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Newspaper
Austin Daily Herald
Location
Austin, Minnesota, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1956
Page
4
In a community note, Sisters of the Swish urge Austin women to hunt attic finds for wearables or donate to stores for window displays. Mrs. Alice MacLaren showcases a centennial dress with a mother’s wedding bonnet lace, plus 75 year old stockings.
Dexter couple announces the engagement of their daughter Ivadene Cole to James A Jones son of Floyd and Mrs Jones of Racine No marriage date set yet.
Mrs. Robert Larkin presided as hostess to St Helena's Unit on Thursday evening with assistance from Mrs. Lester Majerus. A social hour followed the business meeting with prizes awarded to Mrs. Gilbert Majerus and Mrs. Wilbur Fischer. The next gathering will be a picnic at Lafayette Park.
A bridal shower for Miss Sharon Wead was hosted Thursday night at the Lamont Schumann home in Adams. About forty guests attended with a door prize won by Mrs. B. J. Husby. The bride to be, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wead, Adams, and Ramon Schumann will marry June 30.
Ten members of the Live and Learn Project Club met Thursday at the home of Mrs. William Jech in Dexter. Mrs. Oscar Ludvigson spoke on planting flowers and floral arrangements. Lunch was served by several hosts. The next session will be July 19.
Mrs. Mary Hynie of Austin Route 2 entertained the South Austin Neighborhood Club at her daughter-in-law’s home. After a brief business session she presented a program featuring a reading by Mrs. Maurice Eblen, a poem by Mrs. Haukom, and musical selections by Marlys Anderson and Anna Mae Ryks. Lunch was served by Mrs. Norman Hynie, Mrs. Alex Peterson and Mrs. Harry Hynie.
Circle One met at Mrs. Edwin Easton’s home with scripture reading prayer and vocal numbers by Judy Johnson and Mark Johnson. Circle Two Circle Four Circle Six Circle Eight met at various homes with devotions offerings and reports on Women of the Bible. The next meeting will be a family picnic at Todd Park.
Community groups plan meetings and socials across Austin and surroundings. Danish Sisterhood and IOOF Hall gatherings lead the schedule with board sessions at YWCA and multiple luncheons and picnics at Todd Park Sutton Place and local churches.
Readers can lift a familiar creamed chicken dish by whisking in minced fresh dill into the sauce. The herb adds bright, aromatic notes that complement the velvety texture and savory chicken.
The Minnesota State Assn. of Letter Carriers, meeting in Duluth, asked for a return to twice-daily mail deliveries. Delegates also urged a five day 35 hour week and a $600 annual raise, plus a voice in policy affecting carrier relations. The convention ends tonight.
Advice urges a dedicated night for grooming and wardrobe upkeep including weekly shampoo manicure and small sewing to keep clothes in shape. A test for syrup hardness describes dropping half a teaspoon into cold water to see if it forms hard brittle threads indicating the hard crack stage.
Marine biologist Rachel Carson received the 1956 AAUW Achievement Award at a Friday banquet in Washington D C. The honor includes a 2500 dollar stipend, to support her work on a new book about life origins evolution and future prospects.
Miss Betty Decker of Lime Springs Iowa will marry Bernard Roesler son of Mr and Mrs Harold Roesler also of Lime Springs. The couple plan to wed August 19 at St Paul Lutheran Church in Lime Springs.
A Friday evening shower for Mrs Lawrence Hanson at 611 S Main hosted by Mrs Ronald Haugland and Mrs Coddington drew 17 guests. Entertainment included games with prizes for Mrs Ozro Brown Jr, Mrs Gerrit Love Rik, and Mrs Frank Felty. Brown won the door prize.
Mrs. Chester Reistad leads two piano programs at the BPOE lodge rooms on Monday and Tuesday. The primary and junior groups perform at 7 30 p.m. Monday with the intermediate and senior groups at 8 p.m. Tuesday. Participants include Barbara Matt Lois Jacobson Marcia Mitlyng Mary Chinander Mary Bjork Dale Hostad Paul Worlein Eddie Van Cleve Peter Darling Susanne Pappas Jean Hardy Janice Rosenthal Patricia Butorac Martha Jean Anderson Roberta Mistretta Bonita Mistretta Jean Seurs Mary Lanning Linda Holder Mary Hall Juli Kane Barbara Thompson Douglas Wilcos Paul Mickelson James Rosenthal Cynthia Campbell John Worlein Marion Moucha LuAnn Gerlach Karen Torrens Delbert Saman Judy Randahl Judy Schultz Mary Kinney Mary Butorac Joan Skov Janice Hendrickson John Bannes Elaine Klusmeier Lorrain Skov Carol Ann Apold Janice Heickes Sharon Madson Laurence and Leonard Addington. Vocal selections by Dorothy Eisterhold and Miss Austin on Monday, with dance numbers by Ruth Bucklin Dancing School on Tuesday. Open to the public.
Mrs. Roy Bates, 705 W Oakland, is a patient at St Olaf Hospital. W R Williams, Lime Springs, has entered Worrall Hospital in Rochester for treatment. Mrs. Clara Basford, Minneapolis, and Grenwith Basford, Poughkeepsie, are guests of Miss Sue Basford. Mr. and Mrs. Ford Gibson of St. Petersburg, Fla., visited here. Eva Smith wintered in Florida.
If you want to avoid fashion embarrassment fix rips and missing buttons promptly. Do weekly closet checks to decide which clothes need cleaning. Keep baking powder can tightly closed to preserve leavening strength against air moisture.
Ann Landers offers blunt guidance on a teen’s request for her mother to loosen standards of suitors. Advice urges judging boys by character and effort, not family wealth or an “American-sounding” name, and cautions against social pressures shaping dating choices.
A heat friendly porch party menu offers pineapple cheese top knots and ribbon jellied perfection salad on water cress. Includes three gelatin based parts with vegetables, olives, and mayo based dressings plus iced coffee with whipped cream and cinnamon float. Add frozen fruit cubes for festive iced drinks.
Detroit reader Mrs Edna Hitchcock shares a black cherry glace pie recipe using gelatin cinnamon sugar cherry juice and a 9 inch shell. The method folds in cherries and nuts then chills. garnish with whipped cream if desired. A Vermont reader teases rhubarb pie with a two crust approach baked from hot to moderate heat.
Hosiery news highlights pastel stockings described as lighter on the leg than in the box with pale luscious colors signaling the upcoming seasons.
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