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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1941
Page
3
The Amarillo Country Club August bulletin headline promotes convenient and cool entertaining options for members. The cover page highlights the theme Bright Spots in The News with a focus on hosting guests in a comfortable club setting.
Invitations go out for the annual Primrose Party sponsored by the Amarillo Council of Church Women on August 14 at Ellwood Park. Hosted by chairwoman Mrs Key Farr, the event welcomes residents and visitors aged 70 and over from all denominations. Attendees may come with or without official invitations, and the gathering opens at 2 30 in the west end of the park.
Interwoven items report the death of Rev. Jansen’s mother Mrs Jansen 65 in southern France as a refugee from Holland with vague details and censorship delays. Other notes cover first earnings of a child selling papers, birthdays, visits, vacations, and planned cruises from Amarillo including Lake Louise Alaska and Prince William Sound.
Weekend travel notes list two Kings families visiting Carlsbad area. J J Brown family returned to Concor dia Kansas after visiting Dr J Francis Brown at 3000 Harrison Street. O L Campbell and daughter Orvine came back after five weeks in California. In Amarillo, Mrs J D Lawson daughter Anna Ruth, Katherine Garner, and Peggy Smith stayed at Camp Walters with Lawson son John. C H Ray and Ted from Wellington Kansas paused in Amarillo en route to Long Beach California. John E Key and family hosted weekend guests. Bivins Key and Julia Ann Key visited from Ropesville. Mrs C H Herbert and daughters Ferne and Edith moved to New York City. Navy cadet George Baker, son of C E Baker, transferred from Jacksonville to Corpus Christi.
The Amarillo Globe reports on community events including a proposed Amarillo Municipal Auditorium singalong, residents moving in and out of the city such as Mr. and Mrs. Cudahy Packing Company salesman and Dr. N. D. Crandall, and births at St Anthony's Hospital. It notes visitors, sympathy notices, family affairs, and staff shifts across local addresses, plus a pointer to continued coverage on page 17.
The Sewzette Club met at Mrs J R Macke at 825 A Florida Street and elected Mrs Boyd Reynolds president and Mrs Tom Lene reporter. Attending were Mesdames F E Dickerson E Burleson C H Romine J Millard A L King Reynolds and the hostess. The club will meet Aug 15 with Mrs Lene at 1708 Monroe Street.
A long list of local gatherings follows with times and venues across Amarillo. Groups include Lone Star Roller Canary Bird Club at San Jacinto Park seven thirty, various lodge and club events on Taylor and Harrison streets, and church women’s groups meeting from two to five, with meals, speeches, and social activities scheduled through Wednesday.
Maria Class of the First Baptist Church will hold a luncheon Thursday at noon. The Wesleyan Guild of San Jacinto Methodist will host an outdoor watermelon supper at San Jacinto Park Wednesday night. A garden party for the Polk Street Methodist W S C S is planned Wednesday 5 to 7 at 3006 Hughes Street with new members honored. Forest Hill Club cancels meeting due to a death. Beryl Needle Club meets Thursday at 2 at 1812 South Buchanan Street. Some airplanes need 50 000 feet of electric wiring per the commerce department.
The Potter County Federation of Women's Clubs house committee will meet at 9 30 Thursday morning in the Federation Club Rooms to outline plans for the club season opening in September. Mrs C M Goodnight will host the Sewzette Club meeting at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon at 825 Mississippi Street.
A color photo by C. Don Hughes of Amarillo shows five puppies in a box with one attempting to climb out. Titled Follow the Leader the image appears in the Christian Science Monitor July 31 as a Monitor Camera Club feature. Hughes, a geologist and amateur photographer, is president of the Knife and Fork Club.
The column lists visitors and homecomings in Amarillo including the Herberts at 1307 Hillcrest and the Mills at 610 Fairmont. It notes Jimmy Anthony visiting his grandparents in Perrin, and Mrs. Leo Haskins hosting relatives from Maryville Arkansas. Also mentions Mary Myles Mathers turning three with a lamb shaped cake and travels of Kathleen Haskins to Carlsbad.
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