Rivers and Creeks Out of Bounds in Flood Toll
North Carolina faces more heavy damage as rivers rise and dozens of bridges are washed away. Flood forecasts warn Cape Fear at Fayetteville and Neuse near Raleigh will crest higher, trains rerouted and roads damaged, crops submerged across Wilson to Fayetteville and Beaufort reports of high seas and a stranded four masted schooner Perry Setzer abandoned offshore.
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North Carolina
Piedmont
Carolina
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Tar
Rowanoke
Neuse
Capé Fear
Fayetteville
Weldon
Roanoke
Neuse Station
Smithfield
State Highway Commission
Maintainance
Leslie R. Ames
Wilson
New Bern
Kinston
Goldsboro
Beaufort
Perry Setzer
New York
Fort Macon
Wiggins Mill
Willam Holder
Tarboro
Co-op
Five Points
Goldsboro Street
Toisnot Swamp
Norfolk Southern
Water surge floods Contentnea Creek in North Carolina
Contentnea Creek rose rapidly to a high water mark, two feet over Wiggins Mile Bridge, washing out roads and crippling railroad service. The river transformed from a quiet stream to a raging cataract, causing dam breaks and sweeping away bridges along its course.
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Wiggins Mile
World Assembly Hails Drafted League Protocol
Delegates hail the League of Nations plan for arbitration and security as Japan and Britain appear satisfied. The protocol, to be reviewed tomorrow, seeks ratification and a June world conference on armament reduction amid high optimism.
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Geneva
Japan
League of Nations Assembly
Assembly
Commission
Men Risk Lives to Save City Pumping Station
Three men Grantham W F Little and Dutch Buford rowed to the pumping station as the Coxtene Creek rose. They worked for hours below water level sealing leaks in the brick walls to protect the electric pump that kept river water flowing to the city.
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Coxtennea
Grantham
W. F. Little
Buford
Vaughan's Ford Stolen From Lodge Street Sunday
The Ford belonging to W. N. Vaughan was stolen Sunday night from Lodge street. Local police are pursuing the missing automobile and have started a search.
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W. N. Vaughan
Lodge Street
True Bills Charged Slayers Of Southport Officers
True Bills of murder were returned in superior court against C. W. Stewart and son Elmer Stewart for the slaying of U S Deputy Marshal Samuel Lilly and Detective Levi George. They pleaded not guilty. Jack Ramsey is held as material witness on $1000 bond. Judge Grady ordered a 200 juror special venue.
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Southport
C. W. Stewart
Elmer Stewart
United States
Samuel Lilly
Levi George
Jack Ramsey
H. A. Grady
Siti
Senators and Giants Set for World Series in Washington
Citizens plan to attend the first and second world series games between the Washington Senators and New York Giants in Washington. Walter Johnson will start for the Senators on Saturday with Art Nehf likely to pitch for the Giants.
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Washington Senators
New York Jants
Washington
Walter Johnson
Senators
Art Nehf
Giants
Young Ruffin Arrested in Automobile Theft Attempt
Suncaip Ruffin, identified as an eight year old white boy, was arrested at about 8:45 by Officer Smiley on a charge of attempting to steal automobiles. The youth allegedly tried four or five cars and removed cushions from a Paige car bearing license 202 303. Police hope the capture helps break up a Wilson theft gang active over three weeks.
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Suncaip Ruffin
Paige
Wilson
Ruffin
Window Shop Windows Showcase In Town Display
Window columns review recent storefront displays from Penny Co. Gilmers and others. Dress patterns in grays browns and silks highlighted with hats overcoats and a velour living room set catch the eye. Also Klim milk and pneumatic reducing products feature in two windows attracting mindful shoppers.
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J. €. Penny CO
Daniel & Watson
Gilmers
Turlington& Morrison
Gasoline Price Cut Across Four Southern States
Gulf Refining announces a three cent per gallon reduction in retail gasoline in North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and Florida effective tomorrow morning District Manager C F Sheppard reports at Atlanta with AP.
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North Carolina
Atlanta
Associated Press
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
C. F. Sheppard
Gulf Refining Company
Resignation call over Dawes by Brookhart in 1930 letter
Senator Smith W. Brookhart of Iowa publicized a letter to Republican National Committee Chair William M. Butler condemning Charles G. Dawes. Brookhart urged Dawes's resignation and a farm bloc candidate like Senator Norris of Nebraska to regain farmer support.
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Chicago
United States
Smith W. Brochart
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Charles G. Dawes
Northwest
Brookhart
Dawes
Norris
Nebraska
Towa
Davis Begins Border State Campaign Tour
John W. Davis leaves New York at midnight to start his campaign with a stop in Frederick Maryland for a Women's Clubs meeting. He will then proceed to Baltimore for his first major address in the East.
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John Philip Hill
Maryland
Baltimore
Jon Washinton
Inten
New York
John W. Davis
Frederick
Mdé
New York Cotton Futures Close on Mixed Fall
New York cotton futures closed easy with October at 25.50 and December 24.68. January 24.70 March 24.92 and May 25.17. Spot cotton quiet with middling at 25.75.
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New York
Oahu Island Lacks Advertising Billboards
A report notes a complete absence of advertising billboards on the island of Oahu, detailing the current landscape as observed and highlighting potential impacts on local commerce and visual environment.
Eastern Carolina potato growers form session in Goldsboro
A conference of Sweet potato warehouse operators in Eastern North Carolina met in Goldsboro to study forming a cooperative association to market the crop. Attendees from each county planned a follow up meeting to finalize organization despite weather preventing some from attending.
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Eastern Carolina
Session
Goldsboro
Coldsboro
North Carolina
State Department of Agriculture
Carolina
Mirror subscription drive offers prizes for seven yearly sales
A reader arrived at The Mirror office seeking details on earning railroad fare by selling seven yearly subscriptions. The paper outlines prizes including a Chevrolet and a Ford for 150 and 100 subscriptions respectively, with many other rewards and cash options the more you sell. People are urged to join, renew, or start subscriptions without competition or deadlines.
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Mirror
Washington
The
the Mirror
Ford
Mir
Rehearsals Begin for Diana of the Follies in Wilson
Rehearsals for Diana of the Follies start today with Miss Buckemier guiding a cast of Wilson's notable young people. Evening sessions occur in the Woman's Club room on Pine street while afternoon practices take place at Maplewood school.
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