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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1964
Page
14
A cyclone and tidal surge swept southern India and Ceylon on Wednesday. Officials report about 200 people washed into the sea and drowned at Dhanushkodi, Madras State, amid the disaster.
The Indian Express reported 500 feared drowned on Rameswaram island between India and Ceylon as a cyclone with 150 mile per hour winds disrupted rail links and damaged hundreds of huts. A radio plea sought immediate aerial food drops while relief work paused across southern India. Two Ceylon navy ships were sunk and no deaths were confirmed on the island of Ceylon.
A 23 year old Louisiana PFC Roy D Mahoney at Letterman General Hospital received a Christmas visit from his wife Rosie and his mother Mrs Mary Mahoney. Headquarters Co 6th Army Special Troops donated over 500 to cover travel and expenses from Shreveport Louisiana. A defective round exploded at Dugway Proving Grounds Utah last November led to a above the knee amputation.
A collection of festive dessert and serving tips. Recipes cover fruit cake muffins with 350 degree oven 35 minute bake times pineapple gelatin cranberry pancakes chiffon cake creamy filling and whipped cream folds with cherries raisins and almonds plus tips to keep eggnog cold and glaze for ham.
West Indian Ginger Cookies are refrigerator slices with preserved ginger and ginger syrup. The recipe yields about 64 cookies using flour sugar butter and eggs and includes chilling shaping and baking steps for festive gifts.
A recipe fragment mentions canned pineapple tidbits or slices with 1 teaspoon horseradish and 2 tablespoons catsup. It describes arranging sugar and pineapple in an attractive pattern on ham and glazing in the final minutes for a good look.
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