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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1956
Page
9
Family gathering hosted from Friday through Sunday brought guests including Mr. and Mrs. John J. Pinney and Mr. Clive H. Owen. A brother of Mr. Pinney attended, adding to the house party.
Mr and Mrs Eldon Hoyt of Williamsburg announce the engagement of their daughter Virginia Lee to Marvin Perkins son of Mr and Mrs Elmer Perkins Cabool Missouri The wedding is planned for September Miss Hoyt graduates Williamsburg high school and is a senior at Stormont Vail School of Nursing in Topeka Mr Perkins graduated from Mayetta Kansas high school and is employed by Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co Topeka
Mr and Mrs Tom Pinney and their children Pat and George plus niece Martha Pinney of Sturgeon Bay Wise attended a family picnic supper Saturday evening in Forest Park. Also present were their son home for summer, Elizabeth attending an Art Institute at KU, and the Pinneys’ relatives Mr and Mrs Jack Pinney El Dorado and Mr and Mrs Bill Crabb Dick and Jim Homewood.
The baby boy named Richard Ralph Warner was born Saturday in Memorial hospital Lawrence to Mr and Mrs Dick Warner. Weighing seven pounds eight and a half ounces, he has grandparents F E and Lasley of Kansas City. Also on June 30 a son named David Ernest Jackson was born at Wesley hospital Wichita to Rev and Mrs Donald L Jackson, formerly of Ottawa. He weighed six pounds eighteen and a half ounces, with grandparents Ernest N Anderson of Tulsa and David E Jackson of Kansas City. A great grandmother is Mrs S H Spradlin of Kansas City. The Rev Jackson serves as assistant rector at St James Episcopal in Wichita.
Henry J Chenoweth departed Saturday night for his Long Beach California home after a four week visit with Mrs BH A Hayes and Mrs Charles Quin and friends. About 260 million pounds of frozen strawberries were packed in the United States in 1955.
A fragmented AP News Features recipe outlines orange cupcakes with orange rind walnuts and orange juice. Instructions mention sifting flour baking powder soda salt creaming butter and sugar beating in egg and folding in dry ingredients with juice before baking in small muffin pans.
Dorothy Roe reports New York designers revive prewar lines as women tire of flapper era clothes. Empire waists reappear with soft drapery, elaborated details, and formal touches. Evening gowns grow full length, coats gain Empire accents, and fur trim returns as chic elegance defines daytime to cocktail wear.
A recipe item details Orange Syrup for cupcakes with dipping method and cooling rack steps. Includes a family dinner menu featuring Spinach Dutch style, Hamburgers, Carrot Slaw, Bread Tray, Fresh Fruit, Tapioca Cream Potatoes. Provides ingredient quantities for Orange Syrup and Spinach dish with cooking steps.
Melt butter over low heat then stir in flour. Add milk and cook constantly until sauce thickens and boils. Stir in drained spinach, salt to taste and optional onion and vinegar. Reheat, stirring often. Makes 4 servings.
A Nazarene church hosts a Tuesday program by the Missionary Society of Army Mothers Memorial in the apiditorium afternoon session. The event features community outreach and remarks from church leaders.
From The Best in Cookery in the Middle West by Grace Clark. Advises storing electrical equipment near use rather than hiding all items. Frames kitchen as a workshop and stresses practical accessibility for function and safety.
Household guests include Ralph Dickinson and family from Monrovia Calif visiting Me and Mt 8 residents. Lois Van Loenen visits Mountain Lake Petrace Washington to stay with sister Mrs. Ghiglione. William Oliver visits Clermont Fla then returns home. M F Ward travels to Los Angeles with family, stops at Yellowstone. Lowana Minckley attends Dances of America in Houston Texas. David Laury and daughters Annie and Pamela return from Chicago and Danville visiting relatives including Dr. Laury’s sister and extended Laury family.
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