Word: rains
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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After the long drought, the rain had a great impact on both man and the creatures of field and stream. During a storm in Oklahoma City, a flock of wild ducks mistook a wet runway at Municipal Airport for a body of water, and some of them cracked up on landing. In the drought-disaster areas, everyone knew that one rain does not break a drought, but farmers and townsfolk alike drew a deep, fresh breath and hoped. The rain was too late to help this year's crops, but in many areas it settled the blowing topsoil, helped...
...rain fell, morale went up in the critically dry areas. At the Fort Worth livestock market, cattle receipts fell off because farmers could see some feed ahead for their stock. With fewer cattle on the market, prices went up. In some sections of the South, the rain came at a bad time for cotton farmers, but hardly anyone was complaining. Said L. A. Walker, a Haskell County, Texas farmer: "Sure, it'll hurt quality of cotton somewhat, but it'll more than pay for this damage in the boost it'll give pastures, small grains and even...
...Washington, the U.S. Weather Bureau's chief long-range forecaster, Jerome Namias, stepped forward with good long-range news. Over much of the U.S., said Namias (who had accurately predicted the rains), the next 30 days will be wet. Said he: "The rain . . . signals a large-scale change in the weather regime. There will be repeat performances...
...Harold K. Rain, 30, a former Army private, was sentenced in Cincinnati to three years in jail for posing as a physician. As "Dr. Samuel P. Hall," he had practiced in seven states, performing major surgery and winning a reputation in Stephenville, Texas as a specialist in gynecology and obstetrics. The law did not catch up with Rain until he went to a magazine editor and tried to sell the story of his masquerade. Said the judge: "You are a menace to the public...
...rain, snow, hall or sleet Leahy's men can't be beat Sink the Navy! Sink the Navy! Sink the Navy...