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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1941

Page

6

Notable Women and Entertainers in a Global Spotlight

Miss Marie Witham, Ford said to head the Society for Visual Education, rises from secretary to public relations in Chicago and leads film education work. Edith Willkie resumes high energy after campaign, planning a larger living room. Mexico’s 18 year old matadora Conchita Cintron cites 51 bullfights and four horses. Beatrice Lillie forgoes $5,000 weekly contracts to serve country, while Yolanda and Frank Veloz boast $8,500 weekly earnings and a celebrated dance partnership spouse.

Donna Ford Marie Witham Society For Visual Education Miss Witham Indianapolis Public Service Commission Utilities Power and Light Corporation Chicago Senorita Conchita Cintron Mexico Matadora Peru Conchita Yolanda Veloz Yolanda Cassazi Greenwich Village Frank Veloz

Wyatt-Welsh wedding date set for July six

Mr and Mrs Earl Wyatt of 1500 Jefferson Street announce their son Dr Malcolm Howe Wyatt of the United States Army hospital at Fort Sam Houston will wed Miss Betty Welsh of Tucson Arizona on July 6. The ceremony will be at 5 PM at St Pauls Episcopal Church San Antonio with Bishop E Cecil Seaman officiating. Dr Wesley Makeig will be best man.

Earl Wyatt Jefferson Street Malcolm Howe Wyatt United States Army Hospital Fort Sam Houston Betty Welsh Tucson Ariz Poe St. Paul's Episcopal Church San Antonio E. Cecil Seaman Wesley Makeig

Luncheon Group Meets at Mrs Weaver Home

The Wednesday Welfare Luncheon Club met at Mrs. G. K. Weaver's home 312 West Tenth Avenue. After a covered dish lunch a short business meeting and sewing followed. Attending were Mesdames Reeves Birge Barr Horn Calvert Crandall Odell. The group plans a July 16 meeting with Mrs. West 1812 Taylor Street.

G. K. Weaver West Tenth Avenue W. L. Reeves W. S. Birge J. W. Barr J. W. Horn C. R. Calvert J. P. Crandall B. G. Odell D. C. West Taylor Street

Social Calendar Highlights Church and Club Meetings

Today's schedule lists First Baptist lunch at 12 15. Sewzette Club led by Mrs. Formby at 1608 B Hayden Street at 2 30. Up and Doing Club with Mrs. Spencer at 1306 East Twelfth Avenue. Dr Shelton Bible Class in Katherine Weisel parlor at 2 30. Hand Sewing Club at Westcree Christian Church at 10. Potter County Girls 4 H Club with Marilyn Henderson. John B Golding Auxiliary No 1475 to V FP W meets at I O O F Halls at 8 30.

Tom Spencer East Twelfth Avenue Dr. Shelton Katherine Weisel The First Baptist Seag

Claudia Brothers Honored With Pre-nuptial Shower

Claudia Brothers was honored with a pre-nuptial shower at the home of Miss Alberta Wagstaff in Tucumcari. About 40 guests attended as she plans to wed Alvin Clemmer Friday at 8 p.m.

Tucumcari Claudia Brothers Alberta Wagstaff Miss Brothers Alvin Clemmer

Lone Star Canary Club Hosts Social Meeting

The Lone Star Roller Canary Bird Club met this week at 1317 Fillmore Street in Mrs. S. W. Barnett’s home for games and refreshments. Members included Mrs. J. S. McMillen, Mrs. E. R. Glass, Mrs. Sam Stinson, Mrs. K. Page, Mrs. J. B. Wilmeth, Mr. Jim Bradley, Mr. M. N. Nelson, Mr. J. M. Nelson, and Mrs. S. W. Barnett.

Lone Star Roller Canary Bird Club S. W. Barnett Fillmore Street Lloyd Orton Mesdames J. S. McMillen E. R. Glass Sam Stinson K. Page J. B. Wilmeth Jim Bradley M. N. Nelson J. M. Nelson

Mrs. Mason Lemons Honored at Shower Party

Mrs. Mason Lemons honored at a miscellaneous shower in Panhandle on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. O. R. Owens and Mrs. Jack Atkins hosted with guests from Panhandle, Phillips, Amarillo, Clarendon and Lefors. Gifts and original poems accompanied the gift box as Mrs. J. C. Jackson sang.

