Wheat harvest forecast cuts farm output in 1939
A 1939 U.S. wheat harvest projection of 700 million bushels shows a 25 percent drop from last season and a 52 million bushel shortfall versus the decade’s average. Despite reduced harvest activity, domestic needs may be met, though world supply remains uncertain. Canada aims for 350 to 375 million, Argentina reports its second largest crop, and rains boost crop prospects in the spring belt.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Argentina
Texas Monument Lags Washington Shaft by Five Inches
Texans learned the San Jacinto battlefield monument is five inches shorter than the Washington Monu ment. The San Jacinto shaft stands at 555 feet in deference to George Washington. The Washington Monument reaches 555 feet five inches.
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Houston
San Jacinto Battlefield
Washington Monument
Union
San Jacinto Monument
Texas
Mexico
Robert J. Cummings
San Jacinto
George Washington
Headachy and Bilious Signs Warn of Faulty Elimination
Headaches biliousness and bad breath warn of faulty elimination. Neglect may cause sour stomach belching loss of appetite and low energy. Take spicy all vegetable BLACK-DRAUGHT the intestinal tonic laxative. It imparts tone to lazy bowels and cleanses gently by simple directions. Millions of packages used.
Insect Pest Control for Cotton Weevils Flea-Hoppers
An article outlines integrated cotton pest management stressing early proactive dusting with sulphur and calcium arsenate to control boll weevil flea hopper and leaf worm. It emphasizes watching fast-growing cotton, timing sprays, and using a dusting machine for four pests to protect early fruit and secure yields.
Farm Custom Of Hiring Man Girl On Wane
Washington reports describe a long running decline in hired farm workers the hired man and hired girl. Over 25 years numbers fell from 2 898 000 to 2 187 000 while average monthly wage with board rose from 22 09 to 27 08 dollars. The drop is blamed on labor saving machinery.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Farm income declines in 1938 amid crop drops and higher subsidies
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics estimates 1938 gross farm income at 9.22 billion dollars, down from 10.35 billion in 1937 and far above 5.56 billion in 1932. Cash marketings fell, government payments rose, and crops while livestock stayed steadier. Iowa and South Dakota bucked the trend with higher incomes. Kansas, California, Texas, Colorado, Maine, and Florida saw the largest declines. Secretary Henry A. Wallace recalled Woodrow Wilson’s stress on justice as peace terms varied at the World’s Fair.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Iowa
South Dakota
Kansas
California
Texas
Colorado
Maine
Florida
Woodrow Wilson
Secretary of Agriculture
Henry A. Wallace
League of Nations
New York World's Fair
Three Texas House publishers earn respect for work
In the Texas House, publishers James E. Taylor Kerens Grady Roberts Munday and J H Waggoner Whitewright are noted as hard workers loyal friends and conservatives though they clash on some bills Taylor backed a constitutional sales tax and opposed omnibus taxes Roberts supported constitutional tax placement while Waggoner favored an omnibus levy before opposing it He has published The Whitewright Sun since 1912 and votes steadily against tax remissions while supporting pension expansion and soil conservation measures
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Austin
Texas House
James E. Taylor
Kerens
Grady Roberts
Munday
J. H. Waggoner
Whitewright
Taylor
Roberts
Waggoner
House
Senate
Jan Anderson
Capitol
Petsch
Texas
Alsuph Carthage
San Marcos
Monday Times
Chillicothe Valley
Whitewright Sun
April Auto Death Toll in Texas Reaches 100
Texas state police report April traffic fatalities at 100 up from 92 earlier totals. Among the dead, three-fourths were adults in the "prime of life," six children under six, eight ages six to 17. Pedestrians numbered 24, with 1,167 accidents causing 1,123 injuries.
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Austin
Odd French Street Names Render Regional Quirks
A travelogue lists unusual street names across France. Paris features the Street of the Fishing Cat and Street of the Little Pebbles. Besançon and the Jura Mountains host Bacchus Square, while Epinal in Vosges has Allee of Vain Effort. Toulouse shows Jealousy street and Watch Your Step. Other locales include Street of the Four Billiards, Street of the Three Banquets, and the Thirteen Winds. Beauvais, Strasburg, and nearby towns add Salt Attic Street, Climb With Regret, Garlic Street, and Square of the Milk-Fed Pig.
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Paris
Besancon
Jura
Bacchus
Epinal
Vosges
Toulouse
France
Beauvais
Strasburg
Soviet farmer has no mortgage a spy all that worries him
A Soviet farmer lives mortgage free as farms are state owned and land is held by collectives or state bodies. Most 18 million peasant households are on collective farms with nine tenths of one percent remaining as individual holdings likely to join under a law taxing horses. The collective board allocates work credit, funds, and Surplus, while dangers from wreckers and spies loom. Vigilance and hard work are expected for farm life.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Azerbaidjan
Commissariat of Agriculture
Air Conditioning Critique Praises Warmer Indoor Comfort
The Journal of the American Medical Association echoes many voices against excessive air cooling in public spaces. It cites past novelty, recalls patrons shivering when entering frigid interiors, and urges a steady indoor range of 80 to 85 degrees with low humidity for hot weather.
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The
Journal of the
American Medical Association
AMA Journal
Fort Worth
Good Company in a Journey Makes the Way Shorter
Quote by Izaak Walton about companionship aiding travel, emphasizing moral support and shared effort during pursuits. Reflects a timeless view of collaboration enhancing progress and endurance in pursuits big or small.
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Izaak Walton
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