Thousands Flee as Los Angeles Isolated by Floods
A massive flood devastates southern California isolating Los Angeles and surrounding towns. Dozens drown while 5,000 to 10,000 families seek refuge in shelters and armories. Rivers overflow, bridges collapse, and communications blackout hampers rescue. Navy Coast Guard assists as casualties rise to at least 35 with many missing.
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OS Angeles
Ta Ana
Riverside
Santa Ana
Los Angeles
Sheriff's Office
Rivers
United Press
Intain
Army
Navy Coast Guard
Los Angeles River
Long Beach
Pacific
Navy
Sorfs
Weather summary fragment seeks regional forecast details
Fragmentary forecast notes fair weather tonight and Friday with a colder south region. Rising temperatures by Friday noon, warmer Saturday. Mentions Lake Manitoba region, Great Lakes movement, and varied precipitation from Missis Valley to Atlantic Coast. References to Pacific Coast rain and snow in the Rocky Mountain and Midland areas with cooler readings in northern states.
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Manitoba
Fern Lake
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic
Rocky Mountain Plateau
North Pacific Coast
Missis
Atec
Ohio
California
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mounty
No States
Lake Region
Least
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic States
End of Ohio Legislature Marks Row Over Graft Probe
A three month special session in Columbus ended with lawmakers approving roughly 4.5 million dollars in miscellaneous appropriations and signaling potential further relief funds. Republicans accused Democrats of a whitewash as Bills moved, including funding for state universities and a study of state purchasing, while the Governor planned radio talks to discuss the Senate inquiry.
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Columbus
Ohio
Davey
Senate
Althowgh
House
Son
Verner E. Metcalf
R. Washington
Francis Poulson
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Poulson
Lady Hull
Cuyahoga
Willian McCulloch
R. Miami
Kent State
Bowling Green
Miami
Ohio U
Ohio State
Wilberforce
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Emergency Board
National Guard
WPA
PWA
Cleveland
Ohio Bell
Thomas
Sweeney
Whittemore
Muskingum Conservancy District
Floud
Lawrence
Cuyahoga River
Stogers
Congress
Lake Michigan
Chicago Drainage Canal
A A, D. Baumhart
R. Erie
William Ashbolt
KR. Lorain
F. No. 3
Bond to Exchange Pulpits in Wilmington
Dr. E K J Bond pastor of First Methodist Episcopal Church Elyria and Dr Frank J Hicks of McCabe Memorial Wilmington Delaware will exchange pulpits late March announced by District Superintendent W W Wagar. Bond has led Elyria seven years, comes from Reading Pennsylvania, and is 38 with a 15 year old daughter, a Drew Seminary graduate.
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EK. J. Bond
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Frank J. Hicks
McCabe
Wilmington
Delaware
W. W. Wagar
Methodist Episcopal Church
Cleveland
Bond
Library Gets $3500 Increase to Buy More Books
The Lorain County budget commission approved a $21,500 annual appropriation for the Elyria Library, enabling expansion through additional mime and technical volumes. Public libraries in Elyria Lorain Avon Lake and Wellington received allocations. Amherst Library awaited budget submission. Expanded lending and demand, with 3500 more volumes loaned in February year over year, prompted the boost.
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Elyria
Lorain County
Edna G. Moore
Liibrarian
Henry W. Ingersoll
Library Board
Parent-Teacher Associations
Nine aboard missing Transcontinental airliner feared lost
Fresno March 21 only hope for the nine aboard the Trans continental and Western Air transport plane is that it landed intact in the snow covered mountains east of Fresno. The craft with six passengers and three crew vanished after being heard near 9 p m Tuesday while en route from San Francisco to Los Angeles.
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Fresno
Calif
Here
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Shaver Lake
John D. Graves
Tehachap Mountains
Bakersfield
Donald Black
the Airways
Black
C. G. Landry
California
Idison
Big Creek
San Joaquin
C. W. Wallace
Tucson
Repercussions Of Graft Inquiry To Shape November Vote
The three month special session ended with the graft inquiry committee dissolved. Disclosures likely influence the November election more than any court action. Att. Gen. Duffy and State Auditor Ferguson weighed possible actions while public opinion looms as the decisive jury. The panel highlighted state government operations, with witness accounts of padded expenses, inflated coal prices, and undisclosed commissions tied to political figures and party leaders.
