Engagement announced between Miss Opal Parks and Mr. George McLellan Jr
Wichita social note says Opal Beverly Parks and Amarillo resident George S. McLellan Jr will wed in Wichita in May. Announcement by Parks’s mother credits a luncheon hosted by Virginia Selover and Geraldine Du Rand. McLellan’s parents listed. couple plans to reside in Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George S. McLellan, Jr
Opal Parks
Wichita
Kan
Opal Beverly Parks
Kansas
Amarillo
Parks
G. S. McLellan
Taylor Street
Miss Ruth Robbins Presents Piano Recital tonight
Ruth L FB Robbins of Wilson Studios of Music at 1013 Harrison Street will present four pupils this evening at 8 o clock. Henry Fuqua, Jimmy Newby, Joseph Mason, Jack Adkins are named along with parents listed at 1905 Harrison Street 1114 Taylor Street 2405 Hayden Street and 2410 Hughes Street. Patrons and friends are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth L. FB. Robbins
Wilson Studios of Music
Harrison Street
Henry Fuqua
H. E. Fuqua
Jimmy Newby
Joseph Mason
L. B. Newby
Taylor Street
C. H. Mason
Hayden Street
Jack Adkins
Sigma Delta Phi Plans First Spring Dance
Sigma Delta Phi Fraternity will host its first spring dance Friday night at Hillcrest Golf and Country Club. Chuck Collins and His Rhythm Kings provide the music for dancing. invitations will be issued this week. Also noted are social updates from local residents returning from trips and visits in Austin San Antonio and Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigma Delta Phi Fraternity
Sigma Delta Phi
Hillcrest
Chuck Collins
Rythm Kings
Basques Return To Favor in New Paris Fashions
Paris fashions revive the basque with Victorian revivals and jackets this season. Modern designers have softened the basque removing stiffness, adding grace to garments. Jenny features a circular basque with a short detachable cape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Alice Langelier
Jenny
Amarillo Social Calendar Highlights Multiple Meetings
Tuesday events include Snappy Bridge Club hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gaither at 2101 Washington Street 745 PM 1929 Bridge Club with Mrs C Bridges at 802 Lamar Street 250 PM a Business and Professional Women's Club reception honoring Amarillo High School senior girls in Auditorium downstairs at 6 PM Alpha Zeta Beta sorority with Miss Josephine Tisdal at 2958 Hayden Street 8 PM P E O hosted by Mrs E C Seaman at 1520 Tyler Street 3 PM Bonita and Borger Chapters C E S secret work contest at Masonic Temple 730 PM La Costura Club with Mrs W O Hayter at 1230 Bowie Street 3 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Gaither
Washington Street
Bridge Club
C. Bridges
Lamar Street
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Amarillo High School
Alpha Zeta Beta Sorority
Josephine Tisdal
Hayden Street
E. C. Seaman
Tyler Street
Bonita and
Borger
Masonic Temple
la Costura Club
W. O. Hayter
Bowie Street
Minute Make-Ups by VW for Glasses
Public Ledger advertises Minute Make-Ups by VW as the best option for glasses. The note implies a sample image or example and cites copyright by Public Ledger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rible
Public Ledger
Fashion notes on spring basques and tricot dresses
A youthful brown and white tricot dress features a gray bow and small collar and cuffs. Beaded pastel pink and blue basques offered as detachable or attached, with dark three piece adaptations and a basque in contracting fabric. Black satin basque with white guimpe and jabot shown. Iyolene styles a cornflower blue georgette dress with fullness at the high waist.
