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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1949
Page
5
Mrs Elizabeth Scott of Pana visits her son Dr R A Scott and family at 909 West Chautauqua in Carbondale over the holidays. Several local couples and families travel for Christmas including visits to Saint Louis Dubuque Denver Vergennes and Chicago as relatives gather.
Sunday open house 2 to 5 p m at 416 South Washington avenue hosted by Mr and Mrs Sam Hinchcliff. Tuesday W S C S executive board 1 30 Bobby Brower Memorial room First Methodist church. W S C S general meeting 2 p m Ladies parlor First Methodist church. Beta XI Mrs Eugene Symonds 412 West Oak Beta XI party.
Mr and Mrs Charles E Smith and family entertained the Smiths Auto Repair staff at their home 1205 West Sycamore Street. A buffet luncheon and Christmas gifts were exchanged with present attendees listed including Mr and Mrs Ray Weiss and daughter Mr and Mrs Lawrence Crowell Mr and Mrs Carl Calhoun Beatrice Phillips Eugene Imhoff and Bobby Campbell.
In a simple Thursday morning ceremony at St. Francis Xavier church Dahlgren Miss Nora Kreher daughter of Joe Kreher became the bride of Charles McManus son of Mr and Mrs Phil McManus Sr of West Frankfort Rev Fr Hutschper performed the 9 oclock service The couple will live at 907 South Elizabeth street The bride a grey tailored suit with orchid corsage was attended by her sister Mrs Elgy McBroom Best man Newton Corona of New York City
Traditional recipe notes scalloped lamb with buttered peas and carrot sticks accompanied by bread. The blanc mange dessert uses sugar corn starch salt milk egg vanilla and yields four servings.
A vintage recipe lists creamed fish and mushrooms with margarine butter flour and milk. It instructs washing mushrooms, melting fat, cooking mushrooms, adding flour salt pepper and milk and stirring until smooth.
The method advises thickening by boiling briefly to cook flour, then adding fish and reheating gently. It yields 4 to 6 servings. Boil white and sweet potatoes in skins to preserve nutrients, using little water, and watch so they do not overcook as they become tender quickly.
Epsilon Omega chapter of Beta Sigma Phi enjoyed a Thursday afternoon tea at the home of Mrs. E R Fichtel 904 South Elizabeth Street with Mrs Hadley Rushing and Mrs Leland Hubble presiding. Other attendees included a long list of chapter members.
John Dickerman and Peter Kesnar hosted a Christmas party Tuesday at the Dickerman residence 506 South University. Attendees included Joann Cunningham Ellen Abbott Carolyn Sue Reed Mary Joyce Pulliam Ann Van Lente Robert Patton Herbert Rieke and Jerry Levels mier. The report notes that about 55 percent of American families own their homes.
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