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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1940
Page
18
An old woman honored as a notable mother is celebrated for tireless, selfless labor raising a large family. She faced poverty and illness, yet provided food, shelter, and guidance, teaching honesty and decency. Her sacrifices, unseen like a soldier’s, shaped her children and opened doors for them.
The speaker reflects on a mother who sacrificed for her children, saving pennies, denying herself medical care, and delaying college education to lift them out of her class. The passage emphasizes the undervalued quiet labor of motherhood.
Amarillo social calendar lists numerous Circle meetings across Marys clans and churches with times from 2:30 to 7:50 PM at locations including Masonic Hall Fillmore Street Polk Street Methodist and First Baptist Church. Circles of West Amarillo Christian Woman's Council and San Jacinto Methodist WSCS, plus Mother Hulen and Alice Bagby Smith units, host luncheons, picnics, and joint dinners. other activities include Mid-Week Bridge and a Panhandle Court gathering with a dance following the session.
A sequence of local weddings is reported: Betty Dunston and Lowell Irwin wed in Phillips with family, Jessie Faye Jackson ties the knot in Claude with Rudolph Tucker, Syernia Cochran and Darwin Stagg marry in Sayre, Mona Jeanne Skaggs and Knox R. Johnson announce their June 8 vows in Odessa.
Miss Opal Caraway daughter of Mr and Mrs S A Caraway of Tulia wed Palmer Norton son of Mr and Mrs E H Norton of Hereford in a Tulia home ceremony with Dr V H Clark officiating. A reception followed at Judge Hale home. The bride's background includes Tulsa High and Draughon’s Business College.
Several local nuptials are noted. Ruth Monroe married Clifford Alford in Clovis with Rev Claude Lorts officiating. Phyllis Renick wed A P Roscoe Jr in Borger with Father Walter Washila officiating. Bonnie Cook became Mrs Austin Benson in a Phillips ceremony.
Mr and Mrs J W Hilton announce the engagement of their daughter Clara Frances to Clyde W Neal. The wedding is set for Sunday afternoon at First Baptist Church Borger. The couple will reside in Borger. Neal works with Lee Way Motor Freight Inc.
Mrs Dale McKeown of Cushing Oklahoma, house guest of Mrs E R Mosteller, was entertained at an informal party in Borger on June 18. The gathering celebrated the long visit with friendly conversation and refreshments.
Miss Helen Draper, daughter of Mrs N F Maddux, announces engagement to Lieut Robert J Gibbons US Army Air Corps. The couple plan to marry June 22 at Randolph Field Chapel near San Antonio with Rev W P Holden officiating. Draper, UT alumna, was active in Alpha Delta Pi and named best dressed on campus.
In Miami on June 18 an informal tea honored Mr. and Mrs. Tom Horner of Cleveland Ohio and their two sons, joined by Mrs. T E Horner of Atchison Kansas. They are relatives of Mrs. O Loughlin, who hosted the gathering at her home along with Mr. and Mrs. Tom O Loughlin.
PAMPA June 18 Special two parties honored bride elect Alberteen Schulkey and Robert Tripplehorn. Mrs Frank Hill and Miss Hazel Wilson hosted a dinner and crystal shower at Hill home. Mrs T J Worrell led a bathroom shower with a Chinese honeymoon theme. LaVerne and Virginia Covington sang, Mrs Carl Boston poured tea, and Mrs C W Briscoe Jr. kept the bride’s book.
In Plainview on June 18 special report, Mrs. R. W. Niehaus hosted a tea at the Niehaus home east of town to announce the engagement of Miss Margaret Niehaus to Thelbert Edwards. The wedding is planned for June 28 at the Niehaus residence.
Mrs. Olin Henderson entertained with a tea to introduce her sister Miss Kathryn Jarratt. The honoree, who has been attending Texas State College for Women at Denton, will live with the Hendersons in summer. Also notes that enamel on automobile bodies is now soybean based and only needs washing to regain luster, hardening with use.
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