Heaviest Winter Snow Hits Carolinas With record 19 inches
Snow dumped across the Carolinas with 19 inches in 24 hours the heaviest since 1927. Northeast winds drove blizzard conditions as drifts reached three feet and transport slowed or halted. Schools closed and city buses and trains faced delays, with officials warning of continued cold and travel disruptions.
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Greensboro High Point Aghway
Jamestown
Charlotte
Raleigh
Igh Point
Rayette- Ho
Asheboro
New York
Taffic
Plane crashes into River near Buenos Aires during test flight
Four crew members were aboard a Sikorsky amphibian when it plunged into the River Plate 25 miles south of Buenos Aires on a test flight. Two survived with serious injuries while four others were unaccounted for, as officials investigated the crash involving one of three planes recently bought in Panama for a new air service.
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Buenos Aires
River Plate
Panama
Eeeneneren Air
Gambling Crackdown Shocks Miami Tourists
Miami police announce a vice squad crackdown banning all games of chance in the tourist hub. Sergeant C. O. Huttoe confirms strict enforcement, signaling a broad prohibition of gambling activities in the city.
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Miami
Fla
Seret
C. O. Huttoe
Warship Halts Another Jap Liner For Inquiry
In Honolulu the Japanese liner Tatuta Maru reported an unidentified warship ordered it to halt on January 18, asking its destination and nationality from two miles away. The captain said five German civilians were aboard and ten crew members were slated, with Nazi liner Columbus crew still at San Francisco's Angel Island Immigration Station.
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Honolulu
Ito
San Fancisco
Tatuta
Columbus
San Francisco
Angel Island
J. Refsnider
Tokyo
Commercail
Senate panel OKs Finland loan and bank capital rise
The Senate Banking Committee approved a $100 million increase in Export Import Bank capital to back a non military loan to Finland. The bill limits future credits to any one nation to $30 million and bans arms purchases or funds used against international law as defined by the State Department.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
Export Import Bank
Finland
Brown
D-Mich
State Department
Hart
Ohio
Danaher
R-Conn
Snow Closes Schools After 9-Inch Washington Snowfall
Washington residents faced heavy snow as 9.5 inches fell on the level with deeper drifts. Nearly all workers were late, and schools remained closed with pupils excused.
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Washington
Bloh
Britain Would Aid Belgians in Case of Aggression
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain had 1925 to 1939 treaties and declarations promising to aid Belgium if Germany provoked aggression. He said the government would decide if and when such action was required and how guarantees would be implemented.
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Chamberlain
London
House of Commons
Britain
Belgium
Germany
Lewis forecasts defeat if Roosevelt seeks renomination
John L. Lewis warned in Columbus that pressuring the Democratic convention to renominate Roosevelt would lead to ignominious defeat. He said labor should not endorse now and urged the executive board to decide if and when to take up the matter. He charged the party with failing to honor labor’s faith and noted labor’s lack of cabinet and policy influence.
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Columbus
John L. Lewis
Roosevelt
Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
UMW
Democratic Party
Labor
Beaten Bayou Candidate For Governor Gene Beaten
James H. Morrison a 31 year old Hammond attorney who ran a record crowd gathering campaign in Louisiana's first primary is missing since January 16. Supporters who awaited word shifted their backing to Sam Jones for the February 20 runoff against Governor Earl K. Long.
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New Orleans
James H. Morrison
Louisiana
Hammond
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Ear K. Long
Morrison
Long
Huey P. Long
Huey
County Schools Closed Through Monday
Greensboro January 24. County schools will stay shut until Monday due to bad weather and hazardous transportation conditions cited by Superintendent Thomas R. Foust.
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Greensboro
Thomas R. Foust
Snowfall Affects Opening Week At Southern Furniture Market
Heavy snow halted travel causing many buyers to miss the peak opening day at High Point's Southern Furniture and Rug Market. Despite travel woes, 102 buyers registered by noon and exhibitors reported strong business through the first two days, with Paul W. Casey calling the start as substantial and perhaps the best in memory.
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High Point
Paul W. Casey
Superior Court Cancelled For Rest Of Week
The current one week term of criminal court under Judge Hubert Olive has been cancelled for the remainder of the week due to inclement weather. The next term will be held February 5 with Judge Will J. Pless of Marion presiding.
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Greensboro
Criminal Court
Hubert Olive
Will J. Pless
Marion
England Loses Exmouth Destroyer in North Sea
The British destroyer Exmouth, 1,475 tons built in 1934, was sunk by a torpedo or mine in the North Sea on the war’s anniversary of the Dogger Bank. All hands are lost, about 200 men, with no survivors. Families awaited letters that signaled death.
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London
Exmouth
North Sea
Admiralty
Dogger Bank
Germany
Turkey Seen Near Trade Pact With Germany
Reuters reported from Istanbul on January 24 that Turkey was near signing a trade agreement with Germany. The Turkish minister of commerce said the nation already has pacts of mutual assistance and economic agreements with Britain and France.
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Reuters
Germany
Istanbul
Turkey
Britain
France
Four Army Men Die As Bomber Crashes Near March Field
Four soldiers were killed when a Douglas B-18A bomber crashed into a hillside seven miles from March Field California during a stormy mass air maneuver. Two crew members escaped by parachute, pilot Lieut Raymond Sumi and Lieut Benjamin Holloway among the listed dead. bodies recovered after hours of rain and guards placed for investigation.
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March Field
Calif
Cecil C. Purvis
Glennville
Frank Carroll
Hyde Park Mass
Army
Raymond W
Sumi
Nashwak
Minn
Benjamin G. Holloway
Columbus
Gerald D. Wilcox
Bennett
Leonard E. Riley
Wichita Falls
Tex
WREC
Monterey
Hamilton Field
Bakers Field
Famished Red Soldiers Found Eating Horses War Report
Soviet attempts to break Finnish lines north east of Lake Ladoga were repelled with very heavy losses, Finnish communique said. Russian troops allegedly ordered to rescue two divisions trapped near Autojoki were found eating horse meat after being outflanked by Mannerheim defenses.
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Wade Werner
Helsinki
Lake Ladoga
Red
Autojoki
Mannerheim
Kollaanjoki
Aittojoki
Lake Muola
Karelian
Nurmes
Russia
Finland
Ladogea
Fail Center
Netherlands Restores Periodic Army Leaves After Invasion Fear
The Dutch government resumes periodic leaves for the military services after cancelling them ten days ago. The move signals a belief that invasion dangers have diminished. Belgium also restores army leaves.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Belgium
Coast Guard hoax SOS leads to arrest of retired captain
Boston reports Captain Byron C. Brown, 48, U. S. A. retired, was jailed in Edgartown on intoxication charges after a false SOS claimed a sinking ship off Cape Cod with 146 aboard. Coast Guard halted search, citing an unreliable distress call received at 7 02 p.m. and questioning Brown at Martha's Vineyard.
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Boston
Byron C. Brown
Coast Guard
Cape Cod
Edgartown
Brown
Martha's Vineyard
Nantucket Islands
Edgar Lindstrom
Stephen Martin
Browns
West Tisbury
Martha’s Vineyard
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