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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1941
Page
11
An article extols quick frozen sea foods and vegetables for Sunday dinners, with easy prep notes for baked cod with vegetables and succotash. It provides step by step instructions for cod fillet sautéed with onion and celery, then baked, and for quick frozen corn preparation to use in sauces or soups. The piece emphasizes convenience, freshness, and nutrition in budget meals.
Officers of the seventieth regular army tank battalion reviewed their first road march. Fifty tanks led a column of trucks scout cars and midget Jeeps across southern Maryland. About 250 personnel including 100 selectees from Pennsylvania Virginia and Maryland took part in the 50 mile maneuver.
An old advertisement from Rumford Baking Powder promotes a free book with dozens of new baking ideas. It invites readers to request the booklet by mail from Rumford Baking Powder in Rumford Rhode Island, noting the product’s heat relief and biscuit uses.
New York reports show strikes interrupting business with soft coal shutdown blamed for a sharp drop in freight haul. Electric power output remains strong with Edison data showing 16.7 percent of the 1940 period, while Easter shopping is expected to boost spring retail trade to levels not seen since 1929.
Shelbyville Indiana dispatch reports Shelby county’s new rural fire truck, delivered and being demonstrated by Fire Chief Bernard Jones and an assistant, responded to a reported fire on Hiram Drake’s farm eight miles from the city. The truck returned with the blaze out within a half hour.
One 8 to the inch cross stitch pattern features fruit motifs with gingham effect. Pattern 6950 includes a 17 x 17 inch motif transfer, four 3 inch motifs, four 2 1/2 inch motifs, materials list, stitch illustrations and color schemes. Send ten cents to Winchester Dept. 259 W. 14th St New York NY with name and address and pattern number.
The 198th birthday observance for Thomas Jefferson will be held Monday in Charlottesville with ceremonies at Monticello and the University of Virginia. Pierre de Lanux will speak on Jefferson Day about the Revolution's influence and current crisis, and Monticello will be open free to the public. Wreaths will be laid at Jefferson's grave and offices close for the holiday.
Advertises S S S as a remedy to restore red blood cells and fight fatigue from overwork and illness. Describes tiredness digestion loss weight and appetite issues and claims thousands testify to its benefits. Promises rebuilding blood strength to normal absent organic trouble or infection.
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