Birth and Society Notes From New Canaan and Nearby
A daughter named Catherine Cathcart Maxfield was born to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Maxfield of New Canaan. Grandmother Mrs. A. Cathcart Maxfield Jr. travels to visit. Andrea and Anne Maxfield head to Perrysburg to stay with Aunt Mrs. J. Clement Lamb. A weekend barbecue honors Robert Sylvain and his wedding party. he will wed Miss Barbara Strickland. Attending guests include Val Sylvain and many others. Cotillion board announces 1962-63 officers and sponsors with multiple new leaders and committee heads named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Maxfield
New Canaan
Nick Devito
Robert Sylvain
Mr. Sylvain
Barbara Strickland
Val Sylvain
Jerry Gay
Mike Garvey
Charles Altman
David Kincaid
Bob Lanari
Phil Targi
Jesse Martin
Jack Styce
Cotillion Board
Robert Ireland
New Steam Bathroom Unit Hides Generator Above Tub
A compact steam generator the size of a thread box is concealed in a stainless steel ceiling above the tub or shower, turning the bathroom into a steam room. Also features a nylon thread that blends strength with fineness, and a nylon marquisette cosmetic mask designed for hair and makeup.
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Thermasol, Ltd
E. 12
New York
N.Y
Advance Silk Thread Corp
Hackensack, N.J
Mils Products Corp
West 30Th St
Keep In Trim Waistline Is Exercise Target By Ida Jean Kain
Ida Jean Kain promotes waistline focused exercise to slim the midriff. She outlines specific stretches and trunk moves to tone muscles, urging readers to make the waist the goal of fitness. Readers are invited to request a guide, with stamped self addressed envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Jean Kain
Baron Munchausen’s World Championship Bridge Tale
A letter from Siegfried Munchausen recounts his father Baron Munchausen’s famed world championship bridge exploits. The anecdote describes a six diamond contract defended by a spade led by West, with strategic discards and finesses that secured the triumph, illustrating the elder Munchausen’s legendary bidding and play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Becker
Siegfried Munchausen
Baron Munchausen
South
King
West
S. Munchausen
Res Syndicate, Inc
Quick Cabbage Dish From Frugal Recipe
A short cooking note describes a cabbage and milk dish. It instructs heating milk and cabbage, mixing flour with milk to form a paste, then stirring into cabbage. Butter salt and pepper are added, with a final four minute cook. Serves six to eight.
National school lunch program feeds one in three U.S. children
The national school lunch program aids one of every three school children and operates in all 50 states along with Puerto Rico the Virgin Islands and Guam as reported by the U S Department of Agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands
Guam
Higher Prices Seen for Housing and Goods in 1962
Laura Mae Webb of the U S Department of Agriculture says consumers can expect only slightly higher prices for housing and household equipment in the coming year compared with 1961.
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Washington
UPI
Laura Mae Webb
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Caraway Cornmeal Dumplings For Stew
Caraway cornmeal dumplings made from a 10 ounce corn bread mix. Stir in 1 tablespoon caraway seed and follow package directions. For each dumpling drop 3 tablespoons batter onto boiling stew. If using bag mix squeeze onto stew. Cover and simmer 18 minutes. Makes 8 dumplings.
Paul Wolfe Joins Festival Casals in San Juan
Mrs. Wolfe joins Paul Wolfe in San Juan Puerto Rico for the Sixth Annual Festival Casals led by Don Pablo Casals. The event is staged in the University of Puerto Rico theater with an adaptable acoustical shell and air conditioning. After June 20 they return to New York for Silvermine Quartet concerts at Carnegie Recital Hall and Silvermine Summer Chamber Music Festival in New Canaan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Wolfes
Wolfe
Wolfes
New York City
Silvermine Quartet
Carnegie Recital Hall
New Canaan
Conn
Silvermine
Silvermine Guild Chamber Music Center
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Judith Ann Strahm
Charles Mullin
Donna Lee Howard
Kathie McAvay
Sharon Andrews
Judi Corbett
Claudette Sylvain
Cherie Taylor
Barbara Carmody
Joyce Strahm
Georgia Strahm
Sue Morrison
Mary JO Wees
R. K. Strahm
Jackie Plessas
Chris Chapman
Richard Gilliland
Brown
William Carey
William Cantwell Miller
Lynn Morey
Kicklighter
A. O. Long JR
Richard Arnold
Anson
John Rutledge
Sonotone
Main Street
A. L. Kimball
Mgr
NEW Baptist Church
Seaboard
Silver Meteor
Silver Star
Sarasota
Williamsburg
Philadelphia
Boston
Canada
Main and
Lemon Streets
James C. Dykes
D.P.A
John Patterson
Center Place
Lido-Shores
Mary Jane Fowler
Barbara Loewe
Kaye Moore
Gerri Cocciardi
James Nee
Jo Ann Burch
John Mead
What I
David Traum Co., Inc
E. 26Th St
Miss Strahm
Mullin
Kathie McAvoy
Janet Haralson
B. Jay Becker
West Dealer
North-South Vulnerable
Paul Wolfe
Festival Casals
MAIN
Fred Astaire
Ralph Prescott
His
John Gordon
Gulfstream Ave
Main ST. Mcmahon
Mim
North Side
Sarasota (South Side
Bradenton
Venice
Englewood
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