Amarillo Bride Weds Alfred McMurtry in Clarendon
Kathryn Westmoreland daughter of Amarillo residents wed Alfred McMurtry at First Presbyterian Church in Clarendon. The couple, after July 1, plan to reside in Clarendon and had a wedding with attendants including Laverne McMurtry and June McMurtry. McMurtry is a cattle business member, graduate of Kansas State Agricultural College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarendon
Kathryn Westmoreland
H. H. Westmoreland
Amarillo
Alfred McMurtry
First Presbyterian Church
Laverne McMurtry
June McMurtry
Louise Westmoreland
Janice Westmoreland
Clyde Slavin
Pat Slavin
S. Meyer
K. M. Travis
McMurtry
Notable Women and wartime Resilience Across Pages
Greek actress Katina Paxinou recalls surviving a torpedoed ship while praising bravery. Detroit society links Wife of GM president Mrs. Knudsen reflects on family life and poker skill. Empress Nagako of Japan described as gracious and active with seven children. Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt urges women to stay busy during wartime while leading youth aid efforts. Milwaukee matriarch Katherine Salenstine celebrates 100th birthday with family, reflecting on work, cards, and longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Ford
Katina Paxinou
Sarah Bernhardt
Greece
Mme. Paxinoy
New York
Royal Theater of
Duchess of Kent
William Knudsen
Defense Production
Palmer Woods
Detroit
General Motors
Clara Elizabeth Euler
Buffalo
Kermit Roosevelt
Major Roosevelt
T. 8
Roosevelt
Belle Wyatt Willard
Virginia
Young America
Katherine Salenstine
Milwaukee
Minnie Ruth Finley Honored In Brigade-Color Shower
Miss Minnie Ruth Finley bride elect of Sgt Kent Cline of Brownwood was feted at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Dea McLain and Mrs Marjorie Bats at 914 Fannin Street. Attendees include Ruth Coan Shirley Cline Charlotte Cousins Marilyn Dodson and others. prizes awarded for romance song and best drawing of the couple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Ruth Finley
Kent Cline
Brownwood
Dea McLain
Marjorie Bats
George Dodson
Nebraska
Shirley Cline
Miss Finley
Ruth Coan
Charlotte Cousins
Marilyn Dodson
Mary Edith Batson
Mesdames
Frank Coan
Keith Cline
Grace Cline
K. C. Gentry
George Dod
Conservatory Recital Announced for Sunday
Mary Louise Neill a speech pupil of Thelma Allen Martin will present a recital at the Musical Arts Conservatory Sunday at 4 PM completing her freshman year in the dramatic department. She has taught at Amarillo High School for years and holds a Master of Arts from Stanford. Piano numbers by Mrs. Leonard Fore Happy Gladys M. Glenn Lucille P. Ballard Russell C. Curtis and Ardsth Johnson accompany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Louise Neill
Thelma Allen Martin
Musical Arts Conservatory
Neill
Amarillo High School
Leland Stanford University
Social Calendar Highlights Various Amarillo Club Events
Today's listings include Family night at Amarillo Country Club with buffet at 7:30 PM, all day Red Cross sewing by First Baptist W M A at 310 B East Thirteenth, Sunnyside 4-H at 2, Neoteus Choir at First Christian 7:30, R C Auxiliary Carpenters Hall 2, Buchanan Street Methodist Ficelis Class party 2:30, Sunnyside Home Demonstration hostesses, Stitch Art Sewing Club, Bery Needle Club, Amarillo Texas Tech Alumni gathering 8, Jol y Jibbers Club 7, Modern Matrons 2, Rose Bowl Tea Room luncheon at noon, Maid's Night Out Supper, and a Bridge tournament for the Woodmen Circle Drill Team at A W Hall 8 PM.
