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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1927
Page
8
British engineers devise wooden stepping stones to ferry heavy tanks across unbridged rivers. A heavy tank traverses the River Avon near Amesbury England using the improvised crossing mechanism.
The Agriculture Department reports a favorable week with warm weather and moisture aiding crop growth. Some areas saw excessive rain delaying winter wheat harvest while spring wheat flourished and corn cotton potatoes tobacco sugar cane and cranberries advanced rapidly. Meanwhile Langley Plymale of Gallipolis set swimming records by crossing 13 miles of the Ohio River between Point Pleasant and Dury No 36 in about four and a half hours.
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