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Columbus
Senate
Merbert S. Duffy
Joseph T Ferguson
Ohio
James Metzenbaum
Sen. J. Ralph Seidner
W. Rowland
T Te
Regu
Dinner Meeting for Elyria Merchants Tonight
More than 100 executives and salespeople of Elyria retail stores are expected at a dinner this evening at the First M E church. G W Sulley of the Merchants Service Bureau, linked to the National Cash Register Company, will discuss latest retail trends and merchandising developments. Dinner is set for 6 40 p m.
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Elyria
M. BE
Merchants’ Divsion
Elyra Chamber of Commerce
G W Sulley
Merchants Service Bureau
National Cash Register Company
Sulley Wall Teil
Looks Forward To 1940 Census Look Ahead to 1940 Census
Washington March 5 The House Census committee announced a complete analysis of unemployment in connection with the upcoming 1940 decennial census. Chair man Brooks Fletcher noted housing data will guide federal aid and living condition programs. The plan, prepared by the Census Bureau and leaders, has Budget Bureau approval. Estimated cost not set but expected above 4.1 million dollars. About 39 million was appropriated for the 1930 census and related studies.
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Washington
Brooks Fletcher
Ohio
House Census Committee
Fietcher
Census Bureau
Budget Bureau
Auto Crash Injuries Reported Near South Amherst
Deputy sheriffs report a two-vehicle collision on Route 59 near South Amherst injuring Floyd Bechtel 1 percent of 645 Tenney Street Amherst and Nancy Drew 17 of R D 2 Amherst. Bechtel suffered multiple lacerations and abrasions while Drew sustained a right shoulder injury. both treated at Elyria Memorial Hospital. Melvin Kolbe 18 of Rev 2 Amherst drove the other car. In Columbus, State Auditor Joseph Ferguson ordered record production from Fréeki Warehouses Inc by 3 p.m. or face contempt.
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Floyd Bechtel
Tenney Street
Amherst
Nancy Drew
R. D
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Route 59
South Amherst
Bechtel
Miss Drew
Jintm
Melvin Kolbe
Rev. 2
Amheraz
Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Loday
G. R
Pete
Fréekii, Warehouses, Inc
Franklin County
Ransom Paid or About Paid in Levine Case
New Rochelle report says ransom for 12 year old Peter Levine kidnapped a week earlier has been paid or is about to be paid. Rabbi Abraham Nowak, mediator for Murray Levine, returned home after a private engagement. A third ransom note demanded 60,000 dollars in specific bank notes and a lamp post drop in the Bronx.
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New Rochelle
Peter Levine
Rabbi Abraham Nowak
Murray Levine
Bronx
New York City
Governor Orders Engineer Fired in Graft Probe
Governor Davey ordered State Highway Director John Jaster Jr to discharge Harry Sparks a bituminous engineer who testified before a Senate graft committee. Sparks said the state paid more than a reasonable price for hot mix materials and testified contractors' checks were sought by Democratic headquarters collectors. Davey said Sparks failed to report irregularities to the department before testifying.
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Athens County
Athens State Hospital
Charles Leasuré
Davey
Harry Burns
Coe. Wild
Ohio, Inc
Highway Department
Franklin County
Lee Bradley
Cleveland
Martin L. Davey
Democratic
State Highway Department
Columbus
Mch
John Jaster, Jr
Harry Sparks
State Senate
Sparks
Civil Service
Senate Committee
Elyria Fire Department scrutined for obsolescence
National Board of Fire Underwriters urges replacing three Elyria Fire Department trucks with modern units. The review notes older engines and equipment lack essential features such as cabs windshields booster tanks and proper pumping capacity. Recommendations include a quadruple combination engine and ladder truck a triple combination pumping engine and a modern aerial ladder truck with enhanced pumping capacity and quick response capability.
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Elyria Fire Department
National Board of Fire Underwriters
J. D. Faxon
Clarence Goldsmith
Chicago
C. D. Lehman
Fire Department
Goldsmith
Bates
Elyria
Robinson
National Board
Seagrave
Peerlegs
W. N. Bates
Faxon
Aeid
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Lar
Sen. Seidner
Willard V. Archer
Belle Valley
Noble County
Joseph Maiden
Canton
Shaw Transport Co
John Nolan
Steubenville
U. S
Columbia Refining Co
G. Lloyd Weil
H. F. Steele
William J. Goggin
Thomas £. Farrell
Youngstown
B. Sheffler Ellis
Ganeaville
Don F. Shafer
Martha M. Wilson
Acme
Levine Boy
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