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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1943
Page
2
Amarillo groups list tonight events with officers installed at 7 o clock and several meetings at churches and halls. Red Cross sewing sessions, circle gatherings, and charity fundraisers fill the evening in Amarillo with multiple addresses and host names.
Mrs Clyde L Cooper of Tulsa hosted a Capitol Hotel breakfast announcing the engagement and upcoming marriage of daughter Margaret to Lt Robert J Hibbetts instructor at Blackland Army Flying School Waco The wedding is set for February 14 and the affair featured pink and blue carnations and gilt airplane place favors with names and the date.
Amarillo High School Band Parents' Association met to plan a Victory Concert in late February. Miss Julia Dean will announce the date. They also set dates for a band members dance on Feb 19 and a skating party on Feb 5 at the school gymnasium. The Woman's Club will meet at 3 PM Thursday at 1710 Polk Street hosted by Mrs. H. W. Galbraith.
Harmony Club hosted a meeting at Mrs. Strickland’s home with Mrs. F. M. McLaughlin presiding. Mrs. R. C. Martini led a program on Gypsy music featuring vocal and instrumental numbers and a piano recital by several members. Refreshments followed as guests assembled.
The General Federation of Women's Clubs bases a nurse recruitment drive on 20 000 scholarships. State federations and clubs from Pennsylvania Tennessee Arkansas Florida DC Kentucky Maryland Mississippi New Jersey Virginia and Wisconsin approved funding ranging from 250 to 5 000 dollars to aid nursing education to support war service. The program aims to place 20 000 student nurses in training and free graduate nurses for active duty.
Communities across the country organize fat salvage drives to supply explosives for the front. Erie sponsors a limerick contest, New Orleans students collect fats for charity, Oster ville pupils parade with 113 pounds of waste fats, and Oklahoma Girl Scouts ride bikes to collect fats, reducing rubber use and speeding deliveries to collection centers.
The Junior Travel Study Club will meet at 2 o clock Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Garland Martin located at 1512 Parker Street.
The Amarillo Garden Club plans a session with William L. Jonsson and his wife on insect control, Victory garden guidance, and beautification. New president Mrs. Macon Carder outlines Vaughn's seed tips for sustaining family diets, nutrition, and reducing waste.
At a meeting of the Panhandle Speech Arts Association held at Mrs. Lewis M. Teed’s home in Amarillo plans for Drama Week in February were discussed. Dr. Seth Fessender of West Texas State College, Canyon, was slated as guest speaker. The Amarillo Federation of Women's Clubs reported morale boosting points and a Literature of New Mexico program was performed by Mrs. W. M. Hall and others with music and readings. Attendees included several local women and two guests from Alexandria, Virginia.
Marriage notice for Miss Gladys E. Maddox and M. B. Smith of Mineral Wells. They wed Jan 1 at the home of Herbert Gibson, Church of Christ minister. Bride and groom reside at 711 Houston Street and the groom works at the Pantex Ordnance Plant. Also a notice of an all day meeting planned by the Junior Home Interest Club at Mrs. Carl Robertson’s home, 824 Florida Street, starting at 10.
Make a versatile Anne Adams 4316 pattern for children with bodice back buttons and high front waist. Available in sizes 2 4 6 8. size 6 options A or B require 2 1 8 yards or 5 8 yard contrast fabric depending on view. Send 16 cents for pattern and 10 cents for Spring Pattern Book from The Amarillo Globe Pattern Dept.
The article notes supply shipments to Kiska and reflects on home front life as husbands face possible draft. It contrasts wives waiting at home with those whose husbands are already serving, highlighting changed perceptions and appreciation. A shipyard reunion in California recalls long-lost colleagues, and Britain increases food production from 40 to 60 percent of needs.
Regional draft records show defects vary by area with heart trouble and flat feet common in the Northwest while dental issues and short stature are prevalent in New England Goiter appears in the Great Lakes region and blindness in Texas Mental disorders cluster in Maine Virginia the Carolinas Tennessee and Mississippi The discussion continues at Columbia University next spring term.
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