New Pilot Club Officers Elected At War Bond Night
The Pilot Club announces new officers with Ruth Stine as president Maude Lynch first vice president Hazel Lewis second vice president Bella Nugent secretary Rosalind Giles corresponding secretary and Mae Smith treasurer Board members for the year are Lois Weaver Faye S Gordon and Louise Edwards Mrs Clyde Oberste retires as president and presided at Capitol Hotel Nearly all members attended and contributed 50 cent stamps toward a $100 bond goal The retiring president praised club cooperation and the Aims of Pilot A dinner preceded the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pilot Club
Ruth Stine
Maude Lynch
Hazel Lewis
Bella Nugent
Rosalind Giles
Mae Smith
Lois Weaver
Faye S. Gordon
Louise Edwards
Clyde Oberste
Capitol Hotel
San Jacinto Baptist WMS Holds Regular Business Meeting
Seventeen members of the Women’s Missionary Society at San Jacinto Baptist Church met Wednesday for a business discussion and Royal Service program. Mrs. Miller Cason presided over the meeting. A noon covered dish luncheon followed with Culpepper Circle as host. Mrs. Virgil Strimple led a discussion on Democracy and Christianity in the afternoon. The text notes Libya’s size compared to Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Missionary Society of the
San Jacinto Baptist Church
Miller Cason
Culpepper
Virgil Strimple
Blanche Grove
Stop the Yellow Gossip About Our Fighting Men
A call to support soldiers and civilians, urging Americans to stop prejudice against those not in uniform. The message emphasizes civilian help is essential for food and ammunition and condemns spreading harmful gossip about service members.
Two Beta Sigma Phi Chapters Hold Joint Meeting
Gamma Iota and Alpha Alpha chapters met in Federation Club Rooms Wednesday evening with Aldah Herron presiding. Mrs J B Fischer spoke on travel ethics and abroad experiences, followed by a social hour and candlelit closing ritual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gamma Iota
Alpha Alpha
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Federation Club
Aldah Herron
Velma Hall
Beta Sigma Phi
J. 8. Fischer
Maxine Oatis
Rose Boykin
Louise Fleming
Pauline Spencer
Vandee Moore
Thelma Price
Dorothy Swearengen
Wanda Bates
Lois Jean Blair
Helen Barrett
Juanita Simmons
Ina Mae Duke
Louise Smith
Helen Kenyon
Vada Showalter
Marion Gross
Mary Winyard
Inez Lovan
Elsa Plants
Nola Gordon
Ferne Hudson
Zola Mae Gleaton
G. C. Nobles
Gamma Iota Chapter
Reba Huffhine
Pauline Woodward
Neva Flowers
Elaine Baskin
Ruth Hevron
Aldah Hevron
Tractor Plows Better for Victory Gardens
AP Features urges gardeners with access to a tractor to plow Victory Gardens this spring. Plowing outperforms spading, improves soil structure, anchors seeds in rich ground, and yields larger crops as deeper roots access moisture. Cities arrange for tractor plowing to speed work and reduce effort.
Evening events and performances listed in Amarillo calendar
Tonight reviews The Robe at St Andrews Parish House and a blackface minstrel by Sanborn School pupils. Recitals by Ola Jenkins pupils at the Go forth home. Tomorrow dances at Amarillo Field Officers Club, a public story hour at Amarillo Public Library, and a Rainbow for Girls flower sale downtown with a Helen Montgomery soprano recital at Polk Street Church parlor.
