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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1941
Page
13
San Antonians welcome Miss Bebtye Grissom and four attractive visitors on a two week stay. Guests include Misses Joyce Towne Carolyn Sanders Ruth Frogosty and Jive Patton. Mrs. B G McComas hosted a luncheon and swimming party at Fort Sam Johnston Officers Club in their honor.
Guidance urges readers to write bright cheerful letters to soldiers, sharing home news and joyful clips. It advises including hometown clippings, cartoons, and personal notes to boost morale, while avoiding gloomy updates that could dampen spirits.
A note from the society page mentions a Tureheen in honor with the announcement pending. Miss Grissally and her house party depart Tuesday for a short Lovt trip and plan to be in Howton over Labor Day weekend, with further details to come.
Local social notes recount the August 15 wedding of Mrs Zila Naylor Morton to Horace Booth Jr in Houston. The article lists celebrations, engagements, and community events including dinners, entertainments, club notices, sorority meetups, and plans for upcoming holidays.
Pattern 9768 limited to sizes small 12 34 ertun 38 and large 1 requires yardage for two aprons. Apron A uses 2 yards 45 inches of mantle fabric plus 2 3 8 yards lining. Apron B needs 14 8 yards 54 inch fabric and 11 8 yards contrast. Send 14 cents to pattern department.
A quirky eighteenth century style piece lists cabbage varieties and their origins from Europe, noting sea cabbage wilde and the Scotland grown Elroy cabbage. It blends recipe snippets for Danish red cabbage, pickled red cabbage, and broccoli souffle with instructions on preparing with butter, soy sauce, and baking.
Announcement from Washington states Fort Sam Taiston will house a new headquarters building as part of sixty two structures funded by the American Red Cross. The project is described as costing about $200,000 with procurement through available items.
A vintage guide urges pampering the scalp for strong hair. It recommends brisk finger massage, thorough brushing, generous rinsing, hot oil lubrication, and careful use of products to revive capillaries and revive slack hairs.
A flood of injury reports lists H D Davis of 634 Gull street as bus driver wounded in a bicycle auto crash at Hout Flores and Theo avenue. Everett Smith, 10, of 328 Fenton street, suffers a brain injury. Sims Stribling rode a bicycle. officers cite multiple pedestrians and drivers including Rosarle Aguilis and Henry Brehm among others in collisions at various city intersections.
Mrs Wright and her two children Miss Cela Wright Gilbert Wright Jr and Miss Pat Roehe returned to San Antonio praising a visit to McChord Field Sentite Wash They also visited Yellowstone Park and Sun Valley Idaho They traveled to British Columbia then rebummed via Oregon California Grand Canyon and Bot taretta field notes refer to Lt and Mrs Gordon Leland as Wrights son in law and daughter
Mrs Keating and her daughters Aubrey Jenn will sail from Galveston on November 1 to join Lieutenant Colonel Kentine stationed in Panama. Aubrey attends Jimnor College until departure then studies at the University of Panama. Peter Keating will attend The Citadel in South Carolina.
The campaign committee for the second annual Community Chest drive met at noon Monday at St Anthony's. The group reported last year’s drive raised 225,515.53 with 30 participating agencies.
Woodlawn residents petitioned city council Monday to stop parkway removal along their street. They learned the section from Main to McCullough Avenue would be kept, while a short stretch in the Inishiess area would be removed. Local officials clarified the change after the meeting.
Antonio plans to sell two brass bells stored in the Municipal auditorium basement. The council approved sale bids and called for bids on 64 carts for garbage trailers and three dump trucks. A storage and delivery contract for gasoline was awarded to Golden West at 24 cents per gallon.
Stores and factories closed today in NiLeS Michigan to honor Dr Jed M Bonnie an eye specialist and sportsman who died Friday at 77 The tribute reflects a civic gesture in a city of about 11 000 residents with ads and notices arranged for The Big Sunday edition
Unidentified attackers Monday wounded seven people across San Antonio streets. Victims include A. M. Tyler, stabbed in the abdomen near Van Ness and Pine, and others with head lacerations, neck cuts, and stab wounds at multiple blocks. Police booked Paula Gonzales for aggravated assault.
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