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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1929
Page
6
Dry conditions across parts of Mexico raise concerns about a looming shortage of corn and beans. Authorities warn farmers to monitor rainfall as drought stretches impact crops nationwide.
Miss Henry Cook of Dallas and Miss Mary Lena Weeks stayed as guests of local hosts. The event at 4238 West Fourteenth Avenue featured swimming at Gem Lake and a dinner party with a yellow and green color scheme. Guests included the Cun ningham and Vineyard households plus several local families. Mr and Mrs C D Douglas of San Antonio joined 3408 West Ninth Avenue hosts for the weekend.
Miss Rachel Burgess daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Burgess 210 West Nineteenth Avenue returned last night from Lamesa Texas where she was house guest of Miss Enid Averritt A Trinity University friend who visited her at Waxahachie during Christmas holidays Several parties were given in her honor during the weeks stay Mrs C V Wood and son Junior of 2201 Fillmore will depart tomorrow for a 10 day visit in Oklahoma and Kansas
The Estudiar Club gathered Friday night at 1113 Bowie Street at Mrs. H A Dyer's home. After a brief business meeting the group studied Spanish customs. Mrs H F E Gladman won the high score prize in the contests. Visitors included Mrs Hubert French of Rensselaer Indiana and Mrs C H Crampacker of Evansville Illinois visiting their parents Mr and Mrs E B Grogan at 1804 Harrison Street.
Circle 1 of the First Christian Church will hold an all day picnic at Jack Hall's Ranch. Members meet at the ranch at 10 o'clock.
Daughters of the King at St An drews Episcopal Church at 3 o'clock. Tuesday Needle Club hosted by Mrs Augustine Freening at 1515 Van Buren Street at 3 o'clock. 1929 Bridge Club hosted by Mrs Tom Harris at 412 East Fifteenth Street at 8 o'clock.
Bill Gressett of 1008 West Fourteenth street praises Ford cars and Ford planes. He distinguishes a white monoplane from a motor and can name Western Air Express. He enjoys swimming watermelon white ice cream and remains convinced Ford is superior.
Paris fashion notes show waistlines lifting toward pre war norms while daytime skirts lengthen one to four inches. High collars lead day wear with rounded flat or mandarin necklines and neck bands. Evening styles favor long full skirts, fitted bodices, and capelike back detail.
The Jolly 8 Bridge Club will meet tomorrow at 2 PM at Mrs. John Hudsons home at 18 Louisiana Street. Miss Irene Cage of Washington DC visits her brother John Cage at 1206 West Eleventh Avenue.
The 1925 Bridge club will meet with Mrs. Fred Frye Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock at her home 1805 Harrison Street. Mrs. C T Cline of 13 East Twenty second Avenue is spending her vacation in California.
The American Legion Auxiliary will hold a meeting tomorrow night at 8 o clock in the Legion Home at the Municipal Auditorium.
Mrs. J. L. Avey of Lindsay Oklahoma and Mrs. John Williamson of Marysville Oklahoma visit sister Mrs. A. T. Miller at 2712 West Sixth Avenue. Gus Bond of Lindsay is part of the house party.
The Associated Press reports Paris fashion sees white pearl bead evening bags rising in popularity. Most are pouch form with beadwork plus occasional needlework designs. In contrast, Bulgaria's state coal mine now accounts for about nine tenths of the nation's coal output.
Globe News staff and circulation department members joined by 125 attendees on Harding's Ranch for games swimming and refreshments. The event featured ice cream divinity soda and watermelon with support from local sponsors including Mistletoe Creamery Edwards Bottling Company and The Pickwick North Plains coach lines. The Plains division of Santa Fe Amarillo headquarters noted for heavy tonnage and regional rail facts closed the piece with locomotive endurance claim and daily freight office dog interchanges in Salem Virginia.
Our Artificial Eye Maker will be in Amarillo for two days. Contact Dr. Claude Wolcott at Ocal ist Eakle Building for details.
Kingston Missouri resident Ms Harris V Eastin reports using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound for 18 months to regain strength after weight loss and inactivity. She notes improvement in her ability to work and that her sister-in-law also benefited after childbirth.
The Rock Island plans to stop its western entrance in St. Louis to dodge city mandated grade crossing elimination costs. It will share track ties with the Wabash, which refuses to bear all expenses, as the city wanted tracks submerged through Forest Park and other areas.
Clovis ships cream at 726 cans or 50 tons daily. Construction starts in Houston on a 6 million dollar rail and water terminal on Main Street between the Southern Pacific and Missouri Kansas and Texas tracks. Chicago is described as the largest railway center in the world.
An effort to reduce the state school tax is planned to offset higher general state taxes. Governor Moody says the school tax can be trimmed below 85 cents without harm. The state tax board set 30 cents general tax and seven cents for the Confederate pension tax. Last year the tax mix was 35 cents schools, 22 cents ad valorem, and 7 cents pension. Prolonged drought affected Jamaica. Philippines population reached 12 million.
Advertising copy touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a quinine iron tonic that increases red blood cells and restores vigor. It claims quicker strength, improved appetite, and rosy cheeks, noting proven daily use since 1889. Each bottle includes Grove's Black Root Pills for laxative use.
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