Payments Revised Under Farm Program in Texas
A 10 percent cut in AAA payments for cotton rice and general crop acreage allotments for 1939 was announced as participation nears funds. Rates now 1.8 cents per pound for cotton 99 cents per acre for soil-depleting crops and 9 cents per hundredweight for rice. Changes apply to 1939 acreage yields. price adjustment payments unaffected. Texas farmers had received $58,837,374 for 1938 compliance and $5,035,401 more in 1939 wheat and cotton price adjustments as of August 20.
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College Station
George Slaughter
State Agricultural Conservation Committee
Agricultural Conservation Program
Slaughter
Texas
Church Attendance Joke Recounted by Minister and Parishioner
A minister questions a non-church going man about church attendance. He recounts his first visit where water was thrown in his face, the second where he was tied to a woman he has kept since, and the parson predicts they'll throw dirt on him next time.
Phoenicians Seen as Mixed Ancestry Throughout Antiquity
A historical interpretation suggests Phoenicians arose from blending multiple ancient peoples, reflecting evolving theories on ethnogenesis. The claim notes that Phoenician identity may derive from an amalgamation of earlier Mediterranean and Near Eastern groups.
Cotton Men See Price Drop Then Rise With War
Southern cotton men anticipate a slight price decline from about 8.75 cents a pound amid the European war shock, but expect a longer rise as demand softens only temporarily. Government loan stocks, about 11 million bales, may be liquidated gradually, with 1.2 million bales in barter deals and openings for loan cotton sales noted by officials.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Potatoes Not Fattening Says Texas A and M Expert
Nora Ellen Elliott of the Texas A and M College Extension Service declares potatoes are not more fattening than apples and offer vitamins at low cost. She urges using potatoes with skins to save money and health, notes steaming absorbs less moisture than boiling, and recommends mature potatoes for baking as a daily health food.
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College Station
Nora Ellen Elliott
Texas A. and
M. College Extension Service
Watermelon molasses hailed as excellent by Athens farmer
F M Lockaday of Athens produced watermelon molasses from mashed watermelon pulp boiled to a syrup, a yearlong experiment now yielding gallons. The method uses no sugar or additives, with a 45 pound melon yielding one gallon. Sample samples were praised as equal to ribbon cane syrup.
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Tyler
East Texas
F. M. Lockaday
Athens
Lockaday
What Is Pasture Worth
An analysis from the Central Plains Dairy Herd Improvement Association uses J E Rigler and a year long pasture with wheat sown for winter grazing to show pasture can supply nearly half of milk production costs. Pastures cost 75 cents per cow monthly yet contribute 0.4 cents of grain cost per productive unit, with grain and roughage covering the rest. The piece notes regional variations, winter pastures, rye grass as a key forage, and the role of electric fences and pasture rotation.
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Central Plains Dairy Herd Improvement Association
J. E. Rigler
Rigler
D. M. Carroll
West
Texas
Southwest
Denton
Crop Residues Boost Rainfall Retention In Tests
Texas extension agent cites Nebraska experiments showing crop residues can double rainfall retention on land. Tests with 2 tons straw per acre stored 8.34 inches of rain in two months, with 50 percent stored and 2.7 feet penetration. straw plowed 36.4 percent stored, 2.1 feet penetration. No straw plots stored 22.4 percent, with 1.6 feet penetration. Evaporation reduced rainfall loss in basin plots to 27 percent.
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Nebraska
How London Declared War on Germany in 1914
London reports that Britain declared war after Germany rejected a 24 hour ultimatum to respect Belgian neutrality. At 11 p.m. on August 4 1914 the government announced a state of war. King George VI presided over the privy council and signed the proclamation at Buckingham Palace. The declaration was posted publicly the next day.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Belgium
Berlin
George VI
Privy Council
Buckingham Palace
Fannin Farmers Get 71 299 97 For Cooperation
Parity benefit checks totaling 71 299 98 for Fannin County farmers for the 1939 cotton program have arrived at the Bonham office. Dan Barnaad, secretary, notes Fannin is among the first counties in the state to receive parity payments early. About 350 000 in parity checks will be paid here in the coming weeks, with soil conservation payments to follow later.
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Bonham
Fannin
Dan Barnaad
Fannin County
Farmers to Receive About 900000 in 1939 Co‑operatives
The total amount to be paid to the cooperating farmers of Fannin County is approximately 900000 dollars for the year 1939.
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Fannin County
Lazy wives scene ends in bed and by the fire
Jack brags his wife is lazier and invites George home. At Jack's house his wife peels potatoes in bed propped by pillows. George challenges and takes him to his home where his wife sits by a big fire crying. She says she is getting scorched.
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Jack
George
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