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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1930
Page
6
Shower curtains appear in silk cretonne satin and moire fabrics in patterns from flowered to striped. Waterproof options split into rubberized and oiled silk. oiled silk fetches higher prices but is praised as best. Standard size 70 by 70 inches and buyers should seek a year’s guaranteed wear. A. H. Allison of Texhoma visited Amarillo this week.
Miss Aleta Abbott chosen as guest of honor at a morning affair hosted by Miss Beth Garvey at Bishop's Lake. Swimming and boating framed the early hours with breakfast served outdoors. Aleta brought gifts collected from guests as the event followed her engagement to Buster Smith.
The South Circle of the Woman's Missionary Society of the West Amarillo Baptist Church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 50 at the home of Mrs J L McLaughlin 1515 Harrison Street.
Adolph Liska, pitcher for the Washington team, earns applause from his wife who rarely misses a game when the club plays in Washington as he fans a batter.
Mrs. C. N. Twaddell and children came back yesterday from New Mexico where they vacationed for weeks. Mrs. I. W. Mathews of Waco visits Mrs. Marion Hill and heads to Trinidad Colorado for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Killgore return from Eureka Kansas. Miss Bess Royal and friends entertain Miss Marguerite Howell at 901 North Fillmore Street. Supt. W. A. McIntosh and Charles M. Rogers have returned from Texas Tech where they taught this summer.
Max Wiley of Wheeler Texas visits Amarillo guest of G L Stanley Jr at 902 Kentucky Street. Mrs T M Bruner and niece Viola Small return from a Colorado Springs vacation. J L Brooks of White Deer visit Amarillo after New Mexico trip. G P Froelich arrives from Oklahoma City to join Capitol Steel as engineer. June Cartwright and Maxine Cartwright visit Hartley Texas. W H Miles of Stratford vacation in Anusville with J S McMiller. Morris Levine leaves Amarillo for New York City, with Ben Huret to Kansas City. Nick Carter of Amarillo Typewriter Exchange in Denver on vacation. W T Hayter of Clarendon visits C G Spencer family.
August 23 notes include Sophie Kerr born 1880, Amelie Rivers Troubetzkoy born 1863, and Sarah F. Whiting born 1847. Also mentions Elizabeth Ann Seton and other biographical birthday facts with venue and career highlights.
In Paris fashion circles short skirts are returning as stylish for debutantes with daytime hemlines staying above the calf. Formal frocks and evening dresses follow similar length rules for debutantes and matrons. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Shellberg returned recently from Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Mrs. H. F. Norwood of Abilene and Mrs. L. R. Johnson of Fort Worth were toasted at a dinner-bridge hosted by Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Thomas at 313 A West Seventeenth Avenue last evening. The setting featured pale green linens, rose glassware, and arrangements of dahlias and zinnias. Mrs. L. R. Johnson won high among the ladies and Mr. Victor Tinsley high among the men. Norwood and Johnson received guest favors.
Mrs E W Little and her daughter Miss Elsie Little arrived home yesterday from Hollywood where Elsie studied dancing with Theodore Kosloff during the summer. They will stay about two weeks before proceeding to Dallas to continue studies with Kosloff who will run a studio there in winter. They traveled with Mrs Little’s nephew Gene Meyer from Sierra County New Mexico.
Due to rain the Business and Professional Women's club picnic at Ellwood Park is moved to the Municipal Auditorium upstairs rooms. Members should gather around 6 30 p.m.
Members of the Brick-a-Bat club will meet at Ellwood Park tomorrow at noon for a covered dish luncheon. Afternoon activities include entertaining games. Cecilia Smith, secretary to Northcutt and Ham, attorneys, is vacationing in Minnesota.
The Society Editor of the Globe and the Society Editor of the News request presidents or reporting officers of every club or social organization in Amarillo to contact them soon by telephone or in person regarding opening dates. They seek cooperation to cover all groups and to compile a year book for each club.
International bridge contest planned between United States and England in September to be hosted in London. British team selection pending while American team includes Mrs Ely Culbertson Theodore Lightner Baron Von Zedwitz and George Reith. Mr and Mrs FE Smith and family visiting relatives in Dallas.
Claims weight loss of 15 pounds per month with Kruschen Salts. Advises weighing daily, reducing food, increasing activity, and taking an 8 5 cent bottle in hot water each morning. Promises improved health and clear skin, with endorsements from druggists and stores.
Miss Virginia Smallwood and Miss Gladys Cook were pledged into the Alpha Zeta Beta Sorority at a meeting at Miss Bavilla Kelly’s home 1509 Taylor Street last evening. They, with other summer pledges, will be presented at a formal dance on Thursday September 4. The sorority plans more rush events including a bridge party at Miss Josephine Tisdal’s home 2038 Hayden Street. Attendees included Winifred Simpson Bavilla Kelly Maurine Lumpkin Dorothy Stovall Audrey Kelly Sue Alice Simpson Clara Tillinghast Josephine Tisdal Flora Simpson. Cliff Sandridge, previously with United Cigar Store Tulsa, has been transferred to local stores.
For twenty years Zemo has provided cooling relief for sunburn rashes ivy poison ivy irritation and itching. The advertisement claims it soothes peeling skin dandruff and post shave discomfort and notes availability from druggists at 35c 60c and 1.00.
Kotex is advertised as a discreet pad with rounded corners and tapered sides for comfort. It is made of cellulose absorbent wadding and is disposable like tissue. The ad claims 85 percent of America’s leading hospitals use this absorbent for surgical work and notes Kotex deodorizes.
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