Amarillo Celebrates Glorious Fourth With Clubs and Camps
Patriot themed festivities unfold across Amarillo as private parties and camping trips headline the day. Amarillo Country Club hosts breakfast and dance at the clubhouse while the Elks Club hosts a sunrise dance. Berean Class members drive to Girl Scout Camp in Palo Duro Canyon for an overnight outing with return planned tonight. Roughly 75 members of the Senior Leagues of the Methodist churches travel to Ceta Canyon for a camping party, with many hosting out of town guests through the day.
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Amarillo
Jack Hall
Elks Club
First Christian Church
Palo Duro Canyon
Ceta Canyon
Canyons
Opals Become Fashionable Summer Accessories
New York fashion notes claim opals are now stylish with summer dresses. Black opal and fire opal varieties top the trend, with necklaces featuring large opals surrounded by diamonds or sapphires. The piece contrasts opals against pinks and blues in chic chiffons.
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New York City
Walter Scott
Anne of Geierstein
Fifth Avenue
Delegates Return From National Convention
Mr. and Mrs. Norris Ewing and Mr. and Mrs. James M. Williams returned Wednesday evening from a motor trip to Chicago. Mr. Ewing and Mr. Wilkins went as official delegates to the Rotary International Silver Anniversary Convention. They visited Judge and Mrs. Ewing of Nashville, Tenn., and traveled via Little Rock, Fort Smith, and Oklahoma City where Mrs. Williams visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Chandler.
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Norris Ewing
James M. Williams
Chicago
Ewing
Mr. Wilkins
Rotary International
Mr. Ewing
Nashville
Benish Family Visiting Mrs. Ewing in City
Mr and Mrs James M Benish and daughter Jackie formerly of Augusta Ga are visiting Mrs Norris Ewing and Mr Ewing at 3720 Fountain Street The Amarillo family will drive to Colorado and New Mexico for a month long camping trip then move to Los Angeles They note Mrs Benish mother of Mrs Ewing will soon visit her brother Tom Pyne in Los Angeles
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James M. Benish
Jackie
Augusta
Mr. Benish
Norris Ewing
Mr. Ewing
Fountain Street
Amarillo
Benish
Colorado
New Mexico
Los Angeles
Tom Pyne
Phebe K. Warner To Speak Here
Phebe K. Warner renowned lecturer and Claude author will address the Wesley Friendship Class at San Jacinto Methodist Church next Sunday at 10 a.m. Devotional starts at 9 45 a.m and special music is planned for the event.
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Phebe K. Warner
Claude
Wesley Friendship
San Jacinto Methodist Church
A Neat Garden Is Desirable
A writer in Better Homes and Gardens extols neatness in gardens and offers simple tying tips. Place a central bamboo stake for heavy wire, then tie plants with radiating strands of strong twine. Informal yet neat tying prevents shoots from sprawling and remains preferable to crowding or ground contact.
Whitsett Returns Home From Rotary Convention Trip
G D Whitsett returns from Chicago where he attended the International Rotary Convention as Amarillo Club delegate. He spent the weekend at Excelsior Springs and Kansas City on his journey home.
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D. Whitsett
Chicago
Amarillo
Mr. Whitsett
Excelsior Springs
Kansas City
Hand Watering Efficiency Debate
Victor H. Ries argues in Better Homes and Gardens that hand watering wastes time and energy. He recommends thorough soil moistening to a depth of 4 to 6 inches as the proper method for garden watering.
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Victor H. Ries
New Stamp Box Promises Easy Stamp Storage in NYC
The report describes a new round tape measure shaped stamp box in gold or silver. Stamps emerge in a neat row like ticker tape to aid desk organization. Also noted are Mrs. Tom Epping of Conway recovering after a recent operation at St Anthony's Hospital and a bean string-remover device that clamps to tabs.
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New York City
Tom Epping
Conway
St. Anthony's Hospital
Grave diggers to aid lower coffin duties with gratuity rule
United Press reports in Edmonton England that grave diggers who complained about being barred from lowering coffins and receiving gratuities will be allowed to assist with coffins under a rule: any worker who accepts a gratuity will be instantly dismissed.
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United Press
Edmonton
England
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G. D. Whitsett
Jack Hall’s
Russell Kemp
Joe Norman
Polk St
Tome Ater
Gus Taylor
Frieze Bakery
Sline Sprink
Blackburn Funer
News-Globe
City Drug Stores
Rexall Stores
Ade
L. E. Pinkham
Rex
Bayer
Orgatone
Phillips Magnesia
Agarex
Ingram
Eveready Blades
Spalding
Cardui
Sargon
Polk
WEST
Fillmore
46Th
Carolina
Jacinto
CURB
Levine’s
Voile and Batiste
A. m. Men’s
New
Hollywood
Levine's
Bargain Corner
Taylor ST
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