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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1941
Page
3
Local organizations gather for dinners, card parties, lectures and church group meetings. Notable venues include Bonita Chapter East ern Star 504 Traylor Street and Amarillo Hotel with varied start times from 2:30 to 9:30 p.m. Multiple churches host Bible classes, Mission Guilds and W M U circles leading to a busy evening.
The Ama rillo Country Club hosts a Thursday evening buffet supper at 7 40 with a match play putting tournament for men and women. No entry fee. prizes include a dozen balls in a family night event. Flag Day observances include a breakfast at 9 30 and a luncheon at 1 at the Country Club with reservations by week’s end. The John Alden Society of the Children of the American Revolution meets at 4 Saturday at Mrs E Houghton’s home, with a speaker on the flag. Patrotic events feature Llano Estacado Chapter D A R sponsoring flag day activities.
A crochet pattern describes a filet border that blends with linen to create a rich dinner cloth. Pattern 2896 includes charts directions materials required and illustrations. Send ten cents and provide pattern number name address and stitches to Amarillo Gio craft Dept 82 Eighth Avenue New York NY.
Mrs. R. M. Rose hosted a luncheon at the Amarillo Hotel in honor of Miss Evelyn Collins of Corsicana, a guest of Mrs. Rose’s daughter. Colonial rosebud corsages marked the table as guests including Estelle Pharr Billie Bess Thomas Mrs. N. T. Taylor Miss Rose and the honoree attended.
Pupils of Mrs Howard Lauder will be presented in recital at the studio 804 Jefferson Street at 8 o'clock Wednesday night.
Pattern 4787 comes in sizes 14 16 18 20 32 34 36 38 40 42. Size 16 requires 338 yards of 35 inch fabric. Send fifteen cents to Pattern Department Amarillo Globe 243 West 17th Street New York NY. For ten cents more you receive the Pattern Book with the season fashion, styles for matron miss and tot.
Mrs Gladys Norvell of 506 East Tenth Avenue announces the marriage of her daughter Dorothy to Dewell F. Brown, son of Mr and Mrs J A Brown of 1918 Buchanan Street. The vows were spoken in June in the study of Dr R Thomson at Central Presbyterian Church. The bride is a Gates Rubber Company employee and Am arillo High School graduate. the groom is with the American Optical Company and a Union Valley High School graduate from Ryan Oklahoma.
The Thrifty Home Demonstration Club met Monday at Mrs. E. J. Curry’s home for a brief business session led by Mrs. D. B. Smith. Roll call named the games enjoyed as a child, with talks on not naturally lazy and foods for national defense. A social hour followed and gifts were exchanged. Future Guest Day Coffee is set for June 23 at Mrs. Graham’s home.
The Little Flower Mission Guild of Sacred Heart Cathedral arranges a novelty party at Cathedral Hall Wednesday at 7 45 for parishioners and others to raise funds for guild projects. Admission price for women will be determined by a unique method. no bridge games, but novelty games and stunts, with refreshments. Hosts include Mr and Mrs E A Ryan and others.
In the June 28 contest ballots list many names including Lyndon B. Johnson and Joe Thompson with Brinkley withdrawn. Absentee votes are few as rumors swirl over New Deal support and a possible Corpus Christi naval base visit by the president. Dies heads to Amarillo for a campaign talk while Mann plans an attorney general campaign meeting at the courthouse.
Mrs. Cate Caperton wife of the late C. Caperton of Washington D C visited Shamrock with relatives. A Sunday dinner at Mrs. Fischer’s and Mrs. Travis’s homes honored her, with many Caperton relatives and friends in attendance. She plans to visit other Texas towns and Tennessee and Georgia on return to Washington.
All Panhellenic sorority women home from college receive a special invitation to the University Panhellenic Council Rose Luncheon set for Saturday at 1 o'clock at the Rose Bowl Tea Room. Alumni of Panhellenic sororities may join the council and attend the luncheon with Mrs. Jim Mc Knight, contact 9261.
In Reading Pennsylvania Charles Weber brings $40 in change to St Josephs Hospital to pay for his wife and newborn. A cashier later notes one nickel too many and keeps the extra penny in a terse domestic scene reflecting the era.
Mrs Earl Coffee was honored at a post-nuptial personal shower Monday night hosted by Mrs R V Meacham at 206 Prospect Street. Attendees included the honoree the hostess Mrs Meacham and Mesdames B Frank Hasty Bessie Davis Frank Allen Cottingham Misses Jewelle South ard Helen Deckard Marcie Deck ard Louise Clayton Clarice Whitten Wilma Robinson Billie Quinn Frances Fairy and Helen Kennett.
Several Amarillo shippers will attend the Southwest Shippers Advisory Board meeting Thursday at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth. Arthur H. Gass of the Association of American Railroads will speak on The Importance of Transportation in the National Defense. Attendees include H. C. Adams E. W. Hardin F. W. Higinbotham J. E. Hill H. L. Kearns E. D McCullough D. F Seay Lester Stone and A. E. Womble of local firms. The session will cover defense transport demands grain movement and rising commercial traffic.
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