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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1947
Page
9
The executive board will meet at 1 o'clock Wednesday at Polk Street Methodist Church. The session precedes the general meeting at 2 o'clock.
Mrs Lou Middaugh of 301 Cleveland is celebrating her 84th birthday today in Amarillo. Family members attending include Clyde Middaugh of Barstow California and Earl Middaugh who resides here. Also present are Bill Dwyer of Chicago Mildred Couch of Denver Daisy Cowdrey of Albuquerque and Homer Middaugh of San Bernardino.
The Home Arts Club met at Mrs. R. R. Terry’s home at 3905 Polk where Mrs. Terry resigned as president and Mrs. C. O. Hess was elected to the post. A surprise gift shower honored the hostess who is moving to Abilene. Refreshments were served to the listed dames. The next meeting will be Friday at 2 30 in Mrs. W. E. Laseter’s home, 3508 Van Buren.
The Amarillo Country Club lists events for March including Family Night on Friday March 7 at 8 pm. A mixed bridge event is set for Saturday March 15 at 8 pm. A club dance runs Saturday March 22 from 10 pm to 1 am. A teen age dance is scheduled Friday March 28 from 8 to 11 pm.
Spring fashion favors versatile coats that pair with dresses or suits. Vera Maxwell’s plaid wool tweed coat, navy trimmed ensembles, and white woolen scroll coat showcase adaptable wardrobes. Plaid linings and contrast trims invite pairing with bold navy, black, and colored outfits for varied stylish combinations.
Two Amarillo girls Gloria Woodward and Beth Pierce will be princesses at the Redbud Festival at Texas State College for Women in Denton on March 14 and 15. Pierce is the daughter of William W. Pierce and a Houston resident, Amarillo High School 1943 graduate, now a senior at TSCW. Woodward, daughter of Jack Woodward of Plainview, is a freshman Spanish major at TSCW.
A drugstore ad touts Nix Vitamin tablets as a harmless anti gray hair remedy. It urges daily intake from age 22 to reverse graying and restore root color, promising quicker results with no dyeing needed. Ammarillo hotel ad appears for Atkinson Drug Co. Amarillo.
Members and guests of the Kum Duble Class at First Christian Church gathered in the parlor for their monthly coffee yesterday. Hosts were Mr. and Mrs. Key Farr and Mr. and Mrs. Q. J. Daniel with a fruit centerpiece, blue tapers, and silver service. Sixty attended.
Friends and relatives honored Maurice Alexander and his wife at a surprise housewarming held at 1609 Goliad. Hosts included R A White and R L Sanders alongside other well wishers.
Wives and daughters of Panhandle cattlemen are invited as guests to a Wednesday luncheon and fashion show in Amarillo. Tickets for local women are bought at the Amarillo Hotel desk, while visitors attend free. The event features clothing from White and Kirk, Kline's, and Blackburn Bros with Bernie Howell providing music and Lawrence Hagg as master of ceremonies.
A health advertisement touts SSS Tonic as a cure for low blood strength and non organic anemia. It claims energized blood improves appetite, weight, energy, sleep, and resistance, promising better digestion and vitality with frequent references to universal benefits and millions of bottles sold.
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