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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1927
Page
5
Welfare association and Salvation Army figures for December 7 outline dire cases in Amarillo. Food, clothing, and medical aid were provided to starving families, a paralyzed elder, distressed mothers, and a wandering child, with many calls for Christmas relief and longer-term help.
A consolidated list shows multiple real estate transfers in Amarillo and area, including lot and block descriptions in Mirror, East Amarillo, San Jacinto Heights, Country Club, Morningside, and Old Town. Amounts range from 10 to 5 000 dollars, with various buyers and sellers and sheriff's deeds noted.
A humorous exchange echoes a Tit Bits gag where a thought reader asks why he reads a hand not a mind and the interlocutor replies it is easier to read a hand and see the truth. The quip-friendly line plays on quick wit and stage banter.
The notice lists patterns for a child coat in 2, 4, 6 years with material and trim requirements and prices, and a ladies dress in multiple bust sizes with yardage needs and edge width. It specifies fabric widths, collar materials, and fur options with corresponding yardage and price per item.
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas Masons held a lengthy meeting in Waco on December 9. R. M. Montgomery of Fort Worth was chosen grand master with a full slate of officers and appointive leaders announced for the coming year.
H. M. Duncan former public schools superintendent and now Lubbock superintendent will address Amarillo High School at 9 o clock tomorrow morning. A renowned authority on vocational training his talk will cover that topic and be heard by Amarillo teachers as well as the public.
Hanlan arrived in Amarillo sick and broke and found a physician who took him in. He slept in the office and ate at the doctor's expense until an urgent kidney tumor operation saved his life. He recovered here after earlier Rochester surgery failed.
Frank Hanlan 22 says Amarillo impressed him while illness waned and plans to travel to Hot Springs Arkansas to finish recovery before returning to Pennsylvania. He credits local kindness and mentions area businesses and contractors in a final note of thanks.
The Amarillo branch of the American Association of University Women will hold a regular meeting tomorrow at 2 50 in the women's club rooms of the auditorium. Miss Mamie Oliver chairs the hostess group with Mrs R V Cartwright Mrs Marvin Nichols Miss Irene Farwell Miss Falbn Foote and Miss Novelle Goodman assisting. Mrs Erwin Oschner Mrs Earl Wyatt Mrs J J Kendrick Mrs M C Hold and Miss Cora Russell will read papers. Mrs Maderra Manchestra will sing vocal solos. All club members are urged to attend.
J. K. Powell 46 of Dalhart died in Mineral Wells. Survived by widow, brother G. B. Powell of Magdalena New Mexico, sisters Mrs. W. K. Robertson Amarillo and others in Clovis Vallejo and LS Ranch. Powell was an Elk I O F and Mason. Funeral planned in Dalhart.
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