Flood Devastation in Pittsburgh With Vast Homeless Count
United Press reports massive flood damage as the Allegheny River receded in Pittsburgh. Suburban residents began aid efforts while downtown areas remained under water. Water levels dropped rapidly but destruction stretched across Duquesne Way and surrounding districts with many buildings, offices, and streets submerged. Second page continues details.
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Bernand J. Nilles
United Press
Pittsburgh
Mar
Pennsylvania
Union Station
Allegheny
Monongahels
Ohio River
Duquesne Way
Sheerry Gvenue
Longidhe Morongahela
Braley
Governor Earle flies over flooded valley in inspection
Harrisburg dispatch reports Gov George J Warle Jr inspecting the Bisquehanna river valley at Harrisburg airport at 12 30 pm today. Rescue workers saved about 200 children who had been stranded since Tuesday at the Low Tail Consolidated School in Newland North Carolina during a snow spell.
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Earle
Harrisburg
Govi
George J. Warle
Penn Harris
Bisquehanna River
Newland
N.C
Rescu
Tour snowAritts
Low Tail Consol
Sta
Red Cross Drives $500 Toward Hood River Relief
Sooty’s Chapter and Red Cross headquarters rallied to raise the city quota of $500 for Hood River relief. Telegrams and officers urged community subscriptions with gifts left at Journal office and local businesses. The Republican Women’s Club was quick to respond sending a $5 check to the Corry chapter.
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Thomas Giblin
J. J. Haight
Republican Women’s Coun
Corry
Probe AT&T linked to gambling probe opens
Washington March 1 Communications Commissioner Paul Walker urged the FBI and Justice Department to investigate what he termed ATTs connection with horse race gambling. A hearing into ATTs operations showed the company earned 34 000 a month from horse race news services that installed teletype machines in pool rooms and bank establishments. Walker said he had authority to call attention to the situation and believed the evidence warranted a federal probe.
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United Press
Washington
Paul Walker
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
American Telephone
T>sgraph Co
He Communication Commission
A.T. and
Horse Rae News Services
Whic
Walker
McKees Rocks Isolated by Ohio River Floods
Pittsburgh March 19 flood barriers from the Ohio River isolated McKees Rocks a town of about 18 000 after waters from the Allegheny and Monongahela surged over banks. Hundreds of families fled homes as the town was cut off from the outside world.
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Pittsburgh
Mckees Rocks
Pitsburgh
Ohio River
Ohio
Allegheny
Monongatela
Twenty Dead as Ohio River Flood Ravages Wheeling Area
The Ohio River overflowed banks at Wheeling West Virginia and flooding spread to Weirton Wellsburg and Moundsville. At least twenty people died as rising waters and record stage heights displaced thousands and trapped many on Wheeling Island with rescue under way.
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United Press
Wheeling
W. Va
West Virginia
Wheeling Island
Ohio
Weirton
Wellsburg
Denwood
Moundsville
Stu
Allegheny
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
Huntington
Italy Backs End to War If Sanctions Lifted
London March 19 Italy signals willingness to halt hostilities with Ethiopia if League of Nations sanctions are removed. Officials said negotiations would proceed once the measures are lifted.
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Italy
United Press
London
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Dam Collapses in New England Triggers Mass Panic
In Uxbridge Massachusetts a massive dam on the Blackstone River failed at 10:10 a m sending a 15 foot wall of water down the valley. The structure sat on the outskirts of town near a principal road and caused residents to flee as floodwaters raged toward Worcester and Providence.
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New England
Uxbridge
Mass
Mar
Blackstone
Worcester
Providence
R. L
Blankstone
Damyize
Waadlight
Company Ai Leaves for Flood Area
Army company A with Captain WV, Stuart Houghton, and Liekly Robert Wh. Brown and Ross Publ man ler mobilizes by bus for pulwal duty in the Johnstown region. Corry boardmen mobilize for duty in the shicker area after a late call. Fire alarm dispatch precedes mobilization as Corry guards prepare to move to Grand Valley, Titusville, Oil City, and nearby towns.
