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Sikeston Herald

Location

Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1939

Page

7

American Boy Magazine spotlight and club event note

A promotional piece extols The American Boy Magazine as a trusted companion for boys, highlighting sports coverage and advice from coaches and athletes. It lists subscription terms and Detroit address for orders, then reports the Miner Merry Homemakers club fish fry on Friday at Clinton's Grove, with the 6:30 p.m. supper and member families as guests per Mrs. P. H. Buchholz.

American Boy Magazine TEE American Boy Second Blvd Detroit Mich Miner Merry Homemakers Club Clinton’s Grove Miner P. H. Buchholz

Practical Ways to Serve Chicken and Time Saving Hints

Timely hints remind readers to preserve the last of the summer harvest now for winter use. Practical tips cover serving chicken and saving time while preserving seasonal produce for colder days ahead.

Suggestions for a Hungry School Child Menu

A vintage guide urges nutritious lunches with varied dishes. It lists brined vegetables with sauce, spinach and eggs au gratin, grape and fig preserves, baked apples with sugar, pumpkin strips, and a focus on chicken preparations. Recipes cover Southern Fried Chicken, panned and roasted variants, chicken gravy, and a chicken loaf with asparagus.

Creamed Fillets of Chicken and Onions

Instructions for cooking creamed fillets of chicken with onions. Remove breasts and second joints, simmer with onions, then thicken stock with fat and flour, add cream and beaten yolks, season, reheat with onions, and serve over the chicken.

News Notes of Sireston Library News Notes

Two WPA workers from Cape Girardeau inventory all books in Sireston public library for works published before 1875 as part of a state project. Findings will go to the Library of Congress. Oldest book is Keats Complete Poetical Works from 1818. Noted in demand are Wuthering Heights Jane Eyre Pride and Prejudice and Green Mansions. Gifts this week include Bed time Stories Curriculum Adjustment in the Secondary School Business Law and more.

Blair Law WPA Catherine Eugas R. L. Anderson Cape Girardeau Library of Congress Washington, D. C Keats Wuthering Heights Emily Bronte Jane Eyre Charlotte Bronte Jane Austen

Change Day of Thanksgiving to Monday Across Nation

United Press dispatch reports the World Callander Association with 10 000 members approved President Roosevelt's move to shift Thanksgiving from Thursday to Monday. The Calendar Association provides historical background on Thanksgiving observance, noting early proclamations, Lincoln's influence, and Sarah Josepha Hale's push for a fixed annual date.

World Callander Association Rooseveltt United Press The Calendar Association United States District of Columbia Lincoln Wm. Bradford Plymouth Holland

Thanksgiving Monday proposal following Lincoln’s precedent

The article notes Lincoln’s 1864 proclamation sparked annual Thanksgiving observances and suggests moving the national day to Monday for a longer holiday weekend. It discusses potential dates, highlighting the proposal to shift to the fourth Monday in November and its alignment with other year-end holidays.

Lincoln United States

Visitors Multiply at Unknown Soldier's Tomb in Arlington

Thousands visit the green Arlington slopes where America's Unknown Soldier lies buried. An Associated Press dispatch notes attendants say the crowds have nearly doubled since the European crisis developed.

Arlington Hills Amenca Associated Press

Scraped Beef Balls from Round Steak

A brief cooking note describes scraping a small steak piece from the top of the round to remove the soft tissue, leaving only connective fibers. The meat is shaped into balls and broiled for two minutes before seasoning. Herald advertisers are noted as worthy of patronage.

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