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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1924
Page
8
A contract was signed near Lemoore between Chas. H. Hatfield known as rainmaker and Tulare region ranchers and Coalinga stock men. Hatfield agreed to produce two inches of rain between March 15 and a stated date, for moisture enhancement in Hanford and Tulare Lake area.
At a large meeting in Lemoore officials outlined a rainmaking effort starting April 15. The apparatus will be set in the Coast Range West of Coalinga likely on the Peach Tree grade in Monterey county with rain to begin within three to four days over a 75 mile radius from the East Range. Payments scale with rainfall: 8 000 dollars for two inches, 2 600 dollars for one and a quarter inches, 4 000 dollars for one and three quarters. Farmers in Corcoran and around Tulare Lake and west and north of the lake will pay 3 250 dollars. Coalinga stockmen 1 500 dollars. W H Ellicott chaired, G B Chinn secretary, Jacob Swang represented Coalinga.
Cahokia April 6 Two workers were instantly killed and a third seriously injured when a tank in a Subrite Refining Company distillation unit exploded. The blast hurled the tank over 100 feet as 34 crude oil cars stood nearby. 150 other workers escaped unharmed. Officials said inspectors would report Monday and the plant vows precautions were taken.
Nineveh VA April 8 Mrs Anson S Jett visits sister in Royal Miss Irene Mccartney returns from Florida to home near village Edward McKay of Manassas visits son in law and daughter J B Earl visits village Robert McCauley loses a cow Lloyd Trenary Woodlawn PA visits aunt Eugene Johns Bunner Claudia Chapman goes to Clarksville to visit sister Mrs Kindel Luther Grim is ill at home near village
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