Coastal Areas Report Heavy Snow Across Carolinas
Carolinians battled a fourth snowstorm with Beaufort reporting seven inches the heaviest in 18 years. Wilmington saw four inches as snow continued. Depths ranged from one to seven inches across counties with many harbors iced and highways treacherous. Officials urged caution as road crews worked amid ongoing snowfall.
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Beaufort
Wilmington
North Carolina
Northlina
Pete
Carolina
Laurens
Exme
Keigh
Furniture Market Sees Brisk Morning Attendance Pulse
The Southern Furniture and Rug market nears mid week with strong buyer registrations. Fifty five buyers registered this morning and attendance is expected to exceed last year, as weather challenges persist but many retailers shop the exposition.
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Paul W. Casey
Southern Furniture Exposition
Child labor again used in mills in Seattle area
Washington report to a House sub committee says a trend toward re employment of children in textiles emerges after NRA invalidation. Katherine Lenroot cites North Carolina data showing 2800 children in 1930, none in 1934, about 90 in early 1935. Ethel Best supports need for regulated hours and pay as voluntary limits fail. Hinrichs notes wage declines in silk and cotton sectors since NRA end.
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Washington
Seattle
NRA
House
Katherine Lenroot
Children’s Bureau
Lenroot
North Carolina
Ethel Best
Labor Department
Women's Bureau
F. E. Hinrichs
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Kansas Republicans Back Landon for Party Nominee
Kansas Governor Alf Landon, praised by 2,300 attendees at a Kansas Day rally, denounced the New Deal as a barrier to recovery. The Kansas GOP backed him as the logical presidential nominee, endorsing 18 votes for Cleveland and breaking a 45 year tradition by pledging support.
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Topeka
Kas
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Roosevelt
Republican State Central Committee
Landon
Cleveland
Kansas Day Club
Inflation debates center on taxes and currency for bonus
Washington January 30. The debate centers on how to finance the soldiers’ bonus and farm subsidies. Attorney General Cummings links taxes to the farm plan while Rep Patman pushes currency expansion from gold. Senate agriculture argues the issue is monetary, as House leaders warn taxes may be needed.
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Washington
AAA
Cummings
Congress
Patman
Texas
Roosevelt
Senate Agriculture Committee
Burns
House
Morgenthau
Capitol
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Weather Cast Orth Carolina and Nearby Coast
Cold tonight with snow on the North coast then clearing. Friday cloudy and cold with some sun expected. Fresh northwest winds rise near Cape Hatteras. Temperatures range from the mid teens to mid thirties across locations including Jacksonville, Cape Hatteras, and surrounding areas.
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Money Is Biggest Problem Of Farm Relief Program
A Senate floor briefing emphasizes that the soil conservation subsidy plan faces economics driven by monetary policy. Senator Thomas argues artificial price controls fail and currency expansion risks debt, urging a return to 1926 price levels or new currency to stabilize prices.
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Washington
AAA
Senate
Agriculture Committee
Smith
D-Sc
Wpe
Thomas
D-Okla
Supreme Court
Mrs. H. L. Fesperman Injured in Fall at Home
Friends regret Mrs. Hoy L. Fesperman was hurt after falling on the steps at 233 Woodrow Avenue this morning. She suffered a head bruise and an arm injury. Her condition is not serious and she is confined to her home.
Charge Son With Mother's Death
Walter Todd, a Mecklenburg county farmer, was arrested and charged with driving an automobile that ran over and killed his mother Mrs G R Todd on Belt road. Vic Fesperman says Todd admitted driving with Thad Auten near Auten's home and fled the scene after seeing his mother's body.
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Charlotte
Walter Todd
Mecklenburg County
G. R. Todd
John Todd
Vic Fesperman
Thad Auten
Cotton Mills Urged To Pass Tax Returns To Customers
Washington January 30. Cotton mills urged to return fifty million dollars in cotton textile taxes refunded after court rulings. Industry leader C T Verhison warned retroactive taxes could drive one third of mills into insolvency.
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Washington
Br. C. T. Vurehison
Cotton Textile Institute
Sureme Court
Supreme Court
Baldhead Island Reports Its First Snow in History
Baldhead Island in North Carolina received three inches of snow this morning, a historic event as frost has never appeared there before. Nearby Southport also saw heavy snowfall with flakes continuing to fall since late last night, though some melt occurred by noon.
