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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1929
Page
6
Texas Ranger and sheriff's deputies ended a weekend of raids near Chireno with the arrest of five men on charges of unlawful manufacture of intoxicating liquor. Officers seized a 100 gallon still 450 gallons of mash and a quantity of whiskey.
Miss Brie Gustavus daughter of Mrs and the late Mr E Gustavus formerly of Amarillo married M Potts of A and M College November 26 at the bride’s mother’s residence 4302 Cedar Springs Rd Dallas The couple will reside in College Station The event drew Amarillo guests including R P Watts and John Puckett and Dr T R Martin of Pampa The bride attended Texas University and taught in Bryan The groom a Chicago University graduate is a professor at A and M College
On December 2 1816 Mart Mortimer an American educator born in England is noted for founding the Milwaukee Female College with Catherine Beecher. Mortimer led private schools and lectured on art and history across the United States.
Mrs Beulah Sheridan and Mrs Ernesta Gines entertained with a bridge party at 4000 Harrison Street. High score prizes went to Mrs Clifford Edwards and Robert Wilson. low prizes to Mrs S J N Chunn and Feliz Phillips. Guests included Mr and Mrs Clifford Edwards, Mr and Mrs Robert Wilson, Mr and Mrs R A Waltz, Mr and Mrs Wiley Day, Miss Grace Knox, Miss Lou Kidman, Ernest Gaines and J Gaines.
Pleasant Valley School Parent-Teacher Association will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3 30 at the school. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Social Calendar lists events this Tuesday and Sunday at Polk Street Methodist Church and several homes. Attendees include Judge and Mrs. Y. F. Works at Tyler Street, Mrs. W. H. McCarty on Harrison Street, and Mrs. Johnny Price on Fairmont Street with party times from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m.
A doctor prescribes Thexine as a faster remedy for sore throat and cough compared with gargles and salves. The ad claims it relieves soreness, targets the internal cause, contains no harmful drugs, and is safe for the family. Available in 35c 60c and 1.00 bottles with a money back claim.
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Alyce Bryan and Pat Fairey on September 15 in Tucumcari New Mexico. Mrs Fairey is the daughter of Arch and Mrs Bryan of 907 Buchanan Street. Mr Fairey is the son of G C and Mrs Fairey of 1021 West Thirty third Street. The couple will reside at 806 Jackson Street.
Mrs. George M. Waddill will entertain La Costura Club members tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock. The gathering will be held at her residence 1824 Taylor Street.
Mrs. G. C. Davis will entertain Athenaeum Club members Thursday afternoon at her home 1206 Van Buren Street starting at 3 o clock.
Mrs W J Flesher will entertain members of the CIA Club tomorrow evening at 7 50 at her home 205 Van Buren Street.
Paris fashion trend favors curve development and fattening diets as women flock to gyms and exercise salons. Society women blend diet with workouts to enhance curves and slim waists, challenging the haute couture idea of a natural waistline.
A description praises Foley's Honey and Tar for stopping tickling throat and nervous hacking. The remedy coats dry irritated surfaces and provides immediate relief without opiates, with mild laxative and sedative notes. It warns against substitutes.
In Pratt West Virginia Duxs E Sreez claims after three doses of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she felt better and after two bottles could work again. She says it will do all it claims to do and more and will answer letters.
Athletic girdles free the waist while shaping hips and raise the average waistline beyond prior measures. Corsetters report their best season since the war as corsets pinch less. Mrs. Georgie Ferlet attends the Dallas meeting of the Women's Benefit Association to represent the chamber in seeking the 1931 gathering.
Genealogist Jean Stephenson catalogs dusty garrets ladders and water filled cellars as she traces kinship between Andrew Mellon and Alfred E. Smith. Stephenson, member of the National Genealogical Society council, contends both men share a bloodline.
Tetterine relieves skin eruptions pimples itch tetter ringworm eczema quickly with a soothing antiseptic ointment. Genuine Tet terine bears Dr J T Shuptrine's signature, sold by druggists for 60 cents per box or direct postpaid from Shuptrine Co Savannah Ga.
An advertisement promotes Aspironal as the fastest and most effective liquid cold remedy. It claims dramatic relief within two minutes and guarantees satisfaction with a two teaspoon dose. The ad targets adults and children, urging readers to buy at any drugstore and to share the bottle at home.
Paris December fashion notes reveal Queen Victoria approves long evening gowns while short daytime dresses remain appropriate for afternoons. Her endorsement signals a shift back toward longer hems, with Beatrice and Mary Christine following the style.
Washington offers a rich field for genealogy as a researcher details the Mulvahill Melville and Mellon lineages. Miss Stephenson, born in Texas, has spent twenty years seeking an elusive ancestor, climbing to high shelves above the House dome and narrowly avoiding the tariff debate below.
Vernon C V, general manager of the Amarillo chamber of commerce, returned from the State Teachers Association session in Dallas where Col Thompson and he submitted a bid to host the next convention in Amarillo. The fifty first session would be the first West Texas gathering, with a Fort Worth board meeting to decide in January.
In an account of a Santa Fe Railroad run for teachers and others from towns between Amarillo and Dallas, Vernon notes broad support and cooperation across West Texas for the project. He credits the joint effort with rail leaders and local educators.
Borger independent grocers and butchers will gather at the American Legion Hall tomorrow night to discuss mutual business interests. A list of Amarillo firms and traveling representatives invited includes Nobles Brothers, Swift and Company, Armour, Plains Wholesale, and several other grocers and manufacturers.
Mayor E. O. Thompson travels to Edinburg to meet Jack Wyatt an estimated official and Dr H H Largon a research officer at 3 school for the State Association of sanitation.
The notice lists sanitarian rounds on December 3 4 and 6. The Amarillo delegation requests Mayor Thompson move from Edinburg to Galveston for a State City Attorney's Association meeting and seeks to hold the meeting there in 198.
The Palo Duro Park Association option committee will meet at 2 PM tomorrow at the Amarillo Hotel. The group aims to promote a proposed state park in Paloduro Canyon connected with parks in Caddo Lake and Davis Mountains districts and is studying the area and landowner options.
Father M. Mathias Kreutzen of Calumet Michigan was released by Chinese bandits and is safe at Hankow. General Frank P. Lockhart reported the priest's release to the state department, with no terms disclosed.
A reader is advised that removing machine stitching around the neck cuffs and hem and restitching by hand in fine stitches makes a cheap silk frock look more like a higher quality garment.
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