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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1939
Page
5
State Public Safety logged 467 June vehicle crashes with 71 fatalities, mostly between 8 and 9 PM. Most accidents occurred on Sundays and Saturdays, with 324 on federal highways. Ages 18 to 25 had the most fatalities, and head-on collisions between passenger cars caused many incidents.
Amarillo society notes list Mr. and Mrs. Bennett Cornelius traveling to Winston Salem to visit relatives, with extended family trips to Ottawa Kansas Galena Wichita Falls and Dallas. Many residents plan visits to Colorado Springs Fort Worth and San Antonio as well as family gatherings and welcome home notices.
Texas highway patrol reports 2 743 accidents by June 30 with 394 killed and 3 206 injured this year. Urban drivers accounted for most crashes while rural drivers had 59 mishaps. Male drivers outnumber females in crashes by over six to one. Only one accident involved a driver with under six months experience. Potter County had five June accidents with seven injured and no fatalities.
Mrs. Willis Thompson hosts a nine player bridge party at 35 Oldham Circle continuing a family custom started by mothers who taught the game to the second generation. Attendees include Mrs. Virginia Lyvers, Mrs. A. E. Wolflin, and Mrs. M. J. Patton with Cedar Puckett and others from the Wolflin family.
A brisk promotion for Pattern 4202 by Anne Adams features a blouse with optional sleeves and a front yoke with scalloped collar, plus a wide-panel skirt. Available in misses and women sizes, instructions urge sending 15 cents for pattern and 25 cents for book plus pattern to Amarillo Globe Pattern Department.
Pattern 2233 offers easily worked Laura Wheeler doilies with stitch diagrams materials and a photo. Send ten cents and request PATTERN NUMBER 2233 with name and address to Amarillo Globe Needle Craft Dept New York.
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