North and South Carolina Endure Record Freeze
Unusually frigid Atlantic air grips the Carolinas with subfreezing readings across cities. Henderson led at 12 degrees while Greensboro 13 and Hickory Spartanburg 16. Raleigh 23.4, Sumter 22 rising to 28 with sun. Winds ease but cold persists for 24 hours with more ice and frozen pipes reported.
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Carolinas
Henderson
Greensboro
Hickory
Spartanburg
High Point
Salisbury
Goldsboro
Asheville
Mountain City
Greenwood
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Sumter
Holiday Mishaps Claim Seven Lives In Carolinas
Thanksgiving Day violence and accidents across North Carolina killed seven people and injured more than a dozen. Fatalities included a truck crash near Rutherfordton, two railway deaths in Greensboro, an overhead shafting crush in Lexington, a dynamite mishap in Handy, and auto crashes in Maiden Winston Salem and High Point. Additional injuries occurred in Concord, Reidsville, and Charlotte area incidents.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Greensboro
Annie Hodgin
E. N. Hodgin
Guilford College
Lexington
Frankie Palmer
James Lanier
Handy
Davidson County
Major Thorpe
William Thorpe
Maiden
E. D. Baird
Lenoir
Joe Boykin
Wilson County
Ernest Patterson
High Point
Fred N. Tate
Seagrove
James R. McCall
Mary Griffin
Sidney Griffin
Jackson
Winston
Winston- Salem
Hoyle Estridge
Franklin Johnson
Mount Holly
Howard Weatherly
Southern Railway
Piedmont Limited
Reidsville
Concord
G. R. Little
South Carolina
Fred R. Best
Homer Dobbs
Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Kellogg and Soderblom
Oslo announces the 1929 Nobel Peace Prize goes to Frank B. Kellogg for leading the antiwar pact and to Dr. Nathan Soderblom archbishop of Upsala Sweden. Each to receive the award December 10 with a prize valued at about 48000 dollars. In Greensboro the state seeks 100000 against Mason W. Gant estate over misapplied Confederate pension funds as the case heads to trial with many witnesses.
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Oslo
Norway
Frank B. Kellogg
Nathan Soderblom
Upsala
Sweden
University of Upsala
Kellogg
World Court
the Hague
Soderblom
Aristide Briand
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Charles Evans Hughes
World Court Bench
United States
Hughes
Greensboro
N. C
North Carolina
Mason W. Gant
Guilford Superior Court
Porters $250000 Damage Suit Revived In Atlanta
Frances Porter a Atlanta dancer from Thomasville N C has revived her $250 000 damage suit against C F Conkey Whitehead wealthy Atlanta man filed in Fulton County Superior Court The case originally claimed false arrest and imprisonment in Havana Cuba in November 1928 The suit was dismissed previously due to service issues Miss Porter has since married Douglas Hall
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Atlanta
Atlanta Constitution
Frances Porter
Thomasville
N. C
New York
C. F
Conkey" Whitehead
Washington
Fulton County Superior Court
Havana
Cuba
Superior Court
John D. Humphries
Whitehead
Porter
Douglas Hall
Coldest November 28 Across Nation Amid Blizzard Deaths
A frigid wave blanketed much of the country with subzero readings in Ohio North Dakota Minnesota and Illinois and 12 below in Duluth Minn Several deaths linked to the cold were reported as the storm extended from the Midwest to the South and Florida Snow halted traffic in Dunkirk and Cleveland while New York and New Jersey endured subfreezing conditions.
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Middle West
Duluth
Minn
Florida
Gulf
Atlanta
Ohio
North Dakota
Minnesota
Illinois
New York
Dunkirk
Cleveland
Gotham
Atlantic
New York City
New Jersey
California
Four Judges Hear Trial Of Russians At Moscow
N B Krilenko, famed Soviet prosecutor, called unexpected witnesses in the trial of eight men charged with plotting to overthrow the government. He summoned officials including P S Osaddin and L N Urovsky to reveal foreign influence in the anti Soviet intrigue.
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Moscow
N. B. Krilenko
Rusia
P. S. Osaddin
Central Executive Committee
State Planning Commission
L. N. Urovsky
Wong Kung Hanged for $2 Debt Murder in Brantford
Wong Kung, a Chinese restaurant worker, was hanged in Brantford Ontario for the murder of a fellow worker over a $2 debt. The execution followed his arrest after the fatal dispute.
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Brantford
Ont
Wong Kung
Young Flier Becomes Caterpillar Club’s Youngest Member
Gerald Nettleton, 20, of Toledo Ohio, was enrolled as the Caterpillar Club’s youngest member after a 10,000 foot parachute jump to escape a blizzard while attempting a coast to coast flight. His plane crashed a mile away. he was rain soaked cold but unharmed and ended the day with a Thanksgiving meal. He had about 400 miles to go to beat the 4 hour 3 minute coast-to-coast record.
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San Diego
Cal
Gerald Nettleton
Toledo
Ohio
Caterpillar Club
Nettleton
Nettle
Young Nettleton
Stanley Boynton
Rockland
Maine
Newark
Judge Lyle Relents as Saltis Bonds for Son
Chicago November 28. Big Joe Saltis retired beer baron and public enemy returns from Winter Wisconsin after learning his 14 year old son Emil is critically injured in Chicago. Judge John H Lyle frees Saltis on 300000 bond so he can stay with the boy at hospital. Bond set and case moved to next Tuesday.
