Dust Storm Grips Six States Across Plains
Six states from Texas to the Dakotas face widespread dust storms that threaten crops and force cleanup efforts. Kansas reports the worst wheat outlook since 1846, while Oklahoma and Nebraska also suffer subnormal or damaged yields. Rain or snow may follow, but no relief in sight as the dust spread toward the Great Lakes.
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Wales
Middle South
North West
Texas
Dakotas
Oklahoma
Wllams
Maine
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
R. Throckmorton
Agronomy Department of
State College
United States
Secretary of Agricultural
Henry A. Wallace
J.C. Mohier
Kansas Agriculture Department
A. R. Duncan
State Board of Agriculture
Nebraska Agronomists
AAA
Washington
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Great Lakes
St. Louis
New Moxico
Dust storms may bring cooler weather and lung trouble
Washington reports that dust storms carrying midwestern soil eastward could darken sunsets and lower temperatures, with possible health effects such as sore throats noses colds and hacking coughs. Weather officials note sunlight changes due to atmospheric dust and compare to past volcanic events to explain cooling trends.
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Washington
Irving F. Hand
T &, Weather Bureau
Wans
Katmai
Alaskan
Weather Update for Ohio Turns Colder Friday Night
Ohio weather outlook calls for fair conditions turning colder tonight. Friday will be colder with possible showers late Friday into Friday night. Northeast areas may see an especially chilly finish to the day.
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Ohio
South
Povc
Frida
Dust Cloud Threatens Ohio and Michigan
A dust cloud moving from Colorado and Kansas crossed the Mississippi last night and reached Chicago after three hours. The front is advancing toward Ohio and Michigan, with unsafe conditions reported in major Midwest cities. Two airplanes hovered above Chicago O’Hare seeking a landing window as the city deals with the encroaching dust.
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Chicago
Odstern
Colorado
Kansas
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Jacksonvile
Jil
Witnota
O Muunicipal
Move To Halt Dynamiting Of River Levees
GREENWOOD MISS March 21 miles National guardsmen moved into the flooded Mississippi Delta to halt dynamiting of levees by mobs of farmers. A 42 foot hole was blasted in the Tallahatchie river levee after 40 farmers descended on guards. One man injured in a melee. Three other dynamitings reported Philipps and two near Gledore. Convicts with sandbags, armed farmers, flood crest near Mississippis tributaries. Refuge camps exceed 15909 with Red Cross precautions against disease.
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Greenwood
Miss
National
Mississippi
Tallahatche River
Sam Clark
Leflore County
M.S. Conner
Philipps
Gledore
Yazoo
Tennessee
Arkansas
St. Francis
White
Red Cross
Secretary Howe Dies Hope Fades At White House Bedside
Louis McHenry Howe chief secretary to President Roosevelt died hours after a week of bronchial illness and heart weakness at the White House. President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt stayed by his bedside as physicians and a nurse attended him. Howe’s son Hartley Howe and daughter Mary Baker arrived from Boston and Urbana respectively.
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Washington
Louis McHenry Howe
Roosevelt
Howe
Hartley Howe
Boston
Mary Baker
Urbana
A. Com
Florida
Toledo Milk Supply Strike Shuts Off City Dairies
Thousands in Toledo faced milk shortages on the fourth strike day as drivers and plant workers walked out across 25 dairies. Emergency orders only and delays limited supplies. Police reports note gunfire directed at an officer, while executives vow to avoid further detentions except in emergencies.
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Toledo. O
Metrospoltan
Toledo
Dairies
Truck Driver Hurt In Gulf Road Truck Overturn
Horace Hollingsworth aged 47 of A24 Middle Avenue, driver for United Dry Cleaning Company, sustained minor head lacerations when his truck skidded on Gulf road and overturned in a ditch. He was treated at Elytia Memorial Hospital.
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Horace Hollingsworth
Middle Avenue
United Dry Cleaning Company
Gulf Road
Elytia Memorial Hospital
Peaceful Situations Deepen Strike at Elyria Plant
Harry Harrison of Detroit national organizer for the Mechanics Educational Society of America arrived in Elyria to lead strike operations at the Superior Division of Steel and Tube Inc where 173 employees walked out Monday over working conditions and wages. Police and guards kept the area 300 feet from the plant as negotiations were possible. Some strikers and sympathizers reportedly harassed workers at home and objects were thrown.
