Water Upon Water Upon
Forester Wilson S Campbell explains the Shenandoah river watershed as the vast land area feeding the water supply for Augusta Rockingham Page Shenandoah Warren Frederick counties. He details forest cover’s role in water storage, flood regulation, and ecosystem health amid past logging and land use changes.
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Shenandoah River
Augusta
Rockingham
Paget
Shenandoah
Warren
Frederick
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Page
Middle River
Augusta County
Dry River
Rockingham County
Cedar Creek
North Mountain
Blue Ridge
Massanutten
Shenandogh Valley
Forest Watershed Care Aims to Reduce Flood Damage
Foresters in Virginia study Shenandoah river watershed casualties to flood loss. They advocate free advisory forestry plans through the State to help landowners manage timberland, conserve water, and hold rainfall. Proper harvest and leaf litter preservation support water storage and reduced runoff.
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Soil Conservation Service
Virginia Forest Service
Shenandoah River
Auditorium Repair Delayed 16 Years in Whittier
Whittier California moves to fix its high school auditorium 16 years after the 1933 quake. Roof supports and beams were damaged, the building abandoned, and now workers remove the roof to convert the shell into a classroom and library at a cost of 381000 dollars.
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Whittier
Calif
California
Showgirls Plan To Aid Railway In Japan
Tokyo January report says showgirls may boost rail passenger numbers. A railroad official proposes a revue train carrying 1,000 passengers with 680 showgirls aboard to run to Atami, a famed hot springs resort, aiming to lift traffic.
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Tokyo
Atami
Horses Need Help On Vitamins
Davis California January 14. Dr. Floyd Carroll of the University of California College of Agriculture says horses synthesize some vitamins in their gut but not enough to stay healthy. He urges good feed containing B vitamins to supply the deficit.
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Davis
Calif
Floyd Carroll
University of California College of Agriculture
Buffalo Steaks on Market from Northern Australia Plant
Sydney reports a buffalo meat processing plant may be established in Northern Australia. About 17,000 buffalo are shot yearly between Darwin and the Alligator River. hunters take hides only, leaving carcasses to rot. the company plans to process the buffalo into marketable meat.
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Sydney
Australia
Darwin
Alligator River
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Campbell
Forester Potomac Flood Control Project
Staunton, Va
Benneath
Shenandoah Valley
Roy Rogers
King of
the CowbOys
Nellie
Clate
Jonathan
Trigger
Union Pacific
Shasta Valley
Ozark Ike
Ray
Ozark
Allstars
Ando
Blondie
Chic Young
Luke
Henry
San
By Carl Anderson
Joe Florida
Big Sister
BY Mel Graff
U. S. Patent Office
By Les Forrave
Beth
Tyy
Etta Kett
U. S Patent Office
By Paul Robinson
Muggs and
Skeeter
Wally Bishop
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