Better Methods Of Picking Hike Cotton Income
County Extension Agent E. G Blackwell urges farmers to let bolls open fully before picking and to dry cotton after dew. Spread wet cotton thin on sheets in the field and turn it so both sides dry. Do not leave cotton overnight in dew or rain and avoid packing wet cotton in baskets. Demand loose seed rolls from ginners to prevent roughened cotton lowering value up to ten dollars per bale.
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E. G Blackwell
Mr. Blackwell
Nicotinic acid helps prevent costly hog disease say agents
County Agent E G Blackwell notes necrotic enteritis in young pigs can be mitigated by rations with adequate nicotinic acid. England and Michigan researchers link low vitamin B3 intake to infection. yeast liver meal barley seeds high in nicotinic acid aid treatment. Feed comparisons show barley and peanut meal richer than corn wheat oats in this factor.
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E. G. Blackwell
England
Michigan Experiment Station
Wickard
Georgia
Blackwell
Red Cross to Build Special Building at Fort Benning
The American Red Cross plans new office and headquarters buildings at 62 army posts at an estimated cost of 1,250 dollars. Army approval was announced with Red Cross funding and maintenance. Locations include Fort Benning Camp Stewart Fort Bragg Fort Jackson and others.
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RED Cross
Fort Benning
Washington
American Red Cross
Army
Norman H. Davis
The
Ft.McClellan
Ala
Camp Blanding
MacDill Field
Fla
Camp Stewart
Camp Wheler
Ft. Bragg
Camp Davis
Camp Croft
Fort Jackson
S. C
Roosevelt Plans Thanksgiving Proclamation For 1941
President Roosevelt aims to set Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November but the policy takes effect in 1942. He intends to proclaim Thanksgiving Day for this year as Thursday November 20.
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Roosevelt
Ministers And Laymen South Ga Conference Gather At Savannah
Ministers and laymen of the South Georgia Conference plan the Nov 5 9 session in Valdosta as the Georgia division marks 75 conferences. Bishop Arthur Moore will preside at the Savannah church where he once held revival meetings.
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South Ga
Savannah
South Georgia Conference of the Methodist Church
Valdosta
Georgia
North Georgia
South Georgia
Arthur Moore
J. E. Summer
Abbeville
L. D. Shippey
Americus
J. A. Davis
South Georgia Conference
J. R. Webb
W. A. Kelley
Dublin
County Agent Urges Farmers To Obtain Winter Legume Seed
County Agent E. G. Blackwell urges farmers to secure winter legume seed inoculation and phosphate fertilizer early. Seed can be obtained through AAA or local seedsmen, basic slag through AAA, and inoculation from seedsmen or county arrangements. He notes best planting dates are late September in North Georgia and early October in South Georgia and warns delays due to national defense logistics.
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E. G. Blackwell
AAA
North Georgia
South Georgia
Blackwell
Mattress Comfort Program Expands at Reynolds and Butler
Due to a ticking shortage two mattress shops at Reynolds and Butler have produced 25 to 35 comforts daily for weeks. The County Agent says every mattress recipient is entitled to a comfort. About 1 725 families have received 2255 mattresses and roughly 2 000 more are pending completion once the comfort program ends.
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Reynolds
Butler
New Yorker Harvard Grad Wins 1916 Kansas Hog Calling Contest
A native New Yorker and Harvard graduate wins the 1916 hog calling contest in Kansas. A local scrapbook quotes a lady: If you're stumbling over a hypocrite, you're going the same way he is.
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Harvard
Kansas
Widely Known Educator Denounces Atheism in Christian Colleges
An evangelist criticizes atheism in higher education, citing Rev. M. S. Charles as a former atheist turned gospel preacher. He attacks secular colleges, urges parental protection, and argues atheism spread via the Militant Godless League since 1917, claiming vast global dues and a threat to religious faith.
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Michigan
M. S. Charles
Charles
American Association For the Advancement of
American Association For the Advancement of Atheism
International League of Militant Godless
Godless World
Godless Age Printing and Publishing Company
Jesus Christ
America
The
Godless
Petrograd
Russia
World Atheist Union
League
International Organization of Dues-Paying
China
Great Britain
France
Germany
Italy
Bob Jones College
Divorce Rate Rises as Some Suits Pressed Go Clean
A newspaper note reports an uptick in divorce filings with observers urging clearer, tidier legal actions. Analysts cite social stress and rising costs as drivers while courts prepare for higher case volumes.
