Cold snap grips southeastern states with lingering frost
Frigid conditions spread from western Virginia to North Carolina and South Carolina. Temperatures plunged below freezing with a ten degree reading in western Virginia mountains. Snow fell in Norton Virginia and Asheville North Carolina, with minor accidents reported on icy highways as forecasts call for a moderation in temperatures tomorrow.
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Asheville
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Nashville
North Carolina
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Fire Damages at Three Millions in New Orleans Wharf Loss
A river front blaze of undetermined origin killed one man and injured 13 others. Leonard Smith estimated the loss at 3 million dollars, with 20,000 bales of cotton burned and 100,000 damaged. The body of Joseph Ryan was found aboard the steamship Scantia after it drifted midstream. Elizabeth Battam suffered serious burns and was rescued by seaman Charles Linn.
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New Orleans
Leonard Smith
Joseph Ryan
Messman
Scantia
Dixie Mediterranean Steamship Company
Elizabeth Battam
Charles Linn
Mail Carriers Plan July Fourth Convention in Asheville
Asheville hosts the 1930 North Carolina Mail Carriers convention from July 2 with over six hundred delegates expected. P. Cooke, president of the local unit, announced the gathering.
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Asheville
North Carolina Mail Carriers Association
P. Cooke
Churches Must Maintain Missions And Schools
The acting pastor at First Baptist Church, Prof. T. C. Johnson, dean at High Point College, warned that churches must sustain missions and denominational colleges to combat crime and social ills. He urged stronger church support to preserve Christian colleges which offer close personal contact with devout teachers.
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T. C. Johnson
High Point College
Johnson
Leges
Farmers of State Order Seed Across North Carolina
Seeds for pastures soil improvement hay and age are being ordered across North Carolina this spring in unprecedented quantities. A solid car of pasture grass seed was ordered by Alamance County dairy farmers to plant 3 000 more acres. Lespedeza seed emerges as a leading item with 837 bushels ordered by county agents. Moore County reports a 2 025 pound order exhausted and a 1 600 pound follow up. Buncombe County lists 1 000 pounds of Korean lespedeza seed ordered.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Dean I. O. Schaub
State College
County Farm Extension Service
Alamance County
Schaub
Moore County
Buncombe County
Wheat Futures Sagging Again
Chicago market opens with wheat prices lower as the federal farm board ends cash wheat purchases on the fixed loan basis. Liverpool market weakness adds to the decline with initial quotes showing March at 1.098 to 1.093, May around 1.14, July about 1.111 to 1.121, and September near 1.134 to 1.141.
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Chicago
Federal Farm Board
Liverpool
Birth of Daughter Nancy Jane for Mr and Mrs Nance
Mr and Mrs W L Nance of 1529 South Main announce the birth of a daughter Nancy Jane on March 2. Mother and baby are resting nicely today. Fidelis Class of First Baptist to meet Thursday at 7 30 p m at the homes of Mrs J M Hayworth and Mrs Oscar Hill 1201 Madison Avenue.
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South Main Street
Nancy Jane
First Baptist Church
J. M. Hayworth
Oscar Hill
Madison Avenue
Flashes Of Life Across Cities And Continents
A miscellany of short notices: Elizabeth Morrow forgets her passport en route to France and embassy contacts move it by air. Mrs. Lila Gray Colyer sues for divorce after a spinoff bridge incident. Nutlet, N J hosts a 200 cash endurance radio contest with two survivors remaining. Alice White to wed Sidney Bartlett in Chicago. Georges Haardt leads ten cars across Africa following a famed explorer route. Leipzig unveils triangular watches in umbrella handles. George Arhss worries about a parrot barred from the United States amid parrot fever concerns.
Winter Cold Nips Carolina Crops Amid Snow in Dixie
The article reports a sharp cold wave across North Carolina with snow in mountains and sparse ground cover elsewhere. Fruit growers fear crop damage while peach trees in Spartanburg County burn smudges to save fruit. temperatures drop from 60s to 30s, Asheville records 17 degrees. Snow and winds reach the Atlantic coast in a belated winter visit.
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North Carolina
Spartanburg
South Carolina
George Ross
Sandhills
Asheville
Russell a Virtual Dictator Revealed Before Hoover Commission
Antoine Rigal, head of a seven group coalition representing several thousand Haitians, told the Hoover commission that Brigadier General John H. Russell acted as a virtual dictator in Haiti. He also claimed President Borno holds office illegally due to his French father, citing the Haitian constitution.
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Haitian Commission
Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
Mar O
John H. Russell
Hoover Commission
Antoine Rigal
Rigal
Borno
Small Daughter of J. P. Hughes Dies
Florence Hughes five year old daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Hughes died at the parents home on Thomasville route two last night at 9 oclock after a short illness. Born in Davidson county July 6 1925 she is survived by parents four sisters Mamie Anna May Pauline Lena Bell and three brothers James Charles Virgie and Freddie Carl Hughes. Funeral and interment will be at Pleasant Grove M P church Tuesday morning at 10 oclock.
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J. P. Hughes
Thomasville
Davidson County
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Anna May
Pauline
Lena Bell Hughes
James Charles
Virgie
Freddie Carl Hughes
Pleasant Grove M. P
Horace Wheelus Identified as Wiggins Shooter in Textile Strike Case
Horace Wheelus, a Gastonia textile worker, is identified again as the gunman in the killing of Mrs. Ella May Wiggins, with Willie Hilburn and witness Crip Fowler testifying to the shooting. Proceedings in Mecklenburg County court include accounts of a pursuing automobile, a pistol, and a high speed chase, as the trial of five Gastonia textile workers continues.
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Charlotte, Mar
Horace Wheelus
Gastonia
Ella May Wiggins
Bessemer City
Willie Hilburn
Wiggins
Mecklenburg County
Wheelus
Hilburn
Crip” Fowler
William Whitlow
Gilbert Eaves
John Queen
Henry Myers
Queen
Myers
Fred Morrow
Troy
Testimony Excludes Jones Lowery Davis and Lunsford
In the testimony, Jones Lowery Davis and O. H Lunsford were not mentioned. The absence of these names suggests they were not implicated or referenced in the proceedings.
Furniture Men Meet At Sheraton Hotel
The Piedmont Furniture club held a semi monthly meeting at the Sheraton hotel with lunch. About 25 members attended. No major business was transacted though topics of interest to the furniture industry were discussed.
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Piedmont Furniture Club
Sheraton Hotel
Snakes Rare in Maine New Hampshire and Vermont
The Ireland of America may be said to be Maine New Hampshire and Vermont for snakes seldom are seen in these three states.
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Ireland
America
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
States
Test Income Tax on Government Securities Case Kicks Off
A federal court in New York opened suit to test the federal government's right to collect income and profit taxes on liberty and victory bonds owned by later investors rather than original buyers. Attorney Bascom Slemp, ex-secretary to President Coolidge, represents Henry C Howard John S Phipps and Helen Martin in the action.
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New York
Liberty and Victory
Bascom Slemp
President Coolidge
Henry C. Howard
John S. Phipps
Helen Martin
Record of 1928 29 Bronze Cent Minting Figures
More than 278,665,000 bronze one cent pieces were minted in the United States during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1929.
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United States
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