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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1925
Page
5
The Ladies Auxiliary No. 10 of the Brotherhood of Police Department and Police Association will meet Thursday evening at 7 30 at the home of Mrs. Jack Thomas 2116 Buchanan Street.
Mr and Mrs H W Sharp returned yesterday from a week in New Mexico on a business trip. Mrs Susan B Gulledge arrived from Shreveport and will stay in the city to manage her Houston property interests. The American Association of University will hold a candy sale Saturday at 9 o clock at the City Light and Water Company to fund the club house in Washington and its scholarship fund.
Members of the Child Welfare Club hosted a St Patrick Day evening for their husbands at the home of Mr and Mrs Ed R Mayer 1601 Madison street. The party featured abundant early spring flowers and a cordial, celebratory atmosphere.
The event adopted a fragrance and green white color scheme with matching decorations and refreshments. Patrick favors decorated plates, tables set for 42, and prizes awarded for high scores. A luncheon followed for numerous attendees including Mrs T E Durham and several couples from the local community.
Circle One of the First Christian Church will meet this afternoon at 2 30 oclock with Mrs W W Spencer 910 Van Buren Street instead of with Mrs M Merriman due to illness in Merriman home
The Woman's Auxiliary of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church will meet at 2 p.m. at 1109 Harrison Street and proceed to Canyon for a shower for Mrs. B. H. J. Andrews at the social center. They will attend Lenten services at the Canyon Auxiliary meeting with Bishop E. C. Seaman presiding.
A Liszt program given Monday afternoon by the Philharmonic Club at First Baptist Church opened at 2 30. Mrs I D Cole led with several pieces by Liszt and performances by Mrs E L Lanham Mrs S F E Fish with Mrs Stanley W Hayne and Miss Carla Hilton contributed Rakoczy March with Mrs H V Gill. New members Mrs H K Stanfield and Mrs J W Prentice attended. A choral practice was led by Mrs Grace Stover Krug. J U G Club meets Thursday at 3 1815 Jackson street led by Mrs W A McIntosh. Trulove Sunday School Class meets Thursday at Polk Street Methodist Church annex at 3 for a social time.
The San Jacinto Methodist Missionary Society will meet at 2 30 this afternoon at the church. The program includes a Voice presentation and a Bible lesson.
Amarillo hosts an annual music festival staged by the Amarillo College of Music. Towns across the Panhandle have begun sending in ticket orders as interest grows.
A reader notes the thrill of hearing orders at Collins Drug Store and the Nunn Electric Company as their town earns recognition as a cultural and commercial hub in the Panhandle, filling residents with patriotic pride.
The Phil nic Club will stage a massed aged concert Friday at 8 pm in Amarillo's municipal auditorium. Paul Van Kate will fine tune the performance as a strong Amarillo and Panhandle audience awaits the display from Amarillo’s notable group of pianists.
The Idle Awhile Club hosted a social evening for the husbands of member women at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wagner on Washington Street. St Patrick decor brightened rooms as bridge games filled the night and high score honors went to Mrs. Satterwhite and L A Kerr with Mr. Satterwhite and Mrs. Fairchild as consolation. A salad course followed for a long guest list including Herndon Robinett Kerr Fairchild Eldridge Brittain Benton Crudgington Satterwhite Vernon Wagner and several others.
Dim mitt and Castro county show growing railroad prospects with estimates placing a train into Dimmitt within nine months to a year. Possible lines include the Texas Panhandle and Gulf east–west route via Dimmitt, and a Ft Worth and Denver branch from Esteline toward Castro county center. Santa Fe contemplates a Plainview to Silverton spur that could reach Dimmitt next. The Dimmitt Chamber of Commerce backs the earliest viable proposal and aims to secure Castro County a railroad before year’s end 1925.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway plans drastic re adjustment of its finances to meet severe difficulties and restore solvency. A protective committee has been formed to safeguard stock and bond holders as management and committee prepare a restructuring plan for submission soon.
On a beautiful evening Mary Jane visits a grand magnolia tree in the Enchanted Forest and sits beneath its waxy, fragrant blossoms. A gentle whistle, sounding like Witt Err, breaks the quiet as she gazes upward.
The Canyon Stock Judging Contest moved from April 13 to April 6 to provide two extra weeks for team training ahead of the State Stock Judging Contest, which was rescheduled from May 1 to April 20 to align with the new training window. Continued updates from The Newa canyon report.
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