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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1945
Page
12
Miss Eloise Prentiss and her roommate Miss Jen Goothils of Mishawaks Indiana will return home from Stephens College Columbia Maine on Thursday. Prentiss earned a diploma this week with honors in her Burrall Chott Work. She plans to enter the University of Texas in the fall.
Miss Fontaine is the bride to be with a June wedding to Lent von William Dersai T. A series of teas and luncheons hosted by Mrs. W. D. Masterson, Mrs. Fred Falthouse, Mrs. George W. Smyth, and others fete the bride elect. About 100 guests invited for tea and kitchen shower. Mary Louise Lewis, bridesmaid from Waco, to arrive. additional events planned at the Peraux room and La Fonda. Local society notices record multiple showers, luncheons, and upcoming nuptials for Miss Fontaine and Mary Elizabeth Cole, bride-elect. Grandparents and family affiliations noted for the newborn and social calendar events.
Thad Ziegler and Mrs Ches ter Kilpatrick retired Monday from four weeks stay at the Giggiey raceh Mason county. Mrs Joe B Carroll In and out Joe Carroll IL and Miss Towmye Lou Ziegler formed theny ab the weaueh the past weekend. Miss Edia de Latter returning home after weeks in New York city Yonkers guest of Mrs Allen Johnson. Mrs E S Bowren hosted an eighth birthday party for Clifton with 26 guests. assisting were Mesdames Russell Hildbrann J T Keefey Davis Williams Ersin Tyroff.
Mrs Yager honored at a luncheon by aunt Mrs ID D Woodson at the Bright Show while Captain Yater is overseas. Attendees included Mesdames W T Davis J EB Job William Stanley Charles W McKenzin A H Perwein and Misses Helen White Taddie Newton Dorothy Hiller Marion Nordan Madeline Horner Anita Arneson Jacqueline Cova. Plus Antoinette Matsacrs feted with linen shower by Mrs A S Kernandes and Miss Dorothy Mac Meni i. 25 guests attended. Avalon Pocket Shrine to meet at 119 Taylor with poetry techniques studied. Catholic Mothers club annual meeting set for St Anthony hotel at 12:30 pm with reservation by Mrs Pat Great. club to meet 2:30 pm Friday in school library.
Roy Wherley, an 18 year old from Twinwoood, trained today as a naval aerial gunner after reportedly falsifying his age to join the army air force at 14. As a B-26 top gunner in raids over North Africa and the Mediterranean he claimed several aerial victories before release at his mother's request.
London May 30 Captain Michael Astor aged 29 is set to be named Conservative candidate for East Surrey He has served on the staff of Marshal Montgomery Lady Astor's eldest son Willan Waldort Astor is also in public service Her husband Viscount Astor previously held a seat in Parliament
Princess Xenia, 24, daughter of Prince Anthew of Russia, will wed Tacut Cachoun Ancrum Jr. of the U. S. Army. The announcement notes the princess is now British and a granddaughter of the Grand Duchess Xenia, sister of the Imperial line.
The summer class schedule at the Witte Museum opens Friday with day classes starting Monday at the San Antonio Art Institute under Dorothy J. Bergamo. Children's pottery and crafts run 10 a.m. to 12 noon on select days for ages 2 and up, with life class sessions led by Mys. Bergame and other instructors. Open house hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Lingry O.G. Swman at the Cherry home Sunday honors Charles Bar Milswah.
A fragmented ad promotes sewing patterns from Jinar Mis eiros and Marlin patterns. It lists pattern numbers, yardage, and fabric widths, with prices and ordering details for the Say Antonio Lyik Pattern Det in San Antonio Texas. It touts a family wear collection and offers a free Nightgowr Pattern with a small fee, noting longer delivery from New York.
An ad promoting Nautar Barcet Concentrate claims quick weight loss without exercise or a strict diet. It instructs mixing grapefruit juice to make a pint and taking two tablespoons twice daily, promising dramatic slimming and a money back guarantee. It warns readers to discard nothing for best results.
Local social scene hosts multiple celebrations for Jefferson and Kerrville graduates. Niece Agnes Barnes, Miss Joan Coughlin, and Miss Peggy Jo White receive tributes with teas, luncheons, and open houses. Families including the Suggs, Spalten, and Westbrook circles host gatherings for 75 guests amid college achievements and upcoming dances.
In a light column Bob Hope riffs on President Truman and political humor while noting a San Francisco conference moment and a playful jab about Molotov. A separate notice says Nekodan temple Daughters of the Nile host sewing at 934 West Cramercy from 9:30 to 3. lunch at noon to benefit Shriners Hospitals.
In Houston on May 30 Rabbi Hyman Judah Schachtel of Temple Beliy Tevael told the Israel Friedlander Memorial chapter of the American Council of Judaism he opposed a Jewish state in Palestine or elsewhere. He denied the existence of a distinct Jewish race and argued that a Jewish state would disrupt the democratic separation of church and state, though the council offered nonstate aid to Jews in Palestine.
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