All Over But the Richard Powell Shooting N Inner Sanctum Mystery
Lt. Andy Blake and his wife Arab uncover a spy ring led by Mr. Jones. Arab is captured as Blake escapes and reports to the army. Jones ties to a Nazi submarine plan while signaling with a black light. Paula is freed. Blake is recaptured amid escape plots.
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Richard Powell
Arab
Andy Blake
Wall
Jones
Andy
Jersey
Paula
Germany
The Atomic Fate of a Desperate Night Clash
In a tense siege aboard a hidden radio room, Andy and allies try to transmit a coded warning as an unfolding bombardment nears. Joey betrays tensions while Renee and Arab, bound and brave, aid escape as the blast rocks the house and a staged escape becomes real.
Many Sections Fearful Of New Dust Bowl in '46
A 1946 survey warns a new dust bowl may form as dry conditions persist in Kansas Oklahoma and Texas. Wheat damage is reported in Pratt Liberal and other towns with rain and snow offering limited relief. Experts disagree on yield and time will tell if spring moisture arrives to halt the threat.
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Kansas
Oklahoma
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Redlands
Pratt
Liberal
Kans
Hutchinson
Amarillo
Tex
Gene Howe
Dust Bowl
Texas
U. S
Wheatlands
Kansan Says He Predicted Drouth Cycle
Pratt Kansas character Fred Reece recalls his 1934 Sun Spots warning of 11 year drought cycles. He notes 1946 shows another dry spell with sun tornadoes and hot dry winds. He cites wheat crop resilience due to moisture conservation and warns of continued drought risk ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pratt
Kans
Fred Reece
Pratt Daily Tribune
Fred
Drought Fears Met With Skepticism In Great Plains
In Topeka Kansas and across Texas Oklahoma residents debate a new U S Agriculture Department drought warning. Farmers recall the 1930s dust bowl and doubt a repeat, trusting rain will come just in time before it's too late.
China Australia and Iran Plan Irrigation Projects
In 1945 more than 170 engineers from 30 foreign countries studied U S reclamation and irrigation methods and will return home to start similar projects. China leads with 66 engineers followed by India 24 Australia 11 and Iran Iraq Syria Afghanistan sending delegations. Projects aim to irrigate river valleys like the Ganges Yangtse Euphrates Irrawaddy and enable hydro power flood control water supplies and navigation with possible U S aid to share expertise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
China
India
Australia
Iran
Iraq
Syria
Afghanistan
Ghanges
Yangtse
Euphrates
Tigris
Irrawaddy
Wornout Land Needs Cultivation And Fertilizing to Regain Vigor
University of Illinois expert J C Hackleman urges restoring worn pastureland with five steps: soil testing and mineral treatment, discing minerals into soil, reseeding with legumes and grasses, restricting grazing for a year, and weed clipping. War-time cultivation increases legume readiness, rock phosphate will boost alfalfa and clover yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hackleman
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
Hackleman
53 000 New Farms Planned for Missouri Basin
Former secretary of the interior Harold L. Ickes, during his tenure, estimated that over 400 irrigation and multiple purpose projects are needed nationwide with about 100 already authorized or in operation. He claimed 53,000 new irrigated farms could arise in the Missouri basin and population would rise if reclamation plans covering nearly one sixth of the United States are carried out. These projects would also provide hydroelectric energy for irrigation and rural electrification, boosting employment nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joey
Canaris
Arab
Andy
O. K
Washington, D. C
Harold L. Ickes
Interior
United States
Missouri
U.S
Ickes
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Himmler
French North Africa
Atlantic
Navy
Renee
Jonesy
Spain
State Department
Franco
Condor Legion
Bob Fielding
Sahara
Drouth
WNU
A. le
Kansan
New Drouth
Topeka
Eck Brown
Dalhart
Agriculture Department
Sooners
Iokla
Plains States
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