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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1941
Page
5
The article outlines practical meat and mushroom recipes drawn from dining car and hotel menus. It covers veal rolls with mushrooms, mushroom sauce for steak, and a beef dish with cheese and tomato layers, detailing ingredients, quantities, and method for home cooks.
Mrs Carnahan plans a luncheon to honor debutante Almeda Towns Carnahan with a ceremony at 8 p m on October 2. The event will feature Miss Ameda Towns Carnahan and complements by the Parent Education class of Collins Garden. The class meets at 1 40 p m Thursday in the school cafeteria with Miss De Rossette Thomas in charge.
Col and Airs K C Greenwalds traveled to Austin Saturday to watch the football game and visit daughter Jane Hiley. They stayed as guests of Mr and Mrs Willy Fordian of Stockdale and joined other locals including Edger Tobin and John Armstrong at the event. The text also notes a Veterans auxiliary meeting led by Mrs Ethel Craig with several new members initiated and plans for an Elks club meeting on October 28.
Debbies Honored at a luncheon dance in the Angeadha room of the St Anthony hotel. Mrs Herbert Morrigai and Mrs Joe Peacock hosted a refined afternoon with pink carna tions, elaborate place settings, autographed cards, and musical selections by Del Casing’s orchestra. Guests included Mrs James Jackson and Miss Enewyeth Fisher, with a buffet supper following.
A wartime recruitment note urges men to seek defense training and jobs. It lists pathways through state employment services, government programs, private industries, and apprentice routes. The piece mentions training in electrical work, radio communication, and other trades, with details on how to obtain course booklets and enroll at training schools or through manufacturers’ programs. It notes coordinator offices in New York and San Antonio, Texas, and emphasizes quicker access for those with prior experience.
A reader argues home laxity breeds spoiled sons unfit for duty and asks if American families should prepare boys for military life. The letter recalls a son whose mother indulged him, later drafted, who finds that Uncle Sam’s discipline builds character despite initial resistance.
A lively guide explains hosting a Halloween party with period suggestions for decorations costumes and festive paper pieces. It details witch and cat motifs jack o lanterns crepe paper displays and edible treats while offering craft patterns and activity ideas for guests.
Mrs Richard Frenel Speyer entertains at a Hatloworn luncheon in October to honor the season's buds. Mr and Mrs K P Grieve of Be Antonio are in New York City. Stop Puig at the Bowre Plaza hotel.
An ornate 1900s style guide urges readers to cultivate a queenly pose through deep breathing, chest emphasis, and waist tightening. It links ozone, vitality, better sleep, and appetite to air exercises, posture, and abdominal control, recommending hands on hips and drawn-in waist for a slimmer silhouette.
A fragment describes a scene of planning and posing for photographs. Characters discuss torry random Ren don and the group lines up to recreate a day’s images. They arrange props including ghost Tas and sable coat while sharing sandwiches and casual banter about stories.
Terry performs a staged rope trick before Lieutenant Parvish and Darinley, then reveals a hidden coat had gone missing from a warehouse. A search of exits and premises fails to locate the sable fur coat, until Darnley finds the wrapped coat in a waste paper rack on a freight elevator. The rope is repaired and restored before witnesses.
A chaotic scene unfolds as detectives pursue a janitor key to a velvet coat theft. Darnley and Lieutenant discuss the janitor’s absence and potential insider warnings while witnesses debate how the crime occurred and who knew the insider. The tale ends with uncertainty about the janitor’s whereabouts and possible motive.
A social gathering at a home celebrated the bride to be Margaret Hawley with coffee and flowers. Guests included Daniel Giles Hawley Jesse Bellel Davie Pace Alfred Lehmperg Martha Jackson and Imogene Hewley. Pink and white decor featured a guerilla crown and roses.
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