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Pretty kitty!

New kitty needed? Spice, pictured above, is one of several young cats available now. If you need to add a younger cat to your home, we have several sizes and colors available. Please call the Marshall County Humane Society at 662-564-2900 or email dogsncats11@gmail.com for more info. See Petfinder.com for a complete list of animals for adoption.

Recipes from Martha Ruth Leonard
More of Our Favorite Recipes
Women’s Auxiliary, Staten Island Historical Society

Ham Crescent Snacks

8 oz. can Pillsbury crescent dinner rolls
4 slices ham, sliced thin

mustard
4-oz. shredded Swiss cheese
2 tbsps. sesame seeds

Preheat oven to 375°. Unroll dough and press into 4 long rectangles. Place 1 ham slice on each rectangle, spread with mustard, sprinkle with cheese. Roll each rectangle and cut into 5 slices. Place each slice, cut side down, on an ungreased cooking sheet. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake 15-20 minutes, serve immediately.

Sweet and Sour Chicken

8-oz. bottle Russian dressing
1 envelope Lipton onion soup mix, dry

10-oz. jar apricot preserves
1-3 lbs. broiler/fryer chicken cut-up

Preheat oven to 350°. Combine dressing, soup mix and preserves. Line a large, shallow baking dish with aluminum foil. Place chicken parts in dish and cover with preserve mixture. Bake 1-1/2 hours, basting occasionally with pan drippings. Serve hot with plain rice and the sweet and sour sauce.

Coconut Macaroons

1/2 tsp. salt
4 egg whites
1-1/4 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla
2 cups sweetened
coconut

Preheat oven to 350°. Add salt to egg whites and beat with electric mixer until stiff, but not dry. Add sugar slowly, beating until granules are dissolved. Lightly mix in vanilla and coconut. Line a cookie sheet with brown paper (ungreased). Drop mixture by teaspoonfuls onto paper. Bake about 20 minutes. Slip paper onto wet table or wet board and let stand for 1 minute. Loosen cookies and remove to wire rack to cool. Makes about 2-1/2 dozen macaroons.

Pictures from the Past

Many of the pictures in the newspaper’s old files have no names or dates. If you know anything about the photo and would like to offer the information to our readers, please call 662-252-4261 or send an email to southreporter@dixie-net.com. This week’s photo has “Miss Ebony winners, 2-24-77” written on the back. Do you know who these young ladies are?

Last week’s photo:

Pam Kloha with Will Norton. Pam, the daughter of Ruth Kloha, formerly of Holly Springs, and the late John Kloha, received a journalism award from the University of Mississippi, presented by Norton.

Pages from the Past

10 Years Ago - August 29, 2002

Volunteer efforts pay off with new spay/neuter clinic

Dr. Isis Johnson led tours of the new Humane Society Spay/Neuter Clinic during grand opening and Business After Hours, Thursday, Aug. 14. The spay/neuter clinic is now housed in the old Colonial Building on Hwy. 178 East. It is substantially bigger than the old bus where Dr. Johnson had been working.

Janis Moore receives award of merit

The Council of Rural Electric Communicators announces that Janis Moore of Northcentral MS Electric Power Assoc. in Byhalia was a winner in the 2002 Spotlight on Excellence for her photo essay, articles and photograhs on “Bee Happy.”

25 Years Ago - August 27, 1987

Mabus wins

Marshall County rode with the winners in their balloting on statewide offices in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, giving State Auditor Ray Mabus an overwhelming victory in his bid for governor.

Taylor wins Chancery Clerk

Johnny Taylor Jr. defeated Henry Boyd Jr. by a 55.7 percent margin to win the Chancery Clerk position Tuesday. Taylor, when he takes office in January, will follow a 20-year occupation of the office by J.M. “Flick” Ash, who did not run for re-election.

50 Years Ago - August 30, 1962

First bales of cotton

Marshall County’s first bales of cotton were ginned last week, as reported to The South Reporter. L.E. Devore of Mt. Pleasant had his cotton baled at Federal Compress here in Holly Springs. A bale raised by Charles Hurdle on Joe Hurdle’s place was ginned at the Marshall County Gin at Holly Springs.

Shots will give protection against the flu

Early fall vaccinations will give protection aginst the influenza outbreaks predicted for the coming winter. A wide-spread outbreak of the Asian influenza is expected in 1962-63.

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