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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
10
The Co-Workers Class of Polk Street Methodist Church enjoyed a tea at 322 Sunset hosted by Mrs Joe P Coffee. The room featured rose bouquets and a lace covered table with fern and sweetheart roses as punch was served. Mrs M G Mathes provided piano selections with many members present.
Mrs Homer Tuttle welcomed Needle Art Club members at 816 Tennessee on Tuesday. A birthday gift and card accompanied a handkerchief for ill Mrs FE D Hawkins. Attendees included Mesdames E M Phipps Pittman Stephens Edwards Thornton and the hostess. Next meeting with Mrs Jack Edwards at 1505 Madison on September 3 at 2 PM.
Announcement of a June wedding between Dorothy Thompson and Thomas C. Hicks Jr. notes the double ring ceremony at Fairview Baptist Church with Rev. Robert L. Smith officiating. Maid of honor was Fern Blevins and best man Paul Mayo. couple to reside at 720 North Williams.
The Lone Star Assembly Order of the Rainbow for Girls will meet Friday at 8 PM in the east room of Khiva Temple. Council and board members are requested to be present.
A plan favors rotational grazing to increase pasture forage production. By moving livestock between paddocks, the method seeks to optimize forage utilization, improve regrowth, and sustain grazing pressure across the season.
The Twentieth Century Culture Club held a morning meeting at Mrs. R. H. Owens home at 2404 Ong. Following the president's resignation, Mrs. Owens presided as the group elected Mrs. Byron Ellis as the new president. New members welcomed include Mesdames W. H. Brown John Nichols Pat Dean P. H. Gilbert Armand Dowie and R. L. Moore. Present were Mesdames J. E. Stroud E. L. Hickerson E. G. Powell G. L. Loomis Townsend Douglas Ellis R. G. Atkinson B. E. Abbott W. R. Scott Vernon Crawford and the hostess.
Kathryn Weber, bride elect of Merlin S. Maness, was honored at a Tuesday evening shower hosted at the Tadlock home 209 Alabama. Twenty guests attended including Mesdames Slay Thornton Hunt Allston Bennett Kilion Christopher Nance Baker Tadlock Haines Maness Kerley Bean Van Valkenbure Coffee Fotheringham Tadlock Arnett. Gifts were sent by L W Barrett Hudeburg Smith Nix Coffee Cochran Stenefelt Carrol Young People’s Department and Westaven Service Guild of San Jacinto Methodist Church.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Ell wood Park Presbyterian Church met in Fincher Chapel with 16 members present. President Mrs. C. D. Ewing led planning for a Family Night on Sept 25 with a covered dish supper and for sending clothing scraps to European children. Mrs. J. G. Dowse spoke on What My Church Believes About Marriage and the Home. Mrs. C. R. Konke gave the devotional.
Miss Juanita Adams of Big Spring and Mr. Leoland Edwards of Denton wed on Wednesday August 14 at the home of Curtis Claiborne. Rev. G D Horton officiated the double ring ceremony with Curtis Claiborne and Dean Pavillard in attendance. Mrs Edwards is a Denton High and North Texas State College graduate employed by Big Spring city. Edwards, also a Denton High and NTSU graduate, recently discharged from four years in the Air Corps. The couple will reside in Amarillo.
The United States registered its hottest temperature at 134 degrees on the edge of Death Valley California. The record stands as the all time high in American weather records.
The River Road Home Demonstration Club held a Get Acquainted party at Mrs. V. H. Ponclet’s home on Cactus Avenue. President Mrs. Ponclet welcomed guests, with program chair Mrs. Glasgow introducing members and longtime contributor Mrs. Irby and Mrs. Connelle discussing club work. 4-H girls Wanda Rhodes and Glenda Scott displayed dresses made for the state contest.
Rebekah Lodge 222 held a formal veterans jewel presentation at IOOF Hall Tuesday evening after business. Jewels were presented to Mesdames Jessie M Ross Kate Stidger Effie McPherson Frankie McDowell Guilo Curtis Birdie Ellis Bertha Gowdy Elizabeth Brenham Cam mie Gibson Bertha Lawrence Anna Chamberlain Edna Haines Pinkey McBride Margaret Spencer Nora Blanton Dolly Spencer Faye Ford Eva Davis Lavina Johnson. A past noble grand jewel was presented to Mrs Joe Oakley by the recipients. The next meeting is set for Tuesday August 27 at 8 o'clock in the IOOF Hall.
Mr and Mrs R B Burgett of 510 Monro announce the marriage of their daughter Clara Pearl to Pvt Kenneth D Purkey. The ceremony at Central Baptist Church was officiated by Rev Frank A Godsoe. After a Dallas wedding trip the couple resides in Wichita Falls where Private Purkey is stationed.
In Cattaraugus County farmers speak of a magical five acre pasture near Delevan. Seeded in 1944 the field fed cows quickly the next year and grew so fast it needed mowing twice in a season.
In Pottsville Pennsylvania a switch fire from a wooden railroad car could not be reached by the firemen's hoses. Railroad officials provided a longer hose by backing an engine to the burning car and pushing it closer to the flames.
Mrs Gillis Womack and her daughter Jean have left Frederick Oklahoma after visiting the T L Gordon home at 2703 Tyler Street.
Miss Jerry Kirkwood returns home after six weeks visiting relatives on a ranch near Decatur and seeing Fort Worth Dallas and Turner Falls Oklahoma. The article notes a six week absence and begins to discuss retail sales shares of chain store systems ranging from 18 percent in men’s apparel to as high as 86 percent.
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