Carolinas Brace for Worst Flood Since 1928
Carolinas towns along several streams brace for flooding the worst since 1928 as rivers surge toward the sea. Weather officials warn crests may top 33 to 34 feet on the Congaree and Broad while the Cape Fear heads toward 55 feet, prompting evacuations, railway reroutes, and crop damage across South and North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas
G. C. Merchant
Columbia Weather Bureau
South Carolina
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Saluda
Chappelils
Piedmont and Northern Railway
Anderson
Belton
Broad River Power Company
Ths
Columbia
Blairs
Fairfield County
Camden
Rimini
Santee
Wateree
Congares
Lee A. Denson
Raleigh
Cape Fear
Hearst Loses Injunction Over Telegrams in DC Court
In the District of Columbia Supreme Court Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat dismissed William Randolph Hearst’s bid for preliminary injunctions to block the Senate lobby committee and the Federal Communications Commission from examining his telegrams. The court noted the FCC produced affidavits denying new investigations and said final disposition awaits a formal answer. Hearst's counsel Elisha Hanson said an appeal would be filed and vowed to pursue the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bate
William Randolph Hearst
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Senate Lobby Committee
Federal Communications Commission
Alfred A. Wheat
Crampton Harris
Lobby Committee
The
Communications Commission
Hearst
Tion
Elisha Hanson
Supreme Court of the United States
Jstice Wheat
Congress
Republicans Absent From Closed Ways and Means Meeting
Washington April 8. House Ways and Means Democrats met behind closed doors to finalize a 799 million tax program with a corporation income tax and levies on dividends. Republicans were absent. Democrats signaled minor adjustments and possible relief for debt-ridden corporations as Chamber of Commerce representatives pressed against the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Republican Committee
Coughton
Doughton
Senate
AAA
Chamber of Commerce
Rehabilitation Work Begins In Storm Areas As Floods Recede
Weather bureau predicted relief within days for floods sweeping the southern states. Rivers in Alabama Georgia and the Carolinas were at flood stage this morning while Cape Fear at Fayetteville NC stood 65 feet. Ohio river crest reached Cairo Illinois and the Mississippi ran above flood stage from Cairo to below Memphis Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Alabama
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Cape Fear River
Fayetteville
N. C
Bureau
Hartford
Conn
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Cairo
Ill
Mississippi
Memphis
Tenn
Gainesville Faces Death Toll as Tornado Toll Grows
Gainesville Georgia prepares to bury its dead as relief crews clear wreckage after a tornado roared through the area. federal funds promised for rehabilitation, Red Cross reports show millions raised for flood relief, while thousands remain homeless or injured. Authorities tally storm and flood deaths across several southern states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Tupelo
Miss
Roosevelt
Works Progress Administration
Cary T. Grayson
Red Cross
Moon
Carina
Mississippi
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Arkansas
WPA Disaster Aid Dispatches 2 Million for Tornado Struck South
Washington April 8. Harry L Hopkins allotted 1,000,000 for tornado relief in Georgia and Mississippi from a 2,500,000 WPA fund. Additional grants of 200,000 to South Carolina and 100,000 each to Alabama Arkansas and Tennessee were approved. More than 1,200 WPA workers are in Tupelo Mississippi and 500 in Gainesville Georgia, with repairs authorized to Tupelo’s main water tank and levee protection at Augusta Georgia ahead of Savannah river floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Georgia
Mississippi
Harry Lopkins
WPA
Roosevelt
Hopkins
South Carolina
Alabama
Arkansas
Tennessee
Tupelo
Miss
Gainesville
Augusta
High Point to Vote on Local School Funds Supplement
High Point council votes to hold a special election around June 1 on a local supplement to state school funds. The measure would allow a maximum 15 cent tax for a school term, with expected revenue about $50,000, to boost per student spending from $23.26 to halt declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seh
Eal
High Int
Upen
R. H. Lee
North Carolina
C. F.linson
T. Wingate Andrews
Andrews
Scala
Greensboro
Ford County
Uvenne
Togon
D. A. Stanton
Coke Cecil
Arthurman
Sec
Pointer
High Point H
High
Weather South Tonight Cooler. Rain Night East Coast
Weather south tonight shows slightly cooler conditions along the east coast with increasing cloudiness and rain at night. North portion warms slightly with a Thursday mix of clouds and possible rain. winds northeast along the coast from Hatteras to Jacksonville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Officials Seek Cause Of Airliner Crash Killing 11
Uniontown Pennsylvania April 8 Officials from government and Transcontinental and Western Airlines probe the Sun Racer crash that killed 11 and injured three. Dennis Mulligan of commerce vows a public hearing in Uniontown and a broader inquiry in Pittsburgh. Survivors Nellie Granger and C C Challinor are cared for. three cadets from Valley Forge Military Academy among the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Uniontown
Transcontinental and Western
Sun Racer
Chestnut Ridge
Immwootiaon Bane
Esannad
Dennis Mulligan
Department of Commerce
Pittsburgh
Uniontown Hospital
Nellie Granger
Meyer C. Ellenstein
Newark
N. J
C. C. Challinor
Cleveland
New York
Valley Forge
Pe) Military Academy
Charles H. Smith
