Christmas party plans fill Austin area venues and clubs
Pat Erdman and Patti Fisch headline social movements as Austin hosts multiple New Year events. Elks, American Legion, Moose Lodge, VFW, Eagles Club, Terp Ballroom, Ramsey Golf Club, and Country Club announce dances, meals, and midnight snacks. Patti Fisch returns to Washington with sister Bernice. Patti serves in Army Intelligence. Mrs. Ray F. Loucks has Yorkshire pudding recipe featured in Capper’s Farmer. Carpet color trends favor earth tones with browns and greens. blue returns as back to nature theme. Birth announces Nancy, daughter of Marvin and (Mrs.) Dunnette, born Christmas Day in Minneapolis. card hinted “From We Three.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
the Elks
American Legion
Moose Lodge
Westernaires
VFW
Melody Ramblers
Roy Harlan
Eagles Club
Jules Herman
Terp Ballroom
Ramsey Golf Club
Patti Fisch
Washington, D. C
Bernice
Minneapolis
H. M. Fisch
Austin Rt. 3
Austin Junior College
Washington
Patti
Department of Army Intelligence
Ray F. Loucks
Dexter
Capper
Nancy
Marvin Dunnette
Dunnettes
We Three
Dunnette
A. O. Bentrude
S. Kenwood
Mr. Dunnette
Rodney Dunnette
Burr Oak
Digestible Evening Meals for a Child
Guidance on preparing easy to digest meals for children. Suggests baking potatoes with fillings, using waterless cookware, serving fruit in gelatin, and choosing simple soups and cereals. Recommends delaying certain fruits until age two and avoiding overly sweet canned fruits.
Transfer Designs in 3 colors for iron on pillowcases
Bright iron on designs offered in Peacock blue Ocean green and golden brown imitate peacocks tail. No embroidery. washable. patterns include Six motifs 442 by 6 inches. Send twenty five cents pattern 804 to Austin Daily Herald Needlecraft Dept. P D Box 5740 Chicago Ill. Include name address and zone. Also request Laura Wheeler Needlecraft Catalog with patterns for toys dolls and accessories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Daily Herald
Needlecraft Dept
P. D
Chicago
Ill
Laura Wheeler Needlecraft
Holiday Recipe Notes and Local Family News
A reader column shares multiple holiday recipes including banana bread cranberry bread and fudge bars with detailed steps. The notice lists readers seeking help on removing crayon marks, requests for lunchbox desserts and other hints while reporting holiday visits, travels, and a December 1953 best wishes greeting.
Marie Luksik and Frank Cech Wed at Wayside Chapel
Oakland couple Marie Luksik and Frank Cech married in a Wednesday ceremony at the Wayside Chapel on the Kehret Farm. Rev. Emmanuel Gitlin officiated at 11 a.m. Attendants included Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Riddick. The couple will reside on a farm southwest of Oakland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Luksik
Frank Cech
Wayside
Oakland
Kehret Farm
Emmanuel Gitlin
R. C. Riddick
Household Hints and Tips From Old Time Columns
Household hints cover wallpaper placemats dented by scraps of wallpaper to coat with white shellac and care for lace and jewelry including drying with cheesecloth sawdust and types in textiles. A holiday breakfast menu features broiled grapefruit eggs sausage cake and coffee with garnish. Notes on travel and funeral attendance reference Mrs Sarah Hilker Nemitz Madison Jack Nemitz Denver and Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Hilker
Minneapolis
Arthur L. Nemitz
Denver
Mathilda Keckhaver
Jack Nemitz
Madison
Walter Nemitz
Austin
Miss Ida Guild and Charles E Jahren Betrothal
Mr and Mrs CC C Guild announce the engagement of their daughter Ida to Charles E Jahren son of Mr and Mrs Edward T Jahren The couple are connected with the University of Minnesota with Ida a student and Charles a university graduate now teaching at Austin Junior College No date has been set for the wedding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CC. C. Guild
Harmon
Ida
Charles E. Jahren
Jahren
Edward T. Jahren
S. Chatham
Miss Guild
University of Minnesota
Mr. Jahren
University
Austin Junior College
News Coming Events Saturday Austin Canton and Auxili ary
Community events listed include IOOF Hall gathering by Austin Canton and Auxiliary Saturday evening, Sterling Christian Women’s Fellowship all day sewing at Mrs Edna Hayter’s home, Crane Addition Community Chapel Women’s Missionary Society evening meeting, and Young Adult Council at the YWCA. Also includes culinary and care tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Canton and Auxiliary
IOOF
Sterling Christian Women’s Fellowship
Edna Hayter
N. Third
Women’s Missionary Society of
Crane Addition
Young Adult Council
YWCA
Angela Faith Bates Engagement to Richard Louden
Mr and Mrs Roy Bates announce the engagement of their daughter Angela Faith to Richard Louden son of Mr and Mrs Homer Louden of Glenville. No definite wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angela Bates
Richard Louden
Roy Bates
Oakland
Angela Faith
Homer Louden
Glenville
Sub-Teen Dress Pattern Ad from Anne Adams
Pattern 4605 offers a smart little dress with wing collar plaid bow pockets and sleeve bands. Sizes 6 8 10 12 14 require yards of fabric and 35 cents pattern price plus 5 cents for mailing send to Anne Adams Austin Daily Herald Pattern Dept P O Box 6710 Chicago Illinois print name address zone size style number
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Anne Adams
Austin Daily Herald
P. O
Chicago
Well Paid Working Wives Shouldn t Compare Checks
A guidance piece advises wives earning more than husbands to avoid public discussion of pay. It suggests pooling salaries, supporting the husband’s role, and sharing expenditures, arguing that joint finances and respect reduce friction in the marriage.
