Socialites Welcome Holiday Visitors in Texas Society
Socialites entertain oft holiday visitors as they travel through Boeingfield to Monterrey Mexico for a convention. J Hiller and family plan a visit at the St Anthony hotel. Mrs J A Baker hosts sister Mrs E B Wilmans of Newport Arkansas through January. The Slaughters and Elise Groos return from a trip, students at the University of Texas. Mrs DeU Slaytor and daughter Julie of Austin guests of Mr and Mrs Tom J Good. Adele Kunkel remains in San Diego after visiting, ahead of daughter Suzanne's wedding to Lieut Jamie Gough on December 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Hiller
Boeingfield
St. Anthony
Monterrey
Mexico
J. A. Baker
E. B. Wilmans
Newport, Ark
Wilmans
Danvery
George Slaughter
Elise Groos
Montey
Way Visi
Ernest M. Groos
Slaughter and
Kiley
University of ‘Texes
Deu Sleytor
Mise Juaila Slaytor
Austin
Tom J. Good
Luella
University of Teras
Julia Kunkel
San Diego
Calif
Air
Ant
Robert "Tucker
Adele Kunkel
Trey
Tor San Antonio
Susannne
Jamie Gough Dee
Miss Rice Honors Debs and Event Highlights
Miss Rice entertained a class of Alamo Heights students and guests at a recent celebration. The gathering featured Penny bank Red Cross fund collection, festive headgear, and decorations including beads. Attendees included Mrs Irby Wordal and Miss Rice visiting her parents Dr and Mrs Lee Rice before returning to Southern Methodist University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonia
Alamo Heights
Penny Banks Gally
Hitler
Tey
Red Cross
Irby Wordal
Antofagasta
Cule
Club notices and garden club meeting announcements
Aiga club AE hosts Saturday evening event for women and Retired Service Personnel in Crockett hall. Grace Lutheran church guild meets at 8 pm in Allied guild room Avenue B at Fit pirech street. LA Retama Garden Club meets Thursday the 16th at 10 am at Mrs S H Taylor 243 West Hollywood Place. Mrs Waite Lewis leads a program on Tree and Shrub Treatment assisted by hosts and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Suntars
F. Hall
Crockett Hate
Grace Lutheran Church
Mane Gay
Allar Guild
Avenue B
LA Retama
Jane McIntosh Hosts Informal Party at Home
Miss Jane McIntosh hosted an informal Saturday afternoon party at her parents home Dr. and Mrs J A McIntosh with about 20 guests. She will depart to Southern Methodist University as a student. Mr. and Mrs Dick Henry hosted holiday guests including their son and daughter Lieut and Mrs R Henry of Cathy Lee VA, their daughter Mrs Beit O Adamis of North Hollywood CA, and nephew Ralph Dit Street of Glendale CA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Mecantesn
J. A. McIntosh
Miss McIntosh
Surisy
Southern Methodist University
Dick Henry
Henry
Cathy Lee, Va
Beit O. Adamis
North Hollywood
Callf
Ralph Dit Sreet
Glendale
Calf
Prom Etiquette Questions In A High School Note
A Mrs Cornel answer column covers prom prep etiquette. Advice includes corsage timing seating at ceremonies, keeping handkerchiefs and vanity items handy, and proper ushering and seating for relatives and guests. It addresses who sits where and the right side as place of honor for the bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bewurman
Tad Testo
Sue
Blackheads and Complexion Care From Early 20th Century Advice
A health and beauty column offers home remedies for acne and oily skin, emphasizing scrubs, hot compresses, and cold finishes to clear pores. Advice includes facial routines, diet tips with fruit and vegetables, and occasional dry cleaning treatments, plus a note on aging statistics and life expectancy.
Marriage and social at St Mark's Episcopal Church
An evening event features Mr and Mrs Mopvel Chilitat and others hosting a dinner dance at the Come Try Club in honor of Miss Dela Wright. Miss Constance High boards with Charles McCindlete at St Mark's Episcopal Church at 8 p.m., reception to follow at Mrs Chartres BR Ablen's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menidar Gatswaoy
Mopvel Chilitat
Madigan Chittim
Matesella Kittin
Cometry Club
Dela Wright
Constance High Board
Liew Charles McCindlete
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Chartres BR. Ablen
Ana
Bride Elect Honored In St Anthony Hotel Ceremony
Miss Barbara Menger, bride-elect, was honored with a luncheon at 2 30 p m in the Anacadha room of the St Anthony hotel. Attendants included Miss George Ann Taring and others, with floral arrangements from the Barblaons Finza and guests listed among family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra
Harry v. Eenigger
Barbara Menger
St. Anthony Hotel
George Ann Taring
Monnie Rees
Ann Medoohan
Gloria Meezelts
Mary Merger
Rose Marie Menger
Chaviex A. Burkholder
G. P. Menger
Party Horrors Miss Thatcher to Bride Elect
Informal gatherings are planned for Miss Lactatne Thatcher, bride elect, with briget-to-be attendants and a series of showers. Mrs T J Sargent and Mrs R C Russell host two miscellaneous showers, while Mrs B Gittinger hosts a linen shower and a red and white kitchen shower is slated for next Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexie Wagber
Lactatne Thatcher
Miss Thatcher
Birdy Stummers
Bootsy Carolyn Jenner
Tiamthiy Jones
Joyce Thatcher
Katherine Russell
Thatcher
T. J. Sargent
R. C. Russell
Ray Dennnison
Dorothy Jumes
Japs Penetrate Burma and Withdraw in Rangoon Report
A Rangoon communique broadcast by British radio reported a Japanese penetration of Burma followed by a withdrawal. The bulletin, dated January 3, stated Japan made the incursion without providing habile details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Burma
Taureday
Jhy
B.S
Stams
Firms and Individuals in Rust e568 Service Ads
Light Want Ads list Rust e568 Service columns featuring multiple firms and individuals. The item invites readers to become familiar with the names of businesses and people appearing in these classified listings. It emphasizes identifying active advertisers and contact details within the column.
