McKinley School To Hold May Day Program
McKinley School announces a May Day program themed The Adventures of Books. The event begins at 1 pm in the auditorium with J S Evans, principal, presenting Book Land by fifth graders. Fourth graders perform Books in Every Land-Dances of Holland and younger students showcase Rhymes and Rhythms plus folk dances and songs including Farmer in the Dell Skip to My Sue Pretty Maid and My Advertisement.
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McKinley
J. S. Evans
Ima Kurten
Holland
Bright Casserole Trick by Modern Bride
A modern bride touts using Reynolds Wrap to line glass baking dishes and broiler pans. She shirrs the top edge for a pretty finish and a clean glass surface with no burned crust. Reynolds Wrap is promoted as a time saving kitchen miracle available at stores.
Charm school for teachers. Walking and poise lessons begin
Philadelphia teachers attend a charm school project run by the Board of Education to learn walking sitting posture makeup and voice use. Mary Senk and Violet Hale supervise a two hour weekly session with 100 instructors chosen from more than 150 signups.
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Charm School
Mary Senk
Miss Senk
Violet Hale
Philadelphia
Board of Education
Helen Blount
Miss Hale
Wfil- TV
Anna Rita Fice
Montana Sixth Graders Stage Folk Dances and Song
Sixth graders perform two more folk dances Little Brown Jug and Ye Olde Rye Waltz with Varschenna Schot tische by Mrs. S M Castleberry. Spring songs by third graders and a seventh grade girls choir precede a finale.
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Montana
S. M. Castleberry
Sewing Club Meets for Needlework at Wilson Street Homes
Sewing Charter Club members gathered at Mrs. Melva Shackelford’s home, 740 North Wilson, for a needlework session with guests including Murl Shackelford Pat Millard Arlena Powell Thelma Banks Bonnie Cherry Clara Smith The next meeting is scheduled for 2 PM on May 11 at Mrs Clara Smith’s home 727 North Wilson.
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Sewing Charter Club
Melva Shackelford
North Wilson
Mesdames Murl Shackelford
Pat Millard
Arlena Powell
Thelma Banks
Bonnie Cherry
Clara Smith
Summit PTA Plans Monthly Meeting
Summit Parent-Teacher Association will hold its monthly meeting at 2 o clock tomorrow in the school annex. Installation of officers for 1950 will be held. Mrs. R. E. Posey will conduct the meeting and a question and answer program will be held.
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Summit Parent-Teacher Association
R. E. Posey
Seasoning Meat Before or After Roasting Advised
The General Electric Consumers Institute states that seasoning meat before roasting or after yields the same texture and flavor. The guidance suggests method choice based on preference rather than outcome.
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General Electric Consumers Institute
Petunia May Garden Work Ready for Till and Bind
Poem notes May time for garden chores and tilling the waiting ground. The speaker calls the garden hands to prepare beds as tilling continues until autumn.
Blushing an Asset Not an Affliction
Dorothy Dix counsels a 17 year old girl troubled by blushing to seek psychiatric advice, reframing blushing as a natural youthful trait and warning against letting it derail study and social life. A second reader asks about marrying a 50 year old man. Dix replies that divorce or unhappiness would be likely, and a 30 year gap is too large.
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Dorothy DIX
Miss DIX
E. R
Cooking Fresh Fruits Steps and Tips
Use only percent to percent inch of water and cover tightly. Begin with high heat then switch to low and cook until tender. Add sugar before cooking for whole fruits or after for a sauce.
Steam Up While Cooking Combination Meals
The guide explains to keep the steam up when cooking meat and vegetables together in a thrift cooker. Maintain steady steaming to prevent flavor transfer, and if more food is added, raise heat until steaming resumes, then return to the original heat.
Utensils for Ideal Surface Cooking
For best surface cooking results use flat bottom utensils for contact straight sides to conserve heat and tight covers to retain steam A medium weight utensil is easy to handle and will do a good cooking job.
King Farouk Delays Marriage to Narriman Sadek
The Times of London reports from Cairo that King Farouk of Egypt has postponed his planned marriage to Narriman Sadek until next year.
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London
Times of London
Cairo
Farouk
Egypt
Narriman Sadek
Pierian Club Reviews Road to Survival Book
Members of Pierian Club met with Mrs. S. H Madden at 1102 Washington to discuss Road to Survival by Mrs. E. L. Higinbotham. Mrs. George Taylor presided. attendees included Mesdames Boyce, Chanault, Cooper, Currie, Gooch, Marsh, McKnight, Reeder, Stokes, Gervis Taylor, Jackson, Higinbottomam, and guest Mrs. N. Brownfield of San Diego. Mrs. Henry Gooch will host the group at 3 PM on May 11.
