Gas chamber used to take two lives in execution
Sanford and Watson were executed in a gas chamber after being convicted of murdering Nathan Malone. The article notes the timing of gas release and unconsciousness, including witnesses in Durham and Sheriff Barrs, with details of the process and the final death times.
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Sanford
Warden Honeycutt
New York
Charlotte
Watson
Nathan Malone
Durham
Malone
O. D. Barrs
Catawba County
G. C. Robinson
N. K. Hoerdy
Durham Police
Seamon Couch
Hoey Opposes Sales Tax and Backs Liquor Vote
Hoey opposes sales tax and endorses a vote on liquor while arguing a governor candidate must fit the voters' choice. He notes highway revenue could allow further auto tax cuts and opposes gasoline tax increases amid calls for eight month school terms.
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Hofy
North
Caroline
Hoey
North Carolina Leader Urges Education and Economic Reforms
The speaker urged proceeding with educational gains to restore teacher salaries and reduce teacher load, while expanding facilities for equal opportunities. He backed joining the federal old age pension plan and called for converting tenants to landowners and boosting farming profitability.
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North Carolina
North Carolina hit by snow and sleet storm forces school closures
The storm cripples coastal areas with sleet and freeze delaying travel. In Wilson County schools closed as crews clear highways. Two minor NC train incidents reported: a Southern train derailment near Saluda injuring Fireman Lon Townsend and yard collision at Statenville.
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Wilson County
North Carolina
Lon Townsend
Fletcher
Saluda
Statenville
Floods Drive Hundreds From Alabama Homes
Rushing Alabama and Cahaba rivers swell beyond normal banks forcing evacuations in Montgomery and Dallas County. Rescue boats search Cahaba basin for families as Red Cross led by Mortimer C. Ames from Selma reports several hundred moved and relief efforts expected to continue through today. An army bomber stands ready at Maxwell Field to airlift food to a CCC camp near Rome Georgia if isolation worsens. Weather improves slightly easing fuel strain across the southeast.
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Maxwell Field
CCC
Rome
Alabama
Cahaba
Montgomery
Dallas County
Cahaba Basin
Mortimer C. Ames
Selma
Red Cross
Girls Basketball League Showdown Saturday Night
Beatrice Taylor leads the league with 87 points as Allen Jay meets Sherrod Shirt at 7 p.m. in a pivot game. Harris Covington faces Trinity High at 7:45 p.m. and Salvation Army meets M. P. Orphanage in the nightcap at 6:30 p.m.
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Beatrice Taylor
Salvation Army
Sherrod
R. Brooks
Trinity High
D. Hallinger
M. P
Allen Jay
Harris-Covington
Trinity High School
M. P. Orphanage
Re. F. B. Taylor
Sherrod Shirt
D. Ballinger
M. P. Home
I S&s. K
M. Willard
Trinity BH
Galvation Army
Billiard Expert Natal ie to Exhibit at Tri City Parlor
Pasquale Natalie of Napoli, famed pocket billiards authority, will appear at Tri City Billiard Parlor 313 North Main on February 8 at 3 00 p m. He will give free instructions on billiard fundamentals to men and women and perform an exhibition of fancy shots.
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Pasquale Natalie
Ci Cno
Tri-City
North Main Street
Naples
Italy
Natalie
United States
New York State
New York
Jacksonville
Florida
Wanda
Natalie Lass
First Governor Shelby Ties North Carolina and Kentucky
Isaac Shelby, Kentucky’s first governor, served in the North Carolina legislature from Sullivan County in 1782 when the county lay inside North Carolina. The article notes early acts, including a 4 cent fee for each cord of inspected firewood in New Bern. Governor Russell urged a higher governor salary, and Aycock inaugurated amid a salary increase. Land entry rules raised to 60 cents per acre aimed to curb land stealing, with published entry notices. Aycock pledged universal white male education by 1908 to align with the Grandfather Clause.
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Kentucky
North Carolina
New Bern
Russell
Aycock
Charles S. Aycock
Isaac Shelby
Sullivan County
Newhern
County Court of Pleas
Deep River Weather Brings Strain and Community News
The town endures the coldest period in years while school buses run their routes. Funerals mark the week with Mrs. Welch and Mrs. Jesse Henley remembered in Deep River, and Miss Arlereey Cameron wed to Clarence Jordan on Monday February 3, with plans to reside here.
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Eep River
Welch
R. V. Weston
High Point
Nora F. Lloyd
Hubert Jordan
Colon
Jesse Henley
California
Deep River
Henley
Mary Ruth
Arlene Philips
Guilford County
J. L. Kkeen
T. J. Jones
Arlereey Cameron
Clarence Jordan
Berg Faces Hill in Miami Biltmore Final Round
Patty Berg, golf’s rising star, meets Mrs Opal Hill in Coral Gables during the Miami Biltmore tournament semifinal. Hill challenges Berg for a finals berth as the match heads toward a decisive finish.
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Patty Berg
Mrs. Opal Hill
Miami
Coral Gables
Fla
Opal Hill
Miami Biltmore
Mrs Maureen Orcutt Crews tops finals in Miami
In yesterday's double eliminations Mrs Maureen Orcutt Crews of Miami and Miss Marion Miley Lexington Ky reached the finals. Crews defeated the 1935 champion Jean Baue Providence R I 1 up in the second round and advanced to round eight by beating Miss Kath Hemphill Columbia D C
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Maureen Orcutt Crews
Miami Ace
Marion Miley
Sterling Young
Lexington
Crews
Jean Baue
Providence
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