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Newspaper

Amarillo Daily News

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 26, 1940

Page

4

Other Eleanor Roosevelt Doesn't Stay Home, Too

Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Col Theodore Roosevelt, travels the world, writes, lectures, and directs charity work. She plans to campaign for the Republican ticket, while recounting her wartime nursing, a Asia safari with tiger hunts, and a near fatal Shanghai escape during Sino-Japanese hostilities.

Eleanor Col Theodore Roosevelt Roosevelt Oyster Bay L. I T. R Philippines Puerto Rico Kuenitin France Paris YMCA Asia Field Museum Quentin Shanghai Wang Poo Manila

La Luz Club Leap Year Dance Planned at Amarillo Hotel

The La Luz Club announces a Leap Year Dance this week in the Blue Mirror Room at Amarillo Hotel. Eddie Gibbons' orchestra will perform starting at 9:15 PM. Admission is forty cents for stag or drag, with both boys and girls invited and girls allowed to tag.

la Luz Club Blue Mirror Amarillo Eddie Gibbons

Managing Mothers Praised For Safeguarding Daughters’ Marriages

A sweeping defense of the “managing mother” who shapes her daughter’s social world to secure a stable, respectable marriage. The piece argues mothers prepare homes, curate company, and screen unsuitable suitors to protect daughters from heartbreak and ruin, praising proactive motherhood as a rightful duty.

Episcopal Reunion Celebrates 53rd Anniversary in Clarendon

Clarendon Episcopal Church marked its 53rd anniversary with a homecoming and all day program led by Bishop E. Cecil Seaman of Amarillo. Former members traveled from the Panhandle, West Texas, and distant states. a barbecue was held on the Ryan lawn. Two attendees traced to the first service 53 years ago were Mrs. J. B. McClelland and Mrs. B. W. Chamberlain.

Clarendon Panhandle J. B. McClelland B. W. Chamberlain Amarillo Childress Shamrock Canyon Hereford Channing Quanah E. W. Henshaw

Mason Is Active 70 Years

Farmington Mass. Walter F Partridge 92 believes he is the nation s oldest Mason in craft service. Born in Franklin in 1848 he has been active in masonic work for 70 years. He became a master mason three months after his 22d birthday.

Farmington Mass U.P Walter F. Partridge Franklin Partridge

Weddings Callahan Billingsley Plainview

Doris Callahan became the bride of Howard Billingsley at a double ring ceremony at the home of Rev. and Mrs. W. N. Clark with Rev. Clark officiating. The couple will live in Plainview at 1401 Nassau. The bride is daughter of Guy Callahan. he is with Coca-Cola Bottling Company. A pre nuptial shower honored the bride with Coca Cola themed gifts.

Joyce Coley Billy Coffman

Harryman Fountain Nuptials Set at Central Presbyterian

Miss Roxie Harryman of Amarillo and Roscoe Fountain were married at 7 p.m. Thursday at Central Presbyterian Church with JR Thomson officiating. Mrs Fountain works at Texas Company Refinery where Mr Fountain is also employed. The couple resides at 1606 Fillmore Street.

Roxie Harryman Amarillo R. R. Harryman Brownwood Roscoe Fountain Central Presbyterian Church JR. Thomson

Social Calendar Today Shows Local Church Gatherings

Little Flower Mission Guild hosts a last bene fit bridge party at 2122 Hayden Street. Folk Street Methodist WSCS holds an all day meeting with 10:30 a.m. luncheon and mission study in the church parlor. West Amarillo Christian Woman's Council Circles meet at 2:30 p.m. Circle 1 Mrs C W Kincaid Circle 2 Mrs C F P Anderson 902 Broadmoor Street Circle 3 Miss Mayme Chinn 721 Rusk Street Circle 4 home of Mrs Clyde Hooks 17 B Prospect Street with Mrs Irene Barker hostess Circle 5 Mrs R E B Abbott 3796 Fountain Terrace.

First Christian Church F. A. Paschal van Buren Street Amarillo Little Flower Mission Guild Barredheart Cathedral Deems Berearam Hayden Street Folk Street Methodist Wscs Fellowship Hall

Ice Cream Social Planned by St Andrew's Auxiliary

St Andrew's Episcopal Auxiliary organizes an ice cream social on the Parish House lawn Thursday night from 7 until all are served. Proceeds support parish activities. Volunteers are needed at 6:30 to set up.

St. Andrew's Episcopal Auxiliary

MacKay To Speak at Yale During Summer Session

President Donald William MacKay of Eastern New Mexico College prepares to address Yale University summer session on July 10. The speech will cover controversial aspects of relationships in home school and community training of children as he completes a tour of teachers college addresses in Colorado Kansas and Nebraska.

NYA Camp at Portales College Is Closed

The residential National Youth Administration Camp at Eastern New Mexico College will close after July 1. President Donald W. MacKay announced after a morning conference with state director C. O. McGuire. Eighteen of 53 boys remain in summer school. arrangements will let them stay to finish work, funded by college. The project’s main feature, a dormitory basement and foundations, has progress. summer students will continue July and August.

Mr. Right Sadie Mamma Pappa Mother Mable NYA

ENMC Museum near completion aided by local lawyer

PORTALES June 25 The Eastern New Mexico College museum built by the Society of Art History and Archaeology of Roosevelt County has doors locked briefly for lack of $290 for flooring. Attorney J C Compton donated $800 of his $1,000 fee to courthouse fixtures and kept $200 for future needs. The two story building mirrors campus architecture and will open next fall under college and State Museum supervision with three salaried staff.

J. C. Compton C. M. Compton College Board of Regents J. G. Greaves Portales Daily News

Daughter-in-Law of Thornton's Visits in Amarillo

Mrs. Charles B. Thornton of Washington D C, daughter-in-law of Tex Thornton, visits Mr and Mrs Thornton at 503 Florida Street after a Fort Worth stay with C W Laney family. A contralto, she sang in Fort Worth and trained in New York. taught voice in Washington and sings at Church of the Reformation. Charles Thornton works for the federal housing administration and they married about two years ago. she leaves for Washington Saturday.

Charles B. Thornton Washington, D. C Tex Thornton Sigmund Romberg White Horse Inn Thornton Washington Church of the Reformation Capital Charles Thornton Federal Housing Administration Amarillo

Hall County Pioneer Dies at Plainview

L. C. Payne aged 80 a Hall County pioneer died Monday in Plainview after years of declining health Funeral services were Tuesday at Estelline for Payne born in 1860 in Davies County Missouri He moved to Hall County in 1901 later living with his son R V Payne bank president Survivors include a daughter Mrs S T Hutchings of Estelline and a sister Mrs Mary Tuggle Cameron Missouri Cream of mushroom soup with rice and vegetables is noted as a versatile sauce option

Estelline L. C. Payne Panian Davies County Payne Hall County County Plainview Son R. V. Payne Hale County State Bank S. T. Hutchings Mary Tuggle Cameron, Mo

Wall of Grant's Home Falls Kills One, Injures Many

A fragile retaining wall at the former residence of Gen U P Grant collapsed in New York on June 25 killing a 45 year old black watchman John Howard and injuring 17 others, six seriously. Most victims were WPA workers beginning demolition. The incident underscores dangers of the demolition work as authorities investigate the collapse.

Grant New York U.P Gen U. P. Grant WPA John Howard

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