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Newspaper
Sikeston Herald
Location
Sikeston, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1948
Page
13
The Home Economics club of North Rockview met at Mrs. Earl H. Miller’s home to plan a community picnic at Ellis Park in Cape Girardeau on July 19. In August the group will meet with Mrs. John Montgomery for a lesson titled Being a Perfect Hostess.
The Time Home Economics club gathered at the Parish Hall last Wednesday for a lesson by Miss Hubbard the county home agent titled Tickets to Fit the Waistline. The Ilkmo ladies ordered aluminum circles to craft serving trays and will be assisted by the home agent in August. Members include Mrs. Lem Bollinger Mrs. J. W. Hilpert Mrs. E. W. Sprenger Miss Anna Westerholdt Mrs. J. W. Wolf Mrs. Pete Hoffman Mrs. Ed Spradling and Mrs. M. F. Roth.
Mrs Leon Dannenmueller and Mrs Joe Spalding led Benton 4-H girls in summer meetings on clothing foods and culinary skills. Lorene Hubbard demonstrated applesauce from red summer apples Duchess and Wealthy varieties. Home Agent explained muffins and cereal cooking with rolled oats in milk, noting higher B vitamin value and less sugar. Girls evaluated each product. four groups prepared cocoa and scored results.
Ushahn Geraldine Burger Mary Alice Spalding Vernell Green Betty Ann Green Shirley Ann Dannenmueller Sally Brock Betty Brock Mary Louise Schere Mrs Leo Burger Mrs Leon Dannen mueller Mrs Joe Spalding and Miss Lorene Hubbard appear in the social notes listing multiple residents and their relations in a local page.
Diehlstadt 4-H Club secretary Laquita Guiling reports plans for the county wide Achievement Day in Chaffee on August 7. All county youths will exhibit 4-H work, enter judging contests, and give demonstrations. Girls in cooking near completion of their projects with more to follow. Four demonstrations will be presented in the county contest.
Miss Lorene Hubbard explains a quick method for fresh apple sauce using early summer apples. Wash slice cook briefly with little water push through a strainer adjust sugar for a light bright result and process jars in a boiling water bath for long storage.
The Missouri bluegrass seed harvest reached 725,000 lbs of cured seed this year, down from 852,000 lbs in 1947 and below the 10-year average of 610,000 lbs. Weather during stripping and curing was ideal, yields were lower than 1947, but pastures were clean and seed quality good. Prices averaged just over 5 cents per lb, prompting aggressive strip cropping. Production in leading states totaled about 2.25 million bushels, roughly half of 1947 but above the 1942-46 average. dry springs and falls caused thin stands, yet yields exceeded expectations with below-average shrinkage.
The Morley Home Economics club will visit Beefoot Lake next Wednesday for a summer outing. County clubs normally schedule ten lessons and two parties a year, one in summer and one at Christmas. note to see Mize if music is involved.
An action day for farmers in the Delta district will be held August 30 at S R Wess Schuchart farm five miles west of Sikeston in Salcedo Scott county. Fifteen acres will be plowed leveled dished and seed prepared with a grass and legume mix. Soil tests fertility lime and fertilizer will be applied. Cotton seeding to vetch and methods demoed. A large silo will be filled and drainage work with terracing and land leveling machines shown. A lawn demonstration for women includes proper lawn fertilizers and use of manures or cotton hulls. Lunch and drinks served by Home Economics Clubs. implement fertilizer and seed dealers cooperate.
The smallest U.S. state is Rhode Island officially titled the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
Bids due July 28 1948 by 5 00 PM at Sikeston City Clerk for furnishing materials equipment and labor including engineering for a concrete pavement on Taylor Avenue from Wakefeld Avenue south line to 60.8 feet north of Wallace Avenue 799 2 feet long 48 feet wide. Proposals must accept special tax bills against abutting property. City may reject all bids.
Cape Girardeau Missouri National Guard to string over ten miles of wire for Soul Security Day on Hope Brothers farm August 5. Two 12 circuit switchboards will handle calls with phones placed at stands HQs parking lots and intersections. Walkie talkies aid emergencies if lines fail. Thousands expected from Missouri Arkansas Illinois Kentucky Tennessee and other states. Events are free with food and drinks sold on grounds. Parking fees may be charged by neighboring farmers. Halley’s Comet will next appear in 1986.
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