Local Girls Win Sterling Silver Pins in Contest
The national Graduate to Sterling contest by Silversmiths of America will mail pins to local participants. Recipients include Karen Quigno Connie Foster Janet Curtiss Lady Curtiss Judith Stowell Betty Johnson Catherine Zaneberz Linda Stevens Donna Barnes Shirley Pease among others entered via Thomsson's Jewelry in Mt. Pleasant and Shepherd Michigan.
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Sterling Silversmiths of America
Cach
Ih Sirun
Almerics
Karen Quigno
Rt. 4
Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Connie Foster
Fessenden
Janet Curtiss
Shepherd, Mich
Lady Curtiss
East Cottage
Shepherd Mich
Judith Stowell
West Hall Street
Betty A. Johnson
Lincoln
Micha
Catherine Zaneberz
Linda Stevens
West 5Th Street
Clare, Mich
Donna Barnes
Maple Street
Shirley Pease
North College
Thomsson
Michigan
Beans as Myths and Meals for Hearty Dinners
A guide touts baked beans as a quick hearty supper option. It notes Michigan grows 99 percent of navy beans and explains protein balance when using dried beans as meat substitutes.
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United States
Michigan
Chippewa Extension Club Holds Annual Picnic
The South Chippewa Extension Club held its annual picnic at Island Park in Mt Pleasant on Thursday July 13 with good attendance. New officers were elected for the coming year including Chairman Mrs Maynard Gilmore Co-chairman Mrs Ann Fisher Secretary Treasurer Mrs Gerald Servoss Community chairman Mrs Clifford Rich Society Reporter Mrs Ford Welsh Flower Committee Mrs Max Davidson. The next regular meeting in September will be at the home of Mrs Arthur Grandy.
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Tac South Chippewa Extension Club
Island Park
Mt. Pleasant
Maynard Gilmore
Ann Fisher
Gerald Servoss
Clifford Rich
Ford Welsh
Max Davidson
Arthur Grandy
Delicious Ham Steak Barbecue and Baked Doughnuts
Spicy ham steaks grilled with a tangy orange brown sugar sauce offer a new barbecue style. Also included are baked yeast raised doughnuts: cut, baked at 375 for fifteen minutes, brushed with butter and cinnamon sugar while warm.
Marian High Student Places Third in Lenox Contest
Carol Ann Bolz of Birmingham Michigan placed third in the seventh annual Lenox Creative Table Setting Contest. She won four Lenox place settings plus sterling silver and four crystal place settings. Her home economics teacher Sister M Dorothy also received four Lenox place settings. Lenox has served as White House china since 1917.
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Carol Ann Bolz
Locherhile
Birmingham
Michigan
Marian High School
Lenox
Hair style debate tops Vera Miles interview
Vera Miles explains she prefers a casual swept back look for her hair. Her husband Keith Larson says hair that looks inviting and clean is key to a woman's beauty and dislikes fussy hard styles. Miles uses Lustre-Creme Liquid Shampoo to keep her hair shining and easy to manage.
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Vera Miles
Keith Larson
Keith
Vera
Universal-International
Back Street
Miles
Women Extension Plans for Christmas Workshop and Fair
Ruth A McKlway leads Home Economics groups planning a Christmas workshop with co chairmen Mrs Rufus Westbrook and Mrs Geo Sponseller. A Homemakers Conference July 25 28 at Michigan State Campus draws interest with carload plans for July 26 27. County Fair August 15 19 urged with Open Class Home Economics exhibits and expanded display space. Cooking guidance from Michigan State University stresses thicker steak cuts and heat control on charcoal grills with Anita Dean noting adjustable grills or fire boxes.
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Rufus Westbrook
Geo. Sponseller
Milo van Vranken
Paul Clark
Francis Mead
Stanley Klumpp
Keith Eldred
Homemakers
Michigan State
East Lincoln
Strickland
Elwyn Cluley Sr
Raleigh Wert
Harold Flaharty
Charles Doren
Michigan State University
Anita Dean
Marriage Licenses Reported Across Several States
A list of individuals from Michigan and Tennessee secured marriage licenses. Names include Harold A. McQueen and Joyce A. Kennedy of Mt. Pleasant and Shepherd respectively plus Patricia L. Phelps and Glen M. Donoghue among others. The compilation spans Mt. Pleasant Shepherd Mesick Riverdale Grover McQueen Memphis and surrounding areas.
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Harold A. McQueen
Mt. Pleasant
Michigan
Joyce A. Kennedy
Shepherd, Michigan
Do It Yourself Scooter Kit Brings Back 1950s Fun
A nostalgic piece notes leftovers from grilling charcoal can be reused after extinguishing with water or sealed in a can. It recalls old roller skate scooters and describes a new DIY scooter kit offering built in nostalgia and a return to simple toy construction.
Low Calorie Dressings Promote Dieting Trends
Fads in women’s figures are discussed alongside the rise of calorie counting. The piece notes historical beauty ideals, health risks of overweight, and the availability of low calorie foods like Wish-Bone dressings. It highlights two new Wish-Bone dressings with one and two calories per teaspoon and urges salads as a diet friend.
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H. L. Mencken
Lillian Russell
Venus de Milo
America
United States
Wish- Bone
Wish-Bone
Potato Chip Brownies Take Center Stage In New Recipe
Brownies get a major twist with crushed potato chips folded into the batter. The recipe uses unsweetened chocolate, shortening, flour, sugar, eggs, salt, vanilla, chopped nuts, and a half cup of finely crumbled potato chips. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes in a greased pan. Makes about 30 squares.
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America
Baker’s
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Chippewa
Ican
Hollywood
Ruth A. McKlway
Emmett van Auker
Lyle Underhill
Harry Densmore
Art Downing
Dennis G. Kibbe
Glen M. Donoghue
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Janet C. Simpson
Robert J. Wood
Sally A. Schafer
Grover V. McQueen
Barbara L. Hoag
Bernard J. Rooker
Memphis
Tennessee
S. Sue Struble Shepherd
Jerry L. Graham
Jacquelin M. Ball
James M. Johnston
Gayle A. Mortensen
Paul E. Taylor
Jean C. Coppens
Anthony R. Martinez
Catherine G. Alonzo
Ruth Lau
Py Wilma Dobil
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