Portrait Painter In Scarlet Frock
Ellena Helle branth Hungarian artist who painted portraits of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and her daughter Paulina wore a scarlet taf feta dress at a recent dinner. The gown featured a scarlet ribbon across the back and another on the shoulder. The style reflects Washington women's spring raiment with bold ribbon accents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Ellena Hellebranth
Nicholas Longworth
Paulina
Local Notes and Real Estate Transfers Reported
Were there everywhere J Evans of Blackburn Brothers Clothiers bought a home in McKinstry Addition for 5000 from T M Broadus via Askew and Company Realtors. Ben Short and Mrs joined by Mr and Mrs J M Cook returned from Mineral Wells after Fidelity Union meeting. R L Bagwell visited Claude Tex to check on 78 year old pioneer E C Cley whose condition improves. Attorneys Beville O Keefe Ellis attended Clarendon district court. B D Walker, school board president, prominent businessman, mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Evans
Blackburn Brothers Clothiers
McKinstry Addition
T. M. Broadus
Askew and Company, Realtors
Ben Short
Mineral Wells
Fidelity Union
J. M. Cook
Six Men Rob Bellmawr Roadhouse Patron Dead in NJ
Six masked gunmen held up the Bellmawr Country Club roadhouse near Bellmawr New Jersey, robbing guests and the cash register. William Weirman, 39, of Camden, was killed when he resisted, as seventeen people watched. The robbers fled with loot after the shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Bellmawr
N. J
Bellmawr Country Club
Here
William Weirman
Camden
Weirman
Funeral Rites Set for El Campo Bank President
Funeral rites were arranged today in El Campo for G. A. Rives, president of the First National Bank, who died after being shot through the heart. Bank directors attributed the shooting to worry over his health, noting his personal and bank affairs were in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
EL Campo
Tex
G. A. Rives
First National Bank
Rives
Pink Table Linen Brightens Luncheons and Breakfasts
New pink table linen adds a cheerful color scheme for luncheons and breakfasts and is a worthwhile investment for stylish table settings.
Deblin Furry Over Style in Royal Courts
Debutantes in London await five royal court sessions next month and in July as Revilles and other cour t dressmakers shift gowns toward material beauty and graceful lines. Queen Windsor reviews designs, with gowns featuring long princess lines, diamante details, and aristocratic trains amid strict Lord Chamberlain regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Prep
London
Royal Courts
E. H. Symonds
Revilles
Windsor Castle
Prince of Wales
Symonds
Buckingham Palace
Aviation to Highlight General Federation of Women's Clubs Session
Denver hosts a 10 day session starting June 5 with aviation featured. Angela A. Joseph, early female commercial pilot, will fly delegates to view the Rocky Mountains. President John F. Sippel notes air travel as safe with proper conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Alaska
Mexico
Cuba
Canal Zone
Mesa Verde National Park
Bowl of Red Rocks
Restaurant owner boots intoxicated man. foot broken
Dallas report says F. R. Brown, a restaurant proprietor, kicked out a drunken patron who then left with Brown following to seek medical aid. The doctor diagnosed several broken bones in Brown's foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Dallas
F. R. Brown
Brown
Dallas Man Stricken at Wheel Dies in Wreck
W E Quehler aged 57 collapsed with a heart attack while driving in downtown Dallas. His car struck a telephone pole and he died later at a hospital. doctors said the heart condition caused the death, aggravated by minor injuries from the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Dallas
W. E. Quehler
Debutante Frock and Chaperon Gown Match in Evening Wear
A debutante's pale primrose tulle frock is described as matching her chaperon's prim rose velvet train, illustrating coordinated, formal attire in the social scene.
Nacogdoches Police Chief Dies After Apoplexy
Nacogdoches Texas, April 28 Chief of Police Dock Watson died Sunday afternoon in the Texas Power and Light offices after suffering an apoplexy He had just returned from Chihuahua City Mexico where he investigated a missing grain dealer Frank Richard Penman and was to testify in Mrs Penmans insurance suits Watson is survived by his wife a daughter Miss Velma Watson and a sister married to Sheriff Eugene Turner of the county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Nacogdoches
Tex
Dock Watson
Texas Power and Light Company
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Frank Richard Penman
Watson
Penman
Velma Watson
Eugene, Turner
West Texans plan gala campaign opening for Clint Small
West Texas supporters plan a large campaign event in Amarillo with delegations from Panhandle towns attending. Clint Small will deliver the opening address May 2 broadcast by radio. He will outline a business program covering taxation penitentiary, highways, land policy, court reform and law enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Wellington
Tex
West Texas
Clint Small
Small
Amarillo
Panhandle Plains
Wooden spoon keeps enamelware from cracking with batter
The note recommends using a wooden spoon to beat cake and other foods in an enameled pan. It explains that a wooden spoon will not crack the enamel bowl like a metal spoon can.
