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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1940
Page
2
Bellevue plans New Years Eve dinner dance for members and guests with cocktails at 5 and supper at 7. The event, informal in tone, features music by a popular orchestra. Denber Simkins chairs the house committee as invitations go out.
Announcement details a January betrothal involving Dorothy Marguerite Hoffman of Rich Street and Victor Andrew Cing-Mars of Fitch Street Lowell Massachusetts. The ceremony is set for Most Holy Rosary Church January 11 with attendants Mary Catherine O F and John Shannon. Attending and hosting arrangements are described, noting Hoffman’s education at Syracuse City Normal School and faculty position at Delaware School, and Cing-Mars’ employment at Easy Washing Machine Corp. Multiple families and friends from Syracuse and Rochester are hosting and attending events leading up to the wedding.
Harry Yardley and Harry Townsend Yardley formerly of Skaneateles wed Virginia Meehan, a New York City dancer, in a Christmas Eve ceremony conducted by Rev. 3. B. Dobson in Skaneateles. Attendants were Mr and Mrs George Barnes of Skaneateles. After the ceremony the Yardleys visited Yardley’s mother in Brockport before traveling to New York City.
Foot Relief Corps No 20 plans a public installation of officers Thursday afternoon at 2 30 o'clock in the Larned Building. Mrs Susie Allendorf, a resident, will preside. The Missionary Society of the English Lutheran Church will meet in the event area.
A sermon recalls Lot's wife turning to salt as a warning against clinging to memory. The speaker urges readers to flee past regrets and embrace a new future, stressing that looking back leads to death of spirit and progress. It urges action, renewal, and to seize the chance for a better tomorrow.
A terse notice honors a couple identified as Mr and Mrs Donald Claire Car. Details are limited in the fragmented OCR text, but the item reads as a formal acknowledgment or societal honor for the couple. Further context from the source is unavailable in the fragments.
The Women’s Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church plans a Friday 1 PM luncheon with Dr Edna L Acheson discussing Religious Instruction in Public Schools. The society executive board meets Friday at 11 AM in social rooms. Various circles at Erwin Methodist and World Friendship Circle schedule meetings through January. A children’s Christmas party was held at Mrs James V Leach’s home with multiple young guests. Mrs Vanderbilt B Ward hosted a holiday gathering for Mrs Charles Adkins and others, with piano pupils later featured in recital hosted by Mrs Marie H Stumman.
Affianced party, Mr and Mrs John Julian of 200 North Edwards Avenue, announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Margaret Julian to Pascal Pascuzsi of 915 Hawley Avenue. Christmas afternoon ceremony planned.
Mrs Harrison Williams is named the world's best dressed woman by 50 American fashion designers and editors. The list awards 15 American women, mostly New York socialites, over former Paris favorites and Hollywood stars. The group forms a new annual tradition reflecting cafe society and fashion leadership in the United States.
Going and Coming Mr and Mrs A Barrett David son and their son Barry Davidson of Hempstead are with Mr Davidson's parents at 135 Searlwyn Road. In St Petersburg Fla new arrivals include Mrs Belle M Corrie Manlius Odell Gates Benedict Ave Mr and Mrs George J Lindemer East Laurel St Mr and Mrs William E Lynde South Beech St all of Syracuse. Mrs Henry Sessions Evelyn Sessions and Carlin Sessions 409 Merriman Ave are in Deland Fla for their third season living at 8 32 12 East New York Ave. Eleanor Kinsman 171 Harwood Ave visits aunt uncle Mr and Mrs John D Conney of Cleveland Heights D Arthur J Guernsey 119 Gordon Ave Central New York rep Wolverine Brass Works at Grand Rapids Mich. Mr and Mrs James H O Rourke Chestnut Hill Mass are with Mrs O Rourke's parents Mr and Mrs Walter B Kimmey 210 West Beard Ave.
A reflective essay contrasts business women and homemakers, arguing both roles demand grooming, discipline, and balance. It notes business women face constant competition, high standards, and pressure, while homemakers manage family focus with strong will. The piece ends promising a new year series on figure loss.
Mr and Mrs William Solomon of 02 East Genesee Street report the birth of a son to their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Harold B Spaet of Miami Beach Florida on December 28. The child is named William J and Mrs Spaet was Sara S Solomon.
Camillus resident Sadie Isabelle Pills of 107 Mackay Avenue is among poets whose work appears in Poets of America 1940 Democracy Speaks, a 700 page compilation with entries from over 12 000 writers across the United States and Canada. Avon House in New York invites submissions for a forthcoming volume.
A son was born yesterday in St Joseph Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Maas of 153 Seymour Street. Mr Maas heads the Associated Press Syracuse Bureau and Mrs Maas, formerly Miss Catherine Patrick of Troy, was connected with the Troy Record. The Maas family has ties to Schenectady.
The Misses Jessica and Liola Bruce at 129 Dewitt Street host Miss Rebecca Adams of New York City. Lawrence Stenman of Marengo Wisconsin holiday with cousin Mrs. Fred Wood at 107 Chrysler Street and aunt Mrs. Fred Sova at 309 Sand Street. George Sabbarese of 703 South Beech Street returns from Hotel Commodore in New York City. Alfred J. Farnett of 402 Milton Avenue stays in Orlando Florida for the season.
Waistlines threaten to drop in new silhouettes seen in Bette Davis Mary Astor Irene Dunne and Alice Faye gowns. Low belts and double waistlines redefine style with frosted black wool gowns skimono cap sleeves bold girdles and strapless bodices accented by polonaise drapes and a glamorous buckle.
The article suggests generous thick fillings for a hungry group with bread sized to hour. Examples include minced bacon and cucumber on graham bread, chopped ham with pineapple on rye, diced chicken with coconut and lemon on whole wheat, and tongue with watercress and salad dressing on white bread.
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