Texas State College for Women Notes and 4-H Achievements
A mixed slate of humor and notices appears with references to Texas State College for Women and a long digest of West Texas 4-H club achievements. It highlights Mason Kerr Menard and Bandera County youth showing cattle and lambs, prize winnings, and beef calf yields, along with a brief carload lamb championship and premiums totals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason County
Kerr County
Adam Wilson II
San Antonio
San Angelo
Fort Worth
Franklin Meeker
Kerr County Boys
Bandera County
4-H Club
Menard County 4-H Club
Janis Kidd
Fate of millions still unknown from World War losses
A Collier's Weekly writer notes that 7,000,000 of the 16,000,000 dead or missing from World War I remain unknown. The Soil Conservation Service plans to plant 175,000,000 trees in 1937 after 130,000,000 in 1936, aiming for 700,000,000 over four years, with many plantings thriving despite greuth in many sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aserts
Collier's Weekly
Soil Conservation Service
Baking soda added to frosting to thicken in boiling
A half teaspoon of baking soda is stirred into boiling frosting to prevent it from running. The simple tweak helps frosting set up for easier spreading and a neater finish.
Too much water will make pas try tough
A brief note states that excess water causes pasta to become tough and chewy. It highlights the importance of precise cooking liquid for tender results.
Texas Hatcheries Target White Perch and Catfish Growth
The Texas Game Fish and Oyster Commission and the U S Bureau of Fisheries pool forces to improve fishing for commercial and sport uses. Nine hatcheries across the state now rear white perch black perch catfishes bream goggleye and green perch. In fall 1935 they distributed 3 137 357 small fish. A floating Rockport coast lab aids coastal fish study while efforts curb predation by birds snakes and turtles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
U. S. Bureau of Fisheries
California
Commission
Rockport
Gulf
Newfoundland
Food storage and historic notes in mixed guidance
A compilation of varied items notes that wrapping food in paper can hinder cold air circulation in refrigerators, bread consumption dropped from 230 to 160 pounds per person since 1900, and 1935 dog food sales vastly outpaced 1934. It mentions ammonia for cleaning combs, early gifts to Washington, conservation payments to Texas farmers totaling about 40000 dollars in 1937, and a charcoal tip to reduce fridge odors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey Department of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lucids
Rastus
Gerald
New York
McGreagor
McPhearson
Pat
Mike
Georgia
Quaness
Janey
Eve
Adam
Dean EY
Texas State College For Women
West Texas Club
West Texas
Famanauputis
PMV Ram HI Oni
United States Public Health Service
Barkley S. Sanders
Literary Digest
Riats
Percy Crosby
Boston
Spain
George Washington
Frigidaire
Meter-Miser
General Motors
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