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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1941
Page
15
P A Renton Jr suggests sowing zinnias this week as hot weather plants. He discusses varieties like Black Ruby, care, spacing, and transplanting, plus tips for soil, watering, and timing. A spring show is set for April 5 and 6 at the Witte Museum with expanded exhibits and botanical naming.
Mrs Nellls hosted a birthday party for Elizabeth Ann on Saturday afternoon at the Bt Anthony hotel, celebrating her sixth birthday. About thirty guests attended with games and contests then served cake and ice cream from a decorated table. The doll cake featured pink decorations and flowers. Mrs Tiller assisted, with guests Helen Thor and Mary Lawlye Holheinz.
Mrs John Coleman was scheduled to fly Sunday morning to Georgia where she would spend several weeks visiting her daughter Miss Harriett Reid.
The renowned soprano Moore performs in Paris and Copenhagen, recalling past triumphs in Louise and Charpentier works. She is honored with a royal accolade and crowned for her artistry, marking a celebrated international career and recent concert here.
This Week highlights low seeds and bet out plants for spring. It lists flowers such as coreopsis comflower English Michaelmas and Bhasta daisies hollyhook lavaspur petunia and verbena stocks with bulbs like gladiolus tuberous begonia and a note on covering bulbs two inches deep. It also covers tasks including pruning spraying weeds dividing tubers and keeping pests controlled. A birth notice reports the arrival of Edna Mabel to Mr and Mrs H Watts Jr with grandparents named in Austin.
Easter music program features J H Maunder's Olivet to Calvary sung by Work Projects Administration San Antonio Symphony with St Marks Episcopal and First Presbyterian choirs. Alex Johnston tenor and C G Bullion bass join as soloists under Walter Dunham. Admission charged. public invited.
Molly Heisman reports on the Texas-Oklahoma general exhibition at the Witte Museum opening Sunday featuring oil paintings watercolors sculpture lithographs and more by ten San Antonio artists including Estalive Ach- Elbg Frances Biand M. Gillette Cartier Paul Rodda Cook Mesquites Lonnie Rees and Lilie Caskey plus a separate entry for Gelagio Medellin and other contributors. The event runs March 16 to 30 with curator Cecile Neuhelsen Steinfeldt and Eleanor Onderdank away in Mexico. programs include Park Beautification talk and garden activities with notes on local garden clubs and museum aides.
The San Antonio Music Club hosts a Salon Tea on St Patrick's Day at 3:30 PM in the tapestry room of the St Anthony Hotel. Mrs. Lewis Ictams-Beth leads as president with a varied program featuring Mrs Alexander McCollister and Mrs B P Arteson on duets for two pianos, soprano solos by Richk Kuehl and various recital pieces by Miss Barbary Hensley and others, with a large guest list and serving staff.
Coiffure designer Joseph Smith arrives Monday to present models for Mesdames Royal King First School shard James Parquhar Charles Rons Jr Merton Minter and Frank Matthivssen at the Brauvy salon. Mr Sinvi, founder of the American Hale Designers Institute, participates.
A local court reports two individuals named Robert J. Lovesonrg and Midras Russell charged in a money order scheme. The investigation was led by Ed Malrito, investigator for the district attorney’s office, with a Civilian clerk noting the case and a Raid involving a 485 hostal money order. The proceedings were filed at the Peace Bat Civrigan office with a formal complaint summary and officer statements.
AleCarthy, a San Antonio member of the United States House, will appear as a guest speaker at a local event. The session is scheduled for 12:15 p.m. and will cover Social Security issues with public attendance expected.
Houston Symphony presents student and adult programs March 18 at the Municipal Auditorium. Afternoon events start 3 45 p m with performances by Batty Cenc Bielski and others including Carnival of the Animals. Evening program begins 8 20 p m featuring the symphony.
Edwin Earl Busby celebrated his seventh birthday with a St Patrick’s Day party. The dining room sparkled in green and white with a central cane. Prizes went to Peggy Jean Akin Hanlse Scholze Moses King Dickie Hughes Roseroary Koehler and Caleje Scholze. OM Bushy hosted assisted by Mrs O Bledsoe Mrs Dr B Brown and Mrs Janey King. Refreshments followed.
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