Decentralized Land Bank Aims to Strengthen Texas Farm Credit
President Sterling Evans of the Federal Land Bank of Houston outlined a state wide plan to reduce Texas farm mortgage co operatives from 294 to about 140. The system will consolidate and restore 71 insolvent associations to par value to create a stronger long term credit network. Delinquencies are at a decade low.
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Houston
Texas
Sterling Evans
Federal Land Bank of Houston
Land Bank
Evans
Typographical Errors and Brief News Snips
A collection of short notes includes a fatal high tension accident in Rossiter, praise for teachers in safety efforts, a fire caused by faulty wiring, and a dapper Bronx man returning home from work. The set closes with a moral quip on politeness from Lydia Sigourney.
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Mr. H
N. H
Springfield (Mass
Mr. P
The
Bronx
New York
N. Y
Times
Recipes for Egg Sugar Flour and Spice Mixtures
A collection of batter instructions mixing eggs sugar flour and leavening with milk butter and spices. Includes steps for hard crack candy style coating and forming corn ball bites with cinnamon allspice cloves mace and optional nutmeg.
Fruit cake and brittle candy recipe notes
A collection of kitchen instructions for fruit cake batter and peanut brittle. Includes mixing eggs, flour, and spices for fruit cake base and preparing brittle with sugar water, peanuts, butter, and vanilla. Contains measurements for sugar, corn syrup, nuts, and optional egg addition.
Candy Making From Milk and Nuts
Directions note heating milk with butter until smooth then cooking to a soft ball tested in cold water. She adds one cup of nuts and one teaspoon vanilla, then beats the mixture to finish the candy.
Sweet Potatoes Apples Tomato Catsup Recipe Process
Instructions describe layering boiled sweet potatoes and apples with butter sugar and baking until soft. Also outlines making a tomato onion pepper cider style catsup with vinegar sugar salt allspice cloves cinnamon cheesecloth spice bag and sealing in sterile bottles with paraffin.
Above the Clouds a Lifted View on World and Mind
The piece contrasts lofty airline thinking with petty town concerns, noting how viewing Earth from above the clouds fosters perspective, faith, and patience. It cites Lincoln and urges air travel as a means to restore calm and hopeful outlook amid global anxiety. Sweden ramps up water power due to fuel shortages.
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Lincoln
Hubert M. Harrison
Divorce Notice in Grayson County Texas 1943
Citation commands Earl Magstedt to appear and answer Edna Maystedt's petition for divorce on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance. Case No. 49892 filed Aug 16 1943 in the District Court in Sherman, Texas. Court date set for Sep 27 1943 at 10:00 AM before Judge in Grayson County. Issued Aug 16 1943. Clerk S V Earnest. Deputy Nancy Drake.
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State OF Texas
Earl Magstedt
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Edna Maystedt
Earl Maystedt
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Texas Sayings and McAllen Visit Highlight Local Debates
The column laments a salary increase from 4600 to 7500 for an Austin bureaucrat while Texas readers face higher taxes and pension cuts. It notes Casa de Palmas in McAllen with lush grounds and a busy Chamber of Commerce, and recalls a grandpa predicting a cross-continent tunnel between New York and the West.
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Texas
Austin
Washington
Casa de Palmas
House of Palms
McAllen
Rio Grande Valley
Theodore
Chamber of Commerce
A C. of C
Paul Vickers
Decatur Quote Reflects Pride in Country
A fragmented passage reflects patriotic sentiment with the line My country, may she ever be right though my country, right or wrong. It juxtaposes a maritime reference to Stephen Decatur and a voyage time noted as arriving in San Francisco at 6 15 a m two hours and forty five minutes before he started.
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San Francisco
Stephen Decatur
Police Dog Rescues Girl From Burning Farm Home
When a fire swept the Davis farm home the parents were busy saving belongings and did not notice their 13 year old daughter trapped inside. Their police dog entered the flames and dragged the girl to safety despite heat and smoke.
Davis Family Loses Home and Canned Food to Fire
A house fire destroyed the Davis household and their stored canning supplies. The fourteen family members, described as thrifty farmers, face loss of all household goods and most of their preserved food, though they had prepared for a long winter.
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Davis
Wonder If He Can Aboard The River Romance
A soldier jokes to a young woman on a river about kissing a canoe and potential capsizing. She replies that she can swim, puncturing the flirtation with confident practicality. The brief exchange reads as light dialogue in a wartime era vignette.
Latin American Nations Boost Food Production for War Effort
Latin American countries are increasing food production to support allied war efforts. Governments promote higher yields through farming programs and cooperative initiatives aimed at securing strategic crops and sustaining civilian and military needs.
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F.K
Rossiter
Pennsylvania
Ludington
Mich
Lydia H. Sigourney
James D. Buster
No. Side Square
DR. H. Klapproth
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman, Texas
Jas. C. Wilson
Earries
Lee
Sweden
Isda Lome
Boyce House
New York City
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Mr. and Mrs
America
Community Public Service Company
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