58 Lose Lives in Accidents on Highways
The report notes 58 traffic deaths amid a nationwide blizzard and snowbound conditions. Tornadoes hit the Southeast while northern states faced severe storms. Schools closed, airports and railroads delayed, and many roads impassable as weather worsened.
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Chicago
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Midwest
S& & City of
Camden
Pennsgrove
N. J
Nts
F. S. Ipswitch
Panama City
Fla
New York Harbor
Tampico
Mexico
Kenosha
Wis
Soo
Michigan
Point Mugu
Calif
Wyoming
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Rocky Mountain
Pittsburgh
North Adams
Mass
Bershires
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Government Asks High Court For AAA Rehearing
The government asked the Supreme Court for a rehearing of the ruling allowing 200 million in impounded AAA taxes to be collected by processors. It argues the decision conflicts with Bailey vs George and with prior injunctions against tax collection by ruling exactions not true taxes. The brief seeks clarification and notes potential misreading by lower courts.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Bailey Vs
Rice Millers
One Million Dollar Windstorm Damage Sweeps Carolinas
A strong wind and rain storm swept the Carolinas causing about 1 million dollars in property damage. Rainfall ranged two to four inches as floods swelled streams and toppled power lines and trees. The coast faced a 50 mile gale with limited shipping damage as the storm hit Union, Gaffney, and other towns with unroofed buildings and scattered injuries.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
Cstkos
Cape Fear
Coast Guard
North Carolina
Amolco
Cape Hatteras
Piedmont
South Carolina
Union
Southern Freight Depot
Gaffney
Furniture Market Opens With Optimism At Southern Show
The mid winter Southern furniture and rug market opened with over 90 buyers registered from eight states by 10 am. Attendees from Georgia and surrounding states flocked to the exhibition as prices rose on many lines and modern suites gained prominence amid cautious early buying. Hotels filled to capacity as buyers sought accommodations for the run.
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Buuinvo
Georgia
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Sedgefield Inn
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Chicago
King George V Signs Decree Creating Council of State
In Sandringham England January 20 physician bulletin reports King George V strength diminishing. The king signed a document creating a council of state to assume royal duties during his grave illness and heart weakness. The privy council, including Queen Mary and four princes, met in the sick room to appoint the council.
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Sandringham
England
Physicians
George V
Privy Council
London
Mary
Prince of Wales
York
Gloucester
Kent
King
Ramsay MacDonald
Counnell
Lord Dawson of Penn
George R. L
Sir Maurice Hankey
Lonon
Senate passes coalition bill for soldiers' bonus bonds
Washington January date uncertain. The Senate approved the coalition measure to fund soldiers' bonuses using cashable bonds. The action follows debate on veterans' benefits and wartime compensation.
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D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press
Washington, Jan
Senate
Ten Known Dead As Vessel Overturns
Ten fishing crew members were drowned and twenty others feared lost after a severe Gulf windstorm near Tampico. A lone survivor from the Acorda said the smack overturned Sunday near the port entrance. he reached shore but others disappeared. Other two boats, due Saturday, were believed to have foundered.
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Tampico
Mexico
Gulf
Sportemen Pilots Flight Heads South Delayed By Weather
In Raleigh on January 20, members of the Sportemen Pilots Station traveling in 19 planes from Washington to Florida will arrive shortly after 11 o clock and stop for lunch. The next stop is Charleston South Carolina. The southbound flight had been delayed since Saturday due to weather conditions.
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Raleigh
Sportemen Pilots Station
Washington
Florida
Charleston
Great Britain Hints No Bombing Of Red Cross Units In Ethiopia
London reports that Britain has indicated to Mussolini there will be no bombing of British Red Cross units in Ethiopia. Maurice Ingram briefed Italian under secretary Fulvio Suvich on exact locations ofRed Cross units reaching Dessye to avoid misunderstandings. The note follows recent hospital bombings in the war zone and signals intensified Allied focus near Egypt with thousands of troops ships and planes.
