Pittsburgh Flood Wrecks City as Rivers Rise
Pittsburgh, March 15 16 18 Water from the Ohio River and its Monongahela and Allegheny tributaries inundated wide districts in Pittsburgh. The Golden Triangle suffered 17 to 18 feet depths with millions in damage. key buildings like the Joseph Horne store and Roosevelt Hotel faced flood levels and several fires broke out, forcing suspensions and partial closures across the downtown area.
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Roosevelt Hotel
Darage
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Port Daily News
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Weather Ohio Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy conditions in Ohio tonight and Thursday with a chance of light snow in the southeast portion tonight. Warmer temperatures are expected Thursday.
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Ohio
Lorain County Schools Close as Snow Delays Buses
Five thousand Lorain County students faced an unexpected holiday as most county schools closed due to blocked roads. Superintendent C A Gibbons said only a few large village schools opened with many buses delayed or unable to complete routes and an operetta postponed.
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Ridgeville
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South Amherst
State Department of Education
Ohio School Foundation
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Eden Urges Germany Declared Treaty Violator
London March 18 Captain Anthony Eden the British foreign secretary urged the league council to declare Germany a treaty violator and notify Locarno treaty signatories. Eden reaffirmed Germany violated both the Versailles and Locarno treaties.
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Anthony Eden
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Eden
Northern Ohio Blockaded By Snow
Northern Ohio was cut off by a severe snowstorm with six to ten foot drifts halting auto and bus traffic. Major Bus Lines in Columbus reported air travel north of Westerville suspended while routes through Delaware Newark and Zanesville were halted. Akron Ravenna and Salem were snowbound and entry was blocked. A high wind hampered plow efforts. More than 310 people in northern Ohio abandoned cars seeking shelter, including 110 men and four officers of Battery A at Ashland County en route from Fort Sheridan. Civilian Conservation Corps workers moved to Worcester to clear highways. Inter-state buses stopped. fast trains around Akron were detoured. Flood threats emerged as temps rose. East Liverpool roads flooded and the Mahoning River at Youngstown rose two feet. The storm claimed its first fatality, Warren Miller, 54, found dead at the wheel from possible heart failure after his car stalled in deep drift. Port Columbus and Cleveland Airport reported brief air disruptions, with schedules resuming. Rural schools shut early for winter. Report continues on Page 2.
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Science Editor Envisions Future Discoveries And Travel
Science editor David J. Dietz of Scripps-Howard spoke at the Elyria Business and Professional Women's Club PR dinner. He described future scientific feats including cheap unlimited power, rapid rocket travel, and major medical advances, urging data driven social science methods and emphasis on character. He predicted energy from the atom may be released more efficiently, solar energy could fuel production, and glandular therapies may advance. He spoke of rockets reaching 200 miles aloft and sealed cabin air travel from Newark to San Francisco in hours within four to five years.
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Scrips-Howard
Elyria Business and Professional Women’s Club
First Congregational Church
Dietz
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Newark
San Francisco
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Elsie Johnston
D. A. Baird
Caroline Foley
Emma Gleason
Vanita Hubbard
Dorothy Funk
Vivian Hackett
Alice Foler
Roth Gates
Elizabeth Rich
Marjorie Rossiter
Miss Johnston
Moving Families To Safety At Parkersburg
Parkersburg West Virginia moved fifty families from the Ohio River front into an abandoned hospital building beyond the flood zone as a crest of fifty feet was forecast within 24 hours. Elizabeth workers aided the effort while weather observers warned half the business district could flood. Train service to Wheeling and Washington halted and officials predicted rail and highway routes would be cut off within hours.
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Civilian Conservation Corps
Elizabeth
Weather Bureau
Parkersboro
Wheeling
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Marietta Faces Disastrous Flood Threat
Marietta Ohio faces record flood danger as the Ohio River nears 50 feet, threatening most of the business district and part of residential areas. Weather observers warn crest could come tonight or Friday with Parkersburg similarly affected. Authorities anticipate widespread water advance and historic damage potential.
