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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
6
Fashion notes outline longer daytime frocks with skirts 12 inches from the floor and formal gowns near ankle length. Exceptions include sport skirts no more than four inches below the knee and certain dinner outfits ending at the ankles. Hemline accents such as scallops and lace dominate, with knotted slips and translucent designs adding contrast.
Advance styling notes suggest beaded jackets paired with satin skirts for late summer and fall semi formal events. Sequins tubes and small china beads create scintillating trim, used sparingly on frocks and generously on jackets for theater wear.
Mrs. Patrick Hurley wife of the secretary of war wore a beige and red chiffon jacket edged with fur at a garden party. Mrs. Charles Francis Adams wife of the secretary of the navy appeared in beige and brown chiffon with a sable scarf.
Red increases in popularity for summer attire with red jackets red hats and red shoes seen at garden parties and streets. The trend extends to evening wear as a yellow chiffon dress pairs with a red peaked jacket to the waist.
Mrs. Charles Hoppin and daughter Dorothy Agnes Hoppin return from Mineral Wells after three weeks. Miss Annabel Allen finishes a master’s program at the University of Arkansas and comes home. Mrs. F W Mize and son Charles Edward Mize return from San Antonio with Miss Janice Mize visiting D A Ruxton. Mrs Jim Isom in McLean hosts her sister Mrs B O Holt at 316 East Twenty Second Avenue. Mrs R L Allen hosts guests. R E Williams travels to Los Angeles for a national educational convention, joined by Mr and Mrs B O White of Pecos. Mr and Mrs A H Willborn host niece Miss Gla Mae Wright of Vernon.
An advertisement claims Athlete's Foot infects millions in the United States. It promotes Absorbine Jr as a mild antiseptic that kills trichophyton germs and advises applying it twice daily after exposure to wet public surfaces.
Two readers recount long use of Thedford’s Black Draught as a general family medicine. Mr. Dave Stewart of Austin confirms relief from constipation and bilious headaches and notes improved morning vigor after a course. Mr. M. T. Sandies of Columbia describes it as the medicine he needs for health and digestive comfort.
The Red Cross Life Saving and Swimming School will run July 1 for 16 days at Gem Lake. It operates daily 3 to 8 PM except Sundays and the Fourth, with free entry. Walter Mellor, Senior Red Cross Life Saver, assists director Marvin J. Paul, and awards include medals and emblems for various events.
The Rose Bowl offers a luncheon on Saturday with Mrs. George Cultra as hostess. Menu features fried chicken creamed asparagus and mushrooms new potatoes with parsley stuffed tomato salad fresh peach ice cream iced watermelon and drinks.
More than twenty prohibition leaders form a board of strategy in Washington to coordinate the 1932 campaign. Dr. Daniel A. Poling of New York cites plans to rally fresh support for the dry cause in 257 cities across as many days starting September 8 in Columbus Ohio with a series of delegations visiting Indianapolis and St Louis.
Plans under the Panhandle Auto Club safety campaign set to outfit Amarillo students for school patrol work this fall. The program envisions training and equipping boy cadets to support campus safety and traffic monitoring.
An ad from North Carolina druggists touts a new combination named B C that claims three minute relief for headaches neuralgic sciatic or rheumatic pains. The preparation is said to calm nerves and leave users buoyant and is sold at drug stores and soda fountains for 10c or 25c with a guarantee of harmlessness.
One hundred seventy five students will serve as school patrols this fall in Amarillo. Selected by teachers for scholarship dependability and alertness, they will monitor streets around schools during noon and recess. Merit badges will be awarded monthly for top performance with safety lessons from the American Automobile Association and talks from the city traffic squad on handling motorists.
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