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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1941
Page
8
A new picture pair features cross stitch designs with a rose bouquet and jonquil arrangement as companion pieces. Each is Sxi0 in size and priced 10, offered on transfer Chis and ready to frame or hang. Address inquiries to Southwest Magazine Needlecraft Dept Box 166 Kansas City Mo.
An article celebrates lace as a spring fashion staple from casual blouses to evening gowns. It notes lace’s long history from early handwork to modern machine production, with colors shifting toward neutrals, pinks, and yellows, and includes trends like appliques and global influences.
Government plans to inform households on food management as a defense measure. Enriched flour with thiamin iron and nicotinic acid will replace lost nutrients, guiding simple meal plans for families. Recommendations list servings for milk vegetables fruit eggs meat and cereals to support energy needs.
A woman may seek a new look by changing her hairstyle. The article suggests trying a striking updo with widow’s peak rolls, middle part, back finished with many small pin curls, and sides rolled into two long flat sausage shapes meeting above the brow.
A vintage recipe for a festive Tokay grape salad with orange rind cream cheese filling. It details dissolving Jell-O with hot water and vinegar, layering in molds, chilling until firm, stuffing grapes with cheese and rind mix, and serving on lettuce with dressings.
Dry mix includes 2 cups flour 3 teaspoons baking powder and 1 teaspoon salt. Cut in 5 tablespoons shortening then stir in 1/ cup grated cheese. Add about 1 cup milk to form a soft dough. Drop teaspoon portions on a greased sheet, sprinkle paprika and bake at 450 F for 12 minutes.
The United States Mint produced a record 1,209,478,982 coins in 1940, surpassing 1919 and 1939 totals. Pennies led at 781,155,872 with other denominations including halves 18,717,279 quarters 46,756,846 dimes 108,119,827 and nickels 259,729,158. Demand tied to retail growth defense taxes and slot machines.
Archibald Rutledge recounts a wild razorback sow stranded on a log during Santee river floods. She guides nine piglets to safety by clinging to the log then swimming to higher ground, using her body to shield and steer them through treacherous current. The scene appears in Field and Stream.
Insurance shows twice as many bachelors die age 20 to 30 as married men. Top surnames by count: Smiths 1 305 300 Johnsons 1 124 200 Browns 730 500 Williams 684 700 Jones 625 800. At 60 mph driving costs triple vs 40 mph. Sixteen states have no speed limits with no more accidents than others. Shortest U S distance is Charleston DC to San Diego 2 150 miles.
The United States president earns $208.30 daily while European rulers drew far higher. Russia’s czar averaged about $25,000 per day, the Turkish sultan $18,000 daily, Napoleon III $14,219 each day, and Queen Victoria about $6,271 per day.
The article notes a strong domestic nut harvest with an expected 86,000,000 pounds of pecans and abundant English walnuts hazelnuts and black walnuts. It describes serving ideas from rolls and pies to salads and croquettes where chopped nuts are bound with cream sauce and fried to brown.
Charles Evans Hughes, nearing 11 years as Chief Justice, remains active at age 78. He began presiding on February 24, 1930, entering the chamber with steady pace and rendering complex cases into concise rulings. Rumors of retirement persist, but friends say he will stay if able to work.
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