Prominent Screen Names Boost War Effort News
Polly Bergen visits New York to promote At War with the Army while her husband Jerome Courtland travels to meet family. Jess Hill new USC coach appears in Jim Thorpe All American. Minnie Pearl funds polio drive via fruit auction raising 100 dollars. Davis recalls career turn after early block. Bert Park hosts Beulah Show. Horace Heidt to globe-trot for GI audiences beginning April 15. Crawford discusses kissing coStars amid divorce. Tokyo File 212 to hit U.S. screens fast.
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Polly Bergen
New York
Jerry Lewis
Polly
Jerome Court
March of Dimes
Minnie Pearl
NBC
Grand Ole Opry
Star
Florida
Nashville
The Big Ditch: 153 Mile Friant Kern Canal Nears Operation
The Friant Kern canal reaches completion of concrete lining as the massive central valley project nears operation this summer. Water from Shasta reservoir will reach southern San Joaquin fields, with two remaining components to be finished before July. Engineering crews used draglines, trimbers, slip form machines, and jumbo finishers to lay and seal the canal lining.
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Friant Dam
Fresno
Kern River
Bakersfield
CVP
California Central Valley
Friant-Kern Canal
Shasta Reservoir
San Joaquin Valley
Central Valley Project
Delta Cross Channel
Delta-Dendola Canal
Bureau of Reclamation
S. S. Leonard
Millerton Lake
Cana
Grenchen A Model of Rural City Life in Switzerland
Grenchen in the Jura mountains exemplifies blending rural living with city industry. Eighty percent of its 12 000 population work in quality watch factories as the town remains free of urban smoke. Modern factories are fully electrified and a fruit farm lies minutes from the center. Marketwomen travel from surrounding farms to sell produce in open markets. Grenchen’s history traces to Celtic times with early grain milling.
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United States
Grenchen
Jura Mountains
Switzerland
Friant Kern Canal Project Costs Big To Supply Valley
The Friant Kern canal system will cost 60 million dollars to complete and deliver water 153 miles into the southern San Joaquin Valley. The distribution system into irrigation districts will add about 70 million dollars. The project reflects America's expanding agriculture feeding much of the world.
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San Joaquin Valley
America
Jesus Faces Death Lesson for March 18 1951
An analysis of how Jesus faced impending death emphasizes honesty about mortality, focus on others, close friendship, and growing prayer life. It argues death should not prompt sudden repentance, but a life of consistent goodness as preparation for a good death.
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Tte Davis
Hollywood
Jesus
God
Gethsemane
John
Mark
Judas
Dart
World War I Vet Praises Hadacol
A veteran of World War I from St. Joseph Missouri endorses Hadacol citing relief from stomach distress nervousness and sleep issues after eight small bottles and one large bottle. He reports improved appetite and sleep and urges others to buy directly from The LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana with money back guarantee.
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D. Fisher
Charles Street
St. Joseph
Missouri
Mr. Fisher
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayette Louisiana
The
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