Flood Swells In Portsmouth Ohio Streets Ten Feet Deep
Portsmouth Ohio reports the Ohio River at 62 1/2 feet and rising two inches per hour at 10 am with 13 feet of water in streets. National Guard notes residents evacuated under roofs and warm shelter as flood waters overwhelm the city at the confluence of the Ohio and Scioto rivers.
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International News Service
Columbus, CO
Ohio River
Portsmouth
E. P. Lawlor
National Guard
Ohio
Scioto
Declare Blockade in Spanish Waters
Madrid reports a practical blockade of rebel waters after four raids on the capital. Nationalist warships will stop and search all entering rebel waters, with Loyalist ships moved to Ceuta for armament. Heavy damage and civilian casualties noted amid the Madrid raids.
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Thomas A. Loayza
Madrid
San Sebastian
Malaga
Ceuta
Spanish Morocco
Headlines Musical Revue Delights Kiwanis Night Crowd
The Cathedral stage hosted a Kiwanis club sponsored revue titled Headlines a newsy musical show. Cast includes reporters newsboys copy girls and a hardboiled editor in a lively home talent production praised for its variety and charm.
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Wanis Club
Floods Across Ten States Drive Thousands From Homes
Flood waters spread through ten states Ohio Pennsylvania Illinois Indiana Kentucky Arkansas Missouri West Virginia Tennessee and North Carolina. Relief agencies including Red Cross coast guardsmen and state militias mobilized as rivers rose and homelessness surpassed eighty thousand in the region amid ongoing rains and snows.
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International News Service
Ohio River
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Arkansas
Missouri
West Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Red Cross
Coast Guardsmen
WPA
CCC
New Castle News an Extra Used for Kiwanis Show
Patrons at the Kiwanis program at The Cathedral used complete copies of The New Castle News as the show program, an arrangement that eased the wait after a half hour delay caused by a mechanical defect. Ice on cars from Ohio indicates colder weather there than locally. Firefighters were informed that water was detected late this morning.
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New Castle
Cathedral
Ohio
Streams Near Flood Stage Warn of Mild Rise in Local Waters
The Shenango River reached fourteen and a half feet by one this afternoon and was rising slowly while the Neshannock Creek held steady. Local streams were at their highest since spring and still rising, though colder weather and a break in rain suggested no major flood. Low lying areas along Neshannock and Shenango were flooded but with no reported property damage. A repeat rainfall day could trigger a mild flood as both streams continued to rise, with the Shenango at 143 feet, up nearly three feet since yesterday.
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Shenango River
Neshannock Creek
Neshannock
Shenango
Officers Are Re-Elected By School Group
Officers are re-elected by a school group in a routine annual vote. The article notes continued leadership and mentions the organization's name and location as part of the brief report.
Pope's Condition Slightly Worse After Sleep Loss
Vatican report says Pope Pius XII slept briefly at 7 a m after a night of torment and sedatives. Official word notes his condition is slightly worse due to pain and exhaustion from wakefulness.
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International
Vatican City
Pope Pius
Amanti Milani
Vatican
Pittsburgh Flood Threat Rises Toward 33 Feet
Western Pennsylvania endures nonstop rainfall as Monongahela and Allegheny rivers swell. At 7 am Pittsburgh’s river stage near the Point reached 29.4 feet, climbing to 30.1 by 9 am. Crested 33 feet could flood basements in the Golden Triangle if rain continues.
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International News Service
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Monongahela
Allegheny
Ohio
County School Directors Reelect Cox As President
The 34th annual county school association convention in Second U P church elected Philip M. Cox of Volant to a further term as president. Officers Norman Hunt Robert Jackson Charles Ferguson Roy DeArment William Walton were reelected. County Superintendent John C. Syling presented his annual report and discussed proposed rural district legislation. Music by Scott Township and Wampum High students.
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Philip M. Cox
Volant
U. P. Church
Charles S. Ferguson
Wampum
Roy DeArment
Bessemer
William R. Walton
Hickory Township
John C. Syling
Scott Township
Weather Summary For 24 Hours Ended This Morning
U S weather statistics report a maximum temperature of 47 and a minimum of 33 with 0.85 inch precipitation and a river stage of 143 feet for the 24 hours ending 9 am. Year ago on the same date the maximum was 32 and minimum 12 with no precipitation.
