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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1938

Page

5

Waitress Harriet Pleads For Second Chance With Biff In Club Drama

Harriet confronts Biff after a breakup as she pleads for another chance. He tests her by proposing she sing with his band, pushing her to prove herself in a late night audition. Their frayed relationship resurfaces amid plans for a new Lindy era as Herbert, Gail and others prep a big reopening.

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Why You’re Constipated And How To Fix It

A dated health note explains constipation stems from lack of dietary bulk. It promotes Kellogg’s A-Bran cereal for daily bulk, recommends sufficient water, and urges regular meals to improve elimination. It references Brand names and a Battle Creek location.

Kellogg

Jiffy Knit Square Pattern Offered by The Light Needlecraft Dept

A vintage notice promoting Pattern 1820 for a hand knitted square. It advertises a simple project with 50 easy squares, two-strand yarn, no increases or decreases, and includes directions and a photograph. Send 10 cents and provide pattern number, name, and address.

Dining etiquette for guests and hosts in a summer trip

A reader asks about proper dining order etiquette when hosted in a restaurant by a friend. The guidance emphasizes that guests should not order themselves or their hosts, the host relays all orders, and the couple should coordinate with the host for appropriate selections for young guests. The letter also touches on host responsibility and courtesy in menu choices.

Cornell Beeckman Hussband Liang Jy Line Walter Kiar Foas

Socialites Cool Off at San Antonio Pools on Weekend

Week of socializing in San Antonio centers on water spots and neighboring pools. In New Braunfels young residents frequent Warnecke rapids, with Lucille Campbell Jean Richey Barbara Browne and sister Jean spotted Sunday. Martha Wiggins and friends attended, while Hoerte pool drew Har Nett Lawrence in shade and shiny blue satin. Jimmy Hargraves, Nancy Carter, and Toy Carter’s circle also appeared. Wallace Jarnahan and schoolmate Madison visited, and Mrs Edwin M Jones kept busy knitting. Chambray spoke little, last voicing a vow to avoid talk of shows or politics.

San Antonio New Braurdels Warnecke Smone Lucille Campbell Jean Ricbey Barbara Browne Jean Martha Wiggins Hoerte Harnett Lawrence

Schlatter Family Heads Home From Fort Knox Visit

Captain and Mrs. Schlatter and their two children David and Ant depart Sunday for Fort Knox Kentucky after visiting Mrs. Schlatter’s mother and sister Mrs. Eugene Hays and Miss Mary Jo Wicks. A new son named Bayvid arrives at the home of Mr and Mrs Louis Kocurek on a Sunday evening as the elder Louis welcomes the child with evident joy.

David Schlatter Fort Knox, Ky David Ant Schlatter Eugene Hays Mary Jo Wicks David Koeurek Louis Kocurek Bay Bela Louis

Do Not Marry Too Young Or Prolong Engagement

By Fay King the piece counsels patience in engagements warning that long engagements can drag into an elopement and unmarried people retain the right to change minds. It cautions against sudden marriage at sixteen or eighteen, arguing youths may lose interest later and urging remaining free rather than marrying too young.

Fay King

Picnic Meal Ideas From Table Talks By Bildred Kitchen

Outdoor dining tips describe plate season foods and crowd pleasers. Suggestions include fried chicken as starter, ready salad kits with canned vegetables kept cold, lettuce on ice, and dressings. Also advised are macaroni salad with packaged cheese, baked potato shells refilled, fruit juice beverages, crunchy chips, pickles, olives, and desserts like watermelon or home frozen cream. Hot dishes include canned beans and brown bread, frankfurters with cheese, sirloin bits roasted on sticks, and hash fried in bacon fat with fried bread. Remember to have a can opener.

Sterling Plone

Wart treatment tips in old time beauty column

The passage offers dubious home remedies for warts and mentions castor oil and X rays as treatments. It shifts oddly from warts to discussing sun exposure on knees and applying unseen steps, reflecting a dated, informal style with inconsistent instructions.

Castor

Pattern 8771 Marian Martin frock pattern tease

Designer note promotes Pattern 6771 for misses sizes 18 to 20 with youthful corset waist and neckline details. Instructions urge order form details, yardage for fabric and ribbon, and offer book and pattern bundle at 25 cents with prices for single items.

Marian Martin Eiza Marian Martin Pallert Marin Martin

Advice to Lovelorn in a Personal Message

A reader letters column advises on romantic entanglements and gifts. The writer recounts breaking an engagement, returning a priceless diamond, and whether to request the ring back. The tone is candid, dated and humorous about relationships and debt in a past era.

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