Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Austin American in Austin, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1949

Page

7

Thetas Elect Mrs Pope President Of Austin Alumnae

Mrs Pope was named president of the Kappa Alpha Theta alumnae of Austin in a recent election. Other officers include Mrs Hume Cofer first vice president Mrs Robert Heidrick second vice president Mrs R F Siddons recording secretary Mrs Kenneth Morton corresponding secretary Mrs Gordon McNutt treasurer Mrs Walter Moore Jr editor Miss Mary Smith archivist and Mrs John Washington Panhellenic representative.

Burwell

Faculty Wives Social Club Hosts Coffee at Mrs. O B Douglas

The Faculty Wives Social Club held a Tuesday morning coffee at Mrs. O B Douglas home with hostesses Mrs. E R Sims Mrs L E Dabney and Clyde Littlefield assisting. Attending members listed include Mmes Ayer Baldwin Benson Biesele Boner Calkins Cleveland Dabney Dawson Dolley Douglas Eby Eckhardt Felsing Focht Gidley Graham Granberry Haynes Littlefield McGinnis McKeithan McLaurin Moore Newlove Neville Payne Pittenger Price Ramsey Rice Schoch Shelby Sims Smith Stayton Stenberg Thompson Webb White Whitney Williams and others. Also reports a San Saba wedding of First Lieutenant William S Beck and Betty Harland and his transfer to Bergstrom Field. Betty Harland met Beck in Seoul Korea. she serves as a physical therapist. She will be discharged at Camp Stoneman, Calif in coming weeks.

O. B. Douglas Faculty Wives Social Club Mesdames F. C. Ayer J. C. Baldwin L. R. Benson R. L. Biesele C. P. Boner Howard Calkins C. M. Cleveland L. E. Dabney Raymond F. Dawson J. C. Dolley Frederick Eby Carl Eckhardt W. A. Felsing J. A. Focht W. F. Gi T. H. Shelby C. D. Simmons E. R. Sims C. A. Smith Everett Smith R. W. Stayton Theodore Stenberg Paul J. Thompson W. P. Webb J. A. White F. L. Whitney O. B. Williams James H. Baker Sr Austin Bergstrom Field Betty Harland San Saba Mary Elizabeth Harlan Seoul Korea

Company Salad with Avocado and Orange Segments

A delicious salad for a company dinner combines sliced avocado and orange sections with romaine or watercress greens. It is served with a French dressing seasoned generously with paprika for a bright, flavorful finish.

Community Group Meetings Listed for Today

A long list of local gatherings includes PEO Chapter A with Mrs. Calvert at 10 a.m. on Park Boulevard, Auld Lang Syne Club with Mrs. Carter at 11:30 a.m. on Carolyn, and Credit Women of Austin hosting bosses night at the Austin Hotel at 7 p.m. Other events cover IOOF Mary Rebekah Lodge, University Co-Wed Club, Robert E. Lee P-TA, Rosedale P-TA, Woman's Study Club, University Ladies Club Bridge, Austin Woman's Club program and luncheon, Pathfinders, Albert Sidney Johnston Chapter UDC, Book Friends, Ladies Auxiliary postal supervisors, City Panhellenic Alpha Phi House, Becker PTA, all with various times and locations.

Soap Made Affordable After French Discovery

A French scientist showed soap could be produced from common salt, lowering costs and making soap accessible to ordinary people after 1800.

David Samuelson and Marilyn Berglund Are Wed

Miss Marilyn Berglund and David Samuelson were married March 1 at New Sweden parsonage with Rev. Arthur W. Almquist officiating. Attendants were Ray Samuelson and Mrs. Howard Magnuson. The couple will reside in New Sweden where the groom farms.

David Samuelson New Sweden Elgin Marilyn Berglund Martin Berglund Alfred Samuelson New Sweden Parsonage Arthur W. Almquist

Also Mentioned on This Page

Thetas Pope THE Austin American Austin, Texas William S. Beck Camp Stoneman Calif William G. Plueckhahn Jr Gladys Juren D. A. Juren Ellinger St. Joseph School of Nursing Houston Waco Baylor University C. C. Calvert Park Boulevard Auld Lang Syne Club Cc. E. Carter Carolyn Credit Women of Austin Hotel Mary Rebekah Lodge Ioof Hall North Congress University Co-Wed Club A-Bar Robert E. Lee Rosedale Woman's Study Club W. F. Gidley Grooms University Ladies Club C. P. Oliver Rio Grande Pathfinders C. T. Gray West Avenue Albert Sidney Johnston UDC Texas Confederate Museum Bonita National Association of Postal Supervisors Postmaster’s Office Alpha Phi House University Avenue Rae Wala A Batiste Yaring Ray Samuelson Howard Magnuson Mrs. Samuelson Gabardines Guadalupe ST. Patrick’s Angel Food Congress Rere Neil Seeee Yarina Cherge
Search Courier

Search the Austin American Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Austin American?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication