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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1936
Page
2
Forty five patients receive a recipe notes and tips for a versatile cake base. It suggests using eggs by whites or yolks, adding cocoa for chocolate variation, spices for a tender cake, and options for custard fillings or Washington cream pie. It covers substitutions with butter or shortening and measures for shortening.
The entry lists breakfast items such as stewed rhubarb cereal cream baked French toast maple syrup milk coffee. Luncheon includes stuffed eggs ice sandwiches strawberry shortcake milk tea. Dinner features noodle and ground steak casserole buttered spinach jellied apricot and carrot salad whipped cream pie milk coffee.
Recipe combines sugar and shortening creamed until light then folded with beaten egg whites. Sifted flour, salt, cream of tartar, and soda with sour milk are alternated into the batter, which is baked in an oiled pan at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.
Market activity was slow with utilities and scattered industrials rising fractions to a point or more. Leaders included American Telephone Western Union Consolidated Edison Public Service of New Jersey American Water Works J I Case Westinghouse John Manville Gimbel American Can Allied Stores Continental Can Santa Fe and rail firms N Y Central Northern Pacific.
An advertisement targets the sensitive type prone to nerve tension and headaches. Capudine is promoted as a gentle remedy to relieve nervous headaches with two teaspoonfuls in water. The ad claims Capucline contains no narcotics and offers a money back guarantee. Prices listed 60c 30c 10c.
New York markets show irregular stocks and firm bonds with gains in metals and industrials. Foreign exchanges narrow while gold edges higher. cotton and sugar ease. coffee quiet. wheat declines with larger deliveries, corn follows. cattle and hogs steady to strong. cotton futures close steady to higher with spot middling at 11.72.
Liverpool notes 12 000 bales including 600 American with spot prices down five points. Quoted: American strict good middling 7.25, good middling 6.95, strict middling 6.75, middling 6.55, strict low middling.
The facility near the Sanatorium at Finn has operated six months with 45 patients treated and 19 currently. Fourteen are from Morgan County, four from Colbert, one from Limestone, and one from Franklin. Eleven are women and men. one male patient is in the negro wing. Colbert County funds three beds for its patients as the first county to join Morgan in creating a regional district sanatorium serving North Alabama. Officials report rest and care through collapse operations with remarkable results. Colbert Tuberculosis Association members are expected to visit Monday to observe procedures and methods.
Washington May 21 The census bureau reports a reduction of 450 in deaths from automobile accidents in the first 20 weeks of this year across 85 major cities. The total this year stands at 2810, compared with 3260 for the same period last year.
Market report notes cotton prices by grade with futures closing steady. The May contract sits at 6.21, July 6.04, and later months range from 5.60 to 5.69, while price levels for strict good ordinary and other grades are listed between 5.50 and 6.00.
In New Orleans on May 21 cotton futures ended unchanged to 5 points higher with May at 11.60, July 11.30, Oct 10.38, Dee 10.34, Jan 10.34, Mar 10.36, and May 10.36 as the near term.
Wheat futures in Chicago showed small moves with May and July contracts trading around mid 90s amid light activity and standard price fluctuations. Market notes indicate muted interest as traders await clearer signals on supply and demand factors.
In Chicago on May 21 poultry prices showed steady trends with live stock deliveries listed. Hens under 5 lbs fetched 19, over 5 lbs 18 1 2, leghorn hens 17 1 2, Plymouth and White Rock springs 29, Plymouth Rock fryers 27, White Rock 28, and various broilers 25 to 25 per unit. Roosters at 14 and leghorn roosters 13, turkeys 16 to 20, ducks and geese also priced within the day’s market.
Chicago May 21 butter: 15 338 pounds steady with unchanged quotes. Eggs 34 637 cases steady. Extra firsts local 20 1 4, cars 20 3 4. Fresh graded firsts local 19 3 4, cars 20 1 4. Current receipts 19 1 2, storage packed extras 21 3 4, storage packed firsts 21 1 2.
U S Department reports May 21 in Chicago that potatoes at 63 on track 192 show new stock slightly stronger with light supplies and better trading. Bliss triumphs noted. Alabama US No 1 priced 2.90 to 3.10, US No 2 at 2.10.
U S Dept of Agriculture figures show hogs 11 000 with direct 4 500. fair activity and mixed to firm tone. Cattle 5 000 with calves 1 500. fed cattle steady to strong, light cattle active, cows scarce but firm with week’s gains. vealers 9.00–10.50. sheep 4 000 with fat lambs scarce and prices steady to firm, best ewes around 3.00–4.00 and lambs 12.00–12.50 for choice native springers.
The Danville area reports improved crop conditions after rains. A Junior Young People class scavenger hunt at Mr. and Mrs. Heflin’s featured two prize groups and refreshments. Kathryn Brooks hosted a tacky party for about forty youngsters with prizes for humor. The M E church Women’s Missionary Society met inróLs homes for prayer and social service talk. Several residents and visitors from nearby towns are noted, including L Henderson Heflin, Miss Ruth Livingston, and others visiting family or returning from trips.
Lightweight sewing pattern notice for Pattern 4017 by Anne Adams. Describes a slim lined summer frock with cape yoke sleeves, surplice waist, and pointed skirt yoke. Pattern available in sizes 16 to 46 with yardage for size 36, plus illustrated instructions and order details from Decatur Daily Pattern Department.
The Decatur Ki Wanis Club meeting featured a sports record contest won by W. W. Benson superintendent of city schools. Guests included Birmingham's Frederick Hunt Jr and L. L. Stephenson, plus Earl M. Hearne. The club plans softball leagues and a quiz on world sport records.
Mrs Emil Kasper, after four-quadruped birth at St Marys Hospital, leaves with husband as four policemen escort their return. The quadruplets Frank Ferdinand Felix Frances weigh 3 pounds 6 1 2 ounces to 3 pounds 12 ounces, with small gains since Friday.
Six treasure hunters search the city dumping grounds after H S Fischer appeals for 1450 dollars in small bills. His butler reported finding a pasteboard box that seemed empty before trash collection. Investigators and waste workers assisted in the search for the box containing the money.
In Murfreesboro Arkansas a 10 year old boy Reece Cox was electrocuted after grabbing a live wire at the Southwestern Gas and Electric Company substation yesterday. A Black man nearby intervened and pulled him to safety, preventing a tragedy.
Decatur diary items note a psychology lecture suspended for the evening and to resume next Thursday in TVA assembly rooms. Obituaries and health updates include Mrs. R. L. Lively leaving hospital for home and James F. Davis improving after illness. Local births, elections requests, fire loss, travels, appointments, and society notices fill the day’s community brief.
J. M. Russell returned home after treatment at Baugh's Infirmary in Decatur and is very much improved. Bob Bailey spent the weekend with his brother Manning Bailey and Mrs. Bailey in Lynntown. Lawson Lynn was in the community Saturday. Several residents attended the singing at Blue Springs Sunday. Miss Winifred Vincent visited Misses Jo and Catherine Peck on Friday. Gilbert Johnson was in Decatur Saturday.
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