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Worty-Sis
Cosspany A
Stuart Houghton
Liekly
Robert Wh. Brown
Ross
Johnstown
Corry Baardemen
Shick
Oldiook
Corry Guarlsaken Lavele
Pitfeliel
Grand Valley
Titusville
Oil Coty
Trauklin
League Brands Hitler Pact Violator
London reports a Franco Belgian resolution branding Germany a violator of Versailles and Locarno treaties, adopted by the League of Nations council. Germany pleads for a new deal to secure peace in Europe as Rhineland occupation is discussed. Joachim von Ribbentrop addresses the council urging action.
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United Press
London
Germay
Versailles
Lotarno
League Af Nations
Germany
Nlo
Rhineland
League Council
Europe
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Adair Hitler
They Council
Oim
Satten
Harrisburg Flood Drowns Hope as Susquehanna Rises
Harrisburg reports the Susquehanna River doubling flood stage and submerging towns. Thousands flee homes as workers rush to move stocks while trains halt and fire crews rescue riverbound families. Dozens feared dead or missing amid rising waters and power outages across central Pennsylvania.
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Susquehanna
Harrisburg
United Press
Harrisburgie
Pennsylvania
Wily
Beda
Slate Liquor Control
Pennsylvania Railroad
Shippensburg
Chambersburg
Reading Main
All Pointe On Ile
Willamaport
Piye Sunbury
Snowbound District Isolated By Tremendous Storm
Wattsburg and Wattsbaris area cut off as four feet of snow bury the district this week. Deep plows battle rifts on the Union City Wattsbaris road with routes blocked and little hope of reaching Wattsburg before evening. Telephone communication is down except for Max Davis, postmaster at Wattsburg, who reports rural residents snowbound for three days and news arriving only by radio.
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Wattsbirs
Union City
Wattsbaris
Wattsburg
Themaster
Max Davis
Wattsbung
Journal
Wattsboro
Davis
Toll of Dead Mounts in Washington Flood Appeal for Relief
Sa flood toll climbs as four states reel from rising Potomac waters. President Roosevelt halts vacation and urges nation to raise 3 million dollars for Red Cross aid. Washington, D C braces as 210000 homeless and 100 dead, with 4000 workers racing to shore up defenses along Capitol Hill and the Lincoln Memorial area.
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Roosevelt
United Press
Maine
Virginia
Ohio
Florida
Red Cross
Washington
Harrison Salisbury
United Press Star
Potoma
Roosevelt Eluyet
National Guardsmen aid Johns town flood relief efforts
In Johnstown Pennsylvania on March 16 National Guardsmen joined volunteers and Civilian Conservation Corps crews in tearing down damaged structures and clearing debris. State police reported evacuations as Red Cross stations opened to aid hundreds of homeless residents, with relief headquarters set up in a Bethlehem Steel building to coordinate efforts.
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Johnstown
Johnstran
National
Civilian Conservation Corps
Lynn Adams
Eneck Py
Red Cross
Bethlehem Steel Company
Ten Dead in Lock Haven Flood Threats Rise
United Press reports Lock Haven Pennsylvania faces rising floodwaters after heavy rain. Ten people are confirmed dead as officials consider martial law. Rescuers use boats to evacuate refugees from low areas near institutions and homes.
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Lock Haven
United Press
Si McGhee
Ovle Haven
Pennsylvania Guard
Sunbury Submerged After Susquehanna Flood
Sunbury, Pa experienced widespread flooding as the Susquehanna river overflowed its banks. Nearly half the city, including the business district, was submerged after a night of terror. Hundreds of families fled to higher ground while residents endured a sleepless night. No deaths were reported.
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Uniten Press
Sunbury
Hill
Sunbury Flood Strands Town as Dike Fights Drive Rescue
Heavy losses are reported as CGC camp youths help Red Cross volunteers evacuate families from food areas. Sunbury lies cut off except for telephones with roads flooded and trains unable to reach the city. Workers battle to save the dike against a rising stream. Continued on page three.
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CGC
Red Cross
Sunbury
Pennsylvania
Haat
Taree
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