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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1916
Page
12
Society items show engagements and upcoming weddings in Dallas and San Antonio, with social events and club meetings. Families visit relatives, members travel to Chicago and Cloudcroft, and church groups plan socials and delegate selections for Lutheran and Methodist communities.
A vintage advertisement extols the joys of expected motherhood and promotes Mother's Friend as a soothing aid for expanding abdominal muscles. It cites letters from mothers nationwide and urges readers to request a free booklet from Bradfield Company, 409 Lamar Ga.
Nell Brinkley portrays a Canadian American girl in Montreal with snowbound imagery, describing her snow skimming attire and contrasting colors of white, black, and red. The vivid portrait ends with the girl waving goodbye under birch trees.
Miss M Eleanor Brackenridge and Miss Marin Fen wick will speak at Park school while the circle reports finishing twelve pairs of bed shoes for soldiers and shipping magazines to Mrs Charles Starr. Junior Volunteers have sold Star Spangled Banner cards as families attend summer engagements with dances and garden parties.
The snippet lists individuals including Gabbard Russell Mayers and Mr. and Mrs. John J. Maurer Jr. along with Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Booth and Mrs. B Rob inson, indicating a social or ceremonial roster. Further context from the notice would clarify each person’s role or affiliation.
Miss Adele Brinkham entertained Thursday evening with a danco party at her South Presa street home. Prizes were awarded to Miss Helen Grona Miss Louise Barnett Robert Bellman and Otto Schwesman. Refreshments were served.
In a moment of strain Helen considers dinner with Anne while Frances is away. Anne fears Frances’s temper and warns Helen about Warren’s potential reaction. Helen phones Warren to soften the situation, hoping for acceptance despite Frances’s volatile mood and the complex dynamics among the trio.
Anne and Helen plan a quiet supper as Frances’s accident shadows their evening. Warren Curtis arrives after a quick drive, offers to dine out for three then returns with a waiter. They share a playful meal while tensions over Frances and Avery Atwood linger in the background.
Mrs W P Rhodes and Mrs F M Jennings hosted the RMA auxiliary at 416 Peck Avenue on Thursday afternoon. Business matters were discussed and Miss Louise Jennings performed piano selections while an ice course was served. Present were Mesdames Clinton Dale Hamilton Louise Thelma Francis Dorine Jennings Ada Lee Thorington Dixie Cooper and Vivian Dybwad.
Miss Dybwad served as hostess for a Fourth of July gathering with Miss Vivian Dybwad entertaining guests. Decorations and refreshments developed the patriotic color scheme as a fireworks display and balloon ascent highlighted the day. Attendees included Mary Francis Lou Ella Billy Fuquay Mary Lee Virginia Junior Matthews and Mesdames Burton Hirsch Schmidt McCool Nagle Franklin Rhodes and F M Jennings.
Paris maintains a municipal nursery and a forestry department that catalogs each tree with a unique ID, records its growth and health, and assigns expert gardeners to individual trees. Trees are routed like lamp lighters, pruned on a schedule, and positioned for optimal heat light and wind effects.
An article promotes outdoor nature education for children, stressing early nature contact, gardening, and play. It cites Miss Frieda H. Fuchs and Bernard Mackensen, highlighting hands on discovery, sense training, safety lessons, and the development of body, mind, and spirit through nature centered activities.
Munich reports that Bavaria Wuerttemberg and Baden will issue new meat cards. Adults and children over ten receive one and a half pounds weekly, children four to ten get three quarters of a pound, and under four get none. Rations larger than before. The Boston Transcript quote notes the era’s unemployment and aging.
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