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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1955
Page
5
Agnes KJZT members meet at home to plan attending the feast day for their patron saint on August 8 at St Josephs Catholic Church. Twenty eight members attended with officers and committees named including president Mrs Louig So hotik and secretary Mrs Bernie Kriatek. Tea refreshments of angel food cake fruit and coffee were served.
Mrs Roy Pickering of 1905 California will host the Annie Laurey Waynfrie circle of St Mark's Methodist church for an evening study on January 24. Plans for the course were reviewed at a Monday night meeting at Mrs Bob Parker's home with Mrs L M Neuerberg as hostess. Mrs B f Oliphant led a meditation and Mrs Jennie Menking spoke on The Family Haw What It Takes. Refreshments followed for members.
Redeemer church members plan a reception as part of a project tied to missionary work in the Philippines and New Guinea. Pastor comments on progress and the hand of God in the efforts. Luncheon for 22 members and two guests was served with several hostesses assisting.
Troop 80 of Lamar school presented Baytown Opportunity school with rhythm instruments to start a rhythm band. Dr Julian Spring praised musical training progress under Mrs Max Altman. The troop also donated boxes of cookies and was accompanied by Leader Mrs M L Watts and Linda Watts plus Sarah Jordan and others.
A 1955 winter market showcase in Chicago reveals Spanish inspired furniture by Dorothy Prapex New York. The display includes leather topped tables shell inlaid tabletops and a sofa with stingray logo while fabrics wallpaper and Harris Tweed upholstery emphasize pink tones and distressed wood finishes for a worn heritage look.
Attica New York resident Mrs Reuben Reuman grows lemons in her living room enabling her to bake three or four pies from the fruit. The houseplant yields specimens as big as grapefruits and sometimes more than a half dozen lemons at a time. She says the home grown fruit makes the best lemon pies in the county.
The Houston YWCA hosted a United Nations session Saturday led by Elea Roosevelt and Clark Eichelberger. Baytown League of Women Voters members MRS ABE ROSENZWETG WATKINS and MRS RANKIN JR attended along with HONORABLE MENTION MERVIN DICKERSON for a second poem in The Writer magazine.
Calendar listings show a series of evening and afternoon gatherings including Auxiliary to Fire Station 8 at 7 p.m. Anson Jones PTA at 2 15 p.m. Delta Kappa Gamma at 7 30 p.m. Cedar Bayou Eastern Star at 7 30 p.m. PEO Chapter AS at 10 a.m. Webber home 2012 Hill. Licensed Vocational Nurses at 7 30 p.m. Woman's Society at Cedar Bayou Methodist at 9 30 a.m.
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