State office travel costs reveal odd car bills and high travel
A comptroller report for the year ending Aug 31 1934 details Transportation and travel costs across Texas state departments. Highlights include Health Department auto repairs totaling 7747 yet no new cars, Railroad Commission buying 9988 in cars while repairs run 8972, and telegraph costs near 100000. Governor and Attorney General show high travel bills, and overall travel miles reach 4 million at five cents a mile plus rail and bus travel. Ice and water expenses vary, San Antonio hospital leading with 11716, Austin hospital 9641, Corsicana orphans home 6282.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Comptroller
Health Department
Railroad Commission
State Board of Control
Board
Insurance Commission
Agricultural Commission
Adjutant General’s Department
Banking Department
Labor Statistics Bureau
State Relief Commission
State Tax Commission
Attorney General’s Department
Comptroller's Department
Centennial Commission
Washington
Supreme Court
Court of Criminal Appeals
Courts of Civil Appeals
State Board of Water Engineers
Board of Control
Capitol
San Antonio Hospital
Austin Hospital
Orphans’ Home
Corsicana
State Land Office
Ultra Short Wave Band to Be Tried
EAST PITTSBURGH Pa Three new ultra low wave broadcasting stations will be built in Boston Philadelphia and Pittsburgh by Westinghouse Electric. Transmitters will operate at 55.5 megacycles with 50 watt output. Few receivers will pick it up beyond about twenty miles and the band is free of static and interference. Westinghouse sees possible television use though existing amateurs largely control the band. A grayhound poll in Mitcham England voted 60 percent against the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Company
Boston
Philadelphia
Westinghouse
Retail Trade Gains 14 Percent in 1934 Survey
Washington report shows retail trade in 1934 rose 14 percent over 1933 with quicker payments and lower bad debt losses. Average accounts receivable shortened to 72 days from 81, and instalment balances declined from 242 to 207 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Department of Commerce
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
National Credit Association
Refreshing Relief Laxative For Constipation Sales Pitch
The ad extols Black Draught as an economical purely vegetable laxative offering refreshing relief for constipation. It includes a testimonial from J. Lester Roberson, a hardware dealer in Martinsville Virginia, praising its effectiveness for dull feelings and constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lester Roberson
Martinsville, Va
Dairymen to Have Special Program At Short Course
Texas dairymen will hear from C E Reed of the Bureau of Dairy Industry and Lynn Copeland of the American Jersey Cattle Club during the 26th Farmers Short Course at College Station July 28 to August 2. Breeders Day August 1 features talks on the programs and proven sires, with inspections of the College herd and dairy facilities. Additional sessions cover soil erosion and permanent pastures, with demonstrations of milk handling and silage inspections.
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College Station
C. E. Reed
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Washington, D. C
Lynn Copeland
American Jersey Cattle Club
New York
Texas
O. C. Copeland
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Reed
Copeland
College
Louis P. Merrill
Soil Conservation Service
Lindale
H. V. Geib
Temple
Retail collections show healthier state and lower bad debts
Survey figures indicate improving conditions in retail payments with generally healthy collections and reduced bad debt losses compared with two years ago.
Chocolate Rice Flakes Custard
Melt chocolate with sugar over hot water then stir in scalded milk. Gradually beat in eggs, then mix in crushed rice flakes and cook over hot water until thick custard. Add salt and vanilla, cool, and serve plain or with cream.
Homemade Macaroon Cream Frozen Desserts
Mix one cup condensed milk with % cup water and 114 teaspoons vanilla and salt. Whip one cup cream to stiff peaks. Fold in milk mixture. Spoon into two pint trays and freeze three to four hours. Prep time five minutes.
Broiled Tomato and Cheese Sandwiches
A simple broiled sandwich recipe instructs to toast bread, mayo the untoasted side, add tomato and American cheese, place two strips of partially broiled bacon, then broil until cheese melts. Serve immediately.
Tomato Bake With Breadcrumb Butter Top
Four large fresh tomatoes peeled and prepared with pulp chopped and mixed with bread crumbs salt pepper and onion juice. Refill tomatoes, top with buttered crumbs and bake in a buttered casserole in a moderate oven for 20 to 30 minutes. Serve with mayonnaise cream sauce. Serves four.
Tomato Celery Boats with Pimento Garnish
Six large fresh tomatoes peeled and hollowed. Mix mayonnaise with diced celery and season inside with salt. Refill tomatoes with celery mayonnaise, chill thirty minutes, then garnish tops with mayonnaise and thin pimento strips. Serve on crisp lettuce. Serves six.
Economy Fruit Cake Recipe Procedure
The recipe directs making a dried mince fruit mix with water and boiling until dry, then creaming shortening with brown sugar, beating in eggs, and combining with a flour and milk batter. Raisins and chopped nut meats folded in, baked in a greased leaf cake pan for about 45 minutes at 300 degrees F.
Frosting Recipe and Monterey Fire Chief Remembrance
Butter and condensed milk are creamed with confectioners sugar and vanilla to a smooth light frosting. The recipe yields enough to top 29 inch layers or decorate cakes and cupcakes. William E. Parker, longtime Monterey fire chief, helped form the city’s first organized fire force 45 years ago.
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William E. Parker
Monterey, Calif
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Travelers Insurance Company
Mitcham
England
Life Insurance
Stephens & Bryant
First National Bank
Retail Credit Surveys
Jack Shelton
Luling Foundation
Luling
A. B. Jolley
Dallas County
W. H. DuPuy
Fayette County
J. W. Ridgway
A. and
M. College
E. R. Eudaly
Extension
A. L. Darnell
C. N. Shepardson
H. O. Hannah & Son, Florists
Sherman
The
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Whitewright Sun
Stole Probak Tut
Probak Junior
Probak
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