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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1966
Page
9
The cotton spinning industry of New England rose from Samuel Slater, a Derbyshire master mechanic. He memorized English machines and designs to evade export bans and smuggle them by memory, fueling American textile development.
Saturday events include a tasting bee at 7 p.m. in the Robert E. Lee Cafeteria and Duplicate Bridge at 7:30 p.m. at the Bridge Studio. Bayshore Wagon Wheel Square Dancers Club meets at Knights of Pythias Hall with a pat.
Door prize winners at the Baytown Garden Club annual plant sale were Mrs A C Kraft Mrs B L Beck Mrs D F Letkovits Chris Reber H C Thaxton and Mrs L L Kendrick Donors included Smith Barrow Gardens Henke s Sears Britton Cravens and Ed Shatey s Enco station Mrs J J Jobs president expressed appreciation for prizes Cub pepper s for parking lot and Baytown Sun and KWBA for publicity Ways and means committee members Mrs T A Young Mrs R H Cavanay Mrs E W Gipson and Mrs Myles C Kelier planned and conducted the sale and bazaar.
Instructional note describes spreading bread slices with deviled ham mixed with Ard, cutting each shoe into three strips, then sprinkling grated cheddar and broiling to finish. This item reads like a simple party snack recipe fragment from a vintage publication.
The Goose Creek Country Club hosts a spring fashion preview Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. with Mrs. James A. Davis as chair and Mrs. Perry Britter leading the Ladies Association. Reservations for the makeup demonstration, style show, and luncheon are at the club office. Mary Lou Traxler will demo makeup on models followed by a fashion display from The Style Shoppe featuring spring and summer outfits for country club living. Charles Tillery provides spring pink decorations.
Miss Jan Seamans, prospective REL graduate, was entertained with a chicken dinner by Mrs. John A. Atchison. A graduate doll centerpiece and corsages for Jan and her mother, Mrs. Douglas C. Seamans, marked the celebration attended by relatives and friends.
Richie Knudson daughter of Mr and Mrs Glen Knudson 1307 Strickland was initiated Feb 26 into the Delta Beta Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi at Lamar State College. She previously served as secretary of her pledge class and helped plan activities with donors and chapter chairmen. The text also oddly mentions a chopped cranberries and orange rind salad recipe.
Food tip suggests sprinkling shredded coconut over the shatter when baking a sponge cake in a tube pan to enhance texture and flavor. The note highlights the potential enjoyment of the coconut topping during dessert preparation.
New Jersey newsletter reports former Baytonians living in New Jersey enjoying snow sports this year. Skiing and ice skating are popular, with trips to Paper Mill Playhouse in Millburn and attendance at social luncheons in Short Hills and New Providence. Notable attendees include Dr and Mrs Padgett, Mrs Vernon Goodwin, Mrs G L Shepherd, and others, with group activities at ski lodges and local gatherings in Springfield Killington and Summit areas.
Four new members joined the Beta Phi Chapter Phi Sigma Alpha at Mrs. R. M. Wright’s home. Marilyn Busard, international representative, returned for the initial study program on human relations. New members are Mrs. Lee Sausley Jr, Mrs. Archie C. Hale, Mrs. James D. Poskey, and Mrs. Raymond McDowell. The chapter now has 15 members. President Mrs. Harold Wert chaired a brief meeting. April 5 hostess duties go to Mrs. Bonnie Hazel Martin at 1805 Richardson Lane.
In Oxnard California housewives join their husbands in weightlifting classes using dumbbells barbells and presses led by Dante Santo from the Santa Barbara YMCA. He advises starting with three pound weights with visible results in six weeks. Exercises include leg lunges curls situps and arm pullovers.
All Saints Episcopal Church women outlined a Lenten supper for 6 p.m. March 23 and a rummage sale on April 22 and 23 at the last meeting. Seventeen members plus guests Mrs. O S Seaverson and the Rev Peter Katt attended, with reports on the Diocesan Council program by Gertrude Behanna.
Landscaping basics emphasize windbreaks and proper tree placement to cool homes in summer and capture winter sun. A windbreak can cut fuel costs. evergreen trees warm the south side in winter while deciduous shade trees reduce summer heat. Landscaping pools help moderate temperatures, and careful plant choices affect shade and heat transfer.
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