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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1963
Page
9
A fragment from The San Antonio Light column Helen Bottel features a harrowing letter from a hijack victim and several other notices. The excerpt includes a plea from a frightened child about abuse and a joking note about toenail keepsakes, reflecting the era's social column tone.
An Incarnate Word College alumnae association holds a series of coffees honoring members with Mrs. Ralph Snavely chairing and Mrs. John Larkin assisting. Hostesses include Mrs. Frank Patton, Mrs. Harry Buens, Mrs. Jerome Parma, and Edward Mueller Jr. on March 39 at 10 a.m. and Miss Marjorie Jordan at 7:30 p.m. Former students are invited to attend.
PHYLLIS BATTELLE reports on a NASA experiment isolating a subject for six months to Venus and Mars, measuring wake sleep cycles without clocks. Breen, confined in a 12 by 12 foot chamber, pressed a cigarette button for rewards, slept irregularly, and only later resumed near normal hours after a time cue was introduced.
Advertisements fill daily papers with furniture bedding lamps and floor coverings offered at lower than usual prices. Marketed as the time to discover good buys for home furnishings, the notices promise value across a broad range of items.
Redwood furniture makers showcase updated designs regaining interest. The bulky traditional look is giving way to slimmed down forms in lightweight builds. New gray tones highlight cushions in bright yellows, oranges, greens, and purple for a fresh, modern appeal.
Nervous age of life worries women with changes and hot flashes. The ad claims Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound relieves irritability and subdues hot flashes, offering hope without costly injections. It urges women to take the medicine to feel better and regain control.
M. Sgt. Glenn Goodrich and Mrs. Beatrice Goodrich announce the marriage of their daughter Donna Mae to Gilbert Johnson on March 9 at San Jose Mission. Rev. Ethelbert Harms officiated. Attendants were Miss Pat Eisenhauser and Edward Johnson. After a brief reception, the couple honeymooned in Corpus Christi. The notice also notes fashion trends of evening dresses.
Jefferson High School senior Miss Charlotte Browers was honored at a Saturday Argyle luncheon hosted by Grant Bechtel. Ten guests included Browers' classmates and her parents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Browers, with decorations and invitations featuring a mortarboard motif.
An ad promotes renting a 1963 model electric rug shampooer for one dollar daily with Blue Lustre carpet shampoo. It highlights easy cleaning, no soapy residue, longer carpet cleanliness, and a half gallon bottle for 3.39. Available at Sommers Drug Store in the neighborhood.
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