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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1942
Page
3
Dorothy Roe predicts plentiful fur coats amid shortages with options from Alaska seal to Persian lamb and sheared beaver. Coats range from finger tip to full length and suit every occasion with bold shoulders and new mandarin sleeves. Buy the best you can afford from a reliable furrier, prices from 100 to 25000 dollars.
A Gay Nineties spinster dinner was held last night at Mrs. Hugh Tolleson’s home for Miss Mary Jane Potter who marries Sgt. Phillips Kenneth Campbell tomorrow. Miss Jane Loring hosted with guests including Mesdames Loving Bynum Rascoe Currie Cornelius O'Brien McKnight Houser Terrell Bright Satterstrom and Misses Teel Florey.
Miss Faye Walker was installed noble grand of the Amarillo Rebekah Lodge during a Tuesday evening ceremony at the I O O F Hall. New officers include Miss Ada Davis vice grand and Mrs Anna Chamberlain right support to the noble grand among others. the ceremony was led by lodge deputy Mrs Guida Curtis with guest Mrs Audie Roberson of Lubbock.
The Calendar lists Betty Jean Hill violin recital at Amarillo College auditorium at 8 30 tonight and EB B reception for Bonita Chapter officers at the Petersen home 8 30 to 10 30. Saturday features a children's story hour at Amarillo Public Library at 4 and a piano recital by Jane Eckhart at the Musical Arts Conservatory drawing room at 4.
We the Women argues middle aged parents can aid grown children during war by inviting daughters or daughters in law to live at home, offering loans, and caring for grandchildren. Some parents seize the chance while others withhold support, risking strained future relationships as wars reshuffle family roles.
James Scarborough, former Rochelle player, recalls Camilla GA fishermen using oil of anise on hooks to lure fish. They claim the scent attracts fish and leads to catches. Scarborough says he witnessed fishermen bringing home sizable fish using this method.
A commuter train abandoned 20 years ago due to rising auto travel is back in service between Minneapolis and Lake Minnetonka, about 25 miles southwest. The Great Northern train now runs one round trip daily with green plush seating replacing the old cane seats of 1922.
Mrs. Maddox offers wartime stove maintenance tips for gas and electric ranges. Clean burners with brushing and boiling soda solution for cast iron, wash in soap suds, rinse and dry, and clear pilot and air shutters with fine wires. Avoid sugar and soap on open electric units, let spills char before cleaning, and use non metal brushes on charred residue.
Mrs M C Bradford and Mrs Theodore Tipps hosted a Thursday morning party from 10 to 12 at 3107 Van Buren Street honoring Mrs Kenneth Keeler of Santa Fe New Mexico visiting Mr and Mrs Paul Hovey. Guests included many local residents and Dallas visitor M G Voris.
Eight acres near Coloma where James Marshall found the first gold nugget on January 24 1848 will become a state park. California acquired the site from Perley Monroe a Negro janitor after a superior court condemnation suit valued at 3100 dollars, Monroe had asked 10000.
Robert Louis Barron hails 13 year old Betty Jean Hill as a gifted violinist of the past 25 years of teaching. She headlines tonight at 8:30 at Amarillo College auditorium with Russell C. Curtis as pianist. Hill performs a memory based program including Mozart and Vieuxtemps pieces.
In Portland Oregon a traffic stop led Elizabeth Andrus to explain she hurried to take a couple to the marriage license bureau for her minister husband to marry them. The judge split an original $5 fine, issuing a $2.50 share to herself after hearing the tale.
A three woman team with total weight 681 pounds loads 65 pound shells for testing ammunition and big guns at Aberdeen proving ground. The group, calling themselves the merriest at work, notes the facility has added hundreds of women to test war materiel as the male civilian corps shrinks due to the draft. An unannounced inspection occurred amid their song.
Pattern 390 offers a 16 motif transfer with stitches and color schemes for tea cloths towels and scarfs. Transfers range from 7 x 8 inches to 1 x 2 inches with illustrations and material needs. Send eleven cents to The Amarillo Globe Needlecraft Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY, include PATTERN NUMBER name and address.
In Baltimore three women from HMN Company stand near a powder house with shells towering two feet high. Elizabeth Jones Carolus Florence Wackenfuss and Viola Testerman demonstrate surprising ability to handle and load shells as army officers observe. The officials hail women's mechanical skill behind the men and behind the guns.
ST. PAUL Minn. A dog owner Miss Mary Dollinder offered a cash reward or a 5.25x17 tire for her lost dog Fido. A man returned the dog that night and she gave up the spare tire as payment for the reunion.
The Willing Workers Sewing Club gathered at Mrs. R. L. Lane's home on East Eleventh Avenue with several members attending. The Sew-N-Sew Club met at Mrs. James Craighead's West Seventh Avenue residence with plans to meet at Mrs. Lemaster's Lincoln Street home next week. The Hi Neighbor Club quilted at Mrs. J. B. McGee's Pleasant Valley home and will meet July 22 at Mrs. Fansler's Maryland Street. The Thrifty Home Demonstration Club will meet Monday at 9 AM at Mrs. Kay Baird's Saint Francis Avenue for a fruit and vegetable drying demonstration by Pauline Lokey.
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