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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1939
Page
9
A fragmented recounting of Alexander Graham Bell’s 1878 Osborne House demonstration for Queen Victoria. The scene blends formal invitation with intimate moments, including Bell’s hands due to a minor injury and his wife Mabel assisting, set against late 19th century British pageantry.
In a dramatic scene a woman named Mabel menaces a man with a razor while a tense exchange unfolds about a queen, widowhood, and marriage. The bridegroom endures threats as she asserts authority, hints at political intrigue, and the couple exchange flirtatious banter amid the menace.
Fragmented user text mentions kidney health and passing pounds daily with unclear context and multiple garbled phrases. It references kidneys, liver, blood, and medical terms in a broken stream of words without a coherent news angle or identifiable event.
Mildred Kitchen details modern packaging for wide use in home and travel meals. Recipes describe macaroni with chili and Mexican boiled dinner using canned chili con carne, vegetables, cheese sauce, and canape spreads for easy, quick preparation.
Plans for May and June weddings and bridal parties around Fort Sam Houston unfold. Miss Jane Elizabeth Bishop and her family figure in multiple events as guests, hostesses, and honor attendees. Upcoming nuptials include Miss Glory Henning to Lafayette Camp Polder Jr with a May 25 ceremony at Christ Episcopal church and a full guest list.
Barbara Pratt hosts a skating and swimming party with buffet supper Saturday honoring Miss Botty Wisceler who leaves June 1 for Oklahoma City. Dorothy Graves and June graduates are saluted with a tea by Mrs James Graves. guests number about 25.
Miss Jane Littleton, a June graduate, was honored by Mrs. Howard Taylor at a ten from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday. About 100 guests arrived as Mixa Jean Eilise Fayley greeted them at the door. The table featured a cut-work cloth and a crystal centerpiece with pink tapers. Alternating in serving were several ladies including J. C. Jennett and Fred Nagle of Austin. The Catholic Women’s Association planned a card party at 2 p.m. Thursday at the CWA House on North Alamo Street.
A widow seeks guidance on managing four children after his wife’s death. He pays housekeepers while worrying over alcohol, discipline, and stability. The adviser suggests placing children in a religious institution or WPA household service, and warns against risky matches or lonely hearts schemes.
Advice on welcoming guests with bright lighting lamps and greenery, encouraging tasteful decorating with striped fabrics, washable silks, organdy, and embroidered textiles. Encourages bold color use in home decor as a cheerful response to a troubled world. Copy 2029 by King Fans Bound.
The article advises early intervention for a double chin and describes cosmetic massage techniques. It warns that without treatment the condition worsens and suggests steps including firm pressure, toning, and facial stroking, followed by cold water cleansing and applying a product to reduce skin clack and fat coils.
Anthony De Young's oils feature portraits and landscapes on display at the Bright Shawl. A. Burkchell delivers a lecture titled March by Moon East on Thursday May 11. Sherwood Avery introduces a piece by Dorothy Cantick, with a noted-titled evening at the same venue.
Catherine Beldenham hosts a luncheon in honor of Miss Neil Donnell with Mrs Jack Marshall visiting from Norfolk. Mrs Marshall will attend a reception for Fr at Allenfeldt and Miss Geelle Bretn- G re. Miss Frnnty Wheeler plans a luncheon Saturday at the Ya Fonda for Betty Low Mudd, a June graduate of Alamo Nelanta High.
Mrs Bruce Lamar Burch and her son plan to depart Thursday night for Atlanta where they will reside. They will stay near Crescent Circle and may visit the Fort Sam Houston Officers Club before leaving.
Tea hosts Judy Brubbs Connie Latre and Betty Falk will welcome guests from 4 to p.m. Saturday, November 3 at Miss Stubbs Estes Avenue home to honor Atomo Heights High School seniors Mickey McLerpon Saddy Rheid Betty Lou Mudd Gloria Bramfett Betty Lee Hogg and Marty Jane Lyles. Mrs Ehner W Dobbins will entertain with a Mucheon at the Bright Shawl May 24 honoring her sister Edick Wiggins a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School. Mr and Mrs Bruce Veazey and their little daughter Helene will leave in weeks for Indianapolis to visit Yeazey relatives and attend surrogate races. They plan to visit Chicago Kentucky and New Orleans before returning home. Minna Bel Oland postponed trip to New York City with Aug meeting Fhe will spend the month there with Mrs Claude Meciin of Victoria. She returned home Thursday.
Visitors from Houston relay news that Kadie and Tyson Gear ey’s new house there is very lovely with three rooms and a deep blue trim covering the lower door. Also described are a bedroom wall mirror and a pony named Busy at Sunshine ranch, plus local social notes about Robbs and a railway poster project.
Mrs Hutchins and several debutantes are listed for a series of social events before their departure for Los Angeles. A mix of dinners teas and garden parties honors upcoming June graduates including Miss Anita Ameson Jane Littleton Mary Frances Smyth Roxann Molland and others with local hosts hosting from 4 to p.m. on various days. They are slated to leave for the West Coast Monday staying at the Hollywood Knickerbocker in San Francisco en route.
Mrs. OT Adams and Miss Josephine Nolin will host a Saturday breakfast from 10 to 12 in Mrs. Adams home. Suzanne Newton and Mary Elizabeth Sheldon, graduates of Alamo Heights and Jefferson High respectively, will entertain. Mrs. Robert Ayres, Jr League president, and Mrs. Elmer Dittmer attend to duties.
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