Evacuation Orders as Flood Crest Moves South
The War Department and President Roosevelt order evacuation of low ground within fifty miles of either bank of the Mississippi from Cairo to New Orleans. 35,000 trucks will move residents to safety as engineers fortify levees amid the river’s highest crest.
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Ohio House Bill Would End Party Columns on Ballots
The proposed measure by Rep. Patrick F. Monahan would group candidates by office and remove political party columns from ballots, making straight voting impossible in Ohio elections. The plan aims to restructure ballot layouts and voter choices statewide.
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Crest of Flood Reaches Pomeroy and Gallipolis
As the Ohio River flood crest reached 67 feet at Gallipolis and 20 feet on Pomeroy Main Street, residents brace for weeks before returning home. Thousands are homeless, refugees are sheltered on hills, and relief flows from Red Cross and other groups.
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Messenger plans special flood area photo spread
The Messenger will send a photographer to flood stricken zones in Pomeroy Middleport and Gallipolis. A full page of pictures from the area appears in Thursday's Messenger.
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Ohio River Rising at Ironton Report
Ohio River begins to rise at Ironton as dry land shrinks to a few squares. Columbus reports advisory to the Ohio national guard headquarters today amid flood concerns and ongoing river level monitoring.
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Flood Refugee From Portsmouth Recalls Disaster
Jack Smart a 15 year old flood refugee from Portsmouth arrived in Nelsonville with relatives after evacuation by relief truck. He recounts the flood horrors and the three foot flood on his home’s first floor near the levee, amid devastation across a wide area.
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Nelsonville
Jack Smart
Portsmouth
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Athens Flood Relief Fund Tops 3300 For Flood Aid
Athens residents contributed more than 3300 to flood relief funds and organized a response network. Battery C 134th Field Artillery mobilized under Capt Paul Hall to Ironton for flood duty while Lieut Horace Palmer became general chairman coordinating city relief efforts.
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