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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1949
Page
7
The Austin American notes a two day to Wednesday spring drapery festival at Paul’s Curtains and Draperies 410 Congress. Modern casual looks trend with chartreuse greens and bold blends, showing flexible color use shaped by younger buyers.
Henry and Mrs. Miller of the Kirtley community marked their 50th wedding anniversary at home in Smithville. The room featured gilded magnolia leaves and three golden bells, with a lace cloth refreshment table and a three tier cake adorned with yellow sugar roses and bells. Children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren attended from Brownsville and Smithville, with several relatives absent.
Baker P TA will meet at the school at 7 p.m. Thursday to present the P T A program. The band orchestra and seventh and eighth grade choral reading will be included. Mrs Non Cameron Elkins, speech teacher, wrote a Texas Independence Day choral reading.
Mrs Dorothy Lawrence of Austin returns from a two week vacation in Los Angeles and California. She visited the Heath Stoneware factory in Sausalito and brought back exhibition pieces designed by Edith Heath. The collection includes museum type plates bowls a pitcher tumbler and bottle.
International News Service reporter Inez Robb is made an honorary Texas citizen by Governor Beauford Jester at the State Capitol in Austin. Lt Gov Allan Shivers invites her to address the State Senate as he praises Texas spirit and manifest destiny.
Violet Crown Garden Club panel outlines steps to recover cold damaged plants. Advice covers delaying pruning, checking camellia stems for die back, soil conditioning with phosphoric acid, proper repotting mixes, and staged feeding schedules using cotton seed meal, super phosphate, and potash.
Tickets for Toby Tyler to be produced in Hogg Auditorium Wednesday afternoon will be available until curtain time at 3 30 p m according to Mrs Roland Moore general play chairman The Children's Theatre presentation staged by the Clare Tree Major Players of New York City is sponsored locally by the Austin AAUW
Wooldridge PTA home and family life group met in the school library to discuss children under 13 party activities. Mrs. B Speck urged fun as the goal with planned activities, leadership, and ample refreshments. Dr. Henry Otto from University of Texas Education spoke as guest. About 20 mothers of fifth and sixth graders attended. Next meeting at 8:30 a.m. Friday will include films Shy Boy and Are You Popular with Mrs. F. C. McConnell leading.
The Hitchin Post will host a Theta Sigma Phi alumnae luncheon at 1 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs James E Patterson, president, will oversee the event.
Miss Lerah Hoffman wed H. L. Robinson Jr. in a single ring ceremony at First Methodist Church on January 20. Rev. J. W. Griffin officiated. Bride wore a dusty pink suit with orchid corsage from Hawaii. Attendant was Ivy Ruth Schuelke. best man Roy Kuhn. They reside in Bastrop.
Miss Anita Schutze travel agent will speak at 8 p m Wednesday for the Texas Graduate Nurse Association District 5. The Seton Nurses Home hosts the event with Mrs Irene Healy presiding and Mrs Lois Gibson introducing. She will show color films of the Canadian Rockies Hawaii and Guatemala.
Four Austin pianists earned the Superior rating at a Fifth District Junior Federated Music contest in New Braunfels as 160 entrants competed. Doris Herrington, Conneen Sanders, Mary Louise Davis and Charles Barnette led the group, with about 35 Austin participants and supporters in attendance.
Dr. Arthur Johnson from the University of Texas spoke at the Zeta Omicron Chapter Beta Sigma Phi meeting hosted by Mrs. Homer Garrison Jr. He traced play production from script selection to opening night and stressed the director’s coordinating role. Mrs. Esther Lewis discussed spring rushing plans. Names of attendees listed.
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