Pittsburgh Rivers Threaten 35 Foot Flood Stage
Rains flood the Allegheny and Monongahela as they meet in Pittsburgh. Officials warn the Ohio-bound rivers could reach 35 feet between midnight and morning. By 9 am the level was 30.3 feet and rising three-tenths of a foot per hour. A 35-foot flood would inundate parts of the business district and thousands of homes in low areas. Residents in McKees Rocks bottoms face displacement. similar risk to Sharpsburg and Etna.
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Burgh
Allegheny
Monongahela
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Jan
W. S. Brotaman
A. S
Golden Triangle
McKees Rocks
Sharpsburg
Etna
Market snapshot from 1920s steel and chemical stocks
Readable stock list includes Adams Exp 48 Air Redue 17114 and many firms such as Am Can 113 Am Tel and Tel 183 Bethlehem Steel 7A%4 and Gen Elec 63. The entry compiles percent figures and share symbols across diverse industries from Anaconda 53% to West Tel B25, amid a dense ledger of abbreviations and digits.
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Adams
Alley Steel
Auburn Auto
Ohio
Bendix
Chrysler
Edisary
Doug Aire
el Auto
Elec
Gen Foods
Gillette
Hudson
Int Harvest
Johns-Manville
Kennecott
Kreske
Lehigh Fort C
Lehigh Val
Monty Ward
Nash Kelvai Nat Dairy
Nat Pwr
NY Central
Oh North Am
Packard
Penna RR
Phila RC
Philips Pel
NJ Ae Puré Oil
Radio
Repub Sti
Rey
Spiegel Inc
Sid Brands
Sid G
Ind
NU T
Studebaker
Texas Corp
Transamerica
Aire Corp
United Corp
Tms
United Gas Imp
Indus Alco Ao US Rubber
US Steel Btl Vanadium
West An Tel
West el
Woolworth
Curb— Park
Nat Gas Aavy Cities Service
Pennroad Corp
Bus tragedy leaves 23 drowned in chaotic rescue
Survivors recount a bus accident where 23 people perished as ambulances and a large crowd struggled to rescue victims. Men jumped into the water to pull bodies to safety while rope crews assisted. Authorities attempted victim identification at a private mortuary where an undertaker reportedly refused service.
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Enz Price
Flood toll and relief drive across nine states
The flood claims 44 dead across nine states with 15 more in Frankfort Kentucky and four in Lawrence Indiana. Homeless total about 500000 including 200000 in the Louisville area. Cincinnati and Ohio river lowlands suffer heavy damage as government observers warn of a monthlong crisis while Red Cross nurses aid victims and a national fundraising push for 2 million dollars proceeds.
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Frankfort
Reformatory Rot
Lawrence
Ind
Unofield
Louisville
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Ballard
Floods and martial law sweep central states
President Roosevelt places army navy coast guard WPA and CCC under wartime orders to aid flood victims as Red Cross aids. Tens of thousands homeless across Missouri Illinois Arkansas with damage in the millions. Martial law and conscription spread from Indiana to Missouri as flood damage and fuel fires threaten further crises.
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Ohio River
Cincinnati
Mississippi Valley
Ohio
Mississippi
Cairo
Red Cross
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Coast Guard
CCC
WPA
Campalan
Washington
ST. Louis
Mound City
Ohio-Mississippi River
Missouri
Illinois
Arkansas
Disturbing Effects Permitted Until Police Complete Examinations
The text notes that permission was granted to allow certain effects to remain undisturbed until police finish their examinations. The fragment references ongoing investigative procedures and authorities overseeing the handling of items. No specific names, places, or dates are provided in the readable portion.
Flood Toll Across States Grows With Hundreds Displaced
The flood’s death toll reaches 44 across states including Kentucky nine and Ohio nine. Unconfirmed reports list four dead at Lawrenceburg Indiana. Illinois reports Cairo evacuations as levees fail and Shawneetown sinks. Pittsburgh area rainfall could raise rivers to past levels. Central relief depots form as Memphis braces for a 46 foot rise and hundreds flee.
Cincinnati Faces Water Shortage After Big Flood and Fire
Cincinnati the swollen Ohio River reached unprecedented levels after a 1.5 million dollar fire in the Milcreek industrial district. The city of 500,000 residents faces drastic water rationing with drinking water cut to five hours daily and power supply reduced to a seventh of normal. City Manager C A Dykstra urged conservation as the crisis deepens.
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Cincinnati
Dan
Ohio
Milcreek
C. A. Dykstra
New Efforts to End Motors Strike Begin Talks
Washington on January 25 reports say success hinges on General Motors accepting Secretary Perkins request for officers to meet union leaders at a conference table. Alfred P Sloan Jr would face John L Lewis in Detroit if the bid is accepted, with Wyndham Mortimer indicating UAW participation. Perkins acted under a 1913 mediator authority to push industrial peace.