Shower honors Canyon bride Dr. Sanford Black Jr
Friends and relatives hosted a post nuptial shower for Dr. Sanford Black Jr. at the home of Mrs. Kermit Schramm. Hostesses included Mrs. Marian Higdon and Miss Winnie Dee Hicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canyon
Sanford Black, Jr
Kermit Schramm
Schramm
Marian Higdon
Winnie Dee Hicks
Little Jane
Sammey Schramm
Shirley Ann Newberry
Juanita Langston
Langston
Lucille Pipkin To Return to Coast
Miss Lucille Halton Pipkin visiting at Mrs. Sterling Coffee home will return to Los Angeles today. Her father Gene Pipkin and Mrs. Pipkin have been in California several months. he left for Midland yesterday and plans to join them soon. Pipkin joined Mrs. Coffee in Covington for Rosalie Coffee’s wedding to Paul Hesser Jr. of Covington. Mr. and Mrs. Hesser are at home in Covington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Halton Pipkin
Sterling Coffee
Los Angeles
Miss Pipkin
Gene Pipkin
Mrs. Pipkin
California
Midland
Mrs. Coffee
Covington, Ky
Rosalie
Paul Hesser, Jr
Mrs. Hesser
Covington
Selfish Wives Lose Husbands
Dorothy Dix argues that selfish wives who nag neglect their husbands threaten their marriages while devoted wives who invest effort at home ensure stability. A husband fatigued by cold, demanding behavior may seek tenderness elsewhere, making marriage a two person partnership akin to a business venture.
Scholarship Contest Announced By Musical Arts Conservatory
The Musical Arts Conservatory offers a voice scholarship with guest instructor Vera Sallee Williams for a six week term starting next week. Contestants sing one classic song one art song and one self chosen piece with accompanist. The event is Monday at 3 PM in the drawing room at 1710 Tyler Street. Mrs. Williams runs a Hollywood studio after returning from Paris and plans a Texas tour this winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Musical Arts Conservatory
Vera Sallee Williams
Tyler Street
Conservatory
Williams
Hollywood
Calif
Weddings Abbott-Prichard and Saxon-Beavers Tie Local Nuptials
Miss Inez Abbott and D A Prichard wed at the Methodist parsonage with attending sisters Dor othy Prichard and Marion Keller. In Miami, Lucile Saxon and Samuel E Bowers wed with reception to follow. both couples plan to reside in Miami after ceremonies.
Mrs. Wessendorff To Tour Colleges For Teachers
Mrs Joe A Wessendorff of Richmond president of the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers will visit seven state teachers colleges starting June 12 through July 8 to lecture on parent teacher work distribute congress materials and hold round table discussions at each campus Including Southwest Texas Sam Houston Stephen F Austin East Texas West Texas Sul Ross and Stephen F Austin colleges with dates and cities listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Joe A. Wessendorf
Richmond
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Congress
Denton
West Texas State Teachers College
Canyon
Sul Ross State Teachers College
Alpine
Bridge Tourney Open to Public for Woodmen Circle Fund
The Woodmen Circle drill team hosts a bridge tournament at the W. O. W. Hall tonight at 8 to raise funds for the trip to the national golden jubilee in Omaha Nebraska. Prizes include a blanket and several other awards. The team leaves June 20 for Omaha.
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Woodmen Circle
W. Hall
Omaha
Nebr
W. O. W. Hall
Rainbow Girls Head to Grand Assembly in El Paso
Four Rainbow Girls travel with mother advisor Mrs Loyd Thorp and Mrs Frank Harrington to El Paso for the Grand Assembly of Texas Thursday through Saturday They return Sunday The delegates are Lenora O Nea l grand representative to North Carolina Naomi Smith worthy advisor Joanna Jo Wigham worthy associate advisor and Ora Lee Ramey charity
Birthday Dinner At W O W Hall For June Birthday Members
A birthday dinner is announced at the W O W Hall Monday night at 7 to honor all Security Benefit Association members with June birthdays. Members not notified should call the W O W Office. Those with non June birthdays should bring a covered dish and arrive before 7. A ladies dance follows with music by the Dwight Black Orchestra. The public is invited to the 9 o'clock dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. W. Hall
The
Security Benefit Association
W. O. W. Office
Dwight Black
Helen Looper from Plainview in June Special
