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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1939
Page
10
Judith and Tex navigate a high profile crash aftermath in Cleveland. Press coverage, personal tensions, and a looming funeral weave through hospital scenes, public glare, and a stormy farewell as Judith departs for New York, while Tex vows to return home soon.
A vintage style health guidance piece outlines ankle support through proper footwear with wire soles and balance exercises like rope walking. It also warns about hair dye safety, urging customer awareness of products and the risks of misapplied processes while noting cautious handling of cosmetic procedures.
Guidance on tipping servants during visits, detailing when tips apply, how much to give based on circumstances and services rendered. Covers varying household sizes, laundering, dressing, errands, and emphasizes adjusting tips to fit the situation and generosity.
Mildred writes about party beverages for July and August, detailing cold water and sugar syrup methods, tea infusions, and several punch recipes. Methods include overnight cold-water tea infusions, sugar syrup prep, and serving with ginger, pineapple, grape, and citrus accents for social gatherings.
A San Antonio social calendar lists events and gatherings. Mrs Edgar Tobin hosts a garden party and rehearsal supper at Mass Belly bucas while Miss Catherine Werrine hosts a supper on Ernst Houston street for the Margaret Aalay and Gerald Earl wedding rehearsal. The schedule includes a ranch party at Bandera and a luncheon at the Gunter hotel honoring Mary Deevers of Shaw and Beverly Osborne among others.
A newly married couple Mr and Mrs Ralph Walsh plan a house party over the weekend of August 19 to compliment the newly married Mr Frank Newton and a party of attending guests from Texas. Activities include boating and swimming and a canoeing outing.
MISS MARTHA SENG promotes a benefit dance at the Gunter hotel to aid the Texas chapter scholarship fund of the International Federation of Catholic Alleanne. Sponsored by alumni of Incarnate Word College Our Lady of the Lake Sollee and Ossulino academy, the event aims to support student scholarships and community goodwill.
Mr and Mrs Joe Pracnek returned home Wednesday from a two work motor trip in California. Mrs Armand B Cox will honor her sister Mrs PL Jeffery with a crystal shower on Saturday from 4 to 6 pm at her home on Pollene Boulevard. Mr and Mrs MS Tt Kulan are at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Walter Winchell on Broadway recounts Sing Sing lore and prison life. He notes guards with bribes, escape attempts, executions, and the quirks of inmates including the Hong couple and a guard who built a wooden diving helmet to aid an escape. The piece reflects wartime era attitudes with vivid anecdotes and statistics on executions, paroles, and inmate culture at Sing Sing.
A fragmented note references Pilon and a tale of the Fourth of July flag at a courthouse, mentions Peter Keating’s house, a resemblance to Lost Horizon, and a wife’s photo. It also notes postcards from Tarpon, young baseball fans, Harold Tyon’s nephews, and a wish to visit New York for Mexican fare.
Cal and Mrs Sterne Price Adams host a garden party honoring their son and daughter Captain Mrs Clarence Keith Darling, with Col. Adams and Mr Oscar J Brunner among guests. Mrs Moline Miller sails from New York July 29 aboard the North Star for cruises to Naval Scotia and Newfoundland then to attend the World Congress on Education for Democracy in August. Col Ralph Durkee and family visit in New York City staying at the Brakman Tower.
Jefferson High School selects Morey Gephard as the outstanding Texas student, top among 25 youths from across the state. The award letter to Superintendent L. Stutsman from Myrtle Lane Mer, director of the division of information and statistics, notes eligibility for a four or six year scholarship and a relocation type offered by the named universities.
A disjointed notice reports Barnaby Browle of San Antonio, an engineering graduate, chosen as next year’s oil scholarship winner. The text is garbled with stray fragments mentioning the University of Texas and various names, but the core fact is Browle’s selection for a petroleum engineering scholarship.
Friday schedule shows the Daughters of Texas trail drivers gathering at Krkner Park in Los Angeles with a 3:30 start time. Event details are sparse in the calendar fragment.
T B Cary vice president of the San Antonio Building and Loan association will pursue a graduate course of study at Northwestern University starting August 7. The education aims to bolster savings and loan operations and professional development.
Adelaide G. Baer announces National Dog Week events with a focus on dog welfare under the slogan Very Dog Needs Home. The observance takes place Friday September 17 at 127 West Evergreen Street in the city.
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