Water Scarcity Hits Midwest During 1950s Drought
A Chicago AP report describes drought effects across the Midwest as wells and pipes run dry. Farmers, housewives, and factories face water shortages, with trucking in water and expanded piping proposed to meet growing demand. Local efforts span Ohio, Lake Erie interests, Milwaukee, and Illinois industries seeking reliable supplies amid rising population and industry use.
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Chicago
Midwest
Ohio
Lake Erie
John H. Byrne
Lake Erie Watershed Conservation Foundation
Iowa
State Water Board
Milwaukee
Lake Michigan
Television Programs on WFMY TV Greensboro Schedule
Local listing shows WFMY TV Greensboro with evening schedule including News at 6 40 Weather 66 and program names such as People's Choice Faro and Three R's. Station identifiers, times, and channel numbers appear in the fragmented text.
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Las Dwards
Faro
Richmond Junior Chamber Drives With Rabbit Relay
In Richmond Virginia the Junior Chamber of Commerce runs a member drive where a rabbit is passed from president Richard E Glenn to new members. Each new member must pass the rabbit to a new recruit or risk taking the “rabbit business” themselves.
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Richmond
Chamber of Commerce
Richard E. Glenn
Thirteen Theatre Men Host Fearful Friday Night Spook Show
Thirteen theatre managers from Virginia West Virginia and North Carolina stage a “Triskaidekaphobia” party at Center Theater promising eerie thrills. The cash gimmicks include 13 cent black cats for admission 13th hour free tickets for 13th patrons and free passes for eligible families. A Technicolor feature THE MAN WHO COULD CHEAT DEATH will close the frightful program with special scares.
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Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
Dracula
Ser Gia. Seteten
Center Theater
Water pressures push communities to tap surface sources
The piece notes local trends toward solving shortages by hiring engineers to study groundwater and reservoirs as populations rise. When underground supplies lag, regions will rely on surface water in lakes and rivers, implying pipelines and higher bills. The forecast mentions tomorrow across the South and Eastern Seaboard.
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By Robert Goldenstein
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
K & W Cafeteria
High ST
Wfmy-Tv
Greensboro
Wsjs-Tv
Winston-Salem
Louis Jourday
Jack Paar
Continental
Harvey Dinkens
Tiake
Poe
WBTV
Charlotte
Wsoc-Tv
Sock Pear
General Tires
Hughes Tire Service, Inc
Hughes
North Main
Wsls-Tv
Roanoke
Hic Sor
RCA Victor
Dumont
Admiral
North Main ST
Wunc-Tv
Chapel Hill
Channel
Glen
U. S
Curse of Triskaidekaphobia
Kinsey
Los Angeles Examiner
Ewuwe
Vincent Price
Agnes Moorehead
Gavin Gorden
John Sutton
Elaine Edwards
Darla Hoods
Lenita Lane
Fom & Ventuny TepAy
Mary Bees
Tae. Ee
Silvertone Home
Mahe Phe
Hace
Ron
Metropolitan
Weap
Silvertone
Portable Phono
Popular Records
SEARS
Rialto
Ray Mill
Lynn Stuart
Betsy Palmer
Cunt Walker
Warner Bros. TecHnicoLorn
Virginia Ilona E
STS
Wighwat
Annie Murst
A of Fife
South and Eastern Seaboard
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