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the Robe
Lloyd C. Douglas
Bob McDonald
St. Andrew's Episcopal Parish House
St. Andrew's Guild
Harmony Club Guest Day Set for Monday Afternoon
Harmony Club will host a guest day program at 2 30 oclock Monday in the Federa tion Club Rooms. Patrons and guests of members are invited to attend. Santa Fe System carloadings for the week ending April 3 1943 were 21 941 compared with 22 286 for the same week in 1942. Cars received from connections totaled 12 927 compared with 9 290 for the same week in 1942. Total cars moved were 34 868 compared with 31 576 for the same week in 1942. Santa Fe handled a total of 33 729 cars in the preceding week of this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harmony Club
Federation Club
Santa Fe
Cotton scarf replaces wool in summer fad headwear
A summer version of a popular wool scarf fad is described. Glansder designs a light cotton scarf worn on top the head with a trailing end circling the neck. Enhance with a bright pin or flowers as shown in the accompanying photo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glansder
Amarillo High Band Honored By Theater Party
Jack King of Interstate Theaters hosted a State Theater gathering for Amarillo High School Band members. About sixty students attended and were later treated to refreshments at downtown soda fountains as guests of the Band Parents' Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack King
Interstate Theaters
Amarillo
Band Parents’ Association
Recitals at Polk Street Methodist Church feature Montgomery
Mrs Viola Wilson presents Helen Montgomery soprano in a concert at 8 30 Monday night in the parlor of Polk Street Methodist Church. Public invited. Lilly Larsen pupils perform in recital Saturday evening at 1223 Polk Street at 8 oclock with Wanda Smith Billie Nance and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Montgomery
Viola Wilson
Polk Street Methodist Church
Lilly Larsen
Polk Street
Wanda Smith
Billie Nance
A. F. Smith
Gloria Slagle
Kay Patterson
Hylasne Yeager
Jim Bob Nance
Anne Birge
Glenn Holden
la Wayna Griffin
Jimmie Morris
Bettye Hill
Guy Smyth
Mary Frances Russell
Thomas Gwin
Sewing Club Notes and Local Social Meetings
The Willing Workers Club embroidered cup towels and planned to send flowers to ill members and a hospitalized relative. Homecraft Club hosted embroidery, a Pollyanna gift, and a Chenille bed spread wedding gift, with plans for a May 10 party and an April 22 meeting. Thrifty Needle Club elected officers and set a February 2:30 meeting at Mrs. Kilbourne’s home. Fresno and Monticello brief items report a 17-year-old Marie Kauffung becoming a lumber jack and Lt. William O Dowd receiving captured Japanese tires, reflecting wartime conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workers Club
R. L. Lane
A.L. Ash
W. A. Lane
Edward Sneed
Amarillo Army Air Field Hospital
J. A. Looney
L. E. Cantwell
E. E. Clark
C. B. Rosenbaum
Homecraft Club
E. N. Boydston
City
J. W. Holloway
Sam Youngblood
Mesdames
J. C. Williams
E. A. Baker
G. A. Runyon
W. R. Hill
J. W
The War on Weeds in the Victory Garden
A garden guide explains hoeing as the main tool to combat weeds after each rain. It recommends shallow cultivation to protect roots, hand-pulling weeds, deep irrigation when needed, and mulching with straw or leaves to reduce evaporation and weed growth. Frequent light sprinkling is discouraged as it promotes shallow roots.
Wartime Condiments and Sauces From Mrs Maddox
Mayonnaise is encouraged for war era meals and fish sauces. Tartar sauce blends mayo with onion juice or pickles. lemon Hollandaise boosts nutrition and adds interest to vegetables. A note claims train travel safety in 1893 and the odd fact about fish lacking eyelids.
Attitude Toward Deferments Hurts War Effort
A wartime warning about women who harshly judge men not in uniform. The piece argues this sniping shames skilled workers from plants and farmers from farms, pulling needed labor from the home front to satisfy personal judgments. It cites a Midwestern farm community with deferments as illustrative.
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Middle West
Child reports burning car near home. father confirms
A 6 year old girl sprinted into the CHICOG police station saying the family car was on fire and burning up. She and her father Frank Gilbert both spoke in excitement and could only say the car was around the corner.
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San Jacinto Baptist Wms
Libya
Texas
Philadelphia
H. E. Bozeman
van Buren Street
Sanborn School
Ola E. Jenkins
Earl Goforth
Sunset Terrace
Amarillo Field Officers’ Club
Courthouse
Amarillo Public Library
Order of the Rainbow
U. S
Polk St
Cliff Vincent
Lefors
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
First Christian Church
The
Hogg Foundation
Austin
America
A. H.S. Band
Claire McCardell
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Marie Earle
Herbert Drug
Amarilio
Thrifty Club
the Thrifty Needle Club
Sam Bailey
Rankin Kilbourne
Myrtle Killin
Donald McGregor
Louella Martin
J. Theweatt
Kilbourne
Cleveland Street
Fresno
Cal
U.P
Marie Kauffung
Japan
Monticello
Ind
William T. O'Dowd
William O'Dowd
South Pacific Air Force
Tel
Gaynor Maddox
NEA
Washington
Ruth Millett
Kline
Dobbs Stagley
Parkridge Velda Originals
Beauty
Beauty Mart
Polk
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Nicks & Scratches
East Tenth
Crisco
North Florida
Morton's
Kellogg's
Post's
Buchanan
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