Far West Faces Worst Blizzard In Years
Winter storm sweeps the far west leaving six dead four critically injured and hundreds marooned by snow. California Oklahoma Washington and Arizona report heavy snowfall and fifty miles of highway closures. Search for missing Boy Scout Richard Cradford in San Bernardino mountains amid four foot snow drifts.
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Arizona
Washington
California
Fresno
Mingus Mountain
Jerome Prescott Highway
Seattle
Walla Walla
Snake River
Hiram Shearer
Nevada City
Los Angeles
Morris Feldman
Pacific Electric
Foothill
Sierra Foothills
San Andreas
Angels Camp
Cajon Pass
San Bernardino Mountains
Boy Scout
Richard Cradford
C. B. Crawford
San Bernardino
Williams
Big Cotton Corp Is Incorporated
The American Cotton Cooperative Association, a $30,000,000 farmer owned central sales agency for marketing cotton, was formed in Wilmington Delaware with articles of incorporation filed. The first board includes Allen Northington Sam L Morley Charles G Henry J E Conwell Tait Butler W B Blalock R O McCutchen N C Williamson Gowan Jones Paul Williams Fay Speery Berino. Directors meet to elect officers and set policy. executive committee will include the president and regional division reps.
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American Cotton Cooperative Association
Wilmington
Delaware
Federal Farm Board
Allen Northington
Montgomery Ala
Sam L. Morley
Oklahoma City
Okla
Charles G. Henry
Little Rock
Ark
J. E. Conwell
Atlanta
Tait Butler
Memphis
Berino
New Mexico
Southeast
North Carolina
South
Anti-Smithites Not To Organize Fight In Support Of Simmons
Charlotte January 13 The anti Smith Democratic group from last year will not be revived to back Senator F M Simmons in the coming primary Frank R McNinch chairman said the senatorial campaign will be a straight party affair with no reason to revive the organization.
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N. C
F. M. Simmons
Frank R. McNinch
MecNinech
Dr John Scott Murray Dies at 72 in Greenville
Professor emeritus of ancient languages at Furman University died in Greenville on January 13 at age 72. Murray previously held the chair of ancient languages at the University of South Carolina and Mercer University in Macon Georgia before joining Furman twelve years ago.
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Greenville
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John Scott Murray
Furman University
Unniversity of
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Mercer University
Macon
Learning To Read and Write Still Has Its Drawbacks
Union South Carolina January 13. AP reports learning to read and write has dangers. Witness Fred Robinson from Union County told Union County's literacy committee about his experience at a lay-by school last summer. He said signing his name became so fun he checked out all he had in the bank.
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Mr. Robinson
Union County
Third death from parrots fever shocks health officials
A third death from psittacosis or parrot fever was reported as bacteriologists isolate the bacilli and several new cases emerged. Mrs. William Shields of Freeport Pennsylvania died after parrot exposure, with her 14 year old daughter seriously ill. Additional cases appeared in Baltimore Annapolis Cambridge and Aberdeen Maryland along with reports in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Authorities note parrots as the infection source and monitor public health responses.
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New York
William Shields
Freeport
Baltimore
Cambridge
Aberdeen
Annapolis
New York State Health Department
John Shea
Rhode Island
North Adams
Mass
Grand Jury at Gastonia Indicts 14 in Wiggins Death
The Gastonia grand jury returned 14 indictments charging murder assault with intent to kill and mob formation in the death of Ella May Wiggins, a union textile mill worker. The panel began deliberations before noon as a 12 member petit jury was sworn and other cases moved forward. Witnesses were kept in the courtroom awaiting grand jury action.
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Gastonia
Ella May Wiggins
Wiggins
Flood Menace Along Mississippi Remains
Flood danger persists as rain and snowmelt swell rivers from Cairo to Vicksburg. Kentucky Tennessee Arkansas and Mississippi report rising streams forcing hundreds from homes and threatening levees and towns including Memphis Bay St Francis area and Coldwater with widespread flooding and impassable highways.
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Ohio River
Vicksburg
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Arkansas
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Ohio
Calhoun
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Hickman
Missouri
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Lunsford
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Lake City
St. Francis
Cache River
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Truman
Big Lake
Clarendon
Greenshaw
Coldwater
Carolina News Briefs from North Carolina
A freight train struck a farmer Henry Jenkins and his six year old son near Harris killing both. In Windsor Bertie County three women exceed a century with ages 107 103 and 108. In Daytonville memorial services were held for Rev E Frank Lee killed by a man found in his yard. In Raleigh A R Wade of Fayetteville critically injured with three others seriously hurt in a Fuquay Springs auto crash.
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Atherfordton
N. C
Henry J. Jenkins
Harris
Indsor
Bertie County
Minervia Ruffin
Johna Tyler
Jane Hammond
Dayetteville
E. Frank Lee
Durham
Aleigh
A. R. Wade
Fayetteville
Fuquay Springs
A. M. Gregory
Pittsburgh
Nell Lutterlow
Wade
Gregory
Tug St Genny Lost in Severe Gale Near Ushant
The Admiralty reports the tug St Genny with 19 aboard was lost in a severe gale about 8 20 pm thirty miles north of Ushant lighthouse. Five men including a petty officer stoker signaller and two deckhands were rescued. The vessel, part of a Flotilla serving the Atlantic fleet, had left Portland January 11 bound for Gibraltar and was commanded by Lieutenant G F Paul.
