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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1930
Page
7
Narrative recalls the 1458 betrothal dinner of Madame Magdalene of France and Gaston de Foix featuring twelve tables of 140 silver dishes and a candy hill with dual wine fountains. It contrasts lavish medieval desserts with modern limits, suggesting cheese pairings like Stilton stuffed grapes and roquefort figs as lighter, digestible finishers.
Mrs Ruby Robinson at 809 Florida Street hosted a late week family reunion to honor her daughter and Mr and Mrs va Beck of Kress. Guests included W S Buchanan and their son Junior of Tulsa along with C A Beck Bert Beck and others from Kress Hereford Tulia and surrounding areas. A turkey dinner followed by conversation and music provided the afternoon entertainment.
Mrs. Lorin J. Roach and daughter Lillian have returned from Oklahoma City where they spent the Christmas holidays. Roach will continue four lectures at the Rose Bowl next week.
Mr and Mrs L N Thomas of Lubboeck spent the weekend with their parents Mr and Mrs W C Mitchell at 1307 Monroe Street and M N Thomas at 4231 West Eleventh Avenue.
Mr and Mrs Paul Sutton have returned from Ardmore Oklahoma where they spent the Christmas holidays with Mrs Suttons family and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. R C Lamb of 1304 West Thirteenth Avenue entertain Rev and Mrs R J Lamb and Mr and Mrs Frank Morrison of Tulsa Oklahoma as their guests in a family gathering.
Mr and Mrs F L Stinson of 410 East Seventh Avenue announce the birth of a daughter Willa Dean Friday morning at Northwest Texas hospital with family greeting the new arrival.
Dr Daisy Pennock left Sunday for Bosworth Missouri where she was summoned due to a serious accident affecting her mother that occurred Saturday evening.
Paris fashion notes show roses used to feminize evening wear this winter. A stylish woman wears a three quarter length black velvet coat with a large pink rose tucked in the rolled collar near the left ear.
In London daytime skirts run shorter while Queen Mary sets the example by demanding seven to eight inches clearance from the ground. This reflects a shift toward modest yet practical fashion as urban women adapt to current styles.
In Paris a new ensemble features gloves scarves and neck pieces in matching color and design. The article notes black and white vidkin treated goatskin, with a black scarf about eight inches long.
On December 29 notable birthdays are listed including Margaret McDonald Bottome born 1827 founder of the Kings Daughters and president until 1906. Other figures born on this day include Carmen Sylva Elizabeth Petrovna Pompadour and Jeanne Pompadour.
Fashion notes from New York describe the jacket trend in the southern resort season with short box jackets worn over frocks or as part of ensembles. Colors like navy gray black and pink blue dominate. Some wear two jackets for dramatic effect or warmth. The piece highlights fabric and color pairing and the appeal of boxlike silk crepe designs.
Stanford University authorities in Palo Alto, California, shut down a planned kissing booth in a charity carnival intended to raise about $20,000 for a new gym, calling it an old fashioned lure.
The description notes a wide design trimmed with narrow white bands at each end and the same motif repeated on the glove cuff, indicating a coordinated pattern across the accessory. The passage emphasizes visual symmetry and textile detailing.
Captain Dieu donne Costes, famed for world spanning flights, will become inspector-general of lines and technical adviser for Air Union in Paris. He will fly his own plane, possibly the "Question Mark," along extended routes with Bellonte, his former navigator.
Funeral services were held for J. Arthur Marmion 55 in Houston after a ninth floor plunge from the Southern Pacific building Saturday night. Marmion had worked for Southern Pacific for 39 years before forced retirement due to ill health. An inquest verdict returned death by own action.
North Tonawanda New York police announce that motorists who allow boys to tie sleds to the rear of their cars will be arrested after a series of fatal sledding accidents and reports of hitching rides without permission.
Bismarck ND December 29 officials scramble for temporary quarters as the state capitol burned destroying records and forcing the legislature, to convene January 6, to plan a new capitol. Firemen fight the blaze as officials rescue documents from lower floors.
Twelve inmates at the Indiana state prison led by Joseph Burns who is serving life for murder tried to escape by opening a cell house door with a improvised key. Guards firemen and Michigan City police surrounded the walls and ended the revolt without success.
Drouth reduces honey production to one fourth of normal. Apiary expert F. W. Sievert notes hives, which normally hold 200 pounds of honey, now average about 50 pounds per hive.
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