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Good Samaritan finds dog; thrift store continues bag sale

A good Samaritanfound a dog wandering around on Hwy. 72 between Mt. Pleasant and State Line Road and turned it in to the Marshall County Humane Society. The dog is so friendly and used to people that we feel sure he/she must be someone’s pet. Call 662-564-2900, describe him/her and we’d love to reunite you.

Maria had such good response to her $7 Bag Sale that she’s decided to do it again this weekend. Cram all the wearing apparel, including shoes, purses, neckties and belts, into a 13-gallon bag, provided at the store, and pay just $7 for the whole thing. Second Time Around, the Humane Society’s thrift store, is located at 126 W. VanDorn in Holly Springs. Store hours are from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday. All the proceeds are used to help needy animals in our area.

Stray animals, especially dogs, will probably continue to be a problem in Marshall County until our Spay/Neuter Clinic succeeds in their mission to get all the pets
for miles and miles around fixed. That may take a while.

Thank goodness so many people keep the little creatures who get dumped on their doorsteps, but every household has its limits. If you are full-to-capacity and are trying to find a home other than your own for a dumped dog, please don’t bring it to the thrift store.

Everybody who works there already has as many animals as they can handle. If you really need the Humane Society to help you find a new home for an animal, call 662-564-2900.

Make sure your animals don’t add to the stray pet problem by calling 662-252-6196 for an appointment to get them spayed or neutered. Our prices are reasonable and we are open every Tuesday.

If you are a bird lover, now is the time to put out new bird houses and start saving dryer lint for nest building.

For information on fostering, adoptions and our local Humane Society, call 662-564-2900. Correspondence and donations should be sent to the Marshall County Humane Society, P.O. Box 625, Holly Springs, MS 38635.

Recipes from Martha Ruth Leonard
The Parson’s Cookbook Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Memphis, Tenn.
Danish Smothered Beef
2 lbs. beef round steak 1/2 tsp. garlic salt Batter: 2 cups sifted flour 2 eggs 1-3/4 cups milk	1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/2 tsp. salt 1 tbsp. sugar 1/2 cup melted oleo
Pound beef round to fit casserole. Season. Make batter. Put half under the beef and half over it. Bake uncovered in 350 degree oven for two hours or until meat is tender.
Exotic Chicken Salad
2 qts. coarsely chopped turkey or chicken 1 large can or several small cans of water chestnuts 2 lbs. seedless green grapes	2 cups chopped celery 3 cups mayonnaise to which you add: 1 tbsp. curry powder 2 tbsps. soy sauce 2 tbsps. lemon juice
Mix all together and chill for several hours. Spoon into nests of lettuce. Sprinkle with toasted slivered almonds and garnish with pineapple chunks. Serves 12-16. If you cannot get seedless grapes, it is still good chicken salad. But, of course, they add to the volume, beauty and taste.
Aunt Minnie’s Boston Brown Bread
2 cups clabbered sour milk 3/4 cup molasses (Brer Rabbit green label) 1 tsp. soda 3/4 cup sugar 3 eggs, slightly beaten	1 tsp. salt 1 cup corn meal 1 cup graham flour 1 cup rye flour (2 cups pumpernickel flour can be substituted for the two above flours)
Mix and stir sour milk, molasses and soda. Mix flour, corn meal, sugar and salt and add to first mixture. Add the eggs. Steam for four hours in “well” greased covered cans or pans. Top tops off immediately when this time has passed.
Cream Cheese Custard Pie
1/3 cup sugar 1 tbsps. cornstarch	9 oz. can crushed pineapple (juice and all)
Blend sugar with cornstarch; add the pineapple and juice. cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until the mixture is thick and clear. Cool.
8 oz. cream cheese 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp. salt	2 eggs 1/2 cup milk 1/2 tsp. vanilla
Have cheese softened at room temperature. Blend in sugar and salt. Add eggs, one at a time, stirring well after each addition. Blend in milk and vanilla. Spread cooled pineapple mixture over bottom of a 9-inch unbaked pastry shell. Pour in cream cheese mixture and sprinkle with 1/4 cup chopped pecans. Bake in moderately hot oven (400 degrees) for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to a very moderate oven (325 degrees), and bake for 50 minutes. Cool and hide from the family until serving time!

Pages from the Past

10 Years Ago - February 29, 1996

Gadds travel to Russia to adopt child

After four long years of waiting, a narrowly missed ice storm and an uneventful, but long, trip to Russia, Jack and Pebble Gadd of Hickory Flat brought their newly adopted son, Cody Allen, home on Sunday. Jack, a representative in the Mississippi Legislature, and his wife Pebble, have been on a waiting list for three years. The Gadds, along with their new son Cody, arrived at the Memphis airport last Sunday and were met by a contingent of family and friends from Hickory Flat and Potts Camp.

MS chooses new congressman after 30 years

In less than two weeks, Mississippi’s Third Congressional District voters will set about the business of doing something they haven’t done in 30 years -- choosing a new congressman. “Super Tuesday” primaries on March 12 will thin a field of nine Republican candidates and three Democratic contenders for spots on the ballot.

Congressman visits Head Start

Republican Congressman Roger Wicker visited ICS Head Start in Holly Springs this week. Wicker was in town to conduct a town meeting at Rust College. About 200 citizens attended.

25 Years Ago - February 26, 1981

Champion Angus

Sally Loftin of Mt. Pleasant, showed her champion Angus heifer recently at the Northwest District Livestock Show in Batesville. She also showed the Reserve Champion heifer and won ribbons with her two bull entries. She received a second and a fifth at the Dixie National in Jackson.

Sheriff investigating counterfeit bills passed

Marshall County Sheriff Osborne Bell reported that the department is investigating the duplication of $10 bills which have been passed in night spots in the county recently. The sheriff is also holding two counterfeit $100 bills, which were passed in the county, for Secret Service officials. Sheriff Bell said large denomination bills should be checked carefully for texture and appearance before accepting them.

Board has option to get landfill site

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors announced that the purchase of a site for the county’s new sanitary landfill is assured and within a few weeks, bids will be sought for purchase of waste disposal equipment. President Joe Cooper said the board has an option on 45 acres of land located south of Hwy. 78 at the West Holly Springs exit. The land is between Old Hernando Road and the bypass.

50 Years Ago - March 1, 1956

Phillip Ray Dixon gets Eagle Badge

With his right hand raised in solemn pledge, Phillip Ray Dixon listened as County Attorney Fred Swaney read the Obligation of an Eagle Scout, before presenting him with the Eagle Badge, the top Scouting award. Mr. Swaney is Cub Scoutmaster in Holly Springs. Phillip Ray, who is the son of Mrs. W.T. Dixon and the late Mr. Dixon, is a senior at Potts Camp High School. James L. Spencer, acting Scoutmaster in Potts Camp, was also present.

Dorothy Palmer goes to Grenada

Dorothy Palmer, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Palmer of Holly Springs, began her work today as educational secretary with the Emmanuel Baptist Church in Grenada, where the Rev. Harry Kellogg is pastor. Miss Palmer completed her BA at the end of the first semester at Mississippi College in Clinton, with a major in religious education and minors in speech and sacred music.

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