Dinner Announces Engagement of Edythe Strickland
Mr and Mrs Riley Strickland hosted a dinner at Amarillo Country Club to announce the engagement of their niece Edythe Strickland to Lt John D Sanford son of Dr T Ryland Sanford of Orange Virginia Lt Sanford is on temporary duty at the Special Services School in Lexington Virginia Pink and white decorations featured shell pink gladioli and white hute carnations The centerpiece was a bowl of flowers Place cards bore silver bells and inscribed Edge and Jack July 25 1943 Guests included Mesdames T Crowe L V Bentley Bob Russell O W Wright Stanley Crowe Eldon Simon Otho Shamblin and Misses Mary Lee Vernon LeNelle Eastus Adabelle Williams Josephine Kell and Adelle Bentley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley
Strickland
Amsarillo Country Club
Edyth Strickland
John D. Sanford
T. Ryland Sanford
Orange
Sanford
Special Servsices
Washington and University
Lexington
Edge
Jack
T. Crowe
L. V. Bentley
Bob Russell
O. W. Wright
Stanley Crowe
Eldon Simon
Otho Shamblin
Mary Lee Vernon
LeNelle Eastus
Adabelle Williams
Josephine Kell
Adelle Bentley
Community Women and Civic Activities Night Schedule
Tonight and Tuesday features include Epsilon Sigma Alpha events at Federation Club Rooms and USO venues with writing classes, lawn games, personal recordings, and dances. Also listed are Security Benefit Association events, W O W meetings, A A U W sewing, Red Cross sessions, Miracle Book Club, and various lodge, Kiwanis and club gatherings across Amarillo venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Federation Club
Anne Adams Pattern 4382 Seaside Wardrobe Set
Complete weekend wardrobe in one Anne Adams pattern 4382 includes a bow tipped bra side button shorts and a dress with charming skirt fullness. Step by step sewing guide suggests fabric choices spun rayon or bright cotton. Available in Miss sizes 11 13 15 and 17 requires 4 percent yards 35 inch fabric. Send sixteen cents to Anne Adams pattern department 243 West 17th New York 11 NY with your size name and address.
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Anne Adams
Anne
Department
West 17Th
New York
Amarillo Garden Club Seeks Fresh Flowers for Hospital Use
The Amarillo Garden Club asks residents to donate fresh cut flowers to be delivered to the Red Cross Chapter House by Monday through Thursday noon for hospital distribution at Amarillo Army Air Field. Gray Ladies will transport the contributions to the field, and flower donations for the USO can be arranged by calling Mrs. C. P. Bordwell at 7554.
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Amarillo
Garden Club seeks pressure cookers for canning drive
The Amarillo Garden Club asks interested persons with pressure cookers to join a food conservation program and those without cannability to participate by calling Mrs. T. H. Rodgers, Victory Garden chairman.
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Amarillo
Veronica Lake and her premature son improving
Hollywood reports that actress Veronica Lake and her newborn son, born prematurely Thursday, are doing nicely as doctors announce the child’s condition is improving and progressing.
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Veronica
Son
Hollywood
Veronica Lake
Cupid Cup Cakes and Victory Kitchen Recipes
A wartime meal feature from Mrs Gaynor Maddox outlines rationed dessert and main dish ideas. It includes Cupid Cup Cakes with butter and lemon vanilla flavor, an ice cream and fruit sauce, a vegetable loaf with beans and rice, and stuffed summer squash from Garden for Victory. Recipes emphasize thrift, nutrition, and repurposing leftovers for cost efficiency.
Capt Joseph Bailey Injured in Car Crash in Gainesville
Marine Capt Joseph W Bailey Jr a former Dallas attorney and once Texas congressman at large was in critical condition at Camp Howze hospital following an automobile crash on Circle 6 of the Polk Street Methodist Church Women’s Society meeting details show a 9:30 tomorrow morning gathering at Mrs Harley Goettsche’s 1507 Clover Drive with a note that it was previously set for Wednesday.
