Rivers Still Rising In New England Floods Hit 15 Cities
Northeast Massachusetts and Maine faced catastrophic floods as heavy rains swelled rivers including the Merrimack Androscoggin Kennebec Saco and Penobscot. Relief camps opened for refugees while the Massachusetts legislature approved 759800 for immediate flood relief and the death toll stood at 21 known dead with seven missing.
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United Press
Bostox
Massachusetts
Maine
Lowell
Haserhill
Wass
Nashua
NX .H
Kennebec
Saco
Penobscot
New England
Elyria and Oberlin Give 500 to Flood Relief Fund
Elyria and Oberlin contributions total 500 to flood relief as the Red Cross fund expands nationwide. Edith Metcalf announces 509 sent to Washington, with 199 from Oberlin and 460 from Elyria. Local drives by DeMolays, Legion Auxiliaries, police and fire personnel push toward a 3000000 dollar goal.
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Oberlin
Flood Relief Fund
Elyria
American Red Cross
National Red Cross
Washington
Edith Metcalf
Tecal Red Cross
Elzria
Elyria Rister
Red Cross
American Legion Autihory
Caty
Lexion Auxiliars
William Hearne
Red Cross Fund
Elstia
President Roosevelt postpones southern trip for flood rehab work
President Roosevelt again postponed his projected southern trip to continue directing flood areas rehabilitation. Washington reports the delay is his third postponement as he focuses on relief efforts and coordinating agencies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Weather Ohio Forecast: Fall Tonight and Sunday
The forecast calls for generally fall conditions tonight and Sunday in Ohio. It notes a warmer trend on Sunday with temperatures rising and calmer conditions expected.
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Ohio
New Deal surviving despite opposition amid rescues
Alice Longworth notes the New Deal remains viable despite clashes with the Supreme Court and the loss of NRA and AAA. New measures shift to a revived NRA with familiar features while Congress fiddles on Passamaquoddy and Florida Canal funding, framing the outcome as concessions to political constraints.
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AAA
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Florida
Alice Longworth
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McNaught Syndicate
Blame Policies Of New Deal For Unemployment
Washington reports the United States Chamber of Commerce blames New Deal policy uncertainty for industry’s failure to absorb unemployment. They cite weak public confidence rising inflation and threats of punitive investigations and regulation as factors.
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Washington
United Sates Chamber
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Unem
Organize To Fight Disease In Penna
Harrisburg March 21 A statewide mobilization formed to stop epidemic disease after floods left 16 dead and more than 75,000 homeless. Red Cross autos and planes delivered typhoid and gas gangrene vaccines to thousands across 29 cities while physicians and nurses worked overnight to inoculate the affected population. The flood’s toll and economic losses neared half a billion dollars as authorities rushed relief and public health measures.
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Harrisburg
Red Cross
Johnstown
WPA To Return Office Equipment From Sandusky
County Commissioner Oscar G Dunn and federal relief officials agreed yesterday to return a large lot of WPA furniture and office equipment to Lorain County from WPA headquarters in Sandusky. Dunn inspected about £6909 in items and estimated one third belonged to the county, with the rest likely nation property.
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WRBA
Sandusky
Oscar G. Dunn
Dunn
WPA
Loraiz County
Counir
Mussolini to abolish chamber of deputies in corporative state
Rome reports say Benito Mussolini will unveil plans to dissolve the chamber of deputies and replace it with a corporative legislature. The proposed system, led by the Ministry of Corporations, would include 22 corporations representing employers, workers, technicians, and professionals, guiding war policy as experts. Little Austria is seen following this corporative model, with further steps toward a fully corporative state.
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Russia
Austria
Ministry of Corporations
30000 Persons Homeless In Hartford
Hartford faces a devastating flood as the Connecticut River breaches the city. Nine missing, over 34 000 homeless, power out, and residents marooned on roofs. Red Cross and relief agencies rush to care for evacuees in schools and armories while precautions against disease are tightened.
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Hartford
Conn
Leslie F. Conover
United States Weather Bureau
Connecticut
East Hartford
Red Cross
State Armory
American Legion
All Open Hearths At Lorain To Operate
Open hearth furnaces at National Tube Company Lorain will run next week for the first time in weeks. Three blast furnaces stay in operation, the Bessemer converter runs one shift, and the rail mill operates four days starting Monday. Other mills schedule includes skelp, butt, and lapp mills on multiple days, plus two to three seamless mills starting Monday through Thursday, all subject to order changes.
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National Tube Company
Lorain
Bessemer
Driver Escapes Serious Injury After Truck Rollover
A Mid- West Haulers of Cleveland driver escaped serious harm when his tractor and semi-trailer plunged off Lake Road at Beaver Creek, rolling down a 20 foot embankment. Sheriff Clarence W. Dick said deputies found him conscious with only a slight head bump, the driver attributing a gas exhaust in the cab to brief unconsciousness.
