Floods threaten Oklahoma City as rivers rise rapidly
Floodwaters from the North Canadian and nearby rivers push into northeast Oklahoma and western Arkansas. Oklahoma City faces rising waters with the lowlands at risk as the crest may arrive within 24 hours. About 15,000 people between Tulsa and Sand Springs may be affected as the river rises three inches an hour.
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Arkansas
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Sand Springs
Arkansas River Floods Roar Through Oklahoma and Kansas
Rivers surge across the Arkansas basin raising inches per hour in north Oklahoma with a two foot rise forecast. West Tulsa flooded late Tuesday cutting off many from their homes as state weather officials warned of a 28 foot Arkansas River peak by Sunday. Kansas reports slow recovery with major cities seeing receding floodwaters while Hutchinson Dodge City Garden City and Great Bend note falling Arkansas River levels and Topeka shows a drop in the Kaw. Property damage runs into millions with railroads hit and farmers losing crops as logs and goods drown in Arkansas City and Wichita.
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Harvey S. Cole
State Weather Bureau
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Coffeyville
Hutchinson
Dodge City
Garden City
Great Bend
Will act today on Har case in secrecy
Washington reports final action on dismissal recommendations for W. H. Hahr assistant federal prohibition director for Georgia will be taken Wednesday. Information leading to his suspension is now with U S district attorney Clint W Inger and likely to go before the federal grand jury. Disclosures cite alleged irregularities in expense accounts and misconduct investigated by Treasury special agent George H K Golding. Hahr’s home is Barnesville Georgia and he could not be reached for comment.
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Blar
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Treasury Department
Barnesville
Tug Lurline Missing Off Nicaragua with 150 Laborers
Managua reports the tugboat Lurline carrying 150 laborers from Mosquito Cays to Bluefields is missing after leaving Friday amid rough seas. Bluefields vessels search coastward for the Orr Steamship Co vessel, believed grounded or lost.
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