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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1940
Page
2
The Companions Bible Class of Central Baptist Church will meet at 2 o clock Wednesday afternoon in the home of Mrs Henry Dozier 413 West Eighth Avenue. Mrs R B Manning will be assistant hostess.
Mr and Mrs Bruce Autry hosted the San Jacinto Methodist Church board of stewards at 1600 Travis for a New Year celebration. The decor reflected the season as guests played billiards and 42 in the recreation rooms while Miss Donna Jean Autry performed piano pieces. Refreshments were served to a lengthy list of attendees including J B Andrews Dr W M Burl Charlie Davis C M Goodnight G G Griffin and Col W S Williams among others.
The Woman's Council of the First Christian Church will meet at 2:30 PM Wednesday in the church parlors. Also, the Modern Priscilla Club will gather at 2:30 PM Thursday in the home of Mrs. A G Bachman at 1711 Monroe Street.
The Les Temps Club will meet at 3 o clock Friday afternoon with Mrs Guy Owens at 109 Sunset Terrace. Mrs W R Fox will discuss drama.
Olive Roberts Barton argues responsibility begins in childhood through daily chores and trained work habits. She stresses a balanced childhood with play but asserts early duties like tidying and bed making foster a sense of obligation and prevent later resistance to responsibility.
Schedule of events lists multiple clubs and church groups in Amarillo with room locations and start times for tonight and Wednesday. Activities include alumni and youth organizations, charitable societies, and musical rehearsals at various halls and school buildings.
The Mystic Weavers Club will meet this afternoon at the home of Mrs F C Quarles 1618 Hayden Street. A tip for holiday baking suggests soaking citron for 10 minutes in fruit juice cider or milk before dicing for cakes or cookies.
Mrs. F. R. Glass, mother adviser of the Amarillo Assembly, Order of Rainbow Girls was honored with a tea at the home of Mrs. W. Brune on Sunset Street. Cohostesses, reception line, tea service, piano and accordion music, and a guest book with many attendees marked the afternoon.
Ruth Millett argues that women, free from military duty fears, can influence policy by speaking out voting and guiding public sentiment. Women’s clubs wealth and status empower them to shape antiwar attitudes and curb aggressive rhetoric.
Mrs. T. E. Backstrom of Water Valley Mississippi has organized local women to sign a petition protesting U S involvement in war. The movement aims to spread to other towns and states, arguing there will be no war if American women express themselves.
The Junior Travel Study Club will meet at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at Mrs. Sam Clemmons home 201 Arch Terrace instead of the former venue Mrs. James Ballard residence.
Amarillo Post No. 1907 and Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet Wednesday night at the American Legion Hall. All members are urged to be present.
Officers will be elected at a MacDowell Music Club meeting Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. O. I. Langseth 1301 Lipscomb Street.
London reports a government drive to enlist all who can handle a spade in a national food production plan. Plans add half a million acres to existing allotments in England and Wales to match postwar levels. Urban land may be seized with owner consent. common land used with minister approval. The National Allotments Society supports forming allotment holder groups to cut costs and boost yields for a family of five.
John and Jourdain Demuth ship about 100 colonies of their traveling bees from Umatilla Florida to feed on orange blossoms during winter. The journey is non stop with refueling only breaks to prevent suffocation. They plan to start northward again around May 1.
Engineers revealed a 10 mile long conveyor belt will move 7 600 000 tons of gravel and 2 800 000 tons of sand to Shasta dam site. Pouring of concrete set for next March with belt construction starting immediately by Columbia Construction Company.
Dr. Phillips Thomas of Westinghouse will present a lecture demonstration Monday night at 8 at Amarillo College. The show features blowing out and relighting a light, electric smoke removal, bacteria death rays, ultraviolet Sterilamp tests, and a black light lamp demo with no visible glow. Public invited. admission free.
Wallace Tibbitts a Fenn College freshman in Cleveland spends 1.81 dollars weekly on meals and never misses the dinner bell. He hitchhikes home to Medina each weekend does a one day egg route works on a farm and stocks groceries for the week keeping total college expenses under five dollars.
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