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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1945
Page
2
A wartime dining guide showcases a Frankfurter Crown Roast with fried apple rings and a sugarless cake, offering budget friendly dinner ideas. It includes step by step directions for the crown roast and a menu plan featuring melon ball fruit cup and beef loaves, with tips on table presentation and guest hospitality.
The column notes Joan Davis heads The Joan Davis Show on CBS and films for RKO while recounting Gable’s The Big Shore Leave and the Minnie Tolbert renaming of the ship China Seas. It also covers Bud Abbott and Lou Costello profits, Esther Williams on The Hoodlum Saint, and other industry tidbits.
Practical cooking tips for scaling recipes. Guides include ¼ to ⅓ pound lean meat per serving and roast planning for multiple meals. Vegetables of ½ to ⅔ cup per serving are suggested, eggs should not be cut in half, and overproducing batter adds nourishment.
Kathleen Norris portrays a 36 year old wife whose husband 10 years married, after a year of a secret affair with a secretary, Arlene, seeks a divorce but returns to reconciliation. The couple, with three children, navigate trust, jealousy, and family stability amid late tensions.
Carol North learns of her husband Jerry's affair with a 26 year old divorcee from an anonymous office letter. He ends the affair and professes repentance but Carol cannot regain trust after nine years of marriage and three children.
A reader questions whether to trust her husband after repeated suspicions. An adviser warns a betrayal may recur, urges patience for the sake of the children, and suggests focusing on self and family. The second column notes Africa as the origin of gladiolus, its wild South African species, and hybridization improving color and size.
Practical guidance on cutting baking powder biscuits and cookies square for speed, avoiding rework. Advice on reinforcing sand-pile box joints with a 2 by 2 inch upright to keep nails cross-grain. Notes on early digging of crops, storing cereals with dried fruit, and sealing flour and sugar bins with melted paraffin for preservation.
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