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Harry Harrison
Detroit
Mechanics Edvucational Society of America
Elyria
Superior Division of Steel and Tubed, Inc
Clarence W. Dick
Carrison
Harrison
Nicholas Marten
Blake Avenue
James Roth
Oxford Avenue
Direct Relief On Cash Basis
Columbus Ohio March 21 C C Stillman federally relief director for Ohio announced direct relief will go on a cash basis starting April 15. About 750000 persons are affected by the order. Relief clients will receive face value of grocery orders in cash. those on relief must contribute part of their grant in sales tax. Work relief remains cash-based.
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Columbus
C. C. Stillman
Ohio
Stillman
Fencing Club to Meet Tomorrow
Members of the Y M C A fencing club hold a Friday night session at 7:20 using new equipment imported from France. Robert H Goacher says instruction by Fred Nisard will cover safe practice with light foils and masks, with Oberlin College to visit Elyria for an exhibition later.
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France
Robert H. Goacher
Goucher
Oberlin College
Elyria
French Note Rejected as Germany Defends Rearmament
Berlin reports Foreign Minister von Neurath rejected France protest note over Germany’s rearmament and new compulsory service law. French ambassador Andre Francois-Poncet delivered the note. Italian ambassador Vittorio Cerruti also protested. Germany to await Sir John Simon visit to present its case.
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Berlin
Konstantin von Neurath
Andre Francois-Poncet
Baron von Neurath
Vittorio Cerruth
von Neurath
Germany
John Simon
Adolf Hitler
Simon
Names Drawn From Wheel For April Court Jurors
AA Cook ordered four names to be drawn from the jury wheel for the April term. The first 15 names become grand jurors and 16 names are summoned for petit jury service on April 9. Remaining names held for later jury service.
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Common Pleas Ridge
Cook
Tax receipt issued for 14th year at Mount Holly
El Dorada records Tax Receipt No. 1 issued to Tee Sturges of Mount Holly for the 14th consecutive year. He arrived before dawn at the tax collector’s door the day 1934 takes his due, paying on 285 acres at Mount Holly and 199 more acres he is purchasing.
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EL Dorada
Tee Sturges
Mount Holly
Sturges
Humble Oil Sets Six-Year Safety Record in Texas
Humble Oil and Refining reports a six year safety record in South Texas with 25 900 000 working hours logged and no fatal accidents among employees, according to R B Roper director of safety.
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Houston
Tex
Humble Oil and Refining Company
South
Texas
R. B. Roper
France Protests to League Over Germany Rearmament
Paris reports France has cited Germany to the League of Nations over defiance of the Versailles treaty and compulsory military service law. The note, sent by Pierre Laval, states Germany’s actions threaten peace and seeks an emergency League council meeting around March 28 or April 1. France warns of security measures if defiance continues.
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Bulletin
Geneva
T.p
League of Nations Council
France
Germany
League
Pierre Laval
United Press
Paris
League of Nations
Reich
League Council
Mining Stories Feature Ontario Prospecting for Junior Hi Y Club
Lee Lyman of Elyria High School spoke to the Junior Hi Y Club at the YMLCLA meeting last night describing gold mining in Ontario. He presented mining maps and rock samples from two famous mines and explained operations and the steps to place prospecting claims.
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Ontario
Hi-Y Club
YML Cla
Lee Lyman
Elytia High School
Typhoid fears at Ohio penitentiary after carrier found
Columbus dispatch reports prison physician Dr. George Keil downplays epidemic fears while four prisoners fall ill. Five inmates under quarantine as jail authorities isolate carriers and broaden checks for infection. Continuous precautions are planned to prevent spread.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
George Keil
Keil
Pope Bids World Peace In Encyclical Plan
The Pope is preparing an encyclical analyzing the political scene and renewing his plea for world peace. The document will be issued as the jubilee year closes on April 28.
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Vatican City
Italy Notes Germany Reserve On Rearmament Decisions
Rome reports an Italian note to the German government asserting the need to maintain complete reserve regarding Germanys rearmament plans and the probable outcomes of those decisions.
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Rome
Germany
Thos
Seven Indicted In Federal Fraud Scandal
Seven prominent engineers and contractors were indicted for conspiring to defraud the government in a $4,853,000 Texas irrigation project, marking the major scandal in the Federal public works program.
