Rushings season at Amarillo clubs and parties
Local social column covers Kappa Alpha Theta events with parties in Amarillo hosted by Mr. and Mrs. E W Hardin and Rose Bowl Tea Room luncheon. TP Club holds a luncheon with many members listed and updates on members at Camp Tres Rios. Bridal showers honor Mrs George Coffey and Emogene Thornton as gatherings include numerous guests. Election drive underway as Miss Ethel Foster seeks federation president for 1942 44 term in Austin.
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Amarillo
Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority
E. W. Hardin
Harrison Street
Rose Bow
Rose Bow! Tea Room
Virginia Alexander
Billie Jo Lydia
Nancy Hubbard
Patsie Northcutt
Ethel Foster
Sterling City
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Federation
Austin
J. W. Walker
Plainview
Art Craft Club Luncheon And Theater Party
The Art Craft Club met Saturday for a luncheon at the Rose Bowl Tea Room and then attended Mrs. Miniver at the Paramount Theater. Members present included Mesdames Clarence Wilson Truman Landis Royce Jones James O Herrin William H Cooper and Z J Graham. The club plans to meet Thursday at 2 30 in Mrs Graham’s home 1004 North Taylor Street.
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Art Craft Club
Rose Bowl Tea Room
Paramount Theater
Forest Hill Club to Meet Tuesday
The Forest Hill Home Demonstration Club will meet at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Charles N. Weaver located at 1601 Seminole Street.
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Forest Hill Club
Forest Hill Home Demonstration Club
Charles N. Weaver
Seminole Street
Forest Hill
Wartime Hands Look Competent Not Glamorous
A wartime guide urges women to keep hands practical and well cared for as labor increases. It advises daily exercises to keep flexibility, regular manicures, and protective creams, noting glamour nails are out and competent hands are favored.
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Alica Hartner
Book Review Planned By Circle Of Central Presbyterian
The Frances Goodrich Circle of the Central Presbyterian Woman's Council will sponsor Mrs E V Nickell in a review of All the Trumpets Sounded by W G Hardy at 3 pm Tuesday at 1900 Tyler Street. Nickell is Amarillo poet Rose Jasper Nickell. The historical novel was a Book Society choice in England. it tells Moses's early life. W G Hardy, Canadian WWI veteran, later Canadian Reserve Army officer, also wrote Father Abraham. A silver offering will be taken.
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Frances Goodrich
Central Presbyterian Woman's Council
E. V. Nickell
W. G. Hardy
R. Dean Kirk
Tyler Street
Father Abraham
Central Presbyterian Church
Girl Scout Song Program Plans and Activities
Girl Scouts announce a series of late summer activities for ages 10 to 15. Ida Mae McClure directs minstrel and camp craft badge events with six meetings scheduled August 19 to 29 at Ellwood Park and local libraries. Participants may earn badges and perform, while service projects for the USO are outlined for August.
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Ida Mae McClure
Ellwood Park
Girl Scout Office
VU. S. O
Class Meets For Social At First Christian Church
The Dr. Shelton Class of the First Christian Church held a Friday afternoon business and social meeting at the church. Vice president Mrs. Thomas Cook presided in the absence of Mrs. J L Young. Mrs. J D Walker led singing and Mrs. J C Winn played piano. Repetition of the Lord s Prayer preceded a social hour with games and contests enjoyed by attendees. Hostesses were Mesdames Art Saunders Lena Druin J W Lomax B H Capers and their group captain Mrs H P Fennimore. Others attending included Mesdames F E Hines Lon Sellars H R Sager Bessie Simmons Della King Mavis Utterback I M Holt and Earl Windsor.
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Dr. Shelton
First Christian Church
Thomas Cook
J. L. Young
J. D. Walker
J. C. Winn
Mesdames Art Saunders
Lena Druin
J. W. Lomax
B. H. Capers
H. P. Fennimore
Mesdames F. E. Hines
Lon Sellars
H. R. Sager
Bessie Simmons
Della King
Mavis Utterback
I. M. Holt
Earl Windsor
Telephone Customers Are Much Abused
Kansas City August 17. The telephone company faces many complaints from subscribers demanding new numbers. It plans action once an executive finds a fitting word starting with ax for the Axis exchanges used on dial phones.
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Kansas City
Axis Exchange
Evening club and society notices in Amarillo
The calendar lists multiple meetings and events in Amarillo including the Business Women's Circle at West Amarillo Christian Church and music teachers association at 815 o'clock. Other items include piano recitals, club gatherings, a theater review at homes, and lodge and auxiliary group meetings across various venues.
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Business Women's Circle of
West Amarillo
Amarillo Music Teachers Association
Millicent Lahm
Madison Street
Remodeling of Auditorium Expected Soon
The USO plans renovation of the Municipal Auditorium in Amarillo with approval expected this week. The project removes seating to create a level floor for dancing and games. Maurice Hartmann arrives to coordinate Catholic Community Service participation, joining his wife and two children relocating from Missouri.
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United Service Organizations
Harold L. Nichols
Maurice Hartmann
USO
Amarillo
Hartmann
Missouri
Navy recruiting chiefs expect sea duty calls in Dallas district
Seven recruiting officers in the Dallas district received promotions indicating imminent sea duty. C L Williams of Fort Worth was promoted to Chief Boatswain, with six others becoming Chief Machinists or Boatswains. Chief C M Norman of Amarillo anticipated a promotion to Chief Gunner and noted he may request active duty. Norman, a top recruiter, challenged Amarillo to a September contest. Thirty four Panhandle men were sworn in Dallas Saturday and 40 Sunday, boosting Texas Panhandle lead for August as San Angelo held the prior pennant.
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United States Navy
Dallas
C. L. Williams
Fort Worth
Amarillo
C. M. Norman
Norman
Navy
H. P
Buck" Jones
Waco
Panhandle
Texas
San Angelo
Stenographers And The Nude Soldier Shocks Spokane Center
A Spokane induction center recruit, blind in one eye, bursts through a door into a stenographers’ room while naked. He exits after reading a sign misworded as do not enter this coor if un dressed. Nearby Hiwassee Dam is noted as the highest overflow dam in the eastern United States near Murphy, South Carolina.
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Spokane
Wash
Medical Department
Induction Center
Hiwassee
United States
Murphy, S. C
Man in Poor Health Dies at Age 101
Glendale California August 17 Eaton J Merchant, rejected by the Union Army in 1861 due to poor health, died yesterday at 101. His family said he remained active until a few months before his death.
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Glendale
Calif
Eaton J. Merchant
Merchant
Glider School Quiz Program Brains Vie Tonight Over KGNC
Glider School hosts a quiz show at 7 pm on KGNC pitting Company 338 against Company 738. Quize master Bob Watson asks the questions with a $ dinner prize from Amarillo Hotel Coffee Shop for the top three. teams list Staff Sgt Clarence Lowe Sgt Moses L Teki Corp John F O Hara for 338 and Sgt Marvin Bennett Sgt Tiny Taylor Sgt Marvin Gordon for 738. The radio program is a weekly Glider School feature. Dominion of Canada grape production reached 38 079 500 pounds in 1940.
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KGNC
Company 338
Company 738
Bob Watson
Charlie Pryor
Amarillo Hotel
338Th
Clarence Lowe
Miami
Florida
Army
Navy
Coast Guards
Moses L. Teki
Athens
Alabama
University of Alabama
John F. O'Hara
Port Huron
Mich
Notre Dame University
Marevin Bennett
San Angelo
Mission Jewelry Watch
Tiny Taylor
Norwood
Ohio
Bennett
Marvin Gordon
Anderson
Ind
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