Borneo Wells Held Back Oil from Japanese Forces
Fragmentary wartime note reports British attempts to destroy Sarawak oil facilities failing as Japanese forces advance on the island of Borneo. It mentions wells near Mira reportedly in production for Japan as evacuees retreat and indicates broader strategic oil concerns in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P
Vorturi Sala Today
Nelda
Sarawak
Haraeo
Mira
Japan
Jap Malaya Efforts Fail in British Resistance Report
Official British Far East headquarters say four Jap troop laden barges were sunk and small craft lost in lower Perak while Japs suffered 400 to 500 casualties in three land attacks. The fighting stretched along the Perak river near 240 miles northwest of Singapore and at Kuantan on the east coast where the enemy moved toward the Kuantan airfield. Tokyo claimed troops occupied Kuantan. Berlin radio echoed reports of Britons reduced. Washington hints a major communique with significant content may come soon.
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Bligapore
Far East
Lower Perak
Perak
Singapore
Kuantan
Tokyo
Sao
Berlin
1 Malaya
Washington
Stary
Pvt Getswich Is Alive and Well in War Department Notice
Parents of Pvt Edward Getswich received word from the War Department that he had been wounded in Hawaii and reported dead. A letter dated nine days after the notice arrived said he was alive and well, countering the prior report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorlin
Sam
Pvt
Edward Getswich
War Department
Che
Free Sandwiches Offered Soldiers by Mobile Kitchen
New York Inc formed men with the served free sandwiches and hot drinks from a mobile kitchen rationed at Sixth Avenue and Forty second Street starting tomorrow. The American Women's Voluntary Services announced today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, Inc
Sixth Avenue
Forty-second Street
Vonn
American Women's Voluntary Services
Beta Sigma Phi Meeting Planned at Edna Euidt Home
The Beta Lambda chapter will meet Monday at Mrs Edna Euidts home with Mrs Eda Morrison as co host. Before the business session a five cent or five dollar hobo supper will be served to members and pledges. The program will be conducted by the members and will cover Your Beauty Program. The Nathaniel Hawthorne PT A will meet Thursday at the school. The program will include a talk on city wide local welfare by Brad Herbert Leles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Beta Lambda
Edna Euidt
Eda Morrison
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Brad Herbert Léles
Britain Gains Allied War Momentum In 1941
Review of 1941 highlights Britain fighting alone earlier, then united with the United States and allies. naval and air power grew, Tobruk relieved, Middle East gains, Greece and Crete losses, Libyan offensive, and Atlantic Charter drafted with Roosevelt. Soviet aid increased as Britain pressed Axis forces in Libya and on the eastern front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
British Empire
United States
Britain
Allica
Adolf Hitler
Free China
Netherlands East Indies
Atlantic
the Allantle
Russa
Pacific
Malaya
Hongkong
Japan
Gulf of Slam
Finland
Hungary
Greece
Crete
Arly
Libya
Egypt
Sues
Middle East
Western
Grits Fariison
Tobruk
Iran
Iraq
Syria
Archibald P. Wavell
India
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
European
Russia
Berlin
Simple Course In Illustration and Advertising Art Booklet
An advertising art booklet explains learning to draw the human figure from geometric forms to detailed depiction. It guides beginners with oval heads, facial guidelines, shading, perspective, and composition, offering a 40 page course for a small stamp bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harts
Tost
Ban Antonis Light Home
Cupid, Church, and a Diamond Ring Dilemma
A reader seeks advice on rekindling a romance with a former suitor who drifted into risky crowds. The response urges candor, shared interests, and self-reflection to determine real compatibility before pursuing reconciliation. Another note describes a churchgoer’s cautious crush on a woman who glance-answers and attends services, while a third brief notes declining party lines as 1940 census shows farm telephones dropping from 2,135,194 in 1930 to 1,526,054.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
West for your Yneast Pot pattern transfer request
A reader note from January 3, 1942 advertises a West pattern transfer titled for towels, scarfs, cloths and pillow tops. It lists 12 by 8 inch and four smaller motifs with illustrations of stitches and motifs. It requests ten cents to be sent to The San Antonio Light news department with a playful sign off.
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San Antonio
Lone Ranger
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