London's New Spring Styles Return Color and Flair in War-Era Revival
Barbara Wace reports London fashion shows bring back color and glamour with feathers and flounces while staying practical for wartime sensibilities. Tailored lines, longer skirts, and new features like medieval hoods appear across Dorville and other houses, blending nostalgia from twenties and nineties with modern restraint as postwar retail awaits eased rationing.
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Barbara Wace
London
Aage Thaarup
Dorville
Yesteryear
Ivan Joe Hill Dies At Eureka Kansas
Ivan Joe Hill former Amarillo resident died yesterday morning at his Eureka Kansas home after a long illness. He worked for the Santa Fe Railway Company as a boilermaker before leaving Amarillo three years ago and was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Survivors include his wife Bernice Hill two daughters Ann and Mrs Kenneth Gillmore and Loyd Hill of Wichita Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Ivan Joe Hill
Amarillo
Eureka
Kan
Hill
Santa Fe Railway Company
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bernice Hill
Louisiana
Ann
Kenneth Gillmore
Loyd Hill
Wichita
Anniversary Problem Simple For This Florida Family
The Wendell Robinsons of Orlando mark New Year anniversaries as their family grows. Eight years ago they wed on New Year’s Day. Four years ago their son Alexander arrived at 12 01 A M becoming the city’s New Year’s Baby. Yesterday Joyce Ann was born at 2 06 A M making Mrs Robinson the mother of the first child of the new year.
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Orlando
Fila
Wendell Robinsons
Alexander Robinson
Robinson
Joyce Ann
Bread Meat and Wine Seen as Life’s Basic Needs
In several European nations bread meat and wine are viewed as essential staples cited as core necessities for daily life amid ongoing economic discussions.
Lodge Plans Installation at IOOF Hall in Amarillo
Amarillo Rebekah Lodge held a watch night party at IOOF Hall with Mrs. Priscilla Stover as noble grand presiding. Mrs. Esther Bates led entertainment planning by the finance committee. Fifty members and guests attended. Installation of new officers will occur next week Tuesday at 7 30 PM in IOOF Hall.
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Amarillo Rebekah Lodge
Ioof Hall
Priscilla Stover
Noble Grand
Esther Bates
Ioof Hal
Twentieth Century Club Meets Tomorrow Afternoon
Twentieth Century Club members will meet tomorrow at 2 30 in the home of Mrs. Murray Elson at 1409 Washington. Mrs. W H Flamm and Mrs. J E Hill will lead the lesson.
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Twentieth Century Club
Murray Elson
Washington
W. H. Flamm
J. E. Hill
Postpone Session of County Club
Sixty Six Home Demonstration Club has postponed the meeting originally set for tomorrow until January 24.
Family Has Holiday Reunion
Mrs. J. W. Carlton age 78 hosted a holiday dinner at 2115 Pierce with six of her seven children present after nineteen years. The gathering included numerous relatives from Amarillo Quanah Claude Denver and Phoenix among others and totaled 31 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
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J. W. Carlton
Pierce
Carlton
Frank Carlton
Phoenix
Ariz
H. H. Horne
Howard Horne
Pampa
Leon Adrain
June Carlton
Floy Epperson
Roy Mulkey
Alton Mulkey
Dick Smotherman
J. B. Mulkey
Rita Jo Mulkey
Reba Nell Mulkey
Floyd Walser
Marriage Is Announced Rampy Warner Nuptials
Announcement of the marriage of Jo Beth Rampy daughter of J F Rampy of Clarendon to James H Warner son of Mrs J H Warner 309 North Pierce on December 28. Rev J D Horton read the service at the bridegroom's sister's home in front of an improvised altar. The couple resides at 1019 West Seventh.
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Jo Beth Rampy
J. F. Rampy
Clarendon
James H. Warner
J. H. Warner
North Pierce
J. D. Horton
Pierce Street Baptist Church
Sylvia L. Allison
Ernest Sipes
John F. Warner
Allison
West Seventh
Decorative Papers Brighten Furniture
Decorative papers extend beyond walls to cover floors furniture and cabinets. The piece details how to line bookcases dressers and tables with patterned wallpaper to create murals and faux marble looks, including techniques to avoid air bubbles, seal the surface with wax and varnish, and reuse scraps for brightening storage boxes. It ends with statistics on male city dwellers and farmers completing at least one year of high school.
Make This Home Recipe To Take Off Ugly Fat
A dubious home remedy promotes quick weight loss by consuming liquid Barcentrate with grapefruit juice. It instructs filling a pint bottle, taking two tablespoons twice daily, and claims rapid fat reduction without harm. The claim relies on untreated health risks and lacks medical validation.
Return the Empty Bottle and Regain Slender Curves Plan
Promotional fitness claim promises rapid disappearance of fat from neck chin arms bust abdomen hips calves and ankles. Endorsed plan urges returning empty bottle for money back while noting improved vitality and youthful appearance.
250 Civilian Airports In New York Forecast
Washington based report predicts New York State will exceed 250 civilian airfields in ten years, up from 138 now, with many serving as recreation centers to help fund operations. Analysts note federal aid of about 21.2 million dollars will require local matching funds and businesses like restaurants and theaters could be part of airport activity.
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Washington
U.P
New York State
Empire State
Frank Sohn
New York
Marriages Rise Sharply in United States Postwar Era
In 1946 the number of U S marriages was about 35 percent higher than in 1942 reflecting a postwar surge.
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U. S
1946
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