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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1942
Page
9
The article traces a transformation from ancient to contemporary beauty shops emphasizing hygiene, sanitation, and professional standards. It notes customer demand for immaculate tools and sterilization, the collaboration with physicians, and the shift toward science based treatments like scalp care and electric needle hair removal.
MIRTHA S. CALHOUN reports on a Red Cross canteen group gathering with Pat Swearingen in a stylish gabardine suit and Ernie presiding as the youth look on. Alice Proper Archie Bird and Rea Cross workers, plus Priine Denman and Emily Miesler, were praised for their roles in meals and wartime duties.
Mrs. Robert Tarvulten will be honored as Hipéress at a luncheon hosted by Bright Bhach on Wednesday. The compliment from Mia Ross Jarvis and Mr. Yanis highlights the recent move of Nete from Henderson, underscoring local community ties and welcoming the newcomer.
The item mentions Mrs Avery reviewing Prelude to Victory at a Bright Show luncheon and announces the marriage of their daughter De Alvin to Ariber B Schott. The wedding occurred at St Marys rectory in San Antonio on Friday evening with Miss Aileen Boyd and Frank T Mooty as attendants.
A reflective column cites letters from women feeling isolated as their children grow distant. It urges adapting to new generations, hints at returning to traditional infant care practices, and advocates signing up for nursery work to free mothers for defense plant jobs.
Citizens urged to save waste kitchen fats and greases to produce glycerine for explosives and gas mask bags. Housewives and mothers can help U N nations win by delivering fats to meat dealers. even small amounts feed ammunition production and paint for tanks.
Service authorities treat social etiquette as a strict code with firm rules. The Officers Manual dates to 1639 and provides precise guidance on manners, bridegroom uniforms, and wedding gift etiquette, including timing and address details for presents. It notes that etiquette questions require clear, non negotiable answers rather than cautious disclaimers.
Mrs Bernard Belton and her parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Brynner received word Thursday from Galveston that she will spend the duration with her parents while her husband serves abroad. The Selksingers were formerly eaten at Lubbock and classified under 73 MaRNt Wank Ads 7.
Bernard D. Funk of Tarranter Pennsylvania hosts a linen shower honoring a Friday guest. Mrs H J Collins Miss Tulis Prescott and Mrs Victor Riederer with Mrs A Re fete assist in serving about 40 guests at 234 Unephing Toby drive Frostesses.
James Ernest Altgels was commissioned as second lieutenant in the United States Army. He will report for duty at Camp Wolters Mineral Wells October 9. He has arrived to spend several days with his mother Mrs W W Altgels.
Local clubs and organizations announce a busy week with meetings and events across San Antonio areas. Listings include Woman’s Club, Army and Navy chapters, Dental Society, PTA executive boards, and Mothers’ clubs, with times from afternoon to evening at venues like Masonia temple and Municipal auditorium.
The Serna School 4-H club met September 30 with Patsy Granbery presiding. New officers elected Ardith Vecker president Gladys Hitefelder secretary treasurer Barbara Ruppel council delegate Mae Brand vice president Marilyn Tatsch poster chairman Grayce Lou Brown recreational leader Alpha Brand reporter. The club will meet October 22. The Order of the Barbaris entertained with a social Friday evening at Oak Grove barn in honor of new mascots Martha Cart Mary Lou Smith and Joan Nelson.
Jose Mure, a 24 year old customs guard, was shot and killed during a dispute in Nuevo Laredo. Carmen Smith was held on murder charges as authorities investigated the fatal incident.
New York voters saw President Roosevelt endorse Attorney General John J Bennett Jr for governor. The president said Bennett is the best qualified among three major candidates and urged all voters to cast ballots on November 3. The endorsement pleased Bennett, Farley, and New York Democrats despite earlier White House opposition.
Five members of a Washington family perished in a mansion fire in Seattle area, including Frank Campbell Reed 39 a lumberman and son of a late Republican leader. The tragedy occurred as officials investigated the blaze and federal wartime distribution concerns dominate national remarks.
Two U S Army air crewmen were killed when their plane crashed Sunday on takeoff from Be Kinnon Field near St Simon's Island. Recond Lieut Richart Pau Hartman, 21, and Private James Y Hiewling, 23, were stationed at Hillier Field and were on a routine flight, army officials announced.
Canberra reports Australian Air Minister Arthur B. Drakeford praised United States airmen for their "combative strength" in New Guinea. He said American equipment is proving powerful in the air and helping to drive Japanese forces into a defensive posture.
The American merchant ship was torpedoed and sunk by an enemy submarine in the Atlantic off the northern coast of South America in mid September. Survivors have been landed at an east coast United States port.
Frank C. Halton a well known attorney who came from Mexia to practice in Texas died last night in Henderson. The obituary notes his career and relocation from Mexia. The notice appears among local classified items and mentions room or apartment rental advertising nearby.
A British communique reports planes bombed a southbound Axis convoy 35 miles southeast of Cape Maria di Leuca, striking a merchant ship amidships with an aerial torpedo. Poor visibility prevented damage assessment. Earlier, two large Axis cargo ships were reportedly sunk by U S Army bombs, and a second strike targeted enemy shipping near Navarino Bay, Greece.
In Dallas, a new grand jury was sworn in today marking a historic milestone as the county opens a new chapter in its judicial process. The assembly includes four stations for the fist time, underscoring procedural expansion and civic engagement.
Eudora Wolk reports San Antonio to stage a live incendiary air raid drill Friday night October 9 as part of civil defense. Saboteurs trigger the bomb and police respond. The piece notes home front sacrifice, defense industry efforts, and local stories balancing citizens’ wartime duties with daily life.
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