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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
5
A compact recipe for fish souffle using four tablespoons rice and fat, one cup skim milk, one cup flaked leftover fish, salt pepper lemon juice and flour. Mixed into a light batter and baked to form a delicate entree.
The United States Food Administration issued an unfair order banning Friedlander of Tyler Texas from receiving licensed commodities from May 15 to June 15 1918 for failing to promptly handle a carload of purchased meals. The Worth Milling Company of Fort Worth loses its license for selling flour in excess, with eligibility to reapply after June 15 if they comply with agency rules. L A Bletch of Otto Texas has supplies suspended from May 15 to July 13 1918 for improper dealing in food necessaries.
The wheatless period in Texas extends to the next harvest with the government confirming continued wheatless status until the crop. Texas officials pledge full compliance and support for allies. Porpoise meat is being promoted as a beef substitute to aid daily living amid high beef prices. Several Texas eateries face penalties for flour and sugar rule violations, with notices posted at the establishments. Onion marketing gains and plans to replant onions into other crops are reported. Sugar rationing is outlined for households and manufacturers to ensure supply.
An injunction suit in the 45th District Court at San Antonio to test the constitutionality of the food control law and Texas Food Administration was dismissed by the judge who granted a temporary injunction against Administrator Peden and others. Hotels and restaurants were allowed to serve. New proprietors contributed $560 to the Red Cross at a hearing before the enforcement division of the Federal Food Administration in the Chamber of Commerce assembly hall Thursday morning. The charges by the Food Administration alleged excessive use of wheat flour and sugar.
G Houses contribute eatin to the Red Cross as a return to the government in money for wheat flour and sugar used beyond government allotments. The note appears in a wartime relief context with emphasis on unpaid equivalents.
On Tuesday May 21 J L Stinson a Laurel Heights San Antonio grocer was fined 250 dollars to be paid to the Red Cross and ordered to close his shop for two days. The Food Administration will post notice at the store.
London observers assess the Aisne sector advance as initial German gains but doubt a decisive breakthrough. Papers warn against alarm, noting reserves may blunt fate of the offensive and that Allied positions in the center remain vulnerable. Sinn Fein and Ireland coverage awaits policy moves as Home Rule lingers.
London May 30. With recent changes in Ireland’s government and arrests, conscription plans are held in abeyance as authorities reassess policy and security. The report notes political upheaval affecting enforcement and potential delays in implementation.
Kerrville Advance reports that after months with little activity M. D. Carson of the Brownwood field secured extensive oil leases around Turtle Creek. He leased lands of Jas Spicer M Holekaimp Walter Real Julius Real Arthur Real Eddie Schmidt J S A Spicer and BE W McDowell and pledged immediate operations. Prospects on the Spicer tract are described as promising with surface oil potential and strong belief in a productive field warranting thorough tests.
International News Service reports the Department of Labor will mobilize about 30,000 farm hands to form a mobile labor army for Western grain belt harvests. The drive starts June 3 in Southern Oklahoma and Kansas, moving into spring wheat regions, then Canada, and returning for the corn crop. Also an ad for Gates Half Sole tires at Koenig's Garage.
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