Vernal Equinox and a Green Cookbook Riff
A playful miscellany blends the vernal equinox with authorities on rarebit recipes tied to Mrs Louise G Hill of Santa Grande formerly from New England. It notes cookbooks from 1884 to 1896 and jokes about a monkey cake claim, ending with a witty bow out. Also a short look at business rivalry and a soap price anecdote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise G. Hill
Gasa Grande
New England
Owens
Fanny Farmer
Beacon Hill
First cricket in United States and global sports ties
The piece notes the United States fielded teams in early international cricket and that soccer arrived as a bequest from England to Argentina. It highlights Argentina's massive professional sports culture with large stadiums, passionate hinchas, and the Boca Juniors craze. Two letters from Paris and Buenos Aires discuss Phoenix news and Argentina’s sports scene, noting futbol and chess as popular pastimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
England
Argentina
Arizona
Valley of the Sun
Claude Gadant
Paris
Phoenix
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires Herald
Hinchas
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boca Juniors
Uruguay
Death Ends Two Years In Coma
Rankin Texas on March 21 Joan Edwards aged 26 died after being in a coma two years two months and four days following a January 17 1949 traffic crash while traveling from Midland toward Odessa during an ice storm. She had been treated in Dallas and San Angelo and was the daughter of Mr and Mrs M J Edwards of Rankin where her father is postmaster. She worked for the Midland Reporter Telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rankin
Tex
Joan Edwards
Midland
Odessa
West Texas
Dallas
San Angelo
Joan
M. J. Edwards
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paster Delise
Desert Fashions Shop
Rayon
Scottsdale, Prescott
Russell Stover Candies
Ball
City Hall
Margaret Kober
Barry Goldwater
Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Yanks
Gotham
Indians
Tucson
Stookie Allen
Eddie
Vning A
Ty Della Martin
Della
Pittsburgh
Reservatio
Jim
Irma
Coldwave
Belle
Fasnrons
Rosenzweig
Gorham
Reed & Barton
Wallace and Lunt
Rosenzweig's
A. Sterling
Revere
B. Sterling
International
Fed
2Nd Ave
Monroe
First Avenue
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