Swollen rivers flood midwest towns causing deaths
Floodwaters from the Ohio river and its tributaries inundate towns across Kentucky Ohio and Indiana. Cities like Newport Covington California and Gallipolis suffer extensive damage with dozens rescued and multiple fatalities reported. Forecasters warn the river will stay well above flood stage with more rain possible.
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Louisville
Portsmouth
Gallipolis
John Harrison
Ailee
California
Gale Jbrig
George Heideman
Henry Linneman
John Bain
Covington
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Charles Stephen
Ohio
Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Great Lakes
Blue Grass
Hamilton
Newport
Mississippi River Nearing Flood Stage in March
The weather bulletin warns the Ohio River influx will raise the Mississippi to flood stage at Cairo by March 25, Memphis by March 29, and Helena Arkansas by March 31.
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Mississippi
Washington
Weather Bureau
Ohio
Cairo
Memphis
Helena
Ark
Winter Deluge Marks Inauguration Day Weather Scene
Snow and floods overwhelm regions from Indiana to Minnesota as spring nears. Floods claim several lives while storms lash the Great Lakes and coasts. The country shivers through ice and wind as a vernal equinox ushers in nicer days amid continued unsettled weather.
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Ohio Valley
Ohio
Kentucky
Middle West
Victoria
Tex
Pacific
Atlantic
Great Lakes
Indiana
Wanteyseines
Minnesota
Kansas
Oklahoma
Three flier deaths in transport plane crash near Washington
Petersburg dispatch reports an army transport plane crash in thick weather killing Lieutenant James A. Willis of Bolling Field and two of his colleagues Major James A. Willis and Major A. Parker. The trio, returning from a cross country flight, died in the crash and their bodies were sent to Arlington for military honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
James A. Willis
Bolling Field
Washington
White House
Major A. Parker
Judge Advocate General's Department
Arlington National Cemetery
Willis
Bowling Field
Spartanburg
South Carolina
West Point
Margaret
South Carolina Volunteers
Cuba
Parker
North Carolina National Guard
Regular Army
Panama Canal Zone
Fort Benning
Georgia
38 Billion Dollars Now Available as Purchasing Power
The American Banker reports that 38.0 billion dollars, about 88 percent of bank deposits, are now usable as purchasing power after the banking holiday. A remaining 5 billion awaits reopening actions, with liquidation losses likely under 1 billion. The weather outlook notes warmer than normal winter readings across regions east of the Rockies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Colder Weather Tonight Pushes Through Georgia Alabama
Forecasts predict a drop in temperatures across Georgia and Alabama after heavy rain. Montgomery reported 0.84 inches in the 24 hours ending 7 am with Thomasville 3.32, Atlanta 2.44, Augusta 1.36, Macon 1.50 inches as the storm moved into Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia-Alabama
Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Thomasville
Augusta
Macon
Indiana
Georgia General Assembly Keeps Tax Levels, Appropriations Set
The General Assembly adjourned sine die after a tense session in which no new taxes were enacted despite several proposed measures. The house passed the 1934 1935 general appropriations bill totaling about 9.75 million for 1934 and 9.92 million for 1935, with opposition to funding increases for agriculture and Milledgeville State Hospital. Senate disputes over Governor Talmadge and a Boykin resolution delayed adjournment to 12 35 a m, while a filibuster on a motor truck and bus bill was broken by Speaker Rivers. The session also approved a re creation of the state board of health and left the Cartledge beer bill on the house table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Rivers
Ways and Means Committee
House
Russell
Department of Agriculture
Milledgeville State Hospital
Talmadge
Boykin
Veterinary
J. W. Barnett
Highway Board
Ryder
Hamilton McWhorter
Simmons
Decatur
State Board of Health
Georgia
State Highway Department
Agriculture, Game and Fish
Banking
Appropriations
Board of Regents
General Assembly
General Appropriations
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Board of Health
Thomasville in Spring Beauty and City Spirit
The city awakens with dogwood in bloom and green white streets. Horse show entries close this week with events at Forbes Field and Vose Field. A young girl finds a five dollar bill after Sunday school and a local businessman promotes Georgia stamps. Scotie Beverly shoots 68 in golf amid optimism after Roosevelt’s inauguration and the bank holiday end.
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Forbes’ Field
Vose Field
Thomasville
Tallahassee
West Jackson Street
Monticello
Campbell Street
West Jackson
Madison and
Broad
Roosevelt
State Banks to Borrow From Federal Reserve Banks
Washington March 20 The house passed and sent to the senate a bill to let state banks and trust companies borrow from federal reserve banks for one year by depositing collateral. Eligibility of collateral and loan of new currency would be determined by the reserve banks under the emergency banking act as amended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Senator Long
Federal Reserve
Governor Talmadge Orders Sale of Vehicle Tags at $3
The Georgia governor issues an executive order allowing the sale and delivery of all license tags for motor vehicles and trailers at $3 each. The order remains in effect until the next regular General Assembly session. The state revenue commission authorizes the MV division to enforce tag sales and collect the $3 price.
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General Assembly of Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Thestate Revenue Commission of Georgia
Georgia Lawmaking List of Tax and Reform Bills
A ledger of proposed measures includes a general tax act with a chain store tax clause, the Rivers five percent retail tax, a cotton holiday for 1934, a convention call to repeal the 18th Amendment, Myrick and Fetzer motor truck and bus bill, highway department reorganization with a ten member board, Cartledge beer legalization, abolition of the veterinary and agriculture departments, and extending the cigarette tax from twenty to twenty percent for two years with a revert to ten percent on April 1.
