Governor to Inspect Relief Efforts in Ironton Flood
Gov. Martin L. Davey rushed to Ironton Ohio as the Mississippi River flood swelled nine tenths of the city. Col. Harry D. Jackson appealed for two more National Guard companies to aid relief and medicine distribution. About 400 residents evacuated by boat and car to CCC camps. many refused to leave. An entire city block burned before firefighting could reach it. Communications were by radio only and telephone service failed.
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Ironton
Martin L. Davey
Harry D. Jackson
National Guard
Ohio River
Jackson
Adjutant General's Office
Columbus
Civilian Conservation Corps
W. L. Zink
Army ready to evacuate half a million along Mississippi flood path
The War Department ordered commanding generals from Cairo to New Orleans to prepare evacuations for at least 500000 people within 50 miles of the river if flood waters threaten life. A peak danger point may not arrive for two weeks as officials assess if levees can hold.
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Washington
Mississippi River
Roosevelt
Woodring
Cairo
Ill
New Orleans
War Department
Mississippi
Secretary of War
Fourth
Seventh
Eighth Corp
Senate pushes flood relief fund in speedy push
Senate Democrats urged quick approval of a 790 million flood relief fund with fast tracking by the appropriations committee. House sentiment was strong and a 500 million cut was rejected. If needed, all money will aid flood refugees as Red Cross sets aside 5 million for relief.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Rep
Taber
Red Cross
Anderson Bill Delayed By County Officials Protests
In Columbus Ohio the House motor vehicles committee deferred action on an administration bill reallocating 6.5 million dollars of automobile tax revenues from counties to the State Highway Department. About 200 Ohio county officials protested, voicing opposition as they paraded before the committee. Delegates at the hearing included Hocking County Commissioners Frank St Clair W E Evans John Conkle County Auditor W S Yaw and County Engineer Ernest Schaal.
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Columbus
Ohio
House of Representatives Motor Vehicles Committee
State
Willis I. Cory
Seneca
Anderson
Hocking
Frank St. Clair
W. E. Evans
John Conkle
W. S. Yaw
Ernest Schaal
Tibbett Knife Kills Singer Sterzini in New York
Lawrence Tibbett sang to a New York crowd as Joseph Sterzini, a Metropolitan Opera basso aged 52, died five hours after Tibbett accidentally inflicted a slight stab wound. Hospital attaches said a blood clot likely caused the death. an autopsy was planned. The baritone called Sterzini a very good friend and expressed deep distress.
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New York
Lawrence Tibbett
Newark
Joseph Sterzini
Metropolitan Opera
Tibbett
Sterzini
Ex-Soviet Chief Confesses Plots On Trial
Ivan Kniazeff, former Southern Urals railway chief on trial as a confessed Trotzkyist plotter, testified that he organized thousands of train wrecks in 1935 and 1936, killing 63 people and injuring 164, and accused a Japanese figure known as Mr X of planning to infect Russian troops with deadly germs.
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Moscow
Ivan Alexandrovich Kniazeff
Fire and pestilence sweep Louisville in flood disaster
In Louisville on January 27 AP reports flames, floodwaters and disease strike the city. Ohio River at 57 feet floods 30 of 40 square miles. Health officer Dr Hugo Rodman Leavell cites about 200 flood-related deaths over three days, plus 20 bodies found in the west end. Three fires cause about 750000 in damage as 230000 residents face homelessness and cold. Aid pours in from across the nation.
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Louisville
West End
Edward J. Neil
Ohio
Hugo Rodman Leavell
Hocking Co Red Cross Quota Raised To 1400
Hocking County Red Cross flood relief quota has climbed to 1400 as needs in Ohio Valley flood areas grow. Admiral Cary T Grayson, national chairman, wired that suffering is unprecedented and that no final quota can be set yet. Ironton reports urgent demand for baby clothes especially diapers. Call 5794 Logan to donate. Miss Margaret Lutz, executive secretary, notes local chapters act with initiative.
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Ohio Valley
Hocking County
National Red Cross Flood Relief Fund
Cary T. Grayson
Ironton
Logan
Margaret Lutz
Quail Hunting Bill Proposed in Ohio House
In Columbus on January 27 AP reports a bill to allow quail hunting from November 15 to December 1 with a daily bag limit of five. Reps Charles F. Sweeney and Charles Bast sponsor the measure, challenging the 20 year old quail protection law authored by Israel M. Blosser.
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Columbus, CO
Bob White
Ohio
Charles F. Sweeney
Cuyahoga
Charles Bast
Israel M. Blosser
Fairfield County
Victor Harper ill in Louisville flood relief area
Relatives in Logan report Victor T. Harper of Louisville a former local resident and head of a downtown relief agency became ill amid the city flood. He will be moved by plane from the flooded area. Harper is brother to Karl Harper and two Logan women. their mother Mary A. Harper remains in Louisville with him as water floods his home.
