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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1943
Page
5
Society calendar items list luncheons and gatherings at homes of Mrs. Benan and Mrs. Nichols plus a shower for Miss Riggs. Also notes Monday contract club led by Mrs. Jean Wheeler and a day team whist club with Mrs. Yota Nu and Mrs. H. B. Bi among others.
The American Association of University Women hosts a combined Christmas and Fellowship tea at Mrs. Earle Patton's home on Saturday December 11 at 3 o clock. Wives of KU Engineers hold a dessert bridge at Mrs. Opeen Jones 1505 University Drive Tuesday evening at 7 45. Hostesses include Mrs Ralph Tait Mrs Merthe Shand Mrs Mary Johnson and Mrs A M Ockerbled.
The Round Table holds its first meeting at Mrs Win Price's home on Tuesday at 3 o'clock. Guest speaker Mrs Patricia Cook Poland will share experiences from Chile.
Lawrence families share news of Betty Hodson daughter of Clarence Hodson and her fiancé Petty Officer first class Clarence Arvil Rogers son of George Rogers of Bee Branch. Rogers finished Seabees training at Camp Peary Williams burg and will attend further training at another camp.
Mrs Oscer Ol spoke on Windows and stockings with names were marked. refreshments served by a long list of committee members. The League of Women Voters schedules its board meeting at Mrs Allen Crafton’s home on Tuesday evening December 7 at 7 30. The Progressive Reading club hosts a Christmas party at Mrs Paul Winter’s home 1606 Tennessee Street on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs John Mauck moderates a round table on Christmas thoughts.
The Colonial recital by grade school pupils opens the season with a public program led by Mrs. Wiley and Miss Wiedemann. Clinton Busy Bee 4 H meets with thirteen members and two guests, electing Mariam Herschell as community leader and Lester Demeritt as boys leader. Belleview Grange supper and New Year resolutions mark upcoming events. Various chapters of PEO and Eastern Star host meetings with electing officers, memorial services, and musical performances, while Portia club plans a 2:30 gathering with program led by Mrs. Crosswhite.
Mrs Frank L Brown returned from Coffeyville where she spent time with Lt James P Brown and family. Mrs King Aitken of Yates Center visits Mrs Martin Denlinger over the weekend at her parents home. Mrs Gere Heck and others returned from a month in Jersey City and New York visiting relatives. Mrs Mildred Wilson and several Topeka residents attended an Adah meeting in Lawrence last evening.
Mrs. Charles Duver of Bonner Springs attended a dinner at Centenary Methodist Church in Lawrence while en route from Ottawa today.
Mrs. W. C. Boardman, refreshment chairman, estimates the homemade cookies needed to feed soldiers sailors and marines at the Community building during Christmas week. With many KU students away more than 500 service men will remain within a 75 mile radius. Mothers of the United Home Service club and local literary groups promise support, and Mrs. Boardman invites contributions of a dozen or more cookies.
Cookbook style instructions for suet plum pudding and cocoanut fingers include ingredients such as suet crumbs molasses raisins nuts apples and spice with steps for mixing baking and steaming to 144 hours. A separate coconut cream dessert section covers creaming shortening with sugar eggs milk and flavorings plus baking with waxed paper and coconut topping.
Simple cottage cheese based fillings for sandwiches and lunch boxes. Recipes include peanut and cheese spread with mayonnaise and salt and pepper. raisin carrot cheese with evaporated milk. and green pepper and onion flavored cheese spread. Use on bread varieties like Boston brown and rye for nourishing, unrationed protein rich lunches.
The article describes using grinds from cured pork and bacon to season cooked spinach turnips cabbage and squash. It advises skimming excess fat from stews to make gravies and sauces and crushing cracklings for cornbread scrapple meat loaves or patties. It also notes home canning soup and flavoring with garden vegetable ends plus meat stock from pork neck bones beef shank or knuckle bones.
The Bundles for America room in the Community building reports yarn has arrived for knitters awaiting supplies. The room will be open on the usual days Tuesday Wednesday Thursday or next week. A further Remnant shipment will reach within ten days and knitters with partially完成ed items should finish and deliver promptly. Midwest headquarters notes large shipments to Admiral Fletcher for Alaska and current quota for Commander.
The Security Watch at Great Lakes reports forty knitted quilts packed for shipment. Congratulations are extended to the branch for fine workmanship. Additional warm garments are in their collection and will be packed in the near future.
The Book Nook at 1021 Mass offers Christmas books across fiction biography world affairs children's books cookery music art drama dictionaries and technical works with mailing wrap services available via phone 666.
The Bundies for America teams with the Army and Navy Relief to collect clothing for honorably discharged service members returning to work. A Lawrence branch issues an urgent call for men’s garments to help them wear civilian clothes as they reintegrate into civilian life.
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