Panhandle Phillips Amarillo Clarendon Lefors

Plainview BPW Installs Heads

Plainview June 19 Miss Lucille Shultz Hale County home demonstration agent was installed as president of the Plainview Business and Professional Women's Club replacing Mrs. Ed Hart. New and retiring officers include Vice presidents Miss Helen Marie Martin and Miss Ruby Wood. second vice president Miss Eutha Barnett and Mrs. Vernon Bradley. recording secretary Mrs. Rosalie Hanna and Miss Olive Hill. corresponding secretary Miss Edna Dudgeon and Miss Augusta Uhl. treasurer Mrs. Adella Drew and Miss Della Ansley. parliamentarian Mrs. Vernon Bradley and Mrs. A. B. Cox. Miss Mary Cox charter member was elected delegate to the national convention at Los Angeles in July.

Plainview Lucille Shultz Hale County Adella Drew Della Ansley Vernon Bradley A. B. Cox Mary Cox Business and Professional Women’s Clubs Los Angeles

Tucumcari BPW Season Closes With Picnic Meeting

The Tucumcari Business and Professional Women closed their season with a barbecue supper at Metropolitan Park then a club room business meeting. Ruth Dyson presided as seven new names were submitted for vote at the September reg war meeting. Merle Kelly and Jo Cride were social committee chairs.

Tucumcari Metropolitan Park Merle Kelly Jo Cridebring Ruth Dyson

Sub-Deb Club Pledges New Members at Webster Home

The Sub-Deb Club pledged Floryne Weers Wilma Suggs Virginia Sug June Williams Isabel Mashbuis and Joanna Brown at a ceremony hosted by Zella Mae Webster. Present were Doris Kelley LaMoyne Salyer Willa Dean Salyer Bobbie Miller Mary Louise Stanley Joan Brady Nella Fae Boynton Jimmie Watson Gwen Garwood and the hostess. Games and refreshments followed.

Zella Mae Webster Floryne Weers Wilma Suggs Virginia Sug June Williams Isabel Mashbuis Joanna Brown Doris Kelley LaMoyne Salyer Willa Dean Salyer Bobbie Marie Miller Mary Louise Stanley Joan Brady Nella Fae Boynton Jimmie Watson Gwen Garwood

Dalhart Lawyer Relocates After 32 Years in Same Office

Dalhart attorney R. E. Stalcup moved to new offices after 32 years in the Midway Bank & Trust Co. building, the longest continuous tenancy in Dalhart. He arrived in Dalhart in November 1901, five months after the town’s founding, and is noted as the oldest Dalhart lawyer by residence.

Dalhart R. E Stalcup Midway Bank & Trust Co

Rome’s Milan Cathedral Faces Bomb Protection With Sacks

Every carving on Rome's Milan Cathedral has been tied with sacks to shield it from bombs, a protective measure amid ongoing tensions. Local authorities ordered securing statues and ornaments as a precautionary display of vigilance.

Rome Milan

Love Disastrous To Young Men By Dokulhy Dia

A humorous essay argues that love harms young men more than women, citing a college study and a flood of letters from distressed suitors. It describes how boys neglect studies for romance, with tales of dazed mood and unkept ambitions as they chase “calf-love.”

Dokulhy Dia Cuitie Susie Sally

First Flower Show Held at Tucumcari

Tucumcari held its first flower show sponsored by the Tucumcari Garden Club at Mrs. Morris Benson’s home. About 100 visitors attended besides members. 78 flower varieties were entered. General arrangements chair was Mrs. Tom Robberson, program chair was Mrs. F. E. Currell, and judges were Mrs. J. H. Sharpe and Mrs. J. E. Wailes.

Tucumcari

Sunnyside Home Demonstration Club Plans National Defense Course

The Sunnyside Club will meet at Mrs. John Bichsel’s home for a roundtable on foods for national defense with Mrs. John Legate presiding. They plan a course of study on national defense and will reconvene July 21 with Mrs. John Detten. Whales born in water begin swimming immediately.

Sunnyside Home Demonstration Club John Bichsel John Legate Oscar Detten Frank Korte W. A. Holden John Detten G. Fesser John Henderson Viola Bichsel

Keffer Johnson Wedding at First Christian Church

Miss Imogene Keffer of Seymour wed Marshall T Johnson of Tidioute Pennsylvania at the First Christian Church in Seymour. The ceremony featured gladioli and greenery with Rev. William J Spreen officiating. The couple plans a two week Colorado honeymoon and will reside in Wink.

