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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1948
Page
6
A crowd on a bridge watches as divers drag the lake near a dam. They recover a body in a gunny sack and find a green car, matching driver’s license belonging to young Doc Warren. His wife reports he left home early after an emergency operation. The scene turns to speculation about suicide or foul play.
A crowd watches as searchers drag the lake for a body. Old Doc Warren testifies no known enemies of his son, who may have died by accident or foul play. A log is mistaken for a body, while a gas station attendant Phil reports a newborn at home.
Pittsburgh votes to abandon the Stephen Foster Memorial Home rather than spend 10 000 to rehabilitate. The 14 room brick mansion, cited as the authentic site of Foster birth, is to be deeded back to heirs of James H. Park. Foster biographers note the city has created larger campus memorials elsewhere.
The article explains choosing muslin covered furniture for easy slip covers and outlines fabric selection by style era from modern to colonial. It notes how fabric size and room proportions affect pattern choice, recommends solid colors for small spaces, and suggests coordinating stripes floral and plain designs to unify a room.
The article promotes a spring rayon blouse paired with a navy rayon crepe skirt for office or evening wear. It details fabric types Avisco rayon yarns and plain floral or striped trims, then shifts to slip covers and upholstery care with measurements, seam allowances, welting, appliques, zigzag stitching, and slide fasteners for tailored furniture covers.
A vivid Easter menu guide celebrates spring with pastel decorations and a ham centerpiece. It covers festive table settings, appetizers like chilled juice with sherbet, and simple desserts. Cooking steps include baking a half ham 22 to 25 minutes per pound at 325 degrees with glaze, plus broccoli and cheese casserole options.
Nationwide plea for highway safety cites Accident Facts 1947 showing one third of child deaths from motor vehicle accidents. Officials urge drivers to watch out for kids, slow in school zones, and beware of children near parked cars as a reminder that a driver could be responsible for a child’s death.
The piece describes polo style coats nicknamed by different family members as travel or soft surface coatings. It highlights their generous cut, soft fabrics, and vibrant colors while praising line and fit as defining features.
A fashion vogue features ruffles for day or evening in petticoats dresses and swimwear. Ruffles use self fabric organdie embroidery lace or contrasting colors enhancing blouses and new print dresses.
Ways for serving vegetables cover beans corn beets and broccoli with sauces and seasonings. Green lima beans may be creamed or served with crisp bacon bits, cream sauce pairs with asparagus and mushrooms, nutmeg and cloves add flavor, corn can be made into fritters or pudding, mustard on string beans and mushrooms suit both plain and creamed varieties, broccoli shines with parmesan cream or hollandaise.
The listing outlines a complete Easter dinner plan featuring Orange Juice with Raspberry Ice Baked Ham Sweet Potato Casserole Escalloped Broccoli Cloverleaf Rolls Molded Carrot Salad Pineapple Torte. A Pineapple Torte recipe is provided for dessert.
Prepared menu items include Asparagus with Lemon Sauce serves eight and a lemon gelatin carrot salad note. Pineapple Torte serves six to eight with crust from graham crackers and a custard filling. Baked Ham Casserole serves six with ground baked ham eggs peas and cheese baked thirty five minutes. Released by WNU Features.
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