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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
3
Christmas trees of many types are used nationwide with firs and spruces leading the market. The balsam fir remains common in the East for its fragrance and lumber uses, Fraser and balsam firs in the South, and white or concolor fir on the Pacific coast. Spruces, pines, jack pine and related species also appear, with arborvitae, red cedar juniper, and Douglas fir noted in select homes.
North Carolina gallackers harvest galax leaves and other evergreens for decorating during peak Christmas demand. Families migrate to forests to collect greens, which are sorted, bundled, and shipped by agents to dealers. Backwoods shops rise as wreaths, trees, and spruce rope are produced for florists and decorators.
The Druids called mistletoe All-Heal and credited it with many virtues. Scandinavians linked the plant to Friga the love goddess and the kissing custom beneath it. Superstitions held that failure to kiss under the mistletoe would prevent marriage in the coming year.
A British Libyan campaign tests United States M3 13-ton tanks in combat against German generals. An officer with America’s first armored division says the mechanized army is developing exceptional mechanical talent, logistics and maintenance, making it superior in Africa’s early actions. The piece notes the value of a rolling ordnance unit and home-field endurance tests before direct combat.
In a modest office near DuPont Circle, Starling Burgess and J. B. Weaver lead Weaver Associates in building the Sea Otter, a small cargo ship powered by automobile engines. The design uses small steel plates, automatic welding, and a shallow 250 foot hull, enabling high production, inland river use, and easy maintenance. The project wins Navy support and boosts Allied prospects as Britain anticipates faster, broader supply from American collaboration.
Farm families following Farm Security advice hired a top poultry specialist to cull their 3200 hen flock. Nine hundred birds were deemed unfit for laying and were sold for cash. Census data show a rising share of young women in the labor force from 1900 to 1940.
Dr George Taylor emphasizes prevention over treatment for dairy herd health. Key points include balanced rations with quality hay as essential, water needs, and the dangers of high concentrate feeding. He advises small milking units, separate quarters for young stock, strict sanitation, and ample exercise for cattle to reduce disease and losses.
Florence C Weed explains how peanuts moved from novelty to national staple through Dr George Washington Carvers innovations. Peanuts yield hundreds of uses from milk and ink to soap and rubber with shells for insulating boards and hay. About 200 million pounds become peanut butter annually and new oils may fuel textiles replacing imports.
The Tri-State Power Co-operative builds what Rural Electrification News calls the world’s largest rural electrification network in Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. The Genoa Wisconsin plant serves 11 farmer owned distribution co-operatives with 8000 kilowatts capacity and plans two 5000 kilowatt turbo generators. It features 400 miles of 34500 volt transmission lines reaching wide areas across the three states.
A. G. Black, Farm Credit administration governor, outlined a plan to prevent a speculative boom in farm real estate. The U S crop reporting board reports the 1941 cotton crop at 11,610,000 bales, down from 12,566,000 bales ginned in 1940.
Patterns Sewing Circle promotes Barbara Bell Pattern No 1485 B with a dia de for a fresh dickey style in gabardine twills plaids novelty rayons or serge sizes 32 through 46. Size 34 needs 5 yards 35 inch cloth 3 yards 54 inch and dickey uses 1? yard 35 inch material. Send orders to the provided address.
A set of six general knowledge prompts covering British history the star chamber a menage acrostic poems the river London Bridge would fall into the plural of mongoose and calligrapher skills.
The pattern 1485 B offers a streamlined two piece frock with a three bouton cardigan neck topper and a skirt featuring a front pleat and dickey collar. The dickey adjusts without pins and the suit aims to smooth shoulders and hips for youthful slenderness while remaining comfortable for walking and standing.
Stop worrying about what to send that man you know in the service. It's cig arettes and smoking tobacco first. The favorite cigarette is Camel. The big favorite among smoking tobaccos is Prince Albert, the National Joy Smoke, according to actual sales records from service stores in the Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Local dealers are featuring Camels in two gaily wrapped packages pound tins and pound glass humidors of Prince Albert as ideal Christmas gifts for the men in the service.
The text presents a philosophical reflection attributing to Marcus Aurelius a view that life contains no corruption or defilement. It contrasts fleeing the stage with enduring life, describing a man as steadfast and without vanity or idleness, yet the fragmentary wording muddies exact meaning.
A concise reflection on life and memory citing Cicero that a life well spent leaves an eternal memory beyond nature’s brief span.
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