Cincinnati Flood Sparks Citywide Emergency and Fires
Cincinnati faced an unprecedented flood caused by 2.33 inches of rain and snow melt. A gasoline fire at Mill Creek Valley and another near North Bend burned multiple plants, with 60,000 homeless or displaced and 50,000 driven from homes. National Guardsmen patrolled flood zones as President Roosevelt pledged federal aid and Ohio Governor Davey prepared an emergency relief bill of 250000.
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U.P
Ohio River
Marietta
Parkersburg
W. Va
Portsmouth
Louisville
Paducah
Mill Creek Valley
North Bend
Edward Shearwood
Roosevelt
Dykstra
White House
United States
Martin L. Davey
Ohio
Carl Buehler
Ohio National Guards
Anthony Nickelette
Naval Militia
Ludwig Connelly
Davey
WPA mobilizes WPA units for Ohio flood relief
Ohio WPA administrator Dr. Carl Watson announced full WPA resources in the Ohio River counties will aid flood relief with the Red Cross. Hopkins authorized expanded staffing and transport. 4,000 WPA workers already engaged. Surplus commodities shipments of meat prunes grapefruit reach multiple towns. clothing and soup kitchens support victims.
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Emergency Administration
Ohio River
Columbus
U.P
Works Progress Administration
Red Cross
Carl Watson
Ohio
WPA
Watson
Harry L. Hopkins
Ripley
Manchester
Athens
Portsmouth
Ironton
Jackson
Marietta
Flood Moves Into More of Cincinnati
Ohio River overflow reached 783 feet flooding five blocks of the business district. City orders limited lighting and communications to conserve resources as gas and water services were cut. A Coast Guard cutter failed to tow a drifting gasoline drum, while 300 families were rescued in twelve hours by a West End volunteer fire department.
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Ohio River
W. C. Devereaux
Powell Oil Co
Tresler Oil Co
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West End
Two Begley Sisters Naturalized in Cincinnati Court
Catherine Begley aged 72 and Margaret Begley aged 76 from Ireland became naturalized U S citizens in Cincinnati. They were among 91 aliens who received naturalization papers from Judge Robert R Nevin in U S District Court.
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Cincinnati
U.P
America
Catherine
Margaret Begley
Robert R. Nevin
U. S. District Court
Sgt H L Chapman Elected Greene County Scout Commissioner
In Xenia Ohio Sgt H L Chapman, a member of the first Boy Scout troop, has been elected commissioner of the Scout movement in Greene County. Chapman joined 15 other boys in England under Sir Robert Baden-Powell to launch the movement.
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U.R
H. L. Chapman
Scout Movement
Greene County
Chapman
England
Sir Robert Baden-Powell
Boy Scout Movement
Portmouth Refugees to be Moved to Columbus Amid Flood
About 5 000 flood refugees in Portsmouth faced removal by special trains as the Ohio River neared 74 feet. Most residents crowded into one fifth of the city while four fifths were under water. Refugees would be quartered at the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus with vaccination plans and strict patrols in place.
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Ohio
National Guard
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Lawlor
Frank Sheehan
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Cr. D. Albright
Ohio Power Co
P. L. Harris
State Health
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The
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Weather Bureau
Miller
Atlanta
Shelbyville
Louisville
Frankfort
Marshall
Cincinnati
Dayton
Miami
Ohio Wesleyan
Wooster
Kent State
Ohio River flood hits Louisville sets record high
In Louisville flood waters from the Ohio River left about 150000 homeless across Kentucky as the river rose to a historic 34 feet. Mayor Neville Miller evacuated western sections, appealed for Army troops and medical supplies, and rescue craft moved marooned residents amid power shortages and rising waters.
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West Virginia
Paducah
Neville Miller
Louisville
15Th St
Miller
President Roosevelt
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Boy Scouts
Convicts Evacuated As Kentucky Prison Surrounded by Flood
Frankfort Kentucky evacution of 2800 convicts from the Kentucky State Reformatory faced flood waters three to nine feet deep. National Guard Col J A Polin led 200 guardsmen and state police in transferring prisoners to city and county jails and other facilities by boat and truck. Some inmates swam to walls and escaped while others were relocated to high ground stockade amid two day operation.
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Kentucky State Reformatory
J. A. Polin
Kentucky National Guard
Frankfort
Palin
500 Marietta Homes Flooded By Ohio Now at 55-Foot Stage
Floodwaters 1 to 2 feet deep surround Marietta and Parkersburg as rescue crews evacuate 16 patients from Marietta Clinic. Five hundred homes near both Ohio and West Virginia towns are affected. The 55 foot river level ties peak 36 foot flood levels. an emergency parkersburg fund of 2000 supports 300 evacuees. In Huntington a flood death toll rises to four after a gasoline fire aboard a boat.
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Marietta
Ohio
Marietta Clinic
Parkersburg
W. Va
Huntington
Ida Osborn
Donna Spurlock
Mrs Dizzy Dean demands fifty thousand for 1937 season
Sarasota report quotes Mrs. Pat Dean asserting Dizzy Dean will retire unless the St. Louis Cardinals pay $50,000 for 1937. She claims substantial bank balance and control over decisions, denouncing previous secrecy and overwork after a season with 51 games and early success followed by a long win drought.
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Sarasota
Fla
U.P
Baker
Dizzy Dean
St. Louis Cardinals
Dean
Pat Dean
Cardinal
Rickey
St. Louis
What’s on the Air Junior Nurse Corp
Fragmentary note lists names and broadcast terms with unclear roles. The readable bits mention Tom, Pasnthe Casdan, Tam Afie and a generic on air reference. No distinct event or outcome is established.
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Junior Nurse
Tom Thomas Pasnthe
Casdan Tam Afie
Case Tops Big Four With Ohio Conference Leaders Rise
Case's Rough Riders surged as they upset Western Reserve and challenged Muskingum for the Ohio Conference lead. Sophomore Herman Weiss and veterans Ed Walters and Ray Mickovsky sparked Case, with Weiss and Mickovsky each scoring 12 against Reserve. Otterbein and Wooster also posted wins as Ohio teams collide for league standings.
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Marietta
Otterbein
Westerville
Capital
Lou Rutter
Wittenberg
Buckeye
Ohio University
Illinois Leads Big Ten Race as Halfway Mark Reached
Illinois tops the Big Ten standings at the midway point with a 5-1 record after a 28-22 win over Chicago. Purdue sits 4-1, followed by Ohio State and Minnesota at 3-1 and 2-1, while Northwestern and Wisconsin lag. Tonight Chicago visits Michigan for a key matchup as exams pause the schedule.
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U.P
Illinois
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Northwstern
Marquette
Iowa
Purdue
Ohio State
Minnesota
L. Pts
Ilinois
Northwestern
Wisconsin
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