Inland Carolinas Blanketed By Snow In Major Storm
A blizzard began before five pm and dumped heavy snow across the city with drifts up to three feet in places and 20 degrees above zero. City streets were cleared starting nine am as schools closed and over 60 workers battled snow removal. Many residents faced travel delays. Duke Carolina game attendees couldn't return home.
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Chapel Hill
Work Progress Administration
Soil Conservation Service
Sam H. Strickland
Sero
Friendship
Snow Closes North Carolina Schools After Major Storm
Inland sections of the Carolinas endure their sixth heavy snow of the season with four to seven inches in central regions and up to seven inches in Raleigh and Asheville. Coastal areas faced lighter falls and cold rains as roads suffered about 2 million dollars in damage. Wake County and Laurens also reported closures.
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Carolinas
North Carolina
Raleigh
Rocky Mount West
Upper
South Carolina
Charlotte
N. C
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Greenville
Anderson
Rocky Mount
Elizabeth City
Wilmington
Charleston
D. C
Greensboro
Wake County
Laurens
S. C
Cape Hatteras
Cape Henry
North Carolina Line
Hatteras
Weather update for Carolinas with cloudy to partly cloudy outlook
North Carolina shows cloudy skies tonight with limited east central variation. South Carolina trends partly cloudy into Saturday with lighter conditions in the south and west areas.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Winter Storms Plague Nation From Coast to Plains
Winter renewed its onslaught across the United States with heavy snow in the Pacific Northwest and subzero temperatures in the corn belt. Flood fears rose in Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama and the Carolinas as ice jams and storms drove hundreds from homes. Ten deaths occurred in the southern states this week, while coal shortages and closed schools persisted from Ohio to Michigan. Fort Selkirk recorded the coldest readings, with subzero snaps in Pembina and St Paul and a Chicago morning at 14 above.
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Alabama
Georgia
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Tennessee
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Martha Loy
Stubenville
Ohio River
Michigan
Washington
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Vancouver
B. C
Butee
Mont
WPA
Warren
Ohio
Fort Selkirk
V. T
Pembina
N. D
St. Paul
Hoey Opposes Sales Tax And Seeks Vote On Liquor
Clyde Hoey launched his campaign in Charlotte opposing broad sales tax policy while endorsing a public vote on liquor. He called the tax an emergency measure and urged immediate repeal of taxation on necessities, with eventual rate reductions if schools and essential services remain protected. Hoey stated he remains a lifelong dry and favors majority rule, insisting the liquor question be decided at the ballot box.
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Charlotte
Clyde Hoey
Cavernoar
Shelby
House Group Ponders Next Move On Textile Measure
Washington February 7 The House sub committee weighs next actions on Ellenbogen textile control bill as hearings conclude. Francis J. Gorman United Textile Workers vice president warns of a looming large scale strike without new regulation. Opponents call the bill unconstitutional and impractical while Greg ory Hankin's substitute aims to meet constitutional limits.
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House
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United Textile Workers
Gorman
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National Labor Relations Board
South
Gregory Hankin
NRA
Hankin
Revival spans Lincoln as Swift move to social security grows
Officials in Nebraska plan the state social security program and Assistant Attorney General Milton Murphy says birth records obtained are good evidence of the ages of old age pension seekers.
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Neb
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Defense builds alibi in Blumenfeld murder trial
In Minneapolis Feb 7 the defense outlined Isadore Blumenfeld's movements the day Walter Liggett was killed. Witness Meyer Schuldberg testified to alibi details up to 6:06 p m while Liggett died at 5:41 p m. The defense plans about 30 witnesses to challenge eye witnesses Wes Anderson and Edith Liggett.
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Isadore
Kid Cann
Blumenfeld
Walter W. Liggett
Meyer Schuldberg
Liggett
Schuldberg
Cann
Wesley Andersoh
Edith Liggett
Petty Paymar
Liggetts
Andersoh
Roosevelt seeks half a billion in new taxes for farm program
President Roosevelt stated a $500,000,000 annual funding need for his farm program as Congress debates tax measures. He avoided outlining tax specifics while Congress considers bonus funding and WPA labor shifts. Senate talks on farm aid and soil conservation continued with Wagner urging normal production bases for subsidies. House leaders noted the possibility of finding funds without new levies.
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WPA
United Mine Workers’ Convention
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Soift
Senate
Wagner
D-Ny
Secretary of Agriculture
Sabath
D-Ilh
House
Man in Misoula theater sets off belt fire with matches
In Missoula Montana a young man slid down in his seat at a movie. Startled neighbors heard a yelp then saw him jerk at his belt, drop his trousers, and sprint for the exit as matches in his hip pocket ignited a celluloid comb.
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Missoula
Mont
City Schools Closed Due to Inclement Weather
City schools are closed today as severe weather and near paralysis of traffic disrupt morning travel. An announcement on reopening will appear in The Enterprise Sunday.
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Enterprise
Faint Peace Move Seen in African War Anew
A faint possibility of a peace initiative emerged in Italian press coverage of the Franco British plan for Ethiopia Italy considered the plan dead but observers noted renewed interest. Oil embargo prospects were discussed with experts saying Italy could face shortages and heavy substitution challenges impacting fuel use.
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Italy
Ethiopia
Magalo
League of Nations Committee of Oil Experts
League
Rampaging Alabama Rivers Drive Hundreds From Homes
Flood conditions spread across Alabama Georgia Mississippi and Tennessee as rain and snow drench the southeast. Rivers near overflow threaten streets highways and transport. Red Cross relief teams aid families in Montgomery Dallas counties and northern Alabama as forecasts warn of continuing precipitation.
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Ala
Alabama
Weaver Ae
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Carolinas
Eastern Air Lines
Jacksonville
Charleston
D. C
Record of East of Mississippi Gas and Electric Chair Executions
Raleigh reports a triple execution at an eastern prison, the first such gas and electric chair blend since 1910. Will Long, J T Sanford, and T Watson, all Black, died in one day after gas and electric chair sessions.
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Asphy
Mississippi River
Will Long
Mance County
Trre
J. T. Sanford
T Watson
du County
Long
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Aince
Mississippi
H. H. Honeycutt Long
Father McMillan
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Mebane
Sam M
Sanford
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