Cotton Harvesting And Ginning Show Improvement
Texas 1940 cotton harvest lifted ginning efficiency with 72 percent picked and 91 percent ginned dry and in good condition, boosting overall ginning quality to over 98 percent. The survey notes gains from better equipment and conditioning plants, with potential annual value surpassing one million dollars.
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College Station
Texas
F. E. Lichte
Texas A
M. College
Lichte
Victoria
Federal
San Jacinto County
Cameron County
Fort Bend
el Paso County
A New Suit Every Year Idea Reflected In Wages
A Marshall News Messenger editorial notes that the idea of universal prosperity has shifted from two chickens and two cars to a goal of a new suit for every man each year. It cites that in 1940 the average man bought only a third of a suit, equating to a suit every three years, and argues there is still room to improve the nation’s high standard of living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Marshall News Messenger
Hunters fined for illegal deer shooting in Texas Hill Country
Four hunters were fined for illegally shooting deer in Texas Hill Country after bullets from does matched by ballistic experts. Three pleaded guilty and one was convicted after trial, though no warden witnessed the kills. Fishing near Texas City also improving as oil pollution clearance continues.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
State Department of Public Safety
Bayou
Texas City
Department Improves Fishing Through Coastal Cleanup
The Texas Game Department reports cleanup of two badly polluted Gulf Coast areas, turning Offats Bayou near Galveston into a premier angling spot. A packing plant was forced to install refuse handling equipment, improving local fishing conditions and waters.
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Texas Gulf Coast
Game Department
Offats Bayou
Galveston
Fisher
Sherman Lines Up Drive for Merged College Location
Sherman leaders form a committee to raise at least 250000 to attract the Austin Trinity University site after merger. The group includes Sales Omohundro Frank Thompson Stanley Roberts and G H Wilcox. A delegation may attend the Dallas joint committee Feb 10.
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Sherman
Austin-Trinity University
Sales Omohundro
M. & P. National Bank
Frank Thompson
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Stanley Roberts
Austin College
G. H. Wilcox
Joint College Committee
Dallas
Houston Hall
Kimbell Employees Approve New Three Year Contract
Sherman based Kimbell Diamond Milling Company workers sign a three year contract covering flour feed cereal and grain elevator staff. Wages rise 5 to 10 cents per hour with minimums of 50 cents for long term men and 40 cents for women. New hires after Dec 6 1940 earn 40 to 45 cents per hour. 40 hour week 8 hour day and 4 hour minimum pay for called workers. Sunday holiday pay double. Union No 20789 AFL promises no strikes or lockouts.
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Sherman
Kimbell Diamond Milling Company
The
American Federation of Labor
Brains Versus Beauty Warns Women in Twain Quip
In a Fort Worth Star Telegram item Cousin Minnie mockingly warns against pursuing education for women saying an improved mind leads to unfulfilling marriages and financial strain while those focused on looks are favored. She claims reasoning women lose husbands to those who stay brainless and pampered.
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Minnie
Claude Callan
Fort Worth
Minnow Named Jonah Survives Crappie Stomach Tale
A tiny fish survived three weeks inside a crappie, after being removed from its stomach at the home of Joseph W. Rhodes in San Antonio. The minnow, nicknamed Jonah, swims in a small tank and feeds on malt meal, with its duration inside the fish's stomach unknown.
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Jonah
Lufkin News
Joseph W. Rhodes
San Antonio
Kerrville hunter loses deer after season ends
Dick Smith of Kerrville endured 45 days of hunting and spent 15.75 on ammo only to fail to harvest a deer. A spike buck then leapt over a fence, struck his truck, and died from a broken neck. Damages matched his season costs. he could not keep the deer and handed it to Kerrville’s game warden captain.
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Dick Smith
Kerrville
Smith
Road Kill Continues Heavy in Gillespie County 1940
The Game Department reports 57 deer killed by motorists in Gillespie County in 1940 plus four wild turkeys near Fredericksburg. Careless driving through deer country risks costly car repairs averaging 20 to 30 dollars and needless loss of game.
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Texas
Game Department
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Meat Eaters Live Longer Than Vegans in Ancient Insight
The article cites anthropologists finding a half million year old cave site in Northern China with meat eating, and reports animal studies showing meat in the diet boosts size and stamina. It compares African tribes and Indian groups, noting mixed diets yield stronger builds and fewer diseases. It also mentions a doctor study of schoolchildren, linking vegetarian diets to underdevelopment.
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China
Africa
India
Global dietary differences in animal food intake
A discussion notes that countries with smaller animal food production rely on imports, while wealthier nations consume more animal foods. It argues that local diets lack animal products and the adopting country’s abundance of animal foods shapes eating habits.
Water at meals: old wisdom vs modern dietary insight
In grandma's day drinking water with meals was thought to dilute gastric juices. Research now shows little impact. Most people drink too little water. increasing intake at meals could be beneficial.
Scientists Compare Human and Animal Life Spans
Officials from the U S Bureau of Fisheries and Wildlife discuss life expectancy, noting humans may have the highest rate among animals, with tortoises as a possible exception. The piece contrasts fiction with observed averages for long lived species.
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Wildlife and Fish Service
United States Department of the Interior
Life and Hope For a Very Rich Man
Dialogue questions whether doctors can extend hope for the wealthy man's relatives and notes doctors say he is likely to live for years.
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Lone Star Gas System
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