Flood relief push as White House seeks rapid funding
President Roosevelt orders federal mobilization to aid eastern flood victims. Key aides assemble at the White House as Congress debates $300 million for flood control and relief. WPA has allocated $18 million. Red Cross calls for $3 million. flood rescue continues with plans for broader federal support.
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Roosevelt
White House
Cary T. Grayson
Red Cross
Dern
Special
Federal
Malin Craig
Army
Senate
Works Progress Administration
Pennsylvania
Gernd
Conservation and flood control through reforestation in Ohio valley
The writer recalls floods along the Ohio river valley and urges restoring forests in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio to reduce flood peaks. While engineers and dams help, replanting trees is presented as the best long term protection, since denuded hills amplify flood damage and jeopardize lives and property.
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Potomac
Wheeling Island
Betty Zane
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virgina
Ohio Hills
Golden Glow Coffee Shop News Item
Lights remain on as Golden Glow Coffee Shop keeps business steady. Northern Virginia Power Co. receives congratulations for hazardous work and services rendered.
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Golden Glow Coffee Shop
Northern Virginia Power Co
Red Cross Aims to Aid 38000 Flood Victims in Eleven States
A county Red Cross meeting in the Council Chamber heard a telegram from National Chairman Avator Cary Grayson stating 38000 flood displaced families in eleven states need immediate relief including shelter food and medical care. An emergency sub committee was formed to raise 300 for the locality by tomorrow night with donations urged to four banks the Star office the Red Cross office or committee members.
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Robert Barton
Fred Thwaite
E. T. Clark
John S. Scully
H. F. Byrd
Star Office
Red Cross Office
Scully
Apple Fete Meeting Postponed Amid Transport Sponsor Withdrawal
Preparations for the annual apple blossom festival were halted when a late evening notice postponed the meeting. Director-General Fred A. Read cited conditions as the reason, with transportation company representatives among those ready to attend. Continued on page seven.
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Fred A. Read
Flood disrupts routes and floodwaters halt Winchester rail service
Winchester's rail lines and roads face widespread disruption as Potomac floods wash out bridges and tracks. 25 carloads of apples wait in cold storage for export while Greyhound routes reroute through Lexington and Hagerstown to keep passengers moving.
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Ee E . W. Va
Soetina Et Satevicere and Ohio Railroad
Millville
Harpers Ferry
Potomac River
Winchester
Greyhound Lines
C. D. Puckett
Parkersburg
W. Va
Valley Pike
Lexington
Charleston
Kentucky
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Clarksburg
Hagerstown
Uniontown
Williamsvania
Washington
Baltimore
South Carolina
North Carolina
Atlantic
Alexandria
Richmond
Perfect Storm Sets Stage For Historic Flood
Washington reports the weather service calls the east's century flood the perfect storm. W P Day outlines seven coinciding factors that caused the disaster and notes the chain of events began in Texas, moved northeast, and intensified over the Appalachians before combining with a cold air wedge from Canada.
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W. P. Day
Weather Bureau
Texas
Appalachian Highlands
Gulf
Atlantic
Canada
Leigh withdraws from Senate race clears Glass renomination
Randolph Leigh of McLean Virginia ends his bid after concluding he cannot defeat Senator Carter Glass. Leigh visited most counties and quits the race, leaving Glass to seek renomination in the August primary. Glass has not filed but plans to before May 6, and reiterates he will not bolt the party.
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Associated Press
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Motorists push for toll free Harpers Ferry bridge
Winchester residents urged quick action to build a modern toll free crossing over the Potomac at Harpers Ferry West Virginia to replace the collapsed bridge. The previous span, once private railroad property, had been sold to a stock company and used for highway travel with dividends and repairs funded from ongoing business.
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Winchester
Potomac River
Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Potomac
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Mail Service Resumes on Restricted Basis After Floods
Transportation of the U S mails was resumed on a restricted basis today after the spring flood disrupted rail and road routes along the Potomac and Shenandoah Valleys. Officials said service should return to normal by tomorrow with emergency arrangements moving mail from Winchester to Strasburg and dispatch to Washington, while other mail was sent from New York to Strasburg and then trucked to Winchester.
