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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1962
Page
8
Fragmentary Muscatine Journal item from December 18 1962 notes kitchen guidance about citrus preparation. The readable portion includes cautions about scrubbing oranges and proper measuring after grating rind, with garbled phrases implying recipe or cooking tips.
A Christmas party concept by Vivian Brown suggests a Swedish themed canopy over a long outdoor table using 7 by 4 inch wood strips and straw matting or raffia. Decor includes birds, a Saint Lucia crown, yellow-painted sawbuck furniture, Melmac plates, blue cups, and a rustic table setting to charm small guests.
An industry roundup presents plywood siding that resists painting for 15 years, available in white gray green and yellow and washable with detergent. It also introduces a palm grip screwdriver kit with an detachable ratchet, a drawer attachment system with four sizes, a clear acrylic coating for metals, and a masonry patching kit with flexible weather resistant formula from U S plywood Corp Hercules Tool Armstron Adhesion Engineering Co.
County Extension Director Eugene Matherin urges using chemically treated evergreen cones and other material to color a fireplace. Extension forester Robert Davidson lists color chemicals copper sulfate for green, calcium chloride for orange, copper chloride, lithium chloride, and potassium chloride for blue, purple, and cautions, wearing gloves, avoiding explosives, and mixing outdoors.
The Past Noble Grand Circle held its Christmas party at Alona Meyers home with nine members present. Elsie Swansen presid ed and led the Christmas prayer. A gift exchange occurred and Esther Christofferson won the door prize. The next meeting plans and hostesses were announced for January with details to follow. Social hour arrangements were led by Mildred and Letha Porter.
A Cheshire family jewelry theft was solved with a sunflower seed baiting plan by Stephen Collins of the Connecticut Experiment Station. A moving mouse led to a boxed stash of the stolen ring, pearls, and earrings beneath a washing machine where a small card board box hid the items. The mouse was captured and released while authorities explain perforated ceiling tiles dampen noise by absorbing sound with fiberboard holes.
In Columbus and across Ohio, early fall and late summer bring higher farm accident risks. State University extension specialists report the accidental death rate during these periods is about 42 percent higher than in other times of the year. The warning urges farmers to implement safety measures and stressed supervision during harvest and field work.
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