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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1942
Page
3
Multiple sewing circles gathered in homes on Washington and Carolina Streets and nearby avenues for Red Cross sew sessions. Leaders including Mrs. Howard Smith and Mrs. John Wills organized groups, elected officers, planned Stamp Day observance, and shared luncheons and refreshments.
The Security Benefit Association will hold a business meeting at WOW Hall starting at 7 30. A key discussion item is listed as urgent. Mesdames Cradit Simpson and McKitterick host Harmony Club at 2 30 Monday afternoon at Mrs Cradit's home, 3202 Ong Street.
Mrs. William Kletzer of Portland will address NBC listeners at 2 15 PM Saturday as head of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. The speech precedes a 13 program series On the Home Front launching Jan 17 with topics and experts from universities and medical associations.
River Road Home Demonstration Club will meet Monday at 2 PM at River Road School to organize a Red Cross unit. Community members invited. Esther McCrory Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will also meet at 2 PM Monday at 211% Van Buren Street for a conservation program.
A United Press survey shows marriage license increases up to 150 percent after Pearl Harbor as soldiers fear long separations. Counties report many grooms in uniform while some seek waivers of waiting periods, and cities like San Francisco San Diego and Seattle set record license months amid wartime prosperity.
South Carolina speaks for a sweet tradition as Mrs. Harley shares her pound cake recipe favored by Governor J. E. Harley. The method uses unsplit eggs, butter, and almond flavoring, baked in a slow oven. Three towns in the United States are named Swiss.
The calendar lists events at Humphreys Highland School Amarillo Public Library and Amarillo Country Club. Tonight an important meeting at Humphreys Highland School auditorium at 7 30. Saturday story hour for children at Amarillo Public Library at 4. Countywide 4-H Club meets at the courthouse office of Miss Pauline Lakey at 1 30. Bridge party at Amarillo Country Club at 8. Newcomers Club chili supper at Federation Club Rooms upstairs at 7.
Mr and Mrs V D Beistle were honored at a Thursday night house warming for their new home at 4003 East Twelfth Avenue. Attendees included numerous local dames and messrs with gifts sent by Felix Phillips Tom Bowies Debs Bowles Wallace Winfield Roy Fletcher and L E Pruitt of Oklahoma City.
A pre nuptial shower was given for Miss Edna Beavers by San Jacinto Church of Christ members at the home of Mr and Mrs R J Crittenden. The couple to wed this week includes Chelsa Tubbs formerly of Amarillo now in San Diego California. About 30 church members attended the event and gifts were given to the bride to be. Miss Beavers is an Amarillo High School alumna and daughter of Mr and Mrs Virgil Beavers.
The First Baptist Poitan Class held a Thursday luncheon at the church with a patriotic table theme. Mrs. Joe A. Jenkins spoke on Red Cross work and Mrs. W. K. Fry read with piano by Mrs. Eugene Wilson. Wilson played patriotic numbers.
Alpha Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met to plan defense work for the rest of the club year. Members will take first aid knitting and bandage rolling courses and record defense stamps and bonds purchases totaling $385 to date.
Patsy Westerfield was honored on her ninth birthday at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs E S Westerfield 730 North Johnson Street. The Valentine theme appeared in decorations with Ironia Word and Montye Keye winning party games. Attendees included Ellen Johnson Rue Nelle Wood Joycelyn Speer Clydell McGinley Nelda Sue Tomberlin Betty Beets Mary Ann Conway Verna Lee Roberta Gossett and Stanley and Nancy Westerfield. Gifts from Doris Page and Billie Rhea Pruett accompanied a cake with nine candles.
Members of the Neoteus Choir of the First Christian Church met for a buffet supper at director Mrs. E A Paschal's home to plan a program for January 25 in Pampa. Attendees included Lee Etta Rae Davis Anita Holt Donna Jeane Autry Helen Anderson Thelma Pollard Betty Mae Cooper Katherine Coons Lyne Floyd Margaret Barker Doris Cobb Nadine Swift Mildred Anderson Melvyn Cobb Gladys Dowd Robert Barron Betty Elliotte James Paschal Pat McClarney The group appointed Barron chairman of the ways and means committee with Barker and Cobb as deputies and then rehearsed in the studio.
Mrs. John E. Rowland and Mrs Davis Tudor will host the Amarillo Garden Club executive board meeting at 9 30 Monday morning in the venue. The session aims to plan upcoming events and club activities.
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