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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1927
Page
7
Detroit June 1. Ford Motor Co announces early production of a new Ford car. Henry Ford and Edsel Ford say a complete description will be released soon. The Model T remains a major factor with ten million still in use.
A historical analysis notes how flood peaks rise as levees grow taller and confine more water in the Mississippi. It contrasts early wide floods with later higher crests at New Orleans and explains how maintenance and levee systems push floods along the channel, increasing danger downstream.
The Mississippi and its tributaries act as a vast continental drainage system. The Atchafalaya diverts floodwaters away from the Mississippi, sometimes delivering up to 350 000 cubic feet per second. Flood stages vary from Memphis to New Orleans, and the system spans over 4200 miles when including the Missouri.
Dunk Botts reports rain may cause damage yet duck a rumor about truth. Clai Hancock sighs it is late yet ducks when thunder roars. Various locals joke about stores, gates, church, mayor’s finances, a burglar, the Improve ment Association, and a child reciting The Charge of the Light Brigade at Wild Onion school.
A witty remark on arithmetic echoes in a Sun office where typewriter ribbons are used. The speaker notes adding to troubles subtracting earnings multiplying aches dividing attention and discounting safety alongside a report of typewriter ribbons.
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