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U. S
Weather Turns Colder At Kane Pa After Flood Watch
Kane Pa Jan 22 Flood dangers in this area appear barred as colder weather moves in. Temperature at 8 45 this morning 28 above and rain changed to snow overnight.
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International News Service
Kane
High Water Hits Johnstown Again
The Stoney Creek river in Johnstown rose to 116 feet as merchants moved stock to higher levels. Heavy rains drenched the 476 square mile watershed and the crest was not expected soon. Somerset county streams overflowed and Quemahoning creek near Boswell forced evacuations.
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Johnstown
Stoney Creek
Somerset County
Quemahoning Creek
Boswell
Long Struggle In Auto Strike Is Now Likely
President Roosevelt declines to get involved in the automobile strike despite labor leader John Lewis saying workers seek aid. He cites the interests of peace and avoids further comment, stating he has already answered questions at the press conference.
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International News Service
Washington
Roosevelt
John Lewis
General Motors and Lewis Clash Over Strike Ending
Calmed peace talks in Washington between General Motors and United Auto Workers leader Walter Lewis broke into a thunderous exchange as workers sit down strikers sparked a renewed battle. Frances Perkins and Governor Frank Murphy staged a mediation effort, but sources say presidential intervention may be the only path to a settlement, with thousands at stake in the lingering wage dispute.
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Frances Perkins
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Roosevelt
Lewis
General Motors
Auto Company
United Automobile Worker's Union
Dickering
Four Executed At Sing Sing
OSSINING N Y Jan 22 the death house at Sing Sing shrank to eleven with the electrocution of John Fiorenza 25 bathtub slayer of Mrs Nancy Evans Titterton in New York City and three other men Chester White 33 Fred Fowler 19 and Charles Ham 20 all Negroes. Up to the last minute each awaiting execution hoped something would turn up Fiorenza complained they dont give me a chance. Mrs Titterton a yet authoress was strangled in her apartment in April 1936 and her body tossed in a bathtub.
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International News Service
Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
John Fiorenza
Nancy Evans Titterton
New York City
Chester White
Fred Fowler
Charles Ham
Henry R. Deusing
Fiorenza
State Prepares For Flood Relief
Governor George H. Earle ordered state health, military and relief authorities to Pittsburgh to ready for any emergency as flood menace grows. Col. Augustine S. Janeway to stay at headquarters and Maj. Gen. Edward C. Shannon, Dr. Edith MacBride-Dexter, and Major Lynn G. Adams to report on conditions.
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Harrisburg
George H. Earle
Pittsburgh
Earle
Washington
Augustine S. Janeway
Janeway
Edward C. Shannon
Pennsylvania National Guard
Edith MacBride-Dexter
Lynn G. Adams
Champlain Liner Goes Aground in Dense Fog Off Sandy Hook
The French liner Champlain with 272 passengers ran aground off Sandy Hook in heavy fog today. The vessel was reported in no danger and near the coast.
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International News Service
New York
Champlain
Sandy Hook
Ohio River Higher Than Last March in Cincinnati and Portsmouth
The Ohio River continues to rise with Cincinnati recording 69.4 feet, surpassing the 60.6 foot March record from last year by nearly nine feet. In Portsmouth the level reached 62.1 feet, exceeding last March’s 59.9 feet though the flood wall holds at 60 feet and can reach 62 feet with sandbagging.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Death notices for several residents listed with ages and addresses
Death records list Mrs. John Hintz 65 of 143 Atlantic Avenue Mrs. Paul Eugene Burns 22 of 114 North Bay Street Ralph N. Hardesty 42 of Bessemer and Dan Torsello 55 of 516 Pearson Street with their ages and street addresses.
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John Hintz
Atlantic Avenue
Paul Eugene Burns
North Bay Street
Ralph N. Hardesty
Bessemer
Dan Torsello
Pearson Street
Mometer Describes Rampant Streams Flood Weather
Arthur Mometer notes streams are flooding and wild as the season progresses. He mentions wading children, rushing brooks, and banks eroded by torrents. He jokes about Noah building a boat as floods surround homes amid a forecast of thirty four.
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Olf Noah
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Underprivileged Child Fund Committee of
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Edward B. Lockett
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Big Motors
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Arthur Mometer
Midwest
St. Francis River
Kennet
St. Francis
Black Rivers
Louisville
Brownstown
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U. S. Forest
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