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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1939
Page
7
The article notes rapid expansion of health benefits through household cleansing. It cites 1938 as a banner year with record low death rates and urges regular use of a safe disinfectant, highlighting Clorox as a prime example for kitchens baths and laundry to protect family health.
Mrs. Mary Jane Menjou, daughter in law of actor Adolphe Menjou, asks for $85 a month alimony until she can support herself and $2 permanent compensation in Los Angeles court. She counters her husband Harold Menjon's suit to annul their 1935 marriage, admitting the marriage occurred two days before her prior divorce became final but blaming an attorney error.
Mrs Gaynor Maddox describes a tea ring recipe with raspberry jam filling. The process uses a jelly-roll style ring baked at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes and glazed with sugar milk and jam. Serve warm with iced tea or coffee on a porch or under a tree.
The menu lists breakfast items including raspberries and cream lambs kidneys toasted currant jelly coffee milk and toaster bread. Dinner features roast prime beef horseradish gravy mashed potatoes peas mixed greens strawberries and chocolate cake with coffee and milk. Supper includes consommé cups crackers Bismarck ring cheese fruit and tea.
A compact home baking note details Sour Milk Coffee Cake with top milk soda eggs flour sugar baking powder salt and a cinnamon nut topping. It also includes a short jam biscuit method using flour, baking powder salt butter milk and raspberry jam with a soft dough finish.
Firemen recovered the body of Eddie Junior Jackson, 15, from an old brickyard pond in the eastern city section after a 2:30 p.m. drowning. The body was found at 5:05 p.m. by Fireman M. M. Smith using a boat built for the emergency truck.
Hickory North Carolina June 9 Mrs W L Long a florist donated a vase of mixed summer blooms to be used as a prize at a cooking school. The gesture adds a floral touch to the event and highlights community support for local education programs.
A home remedy advises keeping the garbage pail closed and using Bee Brand Insect Powder to create barriers around ant holes and along their travel paths. Reapply regularly for control and consider Bee Brand insect spray for ants roaches flies and mosquitoes with directions on the can.
More than 500 women submitted their names for a box draw to choose a winner. The first name drawn was Mrs. W. L. Long.
Japanese authorities seek the 900 year old Kichi-to-Ten wooden Buddha from the Golden Gate International Exposition. Baron Dan, representing the Japanese cultural exhibit, notes the piece was bought years ago by financier Herbert Fleischhaker. His secretary replies that it belongs to Mrs Fleischhaker and no consideration has been given to return.
Transfers show J H Christy selling 476 acres to Ira E Christy for 354.88 and Lillie Flournoy selling the west half of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 21 township 17 north range 4 east for 350. Also notes Guards to meet in Jackson Mississippi for annual National Guard association meeting.
A vintage recipe for Brown Nut Bread featuring chopped pecans and dates, whole wheat and white flour, and a yeast dough. Instructions cover mixing, rising twice, shaping into two loaves, and baking at 400 degrees F for about 45 minutes. Includes serving ideas like buttered toast and cream cheese fillings.
A recipe note suggests softening cream cheese with irradiated evaporated milk for 12 sandwiches and advises cutting bread thin. It praises irradiated milk for baking, claiming improved flavor, texture, and shelf life in brown nut bread.
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