Roads reopen as rain pours over Hocking County
State highway officials in Hocking County report Route 75 north of the city open to traffic and routes 180 and 56 back in service after morning closures. Motorists can reach Lancaster via New Lexington and Circleville via Midway and Ball School back roads. South Logan remains isolated with Mulberry Street bridge flooded. many mud roads still impassable as continued rain keeps conditions uncertain.
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Hocking County
Lancaster
New Lexington
Columbus
Circleville
Midway Filling Station
Ball School
Logan
Mulberry St. Bridge
Legion Mobilizes For Flood Duty In Hocking County
Legionnaires in readiness as the Hocking River swells prompting evacuations. Logan Post No 78 and Red Cross relief teams coordinate with WPA engineer Ed Collins and Barton Hall to mobilize emergency workers. Officials urge evacuees to seek Red Cross help at the Court House or Chamber of Commerce. state and local agencies pledge support and storage facilities. Authorities warn motorists to avoid high water as traffic jams hinder relief efforts.
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Logan
American Legion
Hocking County
Red Cross Disaster Relief Committee
Hocking
Ed Collins
WPA
Barton A. Hall
C. of C
Red Cross Disaster Committee
Red Cross
Court House
Chamber of Commerce
Martin L. Davey
The
Margaret Lutz
Joe Farbearn
State Highway Department
County Highway Department
Ohio Exceeds S4 Flood Peak
Ohio River surpasses all prior records reaching seventy one and one tenth feet as floods devastate ten states. In Portsmouth flood walls fail and water bursts through, forcing rapid evacuations and sheltering hospitals and businesses. Emergency crews, National Guard, volunteers rush sandbags and pumps while utilities strive to maintain service.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Cors
Sheehan
Col. E. P. Lawlor
Escort Quizzed After Brunet Is Attacked and Died
Oakland, Jan 22 AP Mrs Anita Botelho 21 a pretty brunet was found in a creek near Mills College severely beaten and died en route to hospital. WPA worker Quigley Watt and Frank de Costa found her after night attack. Husband separated two years they had a 4 year old daughter Shirley. James Williams garage owner says he was with her until 2:45 am. he knows nothing of the crime. Police investigating.
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Oakland
Calif
Anita Botelho
Pretty Brunet
Mills College
Frank de Costa
WPA
Mrs. Botelho
Lou Jewell
Williams
Pontiff Prays For Predecessor On Ill Bed
Pope Pius XI, seriously ill, prayed from his sick bed in memory of his predecessor Pope Benedict XV who died fifteen years earlier. Mass was held in a private chapel next to the room honoring the pope who elevated Pius XI to archbishop and cardinal.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Benedict XV
Pope Pius
Fiorenza Dies for Titterton Slaying at Sing Sing
Ossining N Y Jan 22 Four convicted murderers including John Fiorenza the ravisher slayer of author Nancy Titterton in New York were executed last night in Sing Sing prison The others who died in the electric chair were Chester White 33 Fred Fowler 19 and Charles Ham 28 all Negroes
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Ossining
N. Y
John Fiorenza
Nancy Titterton
New York
Sing Sing
Chester White
Fred Fowler
Charles Ham
Kentucky Reformatory Flood Convicts Man pumps
The Kentucky River flooded the Kentucky State Reformatory at Frankfort as about 29,000 convicts in relays manned pumps to counter rising waters. The incident drew AP reports from January 22.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Kentucky State Reformatory
Athens probate judge S M Johnson dies at 58
S M Johnson aged 58, long time probate judge of Athens County since 1921, died yesterday after years of illness. His death comes three weeks before he was to begin a new term. The early setback ends a lengthy public service career.
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Athens
Athens County
S. M. Johnson
Boil Water Advisory Issued After Flood Judge
Local health officials warned Logan residents to boil all drinking water during flood conditions. Dr H M Boocks and Dr W B Lacock stated the city water supply is probably contaminated and unsafe to drink without boiling.
