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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
2
A wedding planning piece offers a Green and White color themed menu for a reception at the bride’s mother’s home. It includes assortments of hors d’oeuvres, a grapefruit lobster salad, buttermilk rolls, bride and groom cakes, pistachio ice cream, and a Twenty-Four Hour Pike’s Peak dessert, with detailed recipe steps and future recipe features from Eleanor Howe.
Hybrid corn, delivering 10 to 25 percent higher yields per acre, is moving toward mass production with standardized parts and double cross inbred strategies. The article traces Mendel’s genetics, pioneering U.S. scientists, and the shift to soil fertility management to sustain higher production.
A weather forecast relies on surface maps but radiosondes provide upper air data. The device aboard coast guard cutters and airports records temperature humidity and pressure, aiding forecasts for aviators mariners and farmers amid wartime communication gaps.
Norfolk Virginia report states Captain Patrick N L Bellinger, commander of the US naval air station, piloted the first airplane struck by bullets in combat during the Vera Cruz action of 1914. He is believed to be the first aviator to attack enemy soldiers from the air.
Denver reports that Colorado State Treasurer Charles Armstrong cannot account for vast sales tax tokens. He cites 36,691,500 aluminum discs in circulation or misplaced within the state and suggests many tokens may be in cash registers or relocated to other states.
Practical advice on cooking and cleaning from an older household guide. Boil potatoes with sugar for fluffier texture. Vinegar in washing water strengthens stocking weave. A shoe bag in a hall closet stores many items. Unwrap scented soaps in linen drawers for pleasant odors. Vinegar in boiled frosting prevents brittleness when cut.
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