What Can He Do Now A War Bride Letter
A Los Angeles wife writes Kathleen Norris about her husband Carleton, a parachute veteran who lost an arm in the war and faces a difficult return. Norris urges resilience, suggests opening a small private hotel, keeping or finding work, and treating his comeback as a normal interruption to his architectural studies. He can still be an architect or pursue other paths.
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Kathleen Norris
Los Angeles
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Carleton
England
Mama
Happy Years Ahead After Arm Loss Paratrooper Returns
A paratrooper returns home missing his right arm and faces doubt with his wife Jean, but experts urge inclusion and adaptation. Norris urges embracing his skill and work, while examples show one armed champions and actors thriving. Advice: involve him, boost his ambition, and help him rejoin life. The piece also notes composting as fertilizer from dead plant matter.
Dress Up Vegetables and Serve Warm Dessert for Cool Weather
Warm weather dishes give way to hearty cold season recipes with carrots and whole grains. Savory vegetables like scalloped beans and onions with corn, plus tomatoes, appear in dishes. carrot pudding and apple crisp pudding sweeten the menu. Scattered by Lynn Chambers and a Western Newspaper Union release, the piece lists prep steps, bake times, and serving ideas for budget cooking.
Lynn Says Food Flashes
Lively kitchen tips on using dried fruit when canned is unavailable and chilling milk to mix with whipped cream. It advises bread pudding from leftovers, serving with meringue and fruit jams, plus simple icing ideas like powdered sugar on a lace pattern.
Household Hacks From A Bygone Guide
A vintage guide suggests using a bag of salt as a makeshift hot water bottle and heating salt on a skillet before sealing in a bag. It warns that low heat preserves tender eggs, while high heat or long cooking tightens their protein. It also advises taping small coins in envelopes to prevent slipping. Tweezers ease ripping seams in garments, pulling threads swiftly without finger harm.
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