Flood Devastation Strikes Southern California Storm
The Associated Press reports four days of unprecedented rain and snow left 5 000 people homeless across Venice Long Beach Anaheim Fullerton Los Angeles and San Diego. Death toll hits 21 with millions in damages including 1 000 000 to Los Angeles bridges and Taft oil derricks damaged. Thousands flee flood zones as rail and roadways shut down and San Diego faces flood danger.
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Venice
Long Beach
Anaheim
Fullerton
Los Angeles
San Diego
Fresno
Taft
Pacific Ocean
Utah
Weather Bureau
Pacific Coast
Arizona
Prescott
San Francisco
Southland
Union Pacific Railroad
Smith Illness Delays Illinois Senate Seating
In Washington on February 17 AP reports Frank L. Smith of Illinois, ill with a serious ear infection, cannot attend hearings on his campaign expenditures. The Senate elections committee had planned hearings but postponed them indefinitely as Smith remains unfit for travel. His short term ends March 4.
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Washington
Frank L. Smith
Illinois
Senate
Congress
Elections Committee
Smith
Small
C. J. Doyle
Doyle
Banking Lobby Probe Proposed In Senate
Senator Glass seeks inquiry into reports a group of bankers spent over 100000 to influence policy on the McFadden branch banking bill. The resolution calls for Senate Banking Committee oversight and a January 1 deadline for action.
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Washington
McFadden Branch
Senate
Glass
Virginia
Virginian
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate Banking Committee
Smoky Mountain Park Bill Advances With Governor Approval
The Smoky Mountain National Park bill passed the Senate on third reading and Governor McLean approved amendments. The measure includes a $2,000,000 appropriation with bonds issued only with governor and council of state approval and payments contingent on federal acceptance of the land for park maintenance, guaranteeing funds are spent only if the park is secured. The plan requires 150,000 acres to be secured and the full 428,000 acres to be approved before any funds are paid.
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Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh
Senate
A. W. McLean
House
McLean
Council of State
North Carolina
Tennessee
Davidson Receives 180000 Gift for Chambers Building
Davidson College trustees announced gifts totaling 180000 for the completion of Chambers building. They voted to defer the school constitution until June, approved continuing the ROTC program, and granted five honorary degrees while reappointing professors.
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Davidson College
Chambers
Reserve Officers Training Corps
L. O. McCutchen
Korea
C. E. Hodgin
Greensboro
R. S. Burwell
Thornton Whaling
Louisville Theological Seminary
F. L. Flowers
Duke University
Duke Foundation
C. R. Harding
W. R. Gray
C. B. Henderson
Otto Wood to be moved from death row for homecoming
Otto Wood's cell on death row was swept and inspected as state prison officials prepare for his homecoming tomorrow afternoon. Deputy E McKernan arrives with extradition papers signed by Governor McLean, and Wood says he will not resist extradition as they begin the southward journey.
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Raleigh
Otto Wood
E. McKernan
Terre Haute
Ind
McLean
Wood
Cottonseed crush shows big increase in six months
Census Bureau reports August 1 to January 31 cottonseed crushed totaled 4,260,344 tons, up from 3,816,300 a year earlier, with mills holding 1,029,646 tons on January 31. Crude oil output reached 1,267,693,849 pounds, refined oil 978,934,323, cake and meal 1,904,721 tons, and linters 695,650 bales. Exports included crude oil 1,993,777 pounds and cake and meal 344,901 tons.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Linters
Ring Rescued From Cave After 110 Hours
In Woodruff South Carolina a dog named Ring, trapped in a narrow underground passage for 110 hours, was rescued by Willie Nelson and a crew. The dog emerged unharmed to a cheering crowd as its owner carried it home for hot milk.
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S. C
Willie Nelson
Willie
F. W. Kelly
Kelly
Ring
Fox den
Americans in Nicaragua in Some Danger
U S forces increase presence in Nicaragua amid civil war with a 200 marine company and six aircraft dispatched from San Diego to Corinto aboard Melville. Washington hopes a peace outcome may emerge from talks but orders precautionary steps. additional marines may deploy from Quanticо to Cuban waters if needed.
