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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1940
Page
7
A homey collection of stew ideas and recipes for Lamb Stew with Mint Dumplings, Lamb Riblet Stew, Creole Chicken Gumbo File, Brunswick Stew, and Mulligan stews plus a feature on a one dish Sunday dinner using chicken rice pilaf. Includes cooking steps, ingredients, and serving notes with notes on economical cuts.
Grantland Rice surveys 1940 sports, noting Joe Louis as the standout across boxing and other fields. He cites rising contenders, changing AL pennant hopes, and Buck Newsom’s varied career, but Louis remains singularly dominant as the year unfolds.
Philippa asks how to handle her mother who moved in after her father’s death and now interferes with daily life. Kathleen Norris advises the daughter to remove the mother from the home, granting independence and easing strain on her marriage, suggesting a cottage and revised support.
Elegant dress pattern features waist gathers and a shaped yoke with a bow at a deep neck line. Skirt is slim with moderate fullness. suitable in chiffon georgette or voile with lace trim for bridges luncheons and clubs. Pattern offers sizes 36 through 62 and yardage details for size 38 with short sleeves.
Pathfinder notes the last successful invasion of England in 1066 when William the Conqueror crossed from Normandy. It recalls prior Saxon, Danish, and Norse incursions and states that since the Norman conquest no invasion was launched against the British Isles by hostile forces. The British navy defended the realm in the interim.
Pathfinder reports six living presidential widows. Benjamin Harrison’s widow is 82, Grover Cleveland’s widow 75, Theodore Roosevelt’s widow 78, William Howard Taft’s widow 79, Woodrow Wilson’s widow 67, and Calvin Coolidge’s widow 61.
A concise reflection stating that true greatness requires thorough sincerity in self-dealing. The line cites author Lowell and emphasizes personal honesty as the foundation for meaningful achievements.
A cryptic fragment notes mosquito bites and a quick rub. It mentions CE PENETROz and a poetic aside about things not being as they seem. Skim milk is said to masquerade as cream in a clipped, enigmatic line.
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