market Reacts to Europe Peace Parley Opening
New York stocks opened buoyant as Europe’s price pact spurred buying. Leading shares rose with blocks traded, United States Steel and General Motors posting notable gains while European currencies climbed.
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Peace declared as Munich accord seals European truce
Munich Sept 30 British Prime Minister Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler announced a new Anglo German declaration alongside the Munich pact over Czechoslovakia. Mussolini and France's leaders joined in a consensus to refrain from war, plan a gradual Sudetenland occupation, and form a supervising international commission to oversee cession and evacuation.
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Hitler’s Sudetenland Coup Drives German Confederation Gain
Berlin dispatch describes Adolf Hitler's effort seen as the greatest coup of his career toward a Germanic confederation. The four power agreement with Czechoslovakia on Sudetenland ceded territory, shaping Europe’s balance and raising questions about future peace and war.
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Munich
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Adolf Hitler
Sudetenland
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