Nebraska flood toll climbs past 250 feared dead
Floodwaters along the Republican river valley in southern Nebraska swelled to about 200 miles long with sections up to two and a half miles wide. Relief workers reported about 19 known dead in several counties and feared overall fatalities could reach 250. McCook and Oxford reported losses near 1.5 million dollars as guards, railroad and highway crews labored to rebuild bridges and roads and shelter victims.
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Dundy
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Hitchcock
Red Wilson
Frentlar
Fura
Harlow
Webster and
Nuckolls
Oxford
J. M. Willis
Oxford Flood Toll Seen Rising as Relief Rushes In
Emergency relief chief W J Nise at Oxford warns fatalities in the vicinity may reach twenty as Army boats race to aid rescue. Holbrook official reports a dam burst near Parks washing away a town and linking flood into Oxford by Sunday morning. Red Cloud sees surge as the Republican river courses flood low land and debris across fields.
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Oxford
Hiev
Lorge
Holbrook
McCook
Parks
Nissen
Three Hurled To Doom At Oxford Nightly River Tragedy
In Oxford a river disaster claims Charles Morris Edward Morris and their sister Becky Askey. They were hurled from a house into flood waters as the torrent swept away the structure. Onlookers waited four hours for rescue, unfulfilled as the family perished. Cambridge lies between McCook and Halbreak. Burlington station reports expected losses pending further word.
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Becky Askey
Gibson Named Police Chief
Gibson James long service in state police rises to chief rank and later deputy sheriff of Raleigh County. Married to Belva Feazell, they have a daughter Thomas a 10. Mrs Mitter appointed secretary, wife of advertising man Vance Mitter, with prior secretarial experience and work for city officials.
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Vance Mitter
BD. L. Simms
Elk Milling Company
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D. Salisbury
Richest Man Dies a Pauper in Budapest
An elderly unnamed man died in a cheap Budapest lodging house at about age. identified as Alexander Pokol once called the Balkans' gold king. Fortune vanished after World War I era losses, leaving him penniless and unknown.
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Kidnapping Saga Ends With George Weyerhaeuser Return
Nine year old George Weyerhaeuser returned after eight days of abduction. Federal agents, led by J Edgar Hoover, intensified the hunt, tracing ransom notes signed Egoist and Eracist. Investigators focused on the Karnis gang’s alleged links to Oregon and Aberdeen, while Washington state officials warned of stiff penalties for kidnapping.
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Acoma
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Weyerhaeuser
John Phillip Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma Tims
Decision in Holt Case Is Due Soon
The Senate elections committee hears Holt, a West Virginia senator-elect, argue he will be 30 when sworn in and thus fully qualified. The panel weighs whether eligibility anchors to the term start or to the oath date, with a report likely coinciding with Holt’s oath on his 30th birthday.
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Woman Thought to Be Mrs Roosevelt Circles Town
Residents recall a visitor at a South Charleston service station who spoke of Roosevelt and carried a New York license. The rumor spread quickly, noting the caller may have intended the governor's mansion, though staff denied any contact with Governor or Mrs Roosevelt.
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West Virginia Opposition Seeks Holt Case Briefs
Hearing on Holt’s case includes Grant P Hall of Charleston and George H Williams of Romney with Thomas J Barrett of Terra Alta representing opponents. They briefed data and added five days for committee submission. Williams argues senate precedents in Shields and Gallatin should apply, warning against setting harmful precedent.
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Romney
Thomas J. Barrett
Terra Alta
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Senate
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Albert Gallatin
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Temperature Control System Uses Water Spray at Rock Lake
A new water temperature control system at Rock Lake cools or warms the pool within 48 hours. The system includes a large spray device that shoots water about 150 feet into the pool and 100 feet into the air, allowing the water to be kept at a comfortable temperature at all times.
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Boy Struck by Auto on Washington Street Fractures Skull
A boy named Willan Parsons, son of Mr and Mrs H Foster Parsons, was struck while crossing Columbia Avenue at Washington Street yesterday afternoon. He sustained a skull fracture and was taken to Santa Hospital in serious but improving condition. The driver Bowman Ogden of Second Avenue was turning from Washington into Columbia toward Virginia Street during the crash. The mother had just been released from Kanawha Valley Hospital, and the father works for Parsons Brindle Tire Company on Washington Street.
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Parsona-Brindle Tire Company
Prison term starts for Dawson amid bond forfeiture and gambling charges
Dawson remained home in the 1500 block of Washington Street until Friday afternoon as his bondsman planned to appear. He faces forfeiture of a $2,500 bond and a $1,000 fine from a prior Littepage conviction, with an appeal denied. A writ demanded the bondsman’s appearance to explain why the state should not collect the bond. the incident followed a March gambling raid by state police. In other news, Frank Goolson, a marine engineer, saved his life when a bullet was deflected during a quarrel aboard a Grimsby ship.
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