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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1950
Page
8
Local parish groups held rounds of meetings including St Peters Eve church activities. The Ladies Aid Society gathered Thursday for devotionals and planned August activities and community service.
A community gathering features Claudia Pinza and Claudia Pires amid a long list of attendees and speakers. The event highlights include references to Mrs Pinger Mrs Goets and a Christian co operation group with Ruth Paget chairing a Pastors meeting.
Aug 31 yam festival in Elgin features local recipes including mashed sweet potatoes deluxe. A collection highlights sweet potato dishes by Elgin residents with a recipe using baked potatoes sugar pineapple canned cream butter and marshmallows baked at 373 degrees F until browned.
Mrs K Thormahien was named honor guest at a WMU joint meeting of the First Baptist Church in Elgin. Her husband, a former Elgin athletic coach, will become education consultant for six county schools in the Athens area. The event, hosted by Mesdames Hartsfield Bisckstock and Brown, included a gift presentation and refreshments for about 30 guests.
Ila Mae Becker and Joe Jansky were married in formal church rites at St. Paul Lutheran Church Thorn Dale with Rev Wilbert Stelzer officiating. The ceremony featured chancel decorations and music by Deloris Becker and Edward Guteler. The couple plans to reside in Taylor after a series of prenuptial showers hosted by Mrs. Lewis Kelm and Miss Mary Smith.
Hyde Park Baptist Church Fellowship Sunday School met at Troy Harrell’s 2207 Northland Drive for a business session and steak supper. The gathering drew the largest attendance in class history with members R. E. Thiele F. L. Bind F. A. Boyce Kerns Elliott L. W Gummett Fue Hutto Roy A. Koon Oliver Peterson M. B. Simmons R W. Turner Stanton E. Weiss J. G Wilcox Jr Woody Wilson and Howard Scott plus associate members Troy Harrell Rodney Montague Edgar E. Parker Wendell Dyer and Dr. Scott Tatum, pastor.
An inexpensive home weight loss suggestion promotes Barcentrate mixed with grapefruit juice to create a pint drink taken two tablespoons twice daily. It claims rapid slimming without hard exercise or starvation and offers a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails to show results.
ENGAGEMENT NOTICE from San Marcos dated Aug 18 announces Patricia Louise Scott to wed W B Williams, son of Mr and Mrs W A Willems of San Marcos. Scott is the daughter of CA Birvee of Laredo and attended Austin High School and Martin High School in Lerado, later a senior at Southwest Texas State College. Williams is a graduate of Mercere High School, served ten years in the US Army, and studies at the Vocational Agriculture School in San Marcos.
Bergstrom Air seeks hostess applicants for a service club called the Coed Commentoa. Eligible women aged 17 to 20 from surrounding areas may contact Mrs Dorthe Priscell, service club director, at 0771 extension 92. The club offers bingo, ping pong, group singing and transportation by Bergstrom special services for evening programs.
The Rainbow To Give Ice Cream Social in Weold iiige Park from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday. The event is open to the public and tickets may be bought at the party or from Assembly members.
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