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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1940
Page
4
Marie leads to the deck and into a tense dining room aboard the yacht. The scene centers on Felix Northeim’s late arrival and a charged revelation about Marie’s guardian, triggering a hush as identities and loyalties emerge among Tony Worth, Marchese Lippi, and the others.
In a crowded dinner at a Corfu gathering, Tony defends a joke about a guardian, Marie confronts him over R F Fudge Fairchild, and Northeim watches for leverage. Ray Sheldon eyes a chance to pull Worth into their circle as Eve Pryne schemes and Marie tests loyalties.
In a crowded shipboard scene Marie and Nino clash with Tony and Lippi as unspoken rivalries simmer. Marie memories and homesickness mix with flirtation and plotting while a crew meeting hints at forthcoming events and plans for a luncheon and auxiliary gathering.
A frugal fashion note touts dotted wardrobes as smart and versatile. It praises navy with red dots over navy taffeta, highlights careful selection of patterns like checks and stripes, warns against busy prints, and mentions modest styles for young wearers with high necks and puffed sleeves.
Saturday events include a Bey Aleph tlub barn dance at Oak Grove, a Gimes Dinner club circus dance, and a parental education class led by Miss DeRossatte Thomas funded by Horace Mann Parents' Association. Also noted are alumnae activities at Our Lady of the Lake and Tau Phi Lambda sorority events with pledges. A Weiner roast is planned for April 20 at 7 pm in Kachler park with prizes.
Guests dressed as stars attended the Country Club cotillion ball with 400 guests served supper at midnight. President Dorothy Stevey wept as Perry Winkle, escort to Miss Stevey, represented W Fields, while Miss Barbara Browne wore a Scarlet O Hara costume and Hallie Crighton dressed as Little Orphan Annie.
Mrs Sheldon expected to return home after a trip to New York with her daughter Mary Rhacheth a student at Mary Baldwin College Staunton Virginia and a companion Jalsa for Uncle Easter observance in New York spellings as read in the fragmentary item.
Mildred Kitchen discusses prepared bran as a nutritious cereal and flavoring for recipes. It details phosphorus and iron importance, replaces nut meats in some recipes, and provides two refrigerator cookie recipes Butter Scotch Bran and Chocolate Bran with step by step mixing, shaping and baking instructions for crisp cookies.
In a quirky local note, Martha S Pilon is named for delight ful style and Elaine Calhoun is praised for presence. A white-haired man delivered a mysterious chair to Mrs. VanderHoeven’s door, then vanished. Marks, the Little Theater’s comic relief, wears a notable shirt while hinting at farce in upcoming performances.
A schedule of meetings from the W B A social calendar includes a Monday review at Municipal Auditorium San Antonio and a 8 p.m. report at St Mark's church ymmaude. Also noted is a Pioneer club gathering at Olive Magnolia grove and a Marin B Penwick P T A Mexican supper in the school cafeteria with committees named and students serving.
Mr and Mrs Robert Ayres spent the Houston weekend as guests of Mr and Mrs James Darby attending the Frederic G Oppenheimer Junior League follies at the New Weston hotel New York City. A series of parties included a belde-etert paper shower hosted by Mrs N Russell and Mrs Amanda Hurst with pink decor and spring blossoms.
Engagements and social plans dominate the calendar as hostesses display fine entertaining. Mrs. Quest Couch hosts luncheon for Miss Edith Jones of Abilene with aunt Mrs. Julia Pickard and Miss Elizabeth Hughes of New York visiting. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Couch and a list of out-of-towners at the event.
Sunshine Officers club of Myrtle Grove meets at Mrs Franie Kiemcke home with co host Mrs Agnes Bpivey presiding Mrs Maudie Bowery leads W O hospital report and April birthday guests. Luncheon set for 124 Losoya with Myrtle Grove Woodmen circle hosting. Cora Schiebel Guards drill and officers practice. games award prizes to members.
Miss Mary Kathleen Hoey travels to New Orleans with her brother and sister and the Hoey family, boarding the Delta ship Melville at noon Saturday for a Rio de Janeiro trip. The vessel is due to arrive April 17 and will dock at Copacabana hotel in Rio.
Miss Helen Patton daughter of Mr and Mrs R W Patton will be a guest at the Mortar Board event in Austin next week only top standing students of One University of Texas may attend. Helen is a senior and recently made the honor roll. Rosemary Lillian Patton seeks marriage to Chester T Kelsey son of Mr and Mrs M T Kelsey of Topeka Kan after an extended wedding trip they will reside in Topeka. Mrs Frank Lefevre en route to Charlotte says Henry Halif and G. A Halif combed the South. Betsy Bond leaves for Louisville after a stay at Gallagher ranch. She visited friends and relatives in town.
Police in a crystal bar at 601 West Commerce Street detained two prize fighters and four fans after a boisterous Friday night fight near the ring. Officers Lt. Joe Hester and Sgt. G. Dunaway escorted the principals to the city jail following a succession of punches.
The first issue of Highway Notes, a new magazine by the Associated Producers and Distributors, was distributed Saturday to travel and transit agency employees. Its lead editorial criticizes itinerant pedl ers for causing a public nuisance and aims to refine the legal merchant class.
Two shoplifting incidents were reported within ten minutes Saturday in downtown. Investigating officers went to J. C. Penney at Alamo and Commerce to recover a stolen pair of trousers and to Joske's to recover shirts valued at five dollars.
A dramatized production titled The Terrible Meek by Charles Reta Kanedy will be staged at Travis Park Church at 7:20 Sunday evening. Cast includes Miss Tella Pyran Marton Pindley and Francs Cae Wale.
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