Solitude and the Joys of Life in Poetry and News
Poem excerpt by Ella Wheeler Wilcox on solitude and shared sorrow contrasts with local notes from Amarillo and Plainview. Visits include Ollie Williams, Adolphus Alexander, R. Ware, Hanks Blakemore, Miss Tress Hill, Jamnita Lewis, P. B. Randolph, Mrs. J. T. Price, E Thatcher, A. E. Harp, Wilt Matsler, W. M. Turner, and J. Keplinger visiting Amarillo and Miami. Mr and Mrs H Dixon host a Forty-Two party for Carthage guests with a Las Vegas fishing trip following.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ollie Williams
Adolphus Alexander
Amarillo
Ss. R. Ware
Hanks Blakemore
Clem Ross
Tress Hill
Jamnita Lewis
P. B. Randolph
JT. Price
E. Thatcher
A. BE. Harp
Wilt
Matsler
W. M. Turner
Plainview Evening Herald
J. J. Keplinger
Amillo
Miami
Keplinger
Mami
Dixon
H. Dixon
C. R. Boynton
Carthage
Las Vegas
Women Lifesavers Favored for Beach Patrols
The St. Louis park manager Mr Gray favors women lifeguards over men after wartime shifts, citing growing numbers training at YWCA and school pools. Tests include removing garments, breaking grips, towing to shore in three ways, and modern resuscitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gray
Park Pools
St. Louis
Missouri
Col. W. E. Longfellow
Red Cross
Gray
N. Y
First Baptist Sunday School Hosts Annual Outing
The First Baptist Sunday School enjoyed its annual picnic at the Happy Glenn Club grounds. Members gathered at the church at noon, rode in many cars to the grounds, and spent the day swimming, wading, and walking the creek. A picnic supper was served around 6:30 PM before returning to the city at dusk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Sunday School
Happy Glenn Club
Local Visitors Stopping By In Amarillo Scene
Henry Hagood of Amarillo was a business visitor here today. Dr A H Lindsay is visiting friends and looking after business interests here today. Dr Lindsay is now practicing at Amarillo but for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hagood
Amarillo
A .H. Lindsay
Lindsay
Evangeline in Motion Pictures at Mission Theater
The poem Evangeline by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow gains local interest as William Fox presents its story in motion pictures at the Mission Theater next Monday. The piece notes the poem’s worldwide popularity and mentions how proper names from Evangeline entered cultural use, illustrating its lasting impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
William Fox
Mission Theater
Charles Sumner
England
Longfellow
New Star Shines in Brilliant Comedy at Mission
A new star leads a famed cast in a three ring comedy at the Mission today. Wanda Hawley headlines with Harrison Ford Helen Jerome Eddy Walter Hiers and Jack Mulhall in Miss Hobbs adapted by Elmer Harris. Jerome K. Jerome name guarantees strong reception and Hawley’s rise is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission
Wanda Hawley
Realart
Harrison Ford
Helen Jerome Eddy
Walter Hiers
Jack Mulhall
Miss Hobbs
Jerome K. Jerome
Elmer Harris
Wenda Hawley
Plaited fashions grace Regina Wallace costume scene
New York fashion brief notes plaited tunics blouses overblouses and especially plaited skirts becoming common. The illustration features Regina Wallace in The Ouija Board wearing a three piece outfit with taftta skirt and chiffon blouse, trimmed in dark green and gold, with a green hat and brown ostrich feather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Moore
New York
Regina Wallace
Secret of Baker and the Blinded Soldiers
Fragmentary wartime note references soldiers blinded in battle and the moral appeal of freedom. An advertisement promotes BALUARD'S SNOW LINIMENT claiming quick itching relief and permanent cure, sold by druggists for 26e.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Aply Baluard
Local social notes list visitors and health updates in Amarillo
The column records visitors including Lottie Dee Craiger of Lockney and Edith Bakmoan of Canyon staying with Amarillo friends. It notes Veda Turner recovering after surgery at St Anthony's sanitarium and Kate Patton visiting Manitou, Colorado. Mrs FW McConnell of Dallas visits her sister J L Athina in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mises Berniey Dickson
Lottie Dee Craiger
Lockney
Texas
Craiger
Amarillo
John Po Mathis
Tyler Espect
Edith Bakmoan
Canyon
Veda Tur
Ner
St. Anthony’s Sanitarium
Mere
Kate Patton
C. L. Green
Charles
Roberta
Manitou
Colorado
EM. Green
Corsicana
A. J. Ware
Charles L. Green
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Ruth J. Meyer
Old Earth
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Europe
New York City
United States
Russia
China
Japan
Armenia
Turkey
Holland
Switzerland
France
Mexico
Jarett’s Fashion Shop
Bride
Perling
Goria! Company
Diamonds
E. E. Finelea
Polk Street
Newton Dag
American Library Association
Bie
FW. McConnell of
Dallas
Americ
Bars
J. L. Athina
Lincoln Street
Nunn Electric Co
Pok Street
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