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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1935
Page
6
Practical guidance on jelly making with juice extraction and parraffin sealing plus kitchen ideas. Tips include baked stuffed potatoes with cottage cheese, stain removal with slips, laundering curtains, fresh fruit salad ideas, and ammonia for carpet cleaning.
Fort Worth resident Blanche Perkins sent a money order of 9.55 dollars to State Relief Director Adam R. Johnson in payment for a relief loan issued in April 1934. Johnson confirmed this was the first known case in Texas of a relief recipient repaying a grant and sent a personal thank you note.
Los Angeles adds L. Cosentino and Nancy Bertola to its list of fastest spaghetti eaters. In a contest by the Italian American League, Cosentino won the men’s division by devouring five pounds with a two fork method, while Bertola won the women’s title with a one and a half pound plate using the same technique.
The Texas independence era shaped the nation including Texas and New Mexico Oklahoma Colorado and Wyoming. Texas independence and annexation expanded US westward to the Pacific. The Texas Centennial seeks federal backing to honor a century of progress with a possible three million dollar appropriation. The Texas Weekly notes historic significance warrants large scale commemoration.
Weather experts note that drought years do not guarantee next season's heavy rainfall. Texas records show years like 1909 1910 and 1916-18 had large deficits followed by mixed outcomes. In 1934 Texas averaged 26.78 inches with May rains heavy, prompting debate over drought flood predictions.
New York. Donald A. Hobart national commander of the American Veterans Association denounces a House passed bill to restore 45 million dollars in pensions to Spanish American War veterans dropped from rolls in 1933. He says the measure would hand out money to men who only learned the manual of arms during six months of war.
A joint Senate and House resolution authorizes a 3 million dollar federal appropriation for the Texas Centennial, with the final Texas sum potentially reduced. Judge Cullen F. Thomas argues the event merits national attention, noting Texas history as American history and the celebration’s broad scope beyond state funding.
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