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Pierian Club
S. H Madden
Washington
E. L. Higinbotham
George Taylor
William Boyce
W. L. Chanault
H. H. Cooper
Thomas Currie
Henry Gooch
Stanley Marsh, Sr
John McKnight
Social Calendar of Various Local Clubs and Meetings
Tuesday events include the Wesleyan Service Guild at 7:30, a recital salon at Musical Arts Conservatory, and the Women’s Auxiliary to Local 602 at Electricians Hall. Also listed are numerous chapters of PEO, Kiwanis Anns, Temple B Nai Israel Auxiliary, and many clubs with times from 12:30 to 8 o'clock across multiple venues.
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Tenth Avenue Methodist Church
Wesleyan Service Guild
Jean Hester
Hughes
Musical Arts Conservatory
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Women of the Moose
Moose
Delphian Society
Federation Club
San Jacinto Kiwani-Anns
San Jacinto
Temple B’nai Israel
L’aiguille Club
D. I. Barnett
Lipscomb
PEO
George Hammock
Julian
Jerry Ratcliff
Travis
Don Hughes
van Buren
Newcomers Clun
Ceramic Art Club
Gene Etter
Western
Sunnyside Home Demonstration Club
Frank Patterson
St. Francis
Junior Woman's Club
Ernest Batson
Lamar
Wild Rose Lodge
Brotherhood of Railway
IOOF
Summit
New Century Club
G. W. Correll
Tyler
Fi Martes Needle Club
Peesy Baker
East Fifteenth
Amarillo
Order of the Eastern Star
Khiva
Antiques Dealers Association
Marie Finklea
West Fifth
Hanson Post Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Amarillo Rebekaah Lodge
District WSCS Meet in Happy On Thursday
Amarillo district Women’s Society of Christian Service groups will hold their fourth quarter meeting in Happy at 10 a.m. Thursday with an executive board session at 9:30 a.m. Theme is Forward Through Christian Unity. Dr. James Cornette of West Texas State College will speak, with music by the Happy Children’s Chorus and WTSC students. Mrs. Kermit Lawson will review the Cleveland general assembly. Mrs. F Staples will lead a memorial service for deceased members. Mrs. N. L. Jacobson presides, nursery provided.
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Women's Society of Christian Service Groups
Methodist
Amarillo
Happy
Christian Unity
James Cornette
West Texas State College
Canyon
Happy Children’s Chorus
Wesley Foundation
West Texas State
Kermit Lawson
Panhandle
Cleveland
F. Staples
N. L. Jacobson
Adrian
Friendship Class Enjoys Breakfast Event at San Jacinto Church
The Friendship Class of San Jacinto Methodist Church held a come-as-you-are breakfast at the home of Mrs. J. R. Mc Dowell, 1309 Broadmoor. Hostesses were Mesdames Homer Tuttle S. M. Phipps F. L. Campbell and O. A. Hensley.
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San Jacinto Methodist Church
J. R. McDowell
Broadmoor
Homer Tuttle
S. M. Phipps
F. L. Campbell
O. A. Hensley
Table Decorated With Lilacs At Club Event
The table was decorated with lilacs and Mrs. C. I. Hood, president, poured. About 47 members and guests at the gathering.
U S Fish Industry Uses Vast Ice Supply
The United States fish industry consumes about 6 000 000 tons of ice annually to preserve catches and keep products fresh during processing and transport across markets and ports.
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U. S
Engineers' Society Meeting in Borger Tonight
Members of the Panhandle Chapter Texas Society of Professional Engineers will hear Dr. Jack Robinson compare medicine and engineering at the regular monthly meeting tonight. The 7:45 PM dinner at the Black Hotel costs $2 per person. members are urged to attend and bring a guest.
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Panhandle
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Jack Robinson
Association
Black Hotel
Borger
Gelatin Salad Prep Tips and Surf Ski Rescue
Instructions advise rinsing gelatin mold with cold water or brushing with salad oil before filling to ease removal. A Durban photographer was forced to parachute into the sea during an offshore flight and was rescued by surf ski volunteers. Eleven percent of the U S white population is Irish in descent.
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Durban
South Africa
United States
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