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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1956
Page
6
A newspaper piece suggests hostesses plan fall table centerpieces using blooms like carnations and daisies, plus imaginative accents such as figurines, candlesticks, or repurposed Chianti bottles. It cites Beta Sigma Phi’s Kappa Kappa chapter Italian dinner with decorative bottles and fruit, and notes ivy and artificial fruit for decor.
Aimed at morning social events, the piece outlines a simple party menu including chicken ham spread sandwiches and tiny sweet rolls. It provides rough recipes for hot drinks and a pecan ring bite sized pastry, with notes on serving and presentation for hostess gatherings.
Ret G Guild members met Tuesday to plan Christmas card distribution at the next meeting. Mrs J M Dunaman read an article from Dr Spock on baby care. The Sept 4 meeting will be led by Mrs B G Franta with coffee and apple turnovers served.
Shirley is a student majoring in Speech and English Education. She is a member of the Newman Club and serves on Student Government committees. She held the position of president of Alpha Chi Omega and is noted as present in the senior class record.
Dr. W. A. Goodrich radiologist at San Jacinto hospital spoke to the East Haring County Registered Nurses Society at the Red Cross building on current X ray diagnosis methods. His talk featured slides and films and stressed patient preparation for X ray examinations.
A beauty firm introduces Foundation 445 with hexachlorophene to aid teenagers with oily and blemished skin. It comes in two shades fair and special blend, promising a smooth finish, reduced shine, and healing of blemishes. Apply with cleansing cream and astringent, use cleansing grains to control oil and blackheads.
Dr Helen A Butischer of Western Reserve University told a home economics convention that a mother's nutrition before conception shapes a child's health. She cited studies linking teenage eating habits to stillbirths and infant illnesses, noting better maternal diets yield heavier, hardier babies and fewer premature births.
Barbers Hill Parent-Teacher Association plans a teachers reception at 7:30 p.m. on September 13 at the school. Children will have a space and a nursemaid is being arranged for kids up to four years old. Officers include D. I. Davis president Hornburg, Luther Taylor secretary, Beatrice Griffith treasurer, C. Underwood parliamentarian, Nancy Salle historian, Evelyn ans ford hospitality, George Mills publications, and more listed for various duties including health, legislature, and civil defense.
Dania Florida bureau reports Nancy Greene, 21, daughter of Leon Greene, runs Greene Meadows Breeding Farm after his death. She owns five mares with foals expected to birth this winter at Hialeah. Nancy, once premed, now leads the operation, plans to marry someday, and earns praise as a capable manager who can teach the men.
A Tide Washing Clinic in Levittown New York compares ten housewives under identical homes and tools to measure efficiency. Agnes Olson walked a mile, while the slowest took five. over a year this implies vast differences in household workload. Olson, once a secretary to executives, now juggles home duties and her husband’s business, applying time-saving methods for washday such as a self-dividing hamper and a revolving clothes tree.
The Agricultural Marketing Service says a 2 percent rise in farm flocks this season brings 47,917,000 hens, about 28 percent below the 10 year average. Pulses chicks now moving into laying flocks will yield small pullet eggs, a bargain for thrifty homemakers. Egg prices rose 11 percent in the first half of this year but are easing as production climbs. Also notes a method to use partially frozen orange juice to top salads and fruit dishes.
Farmers are advised by USDA to follow guides when planning winter crops such as braccalis eggplant and ta rattpes thani while bed vegetables like carrots cauliflower lettuce and shallots are recommended in line with prior acreages. Last winter’s production fell 24 percent from 1955 levels but rose 34.5 percent above the 1947-49 average. if 1957 winter vegetables follow guides and markets behave normally, supplies should meet demand. The note mentions USDA crop planning and market outlook for winter vegetables.
The St Mark's Woman's Society of Christian Service hosted a general meeting at the church Thursday morning featuring a dramatization titled Four Years of Growing Time. Mrs. L. Be Orr and Mrs. D. A. Wight presented the playlet with direction by Mrs. Vernon Plonger and a program themed How Real Is the Kingdom to Us. Chile is noted as the country with the greatest latitudinal length in the world.
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