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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1940

Page

4

Woodman Circle Juniors Meet At I O O F Hall

The Woodman Circle Juniors will meet at 4 o clock this afternoon at the I O O F Hall. All members urged to be present.

Woodman Circle I. O. O. F. Hall

Amarillo OES Chapter Initiates New Member at Masonic Hall

Amarillo Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held a regular meeting at the Masonic Hall on Tuesday night. An initiation service was conducted for one candidate and a social of punch and wafers followed for a large attendance.

Amarillo Order of the Fastern Star Masonic Hall

Miss O Leta Benton Weds Lewis Smith in Early Morning Ceremony

Miss O Leta Benton and Lewis Smith were married at 6 oclock yesterday morning at 1212 West Fifteenth Avenue in a single ring ceremony officiated by Bishop E C Seaman. Attendants were Juanita Duke Frieze and Wayford Holman. The couple will reside at 1212 West Fifteenth and take a brief honeymoon to Cimarron Canyon Red River and points in New Mexico. Mrs Smith will remain an employee of Hill Lines. The groom works for Continental Oil Company.

O'Leta Benton Lewis Smith West Fifteenth Avenue E. Cecil Seaman North Texas Episcopal Missionary District Plainview Mary Jane Oxer Eugene Lewis Lubbock L. N. Lipscomb First Methodist Church Lipscomb Vernon Lewis G. B. Oxer Wayland College Texas Technological College Lewis W. J. Lewis

Tucumcari Club Closes Season

The Business and Professional Women's Club closed its season with a Monday evening picnic supper at Miss Josephine Cridebring's home followed by a brief business session.

Tucumcart Business Josephine Cridebring

Texline information station opens with student crew

The Texas highway department opens its Texline information station as one of 13 in the state. College boys in charge are Glen Johnson Buck Overall Tyler Mitchell Brown and Rockwall.

Texline Texas Highway Department Glen Johnson Buck Overall Tyler Mitchell Brown Rockwall

Rosalie Lemons to Wed Frank Austin in June

Engagement announced for Rosalie Lemons of Amarillo to Frank Austin. A breakfast at the bride elects sister Mrs. W. W. Wells featured hostesses including the bride’s mother and other Lemons relatives. The wedding date was revealed by tiny airplanes bearing parachutes inscribed June 30.

Rosalie Lemons Frank Austin Amarillo Charles Lemons Panhandle W. W. Wells West Thirteenth Avenue Wells W. E. Lemons H. O. Lemons C. D. Jackson L. B. Jackson David Brandt Johnny Huffhines Dorthea Williams Thelma Puntch Lucille Fellers This City C. M. Hoylman Union W. Va Mesdames Clarence Howe Frank Rorex Mozelle Bechtold Anna Mae Helms Lyda May Walker Florence Kaufman Iris Peters Virginia White Kathryn Moore Jean Wright Gladys Britton Francis Parkinson Mona Bowman

Twenty-Thirty Club Hosts Las Vegas Guests

Members of the Twenty-Thirty Club hosted the Las Vegas chapter and wives after a joint business session. The evening included a swim picnic at Metropolitan Park.

Tucumcari Las Vegas Metropolitan Park

Flighty Man Is Handled Social CALENDAR By Patience

A busy Amarillo social page lists clubs and gatherings at Ellwood Park and nearby homes with times from 2 to 7 pm. Groups include Pandora Club, Hi-Lo Bridge Club, Modern Matrons, Jolly Time Forty-Two, and Woodmen Circle Juniors, plus First Baptist Maria Class events and a charity sewing for the Red Cross.

Flighty Man Patience

Boiled dressing and avocado lime salad recipes collection

A set of vintage recipe instructions including Boiled Dressing with milk flour and vinegar, Avocado Lime Salad with lime gelatin and avocado, and Honeydew Cocktail with strawberries and mint. Each item provides ingredient lists, mixing steps, and serving notes for small groups.

Homemade Chopped Steak Cutlets on Toast

Sauté onion in butter then mix with thawed chopped steak, salt, pepper, bread crumbs, egg, and milk. Shape into six cutlets and broil in a hot skillet ten minutes, turning to brown both sides. Serve on toast slices, garnish with parsley.

Supreme Court Terms Certified Questions and Dismissals

Supreme Court in Austin on June 19 answered certified questions in Traders & General Ins Co vs Jenkins Potter and dismissed applications. Correct judgments entered in McFaddin et al vs Oakland Realty Co Jefferson and Sumter et al vs Humble Oil & Refining Co Jefferson.

Austin Supreme Court Traders & General Ins. Co W. B. Jenkins Potter M. McFaddin Oakland Realty Co Jefferson M. D. Sumter Humble Oil & Refining Co

Pioneer Clayton Woman Buried

Funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church in Clayton for Mrs. B. A. Weiland of about 65. She died late Monday after a long illness. Rev. D. C. Stringer led the service and burial followed in Clayton cemetery. Surviving children include Mrs. Dick Mansker of Daihart.

