Floods inundate Marietta region as rivers crest
Flood warnings stretch across Marietta and surrounding Athens district as the Muskingum River and others overflow. Homes on lower floors evacuated, roads flooded from Athens to Route 31, with peak levels near mid morning and more rises anticipated by federal forecasters. Residents use boats to escape rising water.
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Terri
Ing
W. R
Weather Bureau
C. N. Hens
Ahso
Voters urged to back Roosevelt with extreme praise
A letter from Santa Monica voices support for Roosevelt and endorses drastic action, arguing Congress should be bypassed and praising the president with an extreme, provocative sentiment. The writer condemns Congress and claims sweeping authority would be justified.
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Calif
Roosevelt
New York City Banks Return to Normal After Banking Restart
After two days of regular banking, New York City shows confidence with deposits rising. Federal Reserve member banks gained $66 million in deposits while currency in circulation fell by $46 million in two days. Gold in the reserve vaults reached $174 million with total national gold and certificates estimated at $300 million.
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New York
U.P
New York City
Federal Reserve Bank
Farmers Yell At Minister In Ohio Highway Hearing
About 200 farmers attended a Highways Committee hearing in Columbus on a bill to cancel unpaid state highway assessments and refund what was already paid. Rev. J. Orville Click of Miami County sparked uproar by accusing opponents of being dominated by a great organization or bribed. Several representatives shouted back, and two committeemen left as he apologized.
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U.P
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Ottawa
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Toledo
Click
Movie Owners Still Hope To Keep Open
Chain theater operators in Cleveland hope unions will grant the 25 percent wage cut and allow large downtown theaters to stay open. They planned to close theaters Thursday night, leaving only one neighborhood movie house.
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U.P
Senate to Vote on Ward Bill Increasing Bond Approval
Columbus march 15 the senate is set to vote on the Ward Bill to raise the bond issue approval from 60 to 65 percent. the House previously passed the measure after defeating an amendment to lower utility bond thresholds to 55 percent. the senate taxation committee kept municipal utilities at 60 percent.
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Floodwaters Roar Through Athens West Union Street Homes
High water 12 to 14 inches deep swamped West Union Street and surrounding blocks in Athens. Residents Alfred Black and Adam Weber reported rapid rise and fall as streets and cellars filled, threatening homes, with cars wading through 15 inches of water toward the bridge and families evacuated from Woodland and May avenues.
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Stella Avenue
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Richland Avenue
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Union Street
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Melvin Kenney
East Union Street
Harley Parker
Anson Black
East Union
Mill Street
P. D. Hawkins
May Avenue
Dan A. Bardim
May and
Morris Avenues
Rev Frederick L Odenbach Dies Seismologist at 75
Cleveland March 15 Reverend Frederick L Odenbach a longtime science professor at John Carroll University and noted seismologist died today at St John Hospital He served the university for nearly 53 years and was widely known in his field.
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Frederick L. Odenbach
John Carroll University
St. John's Hospital
Out of the Slough EDITORIAL
The piece celebrates banks resuming full operations and reassures readers of soundness. It notes government and state actions on applications, predicts approvals, and urges forward planning using renewed confidence and mutual strength to rebuild after six months of hardship.
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Columbus
Cleveland
Ohio
Congress Moves Beer Legalization After House Vote
The House approved a 3.2 percent beer bill by 316 to 97 and sent it toward final Senate action. Senate Finance Committee plans a favorable report with Roosevelt signing anticipated this week. Beer could go on sale 15 days after, with minors’ sale possibly barred by an added prohibition.
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Senate Finance Committee
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Troops Move In European Danger Zone
In Geneva on March 15, war talk and troop movements at three danger spots in Europe heighten tensions before a key Rome meeting between Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald and Italian Premier Benito Mussolini. The talks aim to salvage the disarmament conference. parallel discussions have involved France's Premier Daladier. Italy's stance could shape Europe's fate.
