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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1948
Page
63
Joan Fontaine describes her toughest task for Paramounts The Emperor Waltz learning to balance a hat on her pompadour revealing why the film set favored an odd hairstyle.
The Quota Club received its charter at a dinner Saturday night at the Menger hotel. Charter presented by Mrs. Marie Higgins with Kiwanis welcome from Walter Loughridge. Officers installed by Dr. Ads Schwing Kiblinger. Charter members listed including Mayme Moore and Bonnie Bobo among others.
A regular monthly meeting of the Men's Garden Club will be held at 8 p.m. Tuesday March 9 in the Ruiz house at Witte Museum. The program features a film titled A Year in the Nursery with Andrew Yezak commenting and Stuart King demonstrating shrub pruning techniques.
Dudley Schwarz, 1139 Drexel, Brackenridge senior, wins the Modern Miracle I Would Like to See contest sponsored by Interstate Theaters for his wish that people forget race prejudices and become brothers. He receives a new Underwood typewriter. Runner up Ethel M Darow of Harlandale HS earns an Emerson radio. Rita Shults of Edison HS takes third with $25. Additional top winners receive Parker 51 pens and Cary Grant autographs. twenty prize tickets to Cary and the Bishop's Wife.
Funeral services for Daniel C. Benham, Ing, of Pawnee were held at the spi Methodist church. He had lived in Bee county 27 years. Survivors include his widow and many relatives, with two stepchildren and two adopted children, 27 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
The South Texas Chamber of Commerce will award a newspaper member for outstanding community service at its April convention in San Antonio. Ray Leeman, vice president, announced the plan. Mrs. W. A. Salter of Kerrville chairs the contest committee. Past winners include the Beeville Bee-Picayune, Fredericksburg Standard, Floresville Chronicle Journal, Willacy County Chronicle, Hallettsville New Era Herald, Gonzales Inquirer and the Palacios Beacon.
Michael and Garson Kant outline follow up to their Ronald Colman Academy Award contender A Double Life with a proposed story Come What May at Universal International Garson Kant to direct Michael Kant to produce confirming the project details.
The Texas Heroes day program announced Saturday includes a 2 30 p m ceremony at Milam square and San Fernando cathedral final rites for Alamo heroes. Hawthorn Junior chorus under Miss Della Donecker will sing Texas songs before wreaths are placed by school and society representatives and three volleys with taps by the Texas Military Institute unit.
A vintage style promotion urges men over forty to reclaim vigor and youthful pleasures with Caltron tablets. It cautions against aging slowing vitality and claims a simple method can restore energy, urging readers to follow the label and buy at local druggists.
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