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Newspaper
The Union
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1937
Page
4
A long reflective column thanks readers for letters on parental ingratitude while recounting flood memories from Cincinnati to Dayton. The writer blends personal anecdotes, celebrity vignettes, and social musings, noting floods, fires, and moral reflections amid a chaotic era.
The word picture from the Cincinnati flood details West Broadway and Shawnee Park evacuations as waters inundate West Chestnut Street. Officials say precise death tolls await receding waters while refugees flood facilities like the Pythian Building and Madison Junior High.
St Louis Missouri amid flood troubles shelters thousands from Cairo Sikeston New Madrid Bird s Point Cheneytown Mounds Mound City and nearby towns. Homer G Phillips Hospital for Negroes scarce but prepared to house refugees with mattresses beds and blankets. Vacant beds in Workhouse Hospital opened to evacuees.
Portsmouth Ohio reports the worst flood in history forcing 1500 Negro residents to move to Columbus as waters surged, impacting homes and neighborhoods. Emergency crews work to evacuate and provide shelter as damages mount.
Five hundred colored refugees from Cairo and surrounding territory are being sheltered at the NYA Resident School for Girls at Wolf Lake Illinois. Fifty Wolf Lake girls were moved to Anna Illinois sixteen miles away to await flood relief. Charles P Browning the colored administrative assistant was sent to Cairo district. Blankets medical supplies and other necessities are being rushed by Director Filley from East St Louis.
Red Cross officials in Chicago announce relief measures without discrimination, offering food shelter medicine and immunization to all affected by the flood. The report notes a broad effort to aid the destitute across the city and surrounding areas.
Hungry husbands and rosy cheeks relish the wholesome sustenance and visual appeal of the broiled steak. Homemakers seek quick variations as club meetings end after five. The newest variety is French Dressed Steak marinated in French dressing for a warm tantalizing flavor on Porterhouse or sirloin.
A lime gelatin mold with cherries pineapple and grapes is prepared in layers. After folding cottage cheese into remaining gelatin a fruit filled jelly is added, chilled, and the mold is unmolded onto lettuce for serving.
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