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Roosevelt To Ask Jobs for 200 000 Men
President Roosevelt planned a two point program urging immediate employment for at least 200 000 men in national forests and on other government projects. He was to send a message to Congress detailing unemployment relief and farm relief measures including abandoning unproductive lands and reducing acreage.
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State aid loans framed for Athens County schools
Instructions issued to 18 boards of education under the Lloyd-Mathews-Jones bill enable Athens County districts to borrow over 100000 for overdue salaries and maintenance. Funds from the State Education Equalization Fund repay notes to the Director of Education. money for wages and operation only.
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Senate Approves Roosevelts Economy Dictatorship Bill Fast Track
Senate leaders imposed 30 minute debate limits after 16 hours of remarks to speed Roosevelt's $50 million economy dictatorship bill. Amendments will send the measure back to the House for acceptance or risk a conference. Debate included flareups over a $400 million veterans benefits cut and aimed for passage by nightfall.
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U.P
Senate
Roosevelt
House
Gallipolis Celebrates Five Banks Opening
Gallipolis marks the reopening of five banks with no restrictions. Fire and factory whistles, church bells, and flags proclaim the event as residents celebrate the restored financial presence.
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Gallipolis
U.P
Gold Reforms Prompt Hoarding Drain in Athens Banks
In Athens banks gold hoarding diminishes as citizens convert five dollar and two and a half dollar pieces and gold certificates to greenbacks under Roosevelt anti-hoarding measures. Report describes varied exchanges from small keepsakes to large certificates, noting a widow’s gift, a miner’s fifty dollar notes, and a pensioner seeking guidance on limits.
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Athens
Roosevelt
General Guide for Depositors Dealing With Your Banks
A wartime guidance note explains how depositors should handle reopened banks after restrictions. It advises transferring funds to consolidate old and new accounts, continuing bill payments by check, and avoiding large cash withdrawals under Roosevelt's decree. It notes restored access to savings and checking, urges depositing hoarded currency, and reassures that bank troubles are nearly over with government stamp of approval on each open bank.
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Roosevelt
DeCamp Resigns From Cleveland Federal Reserve Post
George DeCamp resigns Tuesday as chairman of the board of directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland and Federal Reserve agent for the Fourth District Ohio parts of Pennsylvania Kentucky and West Virginia. He will stay on in a special advisory capacity after a rest period. DeCamp, from Meigs County Ohio, has long been associated with banking and the Fed system.
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Meigs County
Athens
National
Federal Reserve System
Central Bank May Emerge From Banking Turmoil
Col Leonard P Ayres, noted economist and banker, says the present system may yield a single central bank with the 12 reserve banks as branches. He calls for a thorough overhaul of the banking system, the Federal Reserve, and the money itself, citing recent curtailment of normal activities and lessons from the period.
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United States
Leonard P. Ayres
Ayres
Cleveland Trust Company
Federal Reserve
Ohio River Rising Rapidly at Head Dam 26 near Gallipolis
Government river observers say the Ohio River will reach about 47 feet by Friday morning at Dam 26 near Gallipolis, three feet under flood stage. Pittsburgh reports 35 feet with ten feet over flood stage, and Marietta at 40 feet, flood stage 35. A crest of 45 feet is expected at Point Pleasant by Friday morning.
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Banks Begin Reopening Across Southeast Ohio
Banks in Athens and numerous Southeastern Ohio towns opened with restrictions lifted, amid a nationwide easing as examinations continue. Depositors rushed in cash and checks, while state and federal officials urged careful licensing and extended access to reopen banks.
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Athens
Ohio
Ohio Senate backs McNamee Bill to move motor bureau
The Highways Committee favored the McNamee Bill to transfer the Bureau of Motor Vehicles from the Secretary of State to the Highway Department. It also sent to the floor a bill creating a statewide highway patrol of 63 MCUs.
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Highways Committee
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Bureau of Motor Vehicles
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