Cotton Gin 150th Anniversary Highlighted This October
The article notes that October 1940 marks 150 years since Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin at Mulberry Grove Plantation near Savannah. It recalls early efforts in Wilkes County Georgia to produce a bale and Whitney’s 1794 patent granted by President Washington and signed by Thomas Jefferson.
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Eli Whitney
Whitney
Mulberry Grove
Savannah
Wilkes County
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
New Haven
Conn
Puzzling Bank Balance Logic
A math puzzle states: deposit 50 then withdraw 20 leaving 30. withdraw 15 leaving 15. withdraw 9 leaving 6. withdraw 6 leaving 0. total deposits 50 total withdrawals 51. The bank refuses the extra dollar and seeks explanation of the balance sequence.
Church Collections Run Smoothly Despite Gaps
A dialectal exchange shows Bradder Jones claiming offerings continue without interruption. The responder jokes about not needing to pause mid collection to clear the box, indicating steady giving and humor. The brief vignette captures parish life and communal thrift.
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Bradder Jones
Texas deer and turkey restoration expands across 150000 acres
The Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission reports a statewide rise in deer and turkey numbers aided by spring weather. Eleven restoration areas totaling over 150000 acres are leased or partnered, with wildlife thriving due to planted forage and predator control. A Bandera County doe nurse both a wild fawn and a tame fawn, defying fences and dogs to protect her offspring.
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Austin
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Pittman-Robertson
Lone Star State Nimrods
Game Department
H. J. Bussa
Bandera County
Doves Cleared of Damaging Corn in Robertson County
Game Department biologists found mourning doves caused little to no harm to young corn. Fourteen doves captured in April and May in Robertson County yielded no grain kernels in crops. Instead Croton Johnson grass and various seeds were discovered, countering farmers depredation claims.
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Game Department
Rbbertson County
Croton
Johnson Grass
Raccoons Help Coyotes Reach Food in Texas Turkeys
A state game warden found raccoons in a Motley County wild turkey roost causing turkeys to take flight. Coyotes then captured at least two birds. Biologists endorse raccoon control to maintain balance amid human depredations.
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Motley County
Eligibility For 1941 Wheat Loans
A 1941 wheat loan has not been offered yet but eligibility rules for parity payments determine loan eligibility. Criteria include farm wheat acreage within allotments, combined crop allotments, and aggregate shares across all farms. Eligibility is assessed in early 1941, with no loan guarantee announced. An aside notes heat storage to deter moths.
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AAA
Holmgreen
Fire Loss Increase Reported for Texas in 1940
Marvin Hall state fire insurance commissioner says insured fire losses rose about 19 percent in the first eight months of 1940 over the same period in 1938. Based on city fire marshal reports, total losses reach $3,827,814 with January the worst month at $1,003,598 and June the best at $293,281.
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Austin
Marvin Hall
City Nephew learns pigs wear shorts in feed sack
A humorous exchange as the city nephew watches his uncle carry in a sack of feed. The boy asks what is inside and the uncle replies shorts for the pigs, prompting a surprised reaction about pigs wearing shorts.
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John
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American Red Cross
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Typewriter
Sherman, Texas
Whitewright
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