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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1939
Page
15
The season closes with Mexico drawing many San Antonians for New Year revelry in Laredo and Monterrey. Brides-to-be dominate social calendars with numerous parties—Muir and Letteer weddings loom, and planners host entwined dinners, stag affairs, and bridal table décor while guests depart for home.
Reservations for the Bright Shawl style show on Tuneheon Wednesday were made well in advance by a large group of attendees. The list includes Mesdames Metton Minter, Porter Loring, C HE, Martin Jr, A Harman, F Carder, Joe Pabst, Alfonso Newton, H M Crighton, A N Beasley, D M Parkinson, Herbert Walter S, Udo Haarmann, C E Stephens, A C McDavid, H Winn, Allen Farnsworth, J A Rowe, Tino Costa, J T Wilson, Grover Cain, Park Street, Laure Pawkett, Kenneth Perry, BBC, Mommaf Fort Sam Houston, Oran Kirkpatrick, R F Schoolfield, Carleton Hagelstein, Walter Whise pant, Tennille Henderson, Robert Gherry, Flota Bushick, Arthur Saxon, M Striegler, T J Hensey, Fidele Chamberlain and Mrs Ann Harley.
Mrs. Moultrie Fowell Freeman and sister Miss Clara Marie Adams host a breakfast at 10 30 a m Thursday January 28 in Clara Marie Adams home honoring five debutantes Dorothy Steves Margaret Thornton Hallie Crigh ton Ruth Stephens and Adelaide Bill The Wednesday Garden Group postpones its regular meeting to 10 o'clock Friday morning at the home of Mrs Joe E Carroll Mrs William Holden will discuss Spring Planting.
McAllen set a new yearly construction permit total exceeding 400000 for the first time, with 3988 permits pushing the year’s value to 414072. The surge was fueled by the new high school project started in December, raising last month’s figure to 128579 and surpassing 1937 by 37002, city inspector C O Eckhoff reported.
Hidalgo announces a sheriff department change for 1939 with the appointment of W B Dean to the deputy post in McAllen as 14 deputies and court bailiffs shift positions while Norman Campbell moves to Wart.
Mrs BG Momm of Fort Sam Houston hosts Tuncheon at the Bright Shawl in Davenport visiting Miss Eleanor Pahl. Lieut and Mrs H M Pahl of the Fort host, as Ve Ryerson Gates departs with parents for California to begin studies at Stanford University in Palo Alto.
The wedding party of Flora Day Town and Dr Albert Hartman will rehearse at Laurel Heights Methodist church at 6 30 p m Tuesday. Afterward Miss Hailie Crighton will entertain with a supper party. The luncheon by Miss Kathleen McKinney at Le Fonda for Mrs W D Masterson Jr has been postponed to the month’s end.
Mrs Tino Costa and Mr Costa entertain with tea from 3 to 6 p m Friday in the tapestry room of the St Anthony hotel where a portrait of Sam Houston will be unveiled. The Light's Lost and Found column airs on KTLA at 2 30 p m daily except Sunday. Dial F 1231 to place your message.
Railway Mail Unit auxiliary to meet at Mrs. E T Slaughter's home 712 Kaylon Avenue. Lip reading class sponsored by the San Antonio League for the Hard of Hearing meets at 2 36 p m in Moore Building room 406. San Antonio Self Culture Club to gather at president Mrs Waldo M Lewis home Thursday. Junior W B A No 22 meets at Broadway and address. Twentieth W C T U district holds day of prayer Friday in First Baptist Church office Lexington and North 61 Marys streets from 10 to 2. W T Harris School PAT A will meet 2 30 p m Friday in school cafeteria speaker C W Andersson on Juvenile Problems.
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