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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1939
Page
7
Women in New York's fashion group answered a test on personality quotients devised by psychologist Dr. David Seabury. The quiz covers confidence, networking, decision making, and poise under pressure with scoring guidance and Seabury's stance against apologizing for being career women.
The Amarillo Garden Club invites members and guests to a coffee event on Wednesday morning May 10 at 9:30 in the Federation Club Rooms. Motion pictures of Texas gardens will be shown. Reservations can be made with Mrs. L. C. Taylor or Mrs. S. S. Siebel by phone.
The Amarillo Music Teachers Guild elected officers at a covered dish supper hosted by Mrs. Eugenia Caldwell. Elected were Mrs. Caldwell president, Mrs. Howard Lauder vice president, Hall Axtell secretary, Mrs. Mary Roberts Warner treasurer, and Mrs. Leta Crudgington reporter. A May 19 recital at Amarillo College of Music was planned.
The Pierian Junior Club will meet at the Rose Bowl Tea Room at 3 o’clock Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Alton Reeder as hostess.
River Road Home Demonstration Club will meet at the home of Mrs. W. B. Gilbert tomorrow afternoon at 2 o’clock.
The Railroad Mail Clerks' Auxiliary organized at Mrs. E. V. Harris's home located at 403 Mississippi Street. Officers elected include Mrs. Harris president Mrs. Paul Gore vice president Mrs. Tom Gilley secretary treasurer Mrs. H. J. Pankrata historian and Mrs. FE. Cave parliamentarian. Members and attendees listed. Plans set to meet the second Friday monthly.
The Pierce Street Baptist Women's Missionary Union will hold an all-day meeting at the church on Wednesday. Chairmen and committees meet at 10 AM, then Bible study and a business session followed by a covered dish lunch at noon.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Tenth Avenue Methodist Church will serve a chicken dinner this evening from 6 to 8 o'clock at the church.
Clyde H. Holtzclaw notes a 79 percent rate of Americans receiving no dental attention and urges parents to have children checked. He argues bad teeth harm health and study, advocating ethical dentists trusted by the community and highlighting vacation time as a chance to begin.
Members of the Merry Sewing Club visited Mrs. Boyd Reynolds at 1009 Buchanan Street. A birthday gift was given to Mrs. C. C. Cooley. Attendees included Mesdames Formby, Cooley, Reynolds, Bowles, Cooper, Orville Dawson, Luther Brown and C. H. Romine. The club plans a May 12 meeting with Mrs Romine at 3701 East Thirteenth Avenue.
The River Road Parents-Teachers Association will host a health program at 8 pm Friday at the school building. Dr. G M Waddill Jr will be the principal speaker.
Maria Class of the First Baptist Church will be entertained with a luncheon on Thursday at 12 o'clock at the church.
Walt Disney announces Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs has earned 6.74 million in 15 months, surpassing The Singing Fool. The $1.7 million film paid for itself in four months. Disney takes one fifth of net profits and plans a reissue with enhancements. Mack Sennett to produce Hollywood Cavalcade with Alice Faye and Don Ameche. June Martel recuperating from appendectomy.
Gov. W. Lee O’Daniel ordered precinct conventions in every Texas county on May 15 to implement the new Soil Conservation Act. County commissioners will summon farmers to elect precinct conservation board members who will then choose a delegate to district conventions in five cities on May 22 with district headquarters at Plainview Fort Stockton Kenedy Crockett and Stephenville.
The state board will elect members and hold its first meeting on May 29 at Temple. The Soil Conservation Act allows precinct majorities to adopt erosion regulations and enforce them. Rep Bailey Ragsdale notes noncompliant farmers may be forced to conserve. Texas farmers may get federal soil conservation help. Captain John Smith who founded Jamestown in 1607 is linked to coffee in the U S.
Police in Kansas City have started slowing all traffic to cut accidents and now use this tactic on drivers who say they were speeding to make up for being late to work. When cited, the driver must wait 30 to 40 minutes while their car keys are taken.
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