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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
7
Salads rise in importance in summer meals with crisp greens fruits or vegetables and a bright dressing. The guide outlines salad prep cooling greens washing lettuce cr core removal and garnishes with watercress endive spinach romaine plus cucumber orange and berry combinations and several recipes Crab Apple Salad Fruit Salad Golden Fruit Salad and several dressings and appetizers are detailed with specific ingredients and steps.
Green peppers are halved and simmered ten minutes then filled and baked five minutes to brown the tops. The dish is presented as a tasty case suitable for creamed or scalloped fish preparations.
A simple closet upgrade uses a bird-cage hook mounted on the closet door top to create space for six to eight hangers. This keeps long dresses off the floor and adds practical storage.
Investigative notice by L. M. Black warns poultry farmers of ants as intermediate hosts for poultry tapeworms alongside other pests. It lists threats such as grasshoppers, black flies, louse flies, mosquitoes, cockroaches, and ticks, and prescribes measures: treat body lice and roosts for mites, remove trash, rotate ranges, mow, and use insect proof storage or acid phosphate on manure.
The federal extension service reports rising interest among former 4-H members at agricultural and home economics colleges. From 751 students in 1927 28 to 6 934 this year, members now make up over 37 percent of enrollments, with Illinois and Indiana Nebraska Kansas and Iowa showing 40 percent plus. The movement is fostering pursuit of further scholastic training in agriculture.
About 25 percent of U S farms have electric service in 1940, up from 10.9 percent in 1935. The Rural Electrification Administration reports 1.7 million farms now wired, vs 743,954 in 1935, with 400,000 farms connected since 1935 and 225,000 in 1939 after a $140 million funding year.
Farmers report intentions to plant soybeans to the U S department of agriculture, signaling about an 18 percent expansion in soybean acreage. The record notes that 1984 marked a high with around 5 000 000 acres grown alone, while last year’s planted area was about 9 000 000 acres.
The Los Angeles scene shifts between Big Bear California and Hollywood. Casts from Brigham Young and Queen of the Yukon flock to town as extras mingle with stars Irene Rich and John Garfield while Melvin Lang and Dave O'Brien endure a staged fight that ends with a broken rib. Pat O’Brien Cary Grant Shirley Temple and Errol Flynn are cited as rising names, and Iga Lupino gains praise for They Drive By Night. Fred Astaire Ginger Rogers potential reunions loom as Maurice Chevalier Jeanette MacDonald and Myrna Loy plan a streamlined Love Me Tonight. Ralph Edwards rises as Truth or Consequences creator while Six months of travel behind him ends with a chaotic six week vacation ahead.
Geraldine Fitzgerald returns to film to co star with George Raft in South of Suez. Chaplin’s The Dictator may bow around mid September. Susanna Foster receives a soldier box from USC band members for Fight on for U.S. Tyrone Power to head a series of pictures based on The Mark of Zorro.
This column answers reader questions on chimney draft and wind effects, brick spalling from frost, cement and sawdust floors in barns, rust on white cement, plaster underpaint, separating rooms with folding doors, leaking gutters, burst boilers, and reviving brass fittings. It offers practical fixes, materials, and contact notes from extension services and local shops.
Delicate colors in washing materials will not fade if soaked in tepid water with a few drops of turpentine. All vegetables should cook in boiling water to retain mineral matter and starch. Inspect picture backs for holes and patch them to keep dust out. Clean enamel brushes with turpentine and denatured alcohol for shellac. Add arrowroot just before removing stewed fruit to reduce sugar use. Molasses removes grass stains from linens and whites before washing.
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