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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1941
Page
6
Washington officials study less spectacular means to aid farmers as defense spending drains the budget. They favor boosting efficiency and cutting costs over direct price fixing, USDA moves toward soil conservation and live-at-home programs, warning 3.8 billion annual erosion costs.
Governor W. Lee O D a n i e l seeks to consolidate five state agencies into a five member State Board of Agriculture to be chosen by farmers. Abolished agencies include the State Department to Agriculture, Water Engineers, Livestock Sanitary, Game Fish and Oyster, and Soil Conservation. He envisions the board housed at College Station to connect with A and M College. He claims savings and better service.
Texas cotton expansion shows wide adoption of a single variety across counties. In 1940, 58,144 producers boosted standardized cotton practices, with 1,697,737 acres under one variety, and strong price gains above loan values. Regions including Victoria, Paris, Munday, Dallas, Georgetown, Wharton, Floydada, and El Paso Valley report increased Acala plantings, seed self-sufficiency, and premium quality bales totaling over 55,000 harvested in Wharton.
Pueblo, Robert Henry Pfotenhauer prints a note on his unmailed Christmas cards declaring January 15, 1941 as Christmas Day because he is too busy to mail them on time. Cats feature in early folklore.
Texas 4-H Club girls conserved 2 478 tons of food in 1940 and grew vast vegetables. They enrolled 38 851 girls in 191 counties, planted 119 494 trees, rooted 111 167 plants, and produced 86 791 garments. The program emphasizes independence, responsibility, and community impact through home economics, poultry, dairying, and fruit growing.
Los Angeles hears Capt. Alden Howell a Confederate veteran who says he stood 20 feet from Stonewall Jackson when he died share a recipe for living a century. Do not get mad. Do not use cuss words. Never complain.
The note states that all alpha bets start with the letter A except for the Ethiopian one, implying a linguistic quirk or exception in alphabet naming. It highlights a contrast between familiar Latin alphabets and the Ethiopian script variant described.
Governor W Lee O Daniel urged legislation to make the Texas Prison System self supporting saving about 1 1/2 million dollars annually He called for stronger prison management industrial and farm development and use of science in industry to aid rehabilitation and morale for inmates and their eventual return to society.
Texas ranks fifth in cheese production and eighth in milk sale income, reflecting its growing dairy sector and regional market strength in the industry.
The United States Navy now operates a small base at Kiska Alaska a town at the tip of the Aleutian Island chain indicating expanded wartime presence and logistical reach in the region.
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