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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 19, 1949

Page

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Sunset Boulevard thrills Bill Holden and Hollywood buzz

Hollywood gossip notes William Holden’s big break in Sunset Boulevard with Brackett and Wilder. Majors like Montgomery Clift shift plans after returning to Hollywood. Catalina workouts lure Gene Autry, Paulette Goddard heads for Mexico City, and Shelley Winters with Scott Brady enjoy Mocambo chatter.

Sy Lovella Parsons 3 Morten Hollywood Jins William Holden Sunset Boulevard Bill Peggy Charles Brackett Billy Wilder Montgomery Clift Gene Autry Catalina Chicago Cubs Paulette Goddard Mexico City Anna Lucasla Acapulco Shelley Winters Scott Brady Reddy Veddy Happy Mocambo Shelley Gloria Swanson Uts Sunset Patio Linda Darnell Joan Crawford Friars Frolic Motion Picture Relief Fund Pretty Jane Grete New York New York Photographic Society Dave Epstein Hooper Sonja Henia Houston Palm Beach John Talbot Lolly C Lou Costello Timorrow Faas Sues Sae Feater

Orchids and local lore at spring flower show highlight

L H Williamson, medical technologist, plans to discuss orchids from test tubes to blossoms at the Witte Memorial Museum spring flower show next month. Reports include reminiscences of dandelions as rural staples and notes on Battenberg items, a prize handkerchief, and a Phi Beta Alpha charter event at Southern Methodist University. A Hi Ho theater engagement with a crystal ball man begins Sunday.

Eat Witte Memorial Museum T Hi Ho Theater

U S Oil Grab Warning By Price Daniel At Kiwanis

Atty Gen Price Daniel told the San Antonio Kiwanis at Gunter hotel that federal title to oil lands would be first step in enforcing government claims. He traced the history of state versus federal ownership of a 3,000,000 acre oil strip, noting decisions by 53 U S Supreme Court cases and Texas annexation agreements as basis for coastal waters and navigable beds claims. He urged swift problem solving and referenced Light Want Ads.

U.S Price Daniel San Antonio Texas Daniel Deike U. S. Supreme Court

Purse Thief Sought After Houston Woman Robbery

Police hunted a man about 24 who snatched the purse of Mrs Pat Biesenbach in the 30 block of N Flores Street Friday afternoon. He stopped his car and offered a ride, then grabbed the purse containing $7 and a bus ticket to Houston after she refused.

Pat Biesenbach Houston N. Flores St

Thrifty Lenten Fare for Sunday and Weekend Dinner

A vintage menu segment outlines March Sunday meals with breakfast options featuring bananas oranges cereal and eggs, and a weekend guest dinner of roasted pork with potatoes squash and applesauce. It includes detailed directions for Orange Sponge Pudding Hot Spinach Slaw and a Grape Wreath Salad with pineapple, grapes, apples, and a gelatin mold, plus two alternative formats and serving suggestions.

Minsk Colles

A New Hairstyle By Helen Follett

Hair styling has developed into a fine art with many short cut variations. The piece surveys modes from V at the nape to fringing upward, perms for soft frames, chignons, and bangs making a comeback. It encourages care and experimentation as styles evolve.

Helen Follett Conffute Sisterhood

Sunday Dinner Consomme and Roast Beef Dish

A fragmented Sunday dinner recipe lists consomme with vegetable garnish, roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, green peas, browned potatoes, and a chocolate wafer dessert. It includes ingredients like sugar, vanilla, large chocolate wafers, coconut, and method notes such as spreading between wafers, chilling, and serving.

Dance Fetes Honor Miss Patsy Kuntz at May Dance

Miss Patsy Kuntz a graduate of Incarnate Word High School will be honored at a dance on May 14. The event is given by her grandfather John J. Kuntz and her aunt Miss Bette Kuntz.

