Thirsty Land California Canal Project Moves Water 500 Miles
California begins the first full integrated operation of the Central Valley project from August 10 onward, marking a milestone in federal reclamation as water is stored and routed to dry inland farms across the great valley. The vast irrigation system, conceived as a national effort, aims to bring steady water supply to arid stretches and transform agricultural prospects.
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California
Central Valley
Contra Costa
Central Valley Project
Suisun Bay
Great Central Valley
Red Bluff
Tracy
Mendota
Lindsay
Walnut Creek
Col
Robert B. Marshall
U.S. Geological Survey
Colonel Marshall
Roosevelt
Walker A. Young
Bureau of Reclamation
Academy Award Actress's Leap From Radio to Film Sparks Talk
The article traces a star’s move from radio to motion pictures winning an Academy Award and discusses other celebrities involved with NBC interviews on Pro and Con. It notes Berry Kroeger’s arrest in Ohio prior to Monte Cristo and Phil Baker’s return to NBC’s The 54 Question. It then shifts to California’s Central Valley water project, detailing its scale, crops, irrigation, and historical planning from Marshall to Roosevelt funding and construction progress.
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Berry Kroeger
Young D. Malone
Road of Life
Hollywood
Zanesville
Ohio
Reuten
Berry
Phil Baker
NBC
Walla Walla
Key West
Tydco
Crossword Puzzle Clues and Grid Amid Jumbled Entries
A fragmented crossword puzzle listing across and down clues. Several entries mix mythological, biblical, and general terms with partial numbering and garbled text, making the grid and intent unclear.
Last Week's Answer G 4 Percent Measure of Capacity
A compact note reads Last Week's Answer G4 percent and refers to a Hebrew capacity measure of 43. The item also mentions total amount 4 and a reference to elevated trains in shortened form.
A Case for the Kids Minute Fiction
Sheriff Sam and his son Tommy solve a spate of playground pranks blamed on a local rival crew. The pair uncover balloons filled with gas used to simulate explosions and decide to involve Tommy as deputy. Tommys confession highlights need for youth programs rather than punishment.
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AM Bromley
Tommy
Rooshians
Ben Grubbs
Claremont
Sam
Sunville
Ida
Ted's
Joe
Milville High
Grassroots Government Moral Debate on Legality and Morality
A column argues that a United States Senator's use of influence to secure a Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan for his attorney son was morally wrong though not legally criminal. It urges voters to retire morally crooked officials, criticizes Congress for deferring decisions to the President, and questions Republican stance on domestic and foreign policy amid a Truman-era context.
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Wright A. Patterson
United States
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
B.F.C
Foe Pulbright
Court of Puble
Harding
White House
Pline
R.F.C
Mississippi
Acheson
Alger Hiss
Truman
Joe
Harry
Tom
Congress
Armed Services
Truman Says He Knows 1952 Plans Sparks Election Talk
The article reports President Truman after a Florida vacation unsignedly stating he has decided on his 1952 bid, prompting widespread speculation. Analysts and government officials weigh whether he will run again, with some predicting a reelect outcome and others doubting his candidacy.
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Truman
Main Street
Michael J. Galvin
Labor
Disappointing Farm Report on 1951 Plantings
A 1951 agriculture department report says farmers plan inadequate crop plantings to maintain food supplies. It cites farm labor shortages and reluctance to plow land returned to grass as causes while noting good farm prices and the risk of rationing next year.
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America
Brannan
Great Midwest
Department of Agriculture
Ralph S. Trigg
Frank K. Woolley
Production and Marketing Administration
Agriculture Department
Department
Miscellaneous ad offerings and commodity purchases
An advertisement offers earning potential from selling household gadgets and plastic novelties with guaranteed items and a cash bonus. It invites readers to request information from Greetings Unlimited in St. Paul, Minnesota. It also advertises buying used cotton sacks at 16 cents and burlap sacks at 15 cents with FOB Willmar, Minnesota, inviting shipments and references.
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America
Greetings Unlimited
Finch
Park Square 5
St. Paul
Minnesota
F.O.B. Willmar
Minn
1St National Bank
Willmar
Willmar Produce Co
Chargo
Prop
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France
Israel
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NAS
the Fiction Corner
AtSoe
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House
George
Gallup
Harry S. Truman
Washington
Florida
Vincent Auriol
Committee For Economic Development, & Businessmen
C.E.D
Charles E. Wilson
U.S
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Michael V. DiSalle
Sam J. Smith
San Antonio
Japan
John Foster Dulles
Soviet Union
Great Britain
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Smith
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A. Humboldt Co
Lee Wade
Humboldt
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