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R. P. Powel
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Norrow
Mariella Insfort
W. C. Devereaux
Parkersville
Louisville
Cincinnati
Republic Steel Officials to Attend Elyria Chamber Dinner
About a score of Republic Steel Corporation officials will attend Elyria’s Chamber of Commerce annual dinner at 6 30 p m Thursday in First M E Church. R J Wersor vice president in charge of operations will speak, joined by D J Gillis Henry Wick and other officers and sales leaders. A large delegation from Steel and Tubes Inc, a Republic subsidiary, is also expected.
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Elyria
Etyria Chamber of Commerce
M. E
Chamber of Piess
R. J. Wersor
D. J. Gillis
Henry Wick
JR. Sampson
E. M. Richards
L. I. Parker
R. B. Kelly
Cleveland
F. J. Schriver
of Steel and Tubes, Inc
Corporation
Cabinet feuds and EU trips color 1936 Washington scene
In Washington amid cabinet skirmishes and Europe talk, Attorney General Cummings wins a jurisdiction dispute over Virgin Islands civil affairs against Interior lawyers. California faces a sailors strike dispute with Perkins calling it ordinary and Roper labeling it a mutiny. Roosevelt anticipates a fishing trip.
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Flood News Bulletins President Orders Agencies To Act
Roosevelt orders government agencies to begin immediate relief for flood victims in stricken areas. Reports describe residents trapped on second floors, evacuations of 600 families, and rising waters isolating towns including New Hartford and Farmington. Red Cross and Coast Guard mobilize boats, while 6,000 to 10,000 people are homeless in Johnstown and Wilkes-Barre area as floods worsen.
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New Kensington
United Press
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Piusbareh
John Wetmore
Harold Shea
New York
Wilkes-Barre
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Wroning
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Johnstown
National Broadcasting Company
Red Cross Swamped With Appeals
Washington dispatch reports the American Red Cross rushing aid to countless eastern towns facing the worst floods in years. National headquarters received frantic pleas to evacuate residents as muddy waters and swollen rivers threaten communities across multiple states.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Flood Crest Expected This Afternoon at Pittsburgh
The weather bureau projected floods to crest between three and four o'clock this afternoon in Pittsburgh. The river stood at 43 feet eight inches at 12:30 p.m. and forecasters predicted a rise to about 45 feet.
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Pittsburgh
Weather Bureau
Winter's March Encore Traps North Coast Roads
A heavy spring snowstorm snarled traffic across Elyria and surrounding counties. Route 26, Gratton and Telegraph roads were blocked as drifts closed major routes. Sheriff Clarence W. Dick said the tieup is the worst in seven years, with hotels filled and tourists marooned. Bus service resumed late morning as crews toiled through the night, aided by 150 CCC workers to clear the highways.
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Elrria
Here
Cleveland
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Gratton
Hundreds Snowbound In Northern Ohio
Snowbound tourists filled villages across northern Ohio as heavy drifts halted traffic. In Wooster, 25 buses were stuck while the state highway patrol reported all northern roads impassable due to snow.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Wooster
State Highway Patrol
Flood waters reach depth of eighteen feet in Johnstown
Johnstown struggles with flood crisis as waters rose to 18 feet in parts of the city. Officials from Harrisburg rush to oversee the emergency after reports of 20 deaths and about 5,900 refugees moved to makeshift camps and private homes. Authorities seek to confirm casualties as the area remains submerged and streets fill with water.
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Wall of Johnstown
Harrisburg
Two Mile Square
Flood Waters Sweep Through Cumberland Md City
Flood waters from a cloudburst cresting at midnight flooded Cumberland’s business district to eight feet in places and swept debris through the streets. National Guardsmen and volunteers rescued hundreds, many from rooftops, as bridges and roads failed. No fatalities were reported and authorities feared missing residents as power, water, and communications failed.
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Mechanic
George Henderson
National
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