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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1937
Page
2
A slim black evening dress features a wide pink satin girdle with crushed texture and silver sheen. It is paired with a pink satin bolero adorned with roses, creating a coordinated formal look.
The weekly Tuesday evening concerts continue and are supplemented by monthly programs on the last Sunday of each month, expanding cultural offerings for residents and visitors.
Paris fashion notes highlight Annabella, the French film actress, among chic continental figures adopting a pink and black ensemble this season. The piece profiles her stylish color pairing and its reception.
Miss Katherine Brown daughter of Mr and Mrs R R Brown became the bride of Mr W B Simmons of White Deer in a Sunday morning ceremony at Polk Street Methodist Church with pastor C C Grimes officiating. TheRev Josephine Martini played selections and Calvin Melver sang. The bride wore pale pink organza with blue sash and carried white rose buds and baby breath. Reception followed at the bride’s home. couple to reside in White Deer, where Simmons works at the post office.
Mr and Mrs John Josey present a varied pupil recital tonight at First Baptist Church Teclaire Fakle Lucille Palmer Ballard EB EB Pinklea Jr organ pupils Carrol Jameson Jean Josey Jerry Josey piano pupils Carolyn Williams Jayne Bray Jean and Jerry Josey violin pupils Martha Jane Williams will accompany.
Local listings show various groups meeting in Amarillo including American Legion Auxiliary Eastern Star and Rebekah Lodge events at multiple halls tonight. Also scheduled are church circle meetings, luncheon plans, a musical recital, and club activities across central Amarillo venues with times from 2:30 to 9:50 p.m.
Potter County 4-H Club Girls enter clothing and vegetable scoring contests Thursday at 9 30 in Fellowship Hall Polk Street Methodist Church A noon covered dish luncheon follows Miss Mary Sitton urges all girls to bring sewing boxes racks aprons towels dresses sunbonnets and handcrafted items on display will be canned vegetables The top scorer earns a free trip to the short course at College Station
The Palisades event featured wading and games for entertainment. Mary Katherine Barr led the Pledge of Allegiance, while several girls read about the flag and Independence Day. Sponsors attending included Moes dames, J. W. Barr, Floyd Sloan, and James Cade.
Circles Nos 2 and 4 of Polk Street Methodist Church gather on Ellwood Park north side Wednesday at 10am. A covered dish luncheon is served at noon. Hosts are Mesdames LaNevue, T P Hackler, W M Cronmiller and Herbert Timmons.
Mr and Mrs Robert Chilton hosted at their home Saturday evening to honor Mrs Besse M Chilton on her birthday. Refreshments were served to many of the honoree s friends.
Members of the American Legion Auxiliary will vote on officers at the meeting this evening at the Legion Hall. All members are urged to attend and participate in the election proceedings.
The executive board of the W M U of First Baptist Church will meet in the Peters classroom at the church Wednesday morning at 9 30 oclock. All time chairmen and board members are urged to attend.
The M O S Class of First Baptist Church conducted its monthly business meeting and covered dish luncheon Friday. A memorial program honored Mrs. A P Black, a late member, with attendees including Mesdames Pelton Cureton Sears Nations Hines Keeling Lyons Chesshir Hil Retherford Brock Diggs Lovvorn Sanders Rowntree Gray Dailey Black and others.
Credit associations in Amarillo list teachers and store managers as having the best credit. Barbers, truck drivers and painters are among the poorest, with office workers dentists doctors nurses and lawyers following in good standing. Reporters and many crafts show no credit rating.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Tenth Avenue Methodist Church will hold a social meeting and silver tea at Mrs. M. D. Maxwell's home 713 South Roberts Street on Wednesday afternoon at 2 20. Mrs. H. L. Mauldin will co-hostess.
The Sans Souci Club will meet at Dorothy Cook’s home at 2004 Pierce Street tonight at 7 o'clock. The gathering invites members to attend and participate in the club’s activities and plans.
Twenty two Amarilloans join the annual Presbyterian Conference for young folk at Cota Glen near Canyon. Two Amarilloans, Mrs T L Dyer and Miss Mary McNeill, serve on the encampment faculty. The intermediates session includes boys and girls aged 12 to 18 with about a quarter of registrants from Amarillo.
Plans for a modern one story school and teacherage at Long County are being prepared with bids to be sought. Potter County Superintendent Carl G. Clifft announced the project, noting the building will house a large classroom toilets cloak rooms and living quarters for the teacher. Long County School reopened this spring after a years long closure with C B Weymouth as school board president.
National Guard units in Amarillo will distribute about $4 800 in quarterly pay during this week at drill. Headquarters Company 142nd Infantry leads with $1 100 for over 60 men on Wednesday night. 142nd Infantry Band was paid Monday night and Headquarters Second Battalion 142nd Infantry paid Friday. Other units include Company H 142nd Infantry Medical Department Detachment 131st Field Artillery and Battery B 131st Field Artillery.
American Business Club members divert from weekly luncheons for a Friday evening picnic at Hillcrest Country Club. Wives of members are honored guests. Ernest Archambeau, the entertainment chair, promises plentiful fried chicken. Games and dancing follow the meal in the clubhouse.
The Potter County library adds American Maverick by Maury Maverick and The Plainamen on the Plains by Miranda Bell McClosson. McClosson, an Amarillo woman, writes about the men on the Texas Plains and the books prove popular with readers.
The weekly concert sponsored by the Liano Cemetery will begin at 7 o clock this evening at the cemetery. It is part of a summer series aimed at fostering closer community relationships and a sense of responsibility.
An advertising claim promotes ALL-BRAN as a safe effective cereal to ease constipation and boost energy. It asserts the product absorbs water in the body and cleanses the intestines, recommending two tablespoonfuls daily and three times daily in severe cases, with sale by grocers and Kellogg Battle Creek as maker.
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