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Logan
H. M. Boocks
W. B. Lacock
Officials Warn About Chlorine Added to Water Supply
City officials said this afternoon that chlorine has been added to the water supply as a precaution against epidemics. Residents were urged to obtain drinking water only from approved sources until conditions are confirmed safe.
Cage contest is postponed due to travel closures
Coach Ray Farnham announced via wire to Principal Fred B. Burchfield that Pomeroy's basketball team cannot meet the Chieftains on the local floor tonight. Highways out of Pomeroy have been closed since yesterday, so the game will be played at a later date. The Chieftains will be idle this weekend.
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Ray Farnham
Fred B. Burchfield
Pomeroy
Chieftains
Freeze grips citrus areas in California
LA January 22 AP reports a historic semi tropical freeze hitting southern California. Authorities fear incalculable damage to the citrus industry, though no precise loss estimate is yet available for the crop valued at around 112 million dollars annually.
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Los Angeles
California
Morgan Partner Dead at Haverford Luncheon
Horatio Gates Lloyd age 170 a partner in J P Morgan and Co and Drexel and Co died at his suburban home in Haverford yesterday while having a luncheon. The notable financier linked the New York firm with Philadelphia’s Drexel empire and his death marks a sudden loss to the banking world.
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Philadelphia
Horatio Gates Lloyd
J. P. Morgan and Co
New York
Drexel and Co
Haverford
Pittsburgh Stores Flooded in Golden Triangle Tide
Flood waters swept into Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle at near 30 inches, with rising tide spilling into the city’s central business district. The flood inundated street levels and threatened shops and warehouses in the industrial hub. Authorities reported continued heavy rainfall and rising water as rescue and relief efforts began.
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Pittsburgh
Golden Triangle
Brooks, Logan dogcatcher moves family from flood threat
Howard Brooks, Hocking County dogcatcher, relocated his family from their flood threatened West Logan home today as waters swirled after the old Hocking canal breached its banks. Neighbor Allen R. McBroom, a Logan attorney, refused to evacuate his residence despite rising murky waters.
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Howard’ Brooks
Hocking County
Logan Flood Strikes Hocking Valley Through 1913 Record Rise
Residents of Logan face the worst Hocking Valley flood since 1913 as the Hocking River climbs nearly eight feet overnight. Main roads into the city are blocked, with the C and O railroad bridge at the roundhouse in reach of the rising waters. Route 31 and Route 75 see water across bridges, and only trucks can ferry marooned residents from South Hogar.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Scioto
Hurth
Logan
Hocking Valley
Hocking
C. and O
Roundhouse
Falls Mill Bridge
Mulberry St
South Hogar
River Flood Strands Logan as Hocking Rises
Frantic locals, motorists, and travelers near Logan ride out flood chaos as the Hocking River swells and roads remain closed. Officials evacuate Rockbridge residents while city services improvise with boats and emergency measures. Water supply is stabilized by an auxiliary well as gas and electric services endure disruptions.
Doctor Lacock Delivers Medicines Across Swollen River
Dr W B Lacock dispatched medicines to Union Furnace this afternoon after urgent calls. The supplies were ferried across the Hocking River via a row boat at the So Mulberry Street bridge and then loaded into an automobile on the far bank amid the swollen river conditions.
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W. B. Lacock
Union Furnace
Hocking River
So. Mulberry St
Floods halt rise on Hocking near Logan and Rockbridge
Latest river reports at 2:30 pm show the flood holding steady at the railroad bridge in Logan and at Enterprise while Rockbridge notes a one inch drop in the past 45 minutes. Highways blocked Route 31 Route 75 Route 216 and 54. Residents prepare to move as water fills basements and boats appear on Main Street in Rockbridge.
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Logan
Enterprise
Rockbridge
Nelsonville
Oroville
Union Furnace
Hocking
Roundhouse
Front St
Sugar Grove
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