Crawford Kelly
Stanley H. Bayersdorfer
Steubenville
Bayersdorfer
Challinor
Britain Protests Italy Poison Gas Use in Ethiopia
In Geneva the British secretary Anthony Eden condemned alleged Italian gas warfare in Ethiopia during a League of Nations conciliation session. The committee, delaying to seek Red Cross input, promised to press for early peace talks and an end to hostilities, while Mexico protested sanctions paralysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Anthony Eden
Ethiopia
League of Nations Conciliation Committee
Waan Asa
Italy
Eden
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Mussolini
Committee of 13
League
Britain
Mexico
Koppers Stores Buyer Pleased With Local Mart
R T Early furniture buyer for Koppers Stores Inc and assistant O G Gill visit the city to select merchandise for May promotion sale across 29 department stores in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Kentucky. Early notes most furniture will be made in or near High Point and prefers direct manufacturer delivery to ensure timely delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. T. Early
Koppers Stores, Inc
O. G. Gill
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Kentucky
Chicago
Early
High Point
Exposition Building
Harmon Qualified To Administer Mother's Estate
Special to The Enterprise Greensboro April 8. B C Harmon of High Point qualified today as administrator of the estate of his mother Mrs Sue D Harmon who died February 6. The estate totals 26046 dollars to be divided among B C Harmon and several High Point residents plus Mrs Lina Redding of High Point Mrs J J Hay worth High Point Mrs Hi J Coefield High Point Mrs E K Willis of Concord and Mrs W L Ryland of Baltimore Md.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Greensboro
C. Harmon
Lindsey Street
High Point
Sue D. Harmon
B. C.harmon
J. G. Briggs
Lina Redding
J. J. Hayworth
Hi. J. Coefield
E. K. Willis
Concord
W. L. Ryland
Baltimore
Youth's Body Recovered From Sugar Creek
CHARLOTT E April 8 a year old boy who was drowned in Sugar Creek yesterday was recovered this morning. The body was about half a mile downstream from the point on his father's farm near P in ville where Kiser fell into the flooded stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlote
Sugar Creek
Pineville
Kiser
Mussolini Says East Africa Security Requires Ethiopian Annihilation
In Rome on April 8 Premier Mussolini told his ministers that security for Italy's East African colonies would be achieved only through the total annihilation of the Ethiopian military. He convened a surprise council meeting not announced beforehand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Il Duce
Gainesville mourns 185 tornado dead as relief work continues
Gainesville lays to rest 185 victims of the Monday tornado while 2,000 relief workers clear debris in the business district. The Red Cross shelters 3,000 to 4,000 homeless and hundreds injured as commerce slowly resumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gainesville
Red Cross
Kernersville WPA Allotment Highlights Local Projects
WPA allocations announced in Raleigh include geodetic surveys in New Hanover County and jail work in Lumberton along with a Edwards Beaufort County playground. Additional funds support Haywood County road work Cord paving Ashe and Beaufort road projects Winston-Salem street repairs and park development Mt Airy recreation center Kernersville sewage plant Brunswick road work and related increases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
WPA
New Hanover County
Lumberton
Edwards
Beaufort County
Haywood County
Concord
Ashe County
Winston-Salem
Mt. Airy
Kerneraville
Brunswick County
Veterans to Meet Tonight at C L A Hall
World War veterans from Company M are asked to attend a 7:30 PM meeting at the C L A hall on North Wrenn Street. Captain J W Welch will preside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. A. Hall
North Wrenn Street
J. W. Welch
Borah Gains Control Over Wisconsin G O P Delegates
Senator William E. Borah of Idaho gained control of most Wisconsin delegates to the Republican national convention based on early returns. Roosevelt led Borah two to one in presidential preference, while the Democratic slate swept all 24 delegates for Roosevelt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Cleveland
Milwaukee
William E. Borah
Wisconsin
Roosevelt
Democratic State Organization
Lakeshore
Wisconsin Returns Boost Borah Delegates
Senator William E Borah gained apparent control of 22 of 24 Wisconsin Republican delegates from the primary results and said he is grateful to Wisconsin voters and hopes for a similar showing in Illinois on April 14 as he begins a Illinois speaking tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William E. Borah
R.ida
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Milnois
Hurricane Refuges Plan Approved for South Florida
Representative Wilcox announced WPA approval of a hurricane refuge program in south Florida. The plan calls for at least 20 buildings, with nine possibly built initially at an estimated cost of one million dollars. Engineers will prepare plans and select sites as funding becomes available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilcox
Wor Progress Administration
South Florida
Wilcox Sail Nine
Anb Williams
Workstress Administration
State Administrat Kr. A. Pynchon
Also Mentioned on This Page
Peti
Democrats On Ways and Means
DNC
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Charlotte
April
Asheville
Birmingham
Colum
Denver
Key West
Rock
Angeles
Miami
New Orleans
York
San Antonio
Francisco
Bean
England
Koppers Stores
R. T
Harmon
Kernersville
Borah
G.O.P
Florida
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!