Ridgway Father of Four Falls Into Clarion River
Joseph Metro, 46, an Elliott Company employee from 102 North Broad Street, slipped on muddy railroad ties while cleaning debris on the bridge over the Clarion River and fell into swollen waters yesterday morning. A search by motor boats and divers failed to find him. his body may not be recovered until river levels fall. He leaves a widow and four children after 32 years with Ridgway Dynamo and Blott Company.
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Ridgway
Mar
Joseph Mar
North Broad Street
Elliott Company
B & O, Railroad
Clarion River
Homer Kohthepp
Aout
Metro
Clarion
CC. C
Main Street
Ridgway Dynamo Co
Blott Company
Water shortage menaces Pittsburgh after flood
The Pittsburgh flood cleanup continues in the Golden Triangle with shovels hoses and hundreds of trucks. Power and water shortages hindered the work as merchants wait for banks to resume operations. A 1 million federal flood relief appropriation was promised and the Ross pumping station was to restart around noon tomorrow.
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Golden Triangle
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Allegheny County
City Water Bureau
Ross
Flood dead identified across Pennsylvania county victims
United Press reports discovery and identification of flood victims across Pennsylvania. The toll list includes Harrisburg Clarence Pry. Miobustown Mrs Adam Prublinger. Foster W Buchanan. Dan iel Gallagher. Joseph Roska. Herman Kostof. James Laughan. Russell Belista. Pottsville Joseph Hagerty. Rossiter. Charles Hauck. Donald Smith. Cornwall Heights Imnes Moude. Petersburg Cloyd Haun. George Bell. Clearfield Edy Leitzinger. Lewistown Wilbur Ross. Huntingdon D T Johnson. Allegheny areas including Pittsburgh and environs. Etna Viola Spalor. Mary Ann Vulokovich. Barbara Melzer. Catherine Metzer. etc. Additional names appear for McKeesport, Bellefonte, Connellsville, Kingston, Wilkes Barre, Sunbury, Williamsport, Greensburg, Vandergrift, Antes Fort and surrounding towns. The list reflects extensive fatalities from the flood emergency.
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United Press
Hearrisburg
Mar
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Clarence P. Pry
Miobustown
Adam Prublinger
Foster W. Buchanan
Daniel Gallagher
Joseph Roska
Herman Kostof
James Laughan
Russell Belista
Pottsville
Joseph Hagerty
Rossiter
Russell Saye
Peterburg
Cloyd Haun
George Bell
Clearfield
Edy and Leitzinger
Lewistown
Wilbur Ross
James Miller
Huntingdon
D.T. Johnson
Waynesboro
B. Beal
Allegheny County
Pittsburgh
Etna
Viola Spalor
Mary Ann Vulokovich
Barbara Melzer
Catherine Metzer
Charles Metzer
Catherine Verovich
Sharpsburg
Edward Jones
Joseph Kory
Johnstown Flood Loss Estimated At 25 Million
Rescue crews faced blackness as sightseers were barred at the edge of flooded Johnstown. Residents showed white IDs, stores were gutted, mud filled shelves, and Conemaugh river debris blocked streets. Mayor Shields warned the property damage could reach 25 million dollars as National Guard controlled the city amid pillaging reports.
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Chem
Conemaugh River
Stony Creek
National Guard
George H. Harle
Jc. B. Smathers
Kane area sleet damage tops half a million dollars
A revised Kane area sleet storm loss estimate crosses the half million dollar mark, covering Kane and nearby towns. Officials say the figure excludes orchard and forest damage, with emergency wires being laid to restore phone service. Restoration of Western Union and railroad services may take two weeks, with limited official estimates available.
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Mar
Ifr
Tewelt
Durant City
Wilcox
Belit
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Ett
Western Union
Nomial
Negroes fete long serving Pasadena cook at civic hall
More than 1000 attendees gathered in Pasadena's Civic Auditorium to honor Mrs Ansa Baptiste, who served 50 years as cook in the Mason household. Lady Astor sent congratulations from London via cable.
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Old Cook
Pasadena
Cal
Ansa Baptiste
John T. Mason
Astor
London
City Faces Debris After Disaster Strikes Local District
In the wake of destruction the city governs a 66,000 population with limited authority. Most residents will be returned home by Monday but many will remain unable to support themselves. Economic downturn follows as jobs disappeared with the flooded business district downstream.
Pa Flood Situation Updates From Multiple Boroughs
Across Pennsylvania about 15 000 to 17 000 people evacuated with supplies flowing to shelters. Red Cross reports 42 000 cared for in 15 centers. no food or water shortages overall. Regions including Williamsport Sunbury Lock Raven Jersey Shore and Wilkes Barre report open roads, steady supplies, and under control conditions with clothing medical aid and shelter distributed. Local towns such as Renovo Marietta Bainbridge Mount Union and Middletown describe varying homedness, water access, and sanitary status while efforts continue to deliver medicine and blankets.
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United Press
Vannergritt
Apollo
Fool
Lock Raven
Gale
Williamsport
Sunbury
Sind
Red Cross
Lewistown
Renovo
Jersey Shore
Mount Union
Clearfield
Marietta
Bainbridge
Middletown
West Bridgewater
Sharpsburg
Tarentum
Brackenridge
Natrona
Wilkes-Barre
Electric service restored in flood areas seek to end outages
A statement by 8. J. Magee, VP of Associated Gas & Electric, says the Associated System is winning a fight to restore light and power to flood stricken regions in New York and Pennsylvania. Areas include Johnstown and Elmira, with partial service resumed by 9:49 p.m. Wednesday. Transmission lines hold, and AC generation resumed via connections with Piney, Alma, and other plants as Seward plant remains out of commission.
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Associated Gas & Electric System
Associated Group
Associated
New York
Pennsylvania
Eilies
Johnstown
4Th Tooa
Clearied
Lock Haven
Funovo
Tidiana Jn
Binghamton
Elmira
Thea
Dansville
Hornell
Perry
Waisaw
Cleutrie
Johnstown Ston
Mages
P. H. Harris
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Seward
Piney
Almona
Dee Creek
Maryland
Bile Pa
Hartford Threatened With New Destruction
Hartford faces renewed danger as floods sweep low areas. A reporter observed cracks in structures while residents evacuated. By morning, 43 people were removed from the poorest district, with scenes of rescues including a man guiding a cat from a second story window. Gas tanks drift toward Columbia Gardens and Brainard aviation field as water rises.
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Dawn Loosaye
Shehtan Shivel
Willing
Rollapping
Hite Fruss
Haiiinen
American Legion
Haber Arctic
Columbia Gardens
Towsra Brainard Aviation Field
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McKees Rocks
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Charles Emenhizer
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Connellsville
Harry Landymore
Everett
Rev. A. Johnson
Loretto
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Lewis Ansman
East Freedom
Hayes Critchfield
Granville
Roy Scyoc
Wilkes-Barre Area
John Kulowsii
Vix Smetro
R. G. Gearhart
Farry Wagner
Messner
Richard Rubendall
Edwin Reichenbach
Jay Lindauer
Greensburg
O. H. Beborek
Vandergrift
Edward Renwick
Ete Laver
Antes Fort
John Schimmerhorn
Ray Lucas
DuBaistown
Robert Hyles
Condra’s Pharmacy
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