Flooded Raleigh area roads and bridges suffer extensive damage
Wake County officials report highway and bridge damage likely reaching thousands of dollars as rainfall tops 9.12 inches. Route 50 near Raleigh and Route 91 between Bailey and Middlesex close due to high water. Norfolk Southern cancels Raleigh trains while Seaboard detours routes east of Raleigh. Crabtree Creek reaches record flood levels covering tracks with five feet of water. Raineastern counties face more closures as rainfall continues.
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Wake County
Lee A. Denson
United States Weather Bureau
J. D. Waldrop
Wake Forest
Crabtree Creek
Bailey
Middlesex
Waldrop
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Norfolk
Wilson
Norfolk Southern
Seaboard and Southern
Seaboard
Hamlet
McRee
S. C
Poston, &. v
Cape Fear
Weather Bureau
Tar River
Henderson
Atlantic and Yadkin Railway
Gulf
N. C
Sanford
Catawba
Gaston County
High Shoals
Hardin
McAdenville
Cramerton
Peopl
Newberry
8. C
Beaufort
Gastonia
Long Creek
Pasquotank
Elizabeth City
Saluda
South Carolina
Spartanburg
Chesnee
Bay Street
Longe Creek
Here
Dallas
Hardin Manufacturing Company
Greenwood
Chappells
Southern Railway
Columbia
State Highway Commission
Highater
Apex
Fayetteville
Rockingham
Wadesboro
Mount Gilead
Norwood
Ansonville
Two Killed as Riots Erupt at Marion Mills
Sheriff Adkins disputed claims the shots came from his force and said they likely originated from the picket line. Gov Gardner sent Judge Townsend to Marion as National Guard units were mobilized after widespread unrest at the Marion and Clinchfield mills. Nearly 100 arrested, 54 indicted for inciting riot, and injuries reported among union members and deputies.
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Adkins
O. Max Gardner
Salisbury
North Wilkesboro
Baldwin
East Marion
O. F. Adkins
Sam Vickers
Randolph Hall
Ed Cannon
Sheriff Adkins
Biggerstaff
Stepp
Cannon
Marion General Hospital
Max Gardner
Marion Manufacturing Company
United Textile Workers Union
Clinchfield Manufacturing Company
Clinchfield
National Guardsmen
Marion
Clinchfield Mill
N. A. Townsend
Kermit Fender
Elizie Ballard
Carver
Black
United Textile Workers of America
Townsend Raleigh
Jury selection ends as Beal case moves on in Charlotte
Court notes show five jurors accepted for the Beal murder trial with two farmers and a rural mail carrier among the panel. Defendants include Fred Beal of Lawrence Mass and several New Jersey and New York union organizers. Weather and floods dominate region news with the Cape Fear river rising past 46 feet and roads and mills flooded across North and South Carolina.
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Johnl. Todd
Faw Creek
E. L. Moore
Charlotte
J.A. Helms
Mecklenburg County
C. L. Hill
Zeke Johnston
Fred Erwin Beal
Lawrence
Mass
National Textile Workers Union
George Carter
Mizpah
N. J
Clarence Miller
New York
Fayetteville
N. C
Emye Fear
Salisbury
Gastonia
Entrain for Marion for strike duty under Capt Cole
Soldiers were to entrain for Marion shortly before three this afternoon for strike duty. The unit is commanded by Captain E. W. Cole.
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Marion
E. W. Cole
Police Case Raises Pressure Over Evidence Handling
The case involves Senator Blease and Senator Overman pushing for punishment of officials who concealed evidence in a nurse McPherson death inquiry. McPherson, 23, once lived in South Carolina and was found dead, with her bank clerk lover McPherson claiming innocence and offering to prove her guilt via a self-inflicted choking method. Policeman Robert J. Allen, Cornell educated, faces back pay and a raise while contending his superiors aided the death cover up. he has been suspended for accusing officials of whitewashing the case and pursuing his own investigation.
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Holaday
Newton
Senator Blease
South Carolina
Senate
Mr. Hoover
McPherson
Blease
Senator Overman
North Carolina
Robert J. Allen
Rayon Plant Head Dies After Inquest Notes Distress
Coroner's jury finds death by own action after a mill executive's body is found amid a rayon plant labor dispute. County Attorney Ben Allen is satisfied with the verdict. Dr J S Shoun testifies Kummer suffered gall stones. A German note hints at work cessation. Surviving wife and two daughters live in Barmen Germany.
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E. R. Ross
Germany
Dr. Kummer
Barmen
Rivers (Continued From Page 1) Schedule Change Notice
North Carolina rail service issuer announces temporary abandonment of the Raleigh to Norfolk route with trains running only Raleigh to Wilson, affecting Rivers state operations and schedules.
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Raleigh
Norfolk
Wilson
N. C
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Loray
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Jefferson Motor Co
Hudson-Essex
Wilson Collisons
Jack Duffy
Dot Farley
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Ima
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P. Lorillard Co
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