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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1947
Page
8
Dorothy Dix argues husbands balk at domestic duties, claiming they provide income and wives handle cooking and cleaning. She notes tensions arise when husbands avoid chores or babysitting, sparking friction at home and contributing to marital strife.
Miss Ruth M Rodgers daughter of Mr and Mrs S D Rodgers of 2112 Lincoln will wed W Andrus Morgan son of Mr and Mrs G W Morgan of Erick Oklahoma. The party featured seasonal flowers in a Havilland bowl corsage white carnations and baby breath blue ribbon place cards and blue ribbon marks. Guests included Mrs G W Morgan Erick Okla Mrs Leon Lynn and daughter Betty Jo Altus Okla Mrs O H Wiseman and daughter Joyce Lubbock Mrs Jack Nelson Clovis NM and several Rodgers family members with friends and neighbors.
Mrs. E. C. Hooper was feted at a surprise party at 803 Moore yesterday afternoon in her home honoring her 70th birthday. Friends and relatives attended with phlox and snapdragons as decorations and a pink and white cake served during refreshments.
Today events include YWCA open rooms 9 to 5 30. PEO Council coffee at Mrs. Bur nett 2120 Harrison 10 to 12. Girls basketball at YWCA 6 30. Tonight Palo Duro Grove Woodmen Circle hobo party Ellwood Park Amarillo Rebekah Lodge IOOF Hall 7 30. Needie Art picnic Ellwood Park 7 30. Wednesday Amarillo Council Women St Andrews Church 10. San Jacinto Baptist Wom en's Missionary Union picnic Thompson Park 12 30. Variety Club Mrs S E Best 1219 Pierce 2. Teens skating YWCA 2 to 4. YWCA swimming Gem Lake 2 30 3 30. Business girls softball YWCA 6 30. Senior dance at YWCA Gen Lake 6 30.
The passage notes a shift as men fill in for wives in homes due to a lack of servants. It says husbands and fathers are cooking, doing nursery tasks, and even boasting about dishwashing, suggesting the domestic husband may become common. The tone reflects a social change discussion from The Bell Syndicate.
Mrs. club board met at Mrs. R. A. Wood home to name committees and finalize plans for a family picnic on August 1 at 7 pm in Ellwood Park. They also proposed a quarterly luncheon to fund club projects with next meeting August 25 at 10 am in Mrs. Wilson Forister’s home.
China has tripled its shipments of medicinal and pharmaceutical preparations to America over the past year, signaling a sharp increase in cross border pharmaceutical trade and supply availability for U S markets.
Patricia Frost daughter of Mr and Mrs E M Frost 804 Belleview was honored with a swimming party and wiener roast for her 12th birthday after swimming at Gem Lake. Guests included Charlotte Ferguson Joan Brooks Betty Manning Eaine Faulkner Charlotte Duncan Evelyn Loveless Beth Ann Jenkins and others.
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