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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1948

Page

7

Bright Shawl Luncheon Draws Crowded Tea Room

Mrs Irvin B Middleton hosted for Mrs C Edwin Davis with Strom Pasadena as guest. Davis party guests filled a green table centered by gardenias. Many local ladies attended from Newman to Westbrook circles including Dolores Robertson and Alamo Heights graduate.

Irvin B. Middleton C. Edwin Davis Strom Pasadena Davis H.E. Newman Mesdames Millard Sinclair Russell Fichtner L. Camp Felder Carl Geeth Royall Calder Jack Brosseau R. E. Nitschke Jimmie Dick Ansley van Wyck Brinkerhof Jr Doug Sas Largen Mesdames W.W. Harrison Luther Townsend J.B. Kelley Orson Eastman D. T. Harrison John Rothe Edd Austin Frank Forrest Will C. Jones Dallas Wilber Robertson Eugene Willams Charles A. Westbrook Dolores Robertson Alamo Heights Frank Robertson Helene Veazey Katherine Young Janet Joan Herweck Erisy Bonnet Marie Frank Louise Caldwell Delight Koecher Ardeth Shaw Tieton Robertson

Miniature Train Wreck Injures 17 At Amusement Park

An air force sergeant remained in serious condition after surgery for injuries from a miniature train wreck at Beaver General Hospital. Seventeen people were hurt when two cars jumped the rack and overturned during the Saturday night event at the amusement park. Leonora Johnson, 19, Tawryfield, suffered internal injuries and a crushed chest.

Denver INSI Air Force Beaver General Hospital Leonora Johnson Tawryfield

Mirror of Your Mind By Lawrence Gould

Babies laugh for the same reason as adults do and grow up in tension with Edith Jacobson a New York child psychiatrist. Laughter signals pleasure when something or someone seems harmless and you feel relief when you know a loved one is human. Mental illness is not proven to be hereditary and upbringing shapes emotional development. Unconscious movements or grimaces express repressed feelings and can be cured by finding a real outlet for impulses.

Edith Jacobson Newroth Trist Searmto Aves Velnk Jens Calm Rorervad Nur Nnim Pethee

Belmont Park Draws Socialites Observed by Cholly Knickerbocker

Cholly Knickerbocker notes Belmont Park opening drawing a socialite crowd including John A. Morris and Edna, Liz Whitney with a mink coat, Bing Crosby, Alfred Vanderbilt, and others. He observes racing chatter, fashion, and the sport’s atmosphere while planning a non profit report on Whitney’s and Vanderbilts interests.

John A. Morris Jamaica Edna John Hall Allen Jane Brand F. Royal Gammon Hugh E. Paines George E. Widener Westchester Assn Liz Whitney Bing Crosby Bob Edward Gerty Jock

Exes Elect Houstonian as A and M Leader

COLLEGE STATION May 24. George C. Smith of Houston headed the 27,000 member Association of Former Students of Texas A M college. Smith was elected president yesterday. Louis Marling of San Antonio and Ed Caraway of Dallas were elected vice presidents.

College Station George C. Smith Houston Jloday Texas A. & M. College Smith Louis Marling San Antonio Ed Caraway Dallas

Felix Knight Stars in Civic Opera First Production

Felix Knight tenor of the Metropolitan Opera company and radio stars the San Antonio Civic Opera's season opener The Vagabond King at the Surken Garden theater marking the group’s twenty first anniversary Directors include E Clayton McCarty stage director Rufus Craddock chorus director Dr Eric Scrantin conductor Teresa W Vincent ballet mistress Emile and Marcel Robin handle settings Leading roles are filled by Clare Alice Conner Lydia Hunt Andrews Josephine Sigurd Jim Maverick Bill Michaelis A B Melz Lauren Farr Virginia Grear Ralph Tucker Edmund Lynch George Alford and Vern Reynolds.

Felix Knight Metropolitan Opera Co San’ Antonio

Pattern 9179 summer dress and jacket ensemble

Pattern 9179 offers a date dress and wear-with-all jacket with sizes 32 through 42. Includes illustrated Sew Chart, yardage, and ordering details from Light Pattern Dept. San Antonio Light Texas. also promotes Marian Marlin Pattern book and a free beach bag pattern with purchase.

Vonirasl San Antonio Texas

Horoscopes Offer Caution and Hope Across Signs

A scattered horoscope lists dates and signs with cautious guidance. It cautions postponing risky promises, urges careful money matters, and highlights the value of patience and inner calm. Notable names cited include Ralph Waldo Emerson and Edward Bulwer-Lytton.

British Seek Child Killer

London police continue the hunt for Britain's serial child killer amid a string of cases over two years. Detectives report an arm and well kept hand found on a golf course point to a male victim, likely a boy, with a nearby pelvis. In Blackburn, 30,000 men are fingerprinted for June Anne Devaney's death as officers stress voluntary participation.

London Jand Yard Britain Blackburn Anne Devaney John Capstice

Brady Buyer Joins Heart of Texas Commission Co

Taylor Allen of Lubbock has joined Victor J. Williams and J. D. Hendrix to operate the Heart of Texas Commission Co, a longtime Brady auction barn leader for nine years. The move expands auction duties and local business ties in the region.

Brady Taylor Allen Lubbock Fay Texas Victor J. Williams J. D. Hendrix Heart of Texas Commission Co

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