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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1944
Page
4
A Christmas luncheon was held Thursday at the home of Mrs. W. M. Leachman in Tyler to honor the Child Psychology Club. Co hosts were Mrs. J. D. Bechtel and Mrs. W. L. Speer. Attendees included E Anthony, R. A. Baker, Bechtel, W. E. Blaylock, Goldsmith Davis, and several others.
The report notes that Americans captured 20 additional prisoners and cleared the area after an explosion.
Mrs. R B Norman reviewed There Was a Star by Miss Laula Grace Erdman at an American Association of University Women meeting held in the home of Mrs. G W Gress. Christmas decorations created a festive mood as Mrs G A Sahli and Mrs G Russell assisted hosts with guests including Mesdames Dorsch Ashcraft Vanderpool Oakes Longabach Kendrick Rogers Kesterson Boyd Sahli Russell Norman Gress Erdman Unruh and Mrs R A Wilson.
O. E. Todd production supervisor and Lewis Ridings were honored at a reception at 1913 Tyler and a Khiva Temple banquet. Todd, with the plant 30 years, received Stetson hats. corsages were given to Mrs. Todd and Mrs. Ridings. About one hundred attendees.
Mrs. Ed Putman hosted the Beryl Needle Club Christmas party at her 909 Milam home with a covered dish luncheon. Guests included Ernest Brown J H Reeves Ed Putman Mrs Tom Brown and Mrs Charles Winters. Prizes were awarded for games of 42 with Mrs Ernest Brown high and traveling. Mrs Bill Parker second high. Mrs J H Reeves low.
Today events include a club party at the WCA building in Lincoln at 7:30 PM and an annual piano recital and Christmas party at Elizabeth Spegal Morris Studios on Polk at 8 PM. Leroy Carver performs at 604 Jefferson at 8. Friendship Class meets at San Jacinto Methodist Fellowship Hall 7:30. Saturday story hour at Amarillo Public Library 3. married couples dance at Downtown USC 8:30. a dance at the Amarillo Hotel by C J W Club. Elkington Sunday school class cancels Saturday St Andrews parish house dance.
Royal Neighbors of America gathered Thursday at Mrs Mary Cheshire home 4000 North East Eighth for the annual Christmas party. Mrs Hattie Badgley helped as co hostess. Bridge and 42 provided afternoon recreation with refreshments served to members listed including Birdie Ellis Beatrice Martin Maude Ryan and others.
Amarillo business men meet weekly in Cathedral Hall for a public speaking class taught by Charles A. Braun using the Dale Carnegie method. The informal group of 15 practices speaking on current events war politics hobbies occupations while fellow members heckle speakers to sharpen performance.
An 18 year old Seattle youth, Eugene F Holzschuh, once a Hitler Jugend member in Germany, completed training at Farragut Naval Training Center. Adopted into the Nazi youth in 1936, he wore leather shorts and brown shirts, drilled with bayonets and rifles, and spoke to schools about American life. He refused to join the Luftwaffe after his uncle's urging, and returned to the U S with his mother after 18 months in Germany.
The Sandie Mother's Club held its final meeting of the season at Mrs. Howard Lynch's home on 1000 Western. Assistant hostesses included Mrs. W. T. Jouette Mrs. W. R. Hill and Mrs. E. Polk. Mrs. Earl Hamlett read a Christmas story from A Tree Grown in Brooklyn. Pamela Price sang Santa Claus Is Coming To Town with piano by Mrs. Cleta Holland. President Billy Hughes praised group cooperation. Tree gifts were handed out by Mrs. Jason Robberson. Attendees included A. G. Atterbury D. E. Collins J. R. Christal R. A. Essary J. B. Floyd W. M. Hale Frank Lyman C. H. Mixon Roy Mulkey S. F. Peterson Robberson S. G. Spann C. G. Willis R. C. Zlesman and guests Jouette Hill Polk Hamlett Hughes and Carl Hill.
The San Jacinto Child Study Club held its annual Christmas party at Mrs. Frank Jordan’s home, with Jimmy Dell Prince singing and Mrs. Frank McClain performing piano solos. Mrs. R. R. Reed read The Other Wise Man, gifts were exchanged, refreshments served, attendees listed, next meeting set for Jan 4 at 1 45 P M at Mrs. McClain’s home.
Army dispatches tell of wartime ploys to obtain prisoner furloughs with promises of leave and a Bible saving one soldier during Brittany fighting. Stories include a Nazi lieutenant lured by a mock kindness and a U S rifleman reminiscing a Bible verse that spared him from a bullet.
Memorial Hospital in Lima Colorado reports its seventh pair of twins in 24 days, claiming a local market edge as multiple births surge at the facility.
The El Martes Needle Club held its annual Christmas party last Friday at the home of Mrs. L. P. Dowie in Tyler. A turkey dinner was served and gifts were distributed by Mrs. Peggy Baker. Red candles and a wax centerpiece depicting a snowy Christmas scene complemented the table.
An American Second Infantry Division artillery corporal in Germany on December 9 knocked out a Nazi pillbox two machine guns and a heavy flak gun using captured German weapons. Joseph Martino a 25 year old from New Haven Connecticut weighs 200 pounds and previously played high school football and drove a truck. He holds the Bronze Star and Purple Heart. He and his infantry party sought tomatoes not medals.
Members of Poplar Grove No. 171 of the Woodmen Circle held a Christmas party at the W O W Hall. The hall was decorated with crepe paper and a Christmas tree. Gifts, candy, and popcorn balls were shared with attendees including numerous named members and two guests.
Butler Pennsylvania reports a flagrant disobedience of an ancient ordinance. A long unrevised statute limits traffic to no greater speed than eight miles an hour.
Create a complete doll wardrobe with Pattern 9177 matching the mother doll size range from 12 to 22 inches. Each yardage note shows prices and ordering details from The Amarillo News Pattern Dept. Send 20 cents for patterns, 15 more for Marian Martin Fall and Winter Pattern Book with a free pattern.
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