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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
13
The article discusses diverse berry usage in cooking and desserts. It notes frozen desserts with berries suit hot weather and describes sauces using strawberries raspberries dewberries blackberries and others to enhance ice cream. It advises brief cooking for delicate berries and suggests combining berries with summer fruits for variety.
Miss Madonna Fitzgerald a Home Management Specialist from the University of Missouri will be at the Benton Court House on Friday July 19 from 2 to 4 pm to host a meeting on finishing and refinishing of floors. She will address wall and woodwork treatments and answer questions for home management leaders and any interested extension club members.
Plan the meal around a hot dish if cooking on the picnic is impossible. A vacuum jug keeps food hot or cold for hours, allowing soup or stew to be served hot. If no jug, prepare a covered casserole of scalloped potatoes tomatoes or mixed vegetables.
The guide lists heat retaining vegetables for an hour or more and suggests raw vegetables as a relish or salad. Crisp greens stay fresh in the fridge wrapped in wax paper. Pack carrot or cucumber sticks celery radishes or green onions in a covered glass jar. Include fruit for dessert and finish with crunchy cookies tarts turnovers or cupcakes.
FHA officials advise hanging mops and brooms by cord loops on hooks in utility rooms, back halls, or rear porches to reduce fire risk. Ventilation holes or a small cut in doors aid safe closet storage of these cleaning tools.
The article advises treating moth infestations in stuffed furniture with a gasoline soak to kill moths and eggs. It warns to conduct the soak outdoors or away from any fire risk.
A simple melon compote combines 24 watermelon balls and 24 cantaloupe balls with 4 fresh mint leaves 1 tablespoon sugar and 1 tablespoon lemon juice. Chill the mixture mix with the fruit then discard mint and serve in glass cups.
Boil 36 small red beets in salted water until tender. Boil two quarts cider vinegar one and half pints sugar four ounces mixed spices for eight minutes. Skin beets. They may be left whole or sliced. Put in boiling liquor and boil five minutes. Then seal in sterilized jars.
A concise relish recipe blends whipped cream horseradish pickle relish and lemon juice with a pinch of salt. Mix and chill the mixture to finish.
A family reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs Walter Cockrel on Lake Street with fifty four relatives and friends attending a covered dish luncheon and social hour. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Wm Barrett and children Raymond Fisher and Mrs Charles Laird of Metropolis Illinois, Mrs Charles Turner and daughter, Mr and Mrs Alan King and son of Benton, and numerous Cockrel families from Sikeston and surrounding areas.
A double wedding took place at the residence of Rev. and Mrs. J. T. Self north of Sikeston at four o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev Self performed the ceremony, uniting Miss Gwendolyn Freeman with Donald Louis Clain and Winffred Morgan with James Chester Elder. The Malden residents will live in their hometown.
Mrs. Jewell Dockins and William F. Parker, both of Salcedo, were married Sunday afternoon at the home of Rev. and Mrs J. T. Self with Rev. Self officiating. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Virginia Proffer, of Salcedo.
Members of the Woman's Benefit Association will hold their annual picnic at the Buchanan Tourist Camp on Friday July 26. Picnic lunch will be served at noon followed by games and contests for members and their families. Read The Herald for all the farm news.
Rita Heisserer daughter of Mr and Mrs Zeno Heisserer of Oran and Ben Bowman youngest son of Mr and Mrs L R Bowman of Sikeston were married Wednesday morning by Rev W A Riske at his New Madrid home. The couple plan a Carolina trip then settle in Sikeston. She studied at William Woods College Fulton and State Teachers College and taught rural Oran schools. he is a Sikeston high school graduate who will study at the University of Missouri Columbia.
Members of the Henry Meldrum post of the American Legion will meet Monday night July 22 at the American Legion Clubhouse on the airport grounds. Commander Frank Dye will lead the gathering.
Mr and Mrs Dennis Parsons visited here during the week end. The brief item records their weekend appearance and local cordial reception.
A vivid travelogue praising New York City and the 1939 World’s Fair displays. The writer extols Manhattan sights and fashion, noting the Trylon and Perisphere, the Glass Center Building, and the overall futuristic fair experience.
Loe ohne Wade Miller of Benton became suddenly ill Sunday evening while at Malone Theater. He was rushed to Cape Girardeau hospital that night for emergency surgery, transported by Welsh ambulance.
Mr and Mrs P D Malone return to spend vacation months with their respective parents Mr and Mrs Earl Malone and Mr and Mrs Clay Mitchell. Mr Malone had been attending Johns Hopkins University.
The Sikeston Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold its regular meeting Tuesday night July 23 at the Palace Cafe. J F Cox Jr president will lead a brief business session.
Herbert Francis resumes leadership of The Herald mechanical department after a three year absence. He previously served Arm strong Missouri paper since 1937 and earlier four years with The Herald. Mr and Mrs Francis and son Donald Ray plan to move into the North street residence west of the post office within a week or two.
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