Miss Helen Looper of Plainview is featured in a June 11 special report. The item highlights her activities and local ties, noting Plainview residents and events connected to her profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Looper
Plainview
Helen Looper
Maid's Night Out Supper Planned at Rose Bowl Tea Room
Tonight's maid's night out menu includes sweet breads in timbales ham pineapple souffle blackeyed peas stuffed tomatoes with cottage cheese corn on the cob and peppermint ice cream with chocolate sauce The noon menu today features southern fare with creamed chicken on rice cake Delphi Mu Chapter of the Delphian Society meets at 8 PM in Federation Club Rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Bowl Tea Room
Delphi MU
Delphian Society
Federation Club
Tech Ex-Students Plan Meeting in Amarillo
Amarillo Texas Technological College alumni and ex-students plan a gathering at 8 o'clock tonight at the home of E. E. Jordan located at 1701 Tyler Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo
Texas Tech
BE. E. Jordan
Tyler Street
Class To Meet At Mrs Ross On Hayden Street
The Co-Workers Class of Polk Street Methodist Church will meet at 2 30 o clock on Monday afternoon at the home of Mrs S E Ross 2604 Hayden Street. Members are asked to bring their sewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polk Street Methodist Church
8S. E. Ross
Hayden Street
Theoretical Argument Try It Out at Home
A Boston University professor suggests students answer parents with a line from theoretical argumentation about the daughter of Pharaoh’s son. The quirky method aims to stump curious guardians and prompt discussion at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
U.P
Papa
Mama
John C. Scammell
Boston University
Germany Receives Frosted Food Refrigeration Cabinets
About one thousand retail food shops across Germany now feature new refrigeration cabinets for frosted foods, expanding cold storage capacity and shelf life. The rollout impacts supermarkets and small grocers alike as part of a broader cold chain upgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Marriages Highlight Plainview and Panhandle Couples in West Texas
Samuel Tilden Sealing Jr. and his wife wed in Lubbock at the home of the Parkers with a traditional double ring ceremony. The bride, a WPA supervisor from Plainview, will stay there while her husband leads the Lamesa baseball club. Separately Miss Nell Riney wed Mason Lemons at the bride’s mother’s home in Abilene. The Lemons will reside in Panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Tilden Sealing, Jr
Lamesa
Lubbock
Felix Parker
Plainview
C. BE. Hereford
Lubbock First Baptist Church
MacDowell
Cadman
Bernie Howell
Wagner
Howell
Liszt
Mendelssohn
Dorothy Looper
Virgil Winn
Ruth Looper
Betsy Miller
WPA
Homer Sealing
Sealing
Samuel T. Sealing
Hale Center
Phillips couple wed with TWA trip to New York
Stevenson of Phillips sang a program including I Love You Truly and Because with Miss Langston at the piano. The couple departed on airplane tickets from D. Graham via Mr. Bishop’s brother-in-law and left by TWA for New York. They return home in Phillips after June 15. Guests included Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Hill Mrs. T. W. Langston of Canyon Oscar Croson Joe Collins and other out of town friends.
Hereford Couple Wed May 24 in Hereford
Announcement from Hereford reports the marriage of Miss Billie Hamby to Glenn Anderson on May 24. Rev. W E Barnes of First Baptist Church officiated. Mrs. Anderson is daughter of John and Mrs. Hamby of Crosbyton and sister of Mrs. Glen Campbell. The couple will reside in Hereford.
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Hereford
Billie Hamby
Glenn Anderson
W. E. Barnes
The
First Baptist Church
Anderson
John Hamby
Crosbyton
Glen Campbell
Crosbyton High School
Draughon’s Business College
Lubbock
O. F
Miss Viola Redelsperger Weds Peyton Reavis in Borger Home
Viola Redelsperger daughter of Charles and Mrs Redelsperger of McQueen Oklahoma married Peyton Reavis son of Mr and Mrs B P Reavis of Cyril Oklahoma in a Borger home ceremony conducted by Pat Powell Church of Christ minister. The couple plans a brief wedding trip then will live in Phillips Oklahoma after a short stay in Goodwell. The bride attended Oklahoma A and M College and is member of Chi Delta Phi sorority. the groom attended Panhandle A M College and is a Phillips faculty member.
