Massive French canal project tied to Marshall Plan funds
France's Donzère Mondragon canal project diverts the Anonne river for 17 miles and drops 64 feet to power six turbines. When completed in 1952 or 1953, the plant will generate about 303 million kilowatt hours annually per turbine, rivaling the Dnieperpetrovsk hydro plant and marking Europe’s largest ongoing construction.
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Marshall Plan
France
David 5S
Boyer Ponzere - Mondragon
NEA
Dnieperpetrovsk
Bizgest
Anone
Europe
Zuyder Zee
Suez
Donzere Mondragon Canal Powers France's Postwar Reconstruction
France accelerates the Donzere Mondragon project to raise output by 40 billion kilowatt hours as part of Marshall Plan aided recovery. The first Rhone canal will dredge 55 million cubic yards, employ five Dutch super dredgers, and enable river ships, rail electrification Lyons to Marseille, and new worker cities for 10 000 laborers.
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France
Rhone
Donzere
William Kok
Mondragon
Lyons
Marseilles
Entomologists Warn DDT Harmful To Cows
Federal and state entomologists caution dairy producers against spraying DDT on cattle or inside barns due to milk contamination risks. A safer alternative, methoxy chlor, is presented, with recommended use of one pound per four gallons of water and spraying every two to three months, or monthly on cows as needed.
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Pure Food and Drug Administration
W. A. Ruffin
A. P. I. Extension Service
Low Grade Logs Make Good Repair Lumber
Auburn area farming notes cite I. R. Martin of the Extension Service stating that cutting low grade logs for custom sawing yields repair lumber at about one third the cash cost of buying new. He warns wet weather farm jobs often lack profitable returns, making on-farm sawing worthwhile.
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Auburn
I. R. Martin
A. P. I. Extension Service Forester
German boy 14 shoots arrow. 11-year-old killed near Stade
An AP report from Hamburg says a 14 year old German boy fired a hunting bow at Stade, the arrow soared 100 feet and struck and killed his 11 year old playmate. Police noted the bow was unusually powerful with a steel tipped arrow.
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Hamburg
Grmany
Stade
Here
Taft-Hartley Law Confuses Working Men On Picket Lines
Washington reports on the Taft-Hartley law's complexity as Gerhard Van Arkel urges Senate inquiry. A Perry Norvell NLRB decision question prompts warning that workers cannot clearly know their free speech rights on picket lines. The piece also recounts a watch-themed Capitol hearing with senators comparing timepieces and a later oleomargarine debate featuring Rivers and others.
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Peter Edson Washington
NEA
Senate Labor Committee
Gerhard van Arkel
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Perry Norvell
van Arkel
Walter F. George
Eugene Milliken
Colorado
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
Senator Lucas
Scott Lucas
Massachusetts
Sen
Leverett Saitonstall
Cigarette Production Surpasses 300 Billion in U S Each Year
Reports show annual U S cigarette output exceeding 300 billion units with major manufacturers like Philip Morris R J Reynolds and British American Tobacco contributing to the scale. The figure underscores the tobacco industry's size and economic impact nationwide.
Democracy disrupts Tokyo baseball as Hawks beat Giants 4 3
AP dispatch from Tokyo describes a chaotic scene amid Japan's new democracy era. Hawks catcher charges Giants second baseman, sparking brawl events that lead to the Giants manager's banishment from league play. The game ends 4 to 3 in favor of the Giants, with authorities contemplating further action.
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Tom Lambert
Tokyo
Japan
Brooklyn
Mitsimitsu
Here
Yokohama
Hawks
Giants
Ever
Sone
Eld
Resumption Of Work On Jackson Jail Is Authorized By Board
Jackson County commissioners authorize H. J. Koski & Company to resume construction of the county jail at a cost of 106 442 04. They dismiss architect Henry T Hey and appoint a replacement to speed progress after pausing for independent inspection. The board notes 144 000 had been paid on the contract and cites contract documents as controlling.
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Jackson
Marianna
Board of Commissioners
Jackson County
H. J. Koski & Company
Henry T. Hey
Curtis Jackson
Hey
Board of County Commissioners
H. J
Koski & Company
H. J. Koski Company
Koski & Co
Board of Commissione
Henry T. Herare
Honest teens leave note and payment at Columbus store
Herbert H. Perry reports three teenage boys called at his Columbus grocery while he was away. They left pennies on the counter with a note thanking him for service and indicating their purchases, demonstrating honesty in a small town incident.
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Columbus
Ind
Hubert H. Perry
Rock Touches Stop Entering Enclosure Sections
Experiments show that rock touches cease in zones repeatedly shocked by electrical charges, indicating behavioral adaptation to charged areas.
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