Rivers Receding In Pennsylvania After Floods
Eastern and central Pennsylvania saw rising water levels begin to fall as floods receded. Williamsport reported extensive loss with hundreds homeless, while Wilkes-Barre and Sunbury faced high stages and disease threats. Red Cross relief teams, school shelters, and emergency aid efforts expanded as authorities assessed casualties and property damage across the affected counties.
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Harpisburg
Pennsylvania
Williamsport
Susquehans
LSW
Wilkes-Barre
Susquehanna
Iil
Reseus
Pane
Juniata-Susquehana
Thurestay
Eboctrie
Arthur Bullock
Castor
Brad Yori County Red Croix
Willisinsport
Restore
Coast Guard Cras
Red Cross
Wyaning Valley
Sunbury
Moath
Houcksburg
Demand for School Lands Opens Leasing Session
Brisk interest in Bea Le County school lands as annual leasing begins. Auditor A. M. Fidler had not finished taking bids by noon. More than 50 farmers attended the session where leases were being issued.
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Beale County
A. M. Fidler
Flood Strikes Eastern U S as Spring Arrives
Floods devastate the eastern United States. New York visitors report elevator outages due to floods. Pennsylvania orders all state liquor stores to close during the emergency. A ten inch sucker fish swims in two feet of water in a Springfield basement store. Connecticut College cancels a normal dance due to disrupted transportation.
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Associated Press
New York
United States
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
George HL Earle
Springfield
Mass
Storrs
Connecticut State College
Weather and river note across states and Missouri
Weather forecast notes fair to mild across Huronang vicinity with minor temperature changes through Saturday. South Dakota Iowa Minnesota Missouri outlooks call for generally fair, colder in western areas, with some snow northeast Minnesota. Missouri River near Chamberlain runs high with rowing ice after a five foot rise in six hours but no flood damage anticipated locally.
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South Dakota
Iowa
Missouri
Chamberlain
Seven Factors Behind Historic Floods Explained
Washington report details seven linked conditions that caused a century flood. Weather Bureau officials describe how a Texas storm, warm Gulf air, cold Canadian wedges, and unseasonable warmth converged as heavy melts pushed Ohio and Potomac waters to record levels.
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Washington
Weatherman
W. P. Day
Weather Bureau
Jess
Texas
Applachian
Gulf
Atlantic
Canada
Labrador
Canadian
Georgia
Vermont
Alaska
Montrosa W. Hayes
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Potomac
Hancock
Connecticut
Hartford
Weather And Roads Pineapples are about 89 per cent wat er
Weather and road conditions update notes unclear text about pineapples and water content. Missing concrete locations or times.
Medical Auxiliary Plans for Annual South Dakota Meeting
Plans were laid yesterday for the annual session of the South Dakota Medical Auxiliary. Mrs. G. B. Burman of Carthage presided, with the meeting pairing with the Slave Medical Society convention in Sioux Falls on May 4 to 6. Attendees at yesterday's luncheon included Mrs. A. E. Johnson of Watertown, Mrs. C. E. Sherwood of Madison, Mrs. H. B. Martin of Harteld, and Mrs. R. A. Buchsnart of Huron.
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South Dakota Medical Auxiliary
Unetheonore
G. B. Burman
Carthage
The
Slave Medical Society
Sioux Falls
Burman
A. E. Johnson
Watertown
C. E. Sherwood
Madison
H. B. Martin
Harteld
R. A. Buchsnart
Huron
Weather and river conditions in the area report mild thaw and dam work
State meteorologist Spring B H Laskowski notes February was unusually cold with a below average 54. The James River ice is weakening with risk of ice jam diminishing. The river remains low with six inches of water over the dam center as breakup is expected between March 26 and 35. Work on the city dam and hatchery improvements continues as CCC and WPA crews assist. Lake Byron rises and Ravina Park reports water levels near a week earlier.
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B. H. Laskowski
James River
Lowell Yost
Ball Conservation Service
CCC
WPA
Lake Byron
Yost
Byron
Foster Creek
Sppenra
Ravina Fark
Milk Distribution by Boat Used After Truck Blockade
A Pittsburg truck unloads cases of milk into a small rowboat tied to a submerged area. Milk trucks can reach only so far, forcing further delivery to residents by boat in the flooded zone.
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Pittsburg
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