Agricultural training and district meetings set for club officers
The article outlines a training school for newly elected officers of eleven home demonstration clubs with a focus on parliamentary procedure and etiquette. It notes Mary Gere Devall will preside over the 4-H Girls Club meeting, a THDA district session in Austin, and a Beeville district planning session in spring. It also offers home energy tips and whitewash formulas for farmers, plus housekeeping advice encouraging energy saving and safer kitchen practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gere Devall
A. H. van Dyke
Austin
Beeville
Formulas for lime mixtures and glue solutions in historical text
The text outlines Formula No 1 and Formula No II for making lime slaked mixtures with salt, glue, ground rice, whiting, and water, plus proportions for quick lime or hydrated lime with flour and salt glue solutions, and a final note on skim milk and ammonia.
Tax relief clashes with rising Social Security bite in New Year
The proposed income tax cut faces a countervailing Social Security tax rise that erases gains for many earners. A single person earning 660 dollars pays 3.30 more Social Security. at 880 dollars the net loss is eighteen cents after tax change. Married couples and families with children also lose until higher income levels. The plan may cost five billion in revenue, prompting concerns about hidden taxes.
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Sam
Congress
Dependents and VA pension questions for veterans
A reader asks about claiming a mother as a dependent under the Korean GI Bill and rules for her income. The answer explains dependency requires the mother to have insufficient income for reasonable maintenance, including life necessities and comforts. The column also notes that commercial life insurance proceeds must be counted as income when calculating VA pension eligibility.
Political tirade rails at Democrats and cotton policy
A column condemns Democratic governance for harming foreign markets and cotton prices, blames Republicans for a price showdown, and calls for better markets. It riffs on Benson, welfare, and forest fires, then notes leisure Fridays and cites Rosalind Russell and Edith Adams in a Broadway context.
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Benson
Year of extremes shapes Texas agriculture in 1953 recap
Commissioner John C. White reviews a year of extreme weather and mixed crop results. He notes drought, warmth, cold, and price swings, urging farmers to plan changes and improved practices to secure profits in 1954 amid steady demand and exports.
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John C. White
Texas
Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Néulton
Banking Commissioner of
Rotenone Effective In Control Of Cattle Grubs
Texas livestock profits suffer millions annually from cattle grubs says F M Fuller Jr assistant extension entomologist. Rotenone spray dust or dip is effective and should be applied every 30 days as long as needed with detailed mixing and application tips.
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College Station
Texas
F. M. Fuller Jr
Fuller
Loans and discounts report shows overdrawn balance
The entry lists loans and discounts including overdrafts amounting to 419,566.86 dollars with no valuation allowance or bad debt reserve deducted, indicating the net total after adjustments.
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