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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1965
Page
14
A straightforward guide to making light fruitcakes with ready-to-use dried fruits and nuts. The method emphasizes simple prep, quick mixing, and minimal oven time, plus tips for baking in large or small loaves and storing them for Christmas gifts.
A high school reader asks Helen Help Us for guidance about a new junior boy who captivates most girls, making her crowd feel left out. She notes his looks and charm, top grades, and sports leadership, while dated classmates and teachers praise him, leaving the senior girls uneasy about dating him.
A misty December morning brings home a newborn nicknamed The Caboose to a busy family. The new baby, a boy, delights three siblings who host a flood of gifts and plans. The father struggles with parcels while the three children spread the news through neighbors and a drug store crowd.
A newborn receives a steady parade of neighborhood children in the front yard and doorway as relatives and friends pause to greet the infant. The scene includes older siblings guiding tours and adults noting the baby’s progress with careful, cheerful commentary.
Readers are invited to order sewing patterns from Marian Martin through The Baytown Sun. The ad advertises a step in with snappy A shape skirt pattern, sizes 12 to 18, with fabric yardage details and a price of fifty cents for each pattern plus 15 cents for first class mail. It promotes the Fall Winter Pattern Catalog and asks for name, address, size, and stitch details to be mailed to Pattern Dept. in New York.
A new headache remedy marketed specifically for women hits drugstores. Chemical Week notes the pain reliever combines aspirin and methapyrilene fumarate, claiming women have more and different headaches and react more to pain. The piece questions consequences if men accidentally take it.
Plans are complete for a Houston Civic Ballet Company Nutcracker at Music Hall on December 19. Guest artists from City Ballet New York Edward Villella and Patricia McBride will lead dancers with a Shostakovich pas de deux and a short original ballet. Houston Symphony Orchestra under Kenneth Williams will accompany. Robert Howery designed stage sets for the enlarged production. tickets by mail or phone.
Miss Mary Susan Torrey daughter of Mr and Mrs William Elwood Torrey of El Paso will wed Charles Richard Barnhill son of Mr and Mrs Noel W Barnhill of Highlands. The couple plans a February 4 ceremony at St Alban’s Episcopal Church in El Paso.
Timothy Dean Cryer son of Mr and Mrs WW C Cryer 510 Pamela is a one year old birthday on Friday Grandparents are Mrs and Mrs Holly Grissom of Houston and Mrs Iva Lee Cryer of Baytown Great grandparents are Mrs Lee Hal of Baytown and Mrs C W Delson and Mrs Lillian Grissom of Houston
Dr Morten B Glenn reports at an American College of Nutrition meeting that counting daily alcohol intake helps overweight patients lose weight. Across 100 people, discovery showed many underappreciated daily alcohol contributes 10 percent or more of total calories. Some see drinking as a cultural need and must be managed within diet.
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