December, 1950

DECEMBER, 1950 ... -Photo by Russell Verness "And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is c,ome to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. -St. Luke 2: 15-16 P A G E Z KITCHEN-KLATTER MAGAZINE, DECEMBER, 1950 new grandson, Harold and Maureen's baby. He is a big, sturdy boy who KITCHEN-KLA TIER has done so much to erase the un happiness of last year when their first MAGAZINE baby died. Those of you who have "More Than Just Paper And Ink" followed Don Hansen's progress with such interest will be happy to know LEANNA FIELD DRIFTMIER, Editor. that he is feeling fine here at home, LUCILE VERNESS, Associate Editor. and has had good times with the S. W. DRIFTMIER, Business Manager. young crowd to help make up for the Subscription Price $1.00 per year (12 issues) in the U.S. A. years of hospitalization. He and Foreign Countries $1.50 per year. Edith plan to leave soon on a trip Advertising rate~ made known on application. South and if possible he wants to Entered as second class matter May 21. 1937 at the find ~ place to spend the winter Post Office at Shenandoah, Ia., under the Act of March months where he won't be shut in 3, 1879. for weeks on end. Published Monthly by Mart and I went up to present a DRIFTMIER PUBLISHING COMP ANY program for Dorothy's school several Shenandoah, Iowa LETTER FROM LEANNA Copyright 1950, by Dr.iftmier Publishing Company. weeks ago. It's very hard for us to get away in the evening, for we don't like to drive late at night, but she Dear Friends: months. The Jong procession of warm was so eager to have us show our Have you ever been so interested in days gave us ample opportunity to do kodachromes on Hawaii that we final a piece of handwork that you could a Jot of fall planting, but we had to ly set a date when it could be man hardly bear to put it down? Well, get outdoors and water more frequent aged. We met many friends in Nor that's my predicament these days. I ly than has ever been necessary be wood that evening, and then stayed had to promise myself tonight that I fore. You can't expect bulbs and oth overnight to avoid the late drive. We wouldn't pick up my tablecloth and er fall stock to thrive if you don't won't be able to go out and do this start cross-stitching until I'd written give them plenty of moisture, so I again, but those of you who are in this Jetter to you. Now I always look hope that everyone who set out new terested in getting these kodachromes forward to writing my monthly letter, things spent additional time and for a club program or school or so this tells you how engrossed I've energy giving them a good soaking. church entertainment should write to gotten with the tablecloth! It's the Last week we drew names for our Lucile. She keeps the files on these first time I've ever made a large Christmas exchange. This is a cus and will be able to let you know what cloth. In days gone by I've embroid tom that we started about fifteen dates are open, etc. I should prob ered many a lunch cloth and napkins, years ago, and with a family the si::1e ably add here that in addition to the but until this winter I never tackled of ours it's the only sensible thing. Hawaiian pictures we have three oth a full sized cloth big enough for our Mart and I give all of the children er collections on The West, California, dining room table. My goal is to and grandchildren gifts, and they in and Midwestern flowers. have it done for Christmas dinner, turn remember us, but the brothers The end of October brought a happy and when I first said this the family and sisters draw names, although their event for us when we added radio laughed at me for they thought that nieces and nephews are remembered station WJAG, Norfolk, Nebr. (780 on Christmas dinner in 1952 or 1953 would individually. If we were all to be to your dial) to our list of stations that be more like it, but now it begins gether now there would be a grand carry the Kitchen-Klatter program to look as though we'll actually use total of nineteen, so I think you can every weekday morning at eleven it on December 25th, 1950. see why drawing names seems to be o'clock. We have a lot of old-time The only completely unexpected the best solution. friends in the Norfolk area, and are thing that's happened since I last During Christmas week the Drift glad that they can now pick up our wrote was a very short visit with miers all get together for their annual visit from their good local station. Donald. He didn't tell us that he party, and this is an event that we Between our morning half-hour and was coming, so when someone knock anticipate eagerly. We go to a dif Mary Moore's aft e r n o o n program, ed at four in the morning I immed ferent home every year; last year there should be a lot of good recipes iately imagined the worst! Mart went Wayne and Abigail entertained us, but to try out in the days ahead. to the door and there was Donald we haven't yet decided where we will I hope that all of you friends have he'd driven straight through from be this year. Names are exchanged a happy Christmas this year. If Rapid City without stopping, His for this party and as we arrive we you're a widely scattered family it's leave was so short that we had time put the gifts under the tree. Just my wish that you can manage to be only for one meal with him, and then before lunch is served we open them, together at this blessed season. he had to start back on the return and all in all it is a happy family Sincerely yours, Leanna. trip. His letters have been so few time. Last year the three babies in and far between these past months our family, Emily, Curtis Otte and that I told him it looked as though John Rope, were all too small to take he preferred driving 1200 miles to sit much interest in the activities, but ting down and writing to us. this year it will be a different story. These last few weeks Margery has been struggling with two bad teeth We expect to have our tree on that just about got her down. She Christmas Eve as usual, and probably CHRISTMAS WISH TO OUR hoped very much that they could be on Christmas Day we'll all sit down to READERS extracted locally, but the x-rays show dinner at our house. We know that Wherever there is sickness, ed that a specialist should grapple Frederick's family can't be with us, May Santa Claus bring health; with them, so as soon as they were and Donald doesn't expect to have Wherever there is poverty, in any condition to be removed she another leave for a Jong time, so the May Santa Claus bring wealth; had the work done in Omaha. At one chances are that only those of us here Wherever one is weeping, time anyone looking at her would in Iowa can be together. May tears to smiles give way; have thought she had mumps, so that Wherever sadness hovers, My sister, Martha, alternates her May joy come Christmas day. tells you what an unpleasant session time between Jessie and Sue in Clar it was. To every heart that's aching, inda, and Helen and me here in Shen May peace and comfort come, Our autumn in this section of the andoah. Sue frequently comes over country certainly made up for the And m.'...y an outlook rosy to spend Sunday with us, so this past Supplant each outlook glum; cool damp summer. I can never re six months we sisters have been able call ' such hot days as we had this May friends now separated to see more of each other than we Reunited be to stay, fall. It was almost enough to make had for the past forty years. a person begin to wonder just what And everyone find gladness is in store for us during these coming Edith Hansen is so happy with her Upon this Christmas Day. • KITCHEN-KLATTER MAGAZINE, DECEMBER, 1 9 5 0 PAGE 3 Co1t1e into the Garden FOR LOVERS OF AFRICAN through, and the other ne8:r the edge VIOLETS for watering purposes. With a Jong, pointed-spout watering can, all of the By Hallie M. Barrow kits could be filled in a short time. Now, however, there are small plas Are your African Violets blooming? tic bowls with tight covers and these If not, and you feel that some changes are even better. With an electric drill should be made in their care, it may these two holes can be made neatly interest you to hear how a most suc and quickly.

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