Good morning.
It’s a beautiful Tuesday for Whitewater: sunny, a high near seventy-five, and calm winds from the west at 5 mph in the morning.
Common Council meets tonight at 6:30 PM.
On this day in 1783, the Revolutionary War comes to a legal end:
The American Revolution officially comes to an end when representatives of the United States, Great Britain, Spain and France sign the Treaty of Paris on this day in 1783. The signing signified America’s status as a free nation, as Britain formally recognized the independence of its 13 former American colonies, and the boundaries of the new republic were agreed upon: Florida north to the Great Lakes and the Atlantic coast west to the Mississippi River….
The National Archives have a more online information about the Treaty in their 100 Milestone Documents series.
On this day in 1947, the federal government sells a Walworth County marijuana farm:
1947 – War Assets Office Sells Hemp Factory
On this date the federal War Assets Office sold a local government-owned hemp mill to Walworth Foundries. The mill, located on Highway 14 two miles north of Darien, consisted of 20 acres where marijuana was grown and seven buildings where the hemp was used to create rope and burlap, as part of the war effort. [Source: Janesville Gazette]
Yes, Walworth County. No, the county didn’t fall apart, or the world end. In fact, one recalls that the Allies won the Second World War, preserving democratic civilization, while liberating millions from fascism and Japanese imperialism. Those twenty acres did their part for that effort.
Puzzability‘s series for the week is entitled, Labor Unions:
Labor Unions
We’re sure you can work this all out. For each day this Labor Day week, we started with the name of a TV character and his or her occupation. Each day’s clue shows the name and the occupation melded together in a string of letters, with each in order but intermingled with the other.
Example:
SAHNDEYRTAIYFLOFR
Answer:
Andy Taylor/sheriff
What to Submit:
Submit the character’s name and his or her occupation, in that order (as “Andy Taylor/sheriff” in the example), for your answer.
Here’s today’s puzzle:
Tuesday, September 3
AALTLYTMOCRBENALEY