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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1939

Page

2

Knight Errant and Heather Mills On the Carmel Road

Heather Mills drives Knight Extant toward Santa Anita with plans to race, defying warnings from Artichokes. The scene shifts to the Del Monte ship and a bustling racing office where Heather spots familiar figures, including Bum and a poker game, hinting at danger and intrigue around Coronado’s legend.

Mills Farm Knight Errant Taualoo Rocks Withers Iell Heather Knight Extant Santa Anita Knight Ming

Lovelorn Advice From Beatrice Fairfax Columns

Dear Miss Fairfax offers two letters on love and social life. A 27 year old engaged to another woman seeks possible commitment, while a 23 year old woman asks how to meet nice men. Fairfax counsels changing focus, building confidence, and social activity to attract suitable partners.

Beatrice Fairfax

Beauty Hints For Safe Weight Loss And Self Discipline

A vintage style guide advises slow weight reduction to protect health, warns against rapid fat loss that dents the face and neck, and promotes a right diet rich in lean meats salads vegetables above ground fruits fish and poultry. It emphasizes daily brisk walks seven hours sleep and strong will power while cautioning against extreme deprivation and indulgence.

Pastor Lavinia Roberts Returns From New Orleans

Lavinia Roberts of 124 East Euclid Avenue has returned from New Orleans where she exhibited water colors. She will reopen the Church of Modern Metaphysics at 3 p.m. Sunday with speaker J. Nulsen. Miss Roberts will also exhibit her paintings. Building material contractors and repairmen offer services through Classified Want Ads.

Pastor Haze Lavinia Roberts East Euclid Uve Due New Orleans Church of Modern Metaphysics J. &. Nulsen Miss Roberts

Never Look the Same The White Kid Evening Jacket Fashion Piece

A vintage style evening jacket described as versatile for stay-at-homes and cruisers. Worn over long or short cocktail skirts or used as a wrap, it features quilting and a faux ermine look. The model shows a gold bracelet with colored stones, attributed to Copy't 2030 by King Fonefend.

King Fonefend

Baking Day Promises Simpler, Healthier Ovens For All

Table Talks promotes baking day as a cherished custom with quickened methods and safer ingredients. It suggests using phosphate baking powder, outlines Banana Tea Bread ingredients, and details a creaming method to produce a light, fluffy batter. The piece references traditional skills like mixing and sifting while encouraging modern shortcuts.

Grandins

BRAN REFRIGERATOR ROLLS AND BREAD RECIPE CARD

Recipe notes by Mildred describe a banana batter method and a bran refrigerator rolls method. It lists ingredients including fat sugar bran salt warm and boiling water eggs and compressed yeast with directions for mixing resting refrigerating shaping and baking. Yield: about twelve rolls.

Proper social introductions and party invitations guidance

Mrs Cornell reviews etiquette for introductions when naming married and single guests, and offers sample notes for inviting young guests to parties. She discusses whether to include formal phrases, who to mention first, and how to word invitations and RSVP cards for a child’s birthday gathering.

Curthy Mia Beechman Mary Lane Gregory

San Antonio Baptist Workers Conference January 10 Meeting

The San Antonio Baptist Association Conference of Workers reschedules its regular meeting to January 10 at 10 a.m. at Palm Heights Baptist Church. Rev. A. D. Bruton pastors. music by Troy Campbell. Devotional by Rev J A Dekle. discussions on B. 7. A director and pastor roles. Rev Don Carrington, Rev Willia Ray, and Rev Bruton provide talks. Lunch served. board meeting after. Helen Carroll to speak on Atonement at 2:15 p.m.

San Antonio Baptist. Association Conference of Workers Palm Heights Don Carrington Kenedy Willia Ray Iniesiowary Bruton T. ©. Gardner Texan BD T Ua Association Helen Carroll

Swindlers’ delivery scam nets paneled goods haul in Chicago area

Police traced a fraud ring blamed on a man named Spindler who hired thugs to deliver a flood of goods to a Brookfield home over four months. Victims recall bell ringing, large orders, and returned merchandise after the hoax unraveled. The story notes a crime pattern on the West Side and western suburbs.

Chicago Brookfield Bues Birra Spindler

Sermons and church meetings at Travis Park church

The church schedules a Sunday sermon by Albert P. Shirkey on The Mercy of God at Travis Park. Evening topic is The Tragic in Life. Monday 10 a.m. Misslar Fry Society meets with Mrs. M A Childers presiding. 7:20 p.m. Stewards meet followed by quarterly conference led by presiding elder Dr S L Batchelor. Tuesday 7:30 p.m. Church School Workers Council quarterly meeting. dinner by Philathes class. Evangelium theme with Rev Mr Shirzey speaking.

