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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1950
Page
13
Pattern 9195 offers a simple to sew girls dress with a plain line and bolero variation in sizes 6 through 14. Includes yardage for main and contrast fabrics and a complete illustrated guide for perfect fit.
An advertisement from The San Antonio Light promotes Marian Martin patterns with a 25 cent pattern order and 15 cent book copy, urging readers to send name address size and style and to request the Marian Martin Pattern book for coordinating outfits. The notice mentions Fat Jean McCoy of Houston addressing Theta chapter Delta Rho Delta members on Wednesday on the Road to Sur.
Mr. and Mrs. Millown C. Maul hosted their annual holiday party Friday evening. The living room featured gold and white decorations with pink accents, and the dining room carried Christmas decor. Attendants included Mrs. Dames George Stone Hillon Howell Julius Gager Zora Ezzell Glovia Mollett Virginia Locp and Gail Maguire, with their daughter Mrs. Heavey visiting.
Miss Mary Phyllis Fox and Clayton John Lutz wed in a Monday morning ceremony at Sacred Heart church. Attendants included sister Ann Fox as maid of honor and cousin Mrs August Mueller as matron of honor, with bridesmaids, best man Joseph Wagner and several ushers. Bride wore a magnolia satin gown with veil, train, and floral embroidery. After reception, couple to honeymoon in Monterey and home at 210 Buckingham Ave Bee.
Col and Mrs Russell Baker host as sister Miss Hebaker of Delaware and cousin Mrs Charles Lambert of Scarsdale arrive Monday for several days before California. They will attend many informal events while Kit and Mrs Frank B Morrison celebrate birth of daughter Anne Cressette born Jan 2. Morrison grandmother is Mrs F B Morrison.
A discussion on how babies develop speech from babble to words, emphasizing imitation and exposure to proper language. Encourages parents to speak clearly, use good grammar, and interact to foster vocabulary growth. Notes that speech pace varies, with girls often faster than boys and suggests seeking guidance if a child shows delay past age three.
A consulting psychologist argues that partners mirror each other mainly in weaknesses and that shared tastes help harmony. He notes a tense person may prefer a calm spouse and a self-doubting person benefits from a confident partner, while warning against overidentifying faults in others.
FE says writers should not wait for inspiration. Waiting for inspiration is a subtle dodge to avoid starting work. Sometimes ideas arrive more easily during effort, but true progress comes from sitting down and writing, then continuing until something tangible emerges.
San Antonio based article notes Dolly Powers, a Daily Leather alum and Teeny Texas winner, advises aspiring models to highlight a unique personal feature and stay photogenic. She discusses fashion foot wear, a Candlelight Queen title, possible screen tests, and interviews with Powers in New York. Also mentions family news, club open house for United Spanish War Veterans, and Delta Kappa Gamma New Year's coffee plans.
A scanned fragment outlines astrological signs for March 21 to April 28 with personality advice. It references Aquarius adjacent periods, caution about overexertion, and notes on personal traits for various signs, including Cancer and Virgo, in a period-tone zodiac forecast.
The reading advises careful persistence in daily tasks and warns against overreaching for worldly fame. It highlights profitable days in hospitality and public services, urges balance between ambition and spiritual growth, and mentions notable figures born on dates like Jane Wyman and Pitman Shorthand inventor Pitman.
Miss Mary Friedrich and Wallace Hegers Jr. will be widely feted before their marriage on January 18. Mr and Mrs Napier Rogers host an open house until 10 pm on Tuesday. Various ladies host luncheons and coffees in San Antonio area homes and clubs through January 12 13.
The Junior League schedules a meeting with directors at the Bright Shawl tearoom. The general meeting starts Thursday at 10 39 a.m. and runs into Friday. attendance and agenda remain to be confirmed.
Dolly Kuntz and Peter Graves celebrate their first anniversary with symbolic gifts from Dayton. He brings three red roses, a pink rose, three silver dollars, and a fifty cent piece to mark three and a half years of marriage. Mrs. Bert Watson recalls her time in journalism. Jorn Lewis, army debutante, is described by her wardrobe. Mrs. Jack M. Wright’s Georgia birth is noted.
A damaged recipe fragment describes a sweet potato purée dish with butter brown sugar milk and spices. It lists ingredients as potatoes butter brown sugar milk and a syrupy flavoring. Instructions mention boiling potatoes until tender mashing with butter and sugar then heating with milk and spices before serving.
A short note invites a daily numeric fortune game. It explains counting letters in a name, adjusting by four or three, to derive a key number. Readers are instructed to mark figures in a rectangle and read the letters beneath.
Spring blossoms adorned the tables for a luncheon hosted by Miss Jane Carruth in honor of Basilon Harvey Jr a holiday guest from Baltimore. The honoree's intimate friends attended with Mr and Mrs Harvey visiting from Christmas with her parents Mr and Mrs Jack Leake.
Wednesday social notices profile Jon Owen and Edward W Cassin hosting luncheon in the Bright Shawl to honor Cynthia Mc Dowell and Kathleen Ebillipa along with Mrs Katherine Adams and Mrs Marvin Fakees. Belden Nore Society News appears on pages 7 and 8.
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