Bob Hope shares Christmas memories and holiday recipes
Celebrity entertainer Bob Hope reflects on Christmas with troops and family, noting yearly travels since 1941 and favorite holiday meals. He recalls lamb with mint sauce, lemon pie, and a traditional Christmas dinner in North Hollywood or Palm Springs. The cookbook includes a mint sauce and leg of lamb recipe with detailed steps.
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North Hollywood
Bob Hope
Alaska
Africa
Spain
Hope
China Sea
Vietnam
Palm Springs
Bob
Peruvian Chef Felipe Rojas Lombardi Captures Culinary Fame
A 25 year old former law student from Peru turns chef columnist lecturer cookbook author and teacher. Praised by Julia Child and James Beard he promotes healthy affordable cooking for teens and families with two books including Everyone Can Cook and the A to Z No Cook Cookbook featuring recipes like Blue Danube Dip.
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New York
Felipe Rojas-Lombardi
Julia Child
James Beard
Felipe
Early Christmas dates and bans span centuries
Research historian Flora Mears traces Christmas dates from 1659 to 1681 when celebrations were banned in American colonies. She notes Liberius in AD 354 fixed December 25 as Christmas and cites Arthurian and Alfred the Great midcentury festivity traditions.
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Flora Mears
Liberius
Rome
England
Miss Mears
Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
Alfred the Great
Yale
Oliver Cromwell
Parliament
American Colonies
Engagement announced for Patricia Dietz and Lonnie Louvar
Miss Patricia A. Dietz of 719 Ninth Street SW announces her engagement to Lonnie R. Louvar. Parents are Joseph Dietz of Cedar Rapids and the late Mrs. Don Krause, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Louvar of 1020 Deborah Drive SW. Miss Dietz works for United Fire and Casualty Insurance, and the former Kirkwood Community College student is employed by Collins Radio Co.
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Patricia A. Dietz
Ninth Street
Lonnie R. Louvar
Joseph Dietz
Highway 94
Cedar Rapids
Don Krause
Robert Louvar
Deborah Drive
Miss Dietz
United Fire and Casualty Insurance Co
Kirkwood Community College
Collins Radio Co
Deborah Miltner Becomes Bride of Michael Potter
Miss Deborah Nell Miltner married Michael Edward Potter at St Marys Catholic church Solon. Rev J J Fath officiated. The bride wore velvet with embroidered lace. matron of honor was Mrs Steven Bockenstedt. bridesmatron Mrs Michael Stockman. attendants wore royal blue velvet. Two hundred guests attended a noon reception. couple to live in Columbia South Carolina where he is stationed. she to join him after May graduation.
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Steven Bockenstedt
Michael Stockman
Cedar Rapids
Christine Miltner
Jeanne Rinkderknecht
Lawrence Smith
Lawrence
Thomas Potter
Edward Miltner
Steven Reider
Brian Gortner
St. Mary’s Auditorium
Caution Over Nose Drops For Children Warned By Doctor
A pediatric allergist cautions that nose drops should not be used more than three times daily for three days. Drops may restart after a break of several days to prevent nasal irritation. The book notes varying strengths for infants children and adults. A separate note states the average US dairy cow yields almost a ton of edible nutrients annually.
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Doris J. Rapp
United States
Pinworms Cause Pain Need Care
An often overlooked childhood infection pinworm disease affects many children worldwide and can irritate sleep appetite and behavior. Medical guidance urges treating all household members simultaneously and maintaining hygiene and cleanliness to stop spread. For more information consult a physician or request the free booklet Your Family and Pinworms from New York postal address.
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Department N
New York
City Boundaries Dwindling Away
Charles L. Pelkey president of Stylex Homes Inc says metropolitan housing rose about 20 percent in the 1960s while non metropolitan housing grew 12 percent. He cites the 1970 census showing 80 percent of population growth in big cities and predicts city boundaries will be obsolete by century's end.
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New York
UPI
United States
Charles L. Pelkey
Stylex Homes, Inc
JoEllen Myers Becomes Bride In Washington
Airman JoEllen Myers the Cedar Rapids Iowa native married Airman Thomas Robert Thompson in a 6 o clock ceremony at Justice of the Peace R. P. Ruff s home in Gig Harbor Washington Attendants included Doris Brewster and John Ketchen The bride attended Upper Iowa College and serves with the Women s Air Force at McChord AFB They plan a delayed wedding trip to Cedar Rapids as Thompson remains with the Air Force at Sheppard AFB Texas
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Gig Harbor
Wash
JoEllen Myers
Ralph R. Myers
Nineteenth Street
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Thomas Robert Thompson
Justice of the Peace
R. P. Ruff
Elmer Thompson
Saco
Maine
Doris Brewster
John Ketchen
Miss Brewster
Mr. Ruff
From rags to dollars cotton scraps fuel paper
The Cotton Fiber Paper council notes that U S currency and historic documents use 100 percent cotton content. Rag paper comes from cotton scraps left over from making shirts gloves denims mail bags and blue jeans.
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Chicago
UPI
Cotton
Christmas clock gifts span classics to modern digital styles
The article notes clocks as lasting, practical gifts for every room and person. It highlights traditional desktop desk clocks, kitchen timekeepers, and alarm clocks for teens, plus the appeal of battery operated modern decorators and digital readouts. It also spotlights a 1972 limited edition clock, oak and cherry versions numbered among 350 and 150 units.
Army Play’s Clown Enjoy’s Last Laugh
At Fort Lewis Washington first lieutenant Maurice Brooks directed an amateur production of Once Upon a Mattress. After the curtain, Brooks was promoted to captain as Lt Col Wayne Hogan pinned the insignia on his clown costume. Brooks, a Chicago helicopter pilot, quipped I guess I had the last laugh. The same page notes the common carp is a member of the minnow family.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Maurice Brooks
Wayne ©. Hogan
Brooks
Chicago
Homemakers Seek Grandma's Soap for Simpler Wash
New York reports that many young homemakers favor grandma's soap and washing soda over modern detergents. They view high phosphate soaps as wasteful and polluting while washing soda helps emulsify grime, soften water, and aid stain removal.
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New York
UPI
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