Albert P. Shirkey Travis Park Biethoddst Misslarfry Society M.A. Childers Board of Stewards S. L. Batchelor B.A. Zirkel Church School Workers’ Council Philathes Evangelium Shirzey

Sardine Vessels Put Up for Year

EASTPORT Me Jan 7 The big sardine carriers Conqueror Captain Ed McNeill and the Helen Motoll Captain Otto Cline have arrived from Portland and gone into winter quarters The McColl had a narrow escape from destruction by fire when rough weather overturned the cabin stove forcing the crew to fight a half hour of wet control of the freighter

Eastport Conqueror Ed. McNeill Helen Motoll Otto Cline Portland McColl

Idaho Prisoners Launch Weekly Tabloid Newspaper

In Idaho state penitentiary Embryonic journalism will print a weekly tabloid named The newspaper Will feature exclusive prison news and will include poetry and literary efforts by prison inmates as part of the beets project.

Idaho Boibe Idaho State Penitentiary

Liquid Air Engine Display At Golden Gate Exposition

Liquid air powered engine tech to be showcased by University of California at the Golden Gate International Exposition on Treasure Island next year. The small steam engine uses liquid air introduced to motor chambers at 360 degrees below zero.

Call Sero University of California Folden Gate International Treasure Island

Italian forces strike Ethiopian rail hub amid French AI boycott

Reports say Italian authorities impose a strict boycott on the Addis Ababa to Djibouti railway under French control, cutting passenger and freight traffic. Separately, an alleged Fascist raid damages the Dire Dawa railway station and injures workers in Ethiopia.

Djibouti Ian. T—W Ethiopia Addis Ababa Gulf of Iden Leame Sb. Diredawa

New Marian Martin Pattern 232 Dress Up Event Ready

Pattern 232 invites original styling with two necklines and soft folds from yoke to hem. Pattern 9892 fits misses and women, size 12 to 38, $14 worth of fabric notes and 15 cents pattern order. Mail plain size name address and style number Spring 1949 from Marian Martin pattern hook.

Beeady Marian Martin Bon Antonio Light Pattern Department

Three Boys Trapped in Cell Burned in Escape

Kansas City dispatch reports three young boys aged 9 to 14 were trapped in a prison cell during a game of cops and robbers. A scrap paper roof collapsed as a galvanized tank toppled, burning Albert Sknac 10, Frank Forbeser 14, and Joseph Kovne 9. Police opened an investigation into how the blaze started.

Kansas CFTY Albert Sknac Frank Forbeser Joseph Kovne Simac Patice

Simple Applique Pattern Notes From Vintage Catalogue

A fragment from an old pattern page describes applique work for a traditional girl’s craft. It mentions a plain understated style suitable for boudoir pillows and hints at a pattern 42 with a block diagram and piece layout.

Eight Questioned In Drowning Near Marysville

Marysville Ohio January 7 eight men living near a quarry were questioned after the body of Hayes weighted and missing wedding plan. Prosecutor Porter said a break may come in the mysterious wedding eve slaying of 28 year old Hayes, a grocery worker at Summersync. Three others from one family had been questioned and released. Hayes disappeared while on a store assignment on Tuesday night the eve of his planned marriage to Miss Oletha Monow. His delivery rack and a large stone were found near the quarry. The body showed a bruise and a hole indicating foul play. Coroner Foster listed murder by drowning as the cause.

Pol Snepper Slim Jack A McDonald King Peas Syrd_ Inc Marysville Ohio Clark Hayes Jeil Jereston William J. Porter Summersync Porter Cal Oletha Monow Quntry Bruske Mr. Foster Mls

Jackson Day Dinners at Washington and Dallas

Thousands of Democrats in 45 states will attend Jackson Day banquets honoring Andrew Jackson with $25 to $100 per plate meals while President Roosevelt is slated to speak. In Dallas three dinners feature W Lee O Daniel, Dosa Hardin, and Jerry Sader with varied meal prices from $1 to $25.

Washington Andrew Jackson Roosevelt Dallas Jan W. Lee O'Daniel O'Daniel Dosa Hardin Waco Hardin Hallroad Jerry Sadler Longview

Presbyterians to Parse Pray for Missions Observance

Highland Park Presbyterian church and other General Assembly churches observe January 2 3 as a mission study and prayer period for foreign missions. The study book Bar in the East covers China Japan and Korea. Dr Baxter D Greer begins the missions school at IL 2 m Sunday and will speak on Re building Spiritual Fires. Classes meet weekly on Wednesdays at the church. All church organizations join the mission effort.

Highland Fark China Japan Korea Baxter D. D. Greer

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