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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1939
Page
8
Nurse Judith guides Tex into a crowded emergency ward where bandaged men stare as a white clothed patient groans. Tex jokes with Judith and asks about his car crash and the funeral, while a nurse orders rest and sleep to aid his recovery.
Judith Winthrop deals with the fallout after a hospital visit to Tex Jameson as Dudley closes in on the situation. Judith mentally plots, while Tex’s troubles and the Jamesons’ scrutiny fuel a secretive, unspoken fight over status, media glare, and loyalty amid the coastal tri meet ambitions.
A rural homely guide extols root beer as a thrifty summer beverage perfect for cooling patios and suiting hearty dishes. It provides recipes including root beer cake and frog custard filling, with step by step directions and substitutions for margarine and vanilla, plus serving ideas like floats and ham glazes.
Dear Miss Fairfax, a wife asks how to determine who holds their home loan, insurance, and savings, and how to access banking details. She notes husbands often hide such matters yet insists wives deserve full knowledge of family finances.
By Prunella Wood the piece discusses the younger crown of fashion focusing on the Dutch skirt and drind, noting its wearability with blouses, sweaters, beachwear, and playsuits. It mentions wool versions for next season, a white skirt paired with a navy cotton sweater and white flaner necklace, and rayon jersey pieces as attractive uppers.
A 1959 guidance piece discusses who should suggest bedtimes during visits. It explains the visitor often holds the privilege of choosing when to retire, while a thoughtful hostess may veto or adjust this. The article notes adapting to a family's habits improves with time, advising discretion and polite timing.
Fragmented advice describes treating minor beauty mishaps with medical care, detailing steps with gauze, hot water, and cleansing. It mentions avoiding self treatment and hints at cautions about pus and cleansing, though the text is garbled and contains many errors.
A fragmentary OCR item lists numerous repeated phrases about youth and age with several misreadings and stray characters. The readable core appears to be a practice prompt or test answer sheet fragment mentioning youth counts and ages without coherent context or events.
Read of small informal gatherings for Fort Worth residents and visiting friends. Mrs Tex Chandler hosts at her mother Mrs Harvey Page residence with old friends and plans a fall season join by Captain Chandler from Plattsburg maneuvers. Other guests include Mr and Mrs Holman Cartwright, Miss Eugenia Sealy, and Mr and Mrs Archie Brown enjoying Rockport and boating.
Miss Charlotte Bauer hosts a Spitstar party in West Rexak Avenue to honor Miss Margaret Pinto and her bridal party. Mrs Ted hosts a luncheon at the 81 Anthony hotel with Bits and Richard Bibb of Houston attending. Guests wrote telegrams to the honorees, prizes awarded for best messages, and 50 friends enjoyed decorations, refreshments, and games on Denver Boulevard lawn.
Earl Wells arrives in Cariotto Venezuela from a clipper trip via Mita as the first leg of the Flying Down Rio journey. The flight covered Haiti and Puerto Rico with stops at the Virgin Islands Trinidad and Martinique in the initial lap. Betle King Gonibs, bride elect for August 1, was honored with a miscellaneous shower at Mrs. Joe Gueldour's home with 26 guests.
Fragmented reminiscences recall W Lestie Evans once a top pitcher at Yale who threw a rare no hit frame in college. The piece shifts to social notes about Mrs Ashley Packard and Mrs Jean Weber, describing a stylish living room with bold cream tones and a breezy back porch. It then mentions the Carl Sirtchers embracing badminton and Monsieur Chambray’s theory on counteracting heat with revived childlike customs such as barefooting and shower balls using a Barden hose.
A notable ceremony at the Convent of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament on 1400 Mission Road marked seven women joining a religious order. The event signified a major spiritual transition for the Texas Rangerettes’ former members and others, with vows of poverty chastity and obedience adopted twice more before the final perpetual vow.
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Mrs Neumann directed a girls sports education bicycle party at the University of San Antonio with water melon refreshments at Koehler Park. Attendees included Martha Darby Betty Baird Nancy Braswell Helen Shipman Elizabeth Hamner and other students and guests. The social calendar lists a luncheon event at Gunite Violet and a wedding rehearsal with planned attendants and a buffet supper.
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