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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1931
Page
6
The Bonita Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star will hold an initiation service at the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening at 7 30 o'clock. All members and officers are urged to attend.
The business at 610 Taylor Street changes hands with Wayne Tomlinson staying as an employee. The operation, now named Post Office Barber Shop & Beauty Parlor, names E. D. West as manager while staff remains the same.
Convention headquarters will be at the Amarillo Hotel. The meeting will open at 10 o'clock Saturday morning January 24 and continue through the day. Guy Hill secretary of the Shamrock Chamber of Commerce will preside.
Mr and Mrs George Polley entertained the Double X Bridge Club at their home 4102 Van Buren Street Friday evening. A pink and green color note appeared in the tallies and refreshments. Miss Eula Sheridan attended as special guest with high favors to Mrs W W Bromley and Guy Byrd. Participants included Mr and Mrs Ernest Gaines Mr and Mrs Frank Howard Mr and Mrs Walter Irwin Mr and Mrs G W McKee Mr and Mrs Roy Houston Mr and Mrs Guy Byrd Mr and Mrs W W Bromley and Miss Kula Sheridan.
The Wotan Circle held an annual officer installation at the W O W hall on Friday evening after a program with readings and musical selections. Retiring chaplain Mrs. Georgia Easum received a traveling bag while guardian Mrs. Montie Merriman was honored with a handkerchief shower. New officers include guardian Mrs. Montie Merriman and several other named roles with Houston Taylor serving as secretary.
Fifty members attended the Intermediate Christian Endeavor meet at First Christian Church Sunday evening. Guests of honor were from West Amarillo Christian Church. Roy Snodgrass led the lesson and talks were delivered by Ivan Boxwell, Elizabeth Reynolds, Kenneth Finnerman, Gordon Gill, Isabel Boxwell, Gene Wright, Zula Mae Blackwell, and Roy Snodgrass. piano accompaniment by Doris Shaw with a vocal solo.
The Ananciated Press notes Girl Scouts from coast to coast are urged to enjoy outdoor life year round. National headquarters keeps Camp Andree in Briarcliff open through winter for weekend outings. Scouts engage in wood chopping, tobogganing, skiing, hiking and skating to stay healthy.
The Young People's Christian Endeavor Society met Sunday evening with Miss Mildred Sanders as leader. "My Idea of What A Young Man Ought to Be" was the topic discussed by the girls. Talks were given by Misses Londa Richardson Frances Snodgrass Florence Snodgrass Donna Shaw Sue Harvey Lyda Mae Walker Rowena Blackwell Amy Gill. scripture read by Miss Maxine Grant. Mrs H B Warner and Miss Stella Mae Daniel played a piano duet. Mr C E Eaton Boise City gave a short talk. Business session presided over by president Miss Thelma Trolinger.
The Junior Woman's Club will meet at Mrs. C. C. F. Blanchard's home at 1200 Pierce Street Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All members are urged to attend.
Mrs H Cooper hosted at 1002 Bonham Street to honor Mrs W C Gatton departing for Ft Worth. Members discussed state and local federation news, James Kendrick presided, officers elected include Sanders president Griggs VP Fruder secretary Webb treasurer Sutin parliamentarian. A treasure hunt followed with Gatton sealing hidden gifts.
A birthday dinner was given for Elsie Gene Aron on her birthday. Missin Eunion and Jessie Castleman hosted at 1000 Washington Street Friday evening. A large birthday cake adorned the table. Guests included Anna Clapworth, Mary Evans, Opal Smith, Gladys Armstrong, Elsie Gene Aron, Eunice Castleman and Jessie Castleman.
The Rose Bowl Tea Room schedules a bridge tournament for Tuesday afternoon featuring contract and auction bridge and 42. Luncheon served at 1. Games begin immediately after lunch. Reservations due by 5 this afternoon.
Mrs. J. E. Griggs of 1417 Harrison Street expects her daughter Mrs. Ted Sama of Chattanooga Tennessee and Mrs. Sam Thorpe of Ranger as guests for several weeks arriving Tuesday.
The Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will meet at the W. O. W. Hall for the installation of officers Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. All members are urged to attend.
A traveler recounts a disruptive Parisians game where youths run counter to regulations and feign ignorance when stopped. A hotelier cited by the police is pressed to follow the rules, replying I don't understand in English as the commissaire imposes a fine of a hundred francs.
Washington report notes modified programs should begin in second grade. Misa Clara Bassett, psychiatric consultant for the National Education Association, says many delinquent and truant youths come from intellectually dull and defective groups unable to succeed in regular classes. She calls for a greatly modified curriculum including trades and manual arts to fit their needs.
Miss Viola Hitchcock daughter of Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Hitchcock of Throckmorton wed Robert H. Capell a city bookkeeper for the Amarillo Live Stock Loan Company. The couple married at the home of Rev. Robert Allingham and reside at 122 Buchanan Street.
Miss Helen Blanton, daughter of Mrs. Mary K. Blanton of 1605 Madison Street, reports improvement and is able to meet her University of Texas classes after several days of illness.
Martha Washington allegedly ordered unfinished bedroom papering at Mt Vernon in 1775. Col. Har rison H. Dodge found the sepia brown wallpaper in an oil house in Maine, matching a pattern once in Washington’s room. The discovery allows repapering to mirror the original 1775 decor amid mounting bicentennial efforts.
Officers of Fern Division No 402 Grand International Auxiliary announce an important meeting to be held at Mrs. J P Rollins home 704 North Pierce Street Tuesday afternoon. Important business will be presented and all members urged to attend.
Mrs Read hosted the Euze lian Class of the First Baptist Church at 1808 Tyler Street on Friday evening in a happy gathering with games, contests, and refreshments. Attendees included Dr Evelyn Gass Powers Estelle Scott Fannie Roberts T H Chummy Luca Griffith W D Weastbay Gladys Dickson Katherine Chapman Elizabeth Nixson Bertie Warren Mamie Abbott Nettle Crane Beulah Dosier Jet Downing Madge McCauley Lennie Read himer Blanche Smith Adele Webb Launa Willis and the hostess.
Mr and Mrs Wilbur C Hawk of 2121 Stughes Street have returned from an extended Havana Cuba trip. They traveled to Havana via New Orleans and returned by way of Cologne and Panama City.
The Child Study Club will meet Friday afternoon at 1302 Jefferson Street, the home of Mrs. J. R. McKinley. All members are invited to attend.
Auxiliary No 79 I T U held a regular meeting at Mrs KK B Martin 510 12 North Fillmore Street Friday afternoon New officers were installed and plans for the new year discussed Refreshments were served Attending were Mrs W H Terry Mrs J P Black Mrs J Clyde Bell Mrs I Quinn Mrs Roy Williams Mrs W B Fowler Mrs O G Wilson Mrs E M Turner Mrs D V Wible Mrs J T Howell and Mrs H B Martin
Announcement today of the purchase of the Service Barber Shop by G W Mills. The sale transfers ownership and operations to Mills, with details of the transaction not disclosed in the notice.
The Association of Panhandle Chamber of Commerce Secretaries will hold its annual convention in Amarillo on January 24. County agents from the Panhandle region are invited to join in planning next year’s program, with one secretary expected to represent communities in 31 counties around Potter.
Edith May Cullis complained that her husband sang the Red Flag constantly, prompting a court appearance on a cruelty charge in London on January 10.
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