Harmonic Circle to Give Award at June Meeting
The Harmonic Circle held its regular meeting at the home of the Misses Ruth and Nell Hardy with Leta Lappens presiding. Officers were reelected and Mrs. William Gledhill named publicity chair. Plans for the year include awarding the coach prize to a top student from Troy Lansingburg and Cohoes. A musical program followed directed by Mrs. GledHill with participants and accompanists listed. The June gathering will be at Mrs. Hazel Fellows’s home at Band Lake and will be a picnic and annual dinner.
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Harmonic Circle
Ruth
Nell Hardy
Leta Lappens
William Gledhill
Troy
Lansingburg
Cohoes
Gledthill
Mary Collins
Ruth Kingsbury
John Aird
Lappeus
Avila la Plante
Nan Hirst
Jessie Hulstrom
Misa Elva Vincent
Pauline Baye
Blanche Sharlot
la Plante
Hazel Fellows
Band Lake
Future Bride Feted at Party
Mrs. Raymond J. Mahoney of 494 Pawling Avenue hosted a novelty shower for her niece Miss Virginia Boyle on Monday evening with forty guests enjoying yellow and white decor and a bridal cake. Miss Ilene Benson played piano, Mrs. Raymond Fini sang, and Virginia received many gifts before her Monday wedding to Pfc. Charles H Shortsleeves of the Army Air Force. The Kings Daughters of United Presbyterian Church met at Miss Elizabeth Sharpe's home with the Bible and What It Means to Us as the theme. A rummage sale was planned for late May with William Gray to find salesrooms. Refreshments were served with hostesses Mrs William Sharpe and Miss Carol Sharpe assisting. Bethesda Home Board of Managers will hold May conference Monday at 3 pm at 504 Second Avenue, with Mrs. Henry C Martin presiding and Elizabeth Taylor reporting on April activities.
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Raymond J. Mahoney
Pawling Avenue
Virginia Boyle
Ilene Benson
Raymond Fini
Pfc
Charles H Shortsleeves
Army Air Force
The
Kings Daughters of the United Presbytean Church
Elizabeth Sharpe
Tenth Street
Joseph Chambers
William Gray
Harry 4
Schramm
William Sharpe
Carol Sharpe
Board of Managers
Bethesda Home
Second Avenue
Henry C Martin
Elizabeth Taylor
Average American Woman Takes Rationing Calmly
The piece portrays Mrs America as a humble shopper who accepts rationing with good humor. She prioritizes points over price, forgives shortages, and avoids complaints, contrasting with a minority who protest. The dominant attitude shows resilience and practical adaptation to wartime limits.
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America
Pressure Cooker Recommended For Canning
The U S Department of Agriculture endorses steam pressure canners as the only safe method for canning certain vegetables. It warns that boiling cannot reliably kill spoilage organisms and Bacillus botulinum spores in non acidic products, while a properly used pressure cooker achieves the necessary high temperatures.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
United States
Safe home canning methods for non acid foods urged
The Agriculture Department warns non acidic foods like beans peas corn greens and meats can harbor botulinum toxin if canned improperly. It endorses steamer pressure canners and notes boiling ten minutes destroys the toxin in boiled jars, while spores may survive. Regional guidance varies but pressure canning remains first choice.
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Department of Agriculture
Pacific Coast
Mountain and
Great Plains
You Can Protect Your Hands While Gardening
Practical tips for gardeners to protect hands using soap to fill nails vanishing cream and lotion after washing. The note praises clean hands, reduced dirt intrusion, and easier cleanup while gardening. Includes an aside about Port Moresby weather and rainfall similar to New York City with nearby areas flooded by 23 inch annual tramfall.
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Port Moresby
New Guiner
New York City
Uniform for Lady Marine Trim And Businesslike
The women Marines adopt a sober forest green winter uniform with no dress blue and red. Captain Anne A. Lentz designs the outfit, coordinating with Marine officers and manufacturers, while a clothing allowance will let members buy uniforms and undergarments much like WAVES.
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U. S. Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Anne A. Lentz
John M. Lents
U. S. Army
Ruth Cheney Streeter
Lentz
OPA
New York
Washington
Oveta Culp Hobby
WAAC
Marine Corps
Marines
AnyT RING Can Happen Or Have To See It To Believe It
Mixed clippings note a church two ring ceremony with Lt Shirley Berton as best man, Lt Berton serving, and Sgt Bailey Barrett marrying Lois Moore in a New York event. Also mentions gold in Alaska post holes, a Boston elevated railway tax token exchange, a car bicycle accident in Grants Pass, and a golf round with one club, plus a Wayne University swimming coach line.
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New York
Berton
Saeut
Baily M. Barrett
U. S. Air Force
Lois Elizabeth Moore
Shirley
WAAC
Camp Devens
Mass
Recognition Quiz and House Burning Loss in 12-Game Slide
The piece notes a 12 game losing streak brushed off by coaches with a harsh quip. Wayne toppled the University of Detroit 2 to 1, after which Maas’ house burned down the next morning. The historical clip also mentions prison escape with a bloodhound at Pike County prison camp and a rabbit hunting advisory in Memphis. Peter Snyder of Averill Park recently enlisted in the Navy and trains at Sampson.
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Versity
Wayne
University of Detroit
Maas
NAVY
Peter Snyder
Averill Park
Sampson
Joseph Sullivan
Ete Foveal
OPA Permits Rise in Bread Prices in Utah and Midwest
The Office of Price Administration authorized a one cent per loaf price increase on bread in Utah Fargo Moorehead and nearby areas. OPA says bakeries faced losses but some officials worry the move breaks the hold the president ordered. Critics fear broader pressure from other food processors.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Roosevelt
Utah
Fargo
N. C
Moorehead
Minn
OPA
To Hold Clinic At Poestenkill
An immunization clinic will be held at the Poestenkill School today at 2 pm and at East Poestenkill at 3 pm. Dr. Henry S. Albrecht health of local medical staff will oversee the安排.
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Poestenkill
Poestenkill School
East Poestenkill School
East Poestenkill
Henry S. Albrecht
War Time Clinics Offer Toxoid and Smallpox Vaccines
A clinic led by officers and assisted by Miss Ada M Faas urges parents to vaccinate children amid war time. Preschool children aged 86 months to 6 years will receive diphtheria toxoid and smallpox vaccine is offered to those 16 months to 6 years and to school children not previously vaccinated or not in the last five years. adults may attend this clinic.
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Ficer
Ada M. Faas
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