21 Jun 1956
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Newspaper
Del Rio News Herald
Location
Del Rio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1956
Page
1
At a print shop, Robert Kis sk Wedkiewing faces federal charges after attempting to pick up 1000 counterfeit craft cards. He allegedly planned to sell cards for 1 to 5 dollars each, claiming profits of about 18 dollars per thousand. Bond set at 1800.
A set of scattered trivia questions covers taste basics, expressions, Congress history, reflex actions, Shakespeare, astronomy visibility, Oxford honors, air transport, and a political keynote rumor. The text contains mismatched phrases and OCR glitches but preserves several named figures and places.
The article describes San Felipe Creek near Del Rio forming a major irrigation and power system. It notes spring flow feeding irrigation to the Rio Grande area and a 1901 power plant. Historical flow figures are cited, showing 1995 and earlier volumes, with 1105 cubic feet per second referenced for different years.
An odd merged excerpt covers Texas life from Taos village sections to a power dam on BankPulipe Creek. It mentions Button Gwinnett signatures, local classads urging readers to study, and a 1901 report by Thomas W. Taylor on Texas water power detailing a 30 kilowatt turbine, roller ice machine, and a 56 horsepower emergency engine.
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