Wax floor care instruction for alkaline residue
Streaking of wax on the floor is caused by an alkaline condition. Rinse the floor with a pint of vinegar in one pail of water, then rinse with clear water and let it dry thoroughly before waxing.
Holiday Visits Dot Northwest City And Nearby States
A roster of families visiting relatives over the holidays lists Anna Brown in Minneapolis with kin, the Warfield and Munro households from Brownsville to Indianapolis, and Dutcher Nelson and Whiteman families traveling between Mason City Corpus Christi and Arkansas. A cooking tip advises folding napkins into oblong or square shapes placed to the left of the fork.
Patricia Ann Lee Becomes Bride of Veryl E. Haines
Miss Patricia Ann Lee daughter of Mr and Mrs Obert E Lee Austin became the bride of Veryl E Haines son of Mr and Mrs Harry Haines Albert Lea Sunday Dec 14 Grace Lutheran Church Rev S M Schreitmueller performed the single ring ceremony at 4 pm Miss Arlene Olson and Edward Weitzel attended the couple and Robert Haines and Henry Shaw back Jr were ushers They will make their home in Tacoma Washington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Nelson
Fremont
Neb
Charles Laughnan
S. Fifth
Arthur L. Nemitz
Denver
Colo
Norma Sievertsen
Clayton Budensiek
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Grand Meadow
Patricia Ann Lee
Veryl E. Haines
Obert E. Lee
Austin
Harry Haines
Albert Lea
Grace Lutheran Church
Rev
S. M. Schreitmueller
Arlene Olson
Edward Weitzel
Robert Haines
Henry Shawback Jr
Mr. and
Mrs. Haines
Tacoma, Wash
Cautions on Floor Wax Types for Asphalt and Rubber Tiles
Do not use polishing waxes on asphalt or rubber tile as solvents can soften and pit the flooring. A self polishing wax provides a protective finish without risking damage.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pat Erdman
By Laura Wheeler
Housewives
St. Paul
Pecan
Virginia Butler
Mapleview
Otto M. Lesby
Veterans Hospital
Hot Springs, S. D
Cpl
Noel Crabtree
Fort Lee
Sepha Crabtree
S. River
Larry Bakken
Joe Bakken
Waltham
St. Olaf Hospital
Lawrence D. Jech
Rapid City
S. D
George Jech
Laverne Jech
Eugene Hoy
James Reed
J. D. Zerby
W. Winona
Eldon
George Duffy
Zerby
Louis Zerby
Iowa City
Albert Zerby
Emery Ballanger
Elsie Lou
Albert Ballanger
Jean Bentrude
Miss Ida Guild
IDA Guild
Ruth Millett
St. Olaf Lutheran Church
Stars OF Retrospect
Luther League
Anna Brown
N. Railway
Hubert Wodarczak
Thomas and
David
Neosha
George Haskell
Gleason
Marilyn Dutcher
Earl H. Dutcher
N. Ash
Warren C. Warfield
William Warfield
N. Kenwood
Lowry Air Force Base
Helen Nelson
Macalester College
Arkansas
Hazel Nelson
W. Maple
Dale E. Warfield
Camden
N. J
Lee Larick
Brownsdale
Raymond J. Munro and Son
Indianapolis
Ind
W. F. Poshusta
Mason City
Rose Bally
Robert Poshusta
Lester Whiteman
Mary Lou
Corpus Christi
Texas
Richard Whiteman
Sarah
Lynn
Krueger
Helena Rubinstein
O. Wold Drug CO
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