Seymour Tex Imogene Keffer K. T. Keffer Marshall T. Johnson E. Johnson Tidioute Penn First Christian Church William J. Spreen Gladewater G. A. Buie Gardenias Colorado Wink Johnson John Daniel Bar Wyatt A. Petersen Charles Keffer Lubbock Amarillo College Texas Tech University of Michigan Wink School Pennsylvania State College Pi Gamma Epsilon Shell Oil Company, Inc L. T. Keffer Kimsey Miller Douglas Keffer Shattuck Okla

Marriage Announcement Mike Carroll and Gladys Elving

Announcement of the marriage between Mike Carroll of this city and Miss Gladys Elving of Kansas City Missouri in Santa Rosa on June 14. The bride daughter of Genevieve Elving Kansas City and Bethany College graduate, teaching music at Ft. Riley for three years. The groom son of Mollie Carroll, formerly at Conchas Dam, and former owner of Tucumcari Electric Shop. The couple will reside at Conchas Dam.

Tucumcari Mike Carrol Gladys Elving Kansas City Santa Rosa Genevieve Elving Bethany College of Mollie Carroll Conchas Dam

Fidelis Class Has Lunch at Church

Mrs. George Fleck presided over the First Baptist Fidelis Class luncheon and meeting at the church. The program featured a reading from Anne of Green Gallies by Ginger Owens and garden flowers decorated the table.

George ‘7

VFW Auxiliary Meeting Tonight At I O O F Hall

John B. Golding Auxiliary No. 1475 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold a regular meeting at 8 30 tonight at the I O O F Hall. All members urged to attend.

John B. Golding The Veterans of Foreign Wars I. O. O. F. Hall

Needle Art Club Meets at Mrs Atkins Home

Mrs. T. B. Atkins hosted a Nee dle Art Club gathering at 1917 Fillmore Street. After sewing an hour, a salad course was served to Mesdames E. D. Hawkins Willis Thornton S M. Phipps H. M. Warren J. P Edwards and guest Mrs. S. M Ratliff.

T. B. Atkins Needle Art Club Fillmore Street E. D. Hawkins Willis Thornton S M. Phipps H. M. Warren J. P Edwards S. M Ratliff

Stabilizing Jobs in Southwest Studied

Dallas reports show three regional areas Ozark Ouachita cross timbers and Southern High Plains examined for employment and income stabilization. J W Tarrant and Edwin Mills led National Resources Planning Board discussions with Amarillo land use chief Edwin Henson and LSU's Dr T Lynn Smith directing committees.

Dallas Southwest National Resources Planning Board J. W. Tarrant Ozark-Ouachita Mountains Cross Timbers Section High Plains Edwin O. Mills Edwin R. Henson Amarillo Department of Agriculture T. Lynn Smith Louisiana State University

Councilman Reuses Trash for Garden Project in FELECITY

FELECITY Ohio reports Councilman Don Kennedy dumped old potatoes into a trash can with tin cans rope and pepper last spring. This week he harvests new potatoes from the same can and waits for his garden crop planted then to mature.

Felecity Ohio Don Kennedy

Man questioned in hit and run death of 4 year old

A Hobbs New Mexico man was being questioned in Seagraves today in connection with the death of Bobby Jean Beck a four year old who was struck by a hit and run driver last night. The man was arrested at a tavern early today.

Seagraves Hobbs, N. M Bobby Jean Beck

British Ship Empire Warrior Crew Rescued Off Portugal

A Portuguese vessel rescued 25 members of the crew of the British ship Empire Warrior after it sank off the Portuguese coast early this morning. The 1,206 ton vessel built in 1921 was loaded with coal.

Lisbon

Also Mentioned on This Page

Edith Willkie Willkies Fifth Avenue Wendell Beatrice Lillie England Miss Lillie America Land Sir Robert Peel Sai Globe News Kays &P Kayser Polk First Baptist Church Sewzette Club W. F. Formby Hayden Street West Sree Christian Church Potter County Marilyn Henderson V. FP. W Lone Star Canary Club Mrs. Mason Lemons Ty Charles Blackburn Bros Sunnyside Club Elving-Carrol Fidelis VFW Needle Mesa Verde National Park Durango Chamber of Commerce Zephyr Inel Junkin Taylor Colgate Zay Vel White & Kirk
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