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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1943
Page
3
A collection of home recipes including whipped cream substitute, sugar syrups, banana dessert, a soft ball stage candy, yeast rolls with butter and sugar, and a baked cream pie using jelly. Instructions cover beating eggs, mixing, rising, kneading, and baking.
A simple pancake batter uses 1% cups buttermilk and 1% level teaspoons soda with 2 eggs beaten in milk and a pinch of salt. Stir in 2 tablespoons meal and enough flour to form a thin batter.
Simple pickle recipe. Wash cucumbers and place in jars. Add salt sugar garlic and dill. Bring vinegar to a boil and fill jars.
Layer alternating potato carrot and onion with butter and milk for a baked vegetable dish. Prepare a rich brown sugar butter cream with egg yolks and milk, fold in flour baking powder vanilla salt and nuts, then bake a loaf.
Practical advice urges hot first courses and seasonal contrasts during heat. Suggestions include hot soups or creamed vegetables to start meals, avoiding chilled drinks, using pimiento liquid for dressings, corn waffles as a main dish with toppings, and cooking extra rice for reuse in desserts or breakfast cereals. Uncooked rice stores well in a covered jar.
Nutrition experts urge more yellow vegetables such as carrots pumpkins and squash for vitamin A. Top fish with browned skin and lemon wedges for better flavor. Keep bacon cold to prevent rancidity. peel only what you need and refrigerate the rest.
A teacher asks children to imitate birds in time with piano music after nature lesson. All raise their arms except one boy who cheerfully admits he is “a bad egg,” turning the moment into a lighthearted joke.
A teacher asks Willie to write with his right hand but he objects, saying it is on the wrong side. The quip captures schoolroom irony and a child’s stubborn humor.
A medieval French village plans a feast using a huge cask. Each villager pours a bottle of wine but one plans to dilute with water. On feast day taps release only water, as everyone assumes their share will not be noticed.
A city feller on a country road asks a nearby farmer if a stream is shallow enough to cross. The farmer says yes, it isn t deep, and the driver proceeds but his car sinks in the water. He fumes at the misjudgment.
A farmer asks how deep the water is and is told to go ahead. He then reveals the water only reaches the ducks’ necks, prompting amusement at the unexpected depth.
A dialogue frames a hypothetical desert island scenario. Bob chooses Boat Building for Amateurs as the single book he would take, prompting a discussion of practical skills and self reliance.
A domestic quarrel flares after a husband defends feeding guests while his wife retorts that giving meals grants her satisfaction to see a man eat without complaint. The exchange highlights tensions over hospitality and judgment.
Sam Jones shares a story about a farmer who draws pigs by tapping the trough with a corncob. The crowds press in at first, grow curious on the second try, but scatter on the third. The message is to feed people when they first arrive.
In a snowstorm Willie Miss C s class absent count relies on notes. Willie forgets a note and the next day returns with a handwritten excuse from his mother claiming his legs are fourteen inches long and the snow was two feet deep.
The lieutenant at inspection told Jones he reminded him of General Grant because he didn’t shave, a remark that left Jones astonished and replying only with a puzzled question.
A description notes Gibraltar is not an island but connected to the Spanish mainland by a guarded strip of sand. The statement emphasizes the land bridge nature of the territory.
A speaker emphasizes service to others over personal gain noting humility helps climbing life’s ladder. He jokes about distrust of preachers and politicians and warns that those claiming sole guidance may never move forward. He observes progress comes from effort guided by faith and common sense.
A young man tells me he could make a better world, and I agree you can. Stand for the moral side of every question and you may be called a sissy, but you will come out all right in the long run.
A short excerpt features radio commentator Gabriel Heatter urging compassion for dogs, questioning if people should part with their pets to secure food. Heatter argues for sharing and kindness toward animals amid hardship.
A war broadcast voice declares personal sacrifice for liberty and calls for kindness to animals. He says he would endure hunger to care for his dog and argues devotion to animals reflects broader human ideals and justice. He vows to give his remaining life in service.
A fragment from Our Dumb Animals laments wasting food while dogs starve, stating willingness to give up food but keep the dog. It argues many children also deserve more and condemns hoarding resources, ending with a stark survival line.
For three summers a noisy flock of 1,500 blackbirds roosted in a Granite City neighborhood as residents used cowbells and tin cans to deter them. With police permission they prepared shotguns and roped off streets but the birds did not arrive to roost.
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