River residents protest army evacuation plan
River experts in New Orleans denounce the evacuation scheme as an injustice to the lower valley. Officials say the flood threat is not a super flood and that protections should keep water from forcing mass moves along the Mississippi from Cairo to New Orleans. The army warns evacuations could begin within days if higher ground is needed, with a likely disaster assessment not clear for about two weeks.
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New Orleans
Tate
Ene Tire
Mississippi
Lanford E. Oliver
Vicksburg River District
Vicksburg
Levee Channel
Harry Jacobs
Louisiana State Board of ‘Engineers
Louisiana
Ohio River
Mississippi Valley
Gulf of Mealoo
Washington
Mississippi River
Roosevelt
Harry W. Woodring
Cairo
War Department
Memphis
Army
Malin Craig
Department
Louisville
Tiighi
Worst Weather Combo Tagged As Nation’s Worsest In 15 Months
Washington January 27 A Weather Bureau official called the past fifteen months the worst weather combo ever recorded. J B Kincer chief of the climate division cited record cold in winter floods in the Ohio basin and severe drought in the West with tropical storms but no major disasters. He noted four months of near normal rainfall amid a central U S moisture shortage as a long term concern.
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Washington
United States
J.B. Kincer
Climate Division
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Boxin Kincer
State Legislature Drops Cushion Funds in Budget Debate
Annapolis lawmakers debated the budget focusing on eliminating cushion or contingent funds for emergencies. Leaders of the Finance and Ways and Means committees pressed for details on raises from the State Roads Commission and potential tax shifts to restore road revenue, with about $4 million yearly needing replacement in new revenue beginning next October.
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Annapolis
Finance Committee
Finance and
Wass and Means
Wave and Meat Committee
State Roads Commission
Gov. Nice
Htelawa
Maryland General Assembly Reviews Budget and Bills
Annapolis Md Jan 27 Twenty four new bills were filed as the General Assembly sought to balance the budget by reducing new initiatives. The Senate sent nine new bills four resolutions and two concurrent measures to the House in quick order. The House introduced three administration measures to assist Maryland cities with federal housing funds and a joint resolution to ratify a child labor amendment. Delegates advanced a liquor referendum allowing districts to decide on alcohol sales, and a proposal to inspect state movie censors for adults while creating a prison work program to produce state use goods.
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Annapolla
General Assembly
Senate
House
Maryland
Beledate
Thomas Lo Papp
Allegans
Jeastor
Baltimore
Americans Evacuate Malaga Amid Civil War Siege
The British Consulate reports Americans evacuated Malaga as fascist southern forces threaten the port. Most U S citizens and British nationals were rescued to Gibraltar after heavy fighting halted the enemy advance. In Cherbourg, twelve Americans joined an international contingent headed to assist the Spanish Republic, boarding a ship to Barcelona via Le Havre.
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Malage
Gibraltar
United States
Mediterraneans Park
Cherbourg
France
Spat
Berengaria
le Havre
Barcelona
Spain
Floods Raise Toll as Ohio River Floodfront Rages
Across Kentucky and Ohio the floodfront pushes death tolls higher with hundreds feared dead from exposure and disease. In Paducah influenza spreads while Louisville buries victims and the Army readies to move evacuees and safeguard levees along the Mississippi.
Woman Indicted In Gable Extortion Case
Los Angeles on January 27 indictments by a federal grand jury accuse Mrs. Violet Wells Norton of conspiracy and malfeasance in a plot to extort money from Clark Gable. A Winnipeg rooming house proprietor and a private detective are named as co conspirators in the alleged scheme. Norton, who claims her daughter is Gable's child, remained jailed on a bail of 2500 dollars after the jury denied her request to testify.
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Los Angeles
Violet Wells Norton
Clark Gable
Winnipeg
Maryland State Police Arrive In Louisville For Rescue Work
Maryland State Police nine man squad arrives safely in Louisville Kentucky for food rescue operations. Lieut A D Conner leads team assigned to a large public school building. Salisbury announces Mayor Alfred T Truitt urges Maryland League meeting in Annapolis to set legislative program and discuss gas tax revenue division.
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Baltimore
Louisville
A D Conner
Amanos Detene Ned
Salisbury
Alfred T. Truitt
Maryland League of Municipalities
Annapolis
Truitt
the Teague
Package mix up yields $300000 gems recovery
A package meant for Marty Hanson was misdelivered to one year old Veron ica Hanson who handed it to her father. He opened the package revealing $300000 in gems later turned over to police, recovering jewels stolen from Mrs. Frederick Bugher's Washington home. Original consignee Hansen commented.
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Marty
Hanson
Veronica Hanson
Frederick Bugher
Washington
Hansen
Johny Marsicheck
Bugher
Jor
Glass Workers Strike Ends at Libbey-Owens-Ford in Toledo
In Toledo on January 27 the six week strike by 7100 Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company workers ended. The union and company approved a wage agreement granting an 8 cent hourly increase, lifting the average pay to 89.8 cents per hour and adding about $980,000 to annual payroll. A wage-rate study committee with company and union reps and an impartial member will report by October 31, 1097. A one year contract sets new minimums 55 cents for women, 61 cents for window-glass workers, and 63 cents for plate and laminated glass workers.
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Toledo
Ohio
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company
Ralph Lind
Lind
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Fugitive Surrenders After Gun Battle in Quebec Farmhouse
In St Augustin Quebec a jail fugitive Honorat Bernard 23 gave up after a siege by 50 pursuers. Police used rifles pistols and tear gas while firemen hosed the house. The surrender came when ammunitions ran out after a priest pleaded.
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St. Augustin
Quebec
Honorat Bernard
Grand Jury to Probe Death of C. J. Trader
Judge James M Crockett ordered a grand jury investigation into the fatal shooting of Clarence Trader a Stockton tobacco operator. Worcester county officials will reconvene the October term to review evidence and consider related cases with State’s Attorney Thomas F Johns present.
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Grand Jury
C. J. Trader
Snow Hill
James M Crockett
Clarence
Worcester County Grand Jury
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