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Admiralty
Ushant Light
Flotila
St. Genny
Gibraltar
Portland
G. F. Paul
Enormous bricks forecast at Penn State in new material
Pennsylvania State College researchers led by Prof. Joseph B. Shaw and Myril C. Shaw announce a vitreous clay brick material producing bricks up to five by 20 feet and six to eight inches thick. The brick weighs about 10 pounds per cubic foot and could pave roads cheaper and harder than concrete. Uses include paving, building facings, sea walls, dams, and pilings. Funding from Senator W. B. Pine supported the search. Details to be shared at the American Ceramics Society meeting in Toronto.
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U. S
W. B. Pine
Oklahoma
Department of Public Information of
College
American Ceramics Society
Toronto
Six Die in South Carolina Sunday Auto Crashes
Six people died in South Carolina crashes Sunday. Five victims, four from one family, perished in a two car collision near Dillon. A 20 year old Dartington youth was killed when his car hit a parked vehicle on the Camden highway near Columbia. Two victims were hospitalized with one not expected to survive.
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South Carolina
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Dartington
Columbia
Camden
Ten Die In Carolinas Auto Wrecks In Weekend
Automobile accidents across the Carolinas claimed ten lives over the weekend. Fatal crashes occurred near Dillon South Carolina Fuquay Springs North Carolina Pickens and Spartanburg with multiple injuries and one coma case. Notable fatalities include Corporal Ralph Dale Gibson and traveling salesman A R Wade Jr. Several victims were from the same family.
Racial assault inquiry in Reidsville area. two hundred men hunt
In Reidsville North Carolina two hundred armed citizens and Rockingham county deputies search for an unidentified black man accused of raping a 22 year old white woman near the knitting mill. Police detained twelve suspects from a southbound freight train. Fingerprint tests identify twelve men as Bob Roland D Young John McGhee Charles Durham Willie Douglas Eddie Jefferson Fletcher Sweet Charles Barkley John Robbins Floyd Evans John Henry Davis Arthur Carnegie.
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Rockingham County
Asheboro
Bob Carter
High Point
FE. A. McGhee
Bob Roland
D. Young
John McGhee
Charles Durham
Willie Douglas
Eddie Jefferson
Fletcher Sweet
Charles Barkley
John Robbins
Floyd Evans
John Henry Davis
Arthur Carnegie
Hoover proposes federal enforcement overhaul to curb prohibition
President Hoover submitted to Congress a package from the Law Enforcement Commission led by Mitchell and Melton. Proposals include reorganizing federal courts to reduce congestion, concentrating prohibition enforcement, consolidating agencies at the border, expanding prisons, and reforming parole. Officials cite overreach of federal crimes and backlog delaying justice.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Mitchell
Melton
Commission On Law Observance
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Tilson Says House Is Backing Hoover
Representative Tilson of Connecticut said the House largely supports President Hoover’s plan to strengthen law enforcement. Representative Garner of Texas argued the commission's report proves the wisdom of not sending the issue to a joint committee and supports handling through regular congressional committees.
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Tilson
Connecticut
House
Hoover
Garner
Texas
Longworth
Congress
Prohibition criticizes bankers and doctors in Gaston County
The Gaston County superior court grand jury hears Judge J H Clement say prohibition will never be enforced while bankers lawyers and doctors deemed good citizens continue drinking. Other items note Walter H Fisher named District Attorney for Eastern North Carolina Gene Tunney undergoes kidney surgery and Hjalmar Schacht joins Young Plan talks in The Hague. A Press Wireless chief accuses RCA of high wireless rates and Japanese delegation meets UK PM at Downing Street during naval talks A quota cap of 50000 on Western Hemisphere immigrants proposed by Representative Box Texas.
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Grand Jury
Gaston County Superior Court
J. H. Clement
Pithy Observations of Law Enforcement Commission
Washington reports the law enforcement commission in its preliminary prohibition findings. It notes enforcement challenges, public disregard risks, and urges strengthening the national prohibition act to improve observance and enforcement effectiveness. The commission highlights structural reforms and simpler legislation to enhance prosecution and compliance.
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Law Enforcement Commission
Washington
Difficulties of Enforcement listed in National Prohibition Report
The Hoover Commission report urges strengthening the national prohibition law to improve enforcement and observance. It cites division between Treasury and Justice, evasion through concealed property in illicit liquor, and a backlog of petty federal prosecutions as key issues to be addressed.
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Hoover Commission
Treasury
Justice Department
American delegation begins final pre conference talks
George Washington Jan. 13 The American delegation to the London naval conference starts the final round of consultations after three days of rest. The meetings aim to survey tasks before detailed subjects, with public announcements unlikely since major points of American position were set in Washington.
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Associated Press
George Washington
Washington
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