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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1936
Page
14
Fragments recall places named Hell Town Lynchburg and Whiskey Flat said to be used locally as nicknames for abandoned areas. The notes imply these labels were known in the community but offer no precise locations or dates.
The article outlines chicken as a versatile, economical dish suitable for hot or cold meals. It describes Roast Chicken with sage dressing, Fried Chicken, Chicken Terrapin with eggs and currylike flavors, a Chicken Pie variant with crust, and Strawberry Ice Cream for dessert, detailing basic preparation steps and ingredients.
The piece highlights summer fruits as a base for fruit ice creams. It gives a recipe for Apricot or Peach Ice Cream using apricots or peaches, cream, and sugar, with steps to scald cream melt sugar and chill for freezing. It mentions saving fruit juice for pudding sauce.
Miss Donna Buttsfield a University of Wyoming co ed was judged winner in a local chamber of commerce slogan contest for Tango for Police. A Cambridge Mass report notes a fifteen minute lapse in efficiency but patrolmen did not complain as a short wave rango broadcast from Argentina cut the police department wavelength.
Prank Pickering of the city has won a gold star for a long service record. The item notes a 47 year span and a streetcar context, mentioning an accident but highlighting the medal achievement.
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