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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1953
Page
14
New York wholesale food prices rose for the seventh consecutive week to a 12 week high. Dun and Bradstreet reported the index at 6.72 on Dec 22, up six cents from the prior week and 12.8 percent above the pre Korea level of 5.96. The index covers 31 frequently used food items.
West River Road Grange hosted a Christmas party serving tureen supper to fifty four attendees. Recitations and carol history followed a program featuring Fred Decker Natalie Fish and David Gulgin on trumpet Wayne Baus and Fred Eppley on xylophone Barry Penfound and Larry and Joan Lauer provided dance and music Winnifred Decker led the program and Christmas tree gifts were exchanged. Ladies Aid Society then held a separate party Friday with sixteen members and a style show. A third gathering Sunday night at Mrs J H Penfound included thirty two guests with supper gifts and multiple Penfound family members present. Other brief items note visitors from Bellville and a Columbus trip home for Thomas Peters and a golden wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Ernest Freeman.
The Agriculture Department reports continued declines in meat production with 376 million pounds produced in the week ending December 19, down four percent from the prior week and eight percent from the same week in 1952. Cattle slaughter fell eight percent, though remains 34 percent above the previous year.
A kitchen tip states soaking potatoes in hot water for five minutes before baking halves the usual baking time. The method aims to speed up cooking while keeping potatoes tender and evenly cooked.
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