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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1954
Page
3
Darlia Schmaci will marry her fiancA in a ceremony noted for family ties and service. The couple includes a fiancé named Misa with ties to Waller schools and a two year Army service by the groom.
Mont Belvieu WMU held a mission study session at First Baptist Church with Ashley and Mrs J Vera teaching junior and Sunbeam classes. The group discussed Worlds and Flying the intermediate hook and shared a Thanksgiv ing food offering for a family.
December’s social season opens with lighting ceremonies, parties, and service projects. Baptist women begin the Christmas season with Week of Prayer for the Lottie Moon offering as Girl Scouts prepare Christmas decorations downtown on Texas Avenue. The Baytown community hosts multiple events including the Bay Demonstration Club gathering at G. B. Troxell’s home, the American Association of University Women party at Elks Lodge, and PTA unit contributions at the Community House. Additional events feature a THW club gathering at M. H. Sheppard’s home and a Rupert E. Lee High School social sponsored by the REL Girls Sports Association for members and dates.
A holiday feature advises clever gift and decoration combos for Christmas home scenes. It suggests a “gift tree” integrated into decor, using cosmetic items, soaps, powders, and small trinkets hung from branches, accented with ribbons and mistletoe to create festive display ideas.
The University of Texas announces spring 1955 home reading courses for Texas adults. Enrollment is $3 and includes a course study guide plus staff reading of book reports. Topics cover architecture history literature music psychology Bible as literature and community development. Obtain folders from the Division of Extension in Austin.
Shiloh Baptist Church hosted separate programs by the Shiloh Brotherhood and the Woman's Missionary Union WMU led a Rhodesia study by Mrs H K Daniels T R Warner led the Brotherhood on foreign missions Little Moon week of prayer set for 7 pm each night next week Refreshments were served by the WMU at the conclusion of the meetings Dial 8302 appears in the advertisement.
Brand new Fall-Winter edition of Fashion World offers easy to make patterns for dolls and wardrobe items from hats to coats. Order pattern No 228 for sizes 14 to 22 inches by mail with 5 cents extra and two week delivery. Contains color illustrations and practical designs for the whole family.
A tipsy reader suggests a method to iron shirts neatly by following the proper order from sleeves to collar. The main trick adds blue wax ironing aid to each quart of hot starch along with hot water to speed boiling, claiming it improves starch performance and results.
Barbara Clegg was honored with a Coke party at her home on 1617 Cedar Bayou road hosted by her mother Mrs. M. L. Clegg. Attendees included Judy Purch Trula Taylor Evelyn Gill Frances Clegg Joe Reynolds and Barbara. A second item notes a long handle dish mop useful for washing dishes submerged in suds and featuring colorful wood handles.
Baytown writers who won prizes in the Arnett Creative Writing contest have gained magazine attention and ongoing publication. The third annual contest now in progress invites area writers in Baytown La Porte Channelview Highlands and Mount Belvieu to submit short stories articles and poetry for recognition and publication.
Beginning students may enroll in multiple Lee College spring courses including English composition algebra American history trigonometry and business studies. Dean Walter Rundell notes early registration with fees deferred to February 1 1956 and regular days January 31 and February 1. Several students have already registered including Mrs J M Alford Robert Leroy Freddie R Gregerson Jack Page and Jerry Pulley with majors in business and veteran status.
Ment Belgleu Rebekahy MB lodge holds 7 30 p m. Golden Rule class at Central Baptist home of Mrs Merle Sparks 825 Bolster 7 a m. Memorial WMU at church 10 a m Second Baptist WMU at church AM Central Baptist WMU 9 30 a m Baptist Temple WMU 4 30 a m Covered Dish Supper FMCELIS class St Mark s Methodist 6 15 p m at Mrs J H Aydelotte 480 Barnes Drive Son Classified Ads Dial R302
Charles Cowan Baytown policeman leads a safety talks series sponsored by Baytown Women's Breakfast Club with new schools added. Talks at Alamo Monday 8 36 a m Baytown elementary Tuesday 9 a m Ashbel Smith Wednesday 10 4 a m Carver high schools Thursday and two talks next Friday at Cedar Bayou Junior High and Baytown Junior High auditorium. Additional dates include Sam Houston December 8 7 9 a m Cedar Bayou elementary December 10 Baytown Junior High December 13 14. Previous talks at Lamar and De Zavala completed this week. The program aims to instill safety habits in children.
Scottsdale area grows as a fashion center with designers creating vibrant sportswear and cocktail outfits. The region blends hand painted fabrics with Southwest color palettes, drawing on arts and crafts heritage rooted in Native American and Spanish American communities near Phoenix.
Hollywood reports Ann Baxter, newly divorced from John Hodiak, reshapes her image with publicist Raxsell Birdwell. He directs her screen career, forms Baxter Birdwell productions, and plans a decade of films focused on strong women, starting after recent roles in Carnival Story and Boulevards in Paris.
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