Kuntz Patsy Kuntz Incarnate Word High School John J. Kuntz Bette Kuntz

Pilon Saturday Fashions at Army Civitan luncheon report

Army Civitan luncheon featured Mrs Ike Kampmann in navy silk and red cherries with a green gardenia boutonniere. Mrs Brisbane wore a navy blue frock and hat. Bright Show highlighted Mrs Bruce Scrafford in navy cape with red touches and a pictorial navy hat. Other attendees included Mrs Frank Winslow in green, Mrs Willian Abbey in soft green, Mrs James Sweeney with black and white, and Mrs C T Abbey in pink with a striped band. Social calendar lists cocktail party, debutantes, dinners, and a San Antonio Symphony concert.

Army Civitan Club Ike Kampmann Milan Brisbane Brown Bruce Scrafford Frank Winslow Anacacho Willian Abbey James Sweeney C. T. Abbey Brig Armstrong Jeff v Armstrong Randolph Afb Jane Nowland Jacqueline Cosner Charles” Burns St. Anthony Kittie West Nelson Martha Perkins San Antonio

Fashion pattern ad teases spring styles and patterns

The piece promotes pattern S207 with sizes 12 14 16 20 and a 16 size set including skirt bolero and blouse. It touts a new chart and complete illustrated guidance with a 25 cent pattern request to Light Pattern Dept San Antonio Texas and mentions Marian Martin patterns plus a baby bottle holder bonus for fifteen more cents.

Isan Antonio Light San Antonio Texas Marian Martin

Psychoanalytic views and laws on inheritance debated

The text contrasts unconscious versus conscious mind effects in dreams and punishment within a four dimensional frame. It notes psychiatrists skepticism about restricting marriage for the insane and discusses Mendelian heredity as probabilistic, with Gruhle arguing laws of inheritance apply to populations, not individual families.

Danielswell Be’ Schneider Wasmar Hans VW. Gruhle Scientific King

WISHING WELL Puzzle Teases Personal Fortunes

A fragment describes a simple daily number puzzle titled WISHING WELL. It instructs players to count letters in their first name, adjust by rules, then read a hidden message from a grid by checking positions left to right. Copyright 1248, by Wikian J. Miller.

Reed Wikian J. Miller Rise Beeren Inc Ea Wii

Horoscope Rundown for Aries to Pisces Daily Signs

A fragmented horoscope column dated March 20 to May 20 outlines Aries through Pisces with sun sign guidance. It urges caution in business for Aries, gentleness and charity for Taurus, service and family focus for Cancer, kindness and help to those in need for Leo, Virgo aims for calm, Libra social balance, Scorpio self-restraint, Sagittarius duty and care, Capricorn safe steady start, Aquarius religious devotion, and Pisces personal talents and study. It includes references to world events and encourages prayer and charitable acts.

Leppy Doizes Dee Sarittarius

Delta Gamma Alumnae Celebrate Founders Day Dinner

A Delta Gamma alumnae group marked its seventy sixth anniversary with a Founder's Day dinner on March 15 in La Fohea, Misa. Carolyn Row is new president, and Mrs Tom Davies will host the alumnae on April 5 at 316 Argo.

Delta Gamma Alumnae Ascn la Fohea Misa Carolyn Row Tom Davies Argo

Boys Held For Safe Job At Pacific Finance Co

Police report two youths, aged 16, were arrested by Det. Polk Palmer for burglary at the Pacific Finance Co on Broad Street. They broke in through a window, attempted to pry open the safe, and admitted burglary for two plates on Austin Street. They were held for juvenile authorities.

Pacific: Finance Co Broadway Finance Office Polk Palmer Austin St

Youndup Club Nets 108 in Spring Membership Drive

The Rotindup club completed the first phase of its spring membership campaign Saturday with 308 chamber of commerce members. Ted Wilson led with 27 members and received a gold rose window award for reaching 25 new members. Others on the list included Dave Cochran with 15, Bennie V. Clemens with 8, and Terry Hight Jr.

Rotindup Club Ww Chamber of Commerce Ted Wilson Dave Cochran Bénne V. Clemens Terry Hight Jr

Mrs Spires Funeral Planned

Funeral services for Mrs J A S Spires will be held in Austin at 2 30 p m Sunday from Cookes Funeral Home. She was mother of E C Spires of San Antonio.

J. AS Spires Austin Cookes Funeral E. C.spires San Antonio

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