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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1950
Page
3
The Lea Church Women plan a program meeting tomorrow at 1:30 pm to discuss the World Day of Prayer service. Representatives from women’s groups across the area are urged to attend the community-wide planning session. The article notes the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus as one of the Seven Wonders.
Newlyweds Miss Katherine Lyckhman and Treeman Baker were feted at a Friday night reception at the groom’s parents home in Austin after their January 12 wedding at St Paul’s Lutheran Church. About 50 guests offered best wishes. The event featured yellow carnations and calendulas in arrangements, with a silver coffee service and handmade cutwork cloth. The couple then headed to Austin where Baker will attend the University of Texas.
San Jacinto Associational Women's Missionary Union plans its quarterly meeting at Stewart Heights Baptist Church with a 200 attendance target. The program includes a song service, Standards of Excellence by 25 W presidents, a cabinet meeting demonstration, a rights and wrongs skit, reports from officers, and a luncheon after adjournment. Nursery care and a fellowship hour follow.
Dr Maria de la Luz Gervas addressed Baytown University Women and guests on comparing the AUM and AAUW, noting Latin American women’s limited public life and compulsory elementary schooling. AAUW honored her with a Saturday coffee as 50 attendees celebrated with iced coffee, cakes, and lavender iris decor.
Paris fashion week opens with Balmain Dior and Carven shows as foreign buyers flood Champs Ely sees hotels. Balmain will reveal a new silhouette for 1950 with wearability 강조 while Dior hints at varied skirt lengths and both chin-hugging and full styles.
The Alamo P TA hosted Dr Lyman Crossman as guest speaker on teamwork between agencies of the community. He urged greater public cooperation on health matters and showed pictures illustrating community health. Fourth grade pupil Mrs L Gunn presented a play The New Year and won attendance prizes. An executive meeting preceded the general meeting.
Goose Creek Rebekah Lodge meets IOOF Hall at 7 30 p m Thimble Club gathers at 504 Harvey at 7 30 p m Martha Circle of Cedar Bayou WSCS hosts 3 30 a m in the home of Mrs Alice Mae Fowler Ladies Gulf Association convenes at Eastoyn Country Club 2 30 p m Joy Circle of Cedar Bayou Methodist WSCS meets at 2 p m WSCS Moot Belvieu Methodist Church gathers at 2 30 p m Theta Rho Girls meet LOOF Hall at 6 30 p m Women's Missionary Council holds Trinity Tabernacle at 9 30 a m Aliie Nunan Circle of Grace Methodist WSCS at 314 West Republic 1 30 p m.
ST LOUIS Jan 30 Three children Barbara Jean Hampton six Leontist three and Joyce Marie sixteen months perished in a basement apartment blaze while mother and father were at church and a movie. An occupant heard the children scream but flames blocked escape. Firemen say a defective oil stove caused the fire.
Two Fyfe brothers Delbert 16 and Rex Eugene 5 died in a second story bedroom fire at a farm house east of Clay Center. The father Rex Fyfe Sr. escaped through a window as flames blocked the stairway. he and the two sisters were asleep downstairs and were unharmed. The bodies were recovered later.
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