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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1944
Page
8
Regional iron ore near Caen has been exploited from Roman era onward, with continuous mining throughout history. The deposit's long use reflects regional ore wealth and historic mining practices.
Miss Mary Duvall will entertain with a miscellaneous shower at 8:30 PM Tuesday at 214 Josephite Tobin Drive North, complimenting Miss Joyce Praim. Mrs. Tommye Lou Ziegler and Mrs. Lois Miller will assist in serving approximately 25 guests.
A. N. Champion and her daughter Miss Jean Champion plan a California visit, leaving in about two weeks for Coronado to spend a month or six weeks with Mrs. Champion's mother, Mrs. Frank Byington.
Pattern B243 for a plaid jumper and jacket plus Pattern 9249 for children's slacks in sizes 4 to 10. Includes 2 3 8 yards 35 inch fabric and romrast. send 20 cents for patterns to The San Antonio High Pattern Department. Mail order from New York. three weeks delivery.
Club Calendar lists Ein Ein Chi club meeting at 8 p m at Mrs Edna Mae Pryors home and Zeta fete Tau sorority event costing 30 p m at Miss Norma Weyls home 1751 West Mistietae avenue. Tuesday Nekodah Temple Daughters of Nile 10 a m in the dining room of Scottish Rite cathedral.
Miss Amy Katherine Williston wed Capt. Edgar Phillip Williston in a St Pauls ceremony officiated by Rev Herbart B Morris. Attendants included Master Sgt Jack Hendrickson as best man and Tech Sgt Fred Koch as groomsman. The couple will reside at 302 Madison Street after a brief trip.
Miss Mary Green has lived here two years and plans a two week visit to Rosebud Texas with Jeff Friday before continuing her vacation to Coxpar Ohvisli and Houston. She plans to return here in full later.
A man identified as WOCCH WIN DaPZTATR, 47, was arraigned before U S Commissioner A V Knight on charges of falsely representing himself as a United States citizen. The case references private defective files and national detective system notes.
Mr and Mrs F F Stauffer and grandson Reagan L Preis visit Mexico. They stayed with son and daughter in San Luis Potosi and are now touring Guadalajara Morelia and Mexico City with trips to several cultural sights and local cuisine experiences.
The San Antonio Junior League plans a Saturday evening party for convalescent soldiers of Brooke General Hospital, 7 80 to 9 20 p m, at the Tobin home with swimming and refreshments. The BPW club din ner meeting is 6 55 p m Tuesday at the St Anthony hotel, with a roundtable on legislative questions chaired by Mrs George J Mitchell. The marriage of Miss Jetrell Beatrice Veet to Ola Teruel McDonald is set for Sunday at 3 p.m in the Spanish Governor's palace.
HAL BOYLE reports from Normandy on a first rodeo in a French pasture where American soldiers from Texas Oklahoma Idaho and Quotas perform bulldogging steer riding and roping amid war weariness. Veterans like John Palka and Carl Jenkins join the lighthearted event highlighting Allied life near the front with a wild cow milking contest and a Jeep ride closing a festive, if rough, interlude.
Mrs Henry Howard Patterson hosted an al fresco supper in her Randolph ranch garden honoring a group of Air Force officers and their wives. Guests included Lieutenants Lindley Bennett Bavingtrand Meyers and their spouses, Captains Brown Nelson, O Max Royal, and others from New York City. Esther Wilson and Edle Minnegerede attended along with Col Fitzhugh Lee Minnegeree and Lucy Williams.
Monday evening at 8 30 p m a social calendar note for Miss Jann Brown and Captain George W Scrimshaw at Christ Episcopal Church followed by a small reception at the bride’s home.
Vatican CIPY August 14 Pope Pius XII welcomed Uf. B Une dersecretary of War Robert P Patterson and Lieut. Gen. Bretier 5 Somervell commander of War Army Service Forces in a private audience today.
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