Borger Gets Modern Phone Plant and Rate Cut
Borger will receive a new Southwestern Bell telephone plant in the oil field city with a $100000 expansion. A complete overhaul includes new lines and a building, equipment orders placed and service upgraded. Rates are reduced by about 30 percent as Borger gains permanent status. L. H. Johnson becomes local manager after transfer from Amarillo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borger
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
George Hailey
Amarillo
Hailey
L. H. Johnson
Telephone Company
Youth held for slaying of mother near Avery farm
George Loyd Baker 19 is in custody after his mother Mary Baker was found shot in the head on their Avery area farm. Justice of the Peace Pat B. Clark scheduled Baker’s examining trial for later this week. Baker declined to comment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jed Prees
Ile
Tex
George Loyd Baker
Mary Baker
Justice of the Peace
Pat B. Clark
Baker
Avery
Konjola claims another fine victory in health relief
An advertisement touts Konjola as a meritorious medicine aiding stomach liver kidney and bowel troubles along with rheumatism and neuritis. It cites over 7,000,000 bottles sold in two years, features testimonials from Flora Stanley of Amarillo, and notes City Drug Store at 617 Polk Street in Amarillo as a local seller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Konjola
Flora Stanley
McMasters Street
Amarillo
Polk Street
Moody Blames Solons for Legislation Failures
Governor Dan Moody criticized a majority of the legislature for hindering his progressive agenda. He cited partial tax relief efforts, limited reforms, and rejected prison system change as key reasons for the administration's shortcomings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Austin
Dan Moody
Officer of State
New paving from Vernon to Crowell opens soon
April 28 report states Highway 28 linking Vernon and Crowell will be opened for travel within two weeks. The project is part of a larger paving program along the Vernon westward route through Wilbarger Foard Cottle Motley and Hale counties with bonds voted to surface the entire length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Vernon
Crowell
Wilbarger
Foard, Cottle
Motley
Hale
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Society 1
Ness
Claude
J. W. Weeks
R. L. Bagwell
Childress Kiwanis Club
W. J. Flesher
Frank Gillette
Joiner Cole
W. G. Mclaren
Seattle
City
Cecelia Stubbs
Bertha McGregor
C. Hall
B. P. Price
Ninth Avenue
Anna Florence
Northwest Texas Hospital
Art Wagoner
Logan
Tucumcari
New Mexico
Maurice Rubin
Helen Specter
J. G. Short
Georgia Holtzclaw
Harold O'Neil
Ellen Lucy Short
Spencer Realty Company
Deaf Smith County
R. E. Barran
E. B. Hanshaw
Ruth Robbins
Joe Killough
San Antonio
Galveston
Lena Dunn
Elmer Sowder
RB. M. Rose
Colorado Springs
Texas
E. C. Cley
Mr. Bagwell
Mr. Clay
R. H. Beville
Robert E. O'Keefe
Ellis
Clarendon
B. D. Walker
Busi
N J
Deblin
Eastman Camera
Eastman Kodak Company
Kodak
Polk St
Amarillo Printing CO
Aviation
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Armand
Larry Frg
Victor
Victrola
Victor Redio
Electrols
Panhandle Music Company
Polk
Pianos—Records
Borger 10
Watts Studio
Taylor Ave
Moody
Solons
Troy Laundry Kids
Troy Laundry Service
Troy
Perts
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