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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1943
Page
13
In tentative notes from a local market record, vendors gather as the vacant lots near the harbor fill with stalls. The report highlights growing activity and planned sessions in October and November, with several buyers showing interest in new wares.
Fragmentary text mentions tare skin, odor use, baselegs, tam, and a seal of Launder with dollar sign. No clear event or entities described.
A wartime advisory urges housewives to destroy expired red and blue ration stamps to prevent black market trading. Officials note stamps valid through late May and June, with a new campaign to educate the public on proper disposal to keep supplies available. The article also outlines a wartime meal concept using Rice Ring and creamed cabbage, illustrating home canning and rationing practices.
WPB announces a monthly rise in radio battery output to help non-electrified farmers access war and food program news. The move supports rural communities relying on radios for timely information.
Alicia Hart notes entertainer Marie Austin keeps hands fit for USO audiences by playing multiple instruments and doing desk scale exercises. She recommends two de tensioning hand routines to ease nervous tension and promote overall relaxation for performers and workers.
New York Chinese families join a wartime effort to collect used kitchen fats for glycerine to aid explosives against Japan. Dr. Arthur Liu and his wife and two sons turn in fats, while all four buy a War Bond monthly. The Liu clan exemplifies home front sacrifice and patriotism.
Bates Church members are asked to meet at Alma Sams home at 9 15 a m on Sunday for automobile transport to Pleasant Hill Church where Rev Earl Cowan and Rev E T Price will conduct the service. Peanut butter mixed with buttered crumbs is suggested as a stuffing for baked apples served warm with cream for dessert.
In this installment Adele Garrison continues Madge Graham’s tangled life as actor Steve Redfield’s threats push family guards to protect Madge and her relatives. Adams, a government-backed guard, confirms Redfield is contained, while Katharine prepares to drill Madge for the next morning’s disguises and duties.
Two spreads ease ration strain for gatherings in June. Butter spread uses butter milk salt and gelatin blended until just warm, then folded into butter and refrigerated. Mayonnaise spread combines gelatin milk and mayo with butter, cooled and beaten until smooth then chilled.
Leftover vegetables and meat become a nutritious low-cost loaf. Mix one egg with cooked string beans carrot onion tomatoes and rice add salt and pepper then bake in a greased loaf tin until firm garnish with bacon curls and serve.
Confetti Salad combines shredded cabbage carrots green peppers and pimiento with Piquant French dressing and optional cottage cheese. Strawberry fruit juice can be made from strawberries or with rhubarb. Do not expect rationing advantages by delaying purchases of processed foods until month end, OPA advises housewives.
Commercial pin awards go to Rome Canaan High School typing students with 30 plus WPM on two ten minute tests. Top second year class speeds include Bill Chesser 62, Jack Carsey 52, Harold Miller 50, Winnie Nuzum 72 with two errors. First year shorthand students share pins with several at 60 WPM or above.
A cinematic adaptation of John Steinbeck's novel shows at the Athena Theater. Irving Pichel directs a brisk, moving film about the Nazi occupation of a Norwegian town and a people's fight for freedom in a rare masterwork.
The page presents non rationed vegetable dishes from Garden for Victory by the American Womens Voluntary Services. It explains onion scalloped bake with peanut crumbs and a carrot souffle recipe, detailing ingredients and baking steps suitable for wartime nutrition.
Directions mix buttered bread cubes with raisins molasses and lemon rind. Heat to boiling then pour over bread and toss. Serve with top milk. For quick supper heat eggs in tomato soup and serve over rice noodles or macaroni with grated cheese if available.
A historic recipe shows Meat Cakes made with rump steak bread milk onions and chives mixed with seasonings formed into balls fried then simmered in sour cream. The method uses bacon drippings for frying and yields a rich inexpensive dish.
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