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House
Senate
Myrick and Fetzer
State Highway Department
Georgia
State Veterinary Department
Department of Agriculture
Local visitors and residents noted in city social highlights
A string of business travelers and locals are mentioned including H. E. Isaacs returning from Atlanta, W. F. Wells visiting from Atlanta, W. E. Alley from Chattanooga, C. A. Mayes from Eufaula, and other guests. Crow, a Camilla resident and ex sheriff, is hospitalized. Various students and family members visit or return home for spring holidays, and local service ads appear.
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W. F. Wells
Atlanta
Mr. Cosby D. Crow
Camilla
Mitchell County
John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital
Cer mak Slayer Unrepentant At Electrocution Chair
Zangara refused to fear the death chair saying no camera man here. He was strapped in and 2,300 volts pulsed through him for three minutes as a heavy rain fell on the prison. Witnesses watched while an autopsy was ordered and doctors prepared to examine the brain and stomach.
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Zangara
Chapman
Joe
Dan Hardie
Dade County
Miami
Ralph N. Greene
Jacksonville
State Hospital For the Insane
R. R Killinger
Duval County
C. D Whitaker
Dave Sholtz
Cermak
Bayfront Park
Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Sanity Commission
Economy bill signed and pay cuts in offine
The document outlines cuts to federal salaries up to 15 percent and eligibility changes for pensions and war related benefits. It states many veterans will lose coverage and a 10 percent reduction applies to civil war era pensions. It also notes limits on hospital care and retirement pay for emergencies officers who served in World War I.
City Court Elis Pleas and Judgments In Thomasville
The City Court heard several guilty pleas from city officers on routine duties. A man pled guilty to stealing two chickens and fined twenty five dollars or six months. A young man received twelve months for stealing a carton of cigarettes. A white man from Moultrie avoided a fine for a license violation, promised not to break the law, and faced potential state pardons. Judge Luke criticized the recent legislature and announced no default judgments this term. Civil cases were postponed though the judge offered to try suitable cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
H. D. Atkinson
R. P. Wimberly
Rose Theatre
Moultrie
Luke
Thomasville Forms Water and Light Reserve Fund Amendment
A bill creating a general reserve fund for the Thomasville Water and Light Plant passed in the General Assembly and becomes part of the town pact. It requires a two thirds citizen vote in a special election to sell or lease the system and establishes the City of Thomasville Water and Light Commission to manage the fund.
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Thomasville
Scott and Robinson
Thomas County
General Assembly
City of
Thomasville Water and Light Commission
Water and Light Committee
Autopsy Finds Zangara Brain Normal After Execution
Three physicians in Raiford Florida report Giuseppe Zangara, executed for Anton Cermak’s murder, had a perfectly normal brain. They note a diseased gall bladder and chronic indigestion but find him healthy and well nourished with clear understanding of his surroundings at execution.
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Raiford
Fla
Guiseppe Zangara
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Zangara
Zangara Refused Minister Belief Before Execution
Commissioner Nathan Mayo witnessed the execution and offered spiritual aid. Zangara rejected a minister saying there is no God. Prison chaplain L O Sheffield entered to pray, but Zangara shouted for him to leave. Sheffield read from John chapter fourteen as the superintendent reviewed personal papers Zangara handed him for not public release.
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Nathan Mayo
Mayo
Zangara
L. O. Sheffield
Sheffield
John
Chapman
Daladier Prepared to Declare France to Pay U.S. Debt
Paris reports Premier Edouard Daladier ready to declare shortly the payment of the $19,000,000 owed to the United States. The chamber of deputies lobbies discussed the issue as of March 20.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
United States
Tobacco tax cut in Georgia lowers to ten percent
Atlanta reports a reduction in tobacco tax from twenty percent to ten percent effective April 1. The move reverts to the previous rate, affecting cigarette pricing across the state.
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Walter Stratham
Rockies
Pagene
By AL
Dogwood
General Oglethorpe
Empire State of the South
Scotie
Beverly
Glen Arven
Mr. H. E. Isaacs
W. E. Alley
Chattanooga
C. A. Mayes
Eufala, Ala
Emmitt Mitchell, Jr
University of Georgia At Athens
Jimmy Futch
T. A. Futch
Sam Hayes
Greenville S. C
J. B. Jemison
Greenville
Joseph Baker
Pensacola
Bascom Deaver
Federal Court
Gus Bootle
Charles Roberts
D. Roy Hay
Frank Forester
St. Marks
Mr. S. B. Brinson
Tampa
Isaacs Pastry Shop
Betty Crocker
G. L. Magette of
Singletary
Smith Ave
Hansell St
Ruth Hunt
Julia Davenport
J. L. Walker
Clay St
Robert Robison
Auburn
J. B. Robison
J. Morse Ely, Jr
St. Marks School
Southboro
Mass
Mrs
Jay Morse Ely
Inwood Plantation
Hackensack
N. J
Ferrazzano
Calabria
Italy
B. L. Brewton
Rose
America
Janet Gaynor R
Willgers
Law Sally Ayres Eilers
Morman Foster
Prank Craven
Louise Dresser
Victor Jory
Henry King
By Phil Stono
Lloyd Hamilton
France
Lela Adams
Goreville
Ill
Cardus
Carduil
Cardui
John Dixon
East Jackson Street
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