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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1941
Page
4
A young college graduate asks if she should pay board to her parents while living at home. The adviser says parental control of a child's earnings varies and hinges on family attitude, advising the daughter to consider her parents' view, her own self respect, and the value of a little financial support at the start of independence.
Mrs C J Whitcomb hosted a dinner in Portales New Mexico to honor her daughter Mrs Floyd Ellis and her son Craig Ellis visiting from Norfolk Virginia.
County-Wide 4-H Club activities with Miss Pauline Lakey in the morning. Story hour at Amarillo Public Library at 4. Flag Day luncheon for Liano Estacado Chapter D A R at Amarillo Country Club at 1. Flag Day breakfast for Esther McCrory Chapter D A R at 9:30. Polite erect at 4 University Panhellenic Council Rose of Ma Rose Bow Tea Room at 6.
Claude special report states Miss Louise Cobb daughter of Mr and Mrs George Cobb of Claude and Ray Burton son of Mrs Burton of Claude were married June 6 at W L Williamson home in Amarillo. Mrs Burton grew up in Claude and worked in Amarillo. The groom a Goodnight High School graduate serves as Armstrong County sheriff.
Mrs Prentis McKee formerly Frances Ann Simmons was honored with a wedding shower at Sunbeam Hall hosted by Mesdames Kenneth Hastings Frank Evans Floyd Travis and EB Minter. Musical numbers by Phyllis Shuman Harold Drummond and others accompanied by Mrs Drummond followed her arrival.
The Pilot Club met at the Capitol Hotel with Mrs. Leone Dillon presiding. Mrs. Adele Ball led a program on the flag’s origin and history, followed by the banner song. Plans were made to send a delegate to Houston for the Pilot International Convention June 19 to 21, with Mrs. Lois Weaver chosen as representative.
Sorority girls home from college will join guests at the University Panhellenic Council luncheon at the Rose Bowl Tea Room starting at 1 PM. President Andrew Johnson earned the nickname Sir Veto for vetoing many congressional bills.
The Sew N Sew Club gathered Thursday afternoon at 1512 East Ninth Avenue for sewing and crochet entertainment. Guest Miss Opal Fackner joined members Mesdames Neely Veazey Wheatley Turner Rickman Maxwell Le Master and hostess Mrs Deward McDowell. Next meeting is planned for Thursday afternoon at Mrs Wheatley’s home 3910 West Bright Avenue.
Vera Hullum and Oscar Bost wed in a Portales country home ceremony officiated by Garnie Atkisson. Fifty-three guests attended as the couple planned to reside in Portales where Bost works at P and F Grocery.
In Portales on May 31, Annabell Marchman and Clinton Hastings united in marriage at the bride’s home. Attendants included Marjorie Manbeck and Clarence Hastings. Hastings plans to pursue chemical engineering at Texas Tech after the summer session. In Claude, Nora Lee Luttrell and Frank Reck wed May 31 at Rev. Jeff Moore’s home with Ivan Chauveaux as an attendant. Luttrell, a Claude High School and San Jacinto Beauty School graduate, and Reck, son of J. P. Beck, both work and study locally.
Mr and Mrs Les Blenis hosted a housewarming for Mr and Mrs Byron Johnson at 2217 Brooks Street on Wednesday night. Guests attended including R N Fowler Amos Medlin T J Clay Reese Webster W E Smith Lutille Carr Opal Tidwell Tess Jackson Susie Richerson Billie Crawford Pauline Betty Geraldine Byars Gladys Cherryhomes Daisy Towles Charlie Jean Wofford Jewel Lee Ruth Anvelink and gifts were sent by Rosalie Weatherford Anna Ivy Nell Ratliff Syeagle Gamblin and Laura Holland.
San Diego welfare chief Julius Rainwater testified before a congressional committee that migrants without citizenship protection should receive federal relief and that the state should handle cases for stateless citizens without established county residence. He noted movement from Texas and Missouri now dominates immigration to San Diego, a major aircraft plant city, though Oklahoma was previously the main source.
The third annual Buffalo Lake opening begins tonight with Red Malin and his Nautical Band in the recreation hall above the lake. Racing drivers check in this afternoon as prep and tuning continue for tomorrow’s events amid carnival rides for children and an all girl diving revue registrations. The Fishing Rodeo starts tonight at 8 and lasts to Sunday, with diving beauties on stage after the racing.
The Office of Production Management urged expanding U S magnesium capacity to 400 million pounds annually, up from 30 million, to meet intensified defense and lend-lease needs by end of 1942. The War Department and Defense Plant Corp would negotiate with seven or more companies, with Dow Chemical and Permanente as current producers. Magnesium is essential to aircraft construction.
The National Labor Relations Board directs Peyton Packing Company to disestablish the Employes Association of the Peyton Packing Company as bargaining agent and to reimburse employees whose dues were deducted. It dismisses a charge of unfair labor practices for discriminatory discharge filed by the Packinghouse Workers Organizing Committee CIO.
Dallas police puzzled over a missing 1490 model car in a pickup sheet. The desk sergeant mused the thief would have to be an Indian since whites did not arrive for two years, then realized the entry was a typographical error.
Vice President Henry A. Wallace addressed a national AAA conference warning farmers not to push for higher prices too aggressively. He cautioned that aggressive demands could provoke public resentment and threaten crop control programs, urging sacrifices as the United States stands against Hitler. He questioned 85 percent parity loans and warned of a demand for sharp cuts in farm aid after peace.
H. H. Bennett of Washington D C chief of the U S Department of Agriculture soil conservation service says flood damage could have been avoided with proper watershed soil conservation practices. He toured the Southwest and observed East Fork Trinity River damage near Mesquite noting gullied land and little topsoil. Bennett added that current farmer work with conservation districts will reduce future flood force.
Xavier Vallat, French commissioner of Jewish affairs, announced tonight a purported Jewish plot against Franco German collaboration and said new anti Jewish status will be coordinated with the European statue Hitler intends to enforce across the continent.
Washington June 13. Army officers and men ordered to outlying bases may not take their families or household goods with them at government expense. The War Department says the rule saves shipping space for equipment. Applies to army transports and commercial vessels, and restricts shipments of privately owned cars. Existing rules limit dependents sent to Panama Puerto Rico new Atlantic bases and Hawaii unless approved by the commanding general. Dependents of officers and enlisted men sent to the Philippines must stay in the continental United States.
The Bakersfield city council advertised several hundred first class nickel parking meters for sale after voters approved an amendment repealing the city parking meter ordinance. The action follows the measure's passage and the meters’ rejection.
Inexpensive crochet doilies fit for single use or set for a luncheon buffet. Pattern 6909 offers directions, stitches, materials, and illustrations with a photograph. Send ten cents to Amarillo Daily News Household Arts Dept., 259 W. 14th St., New York, N.Y. to obtain, include name and address and pattern number.
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