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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
7
A festive guide by Mrs. Gaynor Maddox suggests homemade table novelties for Christmas Eve and holiday meals. It describes simple decorations such as a snowball head figure and a table angel, plus a clown place card and mint favors.
In Sicily Island on December 20 the Home Demonstration Club held a special Christmas program at the home of Mrs. G W Durham with co host Mrs. C G Wynn. Mrs M Foster presided in Miss Fae Roark’s absence and read excerpts from Paul Revere's Ride before The Farm Homemaker Looks at Agriculture in the National Defense Program. Mrs H D Peniston led a discussion on The 1941 Outlook Calls for Careful Management. Gifts were distributed and refreshments served to a list of members including Mrs Peniston Wester Otey Wynn J Whitlock F Girrault and others. A note on ticks closing the item.
A guide outlines Southern fried chicken steps from selecting a 1 to 2 pound young bird to grain flour coating, hot fat pan frying, and gravy preparation. Includes margarine use, steam cover method, and yields four servings with a free 100 page cookbook offer from the National Cotton Council in Memphis.
Governor Sam Jones will address the Mid Day Luncheon Club in Springfield Illinois with Governor Harold Stassen as guests of honor on February 11 the 132nd Lincoln birthday anniversary. Last year speakers included Alf Landon and James A Farley. Carol Boyce joins Joe F Smith and Company as a permanent outfitter with J C Penney at 221 Trenton Street West Monroe.
A thrift class brisket guide offers several beef stew options. Recipes include Beef Brisket With Lima Beans And Green Pepper, Curried Beef, and Brisket Stew with potatoes, parsnips, cabbage, and carrots. Each method details cuts, seasonings, and simmer times for tender meat and rich flavor.
Robert D. Anderson of Shreveport Louisiana was released from the Atlanta federal penitentiary where he had begun a one month term for income tax evasion tied to political scandals. He served from March 11 after conviction in New Orleans and paid a $2000 fine for evading $7296 in taxes.
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