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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1952
Page
5
Baytown Garden Club selects models and participants for its Friday style show to raise funds for civic projects. Rehearsal at 7 p.m. features junior, college, young married, and matron groups plus men including Ward Campbell Taylor Ammons Lyman and Elms.
Dean Halliday explains agricultural tricks from Europe to America. The piece covers ivy propagation by cuttings and layering, storing potato halves in case travel, and indoor rooting of ivy shoots. It notes Hedera helix tolerates shade, recommends spacing for rapid filling, and advises cutting shoots two feet long for indoor rooting.
The Department of Agriculture reports about 56 million turkeys in storage, up 17 million from last year. Markets foresee steadier supplies and flexible sizing for large and small ovens, with sales easing as homemakers plan meals.
The Depa Altar Society will hold a pie sale on Sunday at the church hall from 2 to 4 p.m. Homemade cakes will be sold to raise funds for church activities. Attendees are invited to come and support.
A recipe outlines Tuna Spoon Bread serving five with ingredients such as corn meal water salt pepper mustard sage celery onion salt boiling water egg yolks baking powder shortening tuna mushrooms egg whites and tomato sauce. Steps include mixing and cooking the batter then baking in a greased dish at 325 degrees for an hour and serving with tomato sauce. Also notes a sock over a bleach bottle for grip and mentions annual fire costs in America.
MR. AND MRS. JOHN R. FOX return from a two week vacation visiting Oklahoma City Gila St. Louis and relatives in Illinois Kansas Arkansas Missouri. Troy Casey and Hallie Simms attended Alpine conference and plan another at University of Houston. William Walton Bland III born this month to Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Bland Jr. Jo Ann Murdoch and Walter Eugene Teague among Baytown graduates. Several residents attend funerals and plan travel with families and relatives across several states.
The fashion editors forecast a 1952 fall winter shift to shaggy hairy woolens and softer silhouettes. Tweeds rise for coats and suits while coats go long and dresses trend straight and slim. Chiffon woolens, crepes, satins, and textured cottons lead fabric interest with muted color boosts and bold black returns.
Miss Robertson of Baytown and J B Smith of Iowa win the Baker History of Art scholarship from the University of Texas among 296 entries. Winners must be over 30 with six years of college art teaching and hold bachelor and master degrees with 30 doctorate hours. Robertson, 28, already has seven years teaching and 42 doctorate hours, and she continues working on her doctorate while staying home for study.
Channelview home demonstration club reports a county-wide drive raised 248 for purchasing an iron lung for Jefferson Davis hospital respiratory center. Grace Linden contributed 108 by phone despite illness, aiding the fundraising effort.
New York portrait of M F Nelson a 28 year old Parsons and MIT graduate divides homemakers into five types: the showy impression seeker the antique buyer the intellectual who demands a white gold and green drawing room the trend follower who parrots decorating mags and the hopeless indifference type. He notes most clients are the auction for impression type but aims to assist the young homemaker who seeks pretty things and not to push personal taste. Nelson offers a mail order service for 15 dollars to critique room drawings color schemes and provide corrective steps based on real living needs. He says many decorators force their tastes on women instead of integrating her ideas with good taste.
A 1952 fashion note outlines dressy separates for girls and teens in simple styles. Jackets range from tiny boxy to hip length, skirts stay full with pleats, and blouses vary from Gibson Girl to tailored. Sweaters gain a Parisian air with pleating and ribbing.
The Queen Esther class of the First Baptist Church in Baytown held its weekly coffee at Mrs. Iva Nell Williams's home at 3122 Wisconsin. Cakes were served and Mrs. J. R. Warvey led the devotional while Mrs. Grady Edwards led prayer. next Friday the group will meet at Mrs. Howards's home, 2108 West Main. The article notes the life span of adult workers and queen bees.
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