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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1936
Page
5
A lively idea for a popcorn party mixes fun with kitchen crafts. Guests wear long aprons while making dainties, with pastel aprons either homemade or purchased. The piece hints at romance as a young couple shares confections and toasts future possibilities.
A historic list of popcorn based confections describes Melted chocolate mixes with condensed milk and ground corn used to form small cakes baked briefly in a hot oven. Other items include Popcorn Penoche and Popcorn Brittle with sugar molasses and corn syrup syrups cooked to specific temperatures.
County agent urges Lavaca farmers to file for Tex Exemption Stamps before December 1 1935 for Irish potatoes offered for sale 75 cents per two pounds. Free stamps available to past sellers. otherwise 45 cents per bushel or 75 cents per 100 pounds in 1936.
Representative J J Mansfield of Columbus Texas proposes that the Coast Guard authorize three ships for hurricane service in the Gulf of Mexico One would be off the Texas coast another near Florida and a third in a central Gulf location He argues modern gear lowers risk and would improve hurricane response for Gulf ports.
Gonzales Texas reports 1935 total rainfall of 53.84 inches, among the wettest in 30 years. A 1919 high of 58.05 inches and a 1917 low of 16.28 inches are cited. September 1935 saw 14.21 inches, while May totals show 12.57 inches. 30 year average is about 33 inches.
J. L. Moore arrived from Victoria this week and assumed duties as the new county agent for Gonzales County, Texas, on January 3.
County Clerk J K Barnett reports 1935 saw 258 marriage licenses issued down from 311 the prior year. The year also recorded 4142 chattel mortgages and 324 deaths versus 640 the previous year, with a 15 year average of 300 licenses per year.
Cass county Texas reports a 183 pound watermelon hailed as the largest in the world. The fruit was grown in Dallas area markets and weighed with vendors claiming the record. The event highlights local agri production and is noted in county records.
A nostalgic note on old barrel kraut giving way to canned sauerkraut and beer. The article explains can coatings and contrasts pasteurization, then offers two home recipes for Creamed Sauerkraut and Canned Beef and Kraut serving six.
An editorial notes that while labor saving devices can shift work, ready mixed vegetables in cans have boosted home cooking efficiency. It argues modern conveniences produce better results, citing scalloped mixed vegetables with cream, cheese, and crumbs as a five serving dish.
An eastern states banking conference will be held in Philadelphia January 23 and 24 by the American Bankers Association. Robert V. Fleming will preside as the meetings initiate a nationwide program of banking development. The conference aims to address managerial logistical and operative problems and to promote public understanding of bank actions and policies.
Local job printing and lithographing offered by the Eagle Printery. They urge residents to spend at home to support community prosperity and invite orders for any kind of printing work.
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