Ohio River Flood Tide Chokes Midwest and Kentucky
The Ohio River reached record flood levels, inundating valleys from Pittsburgh to Cairo and threatening southern Indiana and Kentucky. Cities like Cincinnati Louisville Evansville and Cairo faced water and power outages, with disease fears rising and martial law imposed in Indiana. Federal troops and Red Cross relief mobilized as tens of thousands became homeless and towns evacuated.
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Pittsburgh
Cairo
Mississippi River
Louisville
Cincinnati
Ohio
Paducah
Red Crags
Indiana
Roosevelt
Evansville
Mississippi
Gulf
Aes
Martinl Law
Mill Creek
C. Aaby Maha
Harry McNay
W. C. Devereaux
Pitts- Wergh
Portsmouth
Raedeville
Pheilie
Ind
The
National Guard
M. Clifford Townsend
Feoaneville
New Albany
Jeffersonville
Arctions
Evans Ville
Ohio Line
Vernon
Ohio Channel
Adjt
Elmer F. Straub
Townsend
Lawrenceburg
Maryland Governor proposes 70 million budget for 1938 39
Annapolis January 24 Governor Nice outlined a 70,650,036 budget to operate Maryland state government for 1938 39, balanced by highway fund diversions. He urged a 2 percent retail sales tax and a $5,092,000 bond issue to fund education salaries, prison programs, and state services, with supplementary revenue measures contingent on legislative action.
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Annapolis
Harry W. Nice
Maryland
Treasury
House of Correction
Board of Welfare
Conservaion Department
Solomon's Island Marine Laboratory
University of Maryland
General Assembly
House
Cenia
Flood Victims Cared For At State Fair Grounds
Deaths from exposure were reported after the flood. In Indianapolis about 2.50 refugees were moved from the flood area and carried aboard relief trains. They are being cared for at the State fair grounds.
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Indianapolis
State Fair Grounds
Governor warns on budget funds and highway diversions
The governor outlined capital fund requests totaling 30.6 million and defended maintaining the 22 percent property tax while seeking no real estate burden increase. He proposed diversions of highway funds to balance the 1938 and 1939 budgets, urged constitutional limits on such transfers, and noted past misuse of funds. He called for a legislative committee led by William P. Walker to study road needs and finance methods. The report covers sane institutions' funding, education allocations, and reconstruction needs amid a tight general fund.
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Treasury
Regan
General Treasury
Wethene
Baltimore City
William P. Walker
Rergardedyle
Buckey Named To Head Lawyers Frederick County Association
D Princeton Buckey was unanimously elected president at the Frederick County Bar Association annual meeting in the Circuit Court room. Holden Felton, Robert Clapp, Benjamin Rosenstock, and Alfred Jones were named officers. A banquet was planned for February at Hotel Frederick with Reno’s as principal speaker. The meeting noted deaths of several members and discussed library lighting, jail interview rooms for prisoners, and a proposed search and seizure bill.
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D. Princeton Buckey
Frederick County Bar Association
Circuit Court Room
Holden &. Felton
Robert F. Clapp
Benjamin B. Rosenstock
Alfred R. Jones
Hotel Frederick
W. Clinton Mc Sherry
Charles. McC. Mathias
William
el G. Haugh
Milton G. Urner, Jr
Samuel A. Lewis
Albert S. Brown
Leslie N. Coblentz
Lawbrary
Sherman P. Bowers
Jalil
Ately
Rohrbach
Holden S. Felton
Rohrback
State Bar Association
Frederick County
State Association
SRPMS
State
Bowers
General Assembly
Baltimore
Parsons Newman
Reer
Dela Plaine
Iohn
I. Noel "Haller
Buckey
Prescott
Mr. Buckey
Jacob Rohrback
H. Kieffer DeLauter
Reno S. Harp
E. Austin James
Charles McC. Mathias
W. Clinton McSherry
Robert E. Clapp
Alfred KR. Jones
Leslie N. Coblientz
Sherman P. Bow
La Follette Panel Expands Probe Into Flint Alliance
The La Follette Civil Liberties committee widens inquiries to General Motors and the Flint Alliance. Subpoenas issued to G A Boysen, Flint Alliance president, and several Flint law enforcement officials. Chrysler and GM named among clients of a firm described as industrial espionage. Subpoenas also target Chrysler officials to describe ties to the agency. The Flint Alliance opposed the Fisher body works strike in Flint Michigan amid a day of testimony.
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la Follette «Civil Liberties Committee
Ita
Washington
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
General Motors
G. A. Boysen
Flint Alliance
Flint
General Motors Corporation
Chrysler Corporation
Corporation
Chrysler Motor Company
Fisher Body
Mich
Avant
Boysen
Unicameral State Legislatures Gain Ground Across States
Lincoln Neb January 25 Fighting along the one house line continues as Nebraska’s unicameralists hold steady while efforts advance in California Colorado Kansas Minnesota Montana New Jersey New York Oregon Texas Washington Wisconsin Wyoming and others. Most proposals require constitutional amendments and vary in form.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Kansas
Minnesota
Montana
New Jersey
New York
Oregon
Texas
Washington
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Rubber Workers Back Sitdown Strike At Local Plant
Cumberland January 25 Local No 26 United Rubber Workers approved a sitdown strike at the Kelly Springfeld Tire Company plant by 397 to 6 among members at the State armory meeting. Those involved in the sitdown voted 3 to continue it as the dispute with the company widens.
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Cumberland
Kelly Springfeld
United Rubber Workers of America
State Armory
Union Negotiation Standoff Over Plant Sit Downers
The article describes a bargaining impasse where management refuses to negotiate unless the sit downers leave the plant, while the union refuses to approve their departure until union leaders agree to talks. The union executive committee planned a day meeting to draft grievances to be submitted to the company.
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