Snowstorms Widen Across Nation Coldest In Eveleth
Snowstorms raged from New York to the West as temperatures fell across the central region and floods troubled the northwest. Flurries reached Kansas City while Eveleth Minnesota logged 42 degrees below zero the coldest in the nation.
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New York
Kansas City
United States
Eveleth
Minn
Mid-West
Andrew M. Hamrick
Nebraska
Valentine
Sioux City
Des Moines
Roosevelt Cabinet Conference Visible in White House
President Roosevelt and his cabinet meet in conference with key figures seated around a table. Seated from the left are William H. Woodin, Homer S. Cummings, and the Secretary of the...
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Roosevelt
Secretary of the Treasury
William H. Woodin
Homer S. Cummings
Snowstorm Delays Traffic Across New York Area
A driving snowstorm hit New York City and spread through New Jersey central and western New York Pennsylvania and Maryland. More than an inch fell by morning as surface streets became slippery and travel delays spread across the region.
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New York
New York City
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Snowstorm Grounds Planes in Pennsylvania
A belated Christmas snowstorm from the west brought low temperatures to Pittsburgh with several inches of snow. The storm slowed traffic to a crawl and delayed workers, grounding passenger planes across Pennsylvania as the snow continued through late morning.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Snow Blankets Ohio and St Louis on White Christmas
Snow began late in Ohio and St Louis as cold conditions linger. In Ohio northern areas logged freezing or below temperatures with more snowfall expected tomorrow. St Louis and surrounding areas saw a white Christmas with continued cold and temperatures around 22 degrees above zero.
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Ohio
Cleveland
ST. Louis
Snowbound Holiday Storm Claims Three Lives in Chicago
Six inches of overnight snow snarled Chicago transit as autos buses streetcars and elevated trains faced delays. One man froze to death and a motorman died in a crash. A third man was struck by a Rock Island train unseen in heavy snow. Temperatures fell from a mild night. In Albany New York snow spread across northern areas with over an inch accumulating in Saranac Lake and Adirondack points.
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Colyd
Chicago
Rock Island
Albany
N. Y
New York
Saranac Lake
Lake Placid
Adirondack Mountain
Deep Freeze Grips Midwest With Subzero Records
The northwest endures a severe cold wave with Eveleth Minnesota at 42 below zero the coldest of the season. Devils Lake North Dakota hits 26 below as Moorhead Duluth Minnesota report only two and Winnipeg Manitoba records show 38 below.
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Minneapolis
Eveleth
Minn
Devils Lake
N. D
Moorhead
Duluth
Mann
Winnipeg
Man
Blinding Snowstorm Hits Michigan City
A fierce snowstorm dumps heavy snow on Detroit and surrounding areas. Officials issue travel advisories as crews struggle through deep drifts and whiteout conditions.
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Michigan
Detroit
Ohio Weather Forecast Looks Cold With Snow East
Cloudy and colder tonight with a cold wave preceded by snow in the eastern portions. Wednesday expects fair skies but cooler conditions in the east. Major cities and regions are not specified.
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Ohio
Seven year old Loren Lockhart Regains Sight at Christmas
Springfield Missouri reports Loren Lockhart a seven year old boy born blind received cataract removal operations and saw his first Christmas decorations at a nurse hosted party. He described the scene as pretty and awfully pretty while examining a box of crayons striped candy and a drum gift.
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Springfield
Loren Lockhart
Polk
Plans To Remodel The Courthouse In Progress
County commissioners studied interior remodeling plans for the courthouse in draft form presented by architect Alva Smith. No cost estimate yet. project would be a CWA effort. Basement first and second floors to be rearranged to expand auditor recorder spaces and judge and stenographer offices.
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Alva Smith
C. D. Murray
Plane Forced To Turn Back In Snowstorm Over Ohio
A coast to coast passenger plane with six passengers was forced to return to Pittsburgh due to a blinding snowstorm over northeastern Ohio. Pilot Robert Leroy and Co Pilot Truman Wadlow departed from Pittsburgh at midnight after arriving from New York, flew to Cambridge, Ohio, then circled over Pittsburgh for an hour before landing at 2 20 am as the storm eased.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Robert Leroy
Truman Wadlow
City-County
New York
Cambridge
Leroy
Levy
1600 Milk Wagon Drivers Strike Paralyzes Philadelphia
A strike by 1600 milk wagon drivers crippled the milk delivery system in Philadelphia with many homes left without normal service. A few dozen dairy wagons moved under police escort while other unions joined a general sympathy strike but later retracted orders. The total number of strikers reached about 5000.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Zook Declares Prospects Dark For The Schools
United States Commissioner of Education George F. Zook said city school prospects look bleak after a national survey found city schools operating with 18,000 fewer teachers than before.
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Washington
George F. Zook
United States Commissioner of Education
Holiday crashes take toll on Ohio highways
Holiday traffic on Ohio roads during the double Christmas period caused many accidents. At least 17 Ohioans were killed, including four family members in Vermilion struck by a train while returning from church. Cleveland deaths included four people. others died in Pataskala, Barberton, Akron, Mansfield, Dayton, Hamilton, Toledo, and Cincinnati. A World War veteran, James McPeek, was found dead on a Washington county farm, believed to be due to exposure after a hunting fall.
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Ohio
United Press
Pataskala
Charles Stevenson
Barberton
Louis D. Meadows
Akron
Harry Horner
Mansfield
Charles A. Warner
Dayton
Benjamin Fister
Hamilton
Thomas Stovall
Toledo
Cincinnati
Agriculture Secretary Wallace Seeks Amendments to Act
Secretary Wallace after a White House conference with President Roosevelt said amendments would be sought to the Agricultural act to make agriculture a basic commodity. A 20 minute review of the farm situation followed, and Wallace noted the FTC would lack funds for a dairy trust probe.
