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Newspaper
Monahans News
Location
Monahans, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
7
A jumble of kitchen notes and community updates references a Play Dough recipe with flour salt water and cream of tartar mixed and cooked. The text shifts to local notices including illness at M D Anderson Hospital a high school alum and theatre memberships plus community events.
The annual Gift Wrapping Service to benefit Opportunity School opened Monday and runs about two weeks. Mrs. Priscilla Webb again volunteers, wrapping daytime packages that night or the next, with decorative and mailing wraps available from 35 cents up. She leads the Ladies Auxiliary to Veterans of Foreign Wars project with helpers from its members.
The fragment notes Charles Sherwood as a renowned midget once styled as Ton Thumb by PT Barnum who promoted him for exhibition purposes. It presents the idea he was a genuine midget rather than a dwarf and highlights Barnum’s role in shaping his stage name.
A festive recipe featuring dried apricots almonds and red glace cherries in a two layer bar. The apricots provide flavor while vitamin C and minerals are highlighted. Prep includes a butter crust bake then a topping with egg ginger lemon rind and fruit.
Wickett Home Demonstration Club sponsors an Outdoor Lighting Sprating Contest inviting residents to list homes for judging. Call Mrs. J. H. Milson or Mrs. F. J. Luckie by December 21. judging on December 22 with first, second and third prizes of 15, 10, and 5 dollars respectively.
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