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Washington
Berrys Ferry
Shenandoah River
Winchester-Washington Road
Millwood
Boyce
United States
Potomac
Shenandoah
Tomorow
Strasburg
Southern Railway
Page
New York
Martinsburg
W. Va
Hagerstown
Baltimore
Highways In Western and Central Virginia Opened
Western and central Virginia roads were being cleared as floodwaters receded. Multiple routes remained blocked or damaged including Route 10 near Hopewell, Route 3 north of Front Royal, and Route 15 at Point of Rocks with river barriers and bridge washouts reported.
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Virginia
State Highway Department
Hopewell
Appomattox
James
Nottoway
Meherrin
Roanoke
Suffolk
U.S
the James
Clarksville
Roanoke River
Front Royal
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Potomac
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Brunswick
Odd Fellows Meeting Postponed Again Amid Flood Damage
The Tri-County Odd Fellows Association meeting in Front Royal was postponed due to flood conditions. Bridges and main highways are damaged and no new date has been set.
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Front Royal
Tri-County Odd Fellows Association
Damage Scars to $300,000,000 Over 200000 Are Homeless
A disaster leaves hundreds of thousands homeless as damages reach three hundred million dollars. Officials warn rescue and relief efforts continue across affected areas with aid channels opening for families displaced by the catastrophe.
New England States Prepare For Severe War Measures
Panic sweeps the region as dire effects of the crisis threaten daily life. Severe tolls and widespread damage prompt military control to prevent looting while business interests in Johnstown halt operations. Harpers Ferry residents receive inoculations to curb the outbreak.
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New England
Johnstown
Harpers Ferry
New England Ohio Valleys Struck by Catastrophic Floods
Floods across New England and the Ohio Valley enter a third day with 136 dead and up to 200,000 homeless. Damage nears 300 million dollars as President Roosevelt coordinates federal relief and the New Deal contemplates 400 million for victims. States report heavy losses in Pennsylvania and West Virginia, with Massachusetts and New York also affected amid military police protection in some cities.
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Ohio Valley
America
Roosevelt
New Deal
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West Virginia
Vermont
Connecticut
Virginia
Massachusetts
Maine
Maryland
North Carolina
Georgia
New York
Ohio
Potomac
Springfield
Lawrence
Lowell
Haverhill
Mass
Byrd to Speak on Reorganization of Governmental Activities
Senator H. F. Byrd of Virginia will address the National Grange program on the Farm and Home hour starting at 12 30 tomorrow afternoon from Washington. The hour long broadcast on NBC station WRC will feature his talk on Reorganization of Governmental Activities.
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National Grange
H. F. Byrd
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Washington
Grange
National Broadcasting Company
WRC
Destructive Flood Swamps Harpers Ferry Bridges
Thousands flocked to Harpers Ferry West Virginia to view destruction from the Potomac and Shenandoah floodwaters that swept two highway bridges away and threatened railroad bridges while inundating homes and businesses. Aerial observers and plane taxis from Winchester tracked the flood as aircraft flights took 41 minutes round trip. The Opequon river eased after two days of fury, feeding numerous lowland lakes and silver-tinted streams toward the Shenandoah.
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Harpers Ferry
W. Va
Potomac
Shenandoah
Winchester
Evening Star
Roosevelt orders mobilization as floods threaten Virginia
Washington mobilizes federal aid as western and central Virginia face flooding. Culpeper resident W H Reaguer linked to a murder case involving Mrs Mae Wood. postponement announced until April. In London Hitler diplomacy and a proposed conference hint at a nascent international security framework amid Germany's Rhine advance.
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Virginia
Roosevelt
Aioe
Washington
W. H. Reaguer
Culpeper
le Mae Wood
London
Hitler
Europe
Germany
Style Shop sale offers dresses and coats at low prices
Friday and Saturday sale features 150 dresses in sizes 14 to 52 all colors and prints for 1.88 each. New coats swagger suits and short jacket suits sizes 14 to 46 at 8.95. New hats felts and straws on sale at 79 cents.
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