Imperial Valley Weathered Spring Flood Shows Need for Federal Support
Imperial Valley, long shaped by the Colorado River flood threat, appears to have withstood the spring crest. The region seeks federal aid for a Boulder Canyon dam and an upper Colorado canal under American control to prevent future deluge, warning that another flood could devastate food supplies and livelihoods.
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Stuart N. Lake
Consolidated Press Association
San Diego
Cal
Imperial Valley
Colorado River
Grand Canyon
Rocky Mountains
Lower
California
Colorado
Salton
Childre
Yuma
Boulder Canyon
Thunderstorms Global Count Revealed by Air Ministry
London reports from the Air Ministry Meteorological Office state that on average 1,800 thunderstorms occur at any moment, totaling 360,000 per hour and about 16,000,000 annually. Arctic regions are unusually thunderstorm-free while Java is among the most thunderous regions.
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London
May
Air Ministry Meteorological Office
Arctic
Java
Bergiée
Leesburg Boy Scout Troop holds April meeting highlights
Sixty parents and patrons attended an open Leesburg Troop meeting on April 29 featuring demonstrations of scout activities including early settler stories, Indian days, bird and animal calls, first aid and a fireman drag. Henry immerman chosen to represent Leesburg Troop at Greenville May 16 in knot tying. Foster Jones to enter contests there.
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Leesburg
Henry
Immerman
Greenville
Foster Jones
Community Notes From New Castle Area Social Gatherings
Sunday callers from Houston of New Castle visited Paul Macom and Dr Witterstrom attended at Frasier home. Residents attended a Missionary Convention in New Castle Tuesday with Emma Minnie Hill and several others. Mother's Day events planned at Presbyterian church May 10 with a banquet on Wednesday. Council Meeting elected officers. activities include Christian Endeavor led by Hilda Ward and duets by Halen Macom and May Stone. Local movements include Wil Davis family moving to Cotton Row and various visitors from Mercer and Sharon. Field contest plans feature Henry Zimmerman and Foster Jones leading Leesburg troop may 12 and 16.
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Houston
New Castle
Paul Macom
Witterstrom
Bris
Frasier
New
Castle
Jack
Haynes
May, Stone
J. G. Offutt
Offutt
Paul- Macom
Elmer Smith
Paul Parmer
Sharon
Glen ‘Parmer
Mir. Sea
Emma
Minnie. Hill
T. ‘J. Armstrong
W. G. McCracken
Adam Kaufman
Mise Car”rie Baughman
Snyder
Samuel Oakes
Alics
Blendeth “Oakes
Kerr Blackhaw Beef
Eick
North Leesburg
Presbyterian Burgh
Hilda Ward
Christian Endeavor
Halen Ma
May Stone
Presbyterian Church
Gladys Offutt
Edma Allen
Wilmina Minich
Viola Drake
Hiram Drake
Edwin Armstrong
Ralph Collins
Wil Davis
Cotton Row
Mills
Mercer
James Wallace
Mont Crawford
Andy Stone
Emmett Galloway
Helen Galloway
Fulton
Carl Gren Wells
Jeanette
Albion
Paul Stonebreaker
Marcer
Grova
City
Henry Zimmerman
Leesburg
Greenville
Foster Jones
Greanville
Leesbore
Rumoye Port Reconstruction Aims at 1 Million Coal Tons
Tokyo reports Japanese commercial interests plan to deepen Rumoye on Hokkaido’s northwest coast into the empire’s chief coal port. A $15,000,000 corporation will dredge the harbor to host vessels over 8,000 tons and deepen to at least thirty feet, enabling more than 1,000,000 tons of coal annually from nearby Uryu Mines.
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International News Service
Tokyo
Rumoye
Hokkaido
Uryu
Japan
Auto stethoscope promises quick ignition trouble fix
Adelbert V. Ladue, a UC Berkeley graduate student, has developed a car ignition stethoscope named the sulomatic finder. The device locates ignition faults in under five minutes, can be used while the car runs, and attaches easily to the engine, using stethoscope principles and radio mechanisms.
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International News Service
Berkeley
Cal
May
Adelbert V. Ladue
University of California
Farmers Embargo Railroad in Protest Over Daylight Saving
Sterling Connecticut farmers protest daylight saving by halting milk shipments to Providence. They seized a motor truck and planned a railroad withdrawal of 1,700 quarts daily, aiming to disrupt the 2 a.m. train schedule. Other local farmers planned to join Sterling’s action.
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International News Service
Sterling Conn
Connecticut
Starling
New Maven Road
Sterling
Providence
R. I
Stle
Sterling Movement
Riwlog
Pittsburgh Teachers Must Punch Clocks
Pittsburgh high schools prepare to install time clocks for teachers, ending a period without such devices. School authorities say the clocks will aid office staff by showing at a glance whether teachers are in the building and improve punctuality and record keeping.
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Pittsburgh
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