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Washington
Wallace
White House
Roosevelt
Dairy Trust
Federal Trade Commission
School budget cuts and reduced services in 1930s era report
Enrollment likely 250000 in 1930 with expenditures down by about 133 million less than 1931 32. School buildings neglected and teachers' salaries cut on average 14 percent. Art music physical education and home economies instruction curtailed.
Northwest flood storms kill and displace many
Avalanches and heavy rains lash Washington Oregon and Idaho causing 23 deaths including a family of five near Clatskanie. Mudslides near Seattle bury two women and injure two men as 5 000 refugees seek shelter. Damages run to millions with rail and road systems hit. Emergency orders mobilize CWA crews and relief efforts continue. Weather worsens across the Midwest with record cold in Minnesota and the Plains.
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Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Portland
Ore
Clatskanie
O. K
Robert Allen
George
Robert
Donald
Allen
Maple Valley Road
Seattle
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Wash
Spokane
Peaceful Valley
Kelso
Coeur D’ Alene
Wallace and Kellogg
Ross
CWA
President Roosevelt Returns to Desk After Christmas Break
President Roosevelt resumes work after a Christmas holiday with family. He will confer with Secretary of Agriculture Wallace Recovery Administrator Johnson and George Peek on plans to promote export trade and chart his recovery program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Johnson
George Peek
Seeress Predicts 1934 Will Be Peaceful and Prosperous
Paris reports Mme Blanche De Paunac, famed seeress, foresees 1934 as a year of peace and prosperity. She predicts September start of a new era for the United States spreading globally, with monarchy restored in Spain and Lindbergh in the news.
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Paris
Mme
Blanche de Paunac
Mme. de Paunac
United States
Adolf Hitler
Eral
Russia
France
Great Britain
Italy
Spain
Charles A. Lindbergh
Oberlin Wins Fight to Build Municipal Light Plant
Oberlin Ohio won in federal court the right to sell bonds for a municipal light plant and operate it for residents. Judge Samuel H West denied a prohibition by the Ohio Electric Power Co on bond sale and allowed continued city power operations while limiting parts of existing contracts and franchise terms.
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Cleveland, CO
Oberlin
Samuel H. West
Ohio Electric Power Company
West
Power Company
Former Lorain pastor Rev John Briggs dies after long illness
The Rev John Thomas Briggs former pastor of Trinity Baptist Lorain and gospel worker in southern Ohio died at his home 1903 E 34th St Lorain after an extended illness Born May 11 1859 in Manoa England he came to America at age twelve He served in Shelby New London and Kent before leading Trinity Baptist for six years Survivors include widow Marie a daughter Mrs CL FE Palmer of Elyria and two sons Harold G Briggs of Elyria Roy E Briggs of Milwaukee Five grandchildren The service was held at Trinity Lorain with clergy from several faiths Another service is planned in Milwaukee with interment Wanderers Rest Cemetery No. 2 continued on page 2.
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Trinity Baptist Church
Lorain
Ohio
First Baptist Church
E. 34Th Street
Rev. Briggs
Manoa
England
John T. Briggs
America
Norwalk
Shelby
New London
Kent
Marie Briggs
CL. FE. Palmer
Elyria
Harold G. Briggs
Roy E. Briggs
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Rockefeller spends quiet Christmas at Pocantico Hills
John D. Rockefeller Sr., 94, observed Christmas at his Pocantico Hills mansion instead of the family gathering. He remains frail after a grippe attack and physicians advise against his usual winter trip to Orlando. John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his children visited, but the celebration was hosted at Jr.’s home.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Orlando
Fla
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Liquor Control Board Faces Problems in Ohio
Columbus December 26. Ohio's new Liquor Control Commissioners met with Governor White to address complex tasks. The group includes Lockwood Thompson Wellington Leonard George O'Brien and Judge Edward Dixon. John A Hughes heads the Liquor Control Department. The board must establish 250 stores statewide and arrange liquor stock and staffing. Drug stores receive temporary licenses to sell liquor as the monopoly is set up. By Christmas 322 stores hold hard liquor licenses. Glass sales likely start after a three week gap. licenses require 15 days after filing for hotels clubs or restaurants. It may take a week to accept applications.
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Columbus, CO
Ohio
White
Lockwood Thompson
Cleveland
Wellington T. Leonard
Industrial Commission
George O’brien
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
Edward T. Dixon
Cincinnati
John A. Hughes
Johnny the Hard
U. S
Hquor
Board of Pharmacy
Open House at YMCA on New Year's Day
YMCA announces a full New Year open house with afternoon and evening contests. Ping pong tournaments for 13 and under and 14 and over plus senior division, a swimming meet with W C A swimmers and Hi Y, volleyball by luncheon club groups, Rotary Kiwanis Cheese and Crackers and Young Men's clubs, and a basketball carnival with three games in the evening. No admission fee except for the later basketball event.
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W. O. McClean
Rotary Club
Kiwanis Club
Cheese and Crackers Club
Hit skip drivers sought as six traffic deaths reported
Police investigations continued into two hit and run victims Stanley Samut and Godfelle Howatt. A cross county toll included four others killed in an automobile train crash at Vermilion with several injured.
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Vermilion
Lorain County
Stanley Samut
Bankstreet
Elyria
Godfelle Howatt
Reid Avenue
Lorain
Henry Weigel
Inlaw
George Weigel
Reading
Ruth Weiles
Cleveland
New York Central
Division Street
George
Robert
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