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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1968
Page
8
Heloise suggests repurposing damp towels as dishcloths to save waste and grease. use two-time towels for drying and cleaning. She also advises giving children shaving brushes to make face washing enjoyable, plus care tips for removing polish with amyl acetate and rubbing alcohol on textiles.
A reader notes a chaotic Heloise column with stray spellings and stray lines about manicure cabbage and dill slaw. The item mentions a women’s retreat at a Presbyterian Church led by Rev Day Payne, with plans to gather at 8 30 p m and travel to Russell Park for the rest of the afternoon.
United: Pro International introduces a home sewing aid that fuses two fabrics to become one. The woven product marks areas to be joined and, after a three second press, eliminates basting tacking and hand pat stitching. It is not a separate tape but part of the fabric.
The Memorial High School PTA will conduct a community resources tour Tuesday departing at 2:30 and returning at 2. Public transport is provided. Stops include Southwest Research Institute Barry Tersig Speech and Hearing Center Our Lady of the Lake College St Augusta Clinic Madonna Center Stella Marist Unit and Monterrey Park. Public invited.
Mrs. Abner Jones Jr reports her nephew Gregory Dennis Lamberts of Tastin California has been appointed to West Point. The family notes he is a frequent San Antonio visitor and will attend Fiesta Week with his parents Maj and Mrs Charles R. Chase. The piece also mentions wedding plans and social events around the Sullivan and Flanigan families in New York and Baltimore.
The Romanos Social Club hosts a Sunday ball from 7 30 p m to midnight at the Palacio del Rio Hotel BallRoom to salute HemisFair. Officers listed include Al Medina president Tommy Sanchez secretary Phil Fernandez treasurer and Robert Ochoa sergeant at arms. The club royalty features Misses Tila Avila supreme empress Becky Reyes princess Ginger Lopez Carol Rey fifi Varigle Martinez and Allice Gonzalez Romanettes.
Mrs William Matera has been elected president of Rha Iota Jelphian Chapter. Other new officers include Mesdames Deiton Hall Jr council representative Paul Fuller vice president A 3 Gunn secretary William R Stevens treasurer Mesdames 0 J Layer Jr a minor board chairman W R Carson and Gerald Parker chairmen Ralph Evans Home and Garden representative George H Dillard Spanish Round Table representative and Gum Flue Arts Round Table representative
The Windcrest Women's Club will convene at 10 am on Wednesday at the Golf Club. Newly elected officers for March are discussed by the PTA group including President Joseph Anthony Lopez and others, with installation planned for May. The PTA will sponsor a HemisFair trip on May 2 for sixth graders, patrol boys, and student council members.
Misses Katherine Letteer Kathy Pace Russi Menger Shusan Beckmann Myle White and Cissy Willelmy were feted as duchesses and debutantes at an informal supper hosted by Mr and Mrs Ganahl Walther Jr and Mrs Walter Steves at the Walkers ranch. The honorees’ “15” carts were assigned to Dick Negley Lt William Nix Maj Richard Melis John Bailey Clyde Johnson and Richard Bennett. About 49 guests attended.
The Auxiliary of the San Ane Abhe Strunk plans a slide show from its Africa trip to be shown at the hospital. Members will meet Tuesday at noon for the event and a tour is expected at the Southwest Texas Methodist meeting in Xi Alpha Psi. Mrs Johnshan Gibson hosts the gathering.
Here From California Here From California MY and Mrs. Call Dixon Anaheim Calif are house guests of her aunt Mrs Vittoria Fontana for a week and will attend Fiesta and Hentis Falr events. They will attend the wedding of Mrs Fontana's daughter Rosemarie and St Gerard P O'Keefe Saturday morning. Among other out of town wedding guests are Mrs Emanuel Montineri Saad Gabriel Cait Steve and Frank Fontana New York City Mr and Mrs Vera Fontana Corpus Christi and Mr and Mrs Sam Fontana Shreveport.
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