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Newspaper
Dothan Eagle
Location
Dothan, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1931
Page
3
Market notes show May cotton at 0.0 cents with fluctuations around 7.28 to 8.46 in various quotes. Prices listed include readings near 7.28, 7.30, 7.46, and 7.58 with several figures in the 7.19 to 7.65 range reflected across hours.
New York reports cotton prices easing due to lower demand and expected further declines as Liverpool influenced market. Weather notes show showers in Texas and Arkansas and variable rain across Oklahoma all impacting trading sentiment.
Lieutenant Thomas T. Haskell of Birmingham will inspect the Do than Navy recruiting station Thursday, recruiting officer Geo. C. Lott announced today. The inspection is to occur quarterly, Lott said. Lieutenant Mancell will likely be here about a day.
In Lapland the figures Puff and Bum remove wheel assemblies from their planes and attach runners like Santa's sled. Their furry shoes and caps evoke snowy lore, and observers would deem them Laps in this wintry scene.
Memorial hour at Lake Junaluska North Carolina honors Mra F M Jackson of Birmingham and John R Pepper of Memphis as an opening feature of the Methodist Assembly. Founders and Benefactors Day marks Aug 16 with a main meeting on history and expansion plans. Queen election Aug 17, boat pageant and water carnival Aug 20, coronation Aug 22. Alabama prepared to enter a candidate.
Councilman Botts says individuals may pay their own expenses and questions sending a delegate while Councilman Miller proposes dispatching a message of regret to the association. No action was taken on the suggestion.
Dothan community notes attendances at family gatherings, reunions, and a singing event. Names listed include Bell Armstrong, Inez Buford, Agnes Windsor, Lois Windsor, Ruth Pipkin, Irma Ruth Armstrong, Gladye Pipkin, Monroe Wade, J W Maddox, and many others. visits span Vergeon Stalth household events, Hebron Armstrong reunion, and Pleasant Hill sing.
The Parents Teachers Association requests all mothers with children entering first grade to bring them Thursday at 4 PM for county health officer led physical exams. Mrs George Logue has returned from Montgomery. Miss Flora Hatcher returns from New York City with a master’s degree from Columbia University. George Young Jr of Greenville visiting relatives in the city.
A fragmented cooking note describes preparing a lamb shoulder with salt paprika and flour. The process mentions making a pocket in the shoulder adding seasonings, placing in a pan, dotting with fat and water, then covering and baking two hours in a moderate oven, with frequent baste. It also references stuffing with chopped salt pork.
An ambitious London proposal outlines an “airport” built on a roof using a short landing and takeoff runway. Tests outside London have used spaces equivalent to the roof area to simulate landings, reflecting experimental ideas for urban air access.
A recipe instructs browning onions in a heated pan, then adding peppers and other ingredients to form a stuffing for lamb shoulder. Mix gently, stuff the meat, and prepare a side lime relish with gelatin, cabbage, and celery mixed into boiling water.
A short excerpt describes pouring water over gelatin to dissolve it, cooling, adding remaining ingredients, and pouring into a mold placed in cold water to set. The mold is unmolded onto lettuce and topped with a dressing.
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