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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1946
Page
3
In Joliet Illinois a youth center uses a special invisible ink stamp that glows under black light to identify guests. Dancers register upon entry and reenterers show their stamped hands to prevent gate crashers. The ink and light come from the American Institute of Laundering laboratories.
Mr. and Mrs. F. K. Brown and daughter Jeannine of 710 Carolina will leave Saturday for Denver to look for a house and move there soon.
Amarillo fire losses this year near four times 1945's pace per fire chief Earl Curry. Through Aug 1 last year losses were 40059.89, by Aug 1 this year 149918.96, with national figures showing similar rise. He warned without drastic prevention, U.S. property damage from fire could exceed 600 million dollars this year.
A speaker notes May 1946 fire losses up 35 percent from May 1945 and cites over 10 000 annual fire deaths. He links history from 1871 to present, urges better fire prevention and first aid, and introduces the Fire Protection Institute to educate the public via media from New York City headquarters.
A young girl named Patty secretly dresses in an organdy primrose dress from a drawer, trading a gray flannel suit for a ruffled frock with a yellow satin sash. Her honey colored pigtails come undone as she imitates a dress she admires, showing early tastes in attire.
A young girl named Patty, in a borrowed party dress, slips away to a birthday party. Her mother, tall and stylish, dresses Patty to match her own tastes, shaping a young girl's appearance to fit the mother’s standards.
The passage describes a girl choosing dresses such as organdy and dotted swiss with lace collars and puffed sleeves. It asserts a girl has the right to dress in her preferred style within limits, highlighting personal expression in attire.
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