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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1950
Page
2
Readable excerpt outlines elegant dessert ideas for winter gatherings with pies cakes and pastries. Recipes include miniature cherry tarts pan boiled ham menu items and detailed instructions for chocolate cream puff pie water crust pastry almond torte and Washington cream pie with steps and ingredient lists.
Big Springs Special a velvet brown and white hereford steer from Big Springs Texas won the grand championship at the 1950 International Livestock Show in Chicago stockyards. The 1075 pound steer was shown by 19 year old Lloyd Robinson a 4 H Club member and sold for a record 12 dollars per pound. Iowa State College took second with Toby an 830 pound Aberdeen Angus junior calf.
Ken Gapen of the U S Department of Agriculture says farm surpluses will be less worrying than shortages as defense speed-up begins. He notes World War II production faced labor and supply gaps but current high production levels make further gains harder. Farmers have the defense production status and government aims to shield them from wartime shortages.
The 3 year old Percheron Jo-Ann Dawn weighing 1850 pounds is examined by the 4-H judging team at the International Livestock Exposition. Owner Frank C. Rathje, a Chicago banker, is noted.
Economists warn the United States faces a serious wool shortage as world reserves are depleted. Demand remains strong domestically with Texas recording the largest rise in sheep numbers last year and Ohio leading states east of the Mississippi in sheep production. Several western states showed gains while seven others posted decreases.
A homey note describes enhancing split pea soup with two slices of fried crumbled bacon and chopped olives. It also offers an easy economical dip for potato chips using sieved Calavo with curry powder vinegar Tabasco salt and pepper.
A kitchen tip article suggests elevating casseroles by using cooked drained noodles fried in butter as a crust instead of buttered bread crumbs. It notes corn and canned tomatoes in pepper halves as budget accompaniments to steak, and recommends creamed salmon with asparagus tips on toasted English muffins for green contrast.
The Pacific Coast Conference grapples with bowl game threats led by Rose Bowl danger and possible conference realignments as presidents seek fixes to football ills. Notre Dame star Jerry Groom warns of mass player losses and uncertain material as teams ponder platoon viability for next season.
The draft size for football and baseball, with basketball the top drawing sport, faces heavy cuts in playing strength for 1951. Uncertainty remains on how severe the impact will be as ages 19 to 24 are affected. Bert Bell, pro football's commissioner, was asked how hard the game would be hit.
An old ad touts Soretone Liniment for back strains and lumbago with claims of warmth and quick relief. It also markets Athlete's Foot treatment and fungus killer multiple types, urging $0.50 and $1.00 sizes.
A railroad flagman G. E. Moncus with sixteen years service credits Hadacol for improved energy and digestion. He says his wife and daughter also benefited, noting initial deficiencies of B vitamins and iron. Moncus reports vanished indigestion, better appetite, and overall well being. The advertisement attributes health gains to Hadacol.
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