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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1925
Page
5
Poem praising faith and freedom cited from the body of an unknown Australian World War I soldier. The article also reports Mrs. J S Kendrick visiting county clubs in Bailey Lamb Hale and Floyd counties, Oct 19, for the Texas Congress of Mothers. It notes efforts to fund a county nurse for Bailey County and thattrained nurse will start Nov 1 in Mule Shoe.
Local shops promote a Rexall one cent sale from Thursday to Saturday offering two items for the price of one. The event aims to help shoppers stock up on tea coffee candies toilet goods and medicines while highlighting nearby art crafts radio sets and boudoir lamps.
A local ad highlights a 38c to 98c book lot featuring Pilgrim's Progress The Marble Faun Faust and Abraham Lincoln stories. Also promoted are blanket cleaning at Panhandle Laundry using a rare blanket carding machine, and Mor row-Thomas Hardware glass pieces with a range of decorative items. New shipments include Indian gifts and dolls plus fashionable footwear offerings.
The article recounts local Mother and Parent-Teacher associations visiting schools in Bailey County. It notes the Texas Congress of Mothers reaching 60,000 members in 1,800 clubs on its sixteenth birthday, honors organizer Mrs. Ella Caruthers Porter, and describes numerous school events, meetings, and community activities across Sudan Bailey County Floydada Plainview and Hale Center.
The senior class hosts an annual style masquerade Friday night in the municipal auditorium rotunda beginning at 8 o clock. Costumes are required and prizes will be given for the best. The High School P T A Senior Division serves as hostess and pledges a lively program with refreshments and personal attention to each attendee.
Mr and Mrs Gail MacPhadden and their son Gail Jr returned to Palm Beach Florida after visiting grandparents in the Country Club area and touring scenic spots across the United States including Seattle Yellowstone Park and San Francisco. Mrs Louis Anthony Will Spend the Winter in Oklahoma City with her sisters at 140 Tyler street.
The Amarillo Council of Parents and Teachers held an enthusiastic October meeting with Mrs. J E Griggs presiding and Mrs H B Smith named chair. Supt W A McIntosh spoke on the Texas School Survey and Year Books for 1925 1926 were announced for Nov 3 at the High School Library. Multiple district P T A groups in Shamrock Perryton Claude and Amarillo reported officers, memberships, programs, and upcoming county and state P T A events.
The Amoma Class of the First Baptist Church enjoyed a Halloween party hosted by Mrs. Wallace Winfield at 1500 Pierce. Guests wore costumes, prizes were awarded in mental and physical contests, and refreshments were served before a brief business meeting. Officers were elected or confirmed, with Mrs. Horace Griggs as president and several vice presidents, secretaries, and other posts filled.
The Hallowe en masquerade ball at Amarillo Country Club next Saturday night will be one of the most brilliant affairs the club has ever had. The entertainment committee plans to make it the standout event of the year with superb music and a large crowd expected.
In Amarillo a group from Mrs. M Merriman’s Sunday school class of the First Christian Church spent yesterday afternoon at the Amarillo Day Nursery. They stitched small garments for children while one girl read stories to the youngsters. Rev FE B Fincher of the Southern Westminster church has earlier entertained them with tales.
Members of the Security Benefit Association plan their annual Hallowe en program tomorrow night at 8 o clock. Attendance is limited to members and their families. The event promises surprises and a pleasing program with future plans for Thanksgiving and Christmas activities.
Miss Ora and Ann Trulove daughters of Otis Trulove departed Priday for an extended tour of Texas including Wichita Falls and Breckenridge Their sister Miss Simon Trulove recently returned from an extended visit to Dallas and Fort Worth
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