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Chicago
Saltis
Big Joe
John H. Lyle
Winter
Wis
Emil
James Burke
Englewood
Lyle
Blount Elected USC 1931 Football Captain
Miles Blount of Mullins South Carolina was chosen captain of the USC football team for 1931. Curran Hughey of Columbia was named alternate captain. both are seniors next year.
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Columbia
8. C
Miles Blount
Mullins
3. C
University of South Carolina
Curran Hughey
Carriers Framing Program To Fight Unfair Restriction
New York November 28. A legislative program by the American Association of Railway Executives aims to remove unfair railroad restrictions and curb practices of other transport sectors. The plan foresees acts to force the oil industry to divest about 400 million dollars in pipeline investments spanning the nation.
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New York
American Association of Railway Executives
United States
Railway Manufacturers Association
Charley C. Paulding
New York Central Lines
Cotton Market Agrees on Hands Off Policy Need
New Orleans November report from the New Orleans cotton exchange board urges a government hands off approach to relieve the current market. It says removal of obstacles and confidence restoration are essential and that private initiative could revive speculation if farm relief is amended or the government offers relief.
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New Orleans
The
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Congress
Farm Board
Empty Stocking Fund Launched Here Today
The Kiwanis Club led an initial $58 donation to the Empty Stocking fund, followed by a $25 contribution from the Lions club, totaling $75 on the first day. Officials say need exceeds past years due to tougher business conditions, with plans for a charity football game and school drives to boost contributions. The Enterprise will publish all gifts as they are tabulated.
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Kiwanis Club
Lions Club
Board of Public Welfare
High Point
Ene
Tagns Cage Ik
Lady Astor Affirms Virginian Roots in Parliament
Viscountess Astor, the former Nancy Langhorne, told the house of commons she remains a passionate Virginian despite British citizenship. She said women's choice on citizenship after foreign marriages should be an individual matter. the bill to allow such choice passed its second reading.
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London
Navy
Viscountess Astor
Nancy Langhorne
House of Commons
Will Hays Weds Widow of Former Minister to Bolivia
Will H Hays czar of moviedom and former postmaster general married yesterday to Mrs Jess ie Herron Statesman widow of a former American minister to Bolivia. The ceremony took place at Bethesda Maryland the bride’s brother Col Charles D Herron’s home. The couple plans a brief stay in Hot Springs Virginia.
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Washington
Will H. Hays
Jessie Herron Statesman
Bolivia
Bethesday
Maryland
Charles D. Herron
Hays
William Parke Herron
Crawfordville
Ind
James F. Statesman
Crawfordsville
Maj
Frederick Herron
New York
Hot Springs
Christmas shopping tips to save money this season
Christmas shopping this year offers lower prices than recent holiday seasons. Shop early to please yourself and your pocket book by taking advantage of the reduced costs.
Wales Says Bobby Jones Retirement Delights British Golf
The Prince of Wales at the Savoy hotel Thanksgiving dinner lauds two moments in six years. He cites Charles Lindbergh’s Paris flight and Bobby Jones’s retirement from competition as reasons for genuine gratitude among British golfers and golf followers.
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London
Prince of Wales
American Society
Savoy Hotel
Lindbergh
Paris
Bobby Jones
Prince
Bobby
Prisoners Get Turkey Dinner To Save Towns Honor
Evanston Illinois saved its honor after a dozen jail inmates were fed a Thanksgiving turkey dinner. A spokesman demanded turkey or they would not eat and might go to Chicago for meals. Captain Paasch organized a town fundraiser to provide proper turkey dinners.
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Evanston
Ill
Chicago
Charles C. F. Paasch
Striking Workers Protest Removal of Dan River Pickets
Danville November 28. Strike leaders await Governor Pollard's reply on the removal of pickets from Dan River mills gates at Schoolfield by military authority. Pollard says he is investigating and has consulted military officials. troops are on duty for a second day as Thanksgiving passes peacefully. Local union heads complain the order serves private interests.
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Danville
Pollard
Dan River
Schoolfield
Richmond
Wilson Is Sentenced to Two Five-Year Terms
Willie Wilson 38 8 of Grover North Carolina married man received two concurrent five year federal sentences in Atlanta for two counts of violating the Dyer Motor Vehicle Theft Act. He blamed 18-year-old Esther Fureron, former Anderson college student, for persuading him to steal cars. The Mann Act case involving Fureron’s disappearance remains not true billed.
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Anderson, S
H. H. Watkins
Willie Wilson
Grover
N. C
Atlanta
Wilson
Esther Fureron
Anderson College
Watkins
Fureron
Chadbourn Loses and Gets New Bank All In Three Days
Chadbourn faced a rapid banking upheaval as its sole Bank of Chadbourn closed on Wednesday. The next day Waccamaw Bank and Trust of Whiteville announced a Chadbourn branch opening for today, citing frozen assets after the Bank of Chadbourn failure. The bank had $20,000 capitalization and $150,000 in deposits at call.
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Chadbourn
Pchadbourn
Bank of
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