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London
Great Britain
Mussolini
Red Cross
Ethiopia
Maurice Ingram
Rome
Fulvio Suvich
Dessye
Ogaden Front
Ingram
Savich
East Africa
Hoffman Maintains Silence on Hauptmann Kidnap Inquiry
Governor Hoffman today kept a closed stance amid doubts about Bruno Richard Hauptmann’s sole role in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Press aides denied reports from Ellis Parker and others about fingerprints, staff changes, and possible investigations as Hauptmann’s case drew ongoing public interest.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. d
Hoffman
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
William 8. Conklin
Ellis H. Parker
David T. Wilents
Anthony M. Heuck, Jr
Hunterdon County
Hauptmann
Mark
Morris Rosner
Conklin
Lloyd Fisher
Labor Problems Top Topic At Conference Opening In Columbia
Labor leaders and Southeastern state officials opened a two day Southern labor conference in Columbia South Carolina focusing on labor problems social security and related topics Frances Perkins and A G Winant were scheduled to address an open meeting Governor Olin D Johnston and other officials attended or were invited to the event the conference runs through Tuesday
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Columbia
8. C
Southeastern
Southern Labor Conference
Frances Perkins
A. G. Winant
National Social Security Committee
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
Justices Fail To Rule Upon TVA Act
Washington January 20 The supreme court opened a two week recess without delivering the long awaited decision on the Tennessee Valley Authority act. A large crowd awaited a ruling on the final New Deal case. The court disposed of several lesser cases in an eleven minute session and adjourned. The earliest date for TVA fate appears February 3.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
League Refuses Ethiopia Mission as Inquiry Blocked
The League of Nations committee of 13 rejects sending a commission to Ethiopia and any new financial aid, saying such steps are not opportune or within its scope. Emperor Haile Selassie had requested inquiry into responsibility for the war and support. Mussolini claims Italy will ensure Red Cross observance and may welcome a Red Cross mission to assess rules.
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Geneve
League of Nations’ Committee of 13
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Italy
Council
Committee of 18
Mussolini
Max Huber
International Red Cross
Red Cross
Committee of 13
State Supreme Court Prepares Last Opinion Day Before Spring Term
The North Carolina State Supreme Court will issue its next batch of opinions on Wednesday January 20, marking the final opinion day ahead of the spring term opening February 4.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
S. C. Governor Silent On Charges Against Timmerman
Governor Olin D. Johnston declined to comment on charges by George Bell Timmerman of Lexington that he drew excessive pay as legislator and governor. Timmerman is among 11 state highway commissioners facing removal for official misconduct. the governor had earlier ousted the commission, later reinstated by the courts.
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Columbia
8. C
Olin D. Johnston
George Bell Timmerman
Lexington
Timmerman
Jones
Tornadoes Kill Eight in Florida Town and Area Toll
Severe storms sweeping the Southeast cause eight deaths in a Florida town near Chipley and broader damage across Alabama Georgia and the Carolinas. Red Cross aid teams assist homeless families as rivers rise and transport lines face cancellations.
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Alabama
Carolinas
Florida
Tennessee
Middle Tennessee
Gulf
Carolina-Virginia
Edison
Georgia
Fort Payne
Mobile
Ala
Clearmont
Fla
King amendment blocks veterans bond bonus bill passage
The Senate rejected the King amendment to fund a veterans bond bonus, arguing it would cost more than 1.0 million in fees beyond the coach bill’s 2.491 billion total. Senator Utah cited 9.6 million spent on veterans to date as the measure failed on ethics grounds. The only affirmative vote came from King when his substitute was rejected. An earlier author’s amendment proposed a 500 fine and five years’ imprisonment for fraud in obtaining funds.
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Washington
Jan
Senate
Utah
King
Harr
Church State Crisis Passes With No Clash
Mexico City reports a threatened church state crisis eased today without the feared rupture. The government issued a prepared statement reaffirming its commitment to an education program while authorities gave no notice of reading day in Catholic churches challenging government socialistic aims.
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Mexico City
Mexico
South Honors Lee and Jackson Birthdays in South
In Richmond Virginia officials and banks marked birthdays of Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson. Governor and state government honored the holidays while De Southall Freeman spoke in a joint session about Lee. South observes the day as a holiday in 13 Confederate states.
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Richmond
South
Robert BE. Lee
T. J. “Stonewall” Jackson
Lee
Jackson
Tomorrow
Virginia
de. Southall Freeman
Richmond News-Leader
R. E. Lee
Confederacy
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