Word: droughts
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...esoteric argument in conference with an instructor, when, in the heat of the discussion, the instructor trailed off into silence, and a musing, wistful look came into his eyes. "Is it true," he asked. "that the brewers of your city are preparing to really to the aid of the drought-stricken multitude by making beer, and not just more of the current mouth wash?" Not without a twinkle, our acquaintance assured him that insofar as he could ascertain, the news was of true report. His mentor's slow "Ah-" of satisfaction was released more gently than perfecto smoke...
...Louisiana & Arkansas Railway to be one of the three Democratic directors of the potent Reconstruction Finance Corp. Aside from his demonstrated ability, Director Couch could thank for his appointment: 1) his personal friendship with President Hoover whom he helped out of a political hole during Arkansas' dark drought days in 1930; 2) his professional and friendly relations with Arkansas' Senator Joseph Taylor Robinson who pressed his appointment. Mr. Couch is a director of Chase National Bank of New York and of Electric Power & Light Co. of New York. Friendly Arkansans hail him as their State's Cecil...
Georgia's current drought and forest fires are without parallel in the State's history. Mean total rainfall in November was .04 in., surpassed only by the .01-in. low of November, 1922 which, however, was not preceded by such weeks of drought as this year. Fires cut a line through the middle of the State to the coast. Many people were killed in automobile accidents in the smoke pall. Airplane operations were resumed only last week. Wild life suffered badly. Reported the United Press last week: "Bird life including every known species from sparrow to mammoth owls...
...President had reduced 1933 estimates $365,000,000 below 1932 appropriations (major cuts: Farm Board. $100,000,000; Shipping Board, $36,000,000; drought loans and highway work, $49,000,000; Navy, $17,000,000; Army, $36,000,000). But economy was-not enough to balance the budget. President Hoover had to recommend tax-upping...
...rest. He wasn't one of those husbands who called their wives when they made a speech and told them to get their friends to come and listen in the gallery. I had one warning that he was going to speak. That was when he made his Drought speech [Feb. 2, 1931] and then I didn't go and all my friends were angry with me. . . . "Oh, yes - I made a hole in par once...