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Saxon-Beavers
Miami
T. R. Bowers
E. Lee Stanford
First Methodist Church
Lucile Saxon
Samuel E. Bowers
Phoebe Ann Osborne
J. P. Osborne
New Mexico
Colorado
Bowers
Miami High School
McMurry College
Abilene
Sigma Lambda Kappa
President Hall
Thespian Club
University of Colorado At Boulder
Higgins High School
C. W. Bowers
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Engineering Society
Katherine Redelsperger
McQueen
Richard Reavis
Carl Redelsperger
Hubert Bullard
Mabel Lee Reavis
Goodwell
Okla
Wellington Couple Wed In Family Wedding
Miss Valda Mae Waddle daughter of Dallas residents and F C Fuson Jr son of Wellington residents were married May 26 in the bride’s home. Rev G E Waddle of Houston officiated. The bride, an Oak Cliff High School graduate who attended Bethany College, and the groom, a Wellington High School alumnus, were the couple.
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Welington
Valda Mae Waddle
S. M. Waddle
Dallas
F. C. Fuson, Jr
F. C. Fuson
Wellington
G. E. Waddle
Houston
Oak Cliff High School
Bethany-Pennc
Bethany, Oklo
Wellington High School
Local Couple Wed In 1987 Farm Community Ceremony
The groom a Skyrocket football team member and Bethany-Peniel College attendee wed in a ceremony attended by bride’s sister Sidney Ruth Waddle of Dallas and John Calvin of Oklahoma City. The couple plans to live near Wellington where the groom engages in farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany-Peniel College
Sidney Ruth Waddle
Bride
Dallas
John Calvin
Oklahoma City
Wellington
Fuson
Congo River System Adds Vast Navigable Waterways
The Congo and its tributaries offer Africa more than 8000 miles of navigable waterways, expanding transportation routes and trade potential across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congo
Africa
Mercolized Wax Cream Promises Clearer Skin and Bright Tone
An old advertisement touts Mercolized Wax Cream to fade freckles and brighten a sun tanned complexion, claiming it speeds natural flaking to reveal lighter skin. Saxolite Astringent tightens skin and controls oil, to be used daily with hazel. Tarkroot Beauty Mask offers cooling relief for the face.
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Betthea Ja
Ely
Negako
Hirohito
Japan
Mesdames Ora Henson
B. P. Thompson
Jack Moore
J. C. Finley, Jr
D. W. Caldwell
Maude Ely
Jack Guthrie
Leonard Foster
Arad Howard
Dorothy Coan
Glayds Stroop
Joe Kapelus
Amarillo Country Club
Lenance
First Baptist
P. E. Rockwell
Thirteenth Avenue
Red Cross
Royal Neighbors of America
I. O. O. F. Hall
Sunnyside
John Bichsel
Neoteus Choir
First Christian Church
R. C. Auxiliary
Carpenters Hall
Ficelis
Buchanan Street Methodist Church
Crist
Aveo Street
Sunnyside Home Demonstration Club
John Bichsél
Stitch Art Sewing Club
Jacque West
van Buren Street
Bery Needle Club
Bill Bogard
Pierce Street
Joly Jibbers Club
Matrons Club
John Wills
Carolina Street
Rose Bowl
Canyon Bride
Lucille Pipkin
Dorothy DIX
Miss Rix
Abbott-Prichard Canyon
Inez Abbott
G. M. Abbott
D. A. Prichard
EF. C. Prichard
Methodist Church
Sam A. Thomas
Marion Keller
Ponca City
Dorothy Prichard
Mrs. Wessendorff
Rainbow Girls
NEW Quick Lux
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Panhandle
Nell Riney
Mason Lemons
W. A. Riney
J. H. Hambien
Lemons
Abilene High School
McMurray College
Mr. Lemons
H. L. Lemons
Redelesperger
Reavis
White Deer
Frances Anne Simmons
W. W. Simmons
Prentis McKee
W. H. McKee
Methodist Parsonage
Sam Thomas
Jack Middleton
White Deer Review
Pampa News
McKee
Canyon High School
West Texas State College
K Service Station
Phillips
Bishop
Phillips Petroleum Company
E. L. Bond
Dwaine Fuqua
Helen Green
Louise
Grace
Jantzen
T. S. Lipscomb
Corsetiere
Kuykendall
Polk
Margo Beautiful
Margo
Lucille
Lucille Shoppe
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