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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1942
Page
8
Sorority alumnae returning to Lawrence for rush week face a shortened schedule and tighter budgets. Rush runs Tuesday to Thursday with formal bids Friday and pledging Sunday, while summer rushing rules cap party sizes and restrict refreshments.
A vintage guide extols vegetables as vitamin sources and offers simple recipes. It covers carrot simmering with butter and sugar, corn cob prep, a green pineapple cucumber gelatin mold, and baked tomato crumb rounds.
A recipe describes dissolving lime gelatin in hot water then cooling it with cold water. Half the mixture is poured into a mold to chill, the rest waits to set. The directions end mid step.
Drain cottage cheese and spread over gelatin in a mold. Cover with remaining gelatin, chill, then cut into shapes and serve on lettuce with a dab of mayonnaise. A cool, economical salad attributed to Mrs. John Ingalls of 921 Missouri Street.
Fashion notes highlight white pique dresses in two piece styles with jackets rarely worn over dresses. Cotton dresses in plain pique, eyelet, and waffle fabrics range from $25 to $35 for exclusive models, with simple designs and practical details like embroidered pockets and front pearl buttons.
The Summer Recreation program offers four Junior Red Cross courses for 24 students. Miss Electa Kindlesperger leads health education with nutrition taught by Kathryn Tissue of the Douglas County Red Cross. Courses cover home nursing first aid and child care with hands on visits to local agencies and observation of health facilities.
A fashion note describes a summer outfit where girls wear a garment resembling a glorified teddy with a short sleeved shirt blouse as the top. The description emphasizes light fabric and playful style suitable for warm weather.
The Red Cross announces a July canteen class from 9 to 11 a.m. at Corbin Hall directed by Miss Eunice Youngquist with prerequisite nutrition taught by Miss Kathryn Tissue. It also outlines child welfare conferences starting July 7 at Black Jack and a Baldwin clinic on July 11, plus ongoing first aid and home nursing courses. An urgent national request seeks 64 turtleneck sweaters and 64 wristlets for the army to be shipped by August 15, with knitters urged to finish current projects.
Two pounds boneless pork and one pound liver are simmered until tender then ground with onion. Add one cup meat liquid, season, and simmer. Half goes in a loaf pan with four hard cooked eggs in the center, then top with remaining meat and chill until firm. Slice and serve.
A simple cottage cheese pie recipe lists 14 percent cups cottage cheese with butter salt flour lemon yolks nuts and cherries as options. Bake at 400 degrees ten minutes then 350 degrees about 30 minutes until filling sets. Copyright line credits Mrs J M Holladay Route 2 Lawrence and a local subscription ad follows.
Bundles for America has orders to supply knitted garments for armed forces, especially the navy. Local committee orders navy yarn arriving soon, with over 100 finished garments ready to ship next week. Volunteers urged to finish projects by Tuesday morning and return yarn scraps. The group will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays 3 to 5 PM in the Community building basement. Mrs Henry Werner says RAF yarn ordered and arrival notices will be posted. White sea boot yarn remains on hand. A shipment to depart Tuesday includes two afghans by high school workers and sponsors, plus donated garments. Donations to bombed hospitals for Britain continue to be received. New York appeals urge hospital support to keep facilities operating for wounded. Bundles for Britain still holds playing cards and memo pads with proceeds to hospital funds. Mrs Paul Haney in charge of these items.
Boneless chuck or rump roast 2.5 to 3 pounds with water. Sear the meat all around, then simmer covered about two hours. Add potatoes onions carrots, salt and pepper, cook until tender. Uncover cook another hour if needed. Make gravy with flour paste using pot liquor.
A fragment lists luncheon fare including eggs on toast with jam and coffee and tea, plus evening options such as beef roast with vegetables and mashed potatoes. It mentions fruit, pie, milk, and tea, but text is garbled and partially unreadable.
The War Department merges ferrying and port operations into the air transport command led by Brigadier General Harold L. George to move troops, mail, and supplies globally. The piece notes a possible modest sugar ration increase and that OPA reports sugar stocks in America are about two thirds of last year, with potential shipments from Puerto Rico and Cuba in six months.
Sweden and the main belligerents have a safe conduct deal allowing five commercial ships per month and one tanker every three months to reach Gothenburg. Swedish officials disclosed these arrangements alongside news that two Swedish merchants ships arrived at Gothenburg with oil cake from South America.
A simulated blast at the Supreme Court during an air raid test startled Justice Robert H. Jackson and others in the shelter. The incident disrupted the drill and underscored wartime safety measures.
Secretary of Labor Perkins reports May building permit valuations at 43 percent below May 1941, marking the first full month under the War Production Board halt on non war construction. The decline from April runs 11 percent as industry adjusts to wartime orders.
The War Production Board established a series of super priority ratings to shift production as military needs change. Defense Transportation Director Joseph B. Eastman said the government would remove freight from any U S port if needed to ease congestion and speed troop and war material movement. Tin can use for chemicals paints and special products was banned. The razor and blade production limit order, postponed from June 23 to July 31, remains in effect.
The report notes safety razors priced at one cent from Relesant and mentions stock freezes by manufacturers and jobbers in previous weeks. Deliveries were restricted except to the army and navy as wartime measures took effect.
Lorene Taylor pro tem issued marriage licenses to couples from Lawrence and Missouri cities. Names include Elizabeth Miller and Arthur W. St. Clair, Nell Pl of Mexico, Calvin Sim and Margaret Robinson, with Betty Nell Pl. The Journal-World notes a busy market area context in the city.
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