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Newspaper

Amarillo Globe

Location

Amarillo, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1931

Page

7

Speech Arts Association Meet Tuesday

The Amarillo Speech Arts Association held its first meeting of the year at the new home of Mrs. KR. L. Allen on Avondale Road. Dr. Daisy Persons spoke on Good Diction and the Power of Personalities, with readings by Mrs. W. M. Hall and monologues by Miss Jessie Ingham. A social refreshment period followed amid a group of attendees including Mrs. H. N. Wheeler and many others.

R. Y. Bandy W. M. Blake W. A. Combs W. M. Hall R. B. Masterton, Jr Sallie Moore R. McKinley D. Brown

Dutch Girls Mark Tallies of Bridge Fete

Lavendar and white colors dominated the Tuesday afternoon gathering hosted by Mrs. J. C. Heyser at 1305 West Thirteenth Avenue for the Lucky Day Bridge Club. Favors were given to Mrs. Charles Reagan, Mrs. Robert Peace and Mrs. J. J. Weirick with Mrs. L. D. Heyser assisting.

Mrs. Guy E Smythe Hosts Jolly Eight Bridge Club

Mrs. Guy E Smythe entertained the Jolly Eight Bridge Club at 318 East Twenty Second Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. A pink and green color note appeared in the tally sheets with flowers and refreshments in evidence. Mrs. J H Bennett won high and Mrs. W O Payne received guest favor. Miss Ellen Pitts had the low prize. Guests included Mrs. W C Payne and Mrs. Evelyn Graham. members listed are Mrs. J H Bennett Mrs J J Pope Mrs Carl Adams Mrs J W Norn Miss Ellen Pitts and the hostess.

Jolly Eight Bridge Club Guy E. Smythe East Twenty-Second Avenue J. H. Bennett W. O. Payne Ellen Pitts W. C. Payne Evelyn Graham J. J. Pope Carl Adams J. W. Norn

Country Club Members To Dance at Amarillo Club

Amarillo Country Club members will host a dance Saturday evening with Joe Norman’s orchestra providing music for dancing. Dinners will be served by reservations.

Amarillo Country Club Joe Norman

Woman Architect Designs Rouen May Pageant

Mademoiselle Juliette Billard the first woman admitted to the French National School of Architecture designed and organized Rouen's May 31 1931 monster pageant honoring the fifth centenary of Joan of Arc.

Associated Press Rouen France Mademoiselle Juliette Billard French National School of Architecture Joan of Arc

Women Beautify Park at Jackson Mills Site

West Virginia club women beautified Jackson Mills State Park, the boyhood home of Stonewall Jackson, planting hundreds of flowers and shrubs indigenous to the state to enhance the park in Wheeling.

Associated P'ress Wheeling West Va West Virginia Jackson Mills State Park Stonewall Jackson

Women Built This Home by Donna Smith and Laura Schulte

Miss Donna A. Smith designed a colonial home in Memphis Tennessee and hired designer and builder Mrs Laura Schulte as contractor. The ten room house showcases a woman led project and a hands on approach to domestic architecture.

Associated Press Memphis Tenn Donna A. Smith Laura Schulte

London Likes Black For Winter Sports

London fashion reports show smart skiers packing black skiing suits for Alps and Scandinavia trips. Some wear a dash of color with gay socks, cap and scarf. FE. L. Smith's sale promotes 1000 articles.

London The Associated Press Alps Scandinavia

Mrs Kendrick Hosts Baker's Dozen Bride Party

Mrs. C B Kendrick entertained Baker's Dozen Club with a bridge party at 1805 Travis Street on Wednesday afternoon. Guests included Mrs J B Wallace Mrs C N Jarrell and Mrs J Morris of California. High favor went to Mrs C B Ridley and low to Mrs Bob Morris. Attendees listed several club members and guests.

C. B. Kendrick Baker's Dozen Club Travis Street J. B. Wallace C. N. Jarrell J. Morris California C. B. Ridley Bob Morris A. Peterson O. Keen Claude McAdams

Share With Others Day Urged By Women Nationwide

Washington reports a national Share With Others day set for January 18 to aid the emergency unemployment effort. Women are urged to host vesper services led by local pastors or social workers and donate to community funds for the unemployed. Dr. Lillian Gilbreth leads the women's division and serves as national research chair for the federation of business and professional women.

Associated Press Washington Lillian M. Gilbreth President's Emergency Committee For National Federation of Business and Professional Women

Berean Class To Meet At Mrs McLean Home

The Berean Class of the West Amarillo Christian Church will meet at 400 Louisiana Street Friday at 7 30 PM. Assistant hostesses will be Mrs Ralph Roush and Mrs H F Newman. All members urged to attend.

West Amarillo Christian Church J. E. McLean Louisiana Street Ralph Roush H. F. Newman

Mrs N D Glenn to Hostess at Bid A Wee Luncheon

Mrs N D Glenn will entertain the Bid A Wee Bridge Club with a luncheon at her home 2212 Harrison Street Friday at 1 oclock. All club members are cordially invited.

