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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1946

Page

14

Graduate Feted At Country Club

Miss Helen Fowell, Trinity university graduate, was honored with a breakfast at the Country Club hosted by Mrs. E. P. Arneson. Guests included Kathryn Underwood, Helen Badgett, Sara Nicademus, and Mrs. E. H. Powell. Mrs. Graam Raht heads east with Lt. Commander Raht for the summer. his mother Mrs. Charles R. Allen and Scottie Raht will join them.

Helen Fowell Trinity University Country Club E. P. Arneson Kathryn Underwood Helen Badgett Sara Nicademus E.H. Powell Graam Raht Commander Raht Charles R. Allen Scottie Raht

Betrothal Told Breakfast Cancelled

Mrs. Dean Burk cancelled a planned Friday breakfast honoring her daughter Helen a graduate of Thams Jefferson High School.

Dean Burk Helen Thamas Jefferson High School

Quarantine Boredom and Relief Pointers From Mrs Drought

Nancy Drought hires out to her mother Mrs Frank Drought to aid in household chores for per diem. Residents joke about bored children using phones for games as adults test a five room collage by candlelight after moving. Warren family relocates mail. Mrs Jurney praised at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Blumberg and Mrs Braun with Ada Laura Dilworth and Roy McCarroll serving guests.

Mixis Nancy Drought Frank Drought Fry Jack dJurney Clara Bosse William Braun Clinton Blumberg Ada Laura Dilworth Roy McCarroll

Vacation Lands Beckon San Antonian Travelers

San Antonians pack suitcases as many plan trips abroad and to coastal spots. The Hixons depart May 28 for Plum Lake Wisconsin, joined June 1 by Urschels for a month. Several families report stays in Port Aransas Fulton and Mexico City plans.

F. C Colonel) Hixon Plum Lake Wis Charles ,Urschel Valerie Wendy Hixons Earl Slick Port ‘Aransas Urschels Ralph Walsh Pete Bud Port Aransas Fulton John Shook Loisita John Walter Maessen Tony Joseph Mitchell Ned Houston Boerne Tobin C. Rote Thomas Joan Mexico City Rote Torr Davis Barbara Holleran New York City Davis Heidelberg

Wainwright to Give Bataan Hero Medal

Col. Irvin Alexander of 542 Finston Place was to be awarded the Distinguished Service Cross by Gen. Jonathan Wainwright at Fort Sam Houston. The ceremony on Arthur MacArthur field would feature ASF Training Center troops and Brooke Army Medical Center parading in honor of Alexander, with Brig. Gen. John M. Wills joining in reviewing the troops.

Irvin Alexander Funston Place Fort Sam Houston Jonathan Wainwright Fourth Army Bataan Arthur MacArthur ASF Brooke Army Medical Center Alexander John M. Wills Brooke Wainwright

Sisters of Edward Green Sought in San Antonio

Ruth and Peggy Green sisters of Edward Green, both 33, who are seriously ill in a Columbus Ohio hospital, were being sought in San Antonio on Tuesday. They were asked to correspond with E R Gittey at 61 South Sixth Street Columbus.

Edward Green Columbus Ohio San Antonio Ruth Peggy Green E.R. Gittey South Sixth Street

Survivor Tells It From the Lost Battalion

Maj. Clark L. Taylor of Brownswood recounts how members of the 36th division Lost Battalion survived forty months as Japanese prisoners. While treated at Brooke Army Medical Center for malnutrition and impaired vision, he credits faith and mutual aid, joking that wild hogs monkeys chickens snakes and dogs helped some come home.

Clark L. Taylor Brownwood Brooke Army Medical Center

Beverage Firm Changes Owners

Controlling interest of the 70p Texas soft drink bottling company serving 16 South and Southwest Texas counties has been purchased from J. R. Payne and associates of Houston. Elmer A. Dittmar said Tuesday that Dittmar and company Rauscher Pierce and Stifel Nicolaus acted as buyers. Harris M. Camp was elected resident and general manager in San Antonio.

Texas Corporation Texas J. R. Payne and Associates Houston Elmer A. Dittmar Dittmar and Company San Antonio Rauscher, Pierce and Company Dallas Stifel

Miss Glaze Hoster Wedding at St Mark's Church

The marriage ofMiss Marilyn Winters Glaze and David William Hoster was held Monday evening at St Mark's Episcopal Church with Bishop Everett Jones officiating. Guests from Churchville Pa and Corpus Christi attended. After a Monterrey Mexico wedding trip, the couple will reside in Churchville Pa.

Marilyn Winters Glaze Ben Cable Glaze David William Hoster Warren W. Hoster Churchville St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Everett Jones Hester Davenport Norma Stocker Frances Jane Winters Ann Chichester Jacqueline King Warren W. Hester William EB. Greet Edward F.O. Glaze Arthur King Harold A. Winters Mesdames Ralph Ogden Louis Warren Chilton Nancy Brooke Sanford J.B. Wooding William Chichester Alice George Ruth Dunnica Carmen Perry Violet Dossat Alice Paul Tyson Sally Merriman Chigo Harral Austin Goliad E. F. Glaze Thelma Glaze Corpus Christi Fort Worth Monterrey Mexico Churchville, Pa

Sorority Sets Date for Dance at Country Club

The Yemmnessee Sigma sorority will hold its spring dance on Thursday evening, May 30, at the Country Club. Mr and Mrs Phil P Smith formerly of Brooklyn announce the birth of Penelope Ann on May 16. Mrs Smith is Joyce Katherine Kunz from Corpus Christi, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert I King of San Antonio, visiting. Mr and Mrs August R Offer announce the recent marriage of their daughter Rose Offer Marekley to Capt Elman C Tuseth. The couple will make their home in Minnean Minn.

Yemmnessee Sigma Sorority Country Club Phil P. Smith Brooklyn N.Y Penelope Ann August R. Offer Rose Offer Marekley Capt Elman C. Tuseth Minnean Minn

Make This Home Recipe To Lose Ugly Fat Fast

A dubious home fat loss plan claims dramatic slimming with four ounces of liquid farcentrate and grape juice. It promises swift, noticeable results across neck, chin, arms, bust, abdomen, hips, legs, and ankles, with a money back guarantee after the first bottle.

Beck and Martin Engagement Revealed

Mrs. Beck and Mrs. Martin announce the engagement of Mildred Marie Beck to Glenn C. Martin Jr. The couple plans a June 20 wedding at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Mildred is a St. Mary's Parochial graduate. Glenn is a Thomas Jefferson High School alumnus and former Monticello associate editor who served in the Pacific and has now been discharged.

J. Beck K Mildred Marie Glenn C. Martin Jr Glenn C. Martin

Three City Health Clerks Resign Over Head Appointment

Three clerks in the city health department resign after objecting to the selection of Bernice Pierce to head the venereal disease division. Mrs Ailsa Thompson, Cordelia Mellor, and Ima Wiley Evans cited lack of experience. The resignations come as a meeting of the National Federation of Federal Employees Local 28 was postponed to June 12.

Pierce Melior Thompson Wix Hospital City Health Department Ailsa Thompson Cordelia Mellor Ima Wiley Evans Mellor Bernice Pierce National Federation of Federal Employes Local

Freddie Bartholomew's Auntie Signs Acting Contract

Hollywood reports Miss Matticent Bartholomew, longtime guide to Freddie Bartholomew, will become an actress. Pine Thomas Productions has signed her to a contract and she hopes to become a screen dialogue director in time.

Hollywood Matticent Bartholomew Freddie Bartholomew Pine Thomas Productions Miss Bartholomew

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