Clayton N. M First Baptist Church B. A. Weiland D. C. Stringer Weiland Dick Mansker Daihart

Delegates Named From Childress County to Texas Extension Service

Mrs Newman Reeves and Mrs Weldon Lane were named delegates from Childress County to the Texas Extension Service short court at A and M College July 11 and 12. Reeves represents the County Home Demonstration Club Council and the county land use planning organization. Lane represents the county home demonstration clubs.

Childress Newman Reeves Weldon Lane Childress County Texas Extension Service A. & M. College Reeves County Home Demonstration Club Council Lane County Home Demonstration Clubs

Hartley Farms Decline Since 1935 Census Figures

Hartley County has fewer than half the farms since January 1 1935 according to the 1940 census released by district supervisor Earl C Cayton Amarillo. There are 204 farms now versus 518 in 1935 and 264 in 1930. Population stands at 1 868 compared to 2 185 in 1930.

Channing Hartley County Earl C. Cayton Amarillo

Escapes Rare at Northeastern Penitentiary

Seven inmates escaped from Northeastern Federal Penitentiary at Lewisburg since it opened seven years ago. All were recaptured and given additional sentences.

Lewisburg Fla U.P Federal Penitentiary At

Band Quietly Urges Return While Hints Speak of Remains

A tense message hints at a battered return of a band member as supporters urge patience. Rumors swirl of missing performances and a possible discovery, while officials offer cautious statements about ongoing searches and safety.

Blue Star Ointment Promise for Itching Skin Relief

Advertisement promises a single application to stop itching from eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples scabies and toe itch with repeat use as needed and money back if the first trial fails.

Marjorie Day Is Honored At Party In Rotan

A seated gift tea in Rotan honors Marjorie Day daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Day and bride elect of Amarillo’s Irving Tolzien Jr. Seventy guests attended as music guests, poems and songs celebrated the upcoming July 7 wedding.

Marjorie Day Rotan James B. Day Irving Tolzien, Jr Amarillo H. C. Shelton Shelton Charles Signor Abilene Betty Fillingim Jack Kennedy Guy Carol McCombs Barbara Davis Ruth Wilite Miss Day Ruth Wilhite T. O., Girls’ Social Club of Beth Alyce Fillingim Frances John Hellums Marge Mr. Tolzien

Entre Nous Club Meet at 2 PM With Mrs Cornelius

The Entre Nous Club will meet at two in the afternoon today hosted by Mrs M C Cornelius at 1403 Hughes Street.

Entre Nous Club M. G. Cornelius Hughes Street ENTRE M. C. Cornelius

Criminal Appeals Actions In Texas Court

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals announced decisions today affirming several defendants including Buster Phillips James Galdi H Reese Mrs Jim Weeks and Pred Solsona from various counties. Others were reversed and remanded James Wright and Joe Rushing. Rehearings by Relator State and Appellants were overruled in different cases.

Austin U.P Court of Criminal Appeals Buster Phillips Bosque James Galdi Dallas H. Reese Harris Jim Weeks Johnson Pred Solsona Bexar James Wright Lampasas Joe Rushing Fisher J. A. Patterson Walker

Death of Botulism Victim Accidental

In Tuccumcari Judge Patton awarded 324 dollars to I. Dominguez after the American Insurance Company declined double indemnity for his wife Eufelia Dominguez who died in 1937 from botulism after eating chili. Dominguez argued the death was accidental and the policy’s double indemnity should apply. eleven of twenty diners recovered from the outbreak.

Tucumcart Harry L. Patton American Insurance Company I. Dominguez Tucumcari Eufelia Dominguez J. V. Gallegos

Axe slips cut off toe in Alabama incident

Maggie Mae Elston was chopping wood at her home in Estaboga when the axe slipped, severing one of her toes. Authorities reported the accident occurred at her residence and she was not hospitalized at the time of the report.

Estaboga Ala Maggie Mae Elston

Friendship Club Hosts Wedding Shower at Drerup Home

The Friendship Club entertained Tuesday afternoon at 1619 Monroe Street. Members played games and enjoyed refreshments while presenting a wedding gift shower to Mrs. M. J. Kelly, formerly Mrs. Hattie Reitman, with many friends in attendance.

Friendship Club H. J. Drerup Monroe Street M. J. Kelly Hattie Rietman Fred Probst E. ©. Murtaugh N. P. Nussbaum EB. M. Roush A. L. Hummer Henry Reitman H. F E. Ross J. Lutz A. J. Stump C. B. Alford

Religious man seeks redress after assault in Fort Worth

A sect member filed assault charges against a Fort Worth livestock commission man who struck him and fractured his jaw following a dispute over saluting the U.S. flag. District Attorney Marvin H. Brown Jr ordered an investigation. The Fort Worth city council denied a statewide meeting request by the religious group for July 28 at city venues, returning a $65 rental deposit after protests from six organizations.

Fort Worth

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