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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1962
Page
6
Betty Pepis suggests simple at home Christmas touches to create a festive note in every room. Ideas include red and green glass candle holders, tree ball ribbons on draperies, a temporary stained glass window, candlelight displays, and wrapping paper backdrops on walls using tape without damage.
Betty Pepis offers color guidance for living rooms bedrooms and dens. She suggests pistachio walls with bronze green rugs, olive green and yellow accents, aquamarine schemes, and beige or olive in draperies. Re-covering tips include antique gold sofas and lemon peel yellow chairs with delphinium blue accents and white lamps.
Members of the Herrin Xi Rha and Beta Omicron chapters held their annual Christmas party at the library Monday night. A turkey dinner followed by games carols and gift exchanges highlighted the evening, spreading holiday cheer among sorority members.
Delmarva lemony herb chicken for a 3 lb frying chicken with lemon juice chopped onions mushrooms and tomatoes. Heat shortening and flour to make a roux and season with salt pepper rosemary thyme parsley and sugar. Add mushroom juice and diced tomatoes for sauce.
The report notes turkey prices 39 cents a pound in New York stores for 10 to 16 pound birds, with Midwest rates around 37 to 40 cents. Smaller poultry, smoked hams, chops, loins, and other pork items remain discounted as households prepare Christmas dinners. Fresh produce including mushrooms artichokes yams lettuce and citrus show varied pricing due to crops and Florida weather. Beef highlights include pot roasts at 70 to 80 cents a pound and various roasts and pears.
The writer longs for a cold snowy Christmas like in Michigan with snowflakes, icy air, and white breath. Grandparents travel to see grandchildren as cookies melt in humidity and decorations crumble. The piece wryly pleads for genuine winter weather and even offers to shovel snow if it comes.
Johns ton City Business and Professional Women Club held a Tuesday dinner with Marguerite Barra as program leader. She discussed Christmas customs and showed a film while place mats and tree decorations reflected nations. New members Marie Singer and Connie Singer joined as Decima Willoughby led the meeting.
Dredge apple slices in brown sugar flour and nutmeg. Add lemon juice and fill a 9 inch unbaked shell. Bake at 400 degrees for 40 minutes. Prepare lemon filling per package using 2 cups liquid. Pour over apples, chill, top with whipped cream and optional coconut or pecans.
The engagement of Miss Cynthia Lynn Johnson and Michael L. Corn is announced by their parents. Johnson, a Roanoke Benson high school graduate, works for Travelers Insurance in Peoria. Corn, also a Roanoke Benson and Eureka College graduate, teaches at the Pekin junior high. The wedding is set for 2:30 PM Sunday December 23 at the Lutheran Church in Benson.
Ruth Millett notes that while first weddings fueled big sales across homes and apparel, second marriages have been largely ignored by merchandisers. A Pennsylvania department store now publishes etiquette guides and stages fashion shows for remarriage, aiming to turn the second or third wedding into a major business with ads and new housewares and apparel patterns.
Holiday visitors Mr. and Mrs. Tony Pearce and sons Ross and Scott of San Fernando California are spending the holidays in Johnston City with his mother Mrs. Ada Pearce and his sister Peggy Pearce.
The 20 minute color Christmas story film with soundtrack, shot last year by the Baptist Youth Fellowship of the First Baptist Church Murphysboro, is offered to clubs, organizations or churches for holiday showings. Contact the First Baptist Church Murphysboro for details.
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