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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1941
Page
8
A mother describes improvising a dressing table for her daughter Mary using three boxes as the base, a plate glass top, and fabric drapes. She adds swing arms for a closed unit and mounts snaps for easy laundering, choosing a dainty floral fabric to suit Mary.
The project describes joining a quilted piece to a gathered panel with bias tape, using an old piano bench or a box or chair as a base. It advises extending the drapery to the floor, painting the base and drawers, refreshing a mirror frame, and using door-stop pegs as table legs.
Mrs M E F Loss explains wrinkling comes from water loss and skins shrinking. Start with boiling water and add peas without a cover to keep color. Cook quickly in a small amount of water to minimize wrinkling and avoid overcooking. Use precise timing for best texture.
Refresher snacks provide real food value and pleasant eating. For mid-morning or afternoon, serve thin sandwiches on whole wheat with butter and optional cheese or peanut butter, plus a seasonal fruit juice. Milk or buttermilk with crisp whole cereal wafers and a thin cheese or meat spread also refresh. Milk shakes blend ice cream or sherbet with milk for nutrition and pleasure. Children enjoy making shakes and adding fruit juice for color. Midday lunches should be light to preserve appetite for the next meal.
Pocahontas area residents are noted in a string of local items. Mrs Lyle Willis suffers a bruised shoulder after a tractor mishap at Bennie Nedved farm, while Mrs Park Kauffman and Mr Don Loots vacationed to Yellowstone and the Black Hills. Various social and church events, weddings, and graduations are listed, including Violet Johnson and Floyd Thompson marriage in Las Vegas and future moves to California.
State health officials report infancy paralysis cases in July 1941 about half of July 1940 and six months totals under half, with a cyclical pattern in late summer. They caution against alarm, note continued decline after 1940’s peak, and warn against overexertion in children. Navy ships now equip steel bunks and onboard libraries for crew reading.
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