Gardeners Hear Talks Potting Soil and Geraniums
A San Antonio area garden club met on a Wednesday to hear Culpepper and Mrs. Hederhorst present on potting soil and geranium culture. Culpepper outlined soil composition for planting and highlighted amaryllis care while Hederhorst discussed variety types and growing needs. Thirteen members and one Houston visitor attended. refreshments were served and the next meeting set for September 3 at Mrs. M. E. Fearey’s home, 195 North Burnet.
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Culpepper
Bros
Gettysburg
Park
San Jacinto
Just Folks Names Notes From Claytons Week Of Surprises
The Clayton family faced a string of shocks this week. Carolyn, 14, had an emergency appendectomy and is recovering in Baytown. Son Kelly Rice Clayton, on a 20 day furlough from Washington, has returned. Another son, Tommy Clayton, comes home Sunday from his El Paso base. Neighbor news covers Mrs. Hubert Jean Rice Nichols vacation plans to Brownsville and Mexico, with relatives to help. A scholarship list grows as a notable local musician receives a university offer. Many families plan vacations, and service members’ returns and travels populate the nearby news.
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Carolyn
Baytown
Peste
Kelly Rice Clayton
Washington
Ommy Clayton
el Paso
Iss Huberta Jean Riis
HL Nichols
Brownsville
Mexico
Herbert Kettrick
Bril
Sp Cty
Keep Cool By Using Canned Meat In Summer Casserole
A summer casserole using luncheon meat creates an easy main dish. The Check-Mate Casserole combines vegetables and canned luncheon meat with a butter flour roux and milk, finished with Tabasco sauce, baked 30 minutes for four servings.
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Yiel
Ceremony Unites Miss Thompson and Scott Corley
Miss Barbara Ann Thompson and Scott Steven Corley were married at 6 pm Monday in a Baptist Temple ceremony read by Rev. George P. English. The bride, given away by her father, wore aqua lace with white accessories and carnation corsage. Corley, a flight engineer stationed at Randolph Field, San Antonio, is the son of Mrs. Goldie Corley of Seguin. The couple will reside at 232 Wickes, Seguin, after the wedding with out-of-town guests from Dallas and Lubbock.
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Barbara Ann . Thompson
Scott Steven Corley
George P. English
Baptist Temple
A. L. Thompson
West Humble
Goldie Corley
Neal
Walter Wight
Frank Corley
Katherine Corley
Robert E. Lee High School
Corley
Air Force
Randolph Field
San Antonia
Expectant Fathers Take Courses With Wives
The trend shows expectant fathers attending infant care classes and pregnancy lectures with their wives to understand the process and participate in preparations for childbirth. Education efforts aim to involve fathers in practical care and planning.
More Children's Books Received At Library
The Baytown Library reports August book orders arriving, including 30 Nancy Drew mysteries, 27 Hardy Boys titles, and four Larzan books, with eight historical novels and various mysteries and romance tales. Other titles mentioned include The Scalpel, Strange Brigade, A Bowl of Brass, The Secret Road, Concord Bridge, The Early Frost, The Silver Chalice, Cumberland Rifles, and more. A Pageant Magazine piece advises expectant fathers on psychological changes during pregnancy and after, suggesting empathy, acceptance of normal processes, and light humor to cope with jealousy and roles.
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Baytown
John Jennings
Paul ZT Wellman
Bruce Lancaster
Howard Horn
Concord Bridge
Clare Jaynes
Thomas Costain
Noel B. Gerson
Cumberland Rifles
Lnter
Pageant Magazine
Carolyn Smith Honored On Fifth Birthday
Carolyn Ann Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Smith of Huffman, celebrated her fifth birthday Tuesday with a party in her honor. Attending were Patsy and Ray Hopper, Yvonne and Frank Morris, Cathy Lyn and Jerry Jones, Sandra Meredith, Suella Mex and Susan Smith. Cake and ice cream were served. The article notes that the word Khaki derives from Hindustani meaning dust or earth.
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Carolyn Ann Smith
Charles’ L. Smith
Huffman
Patsy
Ray Hopper
Yvonne
Frank Morris
Cathy Lyn
Jerry Jones
Sandra Meredith
Suella Mex
Susan Smith
Make Your Theater At Home Reading Plays Next Best To Seeing Them
Wanda Jones extols reading plays as a quicker, cheaper theater alternative. She notes libraries and bookstores carry works from Arsenio and Old Lace to You Take It With You and Ibsen’s A Doll’s House Ghosts, praising rapid, vivid dialogue and the hidden insights gained while acting them.
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Wanda Jones
Houston
New York
Eugene O'Neil
Broadway
Greéenie
Arsenio and
Old Lace
Ibsen
William Saroyen
Maexwell Anderson
Public education urged to guide home buyers on furniture
William Telling of Grand Rapids urged the National Association of Home Builders to educate buyers on furniture selection at the Chicago convention closing session. He warned wrong furniture can undermine good architectural design, outlining four fundamentals scale eye appeal arrangement and color, stressing model homes as key exposure to proper furnishing practices.
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William ‘Pp. Telling
Grand Rapids, Mich
National Association of Home Builders
Chicago
Telling
Smaler
Ater
Mrs Grady Conducts Mary Martha Program at St John’s
Mrs Grady led the Mary Martha circle at St John’s Methodist in the home of Mrs W M Carroll at 713 South Pruett. Other helpers included Mrs Carroll Mrs R W McCoy and Mrs B F Presswood with the business session led by Mrs McCoy. The group planned Christmas cards from Frankie Rakestraw son of a church member suffering infantile paralysis. Next gathering set for August 21 at Mrs Lemmon’s home on West Cleveland.
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Paul Grady
Mary Marthe
W. M. Carroll
South Pruett
Carroll
R. W. McCoy
B. F. Presswood
Porte
Lemmons
West
Cleveland
Polish Remover Dissolves Clothing Material Warned
The American Institute of Laundering warns that nail polish remover and airplane glue thinner can damage cellulose acetate rayon beyond repair if spilled. Acetone in remover or thinner dissolves acetate, explaining fiber disintegration. Also advice against ironing a mattress pad after washing to avoid reducing absorbency.
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American Institute of Laundering
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Mobile Insurance
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