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Washington
General Motors
Perkins
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Wyndham Mortimer
United Automobile Workers of America
Detroit
Miss Perkins
Local Red Cross appeals flood relief in Indiana County
Flood warnings rise on Stonycreek are joined by bridge closures and Highway 119 advisories as Johnstown and nearby towns brace for rising waters. Red Cross leaders urge Indiana County residents and farmers to donate to aid flood victims in the Ohio Valley.
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Hlal
Meco
State Highway Patrol
Ner
Homer City
Indiana
Johnstown
Pews Stonycreek
Red Cross
Clymer
Harvey Hetrick
Blairsville
Robert George
Salisbury
C. L. McMillan
Harold Robinson
Samuel Sieckenberger
Heilwood
George Lindsey
Cherry ‘Tree
Mel. H. P. Murphy
Plumville
Douds
Lester Whiger
American Red Cross
Ohio River
Indiana County
J. W. Warner
Red Cross Board
Bydy Mdivani Emerges Into Spotlight in Moscow
Moscow reports indicate BYDY MDIVANI, a brother of the so called marrying Mdivanis, has been arrested as a co conspirator with 17 ousted Communist officials on treason charges. A former Soviet commercial attaché at Paris and follower of Leon Trotsky, he is held at Tiflis, Georgia. Karl Radek testified linking the Mdivani family to a plot to aid Germany and Japan against Russia.
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Moscow
Pi Bydy Mdivani
Mdivanis
Paris
Leon ‘I'rozky
Bolshevist
Tiflis
Georgia
Union of
Soviet Socialist Republis
Moivant
Karl Radek
Izvestia
Mdivani
Germany
Japa
Russia
Bride Seeks Support Over Dirty Shoes in Five-Week Marriage
In Reading Pennsylvania on January 25, a 54 year old bride of five weeks asked for a support order claiming she cannot live with a husband who wears dirty shoes. The 64 year old groom said she forbids him from entering the parlor unless he removes his shoes. Judge Forrest R. Shanaman refused action saying he could not let a wife of five weeks leave court with a support order.
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Reading
Forrest R. Shanaman
Cleveland Trades Shift Trade Talk Stirring Baseball Circles
Grayson Rogers discusses a major winter deal where Cleveland sent Lyn Lary Julius Solters and Ivy Paul Andrews for Bill Knickerbocker Joe Vosmik and Oral Hildebrand. He argues Detroit and New York could have forced a better swap before the announcement.
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Rogers Mortisby
Cleveland
Perbs
Rogers Hornsby
St Louis
Branch Rickey
The
Heigh
Cardinals
Hornsby
Rickey
Browns
Lyn Lary
Julius Solters
Ivy Paul Andrews
Bill Knickerbocker
Joe Vosmils
Oral Hildebrand
Knickerbocker
Detroit Tigers
Germany Eyes Penalizing Foreign Volunteers in Spain
Berlin says it will outlaw German volunteer participation in the Spanish war if other nations join and the London Non-Intervention Committee agrees to halt the flow of foreign volunteers by a set date. The note to Great Britain urges public confirmation from all nations on enforcing the pact.
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Berlin
Germany
Great Britain
London Non-Intervention Committee
Spain
Old Eye Wash Boric Acid Said to Cure Apple Disease
Cornell University researchers report a simple eye wash using boric acid cures a world wide apple disease causing cork pith and drought spot. Discoverers A B Burrell and H di Miller say boron nutrients fix the condition seen in New York Champlain valley British Columbia Korea and New Zealand. The ailments also known as die back rosette and pith eye wash treats these issues.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Ithaca
Cornell University
A. B. Burrell
H. di Miller
Champlain Valley
New York
British Columbia
Korea
New Zealand
Cornell
Obituary notices for Mary Gaydos A. C. Wineman and William E. Thomas
Multiple obituaries note deaths and funeral arrangements. Mrs Mary Gaydos of Coral died at Indiana Hospital after complications. burial at Felton Funeral Establishment, New Alexandria. A. C. Wineman, 81, died of heart attack in Indiana. survived by wife Ida Belle and two children. funeral at McCay home with Rev Stillman A Foster. Greenwood Cemetery interment. William E Thomas, Indiana resident. died at home in Clymer. obituary to run tomorrow.
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Mary Gaydos
John Gaydos
Coral
Indiana Hospital
Helen
Felton Funeral Establishment
New Alexandria
A. C. Wineman
Murray McCoy
Mr. Wineman
Center Township
Jacob
Eleanor
Stewart) Wineman
Ida Belle Walker
Martha
Indiana
Clark Wineman
Johnstown
Carol Wineman
Wineman
First United Presbyterian Church
McCay
12Th Street
Stillman A. Foster
Greenwood Cemetery
William E. Thomas
Jenkth
David Thomas
Clymer
Chambersburg murder arson case goes to grand jury
Ralph Hawk, 20, charged with murder and arson in the New Year’s Day fire that killed 38 year old Mrs. Hazel Gelwix and her daughter Helen, 18, in a bungalow. Catherine Gelwix, 20, survived with a fractured skull after neighbors rescued her. Hawk reportedly said he struck Catherine with a flashlight, saturated the beds with oil, and set the fire because he did not want to marry her. Catherine remains in hospital but is near recovery.
