Poor Cooking and Domestic Economy Decree Divorce Decline
Judge W S Simpkins of the University of Texas law school argues that indigestion and poor cooking cause most divorces. He urges young women to study home economics to promote gastric harmony, comfort, and happiness in marriage. He cites his own long career and cites calories as insurance against divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Simpkins
Law School
University of Texas
Simpkins
Embryo Lawyers of Texas
University
Judge Simpkins
Samuel Butler
Judge Simkins
Fort Sumpter
Fire runs blaze path across Texas longleaf belt
The spring fire season devastates longleaf pine forests in Texas with fires spreading from scattered seed years. Half a million acres of cutover land are laid bare, delaying timber recovery for years. State funding and federal aid are urged to protect non agricultural land and prevent costly reforestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
State Department of Forestry
East Texas Ribbon Cane Syrup Markets Sought
D F Lyday commissioner urges Texas consumers to back East Texas Ribbon Cane syrup. He notes carload sales at 75 cents a gallon f o b loading station and directs farmers to contact the Department of Markets and Warehouses for smaller quantities. He emphasizes cooperation and patriotism to favor Texas products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. FE. Lyday
East Texas
Department of Market
Lyday
Texas
Louisiana
Georgia
Salvation Army plans girls home at Wichita Falls
The Salvation Army will build a working girls home at Wichita Falls with drawings completed. The facility will operate at cost and charge girls a nominal 7.50 per week for shelter and meals. Prompted by wage cuts and boarding houses refusing price reductions, this act embodies Applied Christianity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Wichita Falls
School supplies and novelties advertised by Mrs Pulliam
Stationery, school supplies, toilet articles and novelties listed for sale with reference to Mrs Pulliam in 1941.
Disposition of Wheat Crop Planned by Texas Markets
A state department statement outlines extensive efforts to aid Texas plains farmers in marketing the wheat. Letters are sent to buyers in Texas and other states, with responses from local and export purchasers showing willingness to cooperate. Wheat will be handled at elevators with cleaning and grading facilities to secure top market prices amid a declining market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Markets and Warehouses
Texas
Plains
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Alpine State Bank
Alpine
Texas Capital
Waly
Alpine Lumber Co
Alpine, Tex
Avalanche
Concord
The
Bureau of Biological Survey
Edison
Alpine Jewelry Co
Beaver Board
Alamo Lumber Co
Selby
Queen
Mitchell Gillett Co
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