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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1939
Page
7
George Rector describes roasting a 20 pound rib roast at 250 degrees for six hours, noting only four pounds lost and a moist first slice with later medium rare interior. He also shares a jellied cucumber consomme recipe and stuffed eggs with sardines as a savory hors d oeuvre.
A vintage home recipe notes ham prepared in julienne strips with a cream sauce and baked under baking powder biscuits. Also included are recipes for Baking Powder Biscuits and a peach cobbler with rich dough, nutmeg sauce, and summer peaches.
COLLEGE STATION Waxing vegetables can markedly extend freshness and reduce water loss. Grace I. Neely of the A and M College Extension Service notes Cornell’s cold wax emulsion can be dipped on carrots beets squash cucumbers tomatoes eggplants peppers and more. The film is tasteless and removable with warm water, preserving produce two to three times longer at a cost of one to two cents per bushel for root crops.
College Station report from Texas A and M about chiggers or red bugs. Entomologist R R Reppert explains chiggers are larval mites that feed on skin then detach. He advises dusting with flowers of sulfur before exposure and applying kerosene after returning home followed by a hot bath and scrub.
A lecturer asserts no one has thwarted forest destruction. A modest man stands and admits, I’ve shot woodpeckers, challenging the audience’s stance.
A vivid sketch traces how fashion peaked in the 60s and 70s with iron ribs, steel wires, and rubber devices to shape plump figures. Corsets, high heels, and long dresses produced extreme silhouettes requiring multiple helpers, sometimes a carriage of fabric, and minimal dancing.
The Chaser profiles Joe Carr a versatile staff artist known for The Chaser and educational drawings. Born December 12 1906 in Whitewright Texas he spent three years in sanatorium treatment and four years total there before moving to work with a tractor firm. He later returned to art drawing covers headings and education material while staying connected to sanatorium news.
Senate prospects for the Connally amendment to the Social Security Act look brighter as Southern senators shift to support it. The Texas plan would boost Texas old age checks from about 14 to 19 dollars, with a federal match on the first five dollars and further dollar-for-dollar matching up to thirty dollars.
A playful couples exchange from a village meadow ends with a humorous note about future plans. Tom tells Mary they will not court there next year because developers will build on the spot, prompting coy disbelief from Mary. The quip captures rustic romance amid impending change.
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