Congress weighs new plans to cut wartime confusion
Washington May 29 Congress considers compulsory man power control, creation of a civilian supply agency, and consolidation of civilian war offices to speed mobilization. Byrnes takes effective control of the home front under Roosevelt and vows to direct policy and operations with cabinet support.
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Urgent need for fur vests aids seamen in war effort
Bundles for America ships fur to support the U S maritime and allied seamen. The Fur Industry War Emergency Board urges ongoing production and asks donors to mail usable fur garments to the Far West Project in New York. Community room accepts fur pieces on designated days.
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Oatmeal Cookies Recipe From Historic Bake Note
A home style oatmeal cookies recipe instructs creaming fat with maple syrup and beaten eggs, then folding in flour, baking powder, salt, and flavoring. Drop spoonfuls onto a greased sheet and bake in a hot oven until golden brown for about 60 cookies.
Hostesses Use Ingenuity With Pointless Dinners During Rationing
A newspaper piece describes how American housewives adapt to rationing by hosting informal covered dish meals. Four couples share main dishes while the hostess supplies meat, butter, and other rationed items planning ahead for points. It gives menu ideas and a quick strawberry preserves recipe.
Coffee storage tips and a note on New Zealand armed populace
The item advises using a metal cap to keep coffee fresh after opening and notes that the cardboard cap is acceptable only for unopened vacuum jars. It mentions one sixth of New Zealand's population being under arms, adding a separate non sequitur.
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Home Nurse Guidance for Patient Comfort at Home
The piece urges homemakers to care for ill relatives, focusing on cleanliness, neat surroundings, and calm behavior. It covers washing soiled clothes with disinfectant, airing and ironing avoidance, dainty tray meals, and small touches like fresh flowers to stimulate appetite. It also outlines gentle patient support activities, soothing rubdowns, heat or cold applications, and the need for quiet demeanor.
Strawberry Preserves Preparation Note
Instructions limit batch size to eight cups of preserves at a time. Strawberries are used with sugar and can include cherries or other small fruits. Begin by placing three cups of strawberries into the preserving kettle then add three cups of sugar on top of the fruit mound.
How to Make Berry Preserves in Simple Steps
Prepare berries with a funnel or paper cone and do not mix sugar. Heat in a kettle over a small fire and watch for a bubble at the side. After the third bubble, cook 20 minutes without stirring. Pour into a crock, leave uncovered overnight, then transfer to sterilized jars. Seals in.
Simple Raisin Nut Quick Bread Mix
A basic baking note lists sifted flour baking powder sugar and salt with butter or fat milk raisins and chopped nuts. A teaspoon cinnamon is added with sugar to create a spiced batter ready for mixing.
Old Fashioned Fruit Cake Recipe Steps
Instructions describe mixing flour sugar salt and fruit, cutting in fat, adding milk and fruit, patting dough in pan two inches thick, baking 35 to 40 minutes at a moderate oven, buttering top, sprinkling nuts cinnamon and sugar, returning to oven until sugar melts, and serving hot or cold.
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