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Washington
Federal Public Works Program
Priest Slain and Priest Wounded in Saskatchewan Incident
In Yorkton Saskatchewan a Catholic priest was killed and another wounded by a farmer who killed himself when cornered by police. The attack occurred today, and authorities are treating it as a deadly shooting with possible motive linked to the assailant.
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Yorkton
Sask
British Labor Leader Sees War Clouds
In the House of Commons London on March 21 George Lansbury labor leader warned that Britain and other nations are moving toward war. He charged Germany with challenging the world and tearing up treaties while calling for a global effort to end aerial warfare and nationalize airways.
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London
George Lansbury
House of Commons
Lansbury
Britain
Germany
Daveys Secretary First Witness In Relief Probe
Dan Duffy executive secretary to Governor Davey was sworn in as the first witness in the Franklin county grand jury investigation of political corruption in the Ohio Relief administration. The panel has affidavits from relief workers and a Columbus businessman linked to the Davey campaign funds deficit, plus the State Democratic Committee books showing all contributions.
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Ohio Relief Commission
Charles C. Stillman
Ohio
Federal
Harry Hopkins
Relief Commission
William McNamara
Commission
Thomas Jones
John Lee
McNamara
George D. Nye
Francis W.son
Marlin L. Davey
Columbus
Dan Duffy
Davey
Franklin County Grand Jury
Ohio Relief Administration
State Democratic Committee
Duffy
Grand Jury
John D. X ¥E
Common Pleas Court
Waverly
Don Hoskins i
Jack McCombe
State Committee
Spring Arrived This Morning In Staten Island Newsflash
New York reports spring arrival as daytime sun crosses the Tropic of Cancer bringing new season signs. Meteorologists note cooler tonight and a colder trend expected tomorrow. Reports claim observed wildlife and early greenery in the region.
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New York
America
Salvation Army Nearing Goal in Drive for Funds
Adjutant Rollo W. Amore praised Salvation Army volunteers as the campaign nears the $2,000 goal, reporting $1,587.05 cash plus $237.55 in subscriptions totaling $1,824.60. The funds will cover two years of obligations and support ongoing work, with public support gratefully acknowledged.
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Salvation Army
Rollo W. Amore
Amore
Drive Toward Bonus Vote
Washington dispatch reports house bonus advocates pushing for a vote to approve veterans adjusted service certificates by inflation bonds new taxes or a lottery. Congress will lay a bonus bill before Roosevelt with debate possibly ending today. The issue recalls 1919 tax rider giving $60 to service men and uniforms to enlisted men. Rep Patman may seek to substitute his inflation plan for the current bill.
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Washington
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Harding
Wright Patman D
Tex
Restrictions Removed on 1935 Spring Wheat Production
Washington reports Secretary Henry A. Wallace lifted all restrictions on spring wheat production amid fears of drought and a repeat storm. Market reaction is mixed as consumers hope for stable bread prices while traders note pressure from weather and psychological factors on wheat futures. East of the Mississippi, conditions are favorable for spring wheat despite the storm.
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Washington
Middle West
Henry A. Wallace
Maine
Lasalle Etrest
Wissisippi
Democrats In House Loyal To Davey
Ohio lawmakers condemned Har ry L. Hopkins for insulting Martin J. Davey and urged a Roosevelt inquiry. The Senate adopted a joint committee for relief investigations while House Democrats attacked Hopkins and defended administration employees. Nine bills passed, including motor vehicle sale data, sales tax proof, and license payment rules, with several measures stalled or defeated.
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Paul Yoder
Montgomery County
Heller-Metzenbaum
Metzenbaum
Keith Lawrence
Cuyahoga County
House
Frank Aible
Cleveland
Myron Gessaman
Columbus
Gessaman
Patrick Butler
Wolfe-Harter
Richland and Summit
Penitentiary and Reformatory
Waldvogel-Carey
Hamilton-Lucas
Heiners
Hamiltton County
Zoul-Boyd
Curahora
Businses
Ry Sen
Lievd
Scista
Jims
Gilbert JD
Monts Comety Connts
Howe
W. H. Whetto
Lawrence County
Marzel Levan
Caraboce County
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Middle America
New Fera
Nye Poulson
Pope
Italy
Democrats
Martin J. Davey
Harry L. Hopkins
Federal Emergency Relief
Senate
Hopkins
Frank Henderson
Helief
James Metzenbaum
Frank Whittemore
Summit County
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