Kabylie Divorce Custom Dictates Male Consent
A July report by the Associated Press details Kabylie women east of Algiers who may be repudiated by husbands at any time but must gain their father’s consent to divorce and are left “withdrawn from circulation” when repudiated. The practice, rooted in kanouns governing about 600,000 people, allows a dead husband’s wife to form part of his succession, with the husband’s death triggering further questions on women’s rights to nationality and status.
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Associated Press
Washington
Algiers
Inter-American Commission For Women
Congressional Library
Field Museum
Chicago
Advisory Board With Mrs Bennett
The Rainbow Girls Advisory board met last night at Mrs. L. L. Bennetts home, 508 Harrison Street. A brief business session followed by social hour refreshments. Attendees included Emil Benesch, W. W. Spencer, E O Feierabend, George Stapleton, Y. M. Rippey, W. G. Estes, Murray Britt, W. S. Layton, Mr. and Mrs. Parks Scipie. Special guests were D. W. Britain and Emil Benesch.
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The
Rainbow Girls
L. L. Bennett
Harrison Street
Emil Benesch
W. W. Spencer
Feierabend
George Stapleton
Y. M. Rippey
W. G. Estes
Murray Britt
Layton
Parks Scipie
D. W. Britain
Final Plans For Amarillo Convention Affairs
Amarillo society figures complete plans for association convention entertainments on July 4 to 6 led by Mrs. C be. Events include a July 4 reception at the Women's Club Rooms with flower maids, open house, a Friday breakfast at Amarillo Country Club, a Friday barbecue at Jack Hall ranch, a canyon ride, a Friday dance at the Country Club, a start from Herring Hotel, and a Saturday banquet at the Herring Hotel with lawyers and their wives attending.
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Amarillo Society
Association
C. Ber
Amarillo
Amarillo Country Club
Jack Hall Ranch
Amarillo Country
Herring Hotel
Social Calendar for Woman's Missionary Societies and Community Groups
Social calendar items list upcoming circle meetings for the Woman's Missionary Society at various addresses in Amarillo, plus events at Potter County Library Board, First Christian Church, Sacred Heart Church, and other local organizations. Details include circle numbers, host names, and street addresses with times, some entries noting postponements or multiple sessions.
Decoration committees to meet at Herring Hotel
The breakfast decoration committee for visiting ladies at the Bar Association convention will meet on the mezzanine of the Herring Hotel Thursday afternoon at 2 50. Circle No 8 of the Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church postponed its meeting from Wednesday afternoon to Wednesday July 10 due to arrangements.
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Bar Association
Herring Hotel
The
Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Thomas Giles
Polka Dots Reign In Paris Summer Fashion
Paris fashion notes a late summer revival of calico prints and tiny polka dots in black and white. Printed voiles georgette crepes crepe de chine and black satin share the scene with georgeous silks including gold and silver lunasol for evening wraps. Contemporary designs feature short coated silk suits with Eton collars and cuffs, echoing schoolgirl simplicity.
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Paris
Zack Fine Family Back From Colorado Vacation
Zack Fine and his daughter Betty Ann have returned from a vacation in Colorado. They visited scenic towns and enjoyed outdoor activities during the trip.
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Zack Fine
Betty Ann
Colorado
Black gloves gain popularity among American wearers
Black gloves attract increasing American support as fashion shifts with summertime black and white costumes. While black hose revival remains limited mostly to chic French women, gloves are becoming a widely favored accessory.
Woman Wins Long Fight To Gain Justice Post
Blanche Newhall of Concord is appointed the first woman justice of the peace in New Hampshire after a long effort through the supreme court and state legislature. A New Hampshire bar member, she pursued a personal test case to obtain the office.
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Associated Press
Concord
Nlh
Blanche Newhall
Supreme Court
Reservations for Breakfast at Amarillo Country Club July 4
All reservations for the breakfast at the Amarillo Country Club must be in by noon tomorrow. Breakfast will be served 7:30 to 9, dancing 8 to 11 with music by Joe Norman and his orchestra.
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Amarillo Country Club
Joe Norman
Missionary Society Rummage Sale At East Tenth Church
The Woman's Missionary Society of East Tenth Avenue Methodist Church hosts a rummage sale today at 1108 East Tenth Street. Proceeds support mission work and church activities. Local shoppers invited to browse for household items and clothing.
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The
Woman's Missionary Society of the
East Tenth Avenue
California Fig Syrup for Children's Health
A period ad promotes California Fig Syrup as an easy laxative for children, claiming it cures sluggish bowels, restores appetite and energy, and aids feverish colds. It stresses a pleasant taste, non pain, trusted by mothers for over 30 years, and urges readers to buy at drug stores.
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California
Former State Head U. D. C. Dies Monday
Mrs. E. O. Spencer, 16 years head of the Barnard E. Bee Chapter in San Antonio, and former Texas United Daughters of the Confederacy president in 1916 and 1917, died Monday at her Taylor home. Her husband and three daughters survive. funeral services were to be held today in San Antonio.
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United Press
Taylor
Texas
E. 0. Spencer
Barnard E. Bee
United Daughters of the Confederacy
San Antonio
R. K. Wilson
Missouri court blocks appointment without legislative action
Miss Newhall drafted a bill enabling women to hold public office after a court ruling that no appointment could occur without legislative action. The bill passed the legislature and was signed by the governor, allowing women to serve in public office.
Seek U S Hospital for Texas Advance to Congress
Austin July 2 Appointment of Senators J W E H Beck DeKalb Walter Woodul Houston and Tom Deberry Bogota as members of a legislative committee to appear before Congress in the interest of establishing a United States Hospital in Texas was announced by Lieutenant Governor Miller. The senate members and a group from the house will go to Washington at the next session to seek the hospital for mental care. Captain Cook the explorer died 150 years ago, but a tortoise from his own is alive on Tonga island with the native rank of chief.
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Associated Press
Austin
J. W. E. H. Beck
DeKalb
Walter Woodul
Houston
Tom Deberry
Bogota
Congress
United States
Texas
Miller
Senate
House
Washington
Captain Cook
Tonga
Gold from Black Hills Dakota Makes Tiny Share History
A historical note states that only one eightieth of all world mined gold has originated in the Black Hills of Dakota. The statistic highlights the region’s enduring mineral significance and its place in global gold production.
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Black Hills
Dakota
Travel Headache Relief With Capuchine Advertisement
Travel headaches from long trips and tired nerves are eased by Capuchine, a liquid remedy praised for quick relief without opiates or stomach upset. Marketed as a handy companion for travelers, available in 80c and 60c sizes from druggists.
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G. L. Yates
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Potter County Library Board
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R. M. Nash
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American Legion
Amarillo Bidz
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