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...annual Nile flood, on which Egypt's fertility depends, comes in summer, when rivers normally shrink. From June to September the Nile rises 13 to 14 ells (1 ell = 7/10 yd.) in Upper Egypt, 7 to 8 ells in the Delta. Value of the flood is twofold: water for irrigation, silt for crops. Fertilizing value of the Nile's silt has been assessed at $7.50 an acre. Seventy percent of Egypt's cultivated land yields double or treble harvests; in some places there are seven harvests in 15 months. Could Mussolini starve Egypt by damming Lake Tana...
Most disappointing of all is the news that scrappy Ben Hallow ell's shoulder injury will bench him for about a month, or almost the whole season...
...Ell Boots A Genius...
Awards were also made to Charles W. Bailey, University of Alabama; Charles E. Buchwald, Union College; Albert R. Christlieb, Northeastern; Henry T. Ell, Rutgers; Elmer H. Everett, Northeastern; George H. Hammond, Tufts; Albyn Macintosh, Colorado College; Robert I. Sarbacher, University of Florida; Paul E. Seufer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Francis W. Steele, Rensselaer Ellis A. Tarlton, Yale; Richard S. Wellons, Georgia School of Technology; and David C. Wiggin, Jr., Tufts...
When Gordy Robertson battled to a draw with Dick Barr, Ell 175-pounder, in the crucial bout of Saturday afternoon's fray, he assured the Crimson of the 4-4 the which indicates accurately the relative strength of the two teams...