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Newspaper
Shiner Gazette
Location
Shiner, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
3
Household guidance presents fruit cake recipes and festive cookies. It advises making fruit cakes early, stor- ing them properly, and gifting wrapped cakes and assorted cookies to friends and neighbors. Detailed ingredients and steps for several fruit cakes, gum drop cookies, white fruit cake, yuletide cookies, and orange and lemon Christmas cookies are provided.
Edith Harris endures a grim Christmas Eve in the city while awaiting a package from home. A missed special delivery note delays her, but a landlady's misstep reveals the gifts and a later confession arrives. Ken proposes after revealing a salary raise, turning Edith’s holiday misfortunes into joy.
In a Washington perspective, America confronts a split path between aiding Britain to defeat totalitarian powers and retreating behind closed doors. The piece discusses President Roosevelt's likely foreign policy, the influence of New Dealers versus defense voices, and the shift toward military and diplomatic advice shaping a possible third-term agenda. It notes roundtable discussions featuring Rexford Tugwell, Jerome Frank, and Mordecai Ezekiel, and reflects on press access to the President and the dangers of isolationist sentiment. The article closes with remarks on congressional investigative powers and executive duties.
The piece promotes the cookbook Feeding Father by Eleanor Howe and urges readers to send 10 cents to 919 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, for a copy. It emphasizes simplified dishes to delight the family and ease holiday meal tasks despite busy work.
The Montreal Herald notes Ilchester Somerset maintains a Christmas custom where poachers once started it. Village lads catch a badger, kill and dress it before the feast. On Christmas Eve the animal is spit over a large inn fire and slowly cooked.
A new Washington figure, Milton Harrison, emerges as editor and publisher of the Savings Bank Journal. The tall quiet former lobbyist now directs a controversial shadow show featuring clashes between internal and external viewpoints in the administration. He combines humor with sharp analysis as the piece outlines his influence and style.
Farm cash income drops seasonally yet remains favorable to 1939. The latest quarter’s marketings and government payments may exceed last year’s fourth quarter. For the full year, total income is tentatively placed at 9.0 billion dollars versus 8.5 billion in 1939.
An advertisement highlights a slim flattering frock for parties and teas. It promotes design No. 8826 in velveteen, chiffon-thin wool, spun rayon or flat crepe, featuring a princess cut to flatter the waist and a draped bodice with concealed fullness.
Paxton asserts ideas outrun cannon and soldiers, claiming thoughts shape victory. He argues that principles triumph over horsemen and chariots, presenting a philosophical call to value intellect over force. The quote emphasizes mental power as a world-changing force.
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