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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1952
Page
7
Fall is best for planting roses and grafted ornamentals to gain early growth. Prepare holes, soak roots, plant firmly, then prune moderately. Protect after frost with soil cover and remove suckers from understocked grafts to maintain top growth.
Sucker shoots are commonly found at the roots of the Jilac. These shoots are suckers from the privet rootstock. They should be cut off as close to the root as possible.
Four generations of the Stricklin family gathered Sunday at the home of Mr and Mrs S B Stricklin on Cedar Bayou Lynchburg road with Honored guest Mrs Eliza Stricklin. The event featured marigolds talisman roses and a fruit centerpiece. Attendees included Mrs Buckels Baytown J B Stricklin L R Stricklin Howston grandchildren Frank Buckels S B Stricklin A R Buckels Baytown great grandchildren Kathryn Evans Houston James Paula Donald Walter Stricklin Baytown and guests Mrs Clayton Evans Houston plus Mr and Mrs W I Davis and Dorothy Woodland Acres and Miss Gloria Clark Miss Priscilla Beckwith Houston. Dinner followed for all attendees.
Mr and Mrs William E Harlan of 116 High announce the engagement of their daughter to be wed. The notice notes the forthcoming troth with plans for a December ceremony and lists involved families.
Guardettes attend a rifle cleaning lesson at the National Guard armory learning firing positions and gun parts. Instructors included Sgt Herman Alemon and others. wedding plans noted for Dec 12 at Metmorie Baptist church with Rev A L Jordan officiating.
The League of Women Voters will hear a four part discussion Tuesday by City Attorney George Chandler on Baytown city government. The league meets at 9:30 am in the Community House with Mrs. 7 L Franklin presiding as the new president, succeeding Mrs. H O Sappington.
Catherine Wortman of Emporium Pennsylvania is a Swiss trained sugar artist who blows and molds hot sugar and water into figures and structures using marzipan details. Her work includes Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and a gingerbread house for the New York Public Library. She studied in Basle and Lucerne after seeing candy figures on a European trip and became the only American woman pursuing a freelance career in sugar art.
Faye Loyd reports in Dallas that the controversial middy look may fade by spring in the Southwest as buyers focus on practical, washable fabrics and new man made textiles. Market shows emphasize fabrics and conservative styling, with little radical change ahead.
Miss Melva June Marlow became the bride of Robert David Day in a South Houston Assembly of God ceremony. The Milby High School student is daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Marlow of Houston. the groom is son of Mrs. E. Cline of Kemah. He attended La Porte High School and Lee College. Gladiolus Garden club meets at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Mrs. Louise Grochoske’s home with a program on holiday decorations.
The Ashbel Smith PTA shifts its November meeting from the third Thursday to 7 p.m. Monday in observance of American Education Week. Parents visit their child’s homeroom for day explanations, then gather for announcements in the auditorium at 7:45 p.m. and a cafeteria reception around 8:15 p.m.
Baytown Junior High invites parents to visit classes this week and attend a fifth grade girls choir operetta at 10 a.m. Tuesday. A reception in the auditorium at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday follows a brief program. Mrs. S. Gould chairs the arrangements, assisted by Mrs. R. C. Coleman and Mrs. D. N. Adams.
Dr J Venzant a Houston physician will discuss socialism at 7 30 p m Tuesday at San Jacinto Memorial hospital. The talk titled Socialism A Challenge to Religion is open to all interested in the topic. Hostesses include Mrs T S Howell Mrs George Bruce Mrs T T Peck and Mrs L W Crossman.
The Alamo Parent-Teacher Association will view two plays at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday during a meeting at the school. Mrs Blanche Gunns fourth grade room will present A Sure Cure and The Fateful Pilgrims with the fourth grade mothers hosting the social period.
Baytown Art League will sponsor a booth November 22 to 25 at a Houston Shamrock hotel art exhibit. Luther Mackreil, a Baytown member, will demonstrate palette painting with dry brushes. Ceramics weaving and oil paintings will be shown and several paintings will be auctioned.
Mrs Jules M Weathers of Uvalde announces a daughter Donna Catherine born Oct 29 in Uvalde weighing 7 lb 4 oz. The father Jules Weathers of Baytown died last summer of polio. Mr and Mrs T G Gilbert of 203 East Muchil welcome a baby boy born Sunday in Laie Duke hospital weighing 7 lb 32 oz. Grandparents listed as John Tobias and J E Gilbert. Pantry Roast offers a two can luncheon roast with mashed sweet potatoes and corn syrup baked 350 for 30 minutes. Wooster Circle of St Mark’s Methodist Church will meet at 9:35 am Thursday at the church instead of Tuesday.
A dense list of social calendar items for Tuesday across Cedar Bayou churches and local groups. Circles, clubs, and associations meet at various homes and church facilities including First Baptist Cedar Bayou, Central Baptist, Second Baptist, Memorial Baptist, First Christian, St Pauls Lutheran, Trinity Tabernacle, and Baytown schools. Notable times include 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. starts, many at 10 a.m., with events at 7:20 to 7:30 p.m. Also mentions Baytown Education Association PTA, and community house venues, with multiple circle meetings led by named participants. A brief cooking tip for liver from Liver Tasties appears at article end.
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