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Polk Street
Harley Goettsche
Clover Drive
Gainesville
Joseph W. Bailey, Jr
Dallas
Texas
Camp Howze Hospital
Women's Society of Christian Service
Polk Street Methodist Church
Recipe Notes for Stuffed Halves with Crumbs
Instructions describe choosing ham or chicken with 1 cup medium white sauce 1 tablespoon chopped green pepper salt and pepper. Halves placed on a greased baking sheet covered with buttered crumbs and baked twenty minutes in a moderate oven at 350 to 400 degrees F.
BC Headache and Neuralgia Relief Ad
Headache and neuralgia relief product notes quick acting BC formula. Claims also soothe muscular aches and functional periodic pains. Describes sedative effect for simple nervousness. Mentions 10c and 25c sizes and directs use as directed with physician consultation if pain persists.
Mrs. America Becomes a Humble Shopper in Wartime
Ruth Millett argues civilian life under rationing has reshaped women into practical shoppers. She contrasts compliant rationing behavior with society’s hold on youth, urging a fighting mindset rather than pity for graduates facing wartime challenges.
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America
Parker Dam Generator Increases Output To 115000 Kilowatts
Washington reports the Parker dam power plant in Arizona and California has reached 115000 kilowatts with a fourth generator. The Parker project on the Colorado River finished ahead of schedule due to war demands. The plant is part of a home-front battery of 18 projects across 11 Western states producing over 1834000 pilowatts, doubling pre Pearl Harbor capacity.
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Washington
U.P
Parker Dam
Arizona
California
Harold L. Ickes
Colorado River
Parker
Navy ignores helicopters in war effort report
Senate Truman committee report on aircraft production urges moving helicopter development to the Coast Guard or War Shipping Administration. It faults the Navy for indifference to rotary aircraft, noting Army tests show helicopters can operate from cargo ship decks and could be deployed on merchant vessels to bridge mid ocean air protection gaps.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Coast Guard
War Shipping Administration
Navy
Army
Gulf
Survey Shows Illness Drives Most Absences in War Plants
A U S Department of Labor study with the American College of Surgeons and the National Association of Manufacturers finds 92 percent of wartime absenteeism due to illness and 8 percent to accidents. Colds and respiratory diseases cause 43 days per 100 absence. stomach disorders 13 days. Conductors urge self discipline to counter this bottleneck in industry.
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Washington
United States
United States Department of Labor
American College of Surgeons
National Association of Manufacturers
AH Club Girls Demonstrate Home Food Canning Methods
Miss Pauline Lokey the Potter County Home Demonstration agent led a county meeting of 4 H Club members studying food preservation. The program covered the raw pack and water bath canning techniques with demonstrations.
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AH Club
Pauline Lokey
Potter County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edythe Strickland
Miss Edyth Stricklaand
USO
Ompany
Victory
Amarilo Field Service Center
Sam Houston Junior High School
A. A. U. W. Sewing Group
Red Cross Sewing Rooms
Miracle Book Club
North Taylor Street
Amarillo Rebekah I Lodge
Bonita
O. E
Taylor Street
Century Command
Lincoln Street
Selook
Amarillo Army Air Field
Sani Kiwani-Anns
Council of Child Study Clubs
Amarillo Day Nursery
Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows
WPB
Nettie Rosenstein
Legion
Globe-News
Ree
Lydia
Pinkham
Pound
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. Dinan
Wellington
LeClaire Eakle
Ned Weills
Esther Williams
Miss Eakle
Waco
Gracie Allen
Adolphe Menjou
Cary Grant
Shakespeare
Morton Shakespeare
Gaynor Maddox
NEA
Joseph Bailey
Eleanor Powell
Ae Menon Bane
Ruth Millett
Edward J. Meeman
Meeman
American Institute of Laundering
Periode Ayehas
Ltt Coleoih
White & Kirk
Amerillo Texas
Fine Diamonds
J. T. Russell Jeweler
Amapilio
Elizabeth Arden
Jim
Amari Gas
Cb Natural
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