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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1944
Page
3
A watch party was hosted Friday at the Cunard home with guests including Mr and Mrs Cunard and numerous couples. Attendees listed include Mr and Mrs Albert Copeland Mr and Mrs Keenand Ma and others.
A San Antonio Light Needlecraft notice advertises pattern 377 with transfer motifs for linens, along with a 327 page Needlecraft Catalogue. Readers are asked to send pattern number, name, and address, with 15 cents more for the catalogue. Orders go through the New York office and may take two weeks or longer.
Mrs Auslin hosts in Houston with her daughter Mrs Thomas J Gathmin and Mrs A P Calhoun both of Houston. Mrs Thomas J Calhoun, formerly Dorothy Smith, stays in Houston while Lt Commander Calhoun is on sea duty.
Saturday evening social note announces Mrs Alpha Mart Rumpf hosting a supper party at the Aurora hotel after the rehearsal of the wedding of Louise Olsves Leste and Lieutenant Edward Fumpt. The item records local social events and engagements in a period tone.
Springfield Ma Jan 1 Times Ughts out at o clock in the O'Reilly General army hospital New Year eve just as any other night but the 2200 patients celebrated the New Year They adopted Greenwich time and whooped it up at 6 o'clock.
A stray fragment from a 1943 city brief notes Yule tree dealers failing to clear 2000 unsold trees. Officials warn compliance with an open tire ordinance by hauling remaining trees to the municipal dump. Burial notices list numerous deaths with names ages and locations, including Dec. 27 Cornelia Slapper Lieck and Dec. 28 Jose V. Sanches, among others in Texas and nearby areas.
Miss Mary Munn daughter of Mrs Burns Munn married Capt Gly Mones Je Randolph Field on December 18 with Chaplain Clark Hitt officiating. Lieut RFP Caywood gave her in marriage. Capt James B Whitten was best man. ushers Capt Armand Morrell and Lieut James Bagley. Reception at Randolph Field Officers club. They plan a home in New Braunfels after a Monterey trip. Bride studied at Centre College and Randolph Macon Woman’s College. he attended the University of Tennessee. Executive board of Beacon Hill Presbyterian church women to meet Monday at 2 pm.
Miss McCann hosted a luncheon at La Fonda on Thursday. Attendees named include Misses Mary Jane George, Mary Helen Carhart, Dorothy E. Rosen France, Lanter Smith, Bettye Lou Greve, Marjorie Adams and Marve Kay Evans. She departs January 14 for Waynesboro Virginia to enter Palifan Ball, with a stop in Lafayette Louisiana then Gulfport Mississippi New Orleans and Montgomery Alabama.
A historical guidance piece on how speaking style affects personality and popularity. It warns against sharp raspy tones and constant loud talking, urging readers to cultivate a musical voice with clear foundation. It notes the harm of overemphasis by women and excessive volume, advising slower enunciation and quiet telephone speech for courtesy.
Readers seek guidance on army family allowances, officer eligibility, and how dependents may receive support. Letters discuss officer allotments, deferments for chaplains, and how to handle wives allowances after marriage. Advice covers reporting noncooperating spouses, proper channels, and potential benefits for dependents and insurance.
A reader asks if the groom should provide corsages for the bride’s attendants and which wedding expenses his son must cover. The reply notes the bride’s family usually handles attendants flowers and the groom should supply his bride’s bouquet and corsage for the bride’s mother, with other costs listed as standard wedding expenses.
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