N. D. Glenn Bid-A-Wee Bridge Club Harrison Street

Marlene Foote Arrives Tuesday at St Anthony’s

Mr and Mrs C B Foote of Spearman announce the arrival of daughter Marlene Cecelia Tuesday evening at St Anthony’s hospital. Mrs Foote is formerly Nova Mathews of Geneva Switzerland. A new rayon manufacturing company worth 1 million dollars is planned. Nearly 100 million pounds of rayon will be produced in the United States this year.

C. B. Foote Spearman Marlene Cecelia St. Anthony's Hospital United States

Little Hoover Grandchildren Step Into National Spotlight

The three Hoover grandchildren Peggy Ann four Herbert III three visit the White House with ease. Peggy Ann models for cameras and has appeared in talkies while Herbert shows curiosity about Shamrock the White House dog. They tour offices from a nursery via elevator and enjoy Park and White House grounds with grandmother.

Sue McNamara Associated Press Washington Hoover California United States Peggy Ann Talkies Miss Herbert White House Shamrock

Woman Aims to Study South Sea Life as Pearl Diver

Helen Ludlam plans to become the first woman diver to study sea life and color underwater. She will sail after New Year from Hollywood with a party led by Victor Berge to Tahiti to pursue pearling, drawing on a family legacy including Major General William Pile, governor of New Mexico, and a Shakespearean actor father.

Associated Press Hollywood Helen Ludlam Tahiti Victor Berge South Sea Miss Ludlam William Pile New Mexico

Rompers Club Party Hosted by Mrs Farley at 604 Florida

Mrs Raymond Farley hosted a Rompers Club gathering at her home 604 Florida Street on a Wednesday evening. Guests included Rompers Club members and tallies featured pastel pink hats with feathers. Refreshments echoed the pink theme with snapdragons in pink vases. High favors went to Mrs Clyde Farley and Mrs Vic Guyer.

Raymond Farley Florida Street Rompers Club Clyde Wilbur Farley Vic Guyer Marvin Twaddell Jack Rogers Truitt Culpepper Vilas Newby A. S. Lee Bill Freeman Ben Lane Fred Shaw Dewey N. Randall Ted Cox

Paris Perfumes Unveil New Scents For Debutantes Dress

French perfumers reveal a fragrance set around a pink lace and taffeta evening dress. Worth leads with Sans Adieu, Rosine Nuit de Chine touches at ears and lips, and Lanvin Ou fleurit l Oranger suits various complexions and styles as creams and lipsticks carry the same delicate notes.

United Press Paris Lanvyin

Tahiti Expedition Vows Six Months With Diving Crew

An accomplished pearling crew will accompany the expedition for six months. She will dive in hidden lagoons along palm fringed coral strands wearing a diving helmet. While in Tahiti she plans to live in a native grass hut.

Tahiti

Catholics to guarantee Catholic upbringing in mixed marriages

The discussion states that mixed Catholic marriages require the non Catholic partner to raise children as Catholics and preserves the Catholic party’s right to worship. It urges ongoing prayers for the other’s conversion and notes the church’s unchanging stance. In Britain, 20 000 weavers begin a strike aimed at improving wages, not reduced pay.

Britain England

False Teeth Stop Them From Slipping, City Drug Co Ad

Advertisement promotes Fas teet h to keep dentures in place and comfortable and to freshen breath. Encourages purchase at City Drug Co and other drug stores.

City Drug Co

Industrial progress defies fear of job loss across eras

The essay argues workers resist efficiency gains fearing layoffs, citing stagecoaches, printers, and looms as examples. It notes rising employment and pay with mechanization, likening past resistance to future outcomes. It highlights a Brooklyn Young Women’s Christian Association effort to show a woman can eat on $1 a day and questions the fate of those earning very little.

Brooklyn N. Y Young Women's Christian Association

McKesson Baby Powder Promises Comfort for Baby Skin

An advertisement extols McKesson's Baby Powder for after bath care. It claims gentle patting drying, dusting folds, and moisture absorption to prevent chafing and redness. The copy praises a fine powder texture, deodorizing effect, and says the product keeps skin smooth and white, available at druggists and independents.

McKesson McKesson & Robbins

Mentodene promises instant cough relief and quick relief

An advertisement extols Mentodene as a fast acting remedy for stubborn coughs bronchitis chest colds and asthma. It claims a unique secret ingredient plus five scientific ingredients neutralize acids clear passages loosen phlegm and restore health quickly. It urges use at first signs and offers money back guarantees.

Tide Swamps New Guinea Killing Six in Wave

Six men died and one remains missing after a massive tidal wave hit New Guinea on December 24. The wave, described as 25 to 60 feet high, swept 40 miles along the coast and rolled 300 yards inland, destroying the Sapora Mission station and the Mandang trading settlement.

New Guinea Sapora Mandang

How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat

A weight loss ad claims Kruschen Salts remove fat by daily half teaspoonful in hot water and diet changes. It promises energy, clearer skin, brighter eyes, and youthful vigor within three weeks with an 85 cent bottle, plus a money back guarantee if unsatisfied.

Fox Drug Stores City

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