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United States
Central American Republic
San Diego
Corinto
Nicaragua
Melville
Latimer
Henderson
Philadelphia
Newport
R. I
Cuban
Navy Department
Quantico
Richmond
Cincinnati
Marblehead
Honolulu
Hawaiian
Hendersonville Man Charged in Wife's Death Crash
L. B. Grimes of Hendersonville is charged with causing the death of his wife in a vehicular crash that overturned the automobile. He is held under a $2,000 bond awaiting court trial.
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Hendersonville
Thirty Millionfor Roads Favored in North Carolina
The North Carolina senate roads committee reported favorably a bill to provide thirty million dollars for road construction in the next biennium. Introduced by Senator Hargett of Jones, the measure follows Gov McLean’s recommendation and the highway commission plan to complete the state system started in 1921.
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Raleigh
Senate Roads Committee
Senate
Hargett of Jones
McLean
Highway Commission
North Carolina
Nationalists Claim Hangchow Falls Amid Chinese Front Crisis
Report from Shanghai notes unconfirmed nationalist claims of Hangchow capture while Hangchow Shanghai railway officials report chaos with trains evacuating Sun Chuan-Fang's defending army. Cantonese forces are ten miles from Hangchow, pressing the northern Chekiang army as collapse widens uncertainty over Shanghai fate. Foreign authorities fear Sung's defeat without Shantung reinforcements.
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Hangchow
Sun Chuan-Fang
Chekiang Province
Marshal Sung
Shantung Northern
Shantung
Marines Ready for Nicaragua Trip
About 2,500 marines at a post office mail guards unit are withdrawn for possible service in Nicaragua. They will assemble at Quantico Virginia and San Diego California, with the transport Henderson slated to pick up the Quantico regiment in a few days and move them to Nicaragua unless conditions change.
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Quantico
San Diego
Calif
Henderson
Captain Weaver Hurt in Fall at Weaverville
Captain W. E. Weaver, 85 and elder statesman of Buncombe County, suffered a serious left hip injury yesterday when his feet tangled in a rope pulled by a frightened cow. He was taken to an Asheville hospital in stable condition after the dislocation.
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Weaverville
Feday
W. E. Weaver
Zebulon Weaver
North Carolina
Captain Weaver
Buncombe County
Asheville
State Song Adopted as Official in Regular Session
In a routine session the legislature adopted The Old North State as the official state song and approved over 3 million dollars in measures. A fight over a cigarette sale ban near Boiling Springs High School resurfaced as Representative Falls introduced repeal legislation, facing opposition from local church groups and school principal J. D. Huggins.
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North Carolina
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Gaston
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Kings Fountain Herald
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Kings Mountain Union
Fall
J. D. Huggins
North Carolina Legislature Eyes Broad Reform Measures
Raleigh Feb 17 AP The state administration program dominates the legislature with bills on the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, judicial conference, court reform, and wider judicial districts. The house and senate calendars show action on a statewide game bill, Australian ballot bill, and a 30 million dollar roads committee item. A new inland waterway from Beaufort to Wilmington gains favor, with broad official action and a request by Congressman C L Abernethy of New Bern for introduction.
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Senate
A. D. McLean
Beaufort
Cape Fear River
Roads Committee
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North Carolina Bible League
House Educational Committee
Poole
Hoke County
Hill
Wilmington
House Commerce Committee
Carolina
C. L. Abernethy
New Bern
Cape Fear Bridge Bill Advances to Senate in Raleigh
The Cape Fear bridge bill proposing a 1.2 million dollar appropriation for the Eastern Carolina development project near Wilmington passed the North Carolina House to the Senate without debate. The session also considered the Australian ballot bill and various local measures while listing several county and municipal proposals.
Philippine government and Moros clash in Cotabato region
A Cotabato dispatch reports 500 Moro outlaws defying government forces in up river districts. Col Luther Stevens was ordered by Governor Gutierrez to act, bringing artillery used against the Tahil uprising on Jolo. The clash augurs greater danger due to numbers and wider area.
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Philippine Islands
Up River
Luther Stevens
Constabulary
Gutierrez
Cotabato
Stevens
Tahil
Jolo Island
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