Caladium tubers and lawn care tips from county agent
County Agent Parker explains saving caladium tubers as annuals with fall lifting and drying, storage in dry peat moss at 60 degrees, and spring planting at 70 degrees soil. Includes garden checks, bulb ordering, turf disease controls, and notes on a new Texas brake law for trailers with exemptions.
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Captan
Levin
Runnels County
Texas
Parker
Mushrooms in Sour Cream Way to Prepare Dish
Wash and trim mushrooms then cook in butter in a chafing dish. Sprinkle with flour, blend, add beef bouillon and heat until steaming. Stir in sour cream and top with dill weed for a creamy mushroom dish.
Winters Enterprise Texas Page Six News Summary
A fragment from Winters Enterprise reports local Texas events dated Friday September 17 1971. Readers see brief notes on community happenings and regional updates across the page.
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Winters
Enterprise
Texas
Happy Homemaking Tips For Everyday Household Problems
Barbara Baker offers practical advice for managing a family laundry and kitchen tasks. She suggests using large labeled plastic bags for each person at coin laundries to speed item retrieval, using a utensil basket as a makeshift strainer, a pipe cleaner to clean fork prongs, and repurposing a cake of soap to refresh rusty sewing needles. She also recommends a bell on the medicine chest door to monitor a toddler and prevent accidents.
Potatoes and Creative Dishes in Mrs O Connor Column
Mrs O Connor traces potato color history from many hues to white red and brown modern spuds. The Home Demonstration guide offers Salmon and Potato Puff and Creole Stuffed Potatoes with steps for seasoned mash bake and garnish, highlighting crossbreeding and cooking quality.
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Joseph
Europe
Fix It Tip on Electric Bulbs Despite Lifetime Claims
A columnist argues standard 100 watt frosted bulbs are best for general use as they use less power and convert more to light. The 100 watt bulb lasts about 750 hours, roughly 31 days. Saving electricity costs is minimal per idle hour, at about 2 percent of a cent per 10 hours for a kilowatt hour rate of 2.0 cents.
Spinach and Tomato Stuffed Potatoes
Prepare remaining tomato with sauteed vegetables then simmer one minute. Hollow potatoes, mash centers with mayonnaise and seasonings, mix with vegetables, fill shells, and top with butter. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Garnish with green pepper and tomato. Yields six servings. Potatoes abundant through September.
New School Bus Law Bans Passing Stopped Bus In Texas
A new Texas law effective August 30 requires motorists in both directions on the same road to stop for school buses when flashing lights are active. Division highway vehicles on the other road or on access-controlled zones with no pedestrian crossing are exempt.
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Austin
Texas
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