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Mid- West Haulers Company
Cleveland
Lake Road
Beaver Creek
Clarence W. Dick
Ethiopians Claim Sweeping Victory On Northern Front
Reports from Addis Ababa claim a sweeping Ethiopian victory over Italian troops north of Amba Alagi with Emperor Haile Selassie reported to have participated actively in the fight.
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Addis Ababa
Amba Alagi
Haile Selassie
Johnstown Plunged Into Mud After Flooding
Johnstown Pennsylvania endures widespread flood damage with Main street transformed into a mudbed. Eighteen bodies lie in the morgue as nine more are listed as dead. many refugees flee to hills while guardsmen patrol deserted streets and residents face restricted access.
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Johnstown
Main Street
Corrasionani
Consanea
Hunt For Bodies Of Flood Victims
Rescue workers on Wheeling Island sought hundreds reported missing after the Ohio River flood. Nurses, doctors, undertakers and relief crews operated in sectors, as the river receded slowly. Agencies aided about 26 000 left homeless. fatalities reached 22 with damage near ten million dollars.
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Wheeling
W Va
Wheeling Island
Oia
Rains Worsen Flood Threats Across Eastern New York
Heavy rain across a wide area of eastern New York raised flood risks as rivers and mountain streams, previously retreating, rose again according to reports to state departments. Albany recorded the daily update on the advancing water levels amid the downpour.
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Albany
New York
Flood Observers Report Profiteering Amid Flooded Districts
Observers from Michigan landed in Elyria to relay how profiteering, looting, and price gouging surface in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania as flood relief gears up. They described dark airports, halted broadcasts, and rapid airlift of medical supplies and essentials to stricken areas while crews cleared debris and mud in Pittsburgh's Roosevelt Hotel vicinity.
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Feastern
Pittsburgh
Michigan
Penneylvania
G. G. Grancer
Lansing State Journal
M B Higgins
Battle Creek Inquirer-News
E A
Golf
Battle Creek
Cr. Hesser
Elyna
Leasine Lansing
Srims
Granger
Granker
Higgins
Mercial Douglass
Transcontinental & Western Airlines
CTOSS
Central
Western
Cecil B. DeMille
Tom Manning
NBC Sports
Nbcs
WTAM
Cleveland
Central Business
Roosevelt Hotel
Elyrian Relates Pittsburgh Flood Through Legal Club
Jehu K. Nece of the Elsha Lawyers reported from Pittsburgh where he and Mir Neca faced travel delays due to high water. Nece described ruined shops, blocked bridges, and a hotel in a restricted zone while noting crowds watching the flood and the resilient, festive mood of residents amid the disaster. He faced rough roads returning via Lorain County.
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Elsha
Pittsburgh
Jehu K. Nece
Mir Neca
Tuesdark
Raller
Hotel Henry
Nere
Pinsburgh
Nece
Lorain County
Pomeroy And Huntington Are Hard Hit
Floods swept the Ohio River flood tide through Pomeroy to Huntington causing nine feet of water in Pomeroy’s business district and isolating Guyandotte. Huntington’s 3000 homeless were fed and sheltered with emergency relief teams and army kitchens operating citywide. River levels were rising toward five feet with roads and rail cutoffs looming, while refugees found shelter in schools churches and armories as looting was deterred.
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Pomeroy
Here
Cincinnati
Pomeror
Huntington
W. Va
Huntingtor
Guyandotte
Army
City Hall
American Legion
Coast
Flood Situation In Brief
Heavy rains aggravate New England floods as the Connecticut River rises in Hartford with extensive inundation. Maine and northeastern Massachusetts see new floods threatening factories in Haverhill. Ohio River inundations expand downstream. Pomeroy’s business district submerged. Death toll 260, near 390000 homeless, property losses exceed a quarter billion. Snow adds strain to Pittsburgh. Sunbury quarantines for scarlet fever.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Maine
Massachusetts
Haverill
Mass
Ohio
Pomerer
Pittsburgh
Sunbull
Contributions Needed Right Now for Red Cross Appeal
Elyria faces flood districts in urgent distress with millions needed for relief. Red Cross calls for donations to meet a local quota of 325.5 thousand dollars via banks, Red Cross office, or Chronicle-Telegram. The plea urges readers to help those in acute need and to fill the coupon.
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Elyria
Red Cross
Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County Hatcheries Ad Directory Promoted
The Chronicle Telegram Want-ad page in Lorain County lists reliable hatcheries. Advertisements appear daily, guiding readers to order baby chicks from trusted firms.
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Lorain County
Chronicle Telegram
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