Firsthand look at Congress from Pat Capps desk in Washington
Miss Pat Capps reports from Washington during Congressman Fisher’s Easter recess. She describes gallery scenes at the State of the Union, busy offices, Texas visitors, and daily mail duties. She notes Fisher’s committee work on Armed Services and Procurement Watchdog, plus efforts to reduce waste and inform farmers through Department of Agriculture bulletins. The cherry blossoms drew large crowds to the capital.
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Pat Capps
Brownwood
Congressman
Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Fisher
Armed Services Committee
House
Department of Agriculture
Should vegetables be scalded before freezing
Foods and nutrition specialists advise scalding most vegetables before freezing to preserve quality and vitamin content. Minnesota studies show unscalded greens lose color and flavor quickly. scalded beans asparagus corn retain better quality, with off flavors appearing in unheated samples within weeks. Contact Lucille Conrads for home freezing guidance.
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Texas Agricultural Extension Service
Minnesota Experiment Station
Lucille Conrads
Tidal Basin Blossoms Light Up Potomac Night Parade
The piece notes families visiting the tidal basin near Jefferson Memorial to view cherry blossoms. A cherry blossom Queen was chosen in a yearly ceremony. Floodlights illuminate the trees, reflecting on the water as blossoms bloom for about three days before fading.
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Jefferson Memorial
Social Security tax rules for household workers explained
Employers must deduct 1 percent and report quarterly for any worker who meets the 24 days or $50 test. The three month periods end March 31 June 30 September 30 and December 31 with payments due the following month. Form 942 is available from the Collector of Internal Revenue.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
Hether
Internal Revenue
Miss Ann Rasco Visits Cuero Parents Over Weekend
Miss Ann Rasco of Cuero spent the weekend with her parents Supt and Mrs Rasco.
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Ann Rasco
Cuero
Supt
Mrs. Rasco
Burnet Plans Centenary Celebration May Event
Burnet county lays plans for a May 15 to 17 centennial celebration with a parade of floats, an old fiddlers contest, and a Burnet history report by District Judge Thomas Ferguson and Mrs. Clane Gibbs. Mayor Joe Shepperd enforces a 1852 style dress code while decorations are coordinated by City Manager Jack Branum and the finance panel led by Tommy White.
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Burnet County
American Legion
Burnet
Thomas Ferguson
Clane Gibbs
Earl Williams
Joe Shepperd
Jack Branum
Finance Committee
Tommy White
Hob Galloway
W. H. Smith
Home Demonstration Clubs
Dawn Duncan
Home Demonstration
Harper Herald Society News And Local Visits
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stevenson and family spent the weekend at their Harper home. Mrs. Dayton Rahe and Mrs. Harold Rahe visited Fredericksburg. A PTA program Friday night at the school gym raised 138 dollars after expenses. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Sageser of San Antonio visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Jones.
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Mrs
Mark Stevenson and Sons
Harper
Dayton Rahe
Harold Rahe
Little Son
Fredericksburg
PTA
Wesley Sageser
San Antonio
P. J. Jones
Local visitors and family notes from Kernville and Austin
Mrs. Ted Watkins and Mrs. Agnes Daniels From Kernville visited Mrs. Walter Tarr and Mrs. Herbert Jones Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Jack Lee of San Antonio visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John O. Morris, earlier in the week. Mrs. Mack Scarborough spent several days in Austin with her daughter, Mrs. Rex Fox, who is ill in a hospital with yellow jaundice. Andrew Jackson was the first Democrat to become Presi
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Mack Scarborough
Rex Fox
Austin
Ted Watkins
Agnes Daniels
Kernville
Walter Tarr
Herbert Jones
Jack Lee
San Anonio
John O. Morris
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