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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1942
Page
3
American corset makers told Chicago buyers wartime shortages won’t strip glamour. They will produce seven basic figure types with reduced rubber and focus on proper shaping. De rubberized styles won’t hit shelves until prewar supplies run out, possibly by late summer. Some buyers show chic looks may still suit wartime jobs.
Tonight and Wednesday listings cover Heel and Toe Club Invita tion Barn Dance for Service Men's Civic Center at The Nat 9 to 1. Open Forum Club 7:30 at 1618 Harrison Street. Gamma Jota Beta Sigma Phi at Federation Club Rooms 8. American Legion Auxiliary 8 at Legion Hall 1800 Harrison. Amarillo Eastern Star 8 at 5241 Taylor Street. Junior Business Women's Club 7:30 at Capitol Hotel. Humphreys P T unit 7:30 at school auditorium. Rebekah Lodge 7:30 at IOOF Hall. Miracle Book Club 8:30 at 505 Lincoln Street. Terpsichorean Club 8:30 at 1009 Jackson Street. Little Theater presents June Mad Municipal Auditorium 815. Various Wednesday gatherings include St Andrews Guild tea 3, International Relations group 9:30, First Baptist WMC all day 10:30, Rainbow Girls 7:30, Methodist church 2:30, First Christian women 10:30, Family Night 6:30, Wesleyan Guild 8 Prospect Street, West Amarillo Christian Council 2, Borden Retail Club 2:30, Alpha Iota Alumnae 7:30, V for Victory and Jenny Lynn sewing clubs 2, Church Night 6:15, and numerous circle meetings with hostesses listed.
The Potter County home economists met at the Herring Hotel on Monday afternoon with 27 women present. Mrs H M Pevehouse was elected permanent chairman and Miss Bessie Mae Love and Miss Frances Annis were named vice chair and secretary respectively. A letter from Miss Bess Heflin suggested ways county units could assist the Texas State Nutrition Committee and allied groups in defense related programs. A refresher nutrition course was discussed and possible instructors sought. The group exchanged ideas on how home economists could aid the defense program. Registrants included Mesdames W J Darrah, Geo F E Tatum, H M Pevehouse, Jack Vincent, Irene H Beck, Lucille F Moore, Irene Holt Conley, Esther B Call, Lionel C Holm, Dwight J Thompson, Harvey W Allen, Nancy T Albright, Sue Donald, EB R Henson, J A Miller, Georgia Short, R C Kay, Misses Helen A Worley, Lucille Foley, Ouida O’Neal, Elsie Reid, Joyce Harvey, Bessie Mae Love, Wynona Swepston, Frances Annis, Pauline Lokey and Beryl Hixson.
The Amarillo Council of Parents and Teachers meets Monday afternoon at Central Junior High School Auditorium. Opening prayer by Mrs. Ben Ratliff. Discussion on food funds shortages and rising prices in city schools. Red Cross first aid classes described with 2890 students enrolled and four students demonstrating wound bandaging. Dwight Morrow School students perform numbers.
St. Andrew's Guild hosts a hobby and antique tea at the Episcopal Parish House from 3 to 5 PM with a silver offering. The Altar Society of Sacred Heart Cathedral meets at 1 30 PM at Cathedral Hall with hostesses named. San Jacinto Baptist Women's Missionary Society holds an all day church meeting with executive board at 10 AM, business meeting at 11, and noon covered dish lunch. Congress selects bald eagle for US seal while a malaria epidemic prompts regional health action in Tampico Mexico.
The Globe-News announces a four day cooking school February 17 18 19 and 20 to be led by Miss Jessie Hogue a noted Southern home economist. Topics include budgeting planning meals nutrition kitchen equipment and new recipes with live demonstrations and Q A segments.
Miss Edna Mae Leslie daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Leslie 1005 Buchanan Street wed Corp H J Berry son of Mrs H G Berry 113 B East Eleventh Avenue in Sayre Oklahoma The ceremony was at 2 pm with Rev W T Cost First Baptist Sayre officiating They will reside at 113 B East Eleventh Avenue after February 10 Berry serves at Army Airways Station English Field Mrs Berry works as private secretary to A A Lumpkin The bride wore a beige suit with blue blouse and a corsage of bridal roses
A nostalgic feature promotes potluck gatherings with simple, affordable dishes. It outlines savory beef pot pie a potato crust option, a fruit snow pudding, burgers on toasted rusk, and French fried asparagus with quick assembly steps.
Potter County Home Demonstration Council met to set a St Patrick's Day luncheon at the Federation Club Rooms on March 17. Clubs appoint presiding officers and helpers for table setup and favors. Attendance checks and invitations for guests were requested. 4 H enrollment rises with 85 girls total.
Community items note the Heel and Joe Barn Dance at the Nat with advance sales and decorations meant to boost troop morale and benefit the Service Men’s Civic Center. Amarillo Ski Club hosts a meeting with Union Pacific rep Joe Gallagher showing Sun Valley visuals and a bus trip planned for Tres Ritos. Victor Smith reports a V shaped Victory Carrot found in his garden. Vocal students hold a studio recital at 2103 Polk Street with Donna Autry and Frances Townes presenting a program. Audrey Kargere launches a nationwide tour selling Defense Savings Bonds and Stamps featuring miniature 20 inch dolls, with lectures in each city and a Roosevelt connection.
Wing Commander Robert Roland Stanford Tuck, 25, famed British ace, shot down and taken prisoner in Berlin. He was captured unharmed, according to official agency sources relayed by United Press in New York.
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