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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1940
Page
9
Sonny flees to Italy with Rene after a heated exchange with Martha. Kirk remains absent as Sonny seeks escape, planning to marry Rene while his mother’s social world looms over Paris and the Riviera. Martha suspects danger as Sonny courts wealth and status amid public attention.
Martha and Sonny occupy cold rooms with stone walls and drafty windows. A servant brings hot food while Sonny reads a disruptive letter from Rene. The scene shifts to a carved fireplace, an aging lodge, and plans for a future meeting as tensions rise and a mystery deepens.
A social event at the home of Mr and Mrs Ernea Hubsamen honors Miss Byith Busy Jovey and her fiancé John Edward Kepler. About 22 guests attended, with Cue Buneau eyeing the ceremony and Bowls tiled.
This article outlines ideal sweet corn timing from mid July toward fall, stressing peak kernel milky to dough stages for best flavor and texture. It covers preparation tips, serving on the cob, and methods including oven roasting, sautéed peppers with corn, and a coconut crusted bake for varied presentations.
The marriage of Kitriebell Garver to Robert Irving Scales Jr took place July 31. The bride is Brackenridge High and St Mary’s University graduate. the groom is son of Mrs. Tone Wright and R. E. Scales of Paris Texas and a graduate of Main Avenue High and San Antonio Junior College. They reside at 26 Went Hulsache.
Recent arrivals in New York include Mr. and Mrs. George S. Rice staying a few days at the Hotel Bt Regis. Miss Carolyn Brown is a guest at the New Weston hotel. Word tomes from Daytona Pia list Carl F. Stiex James F. Wilson Paul Dawson Jr. and Berry P. Thompson as guests at the Riviera note in Randolph field guests in the Riviera note city.
Bride-elect Miss Ruth Shafer was treated to a buffet breakfast Sunday morning hosted by Mrs. N. S. Key and her daughter Miss Virginia Worthinguey at their home. The table featured a silver bow centerpiece with towels, white toss, queen's crown accents, and ruby colored appointments, with several guests in attendance.
The piece discusses etiquette for hosts and guests in a bridge party setting. It covers when to bid farewell, how a hostess may suggest going to bed, and etiquette for invitations, timing, and table setup. It includes sample questions about invitations, timing for dinner, and whether to place candies or nuts on bridge tables.
A fragmented ad listing sizes 12 to 40 for Prilery $414 and Bizet 1 patterns. It notes fabric needs 363 yards of inch fabric and 2 BB yardas ric ran. Sends 15 cents to the San Antonio Light Pattern Department for the pattern and includes garbled location names and unclear postal details.
Social calendar item lists Miss Christine McKensie and Miss xyue Zirkie with activities at various venues including coffee and kitchen shows, a bridal event for Miss Betty Brown, and a home tea in Fort Barn Houston honoring several guests. Names such as Miss Patricia Great and Mrs Patricia Gren appear in fragmented form.
Advice to Lovelorn discusses a man seeking divorce after years of marriage and a new romance, suggesting legal grounds and the ethics of initiating divorce. It also covers a wife’s difficult situation with debt, child care, and a plea for medical help and support, offering guidance from Beatrice Fairfax on grounds for divorce and personal responsibility.
The Joe Sheldons sail the Mary Anne named for two Miss Sheldons, a simple four bunks craft, as Rockport home shows a Victorian shoreline scene. Miz Beau Frost studies baseball, listening with a radio in her box, while Wanda Graham, Leonard Orynaki’s granddaughter, prepares to wear her grandmother’s wedding gown cross from 1880 kept in a century old iron chest.
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Fort Bam Myaslon welcomes Lent Gol and Mrs William Southard back after a tour at Letterman hospital in San Francisco. Colanel and Mrs Sortherd, formerly at Fort Sam for five years, are noted as well known in army and civilian circles.
The San Antonio Circle Opera company board of directors will meet Tuesday at 3 am in room 31 at Gig Street Anthony hotel. Miss Dorothy Ann Whittier departs for Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico with Capt and Mrs Steiner and family. events and visits across town accompany social engagements and bridal plans.
A woman reported a man who claimed to be a milk company collector asked for a $1 bill and fled after taking a $10 bill. Edwi Steckpote of 1414 West fanty Pilace could not identify the suspect. Mrs Slackpale notified police when the man did not return.
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