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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1952
Page
3
In Dallas area history, Mrs. Terrell turned a kitchen sewing routine into a thriving children’s fashion enterprise. Starting with home sews for neighbors, she expanded to a corporation with a department store backing. She popularized pinafores and play dress gift boxes, tapping demand for debut outfits and matching accessories.
The Hollingshead home at 406 Stewart hosted the bridal rehearsal dinner for Patsy Owens and Floyd D. Freeman. Guests included Owens Freeman families and friends, with gifts given to wedding party members and a crystal pattern gift to the couple. A separate item notes Pokey the spider won a “most unusual pet” at a pet show with poor attendance.
The Service League will begin clerical work for the Community Chest on Tuesday. A meeting at Mrs. Thad Felton's home in East James detailed plans for the annual operation and a July 26 new member party at the Houston Yacht Club in La Porte with a buffet supper.
J B Janowski home in Coady hosted a buffet supper Thursday honoring Mr and Mrs R D Irby and grandson Bruce Quilliams of Mansfield La and Mrs W A McCarty of Tulles La. The 24 guest list included Frank Sterling Dolly Je Adrin Isaacks CO Wells Kenneth Irby and family L L Irby and children Lloyd Sanders family Ralph Murphy Elmer Reynolds Ernest White family W D Hale Warren Huey White F A Janowski Leonard Shaw and children.
In a radio address on KREL, John Cahoon accuses Sam Davis of failing as district attorney amid rising crime in Harris County. Cahoon claims Davis lacked capacity, cites the Vallone murder case and San Angelo cooperation, and notes Percy Foreman’s role as winner in that case.
Rev EB Couch will preach at 11 am on The Curse of God on the Spiritual Slacker from Judges 3 23 at First Baptist Church The 7 45 pm sermon titled The Successful Savior from Isaiah will be sung broadcast at 10 10 pm over station KREL Sunday school begins at 9 45 am and Training Union at 6 30 pm
St Johns Episcopal Church in La Porte plans a building fund campaign starting September 1. Rector Rev. E C Stein says construction costs are estimated at 45000 dollars.
The Queen Esther class of First Baptist held its weekly coffee Friday at Mrs. T. L. SoRelle's residence, 1718 Carolina. Mrs. A. G. Fisher led the prayer as eight members joined one visitor and seven children for ice cream cake and iced tea.
Twenty one guests attended a semi surprise house warming for MR and MRS W H FLETCHER at 04 West Lobit. Hostesses were MRS HENRY BEHRENS, MRS C E WOOD, MRS J K PYE, and MRS W W INGERSOLL. Guests enjoyed cokes, cookies, and coffee. Various local residents, church members, and visitors shared travels and vacations, including trips to Renosa, Carlsbad, West Virginia, and Texas.
Hollywood producer Frank Ross, famed as The man who hadn’t produced The Rope, now attracts top stars for the screen rights to The Bone by Lloyd Douglas. Ross recalls MGM’s bid and his choice to wait for control, spurred by a long love for the project. A stray note mentions Phillin W. Long and Clarence Short sharing a duplex in government housing in Oregon.
Mrs R F Wright reported Harris county Home Demonstration clubs will raise fifty dollars each to purchase an iron lung for the county. Thirty four clubs will contribute, presented at Friendly Acres club in Mrs J E Norton’s Market home. Miss Dolly Spenser showed stencil work while 16 members and seven guests attended a covered dish luncheon. Next meeting set for Friday August 8 at Mrs G S Bitzman’s home.
The Sutton Place South project houses 363 apartments with individual room air conditioning controls, built-in dishwashers, a master television antenna, a 200-car garage, radiant heating, and services by Don Budge and Sidne Wood. Notable tenants include Leland Hayward and Earnest, with move-in this summer but no rent due until September.
Stephen Lawson infant son of Mr and Mrs John E Lawson died at 3 pm Friday at a Baytown hospital Graveside services were to be held at 2 pm Saturday at Hill of Rest Cemetery with Rev A L Jordan pastor of Memorial Baptist church officiating Burial under direction of Paul A Lee funeral home Survivors include brother John Howell Lawson and grandparents Mrs Edna C Lawson Baytown and Mr and Mrs S E Howell Tyler Also a recipe note suggests hot diced beets with anchovies to accompany meat
A fragmented OCR snippet references serving a cake marked with the number 55. Details are unclear, but the legible bits point to a dessert item and quantity rather than a full event or article.
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