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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1944
Page
4
The piece notes a transition from lime-based bleaching to modern peroxide methods on islands, marking a shift in beauty practice. It highlights broader adoption of peroxide as the preferred agent for lightening hair among island communities.
The Amarillo Country Club to officially open its fall social season with a Western Dance on Friday Sept 29. A square dance orchestra will play along with swing music and prizes for best western costumes. Dance runs from 10 until 1. Next events include mixed bridge Sept 16 and family night Sept 22.
Tonight Pianent annual Coffee family reunion at Bl o Park plus all day meeting with a noon picnic. Monday security meeting and dance at Sigma Alpha Epsilon Federation Club Rooms. Tuesday Amarillo PEO luncheon at 501 Lincoln Street and board meeting at 11. First Baptist Amama chicken supper. El Martes Needle Club with Mrs W A Christian. Opega Club events on Kentucky Street. Officers Wives Club sewing and knitting at Avenue D and North Street. A A F and A A W hold Red Cross sewing and surgical dressing work at San Jacinto Methodist Church. Amarillo Rebekah Lodge at J O O F Hall and Lake Club with Red Cross tasks.
The Amarillo Council of Church Women will meet all day at San Jacinto Baptist Church 501 Carolina Street on Wednesday. A 10 AM business session, noon covered dish luncheon, and an afternoon program are planned with officers to be elected. Principal speaker Mrs. Will Benton will discuss Mexico Our Neighbors to the South. Musical numbers by Mrs. Maynard Evans Mrs. Clark Dye and Rev Fidel Reyes. Mrs. George Weills is council president. All Amarillo church women are invited.
CAMP BRECKINRIDGE by Aug. 27 Lt. Margaret FE. Stover who was assistant service club officer at this camp has been transferred to the 1516th Service Unit. Cleveland Ohio Before entering the Women’s Army Corps in 1942 Lieutenant Stover was legal secretary for E. T. Miller in Amarillo Texas and lived at 1100 Taylor Street there She was the U. S. A. Recruiting Station commander in Akron Ohio before coming here.
Eldon Coffee presided over the eighth annual Coffee Coffey family reunion in Ellwood Park. Seventy one members and thirteen guests attended with a post picnic program of singing, prayers, minutes, genealogical data, and greetings from absentees. The roll of honor listed thirty members in U S armed forces. Officers for the 1945 reunion were Woodson Coffee president Henry Coffee vice president Mrs Woodson Coffee secretary treasurer Miss Mary Oliver Coble assistant secretary Jack Coffee arrangements chairman.
The San Jacinto Methodist Ladies Friendship Class held its monthly meeting at the church with hymns and a prayer led by Mrs E R Jacobson. After a brief business session, games and contests followed. Mrs A D Nances division hosted, with numerous attendees listed. Aircraft engine production in the United States rose 346 percent from 1942 to 1944.
A practical guide stresses parent selection of well run nursery schools with trained teachers, proper facilities, and routines. It notes morning health checks, personal coat hooks, hygiene, table manners, and social skills as children learn to share and cooperate. It also mentions dental care education and a leaflet by Mrs Streett with a purchase option.
Ruth Millett argues that a wife can advance professionally while keeping a strong marriage by prioritizing husband and home first. She contends successful women exist who balance love and work, avoiding the bitterness of housewives and single women.
Gabriel Fabre, chief of the Bar clay, New York, shares a chicken a la OPA recipe using two 2 pound chickens and vegetables simmered slowly in broth and finished in a slow oven. Also included is a leek soup with leeks onions potatoes cream and broth cooked until creamy and served with fried bread cubes.
Salvation Army cadet corps rally brings members from Pampa Lubbock Plainview and Littlefield to Amarillo for three sessions at 2 30 pm 7 pm and 7 45 pm. Adjutant William T Pyke of Dallas will preside with open 7 pm meeting on Polk Street and two other sessions at the Salvation Army home 503 Van Buren Street. Pyke is youth secretary at the Dallas division and guest of Major and Mrs Davis. New German planes of the J0&8 type carry emergency devices to blow away bombracks.
An educational conference is scheduled for 2 30 PM Thursday in the auditorium of West Texas State College Canyon. EB Boulter deputy state superintendent invites legislature city and county school leaders trustees and education friends to discuss needed school legislation A panel will cover school transportation high school tuition and teacher salaries H A Walace will act as chairman with L A Woods state education head and state teachers association members attending.
Local patrons are invited to explore Marie Earle Cosmetics and Herbert Drug at The Prescription Drug Store in Amarillo. The display promotes beauty products and pharmaceutical offerings with a range of cosmetic items. Phone support and storefront location are highlighted for shopper convenience.
Aunt Nan urges women to seek part time laundry jobs as a steady, well paid option. She says laundries offer flexible hours, permanent positions, and accept women over 40 or 50, helping the war effort. She plans to visit the Red Cross after sharing this view.
Panhandle owners or borrowable horses are urged to join a Saturday parade at 11 am to open the rodeo program. Delbert Dalby, the president, says the aim is to have every available horse in the community. Rodeo performances run Saturday afternoon and night, Sunday afternoon, and Monday afternoon and night at the Tri State Fair Grounds. Also noted is a cotton consumption stat: 20 year low not below 19.5 pounds per person annually.
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