Alms or Gentle Word Promised in Humble Verse
Poem excerpt urges charity or kindness through a sweet gentle word. A reflective line from Herrick emphasizes moral choice between giving alms and offering comforting speech. The stanza frames benevolence as a tender human response to need.
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Herrick
Central Asia garters tied to donkeys to ward off devils
A fragment notes garters tied to the legs of modern donkeys in Central Asia as a folk practice to keep devils away. The item presents a curious regional superstition without broader context or named entities.
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Central Asia
Jobs Available To 620 Georgians By Oct 1 Say Huiet
Atlanta August 21 620 additional workers will be needed by October 1 in about 125 Georgia defense industries according to State Commissioner of Labor Ben T Huiet He said the figures come from July employer estimates and will guide recruitment and training efforts Most of the rise will occur in machine shops and iron and steel product manufacture A national survey shows 487000 more workers needed in 9305 defense plants with most demand in shipyards and aircraft plants.
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Atlanta
Georgia Defense Industries
Ben T. Huiet
Huiet
Washington
Cotton producers urged to reduce rough gin losses in Georgia
County Agent E. G. Blackwell notes rough ginned cotton costs producers 5 to 10 dollars per bale plus about 5 dollars for gin cut cotton. He says better picking and dry delivery, plus well maintained gins and loose seed rolls, could save several hundred thousand dollars as 9 percent of Georgia's 1940 crop was rough gin.
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E. G. Blackwell
Taylor County
Georgia
First Bible in the U S printed in an Indian tongue in 1661
A note recalls the first Bible printed in what is now the United States, dated 1661, produced in an Indigenous language. The item highlights early colonial printing and linguistic work in native communities.
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U. S
Coffee County Commissioner Praises Warden Gobel
Coffee County official N E Hilton issues a signed statement praising Fred Gobel warden of the State Highway Prison Camp for humane treatment and good leadership. Gobel and twin Ed Gobel, both ex convicts, were pardoned by Gov. Talmadge and later appointed to prison posts.
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Douglas
N. E. Hilton
Fred Gobel
Gobel
Laurens County
Talmadge
Peachapple: New Georgia fruit delights Augusta locals
In Augusta Georgia residents sample a new fruit named peachapple described as skin like an apple yet tasting like a peach. Dr J O Maner explains it arose from accidental cross pollination at his Savannah area orchard where peach trees predominate and grafted seed produced the unique fruit.
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Augusta
Georgia
Oldest Tree Claim for Santa Maria Del Tula Cypress
A bald cypress in Santa Maria Del Tula Mexico is cited as the world s oldest tree with claims of extreme age. Researchers and locals discuss the historic specimen and its enduring presence in the region.
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Santa Maria del Tula
Mexico
Boost Production Of Laying Flock By Good Cockrels
County Agent E G Blackwell says using Record of Performance or pedigree cockrels can raise a flock’s annual eggs by about 35 per hen. P B Zembro notes ROP sires boost national egg output toward 135 per year. Buy chicks from US Certified hatcheries to ensure ROP lineage. Blackwell urges fall breeding of pullets to improve next spring lays.
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E. G. Blackwell
National Defense Food
Cockrell
U. & Record
National Poultry Improvement Plan
NPIP
P B. Zembro
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Taylor County
Local men attend AA meeting in Macon
Taylor County A. C. A. County Committeemen Geo. Z. Young Frank Bone H. A. Sealy County Administrative Officer H. W. Mercer and County Agent E. G. Blackwell attended a statewide AA meeting held in Macon last Monday and Tuesday.
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Taylor County
Messrs
Geo. Z. Young
Frank Bone
H. A. Sealy
H. W. Mercer
E. G. Blackwell
Macon
First religious service in Arapaho held on beer kegs
Report notes the inaugural Arapaho congregation used beer kegs as seating during the first religious service. The makeshift seating drew attention as a notable, unconventional detail from the event.
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Arapaho
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Coffee County
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J. T. Cochran
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