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Southport
Baldhead Island
Cape Fear
Baldhead
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Cotton loan decision undecided on 12-cent price
Chairman Jesse H. Jones said officials had not decided on extending 12-cent a pound loans for the 1934 cotton crop. An announcement may come tomorrow or Saturday after talks with Secretary Wallace and other Treasury and Agriculture officials. As of January 26 loans due February 1 total 4,404,660 bales and the loans plus interest, insurance and storage on January 25 totaled $287,428,388.66.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Commodity Credit Corporation
Jones
Morgenthau
William I. Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Stanley Reed
Treasury and
Agriculture Department
Wallace
Fire Causes $60,000 Damage at Walnut Cove Veneer Plant
A fire at the Walnut Cove Veneer company yesterday caused an estimated $60,000 in damages. Authorities attributed the blaze to a transformer explosion.
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Walnut Cove
Jan
Walnut Cove Veneer Company
Woman Who Named Dillinger Seeks $5000 Reward
Anna Sage, the so called woman in red who guided federal agents to Dillinger in Chicago, seeks $5000 reward funds. Michigan Governor’s adviser says Sage has a valid $1000 state claim and will push neighboring states to honor the total reward for Dillinger’s capture or death.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
John Dillinger
Glenn Dunn
Frank PD. Fitch
William A. Comstock
Dillinger
Dunn
Anna Sage
G-men
Chicago
Stock Market Edges Up in Tepid Monday Trade
In New York on January 30 fractional gains appeared across most stocks with early strength but a lag in the tape during floor trading. Leaders included U S Steel Bethlehem Santa Fe New York Central Douglas Boeing Phillips Petroleum Du Pont Standard Oil of California International Harvester Radio and Consolidated Gas. Radio preferred BY rose about 0.65. Grains and cotton stayed about even. Bonds held steady and foreign exchange quiet. Spot silver eased in London. Call money set at 0.84 percent.
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New York
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Santa Fe
N. Y. Central
Douglas
Boeing
Phillips Petroleum
du Pont
du Pont, “Standard Oil of California, International Harvester
Radio and
Consolidated Gas
London
Star Witness Set To Testify In Publisher's Murder Case
In Minneapolis on January 30 prosecutors in the Isadore Blumenfield Kid Cann murder case said key witness Wesley Andersch would take the stand. Andersch identified Cann as the publisher Walter Liggett killer, with Liggett's widow likely to be called next as she recalls the man she described as Kid Cann.
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Minneapolis
Isadore
Kid Cann
Fireworks Loom as UNC Trustees Convene in Raleigh
The UNC board’s executive committee met in Raleigh with expectations of heated debate on campus athletic policy and the Graham plan to de emphasize athletics. Trustees face possible confrontations over moving engineering schools to State College and related consolidation costs cited by John Sprunt Hill.
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Raleigh
Board of Trustees
The
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
State College
Graham
John Sprunt Hill
Durham
Hill
Consolidated University
Henry London
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
High Point
Tarboro
Fayetteville
London
Insurgent Democrats Plan To Push Talmadge To Fore
Georgia rally backs Gov Eugene Talmadge as a potential presidential candidate. A regional Democratic meeting endorses him amid efforts to present his name to the national party and oppose Roosevelt.
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Talmadge
Macon
Eugene Talmadge
Roosevelt
Gene
Hugh Howell
Georgia
Democratic Executive Committee
Southern Committee
State Farm Debt Adjustment Body Meeting Set for Friday
John Carmody national supervisor of the farm debt adjustment section will address a farm debt adjustment meeting in Raleigh tomorrow morning at the state senate hall. Governor Ehringhaus is expected to attend along with Lionel Weil as commission chairman and members including R. A. Dough ton J L Skinner H A Millis J A Taylor Dr G W Forster M B Blount Julian Price Millard F. Jones and Mrs Francie R Doak as secretary.
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Raleigh
John Carmody
The
Resettlement Administration
W. Kerracott
FDA
Carmody
State Farm Debt Adjustment Commission
State Senate
Ehringhaus
Lionel Weil
Goldsboro
R. A. Doughton
Sparta
J. L. Skinner
Littleton
H. A. Millis
High Point
J. A. Taylor
Wilmington
G. W. Forster
State College
M. ©. Blount
Bethel
Julian Price
Greensboro
Millard F. Jones
Rocky Mount
Francie R. Doak
Final Rites Today For Governor Allen In Winnfield
The body of Governor C. K. Allen, former political heir of Huey Long, was brought to Winnfield Louisiana for burial after lying in state in Baton Rouge. A large procession viewed the casket before final rites scheduled for 2 p.m. Central Standard Time at the Baptist church.
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C. K. Allen
Huey Long
Th Parish
Long
Baton Rouge
Winnfield
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