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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1934
Page
3
The Brookshire Times published weekly on Fridays announces W. Bracewell as publisher and Mrs. E W Bracewell as editor. The paper is entered at Brookshire post office as second class mail matter. Subscription price listed at $1.50 per year.
The Sisters of St Francis announce the dedication of St Francis Hospital Brenham Texas on June 17. The Most Rev C E Byrne will dedicate and preach the opening mass in the open courtyard. A public barbecue dinner and afternoon program with Brenham and state speakers will follow.
Mrs D K Weimar asks how to stop pests attacking her tomato plants. Mr Ros Borough recommends barium fluosilicate as a control, dusting plants with a mix of one part chemical to five parts lime and ensuring thorough coverage.
Mrs. J. A. Turner, of the Barker Home Demonstration Club, reports success with wild dewberries grown as a low cost pantry source. One row yielded enough berries to can six gallons this season, with plans for two more rows and over two bushels canned next year.
The guide explains shucking and cleaning corn, cutting from the cob, and packing with boiling water salt and sugar. It details processing times and pressures for quart glass jars and No 2 cans, warns against No 3 tin cans, and advises cooking corn until thoroughly done before sealing.
Relief work in Waller County advances with the formation of a local county control council and completion of a farm unemployment survey announced last Saturday. The council will coordinate county relief efforts and oversee aid distribution.
Sam Harris in Hempstead reports unemployment survey in rural Waller county.34 dependent families totaling 147 people rely on relief. white 24, negro 10, two Mexican. If jobs cannot be found, government may acquire land in Waller for farm homes with equipment to restore self support.
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