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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
3
College Station outlines effective methods to fumigate stored seed using tight bins or chambers with high temperature and liquid fumigants like carbon disulphide. Guidance includes quantities, safety cautions for flammability, and alternative methods such as heat or cold treatment to kill weevils without harming germination.
A doctor examines a boy’s ear found full of water. The patient reveals he has been eating watermelon, not swimming, explaining the swelling as part of the fruit juice inside the ear.
Fluorescent lighting brings daylight indoors with streamlined tubes and ceiling fixtures. A sample kitchen uses two 48 inch daylight lamps to illuminate the range and work areas, creating bright, bluish free illumination and a daylight feel both day and night.
Texas schools expand the community lunch program to combat malnutrition. Mildred Horton states the reach grew from 110 884 children in 1940 to 171 394 in 1941, with aims to serve about six million of nine million undernourished U.S. children. Local clubs P T A s sponsor, with Surplus Marketing Administration supplying food. Federal agencies assist in preparation and service.
The Agriculture Department forecasts higher food costs for consumers in 1942 despite ample supplies. Livestock income could reach a twenty year high due to strong demand and ongoing government purchases of pork and lard. Meat production is expected to be the largest on record with cattle and hogs marketed in large numbers.
A humorous quote frames optimism as risky bravado as a person falls from a high building and declares they are all right at each floor.
Farmers vote Saturday December 13 to decide continuation of the marketing quota system as U S cotton supply exceeds demand. Bert Tankersley says the 23 million bale U S stock faces export and domestic demand totaling about 11 million bales. Without quotas a loan would not be available in 1942 and prices could fall. Last year 92.3 percent approved the quotas. Lun sim kit chin means blitz krieg in Cantonese.
Quail season opens with a home cooking guide from Texas Game Department detailing broiled quail. A Missouri business executive and two friends faced $411 in fines for using nonresident licenses, instead of the $75 resident licenses, after a Dallas case. An elderly villager quips about aging while a vacationist asks his age.
An elderly East Texas hunter on opening day faces a game warden who explains no deer license is required to kill a deer in his county. The man pretends not to hunt and jokes that he “ain’t got no deer license” while poised with a rifle and dog, awaiting a deer.
Paul Wendler of Boerne found two deer dead from fighting with their horns locked in a fierce wilderness clash. He arrived just after their exhaustion ended their lives, narrowly missing a rare grandstand moment in nature.
A Missouri report notes penalties for game violations carried from December 1940, detailing disciplinary actions and enforcement by local sports authorities. The item emphasizes the consequences faced by players or teams involved in infractions during that period.
A vintage ad claims Adlerika relieves gas sour stomach and heartburn allowing the user to eat foods they like. It promotes Adlerika as a quick acting remedy available at drug stores with a testimonial style.
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