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Chambersburg
Ralph Hawk
Hawk
Hazel Gelwix
Helen Gelwix
Catherine Gelwix
Catherine
Bedford Legion opposes new east west highway route
The Bedford American Legion voted against the proposed all weather east west highway on the old South Penn Railroad route. It would isolate Bedford from through traffic, and a copy of the resolution was sent to Senator Charles H. Ealy and Rep. Charles W. Allen.
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Bedford
Bedford American Legion
Old South Penn Railroad
Charles H. Ealy
Charles W. Allen
New Sedative Strengthens Pope During 19th Century Paul Conversion
Vatican City January 25. Pope Pius XI, his pain eased by a powerful new sedative, rests better and receives a cordial to bolster strength for discussions with prelates. He heard Mass in his private chapel and blessed St Paul’s Basilica ceremony as world marks the conversion anniversary.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
St. Paul
Vatican
St Paul's Basilica
Holy Father
Net Increase in Direct Relief Rolls in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania reports a net weekly rise of 2,888 relief cases ending January 16, with Philadelphia, Allegheny, Erie and Northumberland showing the largest increases. Total on relief rolls 148,324 cases representing 449,836 persons. weekly expenditures around $1,060,462.60.
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Dee
Pennsylvania
State Emergency Relief Board
Philadephia
Allegheny
Erie
Northumberland
Luzerne
CCC
Prince Michael Improves After Appendicitis Operation
Florence Waly Jan 25 The condition of Crown Prince Mihail of Romania who underwent an operation for acute appendicitis Saturday continues to improve a late medical bulletin said today Fever and coughing from a slight influenza attack have subsided and his general condition is good Prince Mihai 15 was stricken during a visit here with his mother former Queen Helen.
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Florence
Waly
Michael of
Romania
Mihai
Helen
Markets Report From Pittsburgh Livestock Prices
Markets data from Pittsburgh dated January 25 show hog totals at 2300 with 1500 direct, topping 11.20 for 180 to 290 lb hogs. Heifers and cattle move mixed with best steers 10.00 to 10.25, calves up to 14.00 for dealers, lambs up 25 to 46 cents with good lambs at 11.25 to 12.40, and a general rise in some classes amid slow trading.
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Pittsburgh
Congress Activities Report Senate and House Actions
In recess, the LaFollette committee continues its espionage inquiry. The Judiciary subcommittee examines the Mahoney industrial licensing bill. The House takes up the crop prediction loan bill and the deficiency relief bill. The Ways and Means Committee reviews a reciprocal trade treaty extension. Appropriations subcommittees study levy and treasury supply bills.
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LaFollette Committee
Judiciary
Mahoney
House
Ways and Means
Appropriations
Treasury
Nimrods Deprived In Clearfield County Trial Schedule
Hunters in Pennsylvania face tightening enforcement as a case against Rodkey for the December killing of Ray Emeigh proceeds in Clearfield County court during the second week of February. District Attorney Carl Belin will prosecute. Other hunters prosecuted include Otto Neis, Dale. Thomas Overdorff, Johnstown. Clair Loring, Blacklick. John Kinter, Indiana. Galen Rager, Bedford. Shaffer praised judge cooperation as hearings continue to press more cases.
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Conemaugh
Clearfield
Ray Emeigh
Akron
Clearfield County
Game Commission
Rodkey
Carl Belin
State Game Commission
Otto Neis
Bedford Street
Dale
Thomas Overdorff
Johnstown
Clair Loring
Blacklick
Indiana County
John Kinter
Indiana
Galen Rager
Bedford County
Tom’ Tyler T O
Strayer Street
Pennsylvania Game Commission
W. C. Shaffer
Gamez Commission
W. C Shaffer
Social visits and local gatherings in Large and nearby towns
Emmett Hoover and two children and Mrs. Bennett and son of Large visited Mr. and Mrs. Blair Gaul on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Peffer from near town spent Sunday with their son and daughter-in-law, Elmer Peffer. Miss Clara Wachob, employed in Punxsutawney, spent Sunday with C. E. Hugus. Mrs. Margaret Smitten of Reynoldsville and Mrs. Lewis of Marchand called on friends here Tuesday. Guy Sheesley and son La Verne visited A. G. Wolf family on Sunday along with Thomas Wolf and daughters Betty and Lenore and Russel Fetterman on a trip to DuBois Sunday. Miss Eunice Strange of Clairton returned home after a few days with friends here. Miss Mary Shaffer and Sallie Shaffer of near Walier visited Kathryn and Bertha Kippert and Emma Wilhelm Friday.
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Emmett Hoover
Bennett
Large
Blair Gaul
C. W. Peffer
Near Town
Elmer .Peffer
Clara "Wachob
Punxsutawney
C. E. Hugus
Margaret Smitten
Reynoldsville
Kathryn
Bertha Kippert
Emma Wilhelm
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