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Logan
Victor T. Harper
Louisville
Harper
Karl Harper
Phil Tschappat
William Miller
Mary A. Harper
Victor
West Virginia
Pope Pius XI Faces Worsening Pain in Vatican
Vatican attendants reported Pope Pius XI suffered renewed pain early today though the update did not erase hopes for improvement seen last week. The onetime pontiff remains under close observation as doctors monitor his condition and response to treatment.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Vatican
Auto Workers Back to Jobs at GM Plants
Detroit January 27 AP The return of 40,000 General Motors employees to work on a part time basis began at ten Chevrolet plants in Michigan and Indiana with about 20,000 reporting for any available work and another 20,000 due for night shifts in mid afternoon. An additional 5,900 had notices to report tomorrow at Fisher body plants. Before this back to work effort more than 125,000 GM employees were idle.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chevrolet
Michigan
Indiana
Fisher Body
Former Kaiser Wilhelm Celebrates 78th Birthday Alone
Doorn Netherlands January 27 Former Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany marked his 78th birthday in solitude recalling his life and memories.
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Doorn
The
Netherlands
Kaiser Wilhelm of
Germany
Hocking River Falls After Twice Risen Flood Crest
Flood waters receded across the upper Hocking River valley while debris cluttered fields and mud covered roads. Highway crews face months of repairs costing thousands as Rockbridge residents return home and Logan basements drain. All county roads opened except two washed bridges. Union Furnace route last to reopen. Supplies continued to move through Routes 31 75 and 56 to flood areas.
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Hocking
Rockbridge
Logan
Union Furnace
Ohio River
Hocking County
Loans To Newlyweds Proposed By Lawmaker
Ohio state representative Gus Kasch of Akron proposed a $3,000,000 program to grant every newly married couple a $1,500 loan at 3 percent interest with 15 year terms and no payments for five years. Borrowers would pass blood tests, carry life insurance, prove legal age, and $500 of each loan would be allocated for furniture purchases.
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Columbus
Gus Kasch
Akron
Cupid
Kasch
Ence Bureau
Cincinnati Hopeful Cincinnati Flood Relief Sees Signs
In Cincinnati, a hopeful mood rose as the Ohio River fell slightly and relief efforts intensified. Forecaster W. C. Devereaux noted improving readings upstream while Red Cross and welfare officials pressed campaigns for aid. power plants were near-ready, but streetcar service remained halted and transit officials used boats to direct traffic from flooded zones.
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Cincinnati
W. C. Devereaux
Ohio
Red Cross
Flood Crest Smashes Ohio River Valley Damages
Fall from Marietta Ohio flows southward at five miles an hour marking the worst flood in the Ohio river valley from Marietta to Cairo Indiana. Unofficial damage estimates total about 13 million across multiple towns including Cincinnati Portmouth Ripley Middleport Gallipolis Marietta and others, driven by flood and fire in several industrial plants and mines.
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Marietta
Ohio River Valley
Cairo
East Liverpool
Steubenville
Martins Ferry
Bridgeport
Bellaire
Pomeroy and
Middleport
Gallipolis
Lranton
Portsmouth
Ripley
Manchester
Rome
Higginsport
Chile
Neville
New Richmond
Cincinnati
Portsmouth faces historic flood as relief funds approved
Cresting at 74.18 feet on the Ohio and Scioto rivers, Portsmouth prepares to aid refugees and begin cleanup. The city council allocates 200000 dollars to rehabilitation as nearly 5000 of the 35000 homeless are evacuated for sanitation concerns amid the worst flood in history.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Scioto
City
Karpis Accomplice Seized at Miami
Cleveland Jan. 27 AP Only one man remained at large from seven charged with complicity in a $46,000 daylight mail train robbery on Nov. 7 1935 at Garrettsville Ohio. The arrest in Miami Florida of Joe Roscoe of Toledo left B J Soup Grayson alias Benson Groves as the lone fugitive from indictments returned by a federal grand jury.
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Cleveland
Garrettsville
Alvin Karpis
Miami, Fla
Joe Roscoe
Toledo
B. J
Soup”) Grayson
Benson Groves
Kiwanians Hear Local Speakers At Regular Meeting
Logan Kiwanis members voted to contribute 25 from the club fund to the Red Cross flood relief drive at their last night meeting. Dr W E Brehm spoke on Kiwanis evolution while Wilbur Lanning discussed committee service. Denzil Weltner presented an award to a recipient.
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Logan Kiwanians
Red Cross
W. E. Brehm
Kiwanis
Wilbur Lanning
Denzil Weltner
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South Logan
Falls Mill
Mississippi Valley
River City
Memphis
GOP
Tibbett Knife
Hocking Co
Victor Harper
Pope
GMC
Kaiser
Hocking River
D. S. Brown
Power Company of
Karpis
Miami
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