Water Fronted by Floods and Levees in Cairo
Water menaced Cairo from all sides as the Mississippi neared flood stage on the west and south while the Ohio surged on the east. A 21 mile ring of levees guarded the city, with only one breach at highway 150 underpass that could be closed in minutes to seal the city. 5,187 residents lived inside, with an alarm system ready to evacuate at call. Government barges waited to ferry people to safety if needed. Mayor August Bode mobilized 10,000 women and children and infirm to act in the crisis, underlining the urgent preparedness.
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Mississippi
Ohio
Cairo
August Bode
Cairo Residents Stand Firm Amid Flood Threat
From the city to outlying areas officials ordered evacuation but 800 housewives and mothers refused to leave their families. An official note promised no overtopping of protection works unless floods worsen. Soldiers, National Guardsmen, CCC and WPA workers kept vigil along dikes while some attended church services for deliverance.
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Cairo
Union Protestant
CCC
WPA
Altar Society Plans Pre Lent Card Party in Grafton
Mrs J Beesing and Rhea visited Cleveland and called on Mrs W R Bleil. The Altar Society of the Immaculate Conception Church will sponsor a pre Lent card party and social on Tuesday Feb 2 at the I C Hall. Prizes will be awarded. Mrs Nick Younglas and Mrs Tom Washington are in charge.
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J. Beesing
Rhea
Cleveland
W. R. Bleil
Altar Society of the Immaculate Conception Church
I. C. CG. Hall
Nick Younglas
Tom Washington
Council approves slagging Willow Street and sewer permit
At the last meeting the council voted to slag Willow Street and issued a permit to install water and sewer lines at the filling station of Lloyd Zimmerman.
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Willow Street
Lloyd ‘Zimmerman
Volunteer Fireman Accepted by Council and Public Benefit Dance
Floyd Zacharias was accepted by council as a Volunteer Fireman. Consent was given by council to H. G. Armbruster to move a building along Main Street. A benefit dance will be sponsored by the P T A for flood sufferers at the local school. Feb 3 additional Grafton news on page 4.
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Floyd . Zacharias
H. G. Armbruster
Main Street
Additional
Grafton News
Hospital Records Show Odds Causes Of Injuries
Boston City Hospital records detail injuries from a 30 day span. An inebriate tried to sit on a reflected chair, a youth tripped at a cemetery tombstone fracturing a leg, a boy was bitten after losing a race with a turtle, a father stepped on his son's toy train severing blood vessels, and a boy pried a pencil sharpener with a finger. Japan's House of Peers is composed of nobility Imperial nominees and top tax representatives.
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Boston
Boston City Hospital
Lewis Warns Of War Between Labor, Finance
John L. Lewis warned that the automotive strike he backs is the first engagement in a war between labor and finance. He charged steel interests back General Motors in the dispute with the United Automobile Workers, discussed potential class warfare, and said federal mediation failed as government sought Michigan Governor Frank Murphy’s help to restore peace.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
New York
Common Sense
General Motors Corp
United Automobile Workers of America
GMC
Frank Murphy
Michigan
J. P. Morgan
Pierre
Return To Work At Goodrich Plant
Akron Colorado February 1 ten thousand employees of the B F Goodrich Co who had been idle for three days due to a sit down strike were returning to work today. The plant reopened at midnight after 16 men in the key compounding department agreed to return pending negotiations. A study of their wage demands will be made this week. Approximately 3 500 employees went on the shift which resumed work this morning.
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Akron, CO
B. F. Goodrich Co
Seven youths overpower guard escape from detention
Cincinnati February 1 seven youths who overpowered a guard leading them to detention quarters at Hamilton Street DuPont could settle the General Motors strike with a nod of their heads.
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Cincinnati
Eseven
Hamil
Reductions in Ohio telephone charges announced
The Ohio Public Utilities Commission announced reductions totaling about 2 099 000 dollars a year, effective April 1. The plan cuts include 1 383 000 dollars in basic local rates, 150 000 dollars in intrastate tolls, and other cuts in special charges. It also eliminates the extra 18 cents handset charge after 18 months.
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Colubus
Ohio
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Youths Attack Guard and Steal Keys at Court Building
Police and deputies pursued a group after they attacked guard Edward Rabbe while escorting them to sleeping quarters on the seventh floor. They bound him and seized his ring of keys from matron Miss Marcelle Jacquelin, 28, in the reception room.
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Ton
Edward Rabbe
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