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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1929
Page
6
Paris reports emphasize coordinated footwear and accessories beyond outfits. Shoe sets pair daytime kid leather with bags, evening silk options, and suede revivals with matching trims. Beiges and navies lead, red accents appear, and jeweled or brocade evening sets trend for autumn and winter.
Mrs H D Cotton of 18 Maryland street hosted Halcyon club Friday afternoon. Her sister Miss Lara B West of Snyder Texas assisted. Four new members were initiated and Pollyanna game names drawn. Guests included Mrs Frank Shively Oklahoma City and others. Elmer Frede to host June 28.
Amarillo and Bonita Chapter C. E. S. hold joint meeting at Masonic Temple at 8. Llano Estacado Chapter D. A. R. observes Flag Day with a luncheon at Amarillo Country Club at 12 30. Jolly Right Club meets at 815 Bellview Street hosted by Mrs M E Walmer at 2 oclock.
Mr and Mrs M C Basham and Mr and Mrs JA Basham left Sanday for an overland trip to California The JA Bashams are on a honeymoon married about two weeks ago Mrs Basham was formerly Mrs MM Cates of this city Their honeymoon was deferred so Mr Basham could finish work at Amarillo Business college
An outdoor ice cream social will be held Wednesday evening on the church lawn. Miss Edith Day leads the program. Ice cream and cake will be sold. The public is invited to attend.
Circle No 1 of the First Christian Church will meet Wednesday afternoon at 2 o clock with Mrs Homer Conkling at her home 500 Washington Street.
Members of the Jolly Eight Club will be entertained tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock at the home of Mrs. M. E. Walmer 215 Bellview Street. Mrs. Glenn Farris of Harlingen Texas has arrived to visit her mother Mrs. T. P. Hackler and sister Mrs. Bob Greene at the Greene home 2222 Ong Street
Arthur Gordon twenty two died after fleeing with beer crates from Canada when Border Patrol agents say one shot was fired accidentally as Gordon ran from the scene. Officials dispute the claim noting multiple shots heard and a chase near the border.
Mrs. Alfred Brosseau, former president general of the D A R, is asked by Mrs. Lowell F. Hobart to stay as building chairman for the Constitutional hall project. She has overseen funds in three roles as the $2 million marble building nears completion with $1 million already pledged by D A R members and no borrowing.
Miss Nina Ray of Amarillo and Mr. G A Biddle of Draman Oklahoma wed silently Saturday at the bride’s parents home, witnessed only by immediate family. They travel to Long Beach for the summer and plan a Wichita Kansas home after September 1, while the bride is noted for work in Santa Fe’s audit department.
John McClure a 56 year old Long Beach real estate dealer was held in Santa Ana on suspicion of killing Myrtle Wood a 40 year old Long Beach widow found shot at Laguna Beach. He was returned from San Diego after being handed to US authorities by Tijuana police and claims two robbers shot him near the border. Orange County hospital staff treated his non serious gunshot wound.
The Llano Estacado Chapter D A R will host a flag day luncheon tomorrow at 12 30 PM at the Amarillo Country Club. Reservations are handled by Mrs M B Harris who asks to be contacted before morning. telephone 9013.
Sam Clayman and son Milton visited friends in the city yesterday. W O Payne and wife spent the past weekend with the latters parents in Floydada. Wayne Tomlinson and family visited Spearman relatives. Texie Cline to stay longer. J W Siegel of Siegel Bros Millinery left after a 10 day stay with the Abramsons. Mrs L D Morris expected back soon from Shreveport. Tom Hart family from Texhoma visited Byrd home. Verne Nelson visited Seeples in Floydada. Bertha Savage has a job at Greers. Mogul family from Lubbock hosted by Abramsons at 2203 Hughes Street.
The Lake Worth Casino amusement complex near Fort Worth Texas burned at 6 a m destroying all but two attractions the merry go round and Blue Beards Castle No deaths or injuries were reported a gorilla exhibit animal perished and the site drew thousands of visitors until late the resort had cost several hundred thousand dollars to build
Paul Muller from Berlin completed a solo Atlantic crossing in an 18-foot sloop. He departed Hamburg last July and reached Miami after a ten month voyage, with the Havana to Miami leg described as the toughest by the sailor on arrival.
Mrs. Congleton hosted a bridge party for E. H. Hardage of El Paso at 1133 Bellaire Street. Pink and green decor adorned the rooms and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Hardage and guests including Mrs. G. Baum and Mrs. T. B. Bliss among a list of attendees.
The 83rd annual international convention of the American Osteopathic Association begins in Des Moines with 3000 delegates. Sections cover physical therapy gastrointestinal disease chest heart x ray diagnosis general technique and research. Foreign and women physicians address topics and plans for a large osteopathic research foundation are discussed.
Fort Worth June 17 delegates to the annual Texas Pharmaceutical Association conven tion arrive for the formal opening tonight. Top issue is a proposed four cent tax on cigarettes with protests expected as unjust class legislation.
Funeral rites for Hollis Price 12 son of Patrolman H H Price will be held at 4 PM at the N S Griggs Sons Funeral Chapel with interment in Memorial Park. Rev Lewis N Stuckey will officiate. Pallbearers include Jack West Chester Oglesby Doolin McGough Paul Townsend Charles McDowell and Fay Hunsaker. The shooting occurred when a pistol misjudged as unloaded was discharged during play at 1211 Lincoln Street.
A Michigan rum runner named Ralph Cena or Lena was found shot dead beside his car on a Chicago Heights road. Papers identify him as involved in liquor sales around Kalamazoo and Holland, Mich. Police believe he was on his knees when killed. he is about 30 years old.
Charles Alexander Gill a 22 year old Dallas man died in Alpine Texas after a truck overturned on him Saturday his death occurred Sunday authorities reported Gill died as a result of injuries from the incident in Alpine Texas on the prior day.
A Chinese war lord Chu Yu-pu looted and besieged northern Shantung towns including Fushan, killing and starving thousands before retreating. He allied with ex-bandit Chang Tsung-chang to establish a North China principality, leaving a landscape of death and destitution.
A jet black long legged reindeer calf, believed to be the first born in the United States, is thriving at Lodgepole Ranch on Otis Emerson Dunham's North Beverly estate in Beverly Massachusetts.
Houston witnesses report two drownings near the San Jacinto River Sunday. Mrs. Emory Lucky, 26, and eight year old Charles Edward Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Smith, both members of a swimming party, were pulled under by treacherous currents despite nearby picnickers’ efforts. searchers began recovering the bodies.
Bloomington June 17 Old mother earth remains solid to the core and resistant to change of form says Dr. R R Cumings head of Indiana university geology department. He notes seismograms reveal earthquake waves traveling through the earth and that great quakes register globally.
Dr Cumings outlines a layered model of the earth from a nickel core about 2100 miles radius with 10 density to an outer sedimentary crust. He estimates shells of magnesium iron silicate, another silicate ring, a 900 to 1000 mile layer, basaltic, acid granitic rocks and finally a thin sedimentary veneer. He notes the earth resists shape change like steel but is not as strong as steel.
A Falls County claim before the House Claims and Accounts Committee seeks 2,900 principal and 5,000 interest from the state. The bond forfeiture stemmed from a man indicted for cattle theft who disappeared and whose surety discharged the